. >> for more on this story, we're are joined now by student -- susan student -- susan stewart. welcome to the show. first of all, will this the enough to sort out ukraine's financial woes. >> it is a good short-term solution. a sickly, he and his cronies have created dire economic straits and he needs to find a way out of that. i think this will tie him over until residential elections currently scheduled for march 2015. >> what is the quid pro quo? they mentioned russia would like to ukraine to join but both sides said they did not talk about that. >> i am certain they have talked about it in the past. it is certainly the case that content will not give up on his idea of getting the ukraine to join the customs union. that is something we cannot rule out in the future. they are now more dependent on russia than before. >> that means the ukraine is effectively in the russian orbit. back to you. what happens now? >> right now, it is a standoff. we have them trying to stay in power. i think we still have to wait and see. >> what about the eu? do you expect the ukraine has been tal

for more of the story we're joined now by susan stewart she's in eastern europe analysts that the german institute for international and security welcome to the show personal guilt will this can be enough to sort out ukraine's financial books but certainly a good short term solution for yemen called it that basically he and his cronies have created very dire economic straits for the country and needs to find a way out of that. and i think this will possibly even tide him over and tell the presidential elections currently scheduled for march two thousand fifteen mm so what's the quid pro quo then we had to customs union mentioned in that report the russian would like ukraine to join the size of insisting they didn't talk about that mosque. they may or may not have talked about it but i am certain that they have talked about it in the past and it is certainly the case that cooking one night get up on his idea of me getting ukraine to join the customs union so i think of something that we absolutely cannot rule out happening in the future the key to haiti because he's now in a cool beach is

susan bason, we've worked together many times, and jackie stewart, food program director for greatergreat need here in the bay area. >> it's astonishing. food banks 7600,000 people each month. >> are you seeing increase in the number of children at your center? >> absolutely. we are. and i think a big part of it is because they just have that bill and food stamps took it from people. but they didn't replace it. we saw more children that were included in the number of families then we have been seeing. >> and seniors as well? >> there are a lot of seniors also that i affected by it. yes. >> what do you encourage people to do? give time, food, money? >> yes. all three. we'd love that. you know, $one we can stretch it, providing $four worth of food people come down and volunteer they'll love us we know. that >> i love them. it's true. >> it's fun. fun. right? >> we just want them to get involved with us anyway they can. >> we're going to see one way they can get involved. you can text the food feed, a $ten donation. $one translates into about $four worth of food i'm going here at 5:00 a