." >> on february 21, 2012, pussy riot, a baklava art group staged an anti-putin protests in the cathedral in moscow. two members of the group or arrested and sentenced to two years in a russian penal colony. they were charged with hooliganism and inciting hatred. their trial capture the world attention and change the way much of the world views russia. the two women were released in december. they became political activist. joining me are the women behind the masks, nadezhda tolokonnikova and masha alyokhina. also, masha gessen, a journalist and author whose book, "words will break cement," tells their story and their impact. i am pleased to have them here on this broadcast. let me begin. tell me what impact you think these two, by their protests, by their imprisonment, by the release have achieved in russia. >> that is a difficult question. what impact they have achieved. the option of achieving something through protest in russia is extremely limited. russia is a country living through a crackdown. the media have been controlled by the state for half a generation. despite that, they hav

"world," the punk band that put a baklava phase two russian oppression, pussy riot gained internationalrs ago when they were in prison for hooliganism. they were arrested for filming a music video in a church. here is the history of pussy riot in 50 seconds. >> february 12, 2012, five of the seven-member band perform an anti-putin song at the cathedral of christ the savior. in march, three of the women are arrested for "hooliganism" and motivated by "religious hatred" and sentenced to prison. one was released on appeal, but the other two were held. on december 21, they were released on amnesty. in february, during the limit -- olympic games, several members were seen singing in front of the olympic rings. they were arrested on a charge of theft, but released several hours later. shortly after, several members whipped at a downtown sochi restaurant during a street performance. >> addressing the lack of religious freedom in their home country of russia -- >> it is difficult to imagine how in the 21st century anyone can be judged by 20th-century laws. and also in court, we heard questions

about that baklava.e are going to change it to baraklava. >>> that might only work in san francisco. >>> grabbed my iphone for this quick selfie, we can enjoy the same food fit for a president right in our own backyard. >> i love that vikki baraklava. >> that looked like a great time. the sad part my invitation got lost. >> somehow it did. >> i can't figure it out. >> i will tell you all about it. >> great, i can't wait. >>> clear skies right now over the baresarks a beautiful shot of san francisco. clear conditions all the way through midnight, low clouds developing as we get closer to morning, patch yes clouds early on. but lots of sunshine for the entire day, we'll see off shore winds develop and temperatures really going to warm up. start out the day with readings from low to mid-40s. upper 40s and low 50s by the bay but look at these numbers as we get in toward the afternoon, going up about 10 degrees in some spots, 76 in redwood city. 77 san jose, even temperatures getting into the 80s in loss gato

how about the baklava? we are going to change the name baklava tore barack la va. the vice president grabbed my iphone for this quick selfie. the good news back home, we can all enjoy the same food fit for a president right in our own back yard. >> that's a lucky lady, our vicki liviakus. >>> and coming up here, the half rock 'n roll marathon is rolling through our streets. we will find out if any runners have crossed the finish line in our live report with my mike pelton. >>> and you have 10 days left to get your taxes done. if you need tips, we have an expert here to share with us ways to get our taxes down on time by the april 15th deadline and how you can get some cash as well. >>> plus, we are following the very latest in the search for the missing plane in the southern part of the indian ocean. we have an update on what officials are saying now about the flight path. those stories and lots more in just two minutes. >>> good morning . thanks so much for joining us. i'm justine baldwin in for marty gonzalez. we'll have our top stories but we want to start off w