barack obama asks russia to pull out its troops from the ukrainian border. >> hello, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - five people die. security forces open fire on anti-coup protesters in egypt. >> armed standoff at a guest house - a fight between the taliban and security forces leave seven dead in afghanistan. >> celebrating a peace deal with muslim rebels in the philippines. some could be forced from their homes as a result. >> hello, vladimir putin has telephoned president obama in what's believed to be their first direct contact since the u.s. and europe imposed sanctions against moscow. putin wanted to discuss a u.s. proposal for a diplomatic solution to the ukraine crisis. president obama urged him to pull russia's soldiers back from the ukraine border, echoing comments made earlier on television. >> it's well-known and common that you have seen a range of troops massing along the border under the guise of military exercise, but at least are not what russia would normally be doing. and, you know, it may be an effort to intimidate ukraine, or it may be tha

barack obama asks russia to pull out its troops from the ukrainian border. >> hello, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - five people die. security forces open fire on anti-coup protesters in egypt. >> armed standoff at a guest house - a fight between the taliban and security forces leave

russia disagrees. the ukraine prime minister asked the west to protect ukraine from russia. he meets with president barack obama tomorrow. jennifer glasse is in sevastopol with more. >> a lot happening today, but not a lot of movement. secretary of state john kerry spoke this morning with his russian counterpart sergei lavrov as the latest attempt to find a diplomatic end to the standoff as the russian military holds most of the crimea peninsula and the military unable to do anything. they would like to see russia negotiate with kiev. moscow does not recognise the government. caught in the middle are crimeans getting ready for the render um. >> the campaigning is sponsored by people's unity saying, "no to nato", and explains why it's clear russia is the only choice, and that crimea should breakaway from ukraine. >> translation: all know how we'll answer that question. we don't want to stay with the current government. what they offer is not life. it's worse. >> this woman hands out newspapers to convince voters to choose the session. she says there's it's information on ukrainian television. >> the tv says russ

today the new prime minister will ask for its support in his country's struggle with russia. the visit followed with president barack obamaite house and the un security council is looking to reaffirm ukraine's independence and will address on whether they should be come part of russia. the vatican observer, gay rights and poverty while pushing for a strong youth base in the church. they have become lively events where people are gathering and in the short-term so far, he has earned the nickname, the people's pope. >>> they are expanding the number of people who qualify for overtime pay under the federal labor law. the design is to help salaried low paid such as supervisors and it's only required if they earn less than $455 per week. the president is directing them to increase that salary level though it is not clear by how much. >>> target is coming under fire for some of its ads. the image had obviously been photo shopped on signs which had been erased from her arms hips thighs and waists. this promotes healthy living and the target ads are pushing an unrealistic body ad to vulnerable audiences. >> they don't care about

crime he asked me during a nuclear security summit in the hank discuss russia's intervention in the autonomous ukrainian republic and are expected to strengthen sanctions. us president barack obama called the meeting he wants his g seven counterparts to provide more support to ukraine and i surely don't write chat they've already criticized plan. thanks granny and as a violation of international law. the squad to travel bans on russian officials and frozen the assets abroad. but the leaders and is the only european countries with close ties to russia worry about going any further. the g seven leaders also take part in meetings from time to time with their russian counterparts but some of them say they want to kick my chair out of the crew of eight. russian president lot of input and has ordered his government to drop plans to establish branches of the security organizations in crimea. putin told the cabinet to draft plans by next saturday to open branches of the interior ministry the federal security service and others the speaker of the crimean parliament to bottom and constantine often said the rush of mobile will start taking lady in the region as early as monday russian troo

crime he asked me during a nuclear security summit in the hank discuss russia's intervention in the autonomous ukrainian republic and are expected to strengthen sanctions. us president barack obama called the meeting he wants his g seven counterparts to provide moreup

barack obama. listen. >> when you were asked what is the biggest geo political threat facing russia, you said russia.ut russia. the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> russia is a geo political foe. excuse me. it's a geo political foe and i said in the same paragraph, i said and iran is the greatest national security threat we face. russia does continue to battle us in the u.n. time examine time again. i have clear eyes on this. i'm not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia or mr. vladmir putin. jon: was mitt romney right? >> he was but president obama didn't say that it was not a threat. i'm not sure about those who have put the president down and called him weak. what do they expect him to do? they want war right now? president and vladmir putin spoke for 90 minutes over the weekend. as you just pointed out and just showed, john kerry about to go to kiev. i don't understand what those who are critical of the president now want. a more muscular reaction at this point? don't we want diplomacy to work? we don't want war. what's our role in that? we have to ask those questions.

barack obama is expected to ask them to change the electronic surveillance program. they want phone companies to continue to keep bulk records for 18 months however they want court approval to access records. with the exception of russia, they are meeting in the internet they are lands -- net they are lands. they are looking to end it and they have agreed to hold a summit in busels this june instead of in russia. let's check back in with sal. >> thank goodness i have an extra umbrella. you have an extra umbrella, day of? >> yes. >> we will watch the roads and roads all day because any little rain tends to affect traffic and into san francisco, that is the drive time no major problems, there is no delay at the toll plaza but if you are driving on southbound 608 and fremont it looks good. and this morning, southbound 880 looks good to avoid fremont boulevard and decoat can -- dakota road and for the most part traffic in fremont is light enough so you can go around that intersection without causing too much delay. let's go to steve. >>> we have clear skies, clouds are increasing into the north bay and some heavy rain being reported and rain lines beginning south and it will take awhile to get here r turning cloudy, drizz

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