joe biden. oh, yes. vice president joe biden, yes, he did. he had a jet black 2005 cadillac sts, the first model year of the total redesign of the baddest-ass cadillac that there was at the time. the sts came in a v-8 or in a v-6. naturally he got the v-8. had the push-button start. had heated and cooled front seats and back seats. bose speakers with the special tweeters. he got the all-wheel drive package. and yes, of course it's black. oh, yes, yes, it is. and we know this because that exact car is now for sale. a kid in delaware bought it at the end of joe biden's lease without knowing whose it had been before he bought it. but see, that car, because it was totally loaded and it had everything, it had the bluetooth thing for syncing your car with your phone, and when the kid went into the bluetooth of the new car that he just bought off a lease from the dealer, he says there were old phone numbers in the bluetooth system. for somebody named beau and somebody named hunter and a few different numbers for somebody named jill. those of course

ask him biden.standing right there. the president praises the vice president. and sneaks in on the other hand. my secretary of state is wonderful too. you can see the wheels in his brain turning while he is doing it to make sure it doesn't look like he is endorsing biden but not endorsing hillary. you can see the vice president's face fall a little bit. >> blake, of course going out of his way to mention hillary clinton. proactive not only reactive tnia, listen to what happened when steve croft asked him about hillary during the other interview. let's look. >> why did you want to dupe this together, a joint interview? >> main thing wanted a chance to say publicly thank you. hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had. >> i don't want to over-parse, we never do that in media or politics, but are these coming up even? >> you know, not really. right, i mean because -- that i think when, the hillary clinton interview and joint interview seen as a passing off of the baton ther

or is this the boost for joe biden in 2016? >> i've got somebody who i think will go down as one of the finest vice presidents in history. and he has been, as i said earlier, a great partner in everything i do. >> and then later that day, the vice president again along with the president outside of the white house. this is a great event every year started by george w. bush. you see the vice president greeting servicemen at the finish line there. so the big question is, as we go forward, is this just a good week for joe biden in 2014? is the president trying to help him out in some way? maybe trying to make up for what the vp and the staff believe are a lot of slights from team obama? >> yeah, i think there might be a little bit of that. there is the sense they've got the thumb on the scale for hillary clinton and biden subpoena an afterthought. there have been a lot of slights along the last couple of years where biden has felt bad about that. and he's been clear he's seriously considering running for president. he hasn't said

you define joe biden strip as a success -- joe biden's trip as a success?ccessful just by he is going there? >> that is important to continue to show support for the country and its integrity. success will be very simple. if there is not a near-term escalation of violence. if whatever discussions are underway lead to prolonging this dangerously short, but still existing space we have for diplomacy. i cannot know this and will only learn the details in six months or a year, what is the scenes, he said, we will support your reforms, we will tide you through this bankruptcy you were facing. in return, it is time for you to disarm your own right-wing groups right away and it is time to start charting a practical path towards federalization. you have delayed too long and it is adding to the anger on the russian and the pro-russian side. tavis: robert english on the developments that seem to be changing by the minute in ukraine. good to have you back on the program. coming up, daniel beaty. stay with us. ♪ finding strength in a turbulent child heard -- childhood

prime minister, i signed ukraine united, joe biden.e that easy just signing my signature. the truth of the matter is we, the united states, stand with you and ukrainian people on ukraine united. we do not recognize, we do not recognize russia's actions into crimea. today, as i said, there's some trying to pull ukraine apart. you have the struggle for your very future. there's been a lot of talk about g.o. politics east and west. here in ukraine people know that it's about something much more fundamental. it's not about you. politics is about unity. it's about independence. at the most basic level, it's about restoring respect and dignity. for months, ukrainians braved bone chilling cold weather and stood down sniper bullets. i know not every ukrainian feels the same way about the madon. i understand that. it's my view all ukrainians can have agree on the core idea that government exists to serve the people. the people do not exist to serve the government. the people of ukraine should have the right to choose their own future. i offer m

biden also warned russia that it would pay a price. what he called for what he called provocative actions on before wrapping up his two day visit he promised to have a million dollars in non lethal military aid as well as another fifteen million dollars to help ukraine struggling economy us vice president joe biden is the highest ranking us official to visit ukraine to the crisis began. this trip is mostly symbolic. biden promised economic and political support to the country. but the kid needed to find corruption biden also want moscow. it was time to de escalate the situation in eastern ukraine. we call on russia people were enforced. no name. she still uses this ability. it is never come. we call russia to stop supporting man. highlighting the high mass in honor of our uniforms solely on red. in eastern ukraine. and when claire. the more provocative behavior. by russia will lead to more costs and greater isolation. among the russian speaking residents. this distrust of mines has it on suspicion of u s motives panda. as the vice pres

and this is important politically to joe biden. if he wants to be the next president of the united states, he's been involved in the russia reset, as was hillary clint be. he has to let the world know the obama administration did not miscalculate in this part of the world. >> how important is this trip for the vice president? >> it's important for him, for his political future. alongside kerry, the vice president is clearly the point man here. he's the one who was talking about reset, along with hillary. they've got to figure out a way to get the upper hand here or else they're very vulnerable to the charge that you misunderstood and misread vladimir put and you let him get the best of you. i mean, he cannot annex ukraine. >> when you take an international mission like this, the vice president, a lot of folks, political types like you and me, they immediately start speculating about the impact potentially on 2016. >> well, look, everyone who runs for the presidency wants to be seen as an effective leader on the world stage. that is

vice president, joe biden met in kiev with the new leader this is morning. he arrived yesterday for a visit designed to show support for the prowestern ukrainian government. meanwhile, separatists show no sign of backing down and russia shows no signs of abiding by an agreement they signed last week. suzanne mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. vice president biden just spoke and says he stands ready to achieve a united ukraine. tough words from the u.s. government. it's from moscow's actions that this high-level show of support is not going to have much of an impact. vice president joe biden is in kiev ukraine meeting with the acting president and prime minister to show u.s. support. he's expected to offer technical assistance to help ukraine implement economic and energy reforms to become more stable. >> the idea is to reduce ukraine's need to depend on russia for oil and gas. >> reporter: biden is the most senior u.s. official to visit ukraine since the start of the crisis that only continues to escalate. pro-rus

julianna goldman on joe biden's trip to the ukraine.rgaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru on the gay marriage impact in 2014. ♪ >> welcome back. we will get to margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru in a moment. first, julianna goldman is taking a trip with joe biden to ukraine. >> the vice president is traveling to the ukraine. the administration says this trip is designed to show u.s. solidarity and support for the people of ukraine. they are particularly emphasizing the $1 billion loan guarantee the treasury announced earlier this week. the vice president is going over there to say that this money is not just helping the people of kiev but also helping eastern and southern ukraine. >> will he be bringing other gifts like lethal assistance? >> they are ruling out any kind of lethal aid. they say the best way the u.s. can be of assistance is through economic aid. sending any type of military weaponry would send a signal that this is a proxy war between the u.s. and russia or send a signal that the u.s. thinks this situation can be resolved mi

obama had a joint interview with joe biden.n't happen very often but it sort of reminds you that he had one with hillary clinton. >> the last he had a joint interview with anyone other than his wife was with hillary clinton. that was kind of seen as a snub of joe biden in choosing favorites for the next potential presidential nominee from the democratic party. this was perhaps a way to make amends and show that there are no frenemies here but the bromance is alive and strong. >> let me turn to margaret and ramesh. i'm old enough to remember 10 years ago -- i know, margaret, you're not -- when gay marriage was a killer for the democrats or was at least perceived to be. this fall, will this be a plus or minus for democratic candidates? >> in most places it's neutral to a plus. if you look to the polls, the future is speaking to us. 75% of young people 18 to 29 favor gay marriage. this is a shift over the last decade. >> ramesh? >> i think it is a minus this fall. the public opinion trend margaret mentioned is very real. but if yo

julianna goldman on joe biden's trip. margaret her olson and run mesh -- margaret carlson and ramesh nnuru on gay marriage. we begin with former secretary of defense william cohen. there were some signs of easing. ?re you optimistic cap >> i would like to be but we need to look at what president putin has done and is declared intentions. he has been speaking as if the eastern part of ukraine is already part of russia. the newalked about russia. in his mind, there will be over time some federalization of ukraine which would mean the hollowing out of that government and reducing the ability of the government to really have a coherent state that they can control. i think that is his ultimate goal. he will continue to have his forces on the border and continue to agitate. the united states and the west really is at a disadvantage. >> not much we can do other than sending forces over. will search or real sanctions have any impact --will sanctions have an impact? covertly or quietly propose to the russians that we have a whole

biden's reasons for visiting ukraine.iplomatic solution to end the violence in eastern ukraine has so far failed. >>> and the ukrainian city of slaviansk there have been tributes to three pro-russian protesters. a makeshift memorial was set up to mark the point where gunmen opened fire at a check point. >>> syrian civilians have been attacked by chemical weapons. the united states now says it is investigating the allegations. we show pictures of what appear to be people suffering the after effects of a chlorine gas attack. syrian government and rebels have blamed one another. >> reporter: they have problems breathing. they cough, vomit. doctors say these people are victims of chlorine gas bombs. this is a town in the northern countryside. activist say syrian government helicopters have been dropping barrel bombs that continue this gas. >> translator: there have been sixth attacked. when the bombs are dropped the smell of chlorine spread across the land. three people have die sod far. >> reporter: this is not the first tim

biden said there's no question who the masked men are.'ve been covering the issue from eastern ukraine where a local mayor says it's not moscow ordering the men in, but i have to tell you, american intelligence saying they have plenty of evidence well beyond these pictures of actual command and control coming from moscow. this is going to remain a big issue. >> reporter: absolutely, it's going to remain a big issue and it's not surprising that the on fis indication continues, neither russia it self nor the pro-russian insurge enlts here are convinced by the photos showing again, allegedly the same russian special operators and later here in east ukraine. as you say, the kremlin repeated today that it has no active professional russian soldiers operating here. it's important to note that the mayor, the pro-russian mayor an hour and a half from here said that he simply called his former buddies in the red army, the soviet military, they are in russia, belarus and moldova enelsewhere. we want you to come and help us out fight the cause and t

it is not going to happen while biden is in kiev. the u.s.ecretary of state oned the russian foreign minister and said if russia does not "de-escalate" in accordance with the geneva accord, there would be action from the u.s., extinctions. another u.s. official said those sanctions would not be set for all sanctions. they would be an extension of the list of individuals in putin 's inner circle and some of the companies they are associated with. the interesting thing is on thursday after that agreement in geneva, john kerry said that if the russians did not take action over the weekend there would be sanctions. now officials are saying in weeks will come not but in days. it seems like the timetable has slipped a little bit and the u.s. is procrastinating. >> investors seem to brush it off. >> interesting -- investors sentiment and general sentiment on the resolution of the crisis has turned decidedly negative after the day, exciting day on thursday. today. stock market down yesterday we saw yields on u.s. bonds declined a little. of investors

let's start with vice president joe biden being there. as u.s. support of this kiev support, the pro russian accept are a activities view as i will legitimate. >> we view it as legitimate and the truth is probably somewhere in between. we have been unambiguous in our support for the new government, which is not the worst decision to do that, but there are consequences for doing that, not the least of opposition in the united states. >> tell us more about the consequences in the u.s. >> from last november to february of this year, which saw the overthrow of an elect the president, albeit one who did not govern democratically but corrupt, we did support that. that sets a very strange precedent. what is the line that a president crosses with regard to governing poorly or undemocratic contractually where we're going to support an uprise to go overthrow that person. that's gone unexplored. ukraine is divided. it's not the most divided country in the world, not always on the verbal of civil war but divided between east leaning toward is that and west l

. >> joe biden calls on russia to pull back its forces in ukraine. >>> a massacre in south sudan, the un says they were targeted killings based on ethnicity. and the sunshine state tries to revive its orchid population. ♪ >>> college admissions are about to change just a short time ago, the u.s. supreme court dealt another blow to affirmative action programs. the court upheld the rights of states to ban racial preferences in university admissions. libby, good morning, what does this ruling mean for universities across the country? >> it's really focused on the state of michigan. voters back in 2006 passed a referendum that colleges and universities could not measure things like race, ethnicity or gender in the hiring process. now a lower court, lower than the supreme court struck that down, saying it was discriminatory. today the supreme court pushed back, and overrode that, and they said the michigan law stands. that means that voters in that state get their wish, they get to say that colleges, universities, and in fact, even perhaps workplaces cannot use racial preference in the hir

scott, tell us, do you expect any actual policy guidance points from biden during the rarksz. about the fbi response to the event a year ago and how we're going to strengthen our security apparatus? >> i don't know, ronan, but my sense is that's not the tone that anyone is going for today so i would be surprised especially knowing biden and how emotional he can be and how important boston has been to him. i would be surprised if he went there. today is more about honoring the victims and the city and looking forward. i would be surprised if we saw much in that direction. >> bruce, what do you think people who are looking at this today and wondering what they would do if they were caught in the middle of a crisis like this should think? what's the first response when you hear bombs like this and how do people muster the strength to help others as you did? >> well, the first national response is to run away. i guess i'm a little crazy that i didn't but i really feel it's my responsibility as a citizen of this great united states to contribute to my society in any way that i poss

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vice president biden also saying that the u.s.s ready to aid ukraine on energy matters and also saying the u.s. does not s ukraine but is there to support them. we expect an official speech within the hour from vice president biden. it looks like we will be up to get it to you. let's return to one of our top market stores. of m&a.ove to a slew they are forming a consumer group. we spoke to the novartis' chief executive. the first interview of the day. >> what we announced is going to keep us very busy for the foreseeable future. we are planning integration and the integration of the businesses. that will take the next 9-12 months. i think is important that we announced today is the conclusion of the portfolio review that we have done, announced about a year ago for our current products. that is not to say we are not going to participate in other m&a going forward after we digest and plan of this. we have sent our strategy in m&a is to add acquisitions to our big, important businesses. and that will continue. now that we have pharm

joe biden is expected to push for all sides to honor the agreement. state department spokesman jen saki on that phone call between kerry and lavrov. >> including publicly calling on separatists to are abandon checkpoints. he also called on russia to assign a senior diplomat to work with the osce mission in eastern ukraine to make absolutely clear with the separatists that russia sports the agreement and wants the escalation. >> moscow is stepping up the rhetoric saying washington should take more responsible for kyiv's action he because it's failing to stop the violence in the east of the country. this after confirmed a second shooting on saturday. one person was killed during the exchange of gun fire at a checkpoint in the town of davrapulia south of donetske. >>> efforts to end the crisis appear to be fal faltering. rebellion in the east by pro-russian activists. in luhansk, calls for the activists to come out from the barricades. violence in easter sunday, notably a shootout of pro-russian check point, pro-russian activists have called on moscow fo

. >>> and jo vice president biden arrives in ukraine. and the president vows to punish those responsible. >> runners from all over the world are in boston today. the marathon marks one year since two moms exploded at the finish line killing three and maiming hundreds. last night before the red sox game players and fans at fenway park pay tribute to victims and responders. an estimated 1 million people are cheering on the runners today, and that is more than double the number of spectators last year. we go to where security is tight, john, i see that you are there on the route, what is the atmosphere like? the atmosphere is good. everyone is determined to make this a great day, and the weather is really helping. we're expecting it to be nice and warm, and now it really is. hopefully for marathon runners there is a stiff breeze to cool them down. here err on boston common. behind she the famous john hancock building, and beyond that is the finishing line a great shout out to earnest van dyke who has won their den h marathon. the whole of b

. >>> and president obama and vice president biden head overseas in an attempt to reassure anxious allies. can they count on america as russia and china ratchet up the threat? >>> welcome to "the journal editorial report," i'm paul gigot. the supreme court upheld a referendum banning racial preferences in admissions to the public university, preserving the status quo in that state and seven otherses that have ended affirmative action. the decision produced five different opinions, including a 58-page dissent by justice sonia sotomayor who compared michigan's referendum to jim crow laws in the south, calling it, quote, the last chapter of discrimination. and writing that a majority of the michigan electorate changed the basic rules of the political process in that state in a manner that uniquely disadvantaged racial minorities. for more, i'm joined by "wall street journal" columnist, dan henninger, jason reilly and colin levi. colin, you wrote about this for us. the opinion was really splintered. a lot of opinions, different points of view. what should our viewers -- what should be the mai

vice president joe biden is kyiv to meet with leaders of that country. this comes after a deadly attack in the east. as jacky rowland reports, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> the vice president arrives in the region when peace efforts are faltering. tries to deal with a rebellion in the east by pro-russian activists. the deal reached in geneva last week calls on these activists to come out from behind their barricades in the exchange for a promise of greater autonomy. a little bit more violence on sunday have heightened tensions and mistrust between the two sides. pro-russian activists have called on moscow for help and russia is hinting it could do nothing but help to intervene. >> we are being put in a very difficult position. but those who are deliberately leading towards the start of a civil war are engaged in criminal policies. we are not just going to condemn them, we're also going to curb these policies. >> reporter: there are still many in the east that want to become part of a united campai c

by itthe words from the americae welcome, and at the end of the day joe biden will be flying home to washington, and the government of kiev needs to find a way to coexist with russia. >> united nations is condemning what it calls the targeted killing of hundreds of people in south sudan, more than 200 people inside a mosque in bentiu were killed after forces secured the city. we have this exclusive report from bentiu. with a warning that blurred out parts of the video because they're disturbing. >> reporter: with no preparation of what was to come. there were so many dead bodies the construction equipment were used to move them. outside of the gate there was another pile of bodies either dragged there or killed together. the stench of death was overwhelming. even for the rebel soldiers standing guard. according to the government, the presence of relevance in the town is a clear indication of responsibility for this massacre. >> they have been violating the citizens in which it must all come to an end. >> reporter: bentiu has changed hands several times since government and rebel forc

clearly vice president biden's trip and message to russia is just that. as you said, he said stop talking and start acting. it couldn't have been more than a symbolic show of force -- i should say a symbolic show of support for kiev over a 24-hour full business day, but he did hit a lot of notes. you mentioned, of course, the package. it's not a substantial package, but it is a very tough message to russia. he didn't mince his words. the ukrainians are listening very carefully to what biden was saying today. when he told russia to stop talking and start acting, that resonated here. now, this is a post-geneva accord phase. he said it is not open-ended and he made it clear that russia will face further sanctions if it doesn't de-escalate. but in terms of reaction here, people are going to continue going about their business and sometimes it's hard to believe that donetsk is close to war or there's even a conflict until you get into those separatist areas. and you have to watch now and see what the reaction is from the people inside those areas. back to you.

vice president biden brings economic aid and u.s. pressure to kiev as russia blames the ukrainian government for breaking a truce. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> and i'm john berman. great to see you this morning. it is tuesday, april 22nd, 5:00 a.m. in the east. and up first, it is day 46 in e

it's a chance for vice president biden to return to his home state. of course, he is a potential -- we underscore that word -- potential 2016 presidential contender. again, it's a rare appearance by the president and vice president. the optics should really rally the crowd here in pennsylvania. back to you guys. >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> now let's bring in "washington post" political columnist and friend of the show dana millbank. >> hi, josh. >> the president's given a lot of speeches on jobs over the last year and a half. what do you expect to see in this speech that's different from what we've been hearing? >> well, of all the speeches this president has given on jobs in the la s year and a half, this will definitely be the most recent. i mean, the truthful answer to this is not much. $600 million, look, i wouldn't turn it down. if you were offering that to me. but in the grand scheme of the united states treasury, it's not that much money. and that is -- the reason is there's limits to what the president can do with his pen, with his phone

vice president joe biden says ukraine is and must remain one country. he was speaking in ukraine a short time ago. he underlined washington could never recognize what he describes as russia's illegal taking of crimea. pro russian protestors continue to occupy government buildings and several towns in the east of the country. we have this report on the very latest. >> no change today in the self-tile people's republican. in eastern ukraine, pro russian demonstrators are charge of government buildings skaifing about washington's latest intervention in this crisis. as for the arrival of the vice president, says miller, i want to say he came to help the kiev gang, the government in kiev, not us. in the distant capital, joe biden is doing his best to lift the spirits of the administration. he took a message of support to members of parliament. mr. biden says washington is ready to help build a united ukraine. >> no nation has the right to simply grab land from another nation. no nation has that right, and we will never recognize russia's illegal occupation o

>>> and president obama and vice president biden head oversees seas tory assure anxious allies. can they account on china and russia as they ratchet up the threats? welcome to "the journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. the supreme court on tuesday upheld a 2006 michigan voter referendum banning racial preferences in admissions to its public university. preserving the status quo in that state and seven others that have ended affirmative action since 1996. the 6-2 decision produced five different opinions including a 58-page decent by justice soto mayor who compared michigan's reference dumb to jim crow laws in the south and writing that a majority of the michigan electorate changed the basic rules of the political process in that state in a matter that uniquely disadvantaged racial minorities. the political diary editor, jason riley, and senior editorial writer, collin leavy. colin, you wrote about this for us. the opinion was splintered with a lot of different points of view, what should be the main takeaway from the opinion? >> right, paul, the main takeaway is that the ju

joe biden is constantly quoting "norbit." [ laughter ] funny movie. "how you doin'?"net was spotted using a a telescope in chile. joe biden was spotted eating bottomless tostada chips at chili's. [ laughter ] the planet spins around the sun at 4000 miles per hour. biden can spin around in his office chair at five miles per hour. [ laughter ] see, that's dangerous. >> steve: yeah, that's faster than you think. >> jimmy: that's dangerous, yeah. and finally the planet is millions of miles away from uranus. joe biden giggles every time he hears the word, "uranus." [ laughter ] [ cheering and applause ] >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: me too, i do the same thing. [ cheers and applause ] here's some cool news, federal officials just voted to boost the speeds of wi-fi networks all across the country. yeah. they're saying they can double the speed of the internet. i mean, can you imagine what that would be like? let's see that video again. ♪ >> jimmy: yeah, that's what i'm talking about right there. yeah, that's good. thank you, right there. that's good. thank you. [ cheers and app

vice president biden brings economic aid and u.s. pressure to kiev as russia blames the ukrainian government for breaking a truce. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> and i'm john berman. great to see you this morning. it is tuesday, april 22nd, 5:00 a.m. in the east. and up first, it is day 46 in the search for flight 370, but authorities admit, discussions have begun about returning to square one. a tropical cyclone forced officials to suspend the air search overnight. the underwater search is ongoing, but so far, it's turned up nothing of any consequence. the bluefin-21 drone making its tenth dive overnight, and there is growing concern that the hunt for flight 370 may be taking place now in the wrong location. erin mclaughlin live from perth, australia, this morning. and erin, it is the tenth dive going on right now. the first nine turned up nothing. >> reporter: that's right, john. it seems that hope may be fading fast, at least for just this portion of the search. now, four planes actually were up in

look at joe biden. you can tell from joe biden's face that this is going to be a happy day kind of speech. we did not photo-shop him doing that. that is him actually doing that. look at him. the vice president is like the joyful id of this administration. he's not afraid to swear and shout a little bit to make a point. he's not afraid to grin. he's not afraid to do this. he's not afraid to say something is a big bleeping deal if he thinks it's a big bleeping deal. and today vice president biden's face was the first sign this was going to be a pop the popcorn kind of speech on a big day for an administration that knew that this was a big day for them. and listen to the cheers that the president got when he made his big announcement today. now, i cut this tape, again, in a specific way. i'm going to let this run longer than we would usually let it run so you can hear the sort of raw volume here, so you can hear what exactly this felt like in washington today. how they were feeling today at the white house

words from joe biden, in essence, joe biden saying, we've got your back. we'll be back in a minute.verless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] ...that secured the data that directed the turbines that powered the farm that made the milk that went to the store that reminded the man to buy the milk that was poured by the girl who loved the cat. [ meows ] the internet of everything is changing everything. cisco. tomorrow starts here. >>> the united states will stand strong with ukraine, vice president joe biden repeating that pledge today during a meeting in kiev with top ukrainian officials. it comes after deadly shootings in the eastern part of that country which borders russia and where tensions have escalated in recent weeks. biden made his remarks in kiev. >> the united states stands with you and is workinging to support all ukrainians in seeking a better future. you will not walk this road alone. we will walk it with you. >> william taylor was a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. he's now with the united states institute of peace. he

news, vice president biden posted his first selfie on instagram and president obama joined him. caption says, found a friend to join the first selfi. thanks for following and stay tuned. >>> too many of us get caught up buying things we don't really need. what if all of that stuff you are buying is actually bringing you down? >> i had all of this stuff in my life. i was living the american dream. >> but he wasn't happy. are you feeling the same way? find out how you candy clutter your life -- can de clutter your life by letting go. ama dates finds out how people are joining a movement started by those two guys. you will meet the minimalists at 11:00 on abc7 news. >>> right now let's get a check on our forecast. gorgeous today, sand -- sandhya, what a is in store for tomorrow? >> we will cool it off a little bit. it was beautiful indeed today. the temperatures came into the low 80s inland. live doppler 7hd right now is tracking clear conditions with the exception of half moon bay. there is a patch of fog. the view from the exploratorium camera is looking toward the ferry building

today, vice president biden visits ukraine. amid tight security, an american wins the boston marathon. versuse or break case t.v. broadcasters. to our viewers in the united states and those of you joining us around the world, welcome. we have full coverage of the stocks and stories making headlines. we have a preview of how the supreme court justices might rule in the aereo case. peter cook is in washington as vice president biden travels to ukraine. those stories in a moment. we begin with the 118th running of the boston marathon one year after two bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and wounding more than 260 others. on a spectacular spring day in new england, nearly 36,000 runners took off on the 26 mile course. the firstighi became american in 31 years to win the men's race. the woman from kenya won the women's race. before the race began, there was a moment of silence. "america the beautiful" was played over loudspeaker. security was tight. more than 100 cameras were installed along the boston portion

ray band aviators that belong to who else, joe biden.hat's pretty cool. >>> hours later, biden posted this photo with president obama and tweeted it out with a caption calling it "the first selfie." >>> that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. that was a pretty good picture. it's thursday. that means we're joined by syndicated columnist and self-proclaimed selfie king himself, bob franken. good morning, bob. >> we've had cutbacks here. i'm operating my own camera. >> that's why you're the selfie king. >> that's right. they don't want to spend the money this early in the morning. >> all right. i want to get to this. even though the white house is preparing new sanctions tas goes into today's meeting with russia and ukraine, does putin appear to have the upper hand in this geopolitical chess game, if you will? >> one would think. first of all, he has said the obvious to the russian people. he has -- the russian counterpart of a fire side chat. he is saying now that, of course, russian troops back the efforts in crimea. so the fact i

and biden's visit saying force us out of these blz. dangerous situation. >> michael, i mean, you are one person who has written advocating that perhaps the united states actually should send a life force to the region, sort of a show of force to try to back russia down. now that you see that there are these military exercises taking place in the region, a, is that a smart idea? are they doing what you suggest they do? b, what would be the next step after that? >> well, my recommendation is very specific. it's not meant to try to send forces to ukraine or to try to militarily coerce putin into undoing anything he has already done or might do. it was designed simply to shore up our nato allies, so if we see a russian incursion at the eastern ukraine of a major nature, not this limited thing that's happening now, but a more substantial perhaps even blatant invasion. at that point i would favor small numbers, modest numbers, of american and other nato ground forces being permanently stationed in the baltic countries and elsewhere too. perh

waiting for vice president biden in kiev scheduled for 8:00. lot to talk about in the next hour. we will really look forward to their earnings. a very important supreme court hearing this week. greg store, the acclaimed supreme court reporter will join us on what has gripped the media, aerial. the idea of a new way to distribute content for con -- where content is king. stay with us. adam johnson and cristina alesci. this is bloomberg "surveillance."\ good morning. ♪ >> this is "bloomberg surveillance." >>: scraping the stabilization as the ukraine considers civil war. earnings this week, can mobile come in on plan, and 36,000 will yards, thes, 385 boylston street and all will finish strong in boston. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance" we are live from our headquarters in new york. i am tom keene, joining me is adam johnson and christine -- scarlet fu will be back tomorrow. my guest is from methuselah advisers, and also alex clement of the asia group. >> overnight, japan's trade deficit widened, as trade exports fall to th

biden is the highest-ranking u.s.ial to visit ukraine since the crisis began in december. >> good morning, welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. ahead in this half hour, asia will be the focus for president obama this week as he prepares to head to the region tomorrow. how the ukraine crisis will factor into meetings there. >> reuben hurricane carter has died. >> this year's boston marathon is set to kick off about 30 minutes from now. 36,000 runners are expected to participate this year, and at least a million people are going to line the streets to cheer them on. nearly 260 people were injured when the bombs went off at the finish line last year. for the survivors and families, their lives have been changed forever. we are joined from boston. we have been speaking with two brothers bonded by this tragedy. good morning. >> good morning. these brothers are part of the big close-knit family of six who have stuck together since the brothers each lost a leg in the marathon attack last year. recovery for them se

us vice president joe biden came to the ukrainian capital with a clear message of support what he calledukrainian democracy. ut and territorial integrity. he brought with them a package of techno wool and logistical assistance to hold the struggling ukrainian economy. cctv me hi bye to the reports from kiev. in its latest effort to support ukraine's interim government washington sent us vice president joe biden to kiev for meetings with ukraine's acting president on sunday preaching of prime minister our city it's in you and other government representatives. lightning is scheduled to be here a few days. the white house says the talks will focus on international efforts to strengthen ukraine's economy and assist kiev in a cloak moving forward on constitutional reform the centralization anti corruption efforts and free and fair presidential elections on the twenty fifth biden is also expected to announce other kinds of assistance of the more technical nature focused on energy and economic aid distribution biden was welcomed by many government officials including ukraine's foreign minister

vice president joe biden was visiting kiev, warning against more provocative behavior. >> the headquarters of the eastern ukrainian uprising tonight as the shaky easter truce came to an end. just a few minutes earlier, the acting president announced he was resuming what he call the in therrorist operation rebellious east. the president said he was relaunching the operation after the bodies of two people were found. they had apparently been tortured. one of them was a local politician. filmed here in the black jacket a few days ago, he supports the government in kiev, and disappeared soon afterward. he has now turned up dead. party asom the same the acting president. but -- vice president joe blamed --ly brain -- >> we call on russia to stop supporting men hiding behind ,asks in unmarked uniforms sowing unrest in eastern ukraine. east, the uncontrolled today.of a wife her husband was one of three men shot by unknown gunmen while manning a rebel check point. >> the deaths have only further increased the strong feelings and tensions in the region which is already brutally exposed to risk of o