brian clark, good to talk to you. - how long and what they did. brian clark, good to talk to you.ary general antonio guterres has stressed the critical importance of the ukraine grain export deal to global food security. he's been meeting president volodymyr zelensky on how to extend the agreement, allowing grain exports from ukraine through the black sea. let's have a listen to what he had to say. exports of ukrainian as well as russian food and fertiliser are essential to global food security and prices. iwant essential to global food security and prices. i want to underscore the critical importance of the rollover of the... working to create the conditions to enable the greatest possible news of export infrastructures through the black sea in line with the objectives of the initiative. let's take a look at the existing deal. the black sea grain initiative was brokered by the un and turkey lastjuly and allows ships to sail from southern ukraine into the international waters of the black sea, avoiding mined areas. it was then extended in november and has to be renewed again by th

ben: for more, i spoke to brian clark, a senior fellow at the hudson institute and an expert in navaltions. >> it is possible that independent group would have done this but it would have been challenging because the explosives used were in the several hundred to 1000 pounds of plastic explosives that would have had to have been delivered 150 feet below the water. that is very difficult to do. normally you would have to use some rigging equipment at a crane and an undersea vehicle to transfer the explosions to get them where you want to place them. they have to be on the pipeline to deliver that kind of damage. doing all of that from a yacht seems very difficult. i think he would have to significantly modify the yacht for the crane that lowers the small boat into the water to lower explosives. it is possible, but he would have to have the you brought with you and a very experienced and talented group to do it. ben: given the importance of this pipeline, talk to me about the security that might be associated with it and whether best gators will be any closer to findiut who was behind t

tara: brian clark is talking about fentanyl. he says that idiots being made more -- it is being made or dangerous. >> we are detecting this. tara: the point -- the potent mixture on the rise across 48 states and the bay area is no exception. >> the dea is working w san francisco police department and bay area communities to monitor this. tara: while it is more prevalent on the east coast the dea is prepaying for a search year. >> fentanyl has been the deadliest threat that our country has faced and zaila seem -- xylocine makes it more dangerous. tara: they reporting that large portion of the fentanyl seized contains the animal tranquilizer. because it is not an opioid it cannot be reversed by naloxone. >> the public awareness of this drug and getting this out to the community can save lives. tara: and the lives of children are top of mind. >> children have been taking counterfeit pills and there are incidences of drug poisonings. we are seeing it mixed within these pills so it is a huge concern. tara: dr. anna for parents to tal

. >> that's the thing, one pill, one time can kill you >> the special agent in charge, brian clark, is talking about fentanyl. he says the deadly street drug is being made more dangerous. >> we are detecting zaila zine -- zilazine. >> the potent mixture on the rise across 48 states and the bay area is no exception. >> the d.a. is working with partners like the san francisco police department and bay area law enforcement community is actively monitor the situation. >> and while this is most prevalent on the east coast, the dea is preparing for a search year. >> fentanyl has been the -- surge here. >> fennell has been the deadliest crisis and this makes it deadlier. >> 23% of fennell powder and fennel pills seized by the dea in 2022 contained -- fentanyl powder and fentanyl pills seized by the dea in 2022 contained this. >> public can save lives. >> and the lives of children are top of mind. >> children have been taking counterfeit bills. there have been instances of drug poisonings. we are seeing this mixed within these pills so that is a huge concern. >> and staffers dr. on the lanky s

tara: special agent brian clark is talking about fentanyl. this deadly tree drug -- street drug is being made more dangerous. tara: it's within the tenderloin. it's on the rise across 48 states in the bay area is no exception. >> the d.a. is working with the san francisco police department and the bay area law enforcement communities to monitor this situation. tara: while trank is most prdea is preparing for a surge here. >> fentanyl is the deadliest threat our country has faced. tara: the laboratory reporting 23% of fentanyl powder and 7% of fentanyl pills seized by the dea and 2022 contained the deadly animal tranquilizer. because it is not an opioid it cannot be reversed by malaak so -- matzoh camp -- naloxone. >> getting the knowledge to the community can save lives. tara: and the lives of children are top of mind. >> there's been incidents all across the country of drug poisonings with children consuming these pills. we have seen it mixed with these pills. that is a huge concern for us. tara: and stanford's dr. anna lemke says it's impor

but not least, my dear colleague bryan clark, who's a senior fellow at the director of the center for defense concepts and technology. at the hudson institute. brian and his team have done amazing work analyzing some of the more technical aspects of the war in ukraine, analyzing what platforms are needed, what systems are needed, really focused on the capability the ukrainians need. oftentimes we talk in terms of the equipment platform names like patriot or abrams, but his team and him dive deeper and talk about what capability needs to be delivered to ukraine, and how to best get it to ukraine. with that, i will kick it off with ben. thank you for joining us, ben, live from germany. during your very, very busy schedule this week. >> thank you, and i'm grateful for the opportunity. you've already said the most important thing, that crimea is decisive. the donbas is important, but if crimean forces were to liberate all of donbas right now, that would not necessarily change the outcome of the conflict for the long term future. crimea will, and i think if ukraine is able to liberate crimea, which is feasible this year, by the end of this summer in fa