that's syndicated columnist mark shields and new york times columnist david brooks. gentlemen, well, margaret sounded fairly ominous. david, what are we headed for? >> i think that ominousness is fully merited. the russians are amassing troops on the border, whipped up fervor, talking about the russians killed and harassed within ukraine. if putin decides to escalate, what else is there? i wouldn't want to bet on it but i think there's a possibility of something cataclysmic happening in the next couple of weeks or whatever. it's important to remember, for putin, if you're an autocrat in the world, what's the essential conflict? between you and the square, and it's important to show you can beat the square and the square is not the future, by that i mean the popular uprising. two ways putin can do that. first, take over part of ukraine. the second is to trash the country and sow chaos throughout ukraine so the country begins to fall apart, and that is something i know administration officials are also thinking. >> woodruff: you see something cataclysmic coming? >> i h

mark shields and new york sometimes columnist david brooks. welcome, gentlemen. ukraine is again the story on the minds of so many now. david, the president, now two rounds of sanctions against vladimir putin, the russians, working with the allies to try to do something, what is the view now of how the president's handling this? >> doing the job has been forceful, started out maybe too modest sanctions on people, ratcheting it up. he's been as forceful as he could be facing the strength of our allies in europe. he's been aggressive and understands the stakes and understands putin is not just about crimea or ukraine, but about the post-cold war order. can we write orders, mess with iran in our efforts to not allow a nuclear iran? this is a radiating thing where poornt is an agent of disorder and thing obama understands that and has ratcheted up the pressure. the only way i fault him, a lot of what we're dealing with is the psychology of fear, are we caing putin to fear us. early response to our limited sanctions one of contempt and now we're more serious but we hav

and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: this was a day of deepening crisis in crimea, amid growing signs of a possible bid to break away from ukraine. ukrainian leaders accused russia of a military invasion and occupation of crimea. newshour correspondent kwame holman has our report on the day's events. >> reporter: the situation in crimea approached a dangerous pivot point, as ukraine's new government accused russian forces of taking over two airports, a coast guard station and a border post. at a roadblock near one airport, this man said he had no idea who the armed men were, but they quickly set up a security perimeter. >>

i think there's no doubt that david brooks has it right. there is incredibly strong thread throughout much of russian history of russia having a special mission in the world. russia was the third rome, if you will. that goes back centuries. we talk about american exceptionalism, and the russians have their own version. vladimir putin is a russian nationalist. he believes that restoring russia's influence and power is at the forefront of his agenda. he intends to do it. >> how important does it mean to have an exit route. these are the kinds of leverage that we have. you have your own leverage, but we want to provide a way that both of us can with their own integrity and dignity intact, walk away from this. >> whatever tactical compromise he may make in the period ahead, there's no doubt my mind that vladimir putin intends for there to be a government in kiev that looks to russia. i think he will not give up on that goal. i worry that he thinks -- i believe that he thinks that he holds a lot of high cards in this situation. we need him, with

but there is no doubt david brooks has it right, there is this incredibly strong thread through much of russian history of russia having a special mission in the world, of russia being the third rome, if you will. it goes back centuries. so there is this -- you know, we talk about american exceptionalism. the russians have their own version of it in this regard. >> charlie: and then from kiev by skype, the former president of georgia, mikheil saakashvili. >> this is something that is bigger and the longer it lasts the bigger it will get. so there's a desperate need for leadership now on the parts of the united states administration and european leaders indeed because this is not just business as usual. on the other hand, i'm also, in a way have this hope that this will be one of the last adventures of vladimir putin. >> charlie: and we conclude this evening with a conversation with jeffrey goldberg of bloomberg view who just had a conversation with president obama about israeli palestinian issues. >> obama's ideas have shifted to a remarkable degree, not about his politics but his st

then, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. songs of inspiration and empowerment for africa's women. from one of that contine

then, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, songs of inspiration and empowerment for africa's women. from one of that continent's most acclaimed singers, the grammy-winner angelique kidjo >> we transform africa, completely, by educating more women. because we need new leadership. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the search for the missing malaysian airliner may be getting warmer-- nearly three weeks after the plane disappeared. the australian maritime safety authority, amsa, shifted its focus almost 700 miles to the northeast today, and planes quickly radioed in new discoveries. john sparks of independent television news, reports from pert

ultimate question, we know that the president reads david brooks. we know that he reads the new york times editorials. we know that he reads the new that thehat is it president reads, you know that he reads it. ipadis out there on his that would surprise us? >> he reads a lot of magazines. he watches a lot of espn and sports illustrated. is not any specific publication, but he finds things on the internet digging pretty deep that are interesting articles that someone has written that are subject matter like you mentioned a very fascinating piece about -- bees and the fact that there are fewer bees. interesting. he brings that stuff up. he reads a lot of fiction. he reads a lot of books, short stories, things in the new yorker. for people who think that the magazine industry is struggling and president obama is single-handedly trying to keep it up. >> we have people who are c-span. live stream on what is your advice to young perp and working on the hill about how to succeed in washington? they want to be you. >> i would say two things. i would recomm

david brooks is away today. gentlemen, let's go back to the beginning of the interview and just remark the nato treaty, the commitment to come to the aid of eastern european countries, a confrontation with russia, cold war type of talk. >> well, i think the gravity of the situation was very much underlined by general dempsey and he was serious. he didn't pretend it wasn't. he didn't want this to be the guns of august that we stumbled into something and said he's keeping open the lines of communication that has come apart in russia as well as urging and emphasizing diplomatic efforts. >> brown: i jump to you, michael. >> it struck me how scared the eastern europeans must be. all these things, talking about article v, talking about troop movements that's needed but it's frightening they're needed. vladimir putin want to re-litigate the end of the cold war. that's one of his goals, and he uses tools of intimidation in what he regards as his sphere of influence and that intimidation is working. i think that intervie

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our roundtable is here, david brooks of "the new york times," andrea mitchell, mayor of philadelphia mike the nutter is here well and rich lowry, editor of the national review. welcome to all of you. i want to start with this crisis in the ukraine. and here's my question. what does it take for the u.s. to regain the upper hand in this fight with the vladimir putin, david? >> fear. i think president obama has been quite good, quite aggressive, up front with the sanctions. they're beginning to hurt. there are two things they'll never do, overcome the russian mentality, they're thinking we handled stalin grad. we still won. we can endure a little economic suffering. second the psychology of fear. who do you fear? the president has been very aggressive, predictable especially given our alliances. but does vladimir putin fear barack obama and to create that climate of fear, you have to do something aggressive, something that will get putin back on his heels. in this thing continues to escalate, the idea df arming ukraine, giving them weapons to have a deterrent effect is some place. >> no

i thought david brooks was good this morning talking about the history back to peter the great and beyonde russian character. it is my morning must read this morning. does that capture the image. >> i wonder because a kremlin aide said russia would stop repaying debt to u.s. banks and abandon the dollar in the event of economic sanctions. is that likely or even possible? >> that was a little saber rattling. ,r either of those to happen especially failing to pay back the banks, that was certainly get on everyone's radar screen. thethreats about dropping dollar, i don't think a big, big picture issue right now. >> we saw vladimir putin walk away that press conference and we see futures jump of 20, now up 22, dow futures up 182. the markets breathing a sigh of relief. >> are some specific equities affected by this. i wonder if you think we will see a big turnaround? a software company were most of their business or much of it is based in ukraine, the stock was down 23% yesterday. do you think we will see a quick turnaround? >> i would not pretend to be a geopolitical expert and he can be a c

between the years 2003 and 2007, for example, when we had what was supposed to become according to david brooks, a permanent republican majority. it is going to last forever. they boosted the size and scope of government in ways that wasn't seen -- was up seen, and that people rightly object to when barack obama has mimicked it. the question for libertarians i think that's what we are to see is more ad hoc -- i think what we are going to see is more ad hoc swarms into coalition partners. this room was packed earlier. i hope that many of you were here talking about rick perry and bernie kerrick and other people really, really interesting work on reforming the criminal justice is and that is incarcerated 200-plus americans but that is an amazing thing that is happened, happened from the bottom up. finally some politicians started noticing, including some conservatives leading on this issue. i will embrace rick perry and kiss him on both cheeks and say thank you for leading on this issue and if there is a democratic governor who wants to do the same thing, i will do that, too. a lot of the best ac

we know the president reads david brooks.sident reads the new times editors but we know he reads "the new yorker." with something the president reads, you know he reads, you're confident that once is out there is on his ipad? >> good question. he reads, yeah, like a sick and he reads a lot of magazines. this probably will not be surprising, espn, "sports illustrated." what is surprising, would not be any specific publication, but he finds things on the internet digging pretty deep that are interesting articles that someone has written complex subject matter experts, like, you know, he mentioned a very fascinating piece about -- i don't government where it was but it wasn't in any of the ones you mentioned, about, disappearing bees and there are fewer bees. this has to do with climate change but very interested in that. and brings that stuff up. and there is, he reads a lot more fiction, a lot of books, short stories, a lot of stuff that will be in "the new yorker" or some other magazine. but he is a man, for people who think

. >> the ultimate question, we know the president reads david brooks and "the new york times" editorials. we know the president reads the new yorker. what is something the president reads coming you know he reads it and you are confident that it was on his ipad that would surprise us? >> good question. he reads, like i said a lot of magazines. espn and sports illustrated. but what is surprising wouldn't be the any sort of specific publication. but he finds things in the internet digging pretty deep that are interesting articles that someone has written. there are subject matter exper experts. he mentioned a very fascinating piece about -- i don't remember what it was, but about this is an issue that has to do with climate change, but very interested in that and he reads a lot more fiction and short stories. but he is a man for people that think the magazine when president obama is single-handedly. >> we have a lot of young people in this audience and watching live stream or watching this on c-span. what's your advice to a young person working in this administration or on the hill about h

between the years 2003 and 2007, for example, had when we had what ws supposed to be according to david brooksermanent republican majority, you know? it was going to last forever. and they boosted the size and scope of government in ways that is obscene and that a lot of people rightly object to when barack obama has mimicked it. so the question for libertarians, i think, what we're going to see is more what i was referring to before of ad hoc sort of swarms into issues where we can find coalition partners. this room was packed out earlier, i hope that many of you were here, talking about rick perry and other people's really, really interesting work on reforming a criminal justice system that has incarcerated two million plus americans. that's an amazing thing that has happened. it's happened from the bottom up, you know, finally some poll constitutions started noticing including many conservatives leading on this issue. this is a great thing. i will put my -- i will embrace rick per perry, kissing him on both cheeks and say thank you for leading on this issue, and if there's a democratic gove

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david assmann's report? >> yes, good evening, commissioners. eric brooks, i'm representing san francisco clean energy advocates, also the san francisco green party and the local grass roots organization, our city, and i want to speak to the specific budget impacts and potential budget benefits of the clean power sf program which ended up not being included in the climate action strategy. the san francisco public utilities commission and the mayor's office have dramatically dropped the ball on this issue. thankfully the local agency formation commission is proceeding with planning out the local installation program for clean power sf, because they know, as the organizers out in the community know, that this program is going forward no matter how much resistance the mayor's office puts against it. the issue of the budget is that this program has the potential when you are in the middle of budget losses, to bring you those funds back and more. and you can talk to the director of cca at lafco, jason fried, about this. once we get clean sf moving forward we wil

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david wessel. director of the hutchins center on fiscal and monetary policy at the brookings institution, and a columnist for the wall street journal. welcome back so. the news today is this support that it's been providing to the economy is going to continue. >> she said, as is expected, the fed will continue to reduce the size of it's monthly bond buying, but i think the more focus on what she said about what will happen when in terms of raising interest rates. >> ifill: what did she say? well, the fed said, as she pointed out, they would keep rates low well beyond to where unemployment gets to 6.5%. we're almost there so they had to change their premises. she had a long list of things they will look at and the bottom line is we're going to keep interest rates low for a very long time, probably well into 2015, and raise them when we raise them very, very slowly because the economy has been so weak. >> ifill: there was some disagreement about when that would actually be. >> yeah, i think what happened was she was trying to be vague. >> ifill: that never happens (laughter) >> but she made a mistake and g

covering every angle of the story with jim clancy, david mackenzie in beijing where families are desperately waiting for words on their loved ones and mike brooks here in atlanta keeping tabs on the fbi's involvement. the possible path that is prompting investigators to expand their search. jim clancy is in the malaysian capital of kuala lumpur. what have we learned? >> it's still a mystery, but piece by piece we are getting a trickle flow of information. new leads, if you will, and that's the right way to describe them. because there is no confirmed evidence. we were talking earlier today with the man in charge of malays malaysia's air force, who made it clear that records were indicating to them that this aircraft may have actually tried to turn around and return to kuala lumpur. listen. >> was this turn back, you say, detected on radar? the radar record? >> yeah. we look back at the recording. and that is possible envision that the aircraft turned back and this is, you know, at the moment, as we speak, we are trying to make sense of it and in some path but we are still looking for areas from agencies, o one, the possibility of turnback. >> g

brookings. it's great to see you again. >> good to see you. >> let's talk about what vladimir putin is up to. angela merkel spoke with him yesterday, so did david cameron. and he is absolutely not budging on his determination that crimea is entitled to its referendum and it is a legal referendum and now there seem to be hints they might move farther. >> he doesn't like the way the cold war ended and essentially he's after a you're asian community and he's against our governing system. it isn't an idealogical war like the cold war, the stakes are different but very much economic. this is one area where we can't forget we do have some levers to pull and cards to play. it is also one where we need to be reminded, where are the weak spots for the united states? they are in the relationship with europe. we've had the pivot in asia, the reset with russia. but we've left in the dust our relationships with europe. where during the cold war we had a real strategy and based on containment and deterrence and those relationships have langished at a time when they are strong. >> we don't seem to be a relationship with putin. we're relying on merkel or someo

david matingly is standing by live in jacksonville with the p 8 poseidon aircraft. what does the plane do and how does it help? >> brooke got an extraordinary look in the plane flying over the ocean outside of jacksonville, florida here. it was really an interesting lesson we got. this is the most high tech piece of equipment they have. it has only been deployed as recently as december overseas. it is a brand-new aircraft and so much is classified. they were not able to take pictures of it. they have infrared capability and radar. they have very sophisticated cameras on there. yet the navy is telling me they are not making any promises in the search in spite of all that high tech equipment and the sophistication. they have yet to narrow down the search area. because it's so far away, this aircraft is unlike the others and it flies faster and can get to the search area faster and cover more ground, it's out there just a maximum of three hours a day. using that equipment and that is a big remote area of the ocean. everything they are telling us is that this equipment is great, but until they have a smaller area to look at

david sous si, thank you so much as an expert in this field. chris, to you. >>> brookenian peninsula of crimea. we hear that a skirmish has been breaking out on and off between russian forces and ukrainian soldiers at a military base. let's get to nick payton walsh. he is in this nation in the western part of crimea. nick, can you hear us? >> reporter: to be clear, we haven't seen an exchange of shots. it is a skirmish but it is an intense standoff between the ukrainian soldiers and the base northwest of the country and some russian soldiers here. we've counted at least 20 but there are many more here in the building in this particular base. i should just tell you also in the past couple of minutes while i was waiting to talk to you in the skies at least one, possibly two russian attack helicopters have been swirling around. we don't quite know what's happening here or what we have hours ahead. let me run you through what we did witness. some of these russian soldiers -- i say russian. they have identified themselves as such in the past. they're all not wearing official

david stern, we are so honored and privileged to have you here this afternoon. would not have been possible without the intellectual initiative and the input of the brookings managing who will serve as moderator for this panel. thank you for your support, bill. we are also extremely lucky to have with us delegation's of influential young leaders and scholars from both china and the united states, who have participated in a private roundtable yesterday and also this morning. the events this afternoon are the culmination of these discussions. , we will haveel the opportunity to hear about the future of the u.s.-china relationship from some of the most talented, remarkable young scholars. in the concluding panel, we will hear from a very influential young scholar in his own right, the senior director in the national security council who i will introduce later today. the arrangement of these three terrific panels not only reflects our desire to bring together some of the most and some of figures the most brilliant minds in the how we canscuss continue to strengthen the crucial u.s.-china relationship. a true dialogue across all generations, across all sectors, and acro

brooke baldwin. exhausted, angry, unable to go on without answers. they have spent each and every day waiting for definitive word on exactly what happened inside that plane. and cnn's davidman who is emerging as their voice and he explains why the families cannot bear to give up hope. >> reporter: the trauma of waiting. for weeks, hundreds of family members of those on board flight 370 have been stuck in a hotel in beijing. the pressure cooker of grief and emotion. when they were told the plane went down, some via text message, it was overwhelming. then grief boiled over into anger. these families have banded together and leaders, like steve wong, have emerged. without physical evidence, he believes his mother could still be alive, but the weight is weighing on them all. >> well, it is a hard time. all of us are exhausted, both mental and physical. we can do smog but simply wait so it is really a hard time. >> reporter: retired u.s. air force colonel gordon peters has experience dealing with trauma. he calls the situation terrible. >> they have no closure. they are not able to say, let's deal with this, let's discuss it. they still have confliction of, is my loved one al

brookings institution is hosting a discussion on u.s.-china relations including looking at sports and cultural diplomacy. former nba player yao ming and former nba commissioner david stern are among the panelist. that will be live beginning at 2 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span. supreme court justices are weighing whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law that requires coverage of birth control for employees at no extra charge. two cases than an were combinedd argued at the supreme court tuesday. it involves family-owned companies that provide health insurance to their employees but objected to covering certain methods of birth control that they say can work after conception in violation of their religious beliefs. you can hear the oral argument from earlier this week tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. also c-span radio will air the argument today at 4 p.m. easte eastern. >> probably when you look at the threats we faced, when you look at things like improvise nuclear devices, we know that no one jurisdiction would ever have the capability to respond. we'll have to bring resources from across the