elise labott, cnn. >>> foreign minister and secretary of state john kerry have talked on the phone about the crisis in ukraine. officials released a statement saying sergei lavrov stressed the need for the the military to cease operations against the pro-russian separatists in the eastern part of the country. those groups have seized land and government buildings and they refuse to leave. meanwhile ukraine's prime minister says russian military aircraft crossed into and violated ukrainian airspace last night. russia has denied violating the airspace. >>> back in this country, the nra finds itself in a dogfight this year. it's being challenged by a new antigun lobby backed by billionaire michael bloomberg. but the nra and about 70,000 supporters meeting in indianapolis this weekend aren't flinching. executive director pierre says the organization faces a do or die challenge. >> we trust in our freedom, and

let's bring in elise labott. how much stock should we put in this agreement? can it last?ll, right now it's a piece of paper and we have to see what happens on the ground but the russians make out pretty well here. we talked about the efforts to stop the bloodshed but the ukrainians are talking about a lot of autonomy, budget, education, election. it lows russia to maintain influence there and that's what they wanted and it holds off sanctions. and if you look at foreign minister lavrov and how he hasn't played ball in the last half a dozen meetings with secretary kerry is a good sign, jake. >> nic, does this mean anything to the protesters there on the ground where you are? >> reporter: very little. one of the leaders just as john kerry was speaking i said, what did you make of this? he wasn't watching. he wasn't aware of what had come out of geneva at that point and i think a lot of the people here have one thing in mind. they want a referendum as early as may 11th. or certainly establishing their own sovereignty in donetsk's region. if you're pro-kiev, you think that qu

thanks very much, elise labott, at the state department. let's go to ukraine now. seeing and hearing over there, fred? >> reporter: the latest is that the interim government is a lot more skeptical about the deal yesterday. it was able to speak to the prime minister last night and felt that the deal was better than he expected out of the meeting but now, of course, the mood is very different. not only have those separatists in donetsk say that they are not leaving the buildings. for instance, they feel that not only the pro-russians to vacate the buildings, they also say that behind me here, that of course it became a symbol for the revolution in ukraine has to be vacated as well. the people who are there have to vacate as well. they also say that what they call ultra nationalists ukrainian militia need to disarm. it's a big list that the russians have put forward that makes thing more difficult. on the other hand, the ukrainian government says that they are willing to take steps and grant them more autonomy and they are willing to take those steps. however, the bu

elise labott, cnn, the state department. >>> this next story affect all of us, of course. so-called heartbleed bug may have put hundred of thousands of web and e-mail servers around the globe at risk. >> yeah. if you didn't have enough to worry about already on your computers -- computer security specialists said tuesday this newly discovered flaw affects open ssl, that's an online encryption software, very popular. used to secure web communications. they say this vulnerability to the software lets attackers steal passwords, source codes. makes it possible to impersonate websites. some researchers reported that yahoo! password information is vulnerable. however, yahoo! says the issue is fixed. >> we'll see, i guess. >>> britain's royal family likes to start them young. >> don't they? the infant heir to the throne has his first royal engagement. it's all about having fun. there he is bouncing happily. details on this for you after the break. >> gorgeous babe. >>> and later, oscar pistorius prepares for what could be another day of emotional testimony. >>> welcome back. brit

cnn foreign after first correspondent elise labott has been following the story. how much do we know about the u.s. involvement in these strikes? >> reporter: we understand the operation is still on going. all the yemenis will say is this was a joint u.s.-yemeni offensive. the u.s. is the only country known to conduct drone strikes in yemen. although the u.s. as a general rule won't comment on these strikes, we understand they're involved. the u.s. is very concerned about this group aqap. they're the group responsible for every recent attack in the u.s., including the underwear bomber in 2009 and the effort to put bombs in printer cartridges. i was speaking to officials who said aqap is the group they're most concerned about attacks on the u.s. homeland and believed to always be planning attacks. >> are we seeing the u.s. and yemen turn ag corner in trying to destroy al qaeda, particularly this branch of snit. >> in a word, no. this comes a week after the release of the videotape that shows the leaders of the group and 100 operatives in plain sight, comfortable in

i know that our elise labott did get word that sanctions from the white house may come as soon as today. you know, up until now, these sanctions haven't been directly against putin. do we have any sense of what these may be, if they do come down? >> reporter: not specifically, but they will certainly ratchet up the tension here in russia, or the problems for russia, but russia doesn't seem to care about sanctions. it knows that they're teed up and it knows that they're about to happen. and yesterday we see russia ramping up military drills along the border with ukraine in response to this anti-terror operation that the ukrainian government has relaunched. so, frankly -- and president obama admitted that on his asia tour. he knows that however much he threatens sanctions, they're probably not going to change the situation on the ground. russia constantly repeats this position, that it's not its problem, the southeast of ukraine, that it's not up to it to exert its influence, that kiev has to make the first move. and yesterday, john kerry said exactly the same thing in response, that kiev

our foreign affairs reporter elise labott is joining us from the state department.ht here in washington. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. secretary of state john kerry was really from the get-go on the defensive on the ukraine but it didn't end there. john kerry came armed with tough words for russia. >> everything that we've seen in the last 48 hours from russian provocators and agents operating in eastern ukraine tells us that they have been sent there to create chaos. >> reporter: instead of merely agreeing, republican senators used the hearing as a chance to bludgeon the secretary of state on his entire foreign policy. >> my hero ted ree roosevelt used to say talk softly and carry a large stick. what you're doing is talking loudly and carrying a small stick, in fact, a twig. >> reporter: from failing to take military action in syria to not being tough enough in nuclear talks with iran. >> you've been presiding in a time where more u.s. credibility is lost than anyone could have imagined. >> our foreign policy is just spinning out of control. >> those are great t

let's bring in foreign affairs reporter elise labott. she has the latest information.earning? >> wolf, he was with a tour group when detained and told he was existing some pretty strange behavior as he went willingly into the hands of the north koreans. the 24-year-old american was picked up by north korea for his, quote, rash behavior. north korean state media didn't release a picture but identified him as miller matthew todd. they sea he tore up his visa and promised to seek asylum as he passed through customs. u.s. officials told cnn they learned about his detention days ago but are not confirming it publicly. >> we are of course aware of the reports that a u.s. citizen was detained in north korea. >> reporter: the news of the detention seems timed to president obama's visit to south korea, part of a campaign by north korea's reckless young leader kim jong-un to steal the spotlight. >> world attention is there, especially an american youngster seeking political asylum, and that is very useful self-esteem booster. >> reporter: tonight, new satellite images also show