ian williams, nbc news, kiev. >>> and still ahead, there is a threat against russia in sochi, where the winter olympics are just 13 days away. this threat comes in a written statement from a group that claims responsibility for last month's transit bombings in volgograd that killed 34 people. meanwhile, the state department warns people heading for sochi. nbc's kier simmons has more. >> reporter: president putin is determined these games will be a success. and today his press secretary said any reports that there are concerns about the gains is just the west trying to discredit russia. but the concerns include terrorism and today a group that claims to have been behind the deaths of at least 34 people in a double suicide bombing in a city 400 miles from here last month issued new threats. the new threats on the internet suggested that there would another attack. it did not mention sochi, but the same group has promised in the past to deliver what they said would be a present for president putin here at sochi during the games. the aim of the group must well have been to try to disrupt th

nbc's ian williams has the latest tonight from kiev. >> reporter: it was before dawn that protesters surrounded and then took over, fighting against security forces using it as a base. by daybreak the battered building was theirs to clean up. p protesters are now in control of five official buildings across kiev. they've also stormed government buildings in at least a dozen other cities across ukraine. on a hill close by, thousands then gathered for the funeral of a young protester, who died in clashes last week. among the mourners, opposition leaders who, hours earlier, rejected a compromise that would have given them senior government positions. but would almost certainly have provoked a mutiny among the hard-line nationalists, who are increasingly influential here. the deadly violence of the last week has hardened attitudes among protesters who now want to topple the government. even this priest told me the people should stay strong and not retreat in the face of lies. we were taken to the roof of a trade union building that serves as headquarters of the protest movement and below

ian williams reports. >> reporter: dennis rodman's apology came in a written statement today in which he apologized and also said he took full responsibility. he also said he had been drunk and stressed at the time of that almost incomprehensible interview in which he implied that kennethically had been locked up because of something he had done wrong. that cause the outrage among ba etch's family, his sister saying rodman didn't know what he was talking about. >> this is not a game. dennis rodman can play the basketball game, media game all he wants with his own life, but this is about a man's life that's on the line here. >> reporter: rodman was in north korea, the latest round of what he calls basketball diplomacy, his fourth visit, there for a game he organized with other former nash players to mark kim jong-un's 31st birthday. at one point there was a bizarre spectacle that rodman in a husky voice sings "happy birthday" so kim jong-un. now, today we didn't see rodman. he went to visit a ski resort, supposedly in the company, we think, of kim jong-un, but there were no photographs

. >> how about this angle on the video, a different perspective. 49ers nose tackle ian williams posted this on his stains gram page. the fans lining the street from his perspective as they were leaving last night. williams wrote quote this is what we come home to, that right there is why i'm blessed to be a part of this franchise and the bay area. >> 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick taking sole responsibility for the team's loss this morning after the game kaepernick said to reporters, i cost us this game. kaepernick turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter including a critical interception to seal the victory for seahawks. but he was also responsible for a majority of the team's offense rushing for 130 yards, passing for another 150 against a tough defense. jim harbaugh says he is proud of the entire team's effort. >> collin and all our guys, great football players, they got great fight. what more could a coach ask for. they truly believe that they just one drive, one touchdown drive and we move on. that's what our guys believed would happen. came up short. >> you turn

here's some video from last night. 49ers nose tackle ian williams posted this on his instagram. you can see fans lining the street right outside the headquarters. they were arriving at team headquarters late last night. on instagram, williams wrote, "this is what we've come home to. that right there is why i'm blessed to be a part of this franchise and the bay area." >> way to go, fans. nice turnout there. the player getting the most attention this morning is stanford grad and seattle cornerback richard sherman. he's being widely criticized for his controversial comments that he made about 49ers wide receiver michael crabtree. the two went head-to-head most of the game. with time winding down, sherman was able to tip a pass intended there for crabtree right there in the end zone. it just hurt to see that happen. the pass was then intercepted, sealing the win for the hawks. an emotional sherman had some not so kind words for crabtree. >> i'm the best corner in the game. that's the result you're going to get! >> sherman didn't back down, even after some time to collect his thought

ian williams has been following the latest from kiev. he's filed this report. >> thecades are quiet this morning. the atmosphere on the square behind me, pretty subdued. the numbers well down on what we have seen in recent days. once again, the action will be in parliament, which will be considering constitutional amendments reducing the power of the presidency. also will be talking about amnesty for arrested protesters. this comes on the heels on the resignation of the prime minister and the scrapping of tough anti-protest laws. the question is whether that will be sfusht to end these protests, calling for the resignation of the president himself which as of now is not on offer. their credibility among the protesters is not high. but as of this morning, all eyes will be on parliament and this city remains very tense. ian williams, cnbc news, kiev. >>> the overnight lending rate raised by a massive 425 basis points. as a result, the lira has clawed back some of the loss it suffered over the last 30 days. 2271 is where we currently stand.

ian williams, nbc news, kiev. >> we'll have more on what's going on in the ukraine. also still to come, what contribution can industry make to the competitiveness? after the break, we'll be back in brussels where julia is putting a key industry record in just a few moments. >>> european equities just bouncing back this morning. 130 points on tuesday's session. here we are up -- sorry, on monday's session. here we are up on tuesday. ftse 100 up 0.3%. xetra dax up 0.6%. cac 40 up 0..% and the ftse mib up 0.8%. treasury yields, 2.78% after hit ago two-month low of 2.70. gilt yields, 2.81%. gdp we had out this morning as expected in the uk, fourth quarter gdp, 0.7%. the annual rate 2.8%. growth as a whole for 2013 came in at 1.9%. that is the 0.3% we saw in 2012. the economy still 1.3% below the peak that we hit in 2007. this is also the fastest growth we've seen since 2007. sterling just dipped down a little bit because that number came in as expected. there might have been a little bit of hope that it would be slightly stronger. it wasn't. 11.658.6585. we're not too hi

it's video from different perspective. 49ers nose tackle ian williams. you see the fans lining they are at team headquarters last night on instagram williams wrote this is what we come home to. that right there is why i am blessed to be part of this franchi franchise. >> how do the niners take that next step? mindy takes a look at what the 49ers need to take away from sunday's loss as they look to improve their team for next season. >> reporter: after the 49ers loss to the seahawks there were a lot of harsh words between players, richard sherman and michael crabtree. that is to be expected between two competitive teams like this. each one is going to bolster up their own skills, their own team but with this did the better team win? >> yeah. seattle was better in the second half. if you want to a win a game up here you can't dominate one half. you have to finish. 49ers didn't finish. they got the season but blue two 7-point leads with a marshawn lynch and other weapons and they are great and defense, two touchdowns doesn't get it here. >> what did the 49e

nbc's ian williams is in beijing with the latest this morning. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, willie. well, in the cold and sober light of morning, rodman seems to have recognized that he simply went too far, even by his outrageous standards. in a written statement today, rodman said, "i want to apologize. i take full responsibility." he said he'd been drunk and stressed when he suggested in a barely intelligible cnn interview that kenneth bae must have done something wrong to be imprisoned in north korea. >> kenneth bae did one thing, if you understand. i got it. if you understand what kenneth bae did. >> reporter: comments that shocked and appalled bae's sister. >> this is not a game. you know, dennis rodman can play a basketball game, media game all he wants with his own life. but this is about a man's life, and that's on the line here. >> reporter: bae from the seattle suburbs has been held for 14 months and is said to be in poor health. rodman's in the north for an exhibition basketball game to mark kim jong-un's 31st bi

behind me take for example work and pensions secretary ian duncan smith his portrait cost ten thousand pounds a painting of foreign secretary william hague that cost four thousand pounds and a relatively small portrays have left wing m.p. diane abbott well that set back the taxpayer eleven thousand and seven hundred and fifty pounds the same amount that it cost to commission a life size bronze statue of baron s. that chair it turns out i think people will expect the parliament jewels or it is to have portrayed of prime ministers or former speaker of the house of commons but looking at the list of people who have been immortalized on canvas or in broad over the last decade or two costing them a very wide and i think questions need to be asked as to exactly who is getting this privilege and whether it's worth taxpayers' money being spent on mars well the facts as you go knowledge obviously painters of politicians however talk of austerity possibly don't the best idea there are some things that cultural an artistic things that are worth paying the money for of the public purse because they. can be seen by everyone. but i have no inter

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