chris jansen, nbc news. >> thank you, mr. president. russia said today it's going to ban food and agricultural imports. that was about $1.3 billion. defense secretary chuck hagel said that the massing of troops along the border of ukraine increases the likelihood of an invasion. are sanctions not working? >> well, we don't know yet whether sanctions are working. sanctions are working as on at estimates if you look at projections for russian growth, you're seeing the economy has ground to a halt somewhere between 100 and $200 billion in capital flights takes place. not seeing a lot of investors coming in new to start businesses inside of russia. and it has presented the choice to president putin as to whether he is going to try to resolve the issues in eastern ukraine through diplomacy and peaceful means, recognizing that ukraine is a sovereign country and that it is up ultimately to the ukrainian people to make decisions about their own lives. or alternatively continue on the course he's on in which case he's going to be hurting his eco

bottom nine, hamilton, josh hamilton can't catch up to jansen.ball and the dodgers win, 2-1. >>> all right, so the angels >>> angels were two games behind the a's to start the day in the a.l. west. sonny gray, who is a.l. pitcher of the month. and you saw why. but kevin kiermaier says i got your pitch of the month right there. his ninth home run of the season, had to slow down and wait for his teammate to go around the bases before touching home. that was jose molina, the slow buddy. desmond jennings with a base hit. that will drive in a couple of runs and rays win it, 7-3. so, an opportunity for the athletics but not able to capitalize because they lose two just like the angels did. >> right. espn.com, all your standings. >> back to you. >>> up next in "the pulse," one of the biggest action films of all time is coming back. >> and new proof that shows this book sitting in a library was once in the hands of abraham lincoln. a woman who loves to share her passions. grandma! mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart

chris jansen, nbc news. >> russia said today it's going to ban food and agriculture imports. at the same time defense secretary chuck hagel said amazin amassing of troops along the border will increase the chance of invasion. are sanctions not working? >> well, we don't know if sanctions are working. sanctions are working as intended to putting enormous pressure and strain on the russian economy. that's not my estimation. if you look at the markets and you loc look at estimates in capitocapital flight. you look at projections in russian growth you see that the economy has ground to a halt somewhere between 100 to $200 billion capital flights taking place. you're not seeing a lot of investors coming in new to start businesses inside of russia. and it has presented the choice to president putin as to whether he is going to try to resolve the issues in eastern ukraine through diplomacy and peaceful means, recognizing the ukraine is a sovereign country, and that it is ultimately up to the ukrainian people to make decisions about their own lives, or alternatively continue on the c