what i'd like to see, for instance, is economic models by people like jeffrey sachs that know how too into a country, and build it up economically. that's what i would like to see short-term. and i hope the imf package of $2 billion is not just budget support, but includes some of the measures that people like jeffrey had put forward in other countries. >> so, governor, let's talk about the specifics of what you're saying we should keep on the table. sorry, general clark and others described this as non-lethal support, which sounds very innocuous. isn't this also the kind of support that builds long-term capacities? we're talking about vehicles, tej sharing, training. is that the kind of long-term capacity building that we want to leave behind in this complex situation right now? >> well, i also think that's a valid question. we do want to build up the ukrainian military. they have nothing right now. but the problem is, that ukrainian military unified. you see all these defections. do they have a political purpose. do they have a military purpose. that's unsure. but right now to esca

here in new york jeffrey sachs the director of the earth institute of columbia university and also michael oppenheimer a professor at prime stop and one of the main authors of the icct study. please to do have all of them here. i said to jeffrey when he sat down it's worse than we thought. and he said you can be it's true. the piece that said ice caps are melting. sea ice in the arctic is collapsing, water supplies are coming under stress, heat waves and heavy rains are intensifying, coral reefs are dying and going extinct. oceans are arising at a pace that threatens coastal oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorbed co2 and organic matter frozen in soils is not melting. what's going on? >> what's going on in fact is in a way somewhat predictable because in the science community, these facts have been known for at least a couple decades. not everyone but the dangers have been understood. it has been true that the more refined the measurements you can, the more careful the observations, the more the risks have been confirmed. and as the world economy has continued to grow, even we see

jeffrey sachs. and in washington senior fellow back with us ian brzezinski.ll get to details in a moment. but first, more than a dozen people dead after a series of tornadoes tore through the middle of the country. the worst of the damage appears to be in arkansas. officials have confirmed 16 people were killed in the suburbs of little rock. the state is reporting widespread damage with the area now being compared, as you can see, to a war zone. 12k3 >> i saw some of the biggest trees turned upside down and houses picked up and put on cars. it's a mess. >> at least one person was killed in oklahoma by another tornado. several other states experienced severe storms as well. and there even more bad weather expected later today. let's check in now with the weather channel's mike seidel. mike? >> good morning, mika. we're out here in may flower, arkansas. a tornado, a strong tornado rolled right through here across interstate 40 yesterday. about 7:35. and the death toll alone in this state now at least 16. look at this damage. this is an rv store or was. it looks

here in new york, jeffrey sachs is director of the earth institute at columbia university. also, michael oppenheimer. a professor at princeton and one of the main authors of the study. i am pleased to have all of them here. i said to jeffrey when he sat down it is worse than we thought and he said, you can be sure that is true. the piece that says guys ice caps are melting, ice waves and heavy rain are intensifying. species are going extinct. oceans are becoming more acidic in the observed co2. organic matter is melting frozen in soils. what is going on? >> what is going on in fact is in a way somewhat predictable because in the science community, these facts have been known for at least a couple of decades. it has been true that the more refined the measurements, the more careful the observation. the more the risks have been confirmed. as the world economy has continued to grow, even though we see it crisis, china is continuing to grow rapidly using more and more energy. the pace of human induced climate change. the pace of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere has gone u

. >> professor jeffrey d. sachs thanks for sharing your thoughts with us here on france 24. let's move onto some other news now, it has been seven weeks since the malaysian air flight banished without a trace -- the malaysian flight vanished without a trace. there is no explanation what happened to the 239 aboard. two thirds of them are from china and their sense of grief and despair has now turned to anger. >> they spent the entire night in front of the malaysian embassy in beijing holding signs in anger and despair. families of chinese passengers aboard the flight say they fieel the trade by authorities. they have pledged to stay here until an official comes out to answer their questions. >> right now, we do not know how long we can stay here. the government, the embassy has not sent a single person to communicate with us. it is inhumane. it happened on their watch, but they are making things difficult for us relatives of the passengers. >> police had cordoned off the area, blocking roads leading to the embassy. relatives lashed out at airline bosses, forcing security guar

i'll report back. >> all right, jeffrey sachs.tius reporting back on whether brennan went to kiev or not. >>> still ahead, jamie moyer and roger bennett are going to be joining us. can't wait for that. and next, robert reich. and also fortune magazine's deputy managing editor stephanie mehta are here. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you outlive your money? uhhh. no, that can't happen. that's the thing, you don't know how long it has to last. everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive.. confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor can get the real answers you need. well, knowing gives you confidence. start building your confident retirement today. ♪ >>> with us now, former labor secretary of public policy the university at berkeley, robert meach meachem. also with us, fortune magazine deputy managing editor stephanie mehta. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> i just saw a picture of y

i tweeted jeffrey. sachs the other day professor jeffrey sachs and he must know stuff because bono's written the forward to his book. he said the rent seeking has basically brought the american people a commie republic to its knees and for him to admit that that's incredible so people do go annoyed with stephanie flanders turning our back on the b.b.c. abandoning her professional position to go so what she's told to say from up high up on high but that's that's the norm in these in these conditions but how deep is this form of for nationalists rent seeking back slapping revolving door club talk or see in the u.k. well i watch the news the news channel for b.b.c. all the alex here in the u.k. i see a bunch of pandering nincompoops dying to work for a bank who refuses to report honestly on anything happening in the city alone knows the irony you know this none opinion piece is actually counterproductive because everyone has an opinion and people want people to take a position now but you ask how deep it goes i'

sachs says. helping to drive down the correlations. that only with other asset classes but also the commodities space itself. bottom line, jeffreye sees the keys commodity index falling four percent over the next 12 months. annals down 16%. than the percent lower previous forecast. >> you do not hear that a lot. thank you. america. in all-day special report. we will show you how the wealthy and shrewd aren't dodging the taxman and all perfectly legal. >> time for today's latin america report. a fresh aftershock called concern in nicaragua. the geological -- geological survey said it occurred just before midnight sunday with an epicenter on the outskirts of managua. the shaking stirred memories of the 1972 earthquake that killed 10,000 people. chile may turn to sovereign wealth funds to finance the expansion of the state owned copper company. the strongest signal since the president assumed power that she will back the investment or a grant that requires more than 20 billion dollars to increase output by 10% this decade. the move and also ensure the company's title as the world's biggest copper miner. your latin america report. o