hi, keith. charles stratford has more. oh, upon us, young brother's fate shall yet smile our enemies. perish liked you. in the morning some words of the ukrainian national anthem. oh, the coil was national dress of the ceremony in a park in the eastern city of give. the gathering was held to mark what the ukrainian president valona may zalinski called a day of unity. the flag was raised from half mast soldiers stood to attention. after the national anthem, a singer try to rouse the crowd with a popular song about morale and peace. ah, but only a few people came to watch ah, of to posing for photographs to quiet, began to leave in jail for the unity of our country at night. they want to be united. we want to be very your night, give me a, by outside the tent, where for years people have signed up for the army and donated money. poster of the russian president and his belly, russian ally, and fellow neighbor of ukraine. the city is calm. this before in the field it's quiet says he's a little bit and it's just the normal rout

charles: keith? >> yeah, i'm going to be with david on that one. i think the markets ahead of its skiis. i don't think we've seen the worst of it. russians do not give up easily and i'm very very leary here that if you're a golf player the time to keep the ball in the fareway not in the rough. charles: ukrainians don't give up easily, we know they are already putting up a hell of a fight but will that interrupt the stock market at any point from here on out? >> well i tell you what its got the potential to because the first missile or first shot that goes beyond that border is going to be a global event and it could be catastrophic. i don't want to say it's going to happen but the possibility we be remiss to prepare for. charles: so let's talk about today's data, nicole. maybe spending came in better-than-expected but savings also declined. sentiment beat consensus but it was the lowest level in a decade by the way pending home sales an absolute disaster declining more than 9%. what's the overall takeaway, your takeaway on the health and trajectory

under simmons, al jazeera keith out there is charles traffic is in the korean government health port city of marya paul and i spoke. it's people living in the dumbass region we been traveling in some of the air is along the 420 kilometer contact line to day on stopping off on the way in the town of abdi of koreatown, often described as a flash point, very close to the separatist controlled, don't ask airport, we spoke to residents in abdi if they indeed said that they had heard shelling in the morning. shelling that they described had been a lot heavier than in recent weeks. they said that they were unsure as to whether the shelling was incoming or outgoing. no reports of any casualties though. interestingly, also we passed on the way to mariel, pull around 25 kilometers north of here, a convoy of ukrainian military vehicles, towing large pieces of artillery lodge guns, taking them south. we cannot in any way verify where that artillery was being taken to. of course, these developments developments that the ukranian government are describing today as being an escalation by the russia

keith. all it's cross to charles trafford is live for us in mary, a poll in southeastern ukraine and charles, the counter accusations flying about tensions, clearly writing that's right. both sides blaming each other. certainly for what the grains of described as an escalation. yes, those were heard and andrews report. interestingly this morning there. busy are reports coming from the dpr authorities? that sir, the shepherdess controlled air of the self declared in its people's republic, saying that sir, at least 70 shells, ukrainian shells have landed in areas around done at school. they say that there are some areas that are without electricity. obviously we have no way of independently confirming that also the ukranian side this morning saying at least 60 shells landed on this side of the report so so of at least 2 soldiers being injured in those attacks. and as we been saying, lisa this escalation, and it can be called that because this is like the heavier shelling we've seen in the last couple of months comes at a very worrying time. as these diplomatic efforts seemingly continued to fa

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our keith is close to that ukraine's order with russia. well, al jazeera is charles strafford has been traveling around the country's east. he went from there to denise pro, which lies in central ukraine and he describes me earlier what he saw while he was going through multiple conflicts eyes. ringback please started in mariel. paul, that very important strategic coastal city naval port only as of see in the southeast there was heavy sharing there to the east of the city. we understand tanks being used. they're very poor man offering people the chance to get out of the city to be evacuated. him describing being samples hers there, as well as situation. very worrying in the south east. we moved west towards another port, city bare dance. we had heard earlier a couple of days earlier that the naval base there, the personnel from the naval base had actually flayed and indeed when we arrived. that was indeed the case. there was no naval personnel on the base. one security guard saying that they had all left confirmed that we spoke to our source and said, he told us that

if moscow attacks, charles stratford was at that rally in the city of car keith. thousands of people turned off to go in port pan crane's 2nd city. i'm sure what they say is unity against russian aggression in russian expansionism. very more and good co q is only around an hour drive from the washing and beyond that border, of course, there all sorts of tens of thousands of russian troops. the people here today represent various different political policies and activist groups is quite a high percentage of would often described this nationalist groups if the missions is the same. and it is that the city of car cave and the people that live here are prepared for the worst. and they will defend clark, if, until the last, in a gaze of a full scale. and you know, asian, we would be on a front line here. so yeah, and say in such a support, seeing a number of people or would it be ready to fight or, or a resistant anyway, it's important to do that do uplift, my own spirit is all here is standing up against a barrel and united in knox. again, he's not in writing for us on the coach with blu

that's charles try for talking to us from car keith. we are waiting for our press conference when ukraine's national security and defense council would be holding a press conference in khaki. soon as that starts, we're gonna bring it to you. i want to go to dasa jabari in moscow, dasa. let's just talk about how russia reacting to joe biden, suggesting that things are going to get crazy quickly. well, we have not heard any official re, i chung from the kremlin on friday. even during their daily briefing, the prevalent spokesperson didn't mention it. but the general sense here is that this is exactly the kind of rhetoric that russia is accusing the united states of using to create hysteria. and to actually increase the tensions that are ongoing. the officials here in the past have said that the united states is using key f as an excuse. they're trying to lore russia into a conflict that this countries just simply not interested in. i think the general sense is this is another example of why russia believes this current crisis that is esca

keith is close to ukraine's border with russia . out there is charles strapped the travel from the country's easter, to denita pro in central ukraine, an e describe what he saw in his journey while crossing through multiple conflicts. eyes. please started in mariel. paul, that very important strategic coastal city naval port only as of see in the southeast there was heavy sharing there to the east of the city. we understand tanks being used. they're very poor man offering people the chance to get out of the city to be evacuated. him describing their being saddled, hers there, as well as situation. very worrying in the south east. we moved west towards another port, city bare dance. we had heard earlier a couple of days earlier that the naval base there, the personnel from the naval base had actually flayed and indeed when we arrived. that was indeed the case. there was no naval personnel on the base. one security guard saying that they had all left confirmed that we spoke to our source and said, he told us that said the reason they've gone was because t

here under simmons, al jazeera keith where ukraine says it estimates a probability of a major escalation of conflict with russia to be low charl stratford, who's more from mary paul in southeast, in ukraine. ukrainian military this morning saying that shelly continued by the separatists overnight. they're reporting at least 2 soldiers been injured in that shelling, similar message from the separatist side of the line of control reports. according to the dpr, the sell to played to net people's republic. they saying that at least 70 ukranian shells landed in and around on that no reports of casualties that they are saying that there are areas. now without electricity, of course, we have no way of independently confirming that those reports. but of course this escalation and that's what the ukrainians and their western back isn't going. it comes at a particularly difficult time and a time also where the language has been a locked or aggressive from the separatist control. so in the last couple of days lead out of the so player dpr, dennis was shilling saying that he thought that ukrainians would potentially planning some sort of

charles. football teams exhibits at times. tight first half, though adam keith, keith, nice feed bucket, taking the pocket past there to score and stanford hanging tough. they were down 10 at halftime within four in the second half bruins swinging around johnny saying bangs at three. plus, he's fouled. and he had 23 points that begins in 11. oh, run for the bruins pretty much break it open and hang on to win at 79 70 very respectable effort from the stanford cardinal, but number 12 u. c l. a is a winner. i guess if the golden state warriors go onto great glory right about the middle of june, they may look back and remember the kicking of the chair gave that's when the hot streak began. he doesn't often show that much emotion and steph curry taking it out on the cherry was frustrated with the way the warriors were playing. and after that nine game win streak begins, there's still in the midst of it so many contributors like the youngster jonathan dominga. barking for a role in the regular rotation. and of course with that. jamon greens, so many needed components

force in the almost a year conflict in easton ukraine algae there is charles stratford reports on this now from the city of car keith. the law. these men training on the football pitch in easton, ukraine say they want to defend their country from russian aggression. cry core has its origin in german, national groups of the 18th and 19th century. and the leaders of the group say it has thousands of members who are not but only 60 of both their own license weapons and regularly serve alongside ukrainian army soldiers on the 420 kilometer front line. 24 year old glib, studied homeland security and crisis management university. he says one day he wants to open a gun shop. why did you choose like? because it's more. ready logically, closer to me. so i decided to join the when you said they are more ideologically closer to you, can you tell me what you mean by that? how. what do you believe in idea what you can pause that why call is not the only group accused of being neo nazis that has appeared in ukraine since the conflict with russian bank separatist started in 2014 others like these men with the powerful as of battal

keith, to protest against the possible russian invasion. the city is 40 kilometers from the border. the ukrainian president law to me as the lensky, as one concave could be the 1st city to be invaded. charles stratford was at the rally in khaki. this usually significantly much people are coming out here and protesting in a show of unity against what they describing as russian aggression. we saw various different members of political policies and activist groups of writing in the rally . and the voices, i say, one very much of unity in the face of yes, what they say is as bullying from blood, reputed. soon as he is presidents, dissolving the supreme judicial council, the body that oversees the independence of judges. the president case said, says the counsel is outdated, said has severely criticized judges recently. he dismissed the government and suspended the parliament last july. the un secretary general antonio terrors has asked china's president teaching pinged to allow access to the richness and young they met at the paging winter olympics. good terrorist wants an investigation into abuses of the we got minority the final day at the african union summit is taking place on sunday. conc