her return to kiev stirred emotions. she announced that she wanted to go into politics. even set her sights on the presidency. >> to be able to change the powers of the presidency and the structures of the country, to make laws useful to the people, and to battle corruption, one would have to become a dictator holding all the power. and later return the power to the people. >> savchenko's flirtation with the idea of absolute power breaks taboos -- even in ukraine. relations between savchenko and president petro poroshenko were reserved from the beginning, even as he honored her with the title "heroine of ukraine". her popularity could threaten his own position. this picture by a ukrainian photographer hangs in savchenko's office. it echoes delacroix's famous painting "liberty leading the people". >> no, that's not me. they took a picture with a girl who looks similar to me. with the same t-shirt, the same trousers, and the same combat boots that i had on. >> savchenko sometimes seems to play with her role. she's often been compared to joan of arc and stylized as a legend

political advisor in ukraine an american, experienced american political pro who kept an office in kiev, moved to kev part-time, this american political guru who basically orchestrated yanukovych's rise to power as putin's guy as president in ukraine. popular upriings in ukraine ultimately threw yanukovych out. after that he went scurrying back to russia and thanked putin for rescing him after he was thrown out of power in his own country. after that, that american political advisor kept working with viktor yanukovych's old party in ukraine to re-brand themselves and gave them a new name to help get them back in power. if you care about ukraine politics and russia busting out of its western borders and taking over parts of neighboring countries and whether there is a nato and russia war because they will push into some russian countries on the western border and treaty bound to defend them, if you care about this stuff, it has always been this juicy interesting creepy american sidebar there's this involvement of this american political consultant and what happened over there. this ameri

kiev says -- has a strong concentration of russian troops ready to go across the border if given the order per ever by moscow. they've been sent to carry out attacks in crimea in which two russians have dialed. they've put troops on combat alert. its e is multiflying military sprens on the border of ukraine. moscow accused kiev of sending acts to carry out terror attacks in the region. >> i gave if order to put on a heightened state of alert. especially the border guard service in the area of the crimea and the contact line. >> president vladimir puent met with his advisors in the kremlin on thursday to discuss the situation. russian security services claim one of their officers died during clashes with the ukrainian agents. on friday, russia's prime medvedev said his country could break ties with the ukraine over the reported incidents. >> i would not like this to end this way, however, if there's no other option to influence the situation, the president can probably make such a decision. >> military operations are being carried out in crimea's southern city. defense missiles have a

her return to kiev stirred emotions. she announced that she wanted to go into politics. on the presidency. >> to be able to change the powers of the presidency and the structures o of the country, to make laws useful to the people, and to battle corruption, one would have to become a dictator holding all the power. and later return the power to the people. >> savchenko's flirtation with the idea of absolute power breaks taboos -- even in ukraine. relations between savchehenko ad president petro poroshenko were reserved from the beginning, even as he hononored her with te title "heroine of ukraine". her r popularity could threaten his own position. this picture by a ukrainian photogographer hanangs in savchenko's office. it echoes delacroix's famous painting "liberty leading the people". >> no, that's not me. they took a picture with a girl who looks similar to me. with the same t-shirt, the same trousers, and the same combat boots that i had on. >> savchenko sometimes seems to play with her role. she's often been compared to joan of arc and stylized as a legendary savior

charlie d'agata, cbs news, kiev. ((paul joncich)) >> prosecutors in ukraine criminal charges against paul manafort - if they find there has been any wrongdoing./// ((paul joncich)) >>> meanwhile... hillary clinton is leading donald trump by two percentage points in the swing state of nevada. according to the suffolk university poll....44-percent of likely nevada voters say they support clinton. 42-percent say they support trump./// ((christianne klein)) >>> on another side of the isle... green party candidates took center stage for a moment during the presidential election. ((jill stein/(g) are really clamoring for another option. i think, right now, the focus needs to be on having this discussion, on having an open debate. we need to be in that debate if we're going to talk about and solve the issues of race, war and a generation in crisis." c-n-n hosted a town hall with green party presidential candidate jill stein and her running mate, ajamu baraka. stein defended her third-party candidacy against the logic that t

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev, as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. morning after a heated shootout. we'll take a look at how the shooting started. ((michelle mortensen)) >> plus...the latest on the pitbull attack that claimed the life of a 9 year old child. ((brian loftus)) >> and... roads are starting to open up......but the blue cut wildfire is still torching the westcoast ((michelle mortensen )) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus ) us i'm brian loftus ((michelle mortensen)) >> and i'm michelle mortensen in for kirsten. we begin this morning with more on the pitbull attack that took the life of a 9 year old child. it happened yesterday afternoon in the far east part of the valley. we've been told the child was visting a friend at a home near east desert inn and hollywood boulevard... and that the pitbill ran out of the

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real sense on the streets of kiev that the u.s. just isn't doing enough against the consistently aggressive putin and if left unchecked, he might well take the opportunity and invade. today the deputy prime minister told me the country was looking to the u.s. for support and lethal weapons but would also fight alone. >> we are not asking anyone to put their boots on our ground. we are ready to stand against the aggressor and we will be doing this with every sing le breath in this country. >> far more vocal about the lack of support. >> ukraine just doesn't have the weaponry to resist russian nation so the west must do more to supply and arm ukraine. >> thes has been quietly involved in ukraine, u.s. troops seen here, training with ukrainian forces earlier this month. putin's end game is confusing everybody, though. while playing aggressor in ukraine, he is also offering support in syria and today shows just how much of a role he is willing to play by sending bombers to attack isis from a base nir an. >> putin wants to make a deal.

benjamin hall that that story from kiev. >> reporter: the war in ukraine has been largely forgotten, but it continues at a deadly pace. now there are serious concerns russia may escalate the conflict, and the question is, will putin invade or not? today, russia said it started tactical live fire exercises in the mediterranean, days after similar drills took place in the black sea. in the past, putin has used military exercises as a smoke screen for offensives. >> translator: i don't think now we are in a situation when sin is interested in breaking off diplomatic relations. this is an extreme step. >> reporter: nevertheless, tensions remain high after russia arrested who they claimed were ukrainian special forces crossing into crimea last week with the intention of blowing up major infrastructure. the german foreign minister met with his russian counterpart to voice concern. >> translator: the most important thing is we make sure that the situation does to the get out of control, and we call on both sides to take steps aimed at deescalation and to refrain from violence. >> reporter:

he wants a weak government in kiev, he doesn't want to align with the west, and that's what a lot of this is about. trish: and, general, you would have to think that he must be sort of sitting back and, you know, maybe smiling a bit at the disaster europe is in. both from an economic perspective from the debt crisis, et cetera, but also, general, as a result of the immigration tragedy that is happening there with more than a million migrants moving into germany and all of the chaos that has thus ensued. how do you think he is seeing europe through his prism as a result of the immigration struggles. >> yeah. they're all positives from his perspective. whatase strategic objective is russia has always looked at eastern europe as a buffett to protect the mother land itself. they had a frenchman in the 19th century burn moscow and a german in the 20th century get within 20 miles it of. that is serious to them. it may not be to us or europeans, but it is dead serious to them. their strategic objective is at some point to begin influence and control those eastern european countries. he has

correspondent benjamin hall is in kiev tonight. >> reporter: ukraine might have left the soviet 25 years ago next week but they haven't forgotten how to hold a military parade. today they prepared for a milestone on the 24th. but hours earlier vladimir putin visited crimea and met with his powerful security council, a stark reminder that russia against controls parts of ukraine. these troops are preparing to celebrate their independence, but in the east of the country their colleague ks are believing that russia may be planning an all-out invasion. a celebration and a symbol. a symbol that their military is ready to fight for independence even if it is dwarfed by their neighbors. onlookers agree. >> here now i see we can protect ourself. that makes me happy. >> reporter: it was a week ago that russia claims it did arrest saboteurs entering from crimea. and putin threatened the act would not go unpunished. >> translator: we are not going to cut off our relations with the ukraine despite the current kiev authorities reluctance to have complete diplomatic relations on the level of ambassado

benjamin hall that that story from kiev. >> reporter: the war in ukraine has been largely forgotten, but it continues at a deadly pace. now there are serious concerns russia may escalate the conflict, and the question is, will putin invade or not? today, russia said it started tactical live fire exercises in the mediterranean, days after similar drills took place in the black sea. in the past, putin has used military exercises as a smoke screen for offensives. >> translator: i don't think now we are in a situation when sin is interested in breaking off diplomatic relations. this is an extreme step. >> reporter: nevertheless, tensions remain high after russia arrested who they claimed were ukrainian special forces crossing into crimea last week with the intention of blowing up major infrastructure. the german foreign minister met with his russian counterpart to voice concern. >> translator: the most important thing is we make sure that the situation does to the get out of control, and we call on both sides to take steps aimed at deescalation and to refrain from violence. >> reporter:

soviet union. 4 thousand soldiers and 200 pieces of military hardward paraded through the streets of kiev today in a show of the country's military power. vice president joe biden is in turkey...trying to strengthen relations. biden is the highest-ranking u-s official to visit turkey since a failed coup attempt in july. u-s and turkey relations have been tense since then. turkey's president blames a man coup. biden's also expected to press concerns about the arrests of thousands of soldiers, teachers, judges and journalists linked to that coup. briefing in your voice your vote and the race for the white house.. hillary clinton is expected to receive her intelligence briefing saturday near her home in new york at the fbi offices. each candidate receives one briefing before the election. donald trump has already had his. democrat hillary clinton has been on the west coast doing some celebrity fundraising.. while republican donald tm message.. and softening his stand on illegal immigration. abc's maggie rulli has the latest from the campaign trail. pkg: nats of rally?. rallying supporters in

saying there is no point in meeting in the normandy format and europe and the usa should influence kiev and is trying to up the pressure on the international stage. but what isn't clear is what he wants from that. sarah: thank you. the dire situation in the syrian city of aleppo is becoming even worse. the united nations says running water has an cut off her days and is appealing for a cease-fire. the situation on the front lines remains unclear but government forces have masked for a bottle over aleppo's du jour. control over the city has been largelely divided. reporter: the battle began in summer of 2012. fighters for the free syrian army were able to enter the city. counterattacks and airstrikes by the forces of the sheer all assad failed to dislodge the forces. instead, they seized the western and eastern parts of aleppo. for the next three years, both sides tried unsuccessfully to take contrtrol of the cicity. ththe fighter got progressively more rural. when russia policy air force began airstrikes in 2014, the balance shifted with government troops pushing the rebels out of the c

kiev denies the claim, and says it's a pretext for a new russian invasion.ay, putin met with his security council and doubled down on the charges.ed >> ( translated ): it looks like our partners in kiev made a decision to escalate the situation and it's clear whyhy they are doing it: because they don't want or can't, for some reason, comply with ceasefire accords, as well as can't explain their failures in social and economic policy to their own people. >> woodruff: at the same time, russian military forces are building up their presence along russia's western border-- within striking distance of ukraine. i'll talk to state departmentll spokesman john kirby about this, right after the news summary. stocks fell on wall street today, led by declines incl utility shares. the dow jones industrial average lost 45 points to close atst 18,552. the nasdaq fell nearly two points, and the s&p 500 slipped three.e. for the week, both the dow and the s&p 500 lost a fraction of a percent. the nasdaq rose a fraction of a percent, notching its first eight-week winning strea

charlie d'agata is in kiev. >> we are in ukraine with the latest on the case of the missing millionsmp's campaign chairman paul manafort, with new details you won't see anywhere else, coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> if you're heading out the door, you can watch us live through the cbs all-access app on your digital device. we follow the photographers who chronicle olympic history. we will be right back. if you've gone to extremes to escape your nasal allergies. try clarispray. new, from the makers of claritin. and nothing is more effective at relieving your sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion. return to the world. cathy's gotten used lingering garbage in her kitchen yup, she's gone noseblind. she thinks it smells fine, but her guests smell this... sfx: ding, flies, meow (after cat lands) music starts febreze air effects heavy duty has up to... ...two times the odor-eliminating power to remove odors you've done noseblind to [inhales] mmm. use febreze air effects, till it's fresh and try febreze sma

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. in new light & fit yogurt. but we'd rather talk about what's not in it. like no artificial colors or preservative ingredients. and with 70 calories... maybe we're kind of bragging? konger. >>> breaking news right now at 4:32. olympic swimmers from the u.s. detained in rio. the pair pulled perfect a plane as investigators question their account of a robbery. >> women on alert if bake bay over reports of a peeping tom on the loose who police are looking for. >> and developing news, a this morning as raging flames move close to their homes. . >>> good morning to you. thanks so much for waking up with us. >> it's thursday, august 18th, and daniel el yes myles is here with your forecast. a break in the humidity. >> it feels pretty good. the humidity is going to stay low during the course of the day

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. >>> break nurse ton news2. police are investigating a shooting in wake forest that sent one person to the hospital. >> plus a mother of three, a veteran, a daughter murdered in her greeneville home with her three children. >> i mother. >> who's accused of killing the family and what happens in the case. >> 2 u.s. olympic swimmers say they were with ryan lochte are stuck in rio. what their attorneys say they have to do before being allowed to return home. >> not a fun way to end the olympics. >>> good morning everyone it's very early, 4:30 a.m. i'm russ bow. >> i'm steve chase good morning. a look at morning nurse and check on traffic first the forecast. here's al core.

some showers continuing over towards moscow and kiev. rain extending in warsaw. still hot towards the south. 34 in rome and 37 in madrid as we go throughout the day on wednesday. now, as you look at what's happening in east asia, let me first dect your attention into china where there's a tropical depression. nevertheless, it has a lot of moisture with it. into places west of there. look out for that. hong kong also dealing with rainfall. meanwhile in japan we have a scattered rain set that will bring it down over isolated areas. going into the evening hours and thursday. we are looking at a more drier pattern coming up starting on thursday and lasting for the rest of the week. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaxax anchor: you are watching "france 24." syrian rebels and government troops trade accusations over the use of chemical gas on civilians in a town southwest of aleppo. the fighting has reached new heights. violenceople have fled in south sudan in three weeks. most of them, women and children. the num

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. oh, dishwasher, why don't you dry my dishes? oh, he doesn't know any better. you just need to add finish? jet-dry? in the rinse aid compartment. it's there for a reason. it dries much better than detergent alone. sorry dishwasher. finish? jet-dry?. >>> it's 4:30, 78 degrees on this thursday, august 18th. a warm day ahead with highs of 85 and above and a slight uptick in the humidity. good morning, everyone, i'm chris wragge. >> an i'm andrea grymes in for mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. we'll have traffic and weather on the 2s in just a moment. >>> but, first, a suffolk county woman drowns in a say it was no accident. >> her 23-year-old son is now under arrest. cbs 2's ali bauman has more live from lloyd harbor this morning. ali. >>reporter: well, it's a quiet million dollar neighborhood on long island, but it was just in this back yard that police fou

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.

. >> translator: it should be obvious to everyone that authorities in kiev are not looking for ways to solve problems through talks. but are turning to terror. it is very alarming. >> ukrainian president denies the accusations and has put his army on combat alert. >> translator: i have activated all units of the armed forces, national guard, and security service. >> phe says he plans to meet wih leaders of western countries to explain the situation. there's been an increase in shelling attacks between government forces and pro-russian separatists. gaza has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world around 40%. now a group from japan is trying to help young people in the palestinian territory become entrepreneurs. it held a contest to encourage proposals that would help improve gaza's harsh living conditions. one team addressed the need for cement blocks to rebuild structures damaged during years of fighting. the members proposed making them from ashes. another suggested producing equipment to help people carry heavy items up and downstairs. frequent blackouts in the territory m

correspondent benjamin hall is in kiev tonight. >> reporter: ukraine might have left the soviet 25 yearst week but they haven't forgotten how to hold a military parade. today they prepared for a milestone on the 24th. but hours earlier vladimir putin visited crimea and met with his powerful security council, a stark reminder that russia against controls parts of ukraine. these troops are preparing to celebrate their independence, but in the east of the country their colleague ks are believing that russia may be planning an all-out invasion. a celebration and a symbol. a symbol that their military is ready to fight for independence even if it is dwarfed by their neighbors. onlookers agree. >> here now i see we can protect ourself. that makes me happy. >> reporter: it was a week ago that russia claims it did arrest saboteurs entering from crimea. and putin threatened the act would not go unpunished. >> translator: we are not going to cut off our relations with the ukraine despite the current kiev authorities reluctance to have complete diplomatic relations on the level of ambassadors. >> r

last week, moscow accused kiev of armed attacks in the region. from the border, here is the bbc's tom burridge. tom: this is how a summer holiday here starts or ends. this is not an international border for much of the world. everyone here is ukrainian. the homes, hotels or families on the other side in russian controlled crimea, after russian claims of the ukrainian-inspired plot there, relations between the two countries have hit a new low. russian security agency, the fsb, claims hidden explosives in a video here were intended for targets in crimea. ukraine says the whole story is a fake. this fsb video shows one of the accused. >> it is to official. >> the way he talks? tom: his brother believes he is talking under duress and shows signs of torture in another fsb film in which he makes an apparent confession. he did serve until last august in ukraine's war in the east of the country. but until he went missing a few days ago he was a minibus driver had a power plant. his brother thinks he was abducted and that the idea that he was in a special

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev, as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. "what we need is the help of the public. if they would please call us or hit us up on " twitter." 3 federal agents ask for help... in the wake of the weekend's unre in milwaukee's sherman rk neighborhood? 3 plus - the green and gold are back on the field tonight. where you can catch the pack's second pre-season game. 3 good morning everyone.it's thursday, august 18-th.i'm jessica tighe. tighe.and i'm kate chappell irish fest kicks off today at the summerfest grounds.. we have a look ahead to the music and cutlure-filled festival. plus how you can get in for fre.

i go back kiev occasionally and as they have gone there could . i have known him as executive director of the campaign committee it actually came up with the poster in they were rebels back then all the leadership hated them. so i knew him very well i was on the committee we we're doing well. now senator plunge was the chief whip and roy was exceptionally good to me he did not know me but contributed to my campaign in was a very competitive race. because we head the defense going in both places and said what kind of help? i have heard about this and that they had hit those stores i got here he made me though with by was the first of my class to become the deputy whip my second term. and i am on team blunt which put me in the doghouse about to read three years with the speaker greater but one night before the race ochered i was sitting in the capital with friends of mine end jon klein and others who are gone now can't we were having a greek and there is a big table where john tended to hang out the we're all on the committee. so he sits down for a

in kiev, a new report finds donald trump's campaign manager was allegedly paid millions by a pro-russia campaign in ukraine. >>> several people are dead and flooding in louisiana. this morning, there's more rain on the way to the devastated region. >>> and passengers were sent rushing out of jfk airport late last night with their hands up, over reports of a shooting. it was just a false alarm, but flights were backed up for hours. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> more violence broke out overnight in milwaukee where protesters are demonstrating, after a black police officer shot and killed a black man. one protester was shot and rescued by police. one police officer was injured when a rock smashed his windshield. and at least one car was set ablaze. police made multiple arrests. neighbors on milwaukee's north side cleared debris on sunday after several cars and buildings were set on fire sunday night, -- saturday night, including a gas station that was burned to dozens of protesters spur

a reg hopefully they kiev contain it and it will not become a regular thing like west nile. but it takes a couple of years of testing before a vaccine can be proven to be saving a defective. right now they just guardedtheyl trials they have a good candidate vaccines it worked with the monkeys and now they try them with the humans.rt of th but this testing can take two years or maybe three so it will be a while.lot of so we need to get rid of those mosquitos unfortunately the district's don't have the budget mosquitos of our fox andnd funded by local communityan dollars there are some that don't find that at all some don't even have those control programs so it will be a while yet. >> up next call from new orleans. you are on with julie steenhuysen. >> caller: i would like to ask miss julia that i believe that zika mosquito transfers the virus to humans. i know that mosquitos eat mosquitos a wise and the possible to eat another and to pass on to humans. >> that is just not the way it happens they are in need of blood mitt meal said the females are biting so that is what is go

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev, as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. we are waking up to rain in the valley early on this thursday morning...ian is keeping a close eye on where those storms are heading... we'll check in with him in just a second. good morning.. thanks for waking up with us...it's thursday, august 18th 2016i'm yetta gibson and... i'm heidi goitia... there's a lot going on in the valley this morning .. and we have you covered! breakiig at a pool supply store in phoenix.this is happening near 33rd street and mcdowell.right now anyone living in this area is being asked to stay indoors. our reporter just got there..and is finding out more information from investigators...we will check in with her in just a moment. and also breaking this morning..one man is dead... and another is hurt... after a fight broke out at a bar overnight.. and this morning.. witnesses say.. the men might belong to two rival biker gangs.. marc liverm

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questionsrussia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >>> brazil authorities pulled two u.s. swimmers off their airline flights moments before take off we will tell you why investigators want a word with the olympians. >>> a mother is pleading for justice this morning, as hear the message that she has for gunman, who shot her six year-old and almost kill them. >>> shopping for groceries, today, well you'll soon be able to pick up wine while you are at it, we will tell you why not everyone is cheering the news, good morning, today is thursday august 18th i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm brooke thomas. we will have all that plus a break in the crime spree targeting asian businesses but first katie has a check of the morning forecast and meisha tells us what you can expect outside on the roads, good

. >>> plus, we will go to kiev, as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. ,, we could brag about what's in new light & fit yogurt. but we'd rather talk about what's not in it. like no artificial colors or preservative ingredients. and with 70 calories... maybe we're kind of bragging? >>> good morning, i'm britt school. have a nice day everyone. >> good luck. some of you getting up very early to do that. chris, what do we have for weather? >>> the weather is cooperating for the first day back to school. mostly in the 40s and 50s in higher elevations.

charlie d'agata has seen part of the evidence enin kiev, the ukrainian capital. >> reporter: more than two years ago, this independence square was in chaos. president viktor yanukovych surfaced and officials here want to know why. the ledger details $5 billion in undisclosed cash handouts and some to paul manafort from viktor yanukovych, the president of ukraine at the time. this man is in charge of the investigation. are you investigating paul manafort? >> we are investigating all this black paul manafort in this case. we have a lot of questions. what is this money, paid for? taxes? and so on. >> reporter: the prosecutor confirmed that manafort's name appears 12 times for 22 different entries, totals $12.7 million between 2007 and 2012. manafort denies receiving any investigators say they are tracking down those who did sign for the cash. the ledger is held at the anti-corruption bureau. we weren't allowed to film the manafort pages because of the ongoing investigation, but a source showed us a copy of one page. on october 5th, 2012, paul manafort's name appears against the sum of $40