they think if we don't help them resist mr vladimir putin, he'll take part of their country and go to the baltic states and kazakhstan and even the russian minority. >> you have decades of experience talking to international leaders and prime ministers through several conflicts. what do you make of this based on all the experience. where do you see it heading. it's one of the most experience conflict. in america, where i live, people are unaware of the history, they don't know we signed the budapest treaty. or that ukraine has the third nuclear arsenal, because we persuaded them to give it up and said, "don't worry, we'll stand by you", the fact is crimea is in the hands of the hds of the they sent in agents. it's the first land grab, change of border since world war ii. it's, frankly, one of the most serious situation i have seen in years. i'm not sure if people in the west grasp how serious it is, and what the implications are for the rest of the world, if we allow it to stay the way it is, and allow mr vladimir putin to keep rolling. in a way it's up to the west, to the united stat

this is what mr vladimir putin is doing now. it was quite clear that for him, conquering with military, ukraine would be difficult, almost impossible. it would be much easier less costly and in his style as an officer of special services. he's doing pretty now. >> you are talking about him being kgb and a high officer in the kgb. trying to do it in a sneaky way. >> his style is a different style of officer from special - special services. it's not a style of army officer. on attack is full military mite. it's not a style that he applies in eastern and south ukraine, or that he applies to put his person, vladimir putin's person as a president or prime minister or both in ukraine. >> this is creating a situation economically. we mentioned that the russian economy could be close to recession, the drank is saying 64 billion in assets fled the country in the first three months of the year and more of that is coming. won't this all hurt him? at some point won't his popularity, which soared as a result of what he did in crimea, won't i

vladimir putin's government of supporting armed troops. he asked them to withdraw russia's traps from the border. 40,000 are thought to be stationed there. obama warned mr vladimir putin that russia would incur further costs on top of the sanctions in place. vladimir putin told obama accusations moscow is interfering in eastern ukraine are unfounded. turning the tables, putin called on the u.s. to prevent the use of blood shed. >> this is the moment pro-russian protesters stormed headquarters in an eastern city in ukraine. 100 men took part in the assault which, like many takeovers in the east, was streamed on live. ukraine's president said the military would be moving in. there has been no signs so far of any government operation and state buildings continue to fall. >> a few blocks away the city council was taken over in a peaceful operation. >> pro-russian groups here and across the east are being told to raise the flag of the republic of donetsk as opposed to the russian flag. they are now working out how to take control of the wider city. >> crowds spurred them on. this video claims to show ukrainian police officers who switched sides. the video ca

. >> i understand that additional sanctions may not change mr vladimir putin's calculus. that is possible. how well it changes calculus in part depend on not just us supplying sanctions but the cooperation of other countries. >>> now, formula 1 boss ek bernie ekel ston denied bribery charges, accused of giving a bribe to a banker to ease the sale of formula 1 to a private equity firm. eccleston says he's the victim of coercion, he surveyses up to 10 -- faces up to 10 years in civil if connected. >> the food and drug administration proposes to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18. it will not restrict flavour oured products, online sales or advertising. it's the first time the $2 billion eindustry faces federal legislation. the proposal will be open to public comment for 75 days. >> facebook says it tripled profits, exceeding analysts expectations. the social media firm has 1.28 billion users, half the world population. a jump on the mobile app helped to push up advertising revenue. growth in desktop users slowed. >> divers in south korea retrieved 171 bodies fr

. >> we'll be in a stronger position to deter mr vladimir putin, when he sees the world is unified andhe united states and europe, rather than this is just a u.s.-russian conflict. >>> preparing for another round of elections in iraq - the political corruption some candidates say they are fighting to end. we discussion in the sunday segment "the week ahead", r >>> we are glad you are watching al jazeera america. here are the top stories - while the n.b.a. play-offs got under way, anger is growing over alleged racist remarks by clippers' owner donald sterling. n.b.a. will vesket. >>> pro-ukrainian and pro-russian forces clash. germany is condemning the holding of eight militias, and three captured ukrainian special forces officers. >>> the catholic church marked an historic occasion - popes john xxiii and john paul ii were named saints at the vatican. thousands travel to italy to celebrate the dual canonization. >>> it's sunday night and a look at "the week ahead". two years after the last american soldiers left, the country is far from peaceful. in the run-up to wednesday's vote viole

. >> we'll be in a stronger position to deter mr vladimir putin, when he sees that the world is unified, rather than this is a u.s. russian conflict. >> president obama's next stop, the philippines, where the u.s. agreed to increase troop presence. new video uploaded to the internet is believed to show rebels in syria attacking government targets. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this clip is said be the battle ground city of aleppo. opposition forces destroying a cement factory. another video shows the government approaching a rebel position. seconds later it's hit by more tar. al jazeera cannot independently verify the authenticity of the videos. the death toll is put at 153,000 in three years. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't have to do anything, you let them talk. that's what happened here. i have confidence that the n.b.a. commissioner adam silva will address this. >> a fan responding to racist comments from the l.a. clippers owner. jessica taff is here to explain. what is going on? >> when the president is compelled to weigh in all the way from m

vladimir putin notice. in an interview with major garrett, mr. obama says russia is providing convert support to militias agitating in eastern ukraine. >> mr. putin's decisions are not just bad for ukraine, over the long term they'll be bad for russia. >> pelley: nightmare at sea-- seth doane reports people missing after a ferry capsizes of the coast of south korea. ben tracy has a few words about the new s.a.t. why kids won't need to know the meaning of propinquity or lachrymose on the redesigned test. and anthony mason on turning forgery into an art form. >> this is being treated as a work of fine art. >> reporter: but it's a fake. >> it is, yes, but it's a very important fake. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. president obama said tonight russia has no excuse for massing troops on the border of ukraine, and no excuse for lending covert support to militias causing what he calls chaos there. ukraine is trying desperately tonight to put down an upris

one is a portrait of vladimir putin. mr. bush has interesting things to say about the relationship. >> vladimir putin, yeah, i met with him a lot during the presidency. i got to know him well. we had a good relationship throughout. it got more tense as time went on. vladimir is a person who, in many ways, views the u.s. as an enemy, and although he wouldn't say that, i felt that he viewed the world as either u.s. benefits and russia loses or vice versa. >> he also had an interesting story about his dog barney and comrade vlad. >> our dear dog barney who has a special spot in my heart. i introduced him to putin. you really call that a dog. a year later, we visited him and he said, would you like to meet my dog? out bounds a huge dog. he said, bigger, stronger, and faster than barney. >> you kind of thought, is this symbolic of what he thinks? >> i took it in, didn't react. wow, anybody who thinks my dog is bigger than your dog is an interesting character. >> i like that story. it kind of gives you insight into the personalitie

mr. obama said he's ready to impose fresh sanctions on russia in days. he accused vladimir putin for not sticking to spirit or letter

vladimir putin. i think at the beginning of his time in the kremlin mr.putin was interested in a better relationship with the united states and the closer integration with the west as he understood it. obviously, after 9/11 he was the first time offer condolences and offer support in helping the added states establish its bases in central asia. i think in president putin point of view the desire was to have, as one of my colleagues colet, an equal partnership of and naples. in other words, to have a strategic partnership with the united states. in the beginning the bush administration was very inclined with that. the personal relationships seem to be better, and that cooperation in 2001, the war in afghanistan, russia was instrumental in helping the united states in a variety of ways because it knew more about afghanistan and the u.s. that began to of fall apart when president bush and his people and particularly vice president cheney embrace the free and agenda, the belief that the u.s. should go around actively promoting democracy, particularly in russi

mr. obama said he's ready to impose fresh sanctions on russia within days. he accused russia's president vladimir putin for not sticking to spirit or letter of agreement signed in geneva last week. bbc world news in tokyo. >>> sit exait is exactly a year the collapse of the building including several clothing factories that killed 1,100 people. the attention was brought to clothing business and retailers. for survivors and family members

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mr. keepser, vladimir putin repeating over and over again the building a missile defense system in poland also other countries of our region, will start a news -- a new arms race. in fact, he said it again today. good indicator that ups program should be split before 2014? first, nato has made it very clear that the missile defense system in europe is not a threat to russia. it is a defense system. defense institution. i think that is the first point. continuing with with the enhanced adaptive approach to fulfill the anditments that we've made in the interest of poland, romania, and nato partners on missile defense. we will adjust where we need to adjust. aboutsly, the whole point missile defense is about real threats, not about theory. casell always in any adjust where we need to adjust on timelines or any part of that system. >> but as far as the arms race, do you see it as an arms race? that is what putin is saying. says manynt putin things. that is ridiculous. it is not an arms race. it is a missile defense system and we've made that very clear. we have welcomed the russians to partic

having his first known public conversation with vladimir putin. >> mr. snowden, you are the former agent, and in the past i had something to do with intelligence. and we will talk between ourselves as professionals. >> the refusal to hand over snowden severely strained ties with the united states. and with the deadlock over ukraine, only getting worse, that relationship with washington is unlikely to improve. there is confusion tonight about what happened to 129 nigerian school girls that were kidnapped late monday. he retracted a previous statement, which had most of the girls being freed. they were taken from their school in a north eastern state, and officials there have been blamed -- have blamed that attack on boca fighters. nobel prize winning writer, gabriel marquez died. he died at his home in mexico city. throughout his life he wore many hats a play wright, a screen writer. we take a look back at his life. >> the columbian novelist, credited with introducing the world of magic realism began his career a a journalist. his novels were based on rea

vladimir putin. >> does russia intercept store or analyze in any way, the communications of millions of individuals? >> mr. snowden you are a former agent, and in the past i have something to do with intelligence. >> so we will talk between ourselves as professionals. and with the deadlock of ukraine, only getting worse, that relationship with washington is unlikely to improve. peter sharp, al jazeera, moscow.

overnight, moving on now, tough talk from president obama directed at the russian president vladimir putin. mrobama on his overnight trip to asia saying, quote, that putin hasn't lifted a finger to deescalate the situation in ukraine but is, in fact, fueling it. let's bridge bring in abc's george stephanopoulos from "this week." more tough talk from the president, we heard this before. he continues to make mischief in the eastern part of the country. so, is he by which i mean president obama running the risk of developing a credibility problem? >> it's possible. he's running into the limits of the power. one of the things we're seeing with the situation in ukraine right now, the president is pushing harder for tougher sanctions, broader sanctions against russia, but not all of the european allies are going along with it. businesses are fighting back against that in europe as well. not enough consequence. he's not able to follow through in getting a new trade agreement with japan, you know, in a second term, in a world where america is one of many powers, the president can't just dictate an out

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sanctions against the russian oil and gas sector the head of shell oil went to vladimir putin's house today to promise mr. putin eye-to-eye and to promise the world that royal dutch shell is quote committed to expansion in russia, quote, we are very keen to grow our position in the russian federation. shell oil today announcing plans to expand russia's liquefied natural gas plant with the russian state-owned company gazprom. within the last two weeks as the united states and european union have levied these sanctions against russia as president obama has signed an executive order giving himself the authority to at least theoretically lay sanctions against the russian energy sector, not only did we have this action from shell today at vladimir putin's house, we also had exxon mobil announce that they were starting new joint work with the russian state owned oil company rosneft. they're starting surveys of the sea floor where they want to drill with rosneft in the arctic. the oil company bp has more than a third of all of its oil and gas reserves in russia. more than a third. bp's chief executive hold shar

vladimir putin. never mind, less than a month ago, mr. obama said the ukraine crisis is not another cold war we're entering into. as the same goes, better late than never. mr. obama's problem seems not so much that he believed vladimir putin and other leaders were so different from their predecessors but that he himself was so different from his. this is a man who said to a visitor when he was a mere senator said wouldn't it be great if i were president. well, he's been president for nearly six years and things are not great yet. as he heads to asia this week where there are serious strains among alyles japan and south korea, a top adviser says the issues aren't that hard. showing up is the biggest part. >> where do you think that president obama had that confidence, where did it come from? >> i think this man had such a meteoric rise to the presidency, perhaps more uninterrupted than any man in history, that it's almost understandable that he would develop a pretty high opinion of himself, which i think to a great extent he retains to th

mr. obama spoke by phone with russian president vladimir putin and expressed his concern about interferenceukraine. pro-russian protesters have now taken over government buildings in ten cities in the east, and ukraine's government has done nothing so far to remove them. the fear is that this could be leading up to a russian invasion of the east, a repeat of the crimea takeover. holly williams is on the scene. >> reporter: in horlivka this morning, masked pro russian protesters stormed the police headquarters. then after occupying the station raised a russian flag. they put up barricades around the building. they told us they're expecting a fight with the ukrainian government, they just don't know when it will happen. vadim morozov is a coal miner who said he joined the protest because the ukrainian authorities treat russian- speaking people in the east end of the country like second-class citizens. these men are heros, he said, and the government in kiev is illegal. inside, we found the policeman who used to work here but now defected to the side of protestors. he told us commanding office

as for russian president vladimir putin, mr.he russian leader if he found that he was drowning. >> i absolutely would save mr. putin if he were drowning. i'd like to think that if anybody's out there drowning, i'm going to save them. i used to be a pretty good swimmer. i grew up in hawaii. a little out of practice. >> reporter: this conference call for president obama with the european leaders will not be easy. top officials tell us here not only are the europeans reluctant because they feel possible russian economic retaliation. the simple truth is european rules for applying economic sanctions are very strict, and if not followed precisely, those economic sanctions against russia could be easily and embarrassingly undone. norah? >> all right, major, thank you. >>> and this sunday on "face the nation," bob schieffer interviews senate armed services committee member claire mccaskill and former senator rick santorum. that's sunday morning here on cbs. >>> a little 10-year-old girl is getting credit for being bold on behalf of her

despite the tensions with putin, the president asked if he would save vladimir putin if he were drowning. >> i absolutely would save mr. putin if he were drowning. i would like to think that if anybody is out there drowning i'm going to save them. i used to be a pretty good swimmer. i grew up in hawaii. >> doubleheader. an historic moment. 1 million pilgrims are gathering in st. peter's square to see who popes canonized. >> they will not only see two popes canonized but two popes. emeritus ben ticket is expected to attend. it will be like a catholic all-star game. >> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president obama's asia tour has been overshadowed by ukraine. the president and european leaders had a video conference to talk about what to do about russia. with evidence of russian interference despite the truce. so far europe is not prepared to join the white house in squeezing moscow economically. chuck todd filed this report from seoul, south korea. >> reporter: well, good evening from here, andrea. we're now in the middle of the night in seoul. the president talked about what's coming on ukrain

at his request russian president vladimir putin spoke with president obama on the phone. mr. is influence to get these pro russian forces to leave and over the weekend echos of cold war russian warplane coming dangerously close making passes over u.s. naval vessel in the black sea. nick the tension between the russian government and the pro ukraine is getting more tense. >> reporter: we've had a remarkable absence of ukrainian government response. i should say we've seen social media in the last few hours suggesting ukrainian army is on the move. that could be the harbinger of something to come but frankly right now people who have been behind me are pro russian protesters. >> pro russian protesters. are these also russian troops or mercenaries. >> reporter: it's hard to disscene who these pro russian militants are here. they are not all obviously russian servicemen as we saw moving into the crimean peninsula. these are men in similar camouflage uniforms who are trained. they know what they are doing but not that same sense of them being part of a broader force. there's simila

despite the tensions with putin, the president asked if he would save vladimir putin if he were drowning. >> i absolutely would save mr

mr. putin, and -- and his activity. that's what lead for -- i would say losing cohesion of -- of this ruling group. >> is vladimir putin er now? >> the country has an economic problem, and we're facing economic crisis, deeper than before, and that's one of the reasons why mr. putin right now just heading these undertakings in crimea and ukraine as a whole, so that -- to create some kind of external enemy, and just to impose mobilization spirit in the country, and just to try to consider that it's russian people, and to create other intentions rather than to concentrate the problems reached in his government very soon in the economic and social fear as a result. that is the issue, despite the fact that oil price at a high level but economy doesn't work at all. we already have one year and six months we don't have growth of industrial output. already more than six months we don't have gdp growth. and last two months we already have decline in gdp. it means mr. putin will face a problem of increased pension bs and wages, but later he would even be not in a position to pay current level. that is the problems russian governm

mr. obama said he's ready to impose fresh sanctions on russia in days. he accused vladimir putin for not sticking to spirit or letter of the agreement signed last week. bbc news tokyo. >> we'll keep you posted on the president's trip to the far east. let's move on with business. aaron is here. tech giants haven't had a great time lately. latest news is what? >> pretty darn good. that's the latest news. >> pdg? >> i like that. you're on fire today mr. gowing. you're always on fire. yeah, yeah. he's not grumpy today. shareses of technology companies have been punished over the past month amid fears the tech bubble may be bursting. their growth can't testify their huge stock market evaluations. there's been strong results from two of the biggest names in the business. let's start with facebook. it is proving it's growing strongly with revenues of $2.5 billion. that's all the money they took in in this three month period to march. it's up 72% on the same time last year. then came the news from another bigger giant. apple, look at. that this made a massive $45.6 billion over the same

at his request, vladimir putin spoke with president obama on the phone. president obama calling on mrrussian war plane came close making a dozen passes over a u.s. naval ship in the black sea. the tension between the ukrainian government and the progovernment accompli progovernme progovernment militias is getting worse. >> the law enforcement and police and military are nowhere to be seen despite the deadline for protesters to vacate buildings and the threat of anti-terror operation we have seen social media video suggesting that the ukrainian army is on the move. that could be the harbinger of something to come. but the people say that the prorussian protesters. >> you talk about prorussian protesters. are these also russian troops or mercenaries is this the same play book as crimea? >> it's harder to discern who these well-trained militants are here. they are not as obviously russian servicemen as those in the crimean peninsula who had the same gear with their insignia contain off. these are trained and know what they're doing but not that same sense of them being a part of a broade

mr. russian protestors occupying buildings in ukraine, as vladimir putin threatened europe.ifth years after ljb signed a law banning racial discrimination, president obama celebrates the civil rights act. and behind the scenes of a demolition of the old bay bridge in san francisco. why it's at a critical and very dangerous new faze. >> the justice department said today it has found patterns of excessive force by police in albuquerque new mexico. officers have fired at 37 people since 2010. 23 were killed. the report comes weeks after officers shot and kill add homeless mass during a confrontation in the cities foothills this investigation actually began before that incident. the report also says albuquerque police have used excessive force against people who only posed a minimum threat. heidi jotas row is live for us. heidi, how significant are the findings and what will they mean for the police for? >> hey, tony. the findings found today were a stunner. it is also an affirmation for those that have lost love ones always to their claims that police have used excessive force.

vladimir putin notice. in an interview with major garrett, mr.s russia is providing convert support to militias agitating in eastern ukraine. >> mr. putin's decisions are not just bad for ukraine, over the long term they'll be bad for russia. >> pelley: nightmare at sea-- seth doane reports people missing after a ferry capsizes of the coast of south korea. ben tracy has a few words about the new s.a.t. why kids won't need to know the meaning of propinquity or lachrymose on the redesigned test. and anthony mason on turning forgery into an art form. >> this is being treated as a work of fine art. >> reporter: but it's a fake. >> it is, yes, but it's a very important fake.

. >>> russian corporations, and the oligarchs in vladimir putin's inner circle, now face new sanctions. >> the goal here is not to go after mrputin personally, the goal is to change his calculus. >> but will the strategy get putin to change course in ukraine? tonight our special report, russia, follow the money. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. it was two months ago that the crisis in ukraine erupted in flames this kiev. the white house says russia has been raising tensions there all along. last month vladimir putin admitted that russian troops were on the ground in crimea. that region voted to split off from ukraine, and was officially annexed by russia back in march. since then pro-russia activists have seized buildings in eastern ukraine, and russian troops have staged military drills along the border. washington has responded with sanctions four times now. peter greste is in moscow are more. >> reporter: all of the latest names and companies have strong links to vladimir putin. as the u.s. tries to up the pressure on the russian leader by hitting them close to him. this man was in charge of planning the winter olympics

. >> reporter: press secretary jay carney made clear the president believes vladimir putin is manufacturing the crisis, but mr. obama's critics believe putin is winning. >> all you hear from obama is if you do it next time, the sanctions will increase. putin is calculating it's all hot air, if he measures how approaches this, he's going to get what wants. >> "the new york times" the president and secretary of state focus less on the middle east peace process and devote their attention to ukraine. traveling in estoneia, kerr -- mccain called for providing arms for the ukraine. >> i think it's inexcusable that we have not helped the ukrainian government to defend themselves with defensive weapons. >> reporter: jay carney couldn't explain the lethal hardware designation but he made clear that the u.s. is opposed to introducing weapons. >> our main focus is on economics trying to deescalate the situation. we did not see a military solution to this crisis. >> u.s., ukrainian and yawrp peen and russian diplomats are meeting this week. they are concerned the russians might use their push against pro russian proteste

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russian corporations and the oligarchs in vladimir putin's circling face new sanctions? >> the goal here is not to go after mr. putin personally. the goal is to change his c calculus. >> will the strategy get putin who some believe is worth billions to change course in ukraine? tonight, our special report: russia. follow the money. >> i am john seigenthaler in new york. it was two months ago that the crisis in ukraine already simmering erupted in, in flames in kiev. the white house says russia has been raising tensions there all along last month. vladimir putin admitted russian troops were in fact on the ground in crimea that region voted to split off from ukraine and was annexed by russia back in march. since then, pro-russia activists seized buildings in eastern ukraine and russian troops staged along the border. washington has responded to the crisis in ukraine with sanctions four times now. our peter sharp is in moscow with more on the measures announced today. >> all of the latest names and companies have strong links to vladimir putin as the u.s. tries to up the pressure on the russian leader by hitting

mr. ambassador thank you for joining us. brett stevens writes in the "wall street journal" tonight that putin is about to quote, eat president obama's lunch." if i were vladimirld invade eastern ukraine this week strike while the iron is hot. never again will the taking be so easy. mr. putin knows mr. obama and he knows the u.s. president has the digestive fortitude of a tourist in tijuana. and that's why mr. putin should move quickly. is there anything president obama can really do to stop him? >> first of all, i think brett stevens commentary is a little bit over the top. we have to remember when putin invaded georgia in august of 2008, george w. bush really couldn't do much and he was no shrinking violet. he was a tough president. we don't have a security commitment to ukraine. ukraine is not a member of nato. i think what the president could do if this happens and i'm not sure it is likely, putin vaccination enamel, he understands real sanctions could come and that's a deterrent here. if president obama can in a credible way convince president putin that major sanctions meaning russian exports to the united states shut off, americans needing exports to ru

vladimir putin. absolutely would say to mr. putin if you were drowning. i like to think that if anybody is out there drumming am going to save them. pretty good a swimmer. i grew up in hawaii. a little out of practice. >> he will save him if he is drowning. ,s we watch this all unfold there has been a lack of angst and worry about vladimir putin for years it has now bubbled up. point.at a new tipping where do you see this going? i do think it will be increasingly hostile. i do not see him throwing president putin a political or economic lifeline. i do not think you will try to .ave the russian economy i think there will be increased tension. there will be difficult dialogue . putin is not interested in having a constructive dialogue with the united states at this point. >> the fact that we keep talking about economic sanctions is actually very worrisome. china is watching carefully. i just came back from a week of thre.all st itt we are doing to isolate just reinforces the chinese feeling they do not want to open them. clearin has made it very that he see

vladimir putin. >> does russia intercept store or analyze any way the communications of millions of individuals? >> mr. snowden, you are a tommer agent, in the past i have something to do with intelligence. sew with will talk between ourselves as professionals. >> putin's refuse toll to hand other snowden severely strained ties with the united states, and with the deadlock only getting worse that relationship is unlikely to improve. al jazeera, moscow. >> there is much more still ahead, including tragedies including teenagers in nigeria and south korea, you are watching al jazeera america. workers in greece delay your retirement? i'm here to make the connections to your money real. well it's official... xfinity watchathon week was the biggest week in television history. but just when you thought it was over... what now? with xfinity on demand you can always watch the latest episodes of tv's hottest shows. good news. like hannibal... chicago fire.... ...and bates motel. the day after they air. xfinity on demand. all the latest episodes. all included with your service. it's like hi-fiving your eyeballs.

targeted today is this guy, the man here in close quarters with president vladimir putin, a former deputy prime minister to mrhe now heads up the russian state-owned oil company, the biggest oil company in the world. if president obama does ramp up sanctions even further, the most aggressive option that he's got is to take actions not just against individuals, but against the whole russian oil and gas sector, which accounts for more than half of that country's economy. so far president obama has not done that, but as of today he has targeted that guy. he has targeted the head of russia's oil company. he's targeted him personally as an individual. even while the american company exxon continues to announce yet further partnerships with that same russian company, whose chief executive has just been hit with white house sanctions. this headline out today. how long can western oil companies keep doing stuff like that? and are these escalating but not war tactics working against russia? and how would we know if they were? joining us now is michael mcfaul. until earlier this year he was america's ambassador to russ

vladimir putin. >> does russia intercept, store or analyse in any way the communications of millions of individuals. >> translation: mr edward snowden, you are a former agent in in the past i had something to do with intelligence. so we will talk between ourselves as professionals. >> vladimir putin's refusal to happened over edward snowden back in june strained ties with the united states, and with the det look over ukraine getting worse, that relationship with washington is unlikely to improve. >> an urgent search is underway in south korea for hundreds of people, many children, still missing after this week's ferry accident. most of the passengers on the ship were students heading to the island of jeju for a field trip. the ferry ran into trouble off the coast of jindo island, and the death toll has climbed to 25. harry fawcett reports from a boat in the jindo sea. >> you can see the size of the operation out here from a boat. there's frustration that more attempts, risks have not been taken to get into the upturned hull of the ship and sow if they can fine -- see if they can find any survivors. we are approaching

obama responded to reports that vladimir putin said he thought obama would save him -- >> i absolutely would save mrdrowning. i would like to think that if anybody is out there drowning i am going to save them. a pretty good swimmer, i grew up in hawaii. i'm a little out of practice. are your top headlines. obviously a very awkward moment for the president, the ferry sunk in south korea. the whole thing was very -- >> he was almost set up for it. he did a good job of getting through it, it was painful to see the ballet there. comments putin would say in the first place. in the first place, i would save president obama. >> we should emphasize this, the headlines are coming fast and furious out of ukraine. theill keep you up-to-date, ruble has weekend. we have a 36 point on ruble. that shows the tensions this morning in ukraine. >> the pay for play debate is going for an incident today as northwestern football players vote whether to unionize. jeffrey kessler is a powerful figure in this debate. he recently filed a lawsuit against ncaa schools for anticompetitive behavior, arguing that scholarships ca

vladimir putin on any signs he may increase -- may encroach on more territory in the ukraine. russia's economic power is stumbling. you combine all of that and the russian stock market has dropped 4.3%. mr. putin may be safe. michael, russia has effectively been on a spending spree. they have the search yielded bits, projects in siberia, and now this territorial landgrab in ukraine. can vladimir putin really keep up this pace in terms of going after territory like ukraine and crimea? >> i think you hit the nail on the head. if you want to curtail his expansion, the way to do it is through his economy. that is the sense of the vulnerability. market share three and $60 billion in 2007, down to $77 billion in 2013. it is not going to get any better. it will continue sliding. completely relying on oil and gas, it is dependent on the demand from ukraine and europe. but also the way that it actually sells oil and gas. it is all tied together. gas prices are relatively cheap. europe is trying to undermine the that through stock market trading and that is where the dilemma is going to come from. to beyou had listened premised or seven years ago, he would tell you that it would be a $1 trillion

mr. obama said he's ready to impose fresh sanctions on russia within days. he accused vladimir putin for not sticking to spirit or letter of agreement signed in geneva last week. >> tim, we have heard from the chinese in response to this statement of support for japan's territorial issues in the east china sea. the chinese foreign ministry saying u.s. japan security treaty is product of cold war and cannot be aimed at a third party and must not harm china's sovereignty. beijing is not happy about what's going on and being said in tokyo. >> it's not just japan that has quarrels of china. on the trade issue, when america is trying to negotiate pacific groups, which are the national groups and how are they at odds with the general industry i? >> japan is a closed market or certainly big chunks are closed to foreign products. if you think of for example rice, there's a 400% taf riff. there's 40% on american beef. these are issues between japan and america. america wants these to be lowered. mr. abe has committed himself to market opening and signing up for this transpacific partnership.

mr. murphy's statement. we don't want to provoke? we don't want to provoke vladimir putin by giving these people the ability to defend themselves after their country has been dismembered and there is provocations going on? we don't -- that, i say to you, sir, is the logic of appeasement. the logic of appeasement. i want to know, and i think the american people should know, and maybe most importantly, the people of ukraine should know, why won't we give them some defensive weapons when they're facing -- and another invasion, not the first, but another invasion of their country? it is just beyond logic. and, frankly, when we don't give people assistance to defend themselves, then it just -- as the syria decision, it reverberates throughout the entire world. i would like to know why it is not at least under serious consideration to give them defensive weapons with which to defend themselves. >> well, senator, let me begin in the place you began with your premature judgment about the failure of everything. i -- you know, i guess it's pretty easy to lob those judgments around,

the decisions of vladimir putin are not just bad for ukraine but bad for russia. >> mr. ambassador, are you prepared to take another hit to your economy? >> first of all we do not believe the language of sanctions is a good one to talk in the 21st century. second, you cannot work with russia and try to achieve anything through the language of sanctions. third, the sanctions that have been introduced certainly are a significant jess too of the cold war mentality. it is russia. it is a very solid-state, well developing country and we can withstand pressures. >> i must interrupt. you say this is a revival of the cold war. >> no, i didn't. i said the danger for the cold war d. >> the point i make, when crimea is annexed and president vladimir putin said no russian croups in crimea and then he said, well, we did send russia troops into crimea and you have 40,000 troops on the borders of eastern ukraine and now put says perhaps we need these troops to restore order, isn't that a cold war? >> oh, no. first of all, you are falling about crimea like it is real estate that we anne