mr. ambassador, first of all, thank you so much for joining us. i want to ask you in response to a couple of breaking developments now. the prime minister now in ukraine says this has been a declaration of war. what russia has done, by moving its troops, into crimea. what, practically speaking, does that mean, given that nearly everyone admits this is not a military confrontation the ukraine can take on and win. >> yesterday we demand the security council at united nations had its meeting, extraordinary meeting. and we declared that what is going on in ukraine is the act of aggression from the russian side against ukraine. so we proved it by the united nations documents which are defining the act of aggression which started long before the decision of the russian parliament. russian ambassador could not explain the exact reason why they send the troops to ukraine. the pretext, he explain he expl absolutely shocking. because is to protect russian speaking population. couldn't imagine russians could protect any russian-speaking around the world, inc

mr. ambassador, everybody on this show said to stop making comparisons to hitler.ut the concerns about russia and the concerns about the russian speaking people and about the naval port there and all about crimea, is that to say they want to return? is there a call among the people of the eastern ukraine who speak russian, that they want to be part of russia again? i hear the opposite. what do you know? >> well, opinion polls taken in ukraine before the crisis escalated to where it is now underscoresed that people don't want. 20% are ukrainian. the other 20% are tatars. they don't want in the issues of ukraine. so i don't think there's a big appetite among the people involved here to split ukraine in half and have to go back to a debate other who is part of russia and who is not. with respect to the naval base, the naval base has been under agreement with the government of ukraine. that's not in jeopardy. nobody has raised the idea that that needs to be closed. and with respect to russians in crimea, let's be clear. not a single ethnic russian has been harmed in cr

mr. ambassador, welcome to "bottom line." thank you for your time today. >> good to be with you. >> sir, what did the meeting accomplished? g7?he meeting of the >> yes, sir. >> they came out with a strong statement, i think a practical statement. i was least to see they were unified. to see theyased were unified. they agreed on basic principles of international law. they called specifically on ukraine to find an explosive political settlement that will give them stability and the prospect for economic veltman. >> ambassador collins, the international community is taking steps to cast russia as a pariah nation. russia has been cut out of the g-8. but the foreign minister, sergei lavrov called the g-8 an informal club and continued "it has no membership tickets and cannot purge anyone by definition." does the g-8, now g7 have? >> i think it is one of a number of such institutions. it is, after all, by historic the leading economies, and therefore on economic issues, it is fairly significant. of course today it does not have chi

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> we wanted to talk to more people who'd worked these jobs. but to do so, we had to go far outside the war, where they could speak more openly. we found them in the rural heartland of southern india, in the state of tamil nadu. >> the main issue when we talk about trafficking - we can call it as bonded labor - it all starts because they have to pay an amount to get that job. >> sindhu kavinamannil used to work for a subcontractor in kuwait. now she advocates on behalf of migrant laborers. over the last eight years, she has interviewed hundreds of contract workers in iraq and afghanistan. >> debt will make you work anywhere. it doesn't matter if it's a war zone, doesn't matter if you're given a good food or g

mr. ambassador? >> i'm afraid not. with the -- in london, people are inconvenient to mr.turn up dead. >> until hear from him again, what are your thoughts on how in the world putin is going to shut him up? i guess the fact is we haven't seen him since then, and i wouldn't expect to again. would you? >> i think he is fully under the control of russian security, so they can do with him whatever they would like. they my may treat him out again to say he endorses russian troops taking crimea, but he is on record opposing that and is of no further utility to the kremlin as a potential ally in ukraine where he is discredited, being charged with the vie violence taking place and living the luxurious lifestyle, so he is an embarrassment to the kremlin. >> former ambassador -- excuse me for the interruption. we'll wrap up the latest toes right here after this. why are house republicans "cooling," atlantic puts jobs on ice... forces us to lose out on revenue for roads and schools. and sends a message to millions of dreamers, who study hard and want to serve our country, they might

. >> mr ambassador, you'll wonder when you hear vladimir putin and other members of the leadership speaking and you'll here president obama today. whether their positions now, this late into the crisis are so mutually excusive that someone will have to calm down. >> president obama has been firm and tough. and the meeting in the oeble office with the interim prime minister of ukraine sends a strong message of support for ukraine and the people of ukraine. at the same time the president said he's prepared to use sanctions. it was referred to as important because it shows the united states and europe were prepared to speak in one voice and act together. everyone wants to avoid the circumstance, find an off-ramp and resolve the issue diplomatically. we talked about time. first of all, secretary kerry is meeting with the russian counterpart. we hope the referendum can by avoided. if it can't be there'll be additional time for dip loam as which so long as it's coupled by positions, by united states. because russia has to take additional steps before any annexation of crimea into the russian frig

mr. ambassador, you wonder when you hear putin and other members of the russian leaderships speaking, and you hear president obama today, whether there are positions now this late into the crisis are so mutually exclusive that somebody is going to have to climb down. >> well look, president obama has been very, very firm, and as you said, tough. this meeting in the oval office with the interim prime minister of ukraine sends a very, very strong message of support for ukraine and the people of ukraine. but at the same time the president has said he's prepared to use sanctions in this g-7 statement that was just referred to. i think that's extremely important because it shows that the united states and europe are prepared to speak with one voice and act together. but i think everybody wants to avoid that circumstance, find an off-ramp for putin so he can save face and we can resolve this issue diplomatically. we talk about time. there is this referendum, and first of all secretary of kerry is going to be meeting with his russian counter part prime minister lavrov later this week, and we hop

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> you're watching talk to al jazeera. martin smith, who's written a new novel, while on parkinson's. you were on a cocktail of medications. were they effective at first? >> i don't think they were particularly effective. and i certainly would have preferred to have just taken pills instead of having an operation on my brain. and another fact, this has had an effect on short term memory. so if occasionally i will blank out when you've asked a question, you're waiting for me to come to an answer, i'm sorting through empty file cards. there were words on all those file cards, on those index cards. i can't find the word for index or file or card. >> it must be maddening. >> it is very mad nipping. i'm not coming

mr. ambassador. the united states is making it clear that any diplomatic solution must include a pullback of russian troops from crimea. is russia prepared to meet that position? >> first of all, thank you for having me. secondly, what kind of pullback from crimea are you talking about? we are now in the territory of the russian federation. there are a lot of things that have happened. and one has to be very realistic about it. there was an expressed will of people living in crimea to become a part of the russian federation at the moment when there was an unconstitutional takeover of power with the use of force in kiev. and they felt that this is the moment that this is threatening the way -- the life they wanted to conduct. so crimea is part of the russian federation, and -- >> how about eastern ukraine, sir? can you state unequivocally that russian troops will not push into eastern ukraine? >> well, we have said so many times that we have no intent, no interest in crossing the border. >> but does t

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> welcome back. we're talking about frat he went taking drastic action to try to stop hazing. sigma phi epsilon replaced it with the balanced man program several decades ago to foster leadership and personal growth. so nate, this is credited to contributing to higher gpas, and lower legal costs for the fraternity. and is it enough. >> the balanced man program is a great program, and a great example of a national office determining what they value and how that should be lived out in the new member experience and just the general membership experience in general. i think their goal there is to eliminate power dynamics in groups, and i applaud it. but it's still transitioning. chapters are still figuring out ho

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. there's more to finical news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can effect your grocery bill? could rare minerals in china effect your cell phone bill? or, how a hospital in texas could drive up your health care premium. i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> welcome back, we're talking about companies that buy and sell all kinds of information but. mostly without your knowledge. what rights do you have? raj, our viewers have some thoughts on that. >> our community are always helpful. phil, i want to go back to you, you're a victim of data breach, and is it time for pen and pa

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. president obama has ordered the department of homeland security to conduct a review of the administration's policy on deportation. on this program we're discussing the political bind facing the president and his party in this midterm election year. you heard brent and lorella describe the landscape. are there some down side risks for republicans not necessarily in the near term this november, but in the longer term when the dust finally clears when we do have some kind of reform of the immigration laws. are there going to be long memories not only in washington but the rest of the country? >> i don't believe this is the issue that republicans are going to lose

mr. ambassador, a lot of folks on tv over the weekend seem to desperately want this to be a plot line, putinersus obama. if you're vladimir putin, however, how much is the u.s. a part of your thinking and how much is this truly a domestic matter to you? >> well, for president putin, ukraine is very important to his vision of creating what he calls a eurasian economic union. and just a month ago he was victorious in his view when then president yanukovych rejected the european and started negotiations with russia. but then just a few weeks ago, that president, yanukovych fled russia, and that was a big blow to putin, a big blow of what should happen in terms of his vision in terms of russian and ukraine. this is his counterpunch to let everybody know that he is going to be the dominant power in his view in this part of the world. >> and what is possibly going to motivate him to want to listen to the west and listen to among others the president of the united states? >> well, if i'm talking as professor mcfaul, i'm pessimistic. i think the probabilities for a diplomatic solution are small. i t

mr. ambassador, how strange a feeling for everything you learned and studied about vladimir putin to be coming true right now this kind of slow motion invasion with troops walking the streets, some of them with the safeties off their weapons and fingers on the triggers. there's no joy in the answer, but do you think we're looking at an eventual partitioning of ukraine? >> well, it's most certainly a possibility, there's no doubt about it. if you listen to the president, putin's press conference today, i heard two very distinct contradictory messages. on the one hand he said it was our fault that there was the revolution in kiev, and we need to have a process to bring a legitimate government to ukraine that he would recognize. and he said he had no intention of annexing crimea. but on the other hand, he said because of the revolution, that was the word he used in kiev, russia is no longer obligated to commit to international treaties and agreements that they signed with the previous ukrainian government. that to me was a threatening signal that there may be more to come. >> and what will the ne

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del waters. friends and relatives of the passengers on the missing malaysian airlines flight now confronting airline officials demanding more information. they are angry about how the malaysian government is handling the situation. >> you only mentioned questions regarding food, drinks and compensation. i don't need this. i need to know the whereabouts of my relatives. wasn't to know where the plane is and you can't give me an answer. >> relatives of the chinese passengers say they will go on a hunger strike if malaysian authorities don't give more accurate information. the search is now in day 11. now thai military officials say its radar detected a plane that may h

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mr. ambassador?eve that its useful to have some kind of strong demonstration, condemnation at the united nations, even though the russians can veto, but where i see it right now is, obviously the vote in crimea is going to pass. but maybe there's a little bit of a diplomatic window, shep. secretary kerry is going to meet with the russian prime minister -- foreign minister on saturday, and then after the vote in crimea, there is possibly a little window because the russian parliament has to ratify the vote in crimea. look, i think it's going to be annexed. there's probably no question about it. but i don't think putin is going to go beyond annexing crimea. the costs for him is huge because what you're seeing now is two russian pipelines have been cancelled. for instance, germany, third of their gas comes from russia. is putin going to risk economic sanctions from 28 european countries, some like france and germany? and the united states? asset freezes, all kinds of visa denials. i just think putin --

mr. ambassador, thank you for being here.anian prime minister said they are on the brink of disaster and how dow assess the situation at this hour? >> i think that is close to the truth. i think putin knows he has the high cards militarily and economically and politically and he is prepared to use them. he gave us notice 7 or 8 years ated q from his requently leadership in russia, he said the brake up of the soviet union was a tragedy. and he wants to re-establish russia. and ukraine is the biggest prize and that's what he is after. the occupation of crima is a step in that direction and shoes how putin will negotiate with the interim government on ukraine. >> what can the u.s. do about what is happening? >> i think that there is very little we can do. i am favor of economic sanctions and expelling russia from the g8. and have a un security vote on this. and this failure didn't occur yesterday or the day before it occurred for the last five years because the president of the united states has not paid attention to ukraine. he

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> now, the stories making the headlines tonight, raging flames in seattle adds a news chopper crashes and burns and hitting two cars. two were killed. >> as syria's war is entering the 4th year, the syrian embassy shutting down the headquarters in the u.s. >> falling up on the story from last night the retired selledierman is receiving the honor and the president giving out the medals for the highest honors. >> the growing conflict between russia and ukraine over the future of crimea taking a dramatic turn today and attack by masked gunman left a serviceman dead. now this under scores the tensions as the shooting is coming hours after a dramatic event, president putin signing the bill that officially makes c

mr. ambassador churkin talked about and other officials have talked about, we need to separate out their disappointment and reaction to the violence -- the horrible tragedies that we saw on the streets of kiev a couple of weeks ago from the fictitious threats in crimea. those are two different things. and, you know, i was just ambassador last week, by the way, in moscow and met with many seniorws a flo what i came away from those meetings was their deep disappointment in president yanukovych for not restoring order and not taking an ultimate line and then after he left, i left. an amazing departure. remember, this was the one who signed the accord that's been mentioned, the february 21st accord, but he didn't stay around to try to enforce it. he just fled. that gets me to your second question. i was in sochi, actually, when president yanukovych gave a quite extraordinary press conference from rustof. at that moment, with people asking questions, he was pretty categorical that he did not want russian intervention into ukraine. now, you know, he's still in russia. he didn't come out and an

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> today's data dive questions the negative impacts of march madness. the ncaa men's basketball tournament is a national phenomenon. and every year we hear workplaces will suffer. is that based on fact? msn survey are are complain that 86% of people will spend time at work checking their bracket online. takes that 50 million figure and multiplies it by the average hourly wage of 24.31. the result, an estimated $1.2 billion in lost productivity only over two days. but there is a lot of push back on whether this is all true. first the lost productivity numbers assume workers can't multitask. second, is march madness really obigger distraction than people checking facebook or personal e-mail at work. third, only

mr. ambassador, thank you for being on the program. richelle carey with the headlines. >> malaysia airlines says it has lost contact with one of its planes. the boathe boeing he 777, expeco land two hours ago, the exact plane that is now missing, a file photo. we will continue to follow that for you. ment venezuela accused of using force against antigovernment protesters. yesterday a motorcycle driver was shot and killed in caracas. he and other bikers were dismantling a barricade put up by antigovernment protesters. the government says the protesters arprotesters are usie gangs. >> 175,000 positions still the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7% from 6.6% the month before, analysts says that is because more people started to look for work. the number of people who have been out of work for six months or more, rose to 3.8 million. >>> the second day of cpac, hosted some pretty big names, among them senator rand paul. >> yet as our voices rise in protest, the nsa monitors your every phone calm. call. if you have a cell phone, you are unde

mr. ambassador, where can the west find leverage over russia? the u.s. needs to work with them.t. we have syria we have iran. david is just talking about the major economic and energy ties there with europe. so where does the leverage come from? >> i think we should not overstate the problems of pushing back very hard against the russians. the russians, yes, they are trying to be somewhat helpful in our conversations with iran. and we need them to do something on syria, but they've not been key to either of these. certainly not on the iran side. we can deal with the iran negotiations on nuclear, without the russians. so i don't think we should be constrained by other issues to a great degree. and pushinging back very hard against this russian aggression. >> david, do you get the sense that president putin wants to actually claim crimea for russia? or do you think his goal is to resurrect a pro-moscow in kiev? >> i believe he believes it's a plot by the cia and other european intelligence agencies. this is what's on russian television. this is his mentality. this is a great power

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> america's least understood and celebrated special ops group is making news. the navy seals seized a tankership trying to sell illegal oil from libya. it will help libya's fledgeling government as it tries to crackdown on outlaws that blockaded the ports. who are the navy seals that pulled off a dangerous and seemingly impossible mission. they are outlined in stories from the brotherhood of the us navy seals." we are joined by the two authors - scott mcewan, and richard miniter from washington d.c. what's it like to be a navy seal and how difficult is the hell week and the training and what they do to get there? >> one thing people have to realise is the attrition rate, the guys washed out, that are volunte

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> this is a lead. it is probably the best lead we have right now. we need to get will, find them, see them, assess them to know whether it's meaningful or not. >> breaking news in the search for malaysia airlines flight mh370. australian officials spotting what may be debris in the south indian ocean.

mr. ambassador, part of what is going on, though, is president putin sees this as an opportunity to protect his ports, to stabilize those ports in light of what happened in kiev, or is this the first of many steps that we should expect him to take to sort of rebuild the old soviet empire? which is it? >> i dent think he can build back the soviet empire. i think that the port that the black sea naval forces are using in ukraine was theirs anyway, as part of a long-term lease. that wasn't anything he risked losing. i think what he was concerned about is the political changes he saw happening in kiev just over the last five or six weeks in which he thought he had a president in president yanukovych who would support russia, who would join russia in the economic union that president putin wants to biltd, and sow that quickly fall apart in a way that he simply would not countenance. >> do you feel that the united states has basically been in the position where they don't have a whole lot to counter with? they're kind of a bystander in all of this, or is there something the president could or sho

mr. ambassador. >> well said. heinrich, i believe you are next, and then sander levin. >> in the interest of time, i will submit additional questions for the record. writtenk that all questions be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on friday and we have asked both of you to respond to them as soon as possible and then we can hopefully vote on your nomination. sander levin? -- senator levin? >> thank you. your response about providing documents, you said that you would do so if appropriate. that is a big loophole. what is not appropriate? give us your menu. what documents do you believe are in the possession of the cia that we should not see? pre-decisional, i assume legal, right? counsel is general in a different position. were i to be confirmed, i would make sure that you are provided with an explanation of the legal basis. on some occasions, stephen preston provided the committee with an oral briefing as well as a written paper explaining the for classified matters and i would, of course, be comfortable doing that as well.

mr. ambassador. >> well said. senator heinrich, i believe you are next, and then sander levin. >> in the interest of time, i will submit additional questions for the record. >> we ask that all written questions be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on friday and we have asked both of you to respond to them as soon as possible and then we can hopefully vote on your nomination. senator levin? >> thank you. your response about providing documents, you said that you would do so if appropriate. that is a big loophole. what is not appropriate? give us your menu. what documents do you believe are in the possession of the cia that we should not see? pre-decisional, i assume legal, right? >> yes, but general counsel is in a different position. were i to be confirmed, i would make sure that you are provided with an explanation of the legal basis. on some occasions, stephen preston provided the committee with an oral briefing as well as a written paper explaining the legal basis for classified matters and i would, of course, be comforta

mr. ambassador and howard dean. the debate will continue onli online@cnn.com/crossfire as well as on facebook and twitter. i'm dan jones. >> from the right, i'm s.e. cupp. "erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com putin tests an intercouldn't entit will ballistic missile. we have a live report from the white house and crimea with the breaking news ahead. plus, president obama takes on the 1% again. but is wall street too much for the president to handle? >>> and a witness breaks down on the stand at the oscar pistorius murder trial. what she says she heard the night the blade runner killed his girlfriend. let's go outfront". >> and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world tonight. we begin out front with the breaking news. vladimir putin tests an intercontinent is ballistic missile. american officials telling cnn the next couple days will be crucial for vladimir putin will he will de

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >>> we are living in a world where our every move can be tracked, all sorts of data is stockpiled on us with every click of our mouse, with every cell phone call, with our car's gps and in many other ways most people are unaware of. how pervasive is the problem and with this constant surveillance is there any way we can protect our privacy. joining us now is a pulitzer prize winning journalist. her new book is dragnet nation, a quest for privacy, security and freedom in a world of relentless surveillance. it is great to have you here. the surveillance as you put it is relentless. it is out there in every imaginable way. how worried should we be? >> that is a great question. the surveillance is invisible and t

mr. ambassador -- >> yes. >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, already in russia you see the stock market isn free fall, the ruble is in free fall, interest rates are up, capital is fleeing out of the country. the real question has to be does vladimir putin care about any of this? i think in the short run the answer is probably not. >> i was just going to ask what you think his end game is here? what is the strategy? what is vladimir putin thinking? >> i don't think he wants to push this too much farther. he's made a huge gain in the short run in this move into crimea. at the same time the situation overall in ukraine is not necessarily favorable for him. certainly what's going on in the western part of ukraine is that people there are being driven ever more closely towards europe and the european union. so i think at some point putin is going to have to stop and sit back and take stock of where he is before he makes any further moves. >> we all know how dependent europe is on the russian natural gas. i mean, he uses that as a sort of a weapon economically against europe, but at the same tim

mr. ambassador, thank you for joining me. secretary of state john kerry this morning saying there's more to the russian action than dealing with ukraine. take a listen. >> you just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests. >> well, but -- >> there are ways to deal with this and president putin knows that. president obama yesterday offered mediation. there are plenty of ways to protect russian-speaking people in crimea or other parts of ukraine. but, you know, they're really sort of a hidden pretext here of possibly trying to annex crimea. >> do you agree with that assessment, ambassador? what's the real motivation to annex crimea? >> the russians are not -- i shouldn't say the russians. the kremlin is not happy with the democratically minded government in kiev and because they're unhappy and put so much stock in mr. yanukovich and he fell and corrupt and authoritarian and had to show ukraine there's a price to be paid for not paying attention to the kremlin's wishes and that price to cre

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >>> can you start feeling less guilty about eat that double bacon cheese burgher with a fried eg g on top? the link between saturated fats and heart risks may not be as certain as we all thought. 80 stutties tracking half a million people found. >> no evidence that eating foods high in saturated fat leads to heart disease, heart attacks or high cholesterol. we are joined by dr. abdul asayed an assistant professor of epdeemology. good to have you with us. we have heard forever that we shouldn't be eating butter. we should shouldn't be eating fatty foods. does this change that? >> uh-huh. so the hypologist dis that it was the silver bullet for cardiovascular disease came into prominence in the 1980s. we have be

mr. ambassador, it's great to have you. give us your sense of the limits of this crisis.e a sense in your mind right now based on your experience that vladimir putin has pushed as far as he's going to go or you think he might go further? >> chris, i don't think he's decided. i don't think he knows the end game himself. this was an impulsive move. this is not something he's been plotting for decades. it was a response to the collapse of the government in kiev. he was frustrated by that so he decided to do this in crimea. i don't think he knows where to go next. it could escalate. when there are soldiers running around with guns threatening people as we saw today, unintended consequences can come of that. however, at the other point, i do think it was a good meeting that secretary kerry and lavrov had today to keep the diplomacy door still open. >> i'm going to ask an open question. what is our diplomacy aimed at? cooling the jets in kiev so it doesn't cause trouble by giving a situation that the russians can take advantage of? is it to keep their morale up so they don't gi

mr. ambassador let me go to you. what's your thought on this gary kasparov thought that the only people to go after is the oligards. their asset, bank deposits. is that realistic? >> it is. and the think, the people to go after are the people who are making these decisions, that is the government officials, people in the parliament, if there are advisors to mr. putin, then they should go after them, individual sanctions as you say, take away visas so they can't travel to the united states or europe. freeze their assets that they have in europe. and in the united states. go after these kinds of things. these are the individual sanctions. there are broader sanctions one could take against russian banks and that's a broader set of issues. the president could do that. those things are economic and get the attention of decision makers and people advising mr. putin. >> steve, let's continue this line of thinking. your piece also argues economic sanctions not quite the same as kasparov's piece. you talk about wire transfers

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work? >> things could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> a robot taking over traffic control. >> first potential rain and snow across the u.s. today. nick mitch is back. >> good morning. it's quiet in terms of precipitation. we head to the northeast where a lot of this has cleared out. lingering behind, clouds and fog, watch for that. lake enhancement areas of snow could make it a little tricky this morning. the rest of the country pretty quiet. look for the plains very dry, increasing the fire danger. back to you. >> we have been laughing about this story all morning, the democratic republic of congo, commuting there is a nightmare. aljazeera reports on the government turning

mr. ambassador, i just want to update some of the information that's coming into us via richard roth, correspondent at the united nations, in contact with some of his contacts there, as well. and the deputy secretary general for the u.n., jan eliason, told him that apparently -- mr. serry was told to get into a car, and was told he was going to be taken to the airport. apparently, he refused. he sat in the car, but then was blocked by those men from leaving. somehow he was able to then get to a coffee shop and call jan eliason, with the u.n. so we're a little unclear at this point as to whether he was blocked or impeded from leaving that cafe. and look, a fog of this i understand. i've been on the ground in enough combat situations, and this isn't even a combat situation, just extremely confusing with so much of the rhetoric that flies about, the threats and the propaganda, as well. help me understand this. if you're in a circumstance like that, do you even know who you're dealing with and do you know the right or wrong words to say when you don't know who it is who has got you? is. >> well. >> you

mr. ambassador. i want to bring in christine romans.it comes to the diplomacy of money, there are a lot of things that america could do. there are a lot of things other nations could do. but again, a lot of things we would have to deal with in terms of backlash from a man as strong as putin. >> you're talking about sanctions. what if the united states were to have sanctions, like maybe travel visas would not be allowed or asset freezes. i mean, then you get into this very complicated and very dangerous situation with the russians. but right now you have markets that are actually reacting as a diplomat, almost. you've got the russian stock market down 13%. >> does that affect me if i'm in members members, idaho, california? >> what that is doing, the russian market reaction is putting pressure on putin, i think to make sure they make a wise next step. what you're seeing with the ratcheting up of tension is grain prices higher. that's something if it persists you will feel at the grocery store. gas prices higher, that is something you wil

mr. ambassador will those sanctions work?gs could easily get out of control >> will crimea break away? what's russia's next move? and how will th u.s. respond? >> we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions... >> for continuing coverage stay with al jazeera america your global news leader. ♪ welcome back to al jazeera america. just ahead drinking water this california that may be hard for some people to swallow but the forecast across the country and nicole mitchell is back. >> as we look out we are in the first full day of spring and we have what is more winter weather for northern parts of the midwest and this is going through especially minnesota right now and moving out of north dakota and has been bringing some areas of snow along with it and you can especially expect a core on the northern that is 3-6" and through the course of the day moving through the northern areas of the great lakes so that means places like grant forks not only light snow but with the wind the temperatures feel like the tee