>> one of the little girls decided she wanted to decorate mrs. obama. she had a hard time making the stickers stick to the first lady's face but mrs. obama was a good sport. she was happy to help out. first dogs, bo and sonny, also made the trip. you got to love kids. they have no idea. >> they just bring you back to reality in a second. no pomp and circumstance with this -- >> i don't know if that will bring us world peace. but if more people put stickers on each other's faces, might break down some barriers. >> at one point, the first lady gives up and starts handing them to the little girl. okay, just cover my face. no problem at all. a sweet tender moment. >> did she put any -- yes, she did. >> she put one on herself. she gave up. >>> coming up, kate upton is one of the world's top models. but there is one feature she said she would change in a minute. you might be surprised to find out what it is. that's ahead in "the skinny." >>> first a courageous battle, young recovery, a young survivor of the boston bombing. shares the fear of the past and joy

. >> reporter: mr. obama paused to remember the victims of the korean war, laying a wreath at the country's memorial. he toured the spectacular gyeongbok palace and plans to visit some of the more 28,500 military personnel deployed on the korean peninsula. this is mr. obama's second stop on his four-nation asian tour. he was in japan the last two days, meeting with that country's prime minister about a stalled trade deal. addressing the russian incursion in ukraine, mr. obama said the u.s. could hit russia with fresh sanctions sooner rather than later. >> we continue to see militias and armed men harassing folks who are disagreeing with them. >> reporter: much of this trip is about reassuring key u.s. allies in the pacific that they're important, too, even though so much attention is being paid elsewhere. diana and john? >> abc's tahman bradley, live for us in washington this morning. thank you. >>> all right. we have breaking news in indonesia. a virgin australian jet has made an emergency landing at the bal

president andhe mrs. obama welcomed athletes from the olympic and paralympic winter games to the white house. the first couple also paid tribute to the victims of the recent fort hood shooting. this is about 20 minutes. >> welcome the president of the united states and mrs. bussell --michelle obama. [applause] >> hey, everybody. >> hi. >> welcome to the white house. [applause] i know you guys have been standing for a while, but you are athletes, you can handle it. we are so excited to lead team usa with us today. before we begin, i want to take a moment to it knowledge -- acknowledge. we have experienced yet another devastating tragedy. we just want to make sure that our thoughts and prayers are with all of those who lost loved ones and friends, as well as those that were injured because i know that many of the athletes here today are veterans themselves. in when something like this happens, it touches all of us. i know that the president and i are torn apart when things like this happen so today as we celebrat

. >> president and mrs. obama, deputy secretary of defense fox, secretary mchugh, general and mrs. dempsey, general and mrs. odierno, lieutenant governor duhearst, visitors, civilians, and most of all, the family and friends of our wounded warriors, thank you all for being here today. and we sincerely and from our heart of hearts appreciate your presence and your support and your compassion as we struggled through a very difficult time. today we mourn. we mourn for those we lost one week ago on april 2nd. and today we honor the lives they led. the three fallen soldiers came from hometowns as far apart as

russia says that mr. obama is not living up to his commitment. >> in afghanistan, three americans are dead and one wounded after a security guard opened fire at a hospital in cabal. it's the first attack on foreigners since the attack on the president. and it's the fourth attack on civilians this year. >> the shooting happened inside of a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> one of the security guards opened fire on nationals. one was killed and another wounded in the incident. >> people outside of the component heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire, and then i was told that three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal and chirp's healthcare. one of those killed was a pediatrician who had been working in the hospital for seven years. they were not carrying guns, they did not have military uniforms. they came here under immense pressure. this was an inhumane and brutal attack, and unfortunately, it

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

mr. obama went so far as to make russia a key player in his policies toward iran and syria now the new russia is acting like the old russia. we're left to hope that somehow american policies of down-sizing and disengagement will turn out better than they have in the past. >> maybe white house officials look through things through a political prism, if the president was to step up and do more, how do you think the american people would receive that and how do you think it would sit. >> i think it would be up to him to make the sale. america is said to be war weary and at all times it's war wary. it falls to president and really only to presidents to make the case for u.s. involvement in overseas conflicts. unless we've been immediately attacked, such as pearl harbor

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

. >> reporter: mr. obama paused to remember the victims of the korean war, laying a wreath at the country's memorial.

sunday, mr. obama said the u.s. won't go it alone? >> we are going to be in a stronger position to deter mr. putin when he sees that the world is unified and the united states and europe is unified rather than this is just a u.s./russian conflict. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera, traveling with the president in malays malaysia. >> let the freedom bells ring. today south africa celebrates freedom day celebrating the first post-apartheid election 20 years. that was the first time each race could vote and that's what made nelson mandela president. here is more >> reporter: photographs of her family bring fond memories but she says she sometimes gets annoyed. she voted for freedom in south africa's first democratic elections in 1994. she feels young people these days don't understand what it was like living under apartheid. >> they are stupid. i want to tell them they are fools because we used to live like dogs. >> violet calls the apartheid years the dark days. some spoke out against the white minority government were arrested or killed. 20

. >> even as he stood with japan, mr. obama sought to knock down the presession he wants to contain the rising power of china. the second largest economy in a major american trading partner. >> we want to encouraging the peaceful rise. >> the visit has designed to affirm ties with japan. >> wednesday night the prime minister treated mr. obama to dinner at a famed sushi restaurant, in the morning a ceremonial greeting with emperor. but hanging over it all, cries us and hot spots around the globe, including ukraine. the president says it appears russia is not living up to it's commitment. just last thursday to step back from ukraine. al jazeera, tokyo. >> in afghanistan, three americans are dead, and one wounded after a security guard there opened fire at a hospital in kabul. it is the first attack on foreigners since afghanistan voted for a new president. but this is just one of several attacks on civilians in that country this year. al jazeera's care line malone has the latest. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hos

mrs. obamarought along both first dogs today and promptly allowed herself to be decorated by stickers with a little girl doing pre-easter arts and crafts. mrs. obama visited the house. >>> mars is already brighter in the night sky right now than the red planet has been in years. and starting tonight, the heavens are preparing an even bigger show. those with a cloudless sky above them, are going to see the rare blood moon. total lunar eclipse that will turn the moon into a coppery red. is for best spots and best viewing times, there's information on all that on our website tonight nbcnews.com. >>> when we come back, an icon of the american road celebrates a half century on the road. >>> finally here tonight, this is a big week for all of us who who over loved or owned a must stage. if mustangs were people, their aarp cards would be arriving in the mail. the great ford name plate turns 50 later this week. and so we thought tonight would be a great time to begin a new regular feature, as our own ha

putin told mr. obama that he's the one that has the power to tell kiev to prevent bloodshed in eastern ukraine. he's trying to use obama to tell the government in kiev not to use, not to clamp down on the russian soldiers that are there that have seized these cities. >> this situation is somewhat different, somewhat similar to crimea but somewhat different, why? >> it's different because in crimea it was primary an ethnically russian island with a lot of troops on the military base he there. >> and a lot of history. >> yes, eastern ukraine, there are a lot of russian speakers but most of the people there are ukraine. they want to be separatist an their rights are being offended, the polls that we've seen of international media show the majorities of eastern ukraine want to be part of a free and independent ukraine. >> an for ukraine this is also a disturbing development in that this is an important industrial center in ukraine, correct? >> it is. not only to ukraine but a lot of the industrial cities prod

hatch called on mr. obama to work with congress rather than once again going it alone. shannon. >> thank you, mike. up next, jim will gays into his -- will gaze into his crystal ball and tell uls what obama care will look like. >> in honolulu, a boy stow awayed on an airplane. >> salt lake city, a fatal shooting inside a courtroom. he rushed at a witness who was testifying on the stand. a u.s. marshall shot him in the chest and this is a live like in atlanta, the big story, a big recall from oscar maher. they are recalling thousands of pounds of weaners. we'll be right back. knows that. well, did you know bad news doesn't always travel fast? (clears throat) hi mister tompkins. todd? you're fired. well, gotta run. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. to truck guys, the truck is everything. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck... ... good things happen. this is the ram 1500. the 2014 motor trend truck of the year and first ever back-to-back champion. guts. glory. ram. >>> new evidence tonight that obamacare could be an alb

mrs. obamais leslie, he is considering a job with us in chicago. >> well, you know how i feel about chicago. >> yeah, you are from chicago so you like it. >> that's right and we need passionate people like you on our national parks. they get hundreds of millions of visitors each year. are you nodding because you agree with me. >> yes, i agree with you on all things throughout history until the end of time forever. you and grant work together? >> yeah we work together a lot. he's helped me integrate the let's move program into our national parks getting kids outside, rock climbing. >> that's incredible. great work. i'm sorry i'm talking so loud. i'm getting louder and i can't stop. my apologies. just can i high five you. >> go in for the hug. mrs. obama would have given her a hug. >> i know, i'm a big advocate of the let's move project, you know. >> you're always moving. >> i'm always moving. i'm always dancing. let's go over to president phil. he's helping out president obama and putin with coun

and mr. obama is also expected to express his condolences to the families of the victims of the south korean ferry disaster. the death toll now stands at 183. the search for the victims is increasingly difficult because divers now have to cut through cabin walls. a korean lawmaker says he has documents showing the ferry was carrying more than 3 1/2 times the amount of cargo that regulations allowed. >>> and now to the search of the missing malaysia airline jet. a u.s. official said this morning the search is likely to drag on for years. malaysiaen officials say the search will widen. a sonar scan of the most likely site is almost finished and so far has turned up nothing. the jet vanished march 8th with 239 people on board. >>> now to ukraine. overnight there was an explosion at a proukrainian checkpoint near the black sea at odessa. meanwhile russia began military drills on ukrainian border including the russian air force. yesterday in washington secretary of state john kerry held russia responsib

but in chicago, those working to boost the pay of fast-food workers, say mr. obama needs to aim higher. "just raising the minimum wage isn't enough, it needs to be a living wage and we have to be able to form a union." wednesday evening, fast food workers in chicago protested what they call "wage theft" --- doing work before and after they've clocked out. pro golfers teeing off for the masters will compete minus tiger woods. on his website-- woods tells fans he's recovering from a successfull back surgery. he calls the situation frustrating remains optimistic about the future and hopes to return to tournaments this summer. tiger is considered a huge draw to golf tournaments and a ratings winner. however one marketing analyst we spoke with-- believes the "masters may be tiger proof. i think the masters are one of the few touranments if not the only tournament that in golf that is what i would call tiger proof from a ratings persepective the institution itself transcends avid golf fans and causual golf fans as well. and i think it will be tiger proof event from a rati

please join me in welcoming the first lady of the united states, mrs. obama!s and applause ] >> both: ew! [ all ew ] >> i can't! being in front of the first lady is making me nervous. [ light laughter ] let's have a shy face-off. [ laughter ] [ applause ] okay, moving on. so mrs. obama -- >> oh, please, call me michelle. [ gasps ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, michelle! so like, what's up? have you been watching the olympics? >> absolutely. i love seeing the best athletes in the world compete against each other. >> ew, me too. what's your favorite event? >> well, i enjoy them all, but one of my favorites is figure skating. >> jimmy: me too! >> in person! >> jimmy: triple hand hug. [ laughter ] >> all: ew, ew, ew. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wow, michelle, you're pretty strong. you could totally be in the olympics. >> well, thank you, sara. i do try to exercise everyday. >> really? because i think exercise is ew. [ light laughter ] >> exercise is not ew. [ laughter and applause ] you just have to find an activity that's right for you. for example, i like to dance, pl

mr. obama defended naji and rejected criticism of his failure to meet the twice jailed leader while here. >> the fact that i met with mr. amwar in and of itself is not indicative of our lack of concern given the fact that there are a lot of people on i don't meet with and opposition leaders i don't meet with him >> mr. obama will send susan rice to meet with amwar. najib insists he has pushed through reform. >> you should not under estimate or diminish whatever we have done. >> as it has throughout his trip, the crisis in ukraine hung over the president's stop in malaysia. the u.s. and its allies have threatened sanctions on broad sect orders of the russian economy. some in europe are backilking. the president said the u.s. won't go it along >> we are going to be in a stronger position to deter mr. putin when he sees that the world is unified and the united states and europe is unified rather than this is just a u.s./russian conflict. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera, traveling with the president i

but the chaos in ukraine has europe on edge and mr. obama on the defensive for talking tougher than he has acted. >> axelrod: naturally, the white house wants to push back against the idea the president is having trouble in the foreign policy arena. are there foreign policy successes he can point to right now? >> reporter: jim, top officials concede there are very few bright spots. in the middle east, the president's months-long effort to broker a peace deal between the israelis and the palestinians has fallen apart. in syria, the bloody civil war rages on. the dictator president, bashar al-assad, appears to have a stronger grip on power than he did almost three years ago when president obama called on assad to step down. here in asia, the president has offered strong words of defense for japan and south korea in the face of potential threats from north korea and china. those words were heartily welcomed in tokyo and seoul. but the president's stated reluctance to use force and his preference for diplomacy, jim, have some here in the region

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 uprising in

that said that is really not the appropriate action to take it especially in the eve of that mr obama arriving in japan and yet this control was he comes back every year doesn't it and unfortunately that's the spring festival occurs every apples fall festival occurs every year so it was on it and just keep coming back to using cg think that japan kids at least say more two to smooth things now with its neighbors about the wartime cost or as anything. the japanese government says. never going to be enough. fold the chinese koreans and other nations i think that that china and korea are two very different cases of. it was the case and that you provide free of nineteen forty five there was a case about wartime aggression and neck in korea is elemental complicated because there were a longer history before nineteen forty five japan color eyes in korea. and that said you just mentioned about that on any statement will be ever enough. i think that is the case that is the exact issue that the japanese government on a exploring when that day career with the us south korean government at this

president and mrs. obama released their 2013 tax returns today. they had an adjusted gross income of $481,000, and paid $98,000 in federal income taxes, an effective tax rate of about 20%. the obamas donated about $59,000, or 12% of their income, to charity. and they were due a refund of $19,000. like the president, mary gries is a federal employee, and she thought she too had a tax return coming, but as wyatt andrews tells us, she had another thing coming altogether. >> reporter: two months ago, mary gries, a career employee at the food and drug administration, was notified that the u.s. treasury had confiscated her tax refunds, state and federal, totaling $4,500. the government had taken the money before she knew there was a problem. >> to be honest, i was ticked off. i'm like, how can they intercept or take my funds without my first being notified about it? >> reporter: the claim against her came from the social security administration, which said it overpaid death benefits to mary's family after her father, scott gries, died in 1960. mary was

over the years, mr. obama has been confronted with evil. mullahs in iran, for example, trying to develop a nuclear weapon, if they do so, the world will be in grave danger because jihadists would certainly use nukes if they could. in 2010 president obama warned iran. >> as iran's leaders continue to ignore their obligations there should be no doubt they too will face growing consequences. [ applause ] >> that is a promise. >> to his credit, the president led sanctions against iran but to his discredit, he pulled the sanctions too early. and now nobody knows what will happen with iran's nukes. in syria, the tyrant assad killed innocent civilians by gassing them. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> and assad did use the weapons but there were no consequences. and he has not been held accountable.

we agreed on this point. >> reporter: president barack obama had a message for mr. abe. hostile rhetoric and stop provoking china. >> in our discussions i emphasized resolving this peacefully, not taking rhetoric, provocative actions. president barack obama could not escape the questions about the conflict in ukraine. 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 of those killed are protesting this week. many have still not received compensation. they're angry those responsible have not been punished. bbc is there and has spoken with victims and families. >> reporter: family members of the collapse victims have come here to remember the deadliest accident in the history of the cloth

prevent war in eastern ukraine but the united states must quickly take the measures promised by mr. obamability it maintains on ukraine. if sunday's continues it should continue kiev's request for small arms and forces. we're back with the panel, a.b.? >> well, when we were discussing the annexation of crimia, everyone sort of relented and said well it, really belonged to the russians, we will let it go but nothing else can happen. and now we are seeing exactly what many predicted, which was that putin had other plans, that he would find a way to instigate protest its and create pretense for another invasion in eastern ukraine. that's happening now. president obama has always been -- has frustrated his own supporters by being a long game player. the taker of the long view. and never really dealing with the fire that's flaring up in the short-term. there is no short-term strategy right now because the sanctions that were supposed to deter any further annexation in eastern ukraine are not working. and he is hamstrung by the fact that our european ally does not want to inflict real economic

mr. obama also taking questions on the big question of ukraine sanctions, as well as the alleged racist comments made by an nba owner of the l.a. clippers. mr. obama seeming to take his time with that, giving a thoughtful response to that. let's talk now with cnn's jim acosta. the wide ranging questions that they addressed during this news conference. jim? >> absolutely, natalie. that is right. and just to start off with flight 370, because it is sort of the big news that overwhelming everything here in malaysia. it was interesting to hear the president at one point say that he believes the malaysian government has been fully fort coming with us, meaning the united states, about what the malaysians know about the whereabouts of that plane, the investigation into the disappearance of that plane. and so it was interesting to hear the president sort of defend the malaysian government in that regard. and he went on to say that, you know, the ocean is a big place. that is a big place, he said at one

mr. obama said the north's nuclear program and pursuit of long-range ballistic missiles pose a threat here and at home. >> some of the missile technology that's being developed, the nuclear weapons that are being developed in north korea, when matched up with a thoroughly irresponsible foreign policy and a provocative approach by the north korean regime poses a threat to the united states. >> reporter: mr. obama said china, long an ally of north korea, is pulling back. >> china's beginning to recognize that north korea is not just a nuisance. this is a significant problem to their own security and we've encouraged them to exert greater influence over north korea because china has the most significant effect on north korean calculations. >> reporter: the other pressing concern for mr. obama is ukraine. talks with top european allies intensified. financial penalties on russian figures backing military unrest in ukraine could come as early as monday. the decision to hit key sectors of russia's eco

mr. obama said this is due to russia's failure to hold up the agreement on the crisis. >> we're going to move forward with an expanded list of companies affected by sanctions. they remain targeted. we will also focus on areas of high-tech defense exports to russia that we don't think are appropriate to be exporting in this kind of climate. the goal here is not to go after mr. putin personally. the goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions he's engaging in in ukraine could have adverse effect on the economy over the long haul and encourage him to walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to diplomatically resolving the crisis in ukraine. >> president barack obama speaking in a few hours. the pro russian mayor has been shot and seriously wounded. he was shot in the back during an attack from an unknown gunmen. he's being operated on fighting for his life. let's go to david stern in kiev for us at ukrainian capital. first of all the condition of the mayor

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 protesters as a

mr. obama has had a joint news conference with president park.is what he said about north korea. >> the united states and south korea stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of accepting the threats from north korea. threats will give north korea nothing other than greater isolation. we're united on steps they need to take on banning nuclear weapon programs and living up to national obligations. we're deeply concerned about the suffering of the north korea people. the united states and south korea are working together to advance accountability for the serious human rights violations being committed by the north. i mentioned to president park the united states supports the korean's people desire for unification. i share president park's vision. as you outlined madame president in your speech, the threat free from war and nuclear weapons. >> next stop for president barack obama is malaysia. he is hoping to win hearts and minds and establish closer trade ties. but how? we look at who wins and who loses when free trade is on the table. >> reporter: on

a tense situation that mr. obama called a threat against the united states. >> it's important for us to look at additional ways to apply pressure on north korea, further sanctions that have even more bite. >> this trip, though, has been marked by questions about whether the president backs up tough talk on the world stage. so he was careful to stress there's no magic bullet to deal with north korea, a principle that appears to apply to ukraine as the president again warned of potentially bigger sanctions that would target specific sectors of russia's economy like energy. >> what's also important is laying the groundwork so that if and when we see even greater escalation, that we're prepared for the sort of sectoral sanctions that would have even more -- >> it's been several weeks, almost two months now since the president has said that russia is going to pay a price. what's the signal to vladimir putin? all talk, and no action. >> there's talk of a third world war. >> the world has not yet forgotten the second world

boehner now finds mr. obama to be fully trustworthy. whether there is a conversion at hand on the part of mr. obama, or, whether trust is even a concern any longer, for mr. boehner. it was just last night that asked congressman michaelly about the dangerous game that the republican party, or at least a number of its members are playing now. republican party through the efforts of goodlatte and the judiciary committee took leadership on issue of immigration and just trashed it and thrown it away. it is as if paul ryan and eric cantor and those who want to pay cute in the republican decided to trash republican chances in the midterms. this could be facilitating the suicide of the republican party and it is that serious and people are acting like, well, we're elites in washington, whether we're republican or democrat we can do what the hell we want. >> i can tell you that the people that sit in conference they don't say those things. they say it is time to go to the conference table and sit down and talk seriously. where i come from in wes

only 45% of the american voters believe mr. obama is doing a favorable job. well, we will have much more on these polls throughout our hour today. jenna: breaking news on the nightmare unfolding off the coast of south korea. at least nine people confirmed dead and nearly 300 still missing after a passenger ferry carrying mostly high school students capsized. we still don't know why it happened. now with stormy conditions complicating rescue efforts, the death toll is expected to rise dramatically. we go to david piper now who is live in bangkok. >> reporter: hi, jenna. yes, nearly 300 people remain missing most of them schoolchildren. the south korean government is urging search teams to work harder. they're facing atrocious conditions which really hampered the search effort. dive teams have been trying to search the ship's compartments where they thought many were trapped in. they struggled against strong currents and poor visibility. they're attempting to pomp oxygen into the upturned vessel. they're planning to bring a robotic camera and a crain to right t

even as he stood with japan, mr. obama sought to knock down the perception he wants to contain the rising power and influence of china, the world's second largest economy amounted world's largest trading partner. >> we want to encourage the peaceful rise of china. >> the visit eaffirms ties with japan. wednesday night, the prime minister treated mr. obama to dinner at a famed sushi restaurant. a greeting from the emperor, but hanging over it all, cries in hot spots around the globe, including ukraine. the president said it appears russia is not living up to its commitments made thursday to step back in ukraine. he says he's ready to go further. >> i understand that additional sanctions may not change mr. putin's calculus. that's possible. how well they change its calculus depends not just on us applying sanctions but the cooperation of our countries, mike viqueira, traveling with the president. >> drivers have retrieved 171 bodies from the wreck of a ferry disaster in south korea. 130 are still missing, believe trapped ins

mr. obama and shinzo abe held a press conference. he caused something of a stir when he said washington supports tokyo in a thorny territorial dispute with china. >> that focuses on islands held by japan but claimed by china. let's get down to it with michelle kosinski. this isn't a change in politics but it's where and when the president decided to affirm the security plan with japan. explain. >> reporter: the goal is to expand trade ties with the four nations that are being visited, but inevitably some of these touchy subjects were going to come up because the president takes questions from the press. of course someone was going to ask him about it. it surprised many of the japanese that were listening that he stated it so clearly. he was asked basically whose side are you on, japan and china in the dispute over the tiny islands that to be honest most americans probably have not heard of and he said, japans, but he wanted to make sure that he said the u.s. has a good relationship with china. he expects china to abide by internation

you probably think mr. obama is showing strength in this case.ng to prevent unrest in ukraine. on the other hand, you probably presume mr. obama is a wimp that wears mom jeans. that's sarah palin's memorable phrase and he all but cowers at the sight of the russian president. let's start on the right with fox. this was janine pirro on her show a few weeks ago. >> with all due respect, mr. president, putin is a pig but he's been bitch-slapping you. your secret service bozos passing out drunk in hotel hallways traveling in europe makes you look weak yet again. do you think putin's kgb guys would dare do something like that? >> and eric bowling showed what a weak leader barack obama is. >> i should just stop because a picture says a thousand words. watch. which one? which one do you want leading your country? >> i'm going with the bike. i'm going to go with the bike. >> you like the shirtless guy holding the rifle. >> that was not russia today, that was fox news. i know i don't have to tell you it was a completely different story over on left-leaning

mr. obamaought the contention, that he would -- and an american trading partner. >> with want to encouraging the peaceful rise of china. wednesday night, the prime minister treated mr. obama to dinner at a famed sushi restaurant, in the morning a ceremonial greeting. buttening haing over it all in including ukraine. the president says it appears russia is not living up to it's commit mend, made just last thursday to step back. also al jazeera, knock coe. >> the food and drug an mid vagues, is moving to crack down. new rules to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products as their popularity continues to soar. joining us now from washington, and tom, what is the fda considering here? >> well, you know, tony, several large cities have already put regulations on where you can use these electronic cigarettes restricted them in public areas just like conventional tobacco. but for the first time now, the fda is laying down it's proposed rules for how it wants to regulate the industry, and by the wa

president and mrs. obama and mrs. odierno, lieutenant governor duhearst, visitors, civilians, and most of all, the family and friends of our wounded warriors, thank you all for being here today. and we sincerely and from our heart of hearts appreciate your presence and your support and your compassion as we struggled through a very difficult time. today we mourn. we mourn for those we lost one week ago on april 2nd. and today we honor the lives they led. the three fallen soldiers came from hometowns as far apart as puerto rico, central illinois. they had different hobbies and passions and they all had different lives. but they were united by a single desire. a desire to serve their country and their willingness to answer their nation's call in time of war. to the families of the fallen, although all of our words you hear today are inadequate in the face of the magnitude of your loss, we want you all to know that we here at fort hood, we here in central texas, we here in the united states army and the entire n

mr. obamacriticized republican lawmakers for putting up roadblocks to voter registration. let's listen to that. >> the stark, simple truth is this. the right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the voting rights act became law nearly five decades ago. across the country republicans have led efforts to pass laws making it harder, not easier, for people to vote. >> nbc's kristen welker is at the white house. kristen, what has the reaction been to the president's strong remarks? >> reporter: well, the president, of course, got a good reaction on friday. he was speaking to his base, milissa. the idea is to rally them, to get them to head to the polls in large numbers in november so the democrats can hold on to the senate. and of course, voting rights is a key issue. for democrats, the president using incredibly strong language, accusing republicans of rigging elections in an attempt to win elections. over the past 15 months, nine states have enacted stiffer voting laws,

"the new york times" on sunday mr. obama is correct when it complains that long-term immigration repairs have been ronald in congress, but go on to say, mr. obama has compounded this fill your i claiming dust clinging to a cold-blooded strategy of ramped up enforcement on the same people he has promised to help through legislation he has failed to achieve. what about the issue of the president saying one thing, but concerning the mass deportations? >> let's look at it in perspective. the deportation machine was not built by president obama. it was built years before. underawful numbers began the last administration. i can remember back in 2008 when under the bush administration, we had military-type rates in places like postville, iowa where there rested -- they arrested and convicted of felonies nearly 400 guatemalan s who were here just to see their families and devastated that town. of this terrible situation did not begin with president obama. that said, i believe the president and the administration does have a shared r

here is president obama, the first african american president, and mrs. obama the e deant -- desendants. and then upon ascending the president he did a 180 and became a hero, an icon, alongside some of those giants that you just mentioned in attendance. putting his pen to the civil rights act in june of 1964, and as the president noted, it can't stop there. the voting rights act as well, medicare, food stamps, that lbj pushed through. and certainly we're seeing a rehabilitation of his image some 50 years later, because it has been so dominated by the war in vietnam. clearly the president there as you mentioned del, talking about medicare in a way that lead one to believe he may have been talking to what folks refer to as obamacare. of course he was talking about medicare and the statements and the opposition to that way back in the mid-1960s. the president also talking about the cynicism that has overcome this country, and saying it wasn't easy for lbj either. he had even higher hurdles to overcome when pushing through this historic legislation and called for a

. >> president and mrs. obama, deputy secretary of defense fox, secretary mccue, general and mrs.ers and civilians and most of all the families and friends of our fallen and wounded warriors. thank you all so very deeply for being here today and we since sincerely in our heart of hearts appreciate your presence and your support and your compassion as we struggle through a very difficult time. today we mourn. we mourn for those we lost one week ago on april 2. and today we honor the lives they led. the three fallen soldiers came from hometowns as far apart as peurto rico and central illinois. they all had different lives but they were united by a single desire, a desire to serve their country and their willingness to answer their nation's call in time of war. to the families of the fallen, we want you all to know that we here at fort hood, we here in central texas, we here in the united states army and the entire nation want you to know that we stand with you, that we grieve with you, and that we will be here for you not just today, not just tomorrow, but forever. you are in our he

mrs. obamad more than 30,000 guests at the annual white house easter egg roll. this egg-ellent easter tradition has been going on for 136 years. mrs. obama incorporated her fitness initiative "auto let's move" into the festivities and the president went 1 for 3 on the basketball court. last year he didn't sync a single one. the basketball term for that is throwing bricks. >> i think you did an egg job on that reading. >> well, you know what, we are just a hop, a skip, and a jump from the midterms. see what you did there? >> so many puns. >> some demes in red states have serious strategy issues. there is the health care question. do they run on it as the president called for in last week's briefing room appearance, bringing out the eight million sign-ups, or do they keep running away from it, phobinging instead on wages and inequality. of course, there's the even trickier issue of the keystone punt. senators in hotly contested states have another delay in the approval process that puts off the de