i'm natalie allen. >> good to be with you, natalie. i'm earle bonnet. we are welcoming our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. >> 155 politicians and activists are now banned from leaving the country and several high profile government figures have been summoned to meet with the prime minister in bangkok. she was ousted earlier for corruption. >> the army seized power thursday in a bid to stop months of protests and turmoil. this is thailand's second coupe in eight years. let's get the latest from bangkok where it's just after 2:00 in the afternoon. our simon mosa joins us. the military not wasting any time after the coupe kind of letting leaders know what its next steps are going to be. >> we're not really sure what they're planning on saying, natalie. since this morning we've had a series of more summons. we saw various leaders talking with the military. we do know that the former prime minister had just last week talked to cnn saying that he had a reform plan forte land. he was detained but released later at midnight. today the thai military ki

thank you for joining us, i'm natalie allen. >> good to be with you, natalie. i'm errol barnet. we are wrapping up the week with all the information you need to know. now we begin this hour with ukraine. the president-elect there threatening retaliation. >> he's threatening to punish the militant who shot down a helicopter. the crash killed 14 people including a ukrainian general. the white house is suggesting concern that pro russian separatists are getting their hands on weapons they would not normally have. >> now we cannot yet verify the details of these reports, but we are concerned that this indicates separatists continue to have access to advanced weaponry and other assistance from the outside. >> meantime, the self-styled mayor of slovyensk are holding four european people who disappeared on sunday. the mayor of donestk is wondering who the leaders are. >> meanwhile, russia has now moved some 30,000 troops back from ukraine's border to their home bases and only about 10,000 remain. the source says there are indications those remaining troops are also going to move away a

i'm natalie allen. >> good to be with you, natalie and i'm errol barnet. we begin this hour with ukraine. pro russian separatists in the eastern part of the country saying they're going to go ahead, move forward with these plans for a referendum this weekend despite a plea from vladimir putin to delay that vote. the ballots have been printed already. they've already been set up in a number of eastern cities where some residents want autonomy from kiev, the capital. >> but a pew research poll shows 70% of the people in ukraine's east want the country to stay united. >> meanwhile, separatists in luhansk and donetsk say they have no choice but to move ahead. >> translator: against the back drop of today's events, against the back drop of the genocide that happened in odessa, the move is only rising in the people and to not postpone for any reason. >> translator: i'm sure that if the referendum is not held on the 11th may, we would not be able to hold it at all having lost the trust of ordinary people. >> it was less than two months ago that crimea voted to le

you're watching cnn news room, i'm natalie allen. >>> and i'm errol barnett. thank you for joining us. >> and all of this unfolding in the past few hours, the country, hindu bjb party, traditionally hindu, as you see there celebrations are under way although that is a tame version of what is taking place in india right now. a spokesperson for india's ruling congress party already is conceding defeat. and here we'll break down the latest numbers for you, with 544 of india's 543 constituencies reporting, the opposition bjp leads in 275 of thoconstituenci crossing the barrier, the congress party leads in 49 districts, that is a staggering number to reach. the maximum number is 210, the maximum number needed in india's parliament. >> at cnn new delhi, the fireworks we saw in the streets, a celebration, this is quite an outcome in this massive election. >> reporter: absolutely, a tremendous outlocome here is its no surprise the bjp party has won, convincingly how they won, the mandate is absolutely enormous. and even though the polls predicted this would be the cas

i'm natalie allen. >> i'm john vasus.coming up and "world business today." >>> new terror in nigeria. hundreds slaughtered in the streets by islamic militants. the attackers, the same group who kidnapped hundreds of young girls from their schools. those children set to be sold to the highest bidder. and this morning, that country is in fear, waiting for help. we're live in nigeria with the very latest. >>> crisis in ukraine escalating this morning. deadly fights in the streets between soldiers and pro-russian protesters as russia's president insists he has nothing to do with the conflict. he offers ukraine's citizens some advice on their upcoming election. we're live in moscow with how the kremlin could be getting involvedno