petro poroshenko claims victory in the elections. can you resolve a bitter conflict between the west and russia since the cold war? ♪ >> let's bring back the focus to ukraine's elections. petro poroshenko has claimed victory. exit holes show he won more than 50% of the votes. thank you very much for joining us today. a first-round election victory for petro poroshenko removes some uncertainty, doesn't it? >> indeed, a second round of votes would have prolonged this interim. by three weeks. the separatists tried to take control over the eastern region in order to prevent the vote. actually, there were clashes over the last week. there were forces of the ukrainian army. that possibility has been removed. >> the seventh of the country did not vote. how does he reassert the central bank's authority while the separatists in the south and east are claiming he is illegitimate? >> first of all, they will push a narrative of saying that is was a high turnout the rest of the country and the people in the east have been disenfranchised by the s

. >>> can the billionaire petro poroshenko has declared victory in ukraine's presidential election. he has pledged to mend the chaos in the country. and we'll show you who grabbed sumo's top prize in a thrilling fight to the finish. >>> thai army general prayut chan-o-cha has received a royal decree making him head of a ruling military council. the move follows a coup last week after months of political turmoil. dhra dhirakaosal is in bangkok following the developments. >> the monarchy is a highly respected institution in the thailand and the king's endorsement is very significant. it will help the military leadership move forward with the confirmation of an interim constitution and establishment of a military administration. following the world decree by sing bhumibol adulyadej the military announced general prayut chan-o-cha as chairman of the ruling body called the national council for peace and order. prayut then made a televised speech to the nation. >> translator: the first priority is to maintain peace in the country. we will keep firm control, and deal with those who violate

daunting task facing petro poroshenko. it is good to see you i haven't seen you for a while, thanks for being on the program. >> thank you, thank you. >> so the president elect, petro poroshenko is from the same party as the out offed president viktor yanukovych. what makes him different? >> he is the consummate political chameleon and politician. he served in the cabinet of viktor uchenka, in the orange revolution in twown. 2004. i think that reflects an ability to compromise. on the other hand, maybe it reflects the degree to which people can trust him. >> he has to walk this very delicate line doesn't he, the line, where he needs to improve the security situation in his country. will he be able to square that circle? >> that remains to be he be seen. if they are going to put ukraine back together again in any meaningful sense, i think the bigger challenge will be as we saw on the introduction, what he does with respect to the east, particularity luhansk and donetske. does he sit down and negotiate with these people over

. >> petro poroshenko, presents himself as a unifying candidate who can reconcile the east and the west of the country. pro-russian separatists say they won't accept the result. only one quarter of polling stations were able to open here and separatists intimidated election officials. >> he's not our president. we didn't hold the election as far as i know. >> the problems of the east may not have been solved. they have likely realized that their territory has already shrunk. >> new president after a single round of voting. that would be a relief for people who feared that waiting four three weeks for a runoff would simply add to the insecurity and instability. >> right now poroshenko looks like a winning candidate. >> that was al jazeer al jazeere roland reporting. (f). >> the election of petro poroshenko, one person we spoke to said did he not interfere into the issues of the country. the man had little political experience and, quote, obama's man in kyiv. none of these saiments are surprising. they -- staples are surprising. very clear that no one here could vote, simply paws it would

these are the men president elect petro poroshenko called terrorists. his top priority, he said, is to regain control of this embattled region. despite air strikes from ukrainian jet fighters and attack helicopters, the separatists dug in. we're less than a mile from the airport itself. we watched as pro-russian gunman took up positions in the wooded area around the airport. you can hear gunfire and explosions going off. the fighter jets have been roaring overhead. ( gun shots ) gunfire forced people to duck for cover from bullets flying in every direction. the ukrainian military's response at the airport is the largest since the country's trouble in the eastern region began three months ago, and came as a shock to neighboring residents. i can't reach my home because the helicopters are shooting everywhere, this woman told us. i'm so afraid, i don't want to die, her friend said. we're peaceful people. why are ukrainian forces attacking us? >> axelrod: charlie d'agata joins us now from donetsk. charlie, what kind of connection is there if any between the

petro poroshenko is one of the richest men in ukraine. he's not what one would expect.e is the product of the world of chocolate manufacturing.is e aft he bought up cocoa beans and brought them under one roof. he became a chocolate king not just chocolate. car and bus plant, shipyard and five canal television channel, most popular in ukraine. in march 2002, forbes placed him on the list of billionaires, $1.3 billion. although his tv stations did appear to back the opposition in that ousting of former president yanukovych, he has russian interest as well. 40% of chocolate sales go to russia. a russian factory was raid aed russian authorities. his economic problems are immense. russia is demanding billions for unpaid natural gas bills. they're demanding exchange for $27 billion in emergency credit to save the country from default. >>> well time to look at problems in a bit more detail. our economics correspondent. tell us more about the problems facing ukraine. they are massive aren't they? >> yechlts s. if you look back, you can get a flavor of how dismal performance has

exit polls suggest that billionaire petro poroshenko has won. he'll have his hands full. cnbc talked to him about that in an exclusive interview. >> they said the ukraines don't have a legitimate president. today, starting from today, we have a legitimate president. >> he went on to say that nothing could stop them from achieving peace in ukraine. >>> arizona officials say the 21-square mile slide fire that started tuesday is 21% contained thanks to calmer winds. >>> and south korea, looking for tips about the mysterious billionaire who owns a ferry that sank last month. they said he didn't spend enough on safety. it left more than 300 people dead or missing. >>> a new age skafb jer hunt going down. hidden cash is hiding money and tweeting out clues. the account calls it a social experiment for good. nice way to pay it forward. >>> and officially the tallest he go tower in the world. soaring 120 feet. just shows what you can make when you don't follow the manuals. how about tossing out the instructions. >>> and the washington redskins invite senator harry reid into contro

petro poroshenko has won the ukrainian elections with 55% of the vote. who is he? one of the richest men in ukraine. poroshenko is the product of a fate world of chocolate manufacturing. after studying economics in kiev, he started a business selling cocoa beans. in the 1990s he bought up firms. he became the chocolate king. not just chocolate actually. he's got car and bus plants in the shipyard and television channel, most popular if in ukraine. march 2012 forbes puts him on the list of billionaires. $1.3 billion in assets. although his opposition backed yanukovych, he has russian interest as well. 40% of chocolate sales are in russia. one of the factories in russia was raided by authorities. russia is demanding billions for unpaid national gas bills. it's exchange for $27 billion in emergency credit to save the country for default. >>> one other story from the uk. the united brand has been devalued after the disappointed season. they say united brand is down $98 million. that makes it the third most valuable football brand after munich and madrid. that's busines

billionaire petro poroshenko leads ukraine's presidential polls.more than half the votes that have been counted. most people in the eastern part of the country did not get to vote. for more on the latest in ukraine, let's get to our correspondent, ryan chilcote. russia last week, st. petersburg today. what is your feeling? >> it is pretty clear on this one. petro poroshenko is all but certain to become president-elect of ukraine later today. he is a veteran of ukrainian politics. he has been the ukrainian minister. he has been in power under numerous leaders and has reuven himself to be very agile at dealing with. various politicians. he is a billionaire, worth exactly $1 billion by our count. i talked to him just after he came off the stage yesterday where he effectively made an acceptance speech. what i found remarkable was the way he describes the situation in ukraine like a businessman. have a listen. there is a great danger but there is a great opportunity. my main purpose will be organization of the country. to build up independent causes. to

we are ready for dialogue with petro poroshenko. >> he is landing talks with moscow.stresses the importance of mending relationship. they have strong ties with europe. >> we're joined by our correspondent in kiev. he is talking about mending relations with moscow. how is that going down? >> i think everyone has eyes on the area. it depends how the situation plays out and how moscow reacts. it is a good sign that he had his first victory speech. moscow seems to be responding with positive noises. there is a serious confrontation on our hands. russia has indicated that they may not like the outcome. we will have to see how this plays out. he has failed to crack down on the separateness. he says he will resolve that situation. they do not want to accept the all of branch. it is going to be very difficult for moscow to topple this fighting is going on. >> you mentioned the series, -- confrontation. what is happening today? >> separateness attempted to take control of the airport. they eventually succeeded in doing so. the ukrainian military responded with airstrikes, driv

petro poroshenko would have to get over 50% of the vote to win in the first round. if he does not, it pushes it to the second round and complicates matters. >> you have been in the ukraine covering this for quite some time. how hopeful are ukrainians that these elections will be free and fair? >> ukrainians that we speak to here in kiev are very optimistic . they believe it is a hugely important election for them. out of the story playing the revolution, their fight for independence and democracy. on the other hand, in the east, there is a lot of anger in the -- against the government in kiev, and as you see, the separatist movement has been trying to shut down the election for several days with intimidation, threats, closing down polling stations. it will be very difficult for anyone there to vote safely. >> kitty logan, thank you very much for the update. to sports now, soccer fans are getting ready for the champions league final. the biggest match in european soccer takes place tonight between spanish champions atletico madrid, and local rivals real madrid, the f

in kyiv, there was angry response from the president elect, billionaire petro poroshenko. >> the samehy like somalian -- way like somalian pirates. they want to control the situation there, calle so-called bandit state. >> for those he called murderers bandits and killers, poroshenko vowed no respite. in moscow, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says, ukraine's new president will be recognized. >> but what to do with the tents camps in the center of kyiv, the new president said the camps will be cleared. but they're not to go anywhere until they can see some progress. with demonstrators on the square and russian separatists in the east, poroshenko has won a presidency but he inherits a country being torn apardon. when will the negotiations come up with the cost of gas supplies coming up, the crimea, difficulties in eastern ukraine, where they feel the russians continue to be behind some of the interference there. mr. poroshenko is saying they could meet as early as mid june but is not going to be a meeting that they sit down and shake hands. he wants a very detailed agenda worked

the hope is petro poroshenko can restore the working relations in his country and have a better workingelation with moscow. more from kiev. >> reporter: here in ukraine, violence continues on tuesday in the eastern region of donetsk where the government now is trying to reclaim control of not only the airport but indeed the entire region, which was reluctant to take part in the election. the election which gave an overwhelming mandate to president-elect petro poroshenko, there are concerns that relations with russia are still very poor. in fact those concerns were shared with us by jeffrey piatt who is the u.s. ambassador to ukraine. >> there are still russian behaviors we are deeply concerned about. the violence in donetsk, terrible violence is fuelled in part by people coming over the border. we believe that needs to be maintained and are trying to do jointly with our partners, we're trying to see what washington welcomes. >> the russians say they're owed a total of $5.1 billion. the ukrainians for their part say they need to negotiate for much lower gas prices than what the russians

the national exit poll put this man, petro poroshenko in the lead at 56 there's. turnout in the capitol of kiev was strong. but pro russian separatest stopped the vote from going ahead in the east. poroshenko said that his first step would be to end the chaos in eastern ukraine. >> all exception polls have been carried out by highly reputed services in the world. they're saying that the election has ended in one round and that the president has a new president. today our european road and european ambitious i ambition i. >> let's get the latest from jackie in kiev. it does underline the challenges this man is going to face if the presidency is his. >> yes, indeed, and he was talking tonight like president-elect. we're not looking at preliminary results, this is just exit polls. but because of the huge gap between him and his challenger, and these exit polls suggest above the 50% it does sound like we're listening to a president-elect rather than just a presidential candidate. i will i'l bring in our next gu, professor alexi alexsei. what challenges to you think wi

pro-western billionaire petro poroshenko was elected by a larger margin on sunday. this is after a protest ousted victor yanukovych from office. russian president vladimir putin expressed support saturday saying he would respect any choice made by the ukrainian people. joining me now from washington is victoria nuland, the assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs. welcome. tell me. there was the election in ukraine. it has enormous importance for ukraine. what does it have for u.s. ukraine wrote -- relations? >> it was a spectacular day for the country to go out in force and to say to their government and to the world that they wanted the future that is democratic, unified, rooted in europe. in terms of the u.s.-russia relations ship, i think time will tell. the president of russia said that you will risk that the result and work with whoever elected. it will be good for russian relations with the rest of the world. time will tell. >> he snatched away crimea. that seems not even in question anymore and there seems to some extent to be a retreat

. >> ukraine's new president petro poroshenko says his country is at war in the east, and he has vowed to crush the revolt. the situation remains tense on the ground internet where dozens died in a battle over the airport. >> a city in a state of emergency. young people of donetsk are erecting barricades to block access to the airport. overnight, government soldiers launched an offensive against the separatists to regain control of the city. several pro-russian insurgents were killed. residents fear the fighting could escalate. >> my parents called during the night and said they are in the basement because jets flew overhead. there was shooting, but no one knows who is doing it or where they are. no one is telling us anything. >> of course i'm concerned when the jets fly past my balcony. it's time to end this, start talks, and agree on a peaceful solution and stop shooting on both sides. i don't understand why it has not happened already. >> signs of the fierce fighting are visible throughout donetsk. many separatists have gone into hiding. authorities have told residents to stay off t

claiming victory tonight, billionaire petro poroshenko said his first priority is to put an end to the war and chaos caused by pro-russian separatists in the east. in the capitol kiev and in western ukraine a high voter turnout exceeded expectations. it's an entirely different picture here in eastern ukraine, at the few polling stations that are open, election officials had told us, the turnout has been disappointingly low. >> reporter: but not as low as the separatist held city that matters most. in donetsk, a city of more than a million people ballot boxes were turned into trash cans. not a single vote was cast. and here's the reason. the guns that pro russian separatists fired into the air today in a show of force in donetsk were the same guns that stopped anyone from voting. i.t. businessman miraslov called the roaming gunmen terrorists. did you even try to vote today? did you go to your polling station. >> reporter: it's not open. >> it's not open. >> reporter: in fact, we had to drive more than an hour outside the city past pro russian check points to find a polling station that

>> petro poroshenko claims victory in ukrainian elections. in kiev.ve >> skeptics take on europe as protest parties gain in elections. it is a wake-up up call for mainstream politicians. good morning to her viewers in europe, good evening to our viewers in asia and a happy memorial day to those waking up in the united states. i'm mark. pulse live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london. >> world-class grass for world stadiums. -- he's been speaking from the ecb's first forum, jonathan ferro is here with the details. if low inflation becomes entranced, we will get the house -- becomes entrenched, we will get the house forecast. >> he's using the word disinflation and low inflation. for him, that is still a risk to this economic recovery as all. that is indicative of what the ecb is thinking right now. to prolonged low inflation and prolonged inflation expectations , if they are too low, it may require quantitative easing. the issue is the timing. right now, the timing of any action. us ae timing, he has given clue. it is next week. i'

. >> petro poroshenko is set to become ukraine's new president as events illustrate he faces a difficult challenge in the months to come. >>> the man likely to be ukrai ukraine's new president petro poroshenko said that there will be talks with russia in june to end the fighting between pro russian separatists and ukraine. russia can no longer claim that there is no legitimate person to talk to. >> they have so-called abandoned state, which keep the armed forces. this is not acceptable. by the way, these people are representing nobody. these people just want everybody to be afraid of them. >> reporter: poroshenko said his first trip will be straight to the troubled reason to show that he intends to represent all ukrainians as president. they will set parliament. threaten is the maidan, the heart of the revolution. over 100 demonstrators were killed by government snipers, this is something like holy grouped to them. many have moved on, but others remain. they say they're here to make sure that the government keeps its promises. >> the people in those pictures sacrificed their lives. they

the newly elected president petro poroshenko said he was ready to negotiate with russian president vladimirputin, but ruled out any talks with pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine. they're just a killer. they're just a terrorist. if you expect i will find out the support of these people, no way. no chance. and no civilized country of the a negotiationhave with the terrorist. we are a civilized country. we will fight for the trust of the people of donetsk. we will propose the amnesty for disarmed can accept and are not directly involved in the crimes not only in the killing of the people, and we will defend and clean and bring the peace including the fighting against terror. this is one of the main function of the state, to defend the people. then saturday, ahead of ukrainian election, russian president vladimir putin said russia would accept the outcome of the vote. >> we will unconditionally respect the choice of the ukrainian people. we will work with the authorities that are being formed based on this election. >> to talk more about ukraine, we're joined by jack matlock, served as u.s.

petro poroshenko, basically liberals and liberal nationalist painted as fascist or not these sympathizers and painting it as neo-nazi. and that, of course, that drives this wedge between the ukrainians. and the public opinion. i just came back from london last week. it demonstrated to me the lack of interest in supporting the ukraine, which i would expect because of the massive business relationship is in german utility on the russian gas in the relationship between the former chancellor with mr. vladimir putin in his capacity. in this includes a pipeline company. and this having sort of a imperial phantom pain or conflict, and let's not intervened with the ukraine. so you can go back and the russians do rhetorically go 300 years back saying that our country is still smarting from the diffuse of this in the 18th century, including the partition of poland. and it's no wonder that they are trying to fight this war and use the ukrainians as a battering ram and activists as fodder against russia. this is essentially the repeat of the moscow talking points and there are people who are willing

tomorrow i'll be talking with petro poroshenko. right now, back to you. >>> plenty more to come from kiev. we've asked a number of ceos exactly how this has impacted russia. >> right now, russia continues to grow, midsingle digits. organic growth is not one of them. most countries have right now is the ruble. but the consumer spending continues to be solid in russia. >> russian companies of course are very welcome, just like chinese, indian, american companies, latin american companies. african companies. we see growth everywhere. >> i don't think any business leaders is a big fan of sanctions, because in the end, you always wonder to what extent they are really effective. from a growth point of view, really key that we keep, you know, a good relationship with russia. >>> all right. that's something of comments from ceos. we just had the latest german manufacturing number which suggests there may be impact on expo exports. it wasn't in the detale. steve and jeff are at the st. petersburg international economic forum, one of the sub

good part of the country and the winner is well it's ukraine's willy wonka chalk all of dark petro poroshenko apart from being the head of the country's biggest chocolate company he owns a t.v. channel in ukraine which he refuses to sell as per. isn't officially he can have any business assets person go has also been a loyal to all ukrainian presidents including the last one victor young the cold witch who now wants to see in jail by the way online people are discussing that the two are almost identical twins at least their looks pretty hard to argue with that well though counting is still underway but victory looks solid he's already taken a stand on ukraine's political future and relations with moscow we have complete destabilisation on the east which is unfortunately support by russia the earlier we meet the better it would be for the people of russia because russian people now paying huge price for i'm going to for the crimea and i'm going to that's the message foreign audiences heard for sanko will work with russia but he will be tough really tough on the kremlin russians they heard a di

the rebels leave the buildings or face the fire. >> president obama calling president elect petro poroshenko offering support to help unify the country. >>> the we expect poroshenko to act in the interest of the entire ukrainian people. if he does, he will be a serious and reliable partner. there's one more example of senseless violence hitting the region. air residents can only look on and hope the madness will end. >>> there is confusion tonight about a group of chemical weapons inspectors in syria. they were supposed to be looking for evidence of several attacks using chlorine as a weapon. chief washington correspondent james rosen tells uses something else happened. >> initially syria's state run news agency says a convoy had been struck by a bomb. the paedges then abducted as they traveled to the rebel-held town two hours north of damascus to investigate two chlorine gas attacks last month. it was said the entire team is safe. government forces sheled the city 72 hours after a rally. 39 were dead and 200 injured. with the syrian civil war now in its fourth year, its death toll edging to

>> reporter: i had a chance to follow petro poroshenko. he's accusing russia. >> the russian side is supplying arms, drugs, and soldiers of fortune, which are killing ukrainian people. the ukrainian army covering and defending the women and childr children. >> one more question for you. russian president vladimir putin--oh, we lost him. my apologies, we lost david in kiev. thank you. >>> the u.s. department said it has suspended u.s. military aid to thailand. this comes as the former president shinawatra was placed under house arrest one day after the military took control after months of protest. we have more from bangkok. >> reporter: well, is shinawatra shinawatra? these are the last pictures of her car as she arrived to report to the new military government as ordered. a senior military officials informed al jazeera that she had been detained, but then allowed to stay at her home under military supervision. an army spokesman on record said that she is being held but treated well, explaining 150 personalities on both sides of the built

a new leader, petro poroshenko, known as the chocolate king. he's known as an oligarch to use the shorthand of the region. he also gained enormous respect with a lot of voters because of his support for the my. demonstrations. plagued since has 1991 is the complete failure of its political class on all sides and a level of corruption that is remarkable. why is this guy any different? you are absolutely right that corruption has been a cancer on went outnd the people for a number of reasons. first and foremost because he promised to take them to europe and then reneged. they felt ripped off by their leadership. dave like the money in the state was going to official pockets rather than being used for their benefit. they are now demanding of hesident-elect poroshenko -- ran on a platform of a clean government. he will have to deliver as part tothe imf package support ukraine, the ukrainians have already begun passing the kind tolegislative base they need clean up corruption, things like transparency, public requirements. president-elect poroshenko

ryan joins us now from kiev. >> some tough talk from ukraine's new president as well, petro poroshenkoough talk and tough fighting on the ground, as well. central authorities here in ukraine are deploying not just ground forces but also helicopter gunships, aircraft, mortar fire, and a hardening of wills on the separatist site as well. rogue russian of fighters entering from russia itself within the last 24 hours. fighters that described themselves as chechen volunteers. the ukrainian government will , that they're part of the regular russian army. they themselves say they are just volunteers that have come from chechnya. we are seeing escalation on both sides, without a doubt. clearly, there is some very heavy fighting going on at the airport itself, where the central government says it has , buten the donetsk airport in the city as well where there is fighting underway at the train station. the rebels claim that as many as 30 of their insurgents have been killed. if yesterday look like wraps there was room for diplomatic solution, i think today the window is closing. the kremlin warn

petro poroshenko elected now, gave a speech yesterday saying he would not negotiate with terrorists as he put it. the anti terror operation should be over with in a matter of a few hours rather than a few months. clearly you see the impact of that in this area around donetsk airport. >> let's speak to andre you krets from the bbc's ukrainian service. where are these men getting their arms from? how is it going to be possible to defuse a situation spiraling out of control there? >> it's difficult to say. the ukrainian sources are not in control as we can see now in the eastern parts of the country. they are pointing the finger at russia. in previous instances the helicopters were down. obviously they have some sophisticated weaponry. russians are saying they've got nothing to do with it and they have no influence over these separatists, it's really difficult to verify. we can see they're getting bolder and bolder. the situation in donetsk, one of the largest cities in ukraine, fighter jets from the ukrainian government fought this firing and so on. so it's really scary now. >> that is t

now petro poroshenko is widely expected to win the presidency in sunday's vote. a billionaire who made his fortune from chocolates. he would be ukraine's first elected official since the ousting of viktor yanukovych in february. that's what kicked this whole thing off. ukraine will have a whole lot on their played. erect economy, pro russian separatists in the east and ultra nationalists in the west. and a whopping gas bill that ukraine owes the gas company in russia. many think that poroshenko is pragmatic enough to negotiate the political minefield and tensions in russia. >> he needs her vote and the country probably does need something like a savior. petro poroshenko is far ahead in the polls but still doing retail politics. >> just the firshe won't be ukrt billionaire president. just the first one who didn't become one while being president. >> his money comes from people's sweet tooth and the chocolate and candy brand. he said he'll sell that company if elected but not his tv channel. it's coverage of the protest in kiev last winter saved the country. his st

ukraine's presidential election exit polls indicating that petro poroshenko is on track to win by a landslide. mpope continues his ideast tour. >> people across the european union have been inducting a new parliament, but it is increasingly looking like a night dominated by parties that want out of the european union. voting is underway in thursday -- since thursday. . seeing some very big gains for the eurosceptics in france, in germany, and in britain. we will breed bringing you all the results as we get them and tossing over to major capitals across europe. navigatelp us throughout the night we will also be joined here in the studio by our veteran brussels correspondent. as we mentioned, this night has been characterized by a sweep by the eurosceptics and far right parties. you followed a lot to european union elections, did the politicians and fossils -- in brussels see this voter rebellion coming? to tell you what, what they did not see is that it is one thing to have increased in numbers of the eurosceptics from countries known to the skeptic, but what is much more symbolic and signific

petro poroshenko says he will, with the ukrainian government and u.s. accused russia of being beyond the unrest. >> we recognize that in the east of our country a special military operation is being performed by the russian federation. >> there is evidence of russians crossing over, trained in russian who have come across to stir things up to engage in fighting. we hope that the ukrainians would take advantage of the being election build a road forward where ukraine becomes a bridge between the west and the east. interdavid chase has sent this report earlier from the eastern border of slovyansk. >> we're on the road to slovyansk where the military helicopter was shot down by russian fighters. completed several of their so-called cleanup operations against what they call terrorists in this area. we have passed nothing but separatist fighters so far. in slovyansk we are hearing that areas are being mortared and they are evacuating children from the area. they also have more reports of different parts of that industrial town being shelled early this mornin

. >>> it appears ukraine's new president will be billionaire candy maker petro poroshenko.the tycoon getting nearly 60% of the vote. final results are expected to be released today. petro poroshenko promised to unite the country and end the violent chaos that gripped eastern ukraine. >>> crews in arizona are spending this memorial day trying to get the fire in northern part of the state under control. right now the fire is 25% contained. a lot more work needs to be done before progress is made and a lot depends on the weather. hundreds of people have been forced from their homes as large fires in alaska keep going. the fire south of anchorage is 218 square miles. the size of the blaze is not unusual for alaska but the state does not usually see large fires this early in the season. >>> torrential rains in a tiny colorado town west of denver have triggered a giant mudslide covering eight square miles. as many as three people are now missing. >>> also in colorado a sixth day of severe storms generated torrential rains and ping-pong ball-sized hail. the river is approaching fl

petro poroshenko who's emerged as winner in the presidential race while pledging to boost the military operation in for a while ptolemy eastern regions we've got live comment coming up on that. also headlining tonight years of isolation in jail bahrain's key human rights activist shares details of his ordeal with r.t. after serving as a term for taking part in protests against the monarchy that. i just love britain to leave the european union i want europe to leave the european union and see e.u. parties rock the blocks parliamentary election more than doubling their seats with the french and the british euro skeptics boasting the biggest wins. for getting bigger just joined us is kevin over here r t h q in moscow tonight just after eight pm our top story then as i've just mentioned the ukrainian army has launched an air assault on the international airport near the city of donetsk today the hub of the pro-war tone of the revolt against kiev the airport was stormed by local defense self-defense forces overnight now we hear all roads leading to it are blocked by the military at the mome

if there is not a clear winner, a runoff will happen next month but it looks like petro poroshenko ising to be the next president of ukraine. >>> back here in california, police are scouring a dozen crime scenes from the friday night mass shooting and stabbing which left seven people dead and 13 of those shot were still recovering and two of them in serious condition. i want to bring in jim cavenaugh, nbc law enforcement analyst, and retired atf agent. let's look at the new video from friday night which is surveillance video showing customers in a deli running for safety running for safety as the shots with were fired, and i believe we have this video. we may not have that video yet, but you have seen the video, jim. what is that going to tell you about the nature of what happened? there is the video by the way. >> yeah, what we should glean from this, all of us collectively in law enforcement, and mental health officials especially is when they say they are going to go on the rampages and kill everybody, never discount that. that means they are going to do it. this guy laid out a pla

is it the best of bad choices. >> petro poroshenko is talking about closer ties to europe. idea frightens people in the east, based on what you just said, is actually the tv station essential in spread something kind of truth? how do we get that message across to the people in the east of this country? >> first of all, it's important to reach out and have a broad kind of communication where people can go there, talk to them. european people have been fed this kind of information for years. they are used to this. >> we know right now, actually half of the polling stations right now in the east have been overtaken by separatists. we're talking around 5% of the population, we think that quite frankly will not be able to vote in this election. for now, back to you. >> i guess there are those elements who would like to say because people couldn't attend to the polls, therefore, the credibility of these elections has been marred that may well be the end. that's the latest from the ukraine capital, kiev. >>> we'll take a short break. still to come on "worldwide exchange," why amer

. >> warner: ukraine's presumptive president-elect, billionaire businessman petro poroshenko, strode into a late morning press conference in kiev with a daunting lead in the partial vote count, and delivered twin but starkly-different messages for russia, and for the separatists in ukraine who claim allegiance to moscow. standing next to kiev's newly- elected mayor, a maidan uprising leader, and former prize-fighter vitaliy klitschko, poroshenko said his first trip as president would be to the east, seeking to reunite the badly-fractured country. yet he pledged to go after the armed separatist fighters who have taken over parts of the industrial region known as the "donbas," where intimidation and attacks on election sites kept turnout in the area below 20% yesterday. >> they just murderers, they're just bandits, they're just killer, they're just terrorists. >> warner: poroshenko, who isn't in charge yet, nonetheless vowed that the kiev security forces' so-called "anti-terrorist" operations would be stepped up in the coming hours >> they don't have any interest to speak with nobody,

political unrest and violence, ukrainians have apparently elected a 48-year-old billionaire petro poroshenko. there likely will not be the need fr a runoff. there was a heavy turnout in the european-leaning western part of the ukraine but in the east pro-russian rebels blocked polling stations and smashed ballot boxes. >>> on the second day of his visit to the middle east, pope francis met with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas and then made an unannounced visit to the barrier israel erected that surrounds much of bethlehem. he invited abbas and shimon peres for a meeting at the vatican next month. both accepted the invitation. the pope will complete his trip with a visit to jerusalem. >>> in brussels flowers were left outside the jewish museum where four were gunned down yesterday. police are investigating it as a hate crime. >>> for much more about today's voting in ukraine, we're joined from kiev by "news hour's" margaret warner who is inside the central election commission there. we heard about poroshenko's win. why is this margin of victory so significant? >> hari, it's huge because the

but tonight petro poroshenko is poised to be ukraine's next president. with the challenges ahead, poroshenko's victory may not be as sweet as it seems. >> in the state the economy is not very good. but immediately when we establish the peace, we will do the absolutely unique transformation of the country. >> reporter: today millions turned out to vote for the country's first leader since a revolution toppled ukraine's former pro-russian president. many, like 31-year-old factory owner andre with one issue on their mind. >> what's most important is to fight corruption, only this way. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kiev, people here dream of a better future. but with a collapsing economy and growing violence in eastern ukraine, that may be far off. what worries you about what is happening in eastern ukraine? >> the fighting, the conflicts. >> reporter: for months, pro-russian separatists have been rebelling against the government. today they prevented the presidential vote from taking place in several eastern cities. but the vote in the majority of the co

. >>> early returns this morning >>> early returns this morning suggest billionaire petro poroshenkois the winner of ukraine's special election for president. voter turnout was high for western ukraine on sunday, but it was a different story in pro-russian eastern ukraine where most people stayed away from the polls. russian president vladimir putin has promised to respect the outcome of the election and work with the winner. >>> police in belgium are looking for the lone gunman who killed three people at a jewish museum in brussels. surveillance video shows a man firing a high-powered rifle into the museum on saturday and then walking out onto the street. a fourth person was injured. anti-semitism has not been ruled out as a motive for the attack. >>> pope francis is in jerusalem this morning, the third and final stop of his three-day visit to the middle east. on sunday the presidents of israel and the palestinian authority accepted the pope's invitation to come to the vatican next month for a summit. adriana diaz is in jerusalem. adriana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ma

exit polls suggest billionaire petro poroshenko has won. he'll have his hands full with conflict along the russian border. cnbc talked to him about that in an exclusive interview. >> -- you could have a legitimate president. and now today just starting from today we have legitimate president. >> he went onto say that nothing could stop them from achieving peace in ukraine. >>> a new age scavenger hunt going down in the san francisco area. anonymous twitter user is hiding money all around the city and tweeting out clues. the account calls it a social experiment for good. and take a look at this. officially the tallest lego tower in the world soaring almost 120 feet. just goes to show you what you can make when you don't follow the manual. toss out those instructions. >>> memorial day weekend and a ton of major sporting events and amazing moments to share with you next. want a fiber that's clearly healthy? benefiber is clear, taste free, and dissolves completely. and unlike other fibers, you'll only know you're taking fiber by the way good di

petro poroshenko said he would not hold talks with armed insurgents he calls terrorists. pro-russian rebels seized the donetsk international airport on monday, a day after the presidential election. they claim the election was illegitimate. fighter jets and military helicopters flew overhead while black smoke rose in the air. local media reported that 15 people have been wounded. the mayor of donetsk called on residents to stay home, warning the security situation could worsen. >>> authorities in egypt have given voters a surprise. they've declared the second day of the presidential election a national holiday. people have been casting ballots at polling stations nationwide in the two-day election. the interim prime minister said on state-run television that egyptians had requested a day off. and he said the government agreed. polls suggest former defense minister abdel fattah al sisi is set to win. his only challenger is hamdeen sabahi, a leftist politician. several groups, including the muslim brotherhood, are urging people not to vote. the islamist group has been the t

ukraine these comes hot on the heels of that presidential election confectionary billionaire petro poroshenko is the most likely winner judging by the early results still coming in he's already come out in support of the military crackdown on the pro autonomy forces and discussed the chances of easing the tensions than anytime soon between kiev and the east with viktor figure all of clark he's an international affairs expert from the london school of economics we seem to be seeing either a loss of control of certain elements of the military or the new national guard units the in the right wing militia units which have been. behind some of the recent fighting for an effort by the new government to rely on force rather than political. terrible problem victor if you just stay on the line for a second i just want to go through the world with all of you is a little about petro poroshenko of course the president i'm waiting at the moment we've put together a little bit of c.v. and background here so i'll come back to talk about the money i'm self right let's take a look at it shall we put a show be