the chief foreign at a stir -- foreign editor, rob parsons, explains. >> a small crowd braves the coldo protest the russian takeover of the airwaves. >> there is no way of telling from the channels that are left now, what is really happening here. of thethat is left russian -- are the russian channels which just tell their lies. they just lie to us. this broadcasts in russia and loan voice ofthe protest in the increasingly dominated media environment. >> the 20 ukraine you and commercials that use to broadcast from crimea have all been cut off. >> instead of the ukrainian channels, these are now russian channels. >> this is what crimea is getting instead. supporting oft of a crisis that threatens to tear the area a part. the few journalists who report from crimea face brutal intimidation. these images shot by channel five television show one of their crews under attack by supporters of russia. several journalists have been badly beaten. kiev-based tv station. one of his colleagues is still in hospital following a savage attack on his crew a few days ago. >> they beat up the cameraman.

there's new evidence that russia is taking over the airwaves on stan katz chief foreign editor rob parsons explain this. so each time he is not the tv station the smooth road race the colt to protest rushes to go to the airwaves there's no way of telling which handles the germans know what is really happening here with you again. the rest of the match and towns the richest men face and eyes just light surrounds ato will cost in russian and stuck to his lone voice of defiance in an increasingly intimidate the media environment. with sixteen to twenty ukrainian tunnels used to forecast to be autonomous republic of crimea. he couldn't fold and cut off. instead of the ukrainian titles. d i'm now a russian ones. this is what criteria is getting instead. an endless diet of one sided reporting of a crisis that threatens to have the peninsular punch. the few ukrainian tv journalists who still report to training in the face brutal intimidation she's image is short by ukraine's title fight. you can share one of the screws on protests by supporters of union with russia. central to mr bean the pizza.

everton go straight to no one to reporting on the ground in crimea rob parsons our chief for an edit that is in terrible noise. mo where a ukrainian minute rebates is and indeed been surrounded by a russian soldiers of the last twenty four was oh so wrong. that is on the situation was happening where you are. no not at all for the signal to both of the artists were outside the ukrainian that the basic idea from land over a fall from the comfort of kindness in federal poll. ukrainian soldiers may be as many as fifteen thousand ultimo on base and not sitting in a thing of the negotiating with the russians loser the russian those two forces surrounded the base is home to set the parameter time that they don't they don't have my deceased and no weapons of an automotive be put to bed but trying to keep the tensions that into sports and as far as they can. but clearly the situation remains tense. don't miss this in the fact is the cutting edge of the clash at the moment in ukraine and russia. and if things are going to go seriously wrong it could well be a way to go seriously wrong post up

and were taking control of were not leaving so he's keeping all his options open at the moment rob parsons the day began with um the russian president announcing an end to those military maneuvers on the border which is not far from where you are of the stock market rose earlier also there were pro russian troops would of taken control the bell bay airbase in crimea firing warning shots as the some three hundred ukrainian soldiers demanded their jobs back. how intense is it when you are. i think that incident this morning was a reminder to all who love us the authority of this is just good to be a peaceful takeover of the situation remains extremely tense. noah takes is a spot in the whole thing could explode. what happens he said there was three hundred ukrainian soldiers who formerly until the russians to go but we're running the base. went to the base of the month that they get that job rights of the cafe will fulfill the duties of russian soldiers fired over the heads up until now they've not been having that not happen magazines in their weapons this is a vacation with a clearly didn'

that is a saga within the saga let's talk about it with the bra parsons was in the crimean peninsula. rob the osce now saying that moscow has given it the green lights to go in to send military observers into crimea those osce military observers who can stop all week. i mean. this was no change no formal occasion even talking about the diplomacy this going on in the white white it will be up front here in crimea nobody is i don't remotely interested are all aware of what's going on in the outside world. people here locked in a bubble of the road. on the one hand it's it's a psychological blow on the other hand it's a physical one. psychologically they just walked into the industry. bad memories that they ought to approach the two hundred years of him with russia and the current struggle with the ukrainian authorities physically at the cutting themselves off from the outside world below looking tiny employers are taking the trains and buses that are coming in setting up roadblocks all over the region preventing the free movement of traffic this is not a region that is concerned with the ou

parsons had an illustrious acting career. she won an academy award for her role in the 1967 film "bonnie and clyde" and nominated for a tony four times. >> i say she was robbedoo. >> it began right here, back in the 1950s, estelle was a "today" girl. one of the original cast members of the "today" show. also appeared in dozens of tv shows with younger audiences probably remember her best from the sitcom "roseanne". >> now back on broadway, she's starring in the new show called "velocity of autumn." it is great to see you. >> thanks, great to be here. >> so glad to see you, still doing what you do so well and loving it so much. >> i do love it, yeah. i can't stop. >> it is a feisty character you play. she does not want to go out quietly. >> tell us about her. she's barricaded in her home. >> she's barricaded herself in, and she has all these molotov cocktails and will blow herself up because she's had enough. >> what is she upset about? >> she basically had enough. she's got all kinds of things wrong with her. she's falling apart. sounds exciting, doesn't it? >> based on -- >> it is so funny. the audience just loves it. >> there is truth in it. >> they do. th