. >> reporter: sin city officials take a gamble of getting people off the strip and into art galleries. >> in eastern ukraine the situation is escalating rather quickly. armed pro russians have now taken control of a police sessiostation. in karkiev they have arrested 70 separatists for occupying government buildings. >> reporter: now in control of two separate buildings. one is the police head quarters. the other is the security building. we've seen armed men, 15 to 20 outside of the building all with professional weapons. we saw sniper there is as well. on the other side of the barricade there are a few hundred protesters there to support the activists inside. we came out and then went to go back in but was turned on by a mob who tried to take our cameras saying because we're not from russia we can't be trusted. the interior minister has said, the interior ministry said that their aim is to take firearms. and there were 20 machine guns and more than 400 pistols seiz seized. firearms are being handed out to protesters. we have not seen that but you get an idea of how fluid the situati

we find the cultured side of sin city after the break. do stay with us on al jazeera. >> hello again. you are watching al jazeera. these are the stories making our headlines. ukrainian government leaders say they have launched an anti-terrorist operation to take on separatists in ukraine. moscow is accused of backing armed groups who claim self rule in don ebbing. . >> -- donetsk. >> syria and the rebels blame each other for dropping gas bombs. bashar al-assad olympic games terrorists, and the rebels denay it. >> voting is under way in guinea. a military coup forced the cans legs of a vote in the west african country. we have this report. >> close to 800,000 registered voters in guinea will be deciding the vate of 13 presidential candidates. the race will be between three me. a former finance minister is a flag-bearer of the independent party. this man has a ticket for the main opposition party for social renewal. >> in man is an independent candidate, and has the support of younger people in the section of the military. >> the candidates

we will go live to sin city to see what to expect on stage at the academy of country music awards. >> all of the way to the city of san francisco, the forecast is coming up after a break. ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, country music stars like "le bryan" are gearing up for a night. the 2014 academy of country music awards kicks off on kpix 5 less than 3 hours. >>> country music stars are gearing up for a big night at the 2014 academy of country music awards kicks off if less than 3 hours. cbs reporter suzanne mar quez is live where tonight is all about country. >> the carpest just broke down so i am sure you see a lot of activity behind me. that is because the show is underway. before the show kicked off i was talking to miranda lambert, her husband is hosting the show. i asked her what she thinks, she says she gets really nervous. she is going to do a tribute. on stage with a legend performing for a legend but that is not what makes her nervous, worried about her husband. here is a look at the preview. >> country music fans are excited to be in las vegas for the 2014 music awards. >> yeah. >> hel

as melissa chin reports, some are trying to redefine sin city and turn it into a hub for the arts. >> vegas where some 40 million tourists flock to gamble, to part party, to indulge but generally not to appreciate art. we are at the university of nevada, las vegas and patrick duffy shows us works both home grown and global. he won't deny the art has struggled here the las vegas art museum closed in 2009 during the recession but he remains optimistic. >> we have about two million people who live here every single day of their life. to be interested in our galleries and institutions. some tourists have made their way up the strip one block from the city's main drag is marty walsh's gallery. the current exhibit rifts off of the neon signs. >> not necessarily the lifestyle here but really the color. >> artists based here like tim babington say sin city inspires. >> you know the saying that what happens here stays here vegas has a permissive atmosphere. this is good for artists because you have to feel like you can do anything. >> babington says out here in the desert, he can work in a low

some are trying to redefine sin city and turn it into a hub for the arts.egas where people go to indulge but usually not to appreciate art patrick duffy has supported the art scene here shows us works both home-grown and global. he won't deny the arts have struggled here the las vegas art museum where he served as president closed in 2009 during the recession. but he remains optimistic. >> we have about 2 million people that live here every single day of their life. we are going to be able to also gather some of those tourists to be interested in our galleries and institutions. >> some tourists have already made their way off the strip one block from the city's main drag is marty walsh's gal occur. the current exist rifts off the city's neon signs? >> they aresponding to the color, the bright lights, not necessarily the lifestyle here gu the color. artists based hearsay sin city inspires. >> the saying what happens here stays here vegas has a permissive atmosphere, and this is good for artists because you have to feel like you can do anything. >> he says ou

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. >> the cultured side of sin city. and farah is up with the sport. can liverpool take a step forward to braking the drought in the premier league title race. appear >> the australian-led search for the missing malaysian airliner started again. four strong signals had been detected from the black box in the last week, but the signals disappeared, meaning the batteries could have died. as many as 11 military aircraft and 14 ships are taking part in the search. they narrowed the arch area on the seabed to an area the seize of los angeles. . >> north korea has allowed foreign amateur runners to take part in its pyongyang marathon. 200 poem from 27 countries signed up. tens of thousands of north koreans killed kim jong un's stadium to cheer on the runners. much remains off limits. pyongyang is more accessible to other places in a secretive country. >>. >> translation: we heard that it would be open for foreign amateurs to take part for the first time. we thought it would be fun and a good tonny to get into contact with the local people here. >> did you sp

. >> chitrying to bring culture t sin city. >> does it for us on this afternoon. thank you for being with us. fau "fault lines" starts right now on al jazeera america. >> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local a

says that moscow has appeared to have hitched crimea's economic revival on becoming the black see sin city, which of course is las vegas. on thethe focus is still four released hostages that were held in syria for 10 months. >> yes, they are getting a lot of attention. there is an in-depth account on onir liberation will stop -- their liberation. instead, gives details of their detention. they were held in aleppo by the al qaeda link group isil. it is a group that has taken hostage taking to a lucrative business. that syria has become a well oiled hostage factory. one thing that shocked the french journalist was how professional these hostage takers were. and also, they were surprised that there were some french citizens among them. and this is one aspect that a lot of other papers are focusing on. they're looking into how the government is reacting to all of this. they are talking about the plan that rant has against its french inadists that are fighting syria or other areas of the globe as well. about 700 french citizens are currently fighting in jihad across the world. will lay out a pl

viva las vegas, the cultured side to sin city. stay with us here on al >> hello again, this is al jazeera, and these are the stories making the headlines - ukraine's government said it launched an anti-terrorist operation to take on terrorists in eastern ukraine. >> syria's government and rebel fighters blame each other for dropping barrel bombs filled with toxic chemicals. bashar al-assad is blaming terrorists, and the opposition is denying responsibility and is demanding an investigation. >> the speaker of iraq's parliament, has survived an assassination attempt. two security guards were hurt by a roadside bomb explosion that hit their car near kirkuk. >> voting is underway in guinea paszau. a military coup forced the cancellation of a vote two years ago. they hope to end four decades of chaos marked by a series of coups, to win independence from portugal. we go to the capital. it's looking orderly. how is the vote going? >> the vote is going well. we've not had any issues from any polling stations. people are beginning to come

there's a new way to get a bird's eye view of sin city and look at it. the high roller wheel opened today on the vegas strip billed as the world's tallest ferris wheel, 550 feet high. riders take a spin in their own private gondola. the trip takes about a half an hour. ticket prices range from 25 bucks to 60 bucks if you want to come back down. >> there you go. it's beautiful. >> i think i'd want to come back down. >> i think at the top. >> i bet the thing goes full circle. >>> we had a roller coaster indeed for the giants tonight. i'm done -- i'm dennis o'donnell and sports is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, league record with 10 strait opening day losses.. >>> the a's were hoping to avoid setting a major league record with 10 straight opening day losses. ricky anderson knows something about division titles, threw out the first pitch against the indians. sonny gray made his major league debut in july. opened the season tonight, walked three and did not allow a run. scoreless in the 8th inning, two runners aboard. josh donaldson hammers one that bounces off t

. >>> gluttony is one of the so-called seven deadly sins, but one city in france sell bralts the overindulgence of food and wine. and who else other than anthony bourdain to take us there in this week's "parts unknown." >> i gained about 8 pounds in less than a week. if you plan to come to leon, bring your lipitor, get your reservation at betty ford squared away in advance, because you're going to be eating.

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a new way to get a view of sin city in a big way. the high roller wheel opened today on the vegas strip actually yesterday. it's billed as the world's tallest ferris while a height of -- wheel a height of 550 feet. riders take a spin in their own private gondola. ticket paces range from -- prices range from $25 to $60. >> would you get in there? >> 550 feet up. i'm not so sure. >> i don't know. i would try it. >> look at the view though. >>> let's go the vegas. >> i'm in. 4:51 on a tuesday. robert that is in too. coming up a man walking home from work was brutally attacked and robbed. the evidence police are using to capture that suspect now. >> an uptick in earthquakes has some californians worried about the big one. but are we worried about the wrong fault? ,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is the first day of april and no kidding, we have more rain in the forecast today. with isolated thunderstorms. take a look at these temperatures in the forecast. they are unseasonably cool for this time of the year. then you got to factor in a south wind 10 to

. >> and how is being on top of vegas and sin city's newest attraction setting the world record. >> put check of the headheadl, secretary of state kerry in a two-day meet nothing brussels and telling nato generals and admirals better ways to figure out how to protect. >> and welcoming the boston red sox. the player's next stop is at walter reed medical center. and high roller. just opened in las vegas. where else? 550 feet tall. and it is just to go around. you are not afraid of heights. >> people in your cabin -- >> closest friends. >> we were wondering. >> we want to know when you feel on top of the world? >> no question. send me a tweet at bill hemmer. and me at elizabeth prann. right now the state of maryland deciding whether or not to dump the obama care website and replace them from a system that connecticut is using. that cost 125 million to build and critics say a lot more money went down the drain. james rosen is live from hanover, maryland. james. >> reporter: elizabeth, we are waiting for the delicate vote by the members of the maryland health care exchange. it is worth remem

sin city was true, it was real.as you were never going to see your family again. that was it. i'm moving to vegas and you ain't coming to see me and i ain't coming to see you. that's the character of the city. it really was, you know, the pit of america. it wasn't that somebody came out here because i'm going to make a million bucks. it was i'm going to come out here and i'm going to survive and you all ain't going to bug me anymore back home. >> in vegas, there's winners and losers. and god knows i've been both. in a place like this where you can lose your shirt on the unlucky turn of a card, you need a friend. and for my sins, i got roland. currently evading prosecution in just about every jurisdiction from his hometown, cleveland, to grand forks, wanted for bail jumping, usory, misuse of livestock, assault, grand theft auto, also the respected author of such food related classics as the french lottery cookbook and soul of a chef, he washed up in vegas at just the right time. vegas was always the most unlikely of

. >> sin city takes a gamble on getting people into art galleries. >>> good morning to you. lcome to al jazeera america. i am morgan radford live in new york city. with the yukraine on the brink f another crisis, "the wall street journal" says the u.s. supreme allied commander has asked that nato beef up its military resources adding f-16ing fighter jets and kiev is compromising in a stand-off in the east. they have offered pro-russians more power and said they can keep russian as a second official language. kiev officials say armed beginmen have seized a police station today. al jazeera continue verify the authenticity of this video but hoda has more >> reporter: what we know so far and we can confirm is that that police building has been surround by men in fatigues and carrying weapons. they have not identified themselves so far. what is not clear is whether they entered the building. presumably, they have, and also, were there mr. people in that building. it is a police building. so presumably there are some policemen on duty there. it's not clear whether they were allowed

from the opulent hotels and casinos to the old haunts, he has nothing but love for sin city. >> in laswhat you feel about it, like casinos, these massive pleasure domes, what's the most overused word in the english language? i believe it's awesome. they are, in fact, awe-inspiring. i mean, they're enormous. how do they work? how do they grind in all of these people in and out, relieving them so happily of their money? instinctively it would be so easy to sneer at all this, to find it obscene and horrifying. even if you can pretend successfully to hate this, and frankly that's a very difficult thing to do, off the strip old school vegas, who could hate that? now, where's my damn toga? >> that new episode airs tonight at 9:00 eastern right here on cnn. ♪ >>> you are in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim sciutto in again today for don lemon. thanks for joining us and a very happy easter. it is just after dawn in south korea where they're desperately clinging to the slim chance that someone is still alive on that sunken ferry. realistic hope, however, is clearly fading. five agonizing days have pas

sin city was true, it was real. you were never going to see the family men. that's it. m moving to vegas. that's the character of the city. it really was the pit of america. it's i'm going to come out here and survive so they won't bug me mim back home. >> in vegas, there are winner and losers. god know, i've been both. you can lose your shirt on the unlucky turn of a card, you need a friend. and for my sins, i got roland. currently evading prosecution in just about every jurisdiction from his hometown, cleveland, to grand forks, wanted for bail jumping, usury, misuse of livestock, assault, grand theft auto, also the respected author of such food-related classics as "the french library cookbook" and "soul of a chef." he washed up in vegas at just the right time. vegas was always the most unlikely of dreams. the longest of long shots in the middle of the desert. a real but imaginary space that keeps expanding, creeping ever larger across the wasteland. back in the '40s, the '50s it was a small town. 100,000 became 300,000 became 500,000, then a million, then two. but it d

well, no one knows sin city better than mr. las vegas himself, wayne newton. ♪ wow!nly. here he is live. you're bopping to your own beep there. how is that, seeing that video of you as a wee one? >> well, it's interesting to look at. i keep wondering who that kid is. and thank god we had the same color hair still today. >> you are incredible. happy birthday. you turned 72 this month? >> now, fredericka, i must tell you i actually turned 50 because a man is only as old as the woman he feels. >> i'm with you on that one. i like it. you know vegas like no one else. you were there since 1959. you were a junior to be recruited there? >> that's a fact. five years of six shows a day. >> how did they get around the labor laws? >> they had to get special permit. a special permit from the state that said i could appear in the casino i was working in. but i could not be in the casino that i was working in. >> oh. so how did you get around that? was there sneaking in the back door type of thing? >> actually, between shows we would do 40 minutes on, 20 minutes off and i'd have to

. >>> some of the biggest stars in country music took over sin city for this years academy of countryic awards. luke brian and blake shelton hosted the event while other genres rocked the stage the biggest award of the night entertainer of the year went to george straight. >>> happening today a toll increase going into effect on the golden gate bridge, clay 1 increase means most fast track users will pay $6 and drivers without a fast track will get a $7 bill in the mail. the district is trying to chip away at a large budget shortfall. >>> i'm mark kelly live in petaluma, protesters are expected at this new beef plant here this morning. they are not happy and they do not want it to open. their plan is to show up in bloody aprons to protest this new plant under new management and in their words they say the new plant, marin son farms is no more humane or sustainable than the old plant rancho feeding corporation so here is a little bit of history about rancho. that plant closed its doors, its now under criminal investigation because of charges from the fed's it processed diseased animals

while sin city saints follow a tech tycoon's dream of owning a pro-basketball team in las vegas. >>> 5:21. you can buy stock in the -- how davis did in his first day of trading. >>> have you heard this? pretty einteresting. vernon davis did not debut on the new york stock exchange but now a traded commodity. >> the tight end for the 49ers ipo'd and on his first day of trading, davis up 20% to close at $12 a share. all 421,000 shares were snapped up in day one. you wonder what you get out of it. well they purchased 10% of davis' future earnings, which include future contracts and endorsements and deals and post-career income. it's a dividend. >>> robinson cuno returned. >> tonight show host jimmy fallon decided to have some fun with the yankee fans getting a little help from the all-star second baseman. take a look. >> that was awesome. >> maybe try it, again. >> try it again? >> yeah. >> how are you doing? welcome back to new york. >> you should have stayed here. in new york, not in seattle. >> try that one more time. >> boo! stay in seattle, we don't need you in new york. hey, how a

las vegas boulevard in sin city. any major metropolis, there's a place that's notorious for prostitution. but in oklahoma city, one man is trying to force the world's oldest profession out of his neighborhood. he's got a video camera, an internet connection, and a lot of guts. and he's putting the hookers and their johns on notice. >> it was in my neighborhood. it was in my front yard. it was at my neighborhood grocery store, in the church parking lot. >> brian bates says street prostitution infests his oklahoma city neighborhood. >> don't be bringing hookers down here, buddy. >> brian is a husband and father, with a teenaged son living at home. if brian can see it, kids can, too. and what kind of parent would want their children to see this? >> no child should have to grow up where their memories of childhood involve prostitutes, drug dealers, and pimps. >> in the mid-'90s, brian bates first notices lewd behavior in his neighborhood and files reports with the police. but he feels his complaints fall on deaf ears. so

vegas is sin city, the perfect setting for the parade of republicans who humiliatingly showed up and actually showed some leg this weekend to try to separate sheldon adelson from some of his billions. >>> and the good news about the new health care law. enrollment is actually spiking above expectations. now the bad news. it remains unpopular. the test for democrats obviously figure out how to turn the plan's growing success into votes, especially this november. >>> speaking of the health care law, we know president obama has been using social media to spread the word. well, this weekend "saturday night live" had its own idea about what the white house could do to spread the word. get help from the pope. >> all right. now, for this next video, it's going to be a video. we want to see you both dancing. hit it. three, two, one. ♪ >> okay, and got it. for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and as

. >> not even a week after chris christie's sin city getaway and the launch of the taxpayer-funded effort to revive christie's national political standing, we are learning federal prosecutors have upped the ante in their investigate into bridgegate. today there are new reports that the port authority official at the center of the lane closures, david wildstein, met for several days with federal prosecutors as "esquire" magazine reports that wildstein is cooperating with u.s. attorney paul fishman. it is an indication that wildstein may have been granted immunity. his lawyer -- immunity his lawyers have been asking for since january. that report is unconfirmed by nbc news. but it comes just on the heels of another report suggesting an expanding federal inquiry. late friday, abc news discovered this man, christie press secretary michael drewniak, gave testimony to a federal grand jury in newark. while his lawyer told abc that his client was there as a witness and not as a target, his very presence before a federal grand jury is significant. why? chairman of the state supercommittee investig

moscow and kiev the sky and the other forget the attack on a russian checkpoint in the eastern city of sin yet i'm an awful friends janet to spend an arm of the family that loves being held by one of the west it is in its bid to syria. and here think all they can still access to that in a perceived chinese market as the base was to say that this is host to hundreds of its national defense the headline if our tuition cos i kept on studying. now i just today soaked in russia and ukraine officially agreed to calm tensions in the region that the attack they fled that once again of rapture is claiming far right's ukrainian grapes for an attack on the progress in tackling in the easton says he hopes of an awesome eighty s is are these fine people have died in the sink and say the death toll is not and maybe the result of a shoot out between criminal gangs adam and eve as well the main drivers of this checkpoint me until the softer. local residents come to pay their respects and bid farewell to those ewtn. commissioner that is waking up checkpoints described the attack which to place here in the

. >> reporter: the showdown in sin city took place inside steve wynn's $2 billion resort.ney said wynn called the president an expletive. i called him a long-time friend. he said your friend is an expletive. >> i told him he was an expletive and i wasn't going to sit at his table and he was a jackass and i walked out. >> everybody is frightened at the way barack obama does politics. i'll be damned if he's going to lecture me. >> he's also an fob, friend of barack. >> we got to know each other and he is -- he's a good man and a good friend. >> reporter: steve wynn told the paper when clooney's drinking he considers him a close friend. he's fun to be with when he's associate. if you want to have a chat with him get there early and don't stay late. apparently what happened in vegas is supposed to stay there. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, las vegas. >> well they always say do not talk about politics at dinner, and they violated that clearly. >> sounds like a little alcohol might have been involved there. >>> spending half a century boxed in. >> coming up on "cbs this morn

republican national convention, but the party of so-called family values shouldn't congregate in sin city? that's what critics are saying. many hailing from its five competitor states, cincinnati, cleveland, dallas, denver and kansas. republican officials are expect to go all in on a destination this summer. we'll see where it ends up. >> vegas is so much more than sin these days. >> vegas is fun, but only for two days at a time. that's all i can handle it for. >> exactly. exactly. >>> former cia deputy director michael morell insists politics played no role in revisions to talking points about the consulate attack in benghazi, libya. during a three-hour grilling on capitol hill, morrell said he deleted references to advance terror warnings because analysts still wrongly thought a protest against an anti-islamic video was to blame. four americans, including u.s. ambassador chris stevens, died in that attack. >>> also focus on russia and ukraine this morning. questions about whether we will see another russian invasion of ukraine. a new warning this morning on how fast troops could flood i

. >>> and now to las vegas, sin city, a destination with plenty to entertain just about every possiblet of things to do. at 550 feet is the world's tallest observation wheel. built by ceasar's as part of a $550 million project. at the heart of the vegas strip. >> the 28 gondolas are air conditioned and can hold up to 40 people each. a full revelation takes about an hour. >> you won't have an intimate smoosh with your date. 40 people in a began dough la? >> you have to really like these 40 people. you're in there for an hour. can i just say, vegas is a real destination. before you went there to gamble. now there are so many things to do. >> yes, i always play golf when i'm out there. i go for food, hiking. i gamble less than other things. you can ride the high roller, it's 25 bucks during the day and 35 bucks at night. >> there you have it. get out there and check it out. looks cool. >>> coming up, famous game show celebrating 50 years on the air. >> and big change, instant replays but the test on the first full day of play. you're watching "world news now." ♪ put me in coach i'm ready

. >> artists based here, like tim bavington say sin city inspires. >> you know the saying, what happens here stays here. it has a permissive atmosphere. it's good for artists, because you have to feel like you can do anything. >> out here in the desert, he can wok in a low- -- work in a low-profile studio, drawing on the high profile of the city. >> it never escapes your mind. on the strip the hotel and casino has a gallery. some tourists drop in, it's not why they come to vegas. >> a good time with the girls. >> forget your problem. >> not art. >> sorry. >> you can go to a museum to experience art, or the arts can come to you. that's what is happening in las vegas city center complex, which carries a large collection of contemporary and modern arts, including this by henry moore. brick it to the people, and perhaps someone will pause to appreciate the art here. >> david ryan's abstract sympathises colour into what looks like wall puzzles. as for so many we met, he can't imagine being anywhere else, put here. don't underestimate las vegas, there's a lot of culture, random, bizarre cultu

demonstrating their grip on crimea prime minister did meet in a day just flew into the central city of sin federal poll. it was his first visit since russia annexed the region. in egypt and members of his cabinet met with crimean lawmakers and other officials they discussed plans for economic development in asia said russian officials will make me as a special economic self. they'll offer tax breaks for corporations and build up the infrastructure that includes building a road and railway bridge to the peninsula in a prime minister reminded residents that their pension payments will rise to match those paid to russians in moscow preston but the bear putin signed a decree creating a ministry for crimean affairs at the same time russian leaders have taken steps to ease the stand up in the region. russian commanders say they are pulling some of their troops from areas near ukraine's border. the battalion of the motorized infantry brigade of the central military district has completed a field exercise this is commencing its march to the base rosenthal and german chancellor angela merkel he tol

the former first lady was giving a speech in sin city when that happened. an object whizzing by her head, a shoe, a woman in the audience did it. she was behind the shoe. here is another look at that. the woman was arrested immediately. mrs. clinton not only made it through unscathed. she joked about it with her audience. >>> venzuela's president nicholas madduro is meeting with opposition leaders today, talks ending weeks of violent demonstlaingsz. as marchian a sanchez reports, he is not meeting with student groups who have been rallying against him. >> there was no dialogue in the streets demonstrators marched as a conversation began. >> they don't represent us. i think before going to these talks, they should know what those of us fighting for a r radical change want. >> students boycotted the meeting at the presidential palace where they showed mistrust. the president accused the opposition for the violence that has left at least 41 people dead and hundreds wounded and detained. you can't burn a university and call it a fair protest. 15 were burnt down

moscow and kiev the sky and the other forget the attack on a russian checkpoint in the eastern city of sin yet i'm an awful friends janet to spend an arm of the family that loves being held by one of the west it is in its bid to syria. and here think all they can still access to that in a perceived chinese market as the base was to say that this is host to hundreds of

and one of the main task was full roster to establish direct transport links which crimea and the city of sin basketball meanwhile russia's defence ministry says an infantry battalion has finished exercise in the ukrainian border and has withdrawn all the errands. russian prime mr medvedev has announced a new ministry with the creation of four crimea which recently joined the russian federation all they said the fed is expected to lead the new ministry. he served as the deputy minister of the russian economic development ministry since two thousand a medvedev told a top level government meeting in super hopeful the development of crimea has become russia's priority the new ministry will be set up to help crimea merge into russia's economic financial credit and justice systems as well as to help the administration in crimea fulfill this duty. meanwhile the russian defense minister said russia has begun transporting its military equipment and weapons to crimea since monday the process will take about a month. in ukraine know where the situation remains very tense which tens of thousands of russ

for decades i mean even in the cold war when we really were enemies of the sin city the key supplierhat it's europe what's changed is that ukraine is in the way and ukraine is causing all these problems because they simply are not paying their bills and so russia is building alternative pipelines to the north and the other ones coming to the south and ukraine will eventually be bypassed but the whole political situation surrounding ukraine russia's be playing like study nature where it's actually simple math at the moment see trying to get this by the absence of something just because you know the problems. of the russian president sent a letter to european leaders this week calling on them to help address the ukrainian issue before it's too late the latter was criticized in washington which accused moscow of using energy as a political weapon lot of important player responded to america's allegations. it's not polite to read other people's les's it wasn't addressed to them but to gas consumers in europe everyone's use to our american friends eavesdropping but peking as well isn't ni

when new york city charges $5 in sin tax, they're going too far on that. also raise revenue. >> as fewer people smoke, politicians are more eager to raise it. >> that's because people who are fat and smokers, they're minority groups essentially. they can be demonized and you can ratchet up the cost to pay for the things they want. >> the tax has a cost too because it encourages people to cheat. most of the cigarettes sold in new york state are sold illegally. >> 57% of cigarettes sold in new york were brought in illegally. >> it promotes organized crime. >> getting around taxes on cigarettes -- >> most americans like the idea of elected officials manipulating us in a good way. for a while, we had luxury taxes. we had a tax on private planes, cars valued over $30,000. boats over $100,000. that seems fair. luxury. >> nothing underscores more clearly how sin taxes are symbolic gestures. this happened in the early 90s where people were like, let's go over the billionaires and screw them by taxing them on that. it reduces the demand for yachts. the people who m

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should be a tax on cover those clearly identifyible linked health conditions but when new york city charges $5 in sin for a pack of cigarettes or chicago $6 they are beyond that, they are supposed to high to tes courage consumption -- discourage consumption of a good but they are more revenue. people who are fat, who are smokers they are minority groups they can be denomizeed you can ratchet up the costs they have to pay. john: but tax has a cost that it encourages people to white, go to the black market most of the cigarettes sole in new york state were sold illegally. >> it was like 57% of cigarette used in new york state were broughbroughtin illegally or and way, because new york has a high cigarette tax. john: so a new form of organizeed crime. >> or a lifeline for old organizeed crime. >> i think this most americans like the idea of our officials manipulating us in a good way, for a while we had luxury tax. another form of sin tax, on private planes, and cars, valueed over dollar $30,000, bor $100,000, that seems fair? >> you know, this nothing under scores more clearly how sin taxes are symboli

when new york city charges $5 in sin tax they go far beyond that.y are high for consumption but they raise revenue that gets spent on all sorts of things. >> as fewer people smoke politicians are more eager. >> that's because people who are fat, people who are smokers, they are minority groups and they have to rach tchet up the costs. >> the tax has a cost, too. most cigarettes sold in new york state were sold illegally. >> there were 57 percent of those used were brought in illegally in an unauthorized way. >> we have a new form of organized crime. >> going back hundreds of years exercise tax on smoke and booze. >> most americans like the idea of elected officials manipulating us in a good way. for a while we had luxury tax, on private planes or cars over 30,000 dollars. >> this -- nothing under scores how sin taxes are often symbolic guesesture gestures. they become luxury during recessions. this happened in the early 90s where people are like okay let's go after luxury yachts thurston howl the third let's stru them by taxing them on that. that re

ukraine authorities meanwhile struggling to regain control of regional parliaments the eastern city of sin yet pro russian separatists there including the region independents which it calls a repeat of the sequence that led to the annexation of crimea common themes you don't have school monday morning raid progression demonstrate his ability to control with the regional government headquarters. read the creation of a sovereign peoples republic independent of capital. in contrast to concave seen as similar to this last weekend. ukraine's interior ministry said on facebook are proving that has been created where separatists. ms johnston yes in europe has accused russia of posting messages to fuel political tensions. just that it is both these books. one of the ict stabilize the situation with the plan is the foreign troops across the borders and sees the context in which we will not allow to take place locally produced. too many of the worst. this was the situation in donetsk on sunday when protesters tussle with police forcing their way into a government building activists and if the ukrain