lakota our correspondent steve rosenberg, behind the kremlin walls. -- let's go to.o correspondents >> the o our correspondent. >> the archangel cathedral, this is where princes and russian tsars were laid to rest. the western wall is the most prestigious place to be buried. you can see amazing frescoes depicted paradise, the idea being that these pictures would give a nice sendoff to have an for the russian rulers. it's not just the cathedral's which remind you of the imperial past, there's a lot more, as i have discovered. there's one place in the kremlin where you really get appeal for what it must of been like to be a russian czar. it's here in the armory. this museum is a treasure trove of imperial artifacts, packed with things the russians used to it from, put on, and sit on. -- used to eat from. this is a thrown from the only time in history where there were two bazaaczars. a 15-year-old and his 10-year- old brother. their older sister sophia used to hide in a secret compartment where she could whisper instructions to them. you need a crown if you have a thron

steve rosenberg reports from moscow. >> ahead of the debate inside the russian parliament, there was drama outside on the street. gay-rights activists. police detained 20 people. later, military police turned their attention to the controversial bill. pass the first hearing by a huge margin. it will prohibit the spread of homosexual propaganda in the wording which presence of children. it would mean across russia public events promoting gay rights could be broken up and the organizers find -- fined. >> we see open propaganda that harms. young people will decide on their own how to live in the future and what orientation to choose. >> this draft bill sends a bad signal to society of repression and limitation of civil rights guaranteed by the constitution of the russian federation. >> several russian cities have already passed similar local laws. the move to legislate on the federal level enjoys popular support. surveys showed 2/3 of the russian public find homosexuality morally unacceptable. the bill has been criticized by human-rights groups, including the kremlin's human rights coun

steve rosenberg reports from moscow. >> ahead of the debate inside the russian parliament, there was drama outside on the street. gay-rights activists. police detained 20 people. later, military police turned their attention to the controversial bill. pass the first hearing by a huge margin. it will prohibit the spread of homosexual propaganda in the wording which presence of children. it would mean across russia public events promoting gay rights could be broken up and the organizers find -- fined. >> we see open propaganda that harms. young people will decide on their own how to live in the future and what orientation to choose. >> this draft bill sends a bad signal to society of repression and limitation of civil rights guaranteed by the constitution of the russian federation. >> several russian cities have already passed similar local laws. the move to legislate on the federal level enjoys popular support. surveys showed 2/3 of the russian public find homosexuality morally unacceptable. the bill has been criticized by human-rights groups, including the kremlin's human rights coun

the bbc's steve rosenberg has more. he joins me from moscow. an extraordinary story. do we have any idea what lies behind it? >> we do not know for sure. russian police have launched an investigation. what we found out today is that he had faced intimidation over the last few months of. the tires on his car were slashed recently. he suffered a cyber attacks. and of course, a physical attack, which has left him battling for his eyesight. we believe he will be flown to belgium, to a special burn unit later today to try to help the treatment. >> the bolshoi is something russians are extraordinarily proud of. is it known that there is a great degree of politics, and possibly very nasty politics, inside the bolshoi? >> yes, it is no secret there is not -- there is a lot of politics to this jewel of russian culture. and certainly, the suspicion is talking to people today at the bolshoi, that this could be the result of some fighting there. the director of the bolshoi said today that he is 100% certain that the attack is related to the artistic director's activities. this co

steve rosenberg reports from moscow. >> ahead of the debate inside the russian parliament, there was. gay-rights activists. police detained 20 people. later, military police turned their attention to the controversial bill. pass the first hearing by a huge margin. it will prohibit the spread of homosexual propaganda in the wording which presence of children. it would mean across russia public events promoting gay rights could be broken up and the organizers find -- fined. >> we see open propaganda that harms. young people will decide on their own how to live in the future and what orientation to choose. >> this draft bill sends a bad signal to society of repression and limitation of civil rights guaranteed by the constitution of the russian federation. >> several russian cities have already passed similar local laws. the move to legislate on the federal level enjoys popular support. surveys showed 2/3 of the russian public find homosexuality morally unacceptable. the bill has been criticized by human-rights groups, including the kremlin's human rights council. bbc news in moscow. >>

steve moore, senior economics writer at "wall street journal" brian wesbury chief economist at first trust advisors. simon rosenberg, president and founder of the new democratic network and former campaign advisor to president bill clinton. what a power panel we have here. steve moore let me start with you. was this a surprise to you? >> yeah, i think it was a surprise to everyone that the number went negative. you know this, melissa, as well as anyone, the number that matters is private gdp growth. government shouldn't even be part of gdp and gdp, government spending actually fell substantially, military spending was down by over 20%. that accounted for the negativity. even if you take out government we were 1.3% growth rate. melissa, that doesn't cut it that is pretty anemic number. one other statistic quickly to mention. there was a big increase in the amount of disposable personal income reported in this report. and i have a suspicion that that is a result of the fact, remember you reported on all these special dividends and so on. melissa: right. >> that were paid in the fourth quarter. i think that showed up