. >> that guy is steve ross. steve nearly bit his tongue off. lost part of his teeth. fractured a vertebrae in his neck. and believe it or not, he's we just talked to him on the phone. he's actually on spring break right now but this video getting picked up all over the place. it's difficult to watch. but it's also a good reminder, be careful! >> yeah. >> i feel bad for him that this happened. i'm glad he recovered, but that driver had no time to stop. >> the sound is just horrible. >> steve told us one of the doctors say because he's in a more relaxed state his injuries weren't as serious as they could have been. >> we hear it over and over again but drink responsibly cannot be taken lightly. >> if you run out in the street like an idiot and get hit by a car, the driver has to think about it for the rest of his or her life. >> and acknowledges his behavior on a twitter feed, drunk idiot runs out into the street. >> we're not going to disagree with him, then. >> no. >>> probably didn't realize the dash cam was still rolling in this van. this video from south whales in

steve. >> ross, without furg ado, i think it comes down to four key questions.ou what the questions are and you can listen to his response. one, the legitimacy of the situation in crimea, given the ethnic mix, given the referendums on the agenda. two, i've got his questions, his answers on the legitimacy of his own government. the russians are not speaking to him. until they do, we can't get anything going. four, i asked him of the ability of the eu to have firmer sanctions given himself interest. let's listen in first of all to his answer about the credibility of what's going on in crime kra. >> there will be no referendum as it is absolutely and entirely -- no one will recognize this referendum, probably except moscow, syria. and i want to be very clear. crimea was, is and will be an integral part of ukraine. no concessions. >> so you talked about diplomatic efforts. mr. lavrov and mr. kerry have come away with nothing. mr. putin and mr. obama appear to come away with nothing, as well. what can your government do to profits legitimacy given their issues with t

ross. and steve telula. my publicist, four words. i'm sorry about this.the women in my life. and they're all the most powerful. my mother, obviously. but this is my -- forgive me. i'm nervous. you know who you are. first of all, for jill and shields. give me one more minute. i'd like to thank this amazing historian, sue aiken, whose life -- she gave her life's work to preserving solomon's book. i want to thank my partner for unearthing this treasure for me. my mother. my mom's out there. thank you for your hard headingness, mom. thank you. my children, alex and dexter. and my father, thank you. the last word. everyone -- everyone deserves not only to survive, but to live. this is the most important legacy of solomon northup. i'm dedicating this award to all the people who have suffered slavery and who are still suffering in slavery today. thank you very much. thank you. [ applause ] ♪ >> that's it. good night, everybody. bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: you spend your life working. you should discover the world as you go. hotel accommodati

the teacher steve ross played loud rap music all of the time. i went there because of the chicks. 20 years ago. >> that is why you get into anything. >> right. >> of course. i went to yoga and i came out of the first class quiet time and came out you're like, wow. >> the girls are really great in there. >> you're searching for stillness. from stillness, everything happens. when the mind is still it was said the whole world unfolds, the universe unfolds. you've been in a basketball game in the world. you can't miss. that is what their brain is aweakened and you're present. you're in the car and everything moves really slow? you're about to hit your head on the windshield? this is the state of consciousness we all looking for. we want to see. when we look at sunset, everything stops. imagine living like that. meditation is a tool to help you to live more like that, awake and present. it's a simple tool. so easy to use. >> it's 20 minutes out of your day. no physical exertion. you can find time to do it. >> no physical exertion except just to calm down. >> absolutely. >> we got a boo

ross. >> steve, thanks very much for that. plenty more to come from steve in kiev. if you've just joined us this morning in north america, welcome to the start of your global traiting day. this is where we stand with the futures. >> we are 20 points above fair value at the moment, around 5 points above fair value for the nasdaq, it was down 1.5% in thursday's session. and the s&p at the moment is about 2.5 points above fair value. those falls are despite better than expected weekly jobless claims, tensions around crimea and chinese data rattling investors' nerves. european markets today continuing the falles from yesterday. the ftse yesterday down 67 points. down another 24 this morning. 0.75% for the xetra dax as well as the cac 40 and the micex index off 2.5%, as well. commodities, gold up at a six-month high this morning. 1376 is where we've been. show you where we stand at the moment as far as commodities are concerned. spin it on for you.the spin it on for you. i don't have control of this, so you must excuse me. thank you very much. 1370 is where we stand. alu

steve. >> yeah, ross, we're listening to a lot of people throughout the week here including the successful heavyweight boxer turned politician. we'll bring that interview later on. but what i want to do now is talk about something that has been an secondary issue, which is the financial crisis. so let's leave kerry and lavrov aside. let's talk about the other crisis. this is a country which had 20 years of economic mismanagement. whether you're pro western or whether you're pro russian. governments from both sides of the ledger, whether it be yanakovich, tymoschenko, there has been a huge mismanagement of the economy. that is a crisis of the magnitude of what we've seen in ath.s, across europe, even in ireland at the start of 2008. so the financial crisis is acute. the u.s. and europe have offered certain amounts of money. u.s. follows in loan guarantees. europe, they came one a package going out as far as 2020. worth somewhere in the region of 11 billion euros. that's why the imf is in town trying to figure out whether this time ukraine can be trusted to get it right. imf has been here tw

i'm becky quick along with andrew ross sorkin and steve liesman. joe is off today. a big lineup this morning. ursula burns will be joining us at 7:30 a.m., followed by john veehmeyer. then we have an exclusive interview with carl ice. that's coming up at 8:10 eastern time. stick around for those interviews. >> i hear your voice. >> i know. i've been trying. it's better than it was an hour and a half ago. >> if you need help, just -- >> better than it was a half an hour ago. >> just signal and we will jump in. >> i'm here. i wanted to be here. i feel okay, it's just that my voice is going. we're trying this morning. our top story this morning, the fed is kicking off its two-day meeting. the central bank is widely expected to stay the course both with the pace of tapering and with interest rates. but with any meeting, it will be the language surrounding that decision that will keep investors on their toes. that and janet yet

rich ross and steve cortez. steve, we know xbox has been struggling.t's one game but has a lot of hype. would you buy microsoft stock just because of titanfall? >> not just because but partly because, yes. i would buy microsoft stock. i think after a lost decade, redman, washington is finding its way. it outperformed the s&p for the last year. i think there's more to come. remember, this company has the largest r & d budget in the entire world of any company. i think we are finally starting to see that budget produce some tangible benefits such as tightanfall. i'm too old to know what kind of game is going to really succeed but when i talk to young people and read about the online buzz for this game, i think it is real and i think it will be significant to the bottom line. >> i should put you in touch with my boys. they can tell you exactly what the next thing is going to be in the gaming world. rich, what about the charts? what do they tell us? >> i'll tell you, this company could re-release tech and it's still not going to get through $39 a share. i

i'm becky quick along with andrew ross sorkin and steve liesman. joe is off today. we have a big lineup this morning. ursula burns will be joining us at 7:30 a.m., followed by john veehmeyer. then we have an exclusive interview with carl ice. that's coming up at 8:10 eastern time. stick around for those interviews. >> i hear your voice. >> i know. i've been trying. it's better than it was an hour and a half ago. >> if you need help, just -- >> better than it was a half an hour ago. >> just signal and we will jump in. >> i'm here. i wanted to be here. i feel okay, it's just that my voice is going. we're trying this morning. our top story this morning, the fed is kicking off its two-day meeting. the central bank is widely expected to stay the course both with the pace of tapering and with interest rates. but with any meeting, it will be the language surrounding that decision that will keep investors on their toes. that and janet yet yellen's first news conference. steve will have the cnbc fed survey results in just a moment. but as for today's data at 8:30 a.m. easter

steve, what happens now? i presume russia can take their time. >> reporter: yes, i think you're right, ross. i think everything has been moving at a break-neck speed ever since the fall of yanukovych in kiev, but we are expecting things to carry on at that speed. and now that we have had the crim crimean region reacting to the vote, nearly 97% of people, whatever you think about poll, whether in the west or russia, agree they want to become part of the russian federation. now mr. putin can afford to potentially take his time as well, but no doubt about it, the putin reaction, which is key, yes, we know the eu and the u.s. will bring limited sanctions. yes, we know the kiev government doesn't agree with that poll result although the government has been telling me they do agree with more autonomy for crimea. the fact is it depends on mr. putin, whether mr. putin, a, agrees to an excrimea to the russian federation or b, reacts strongly to the european sanctions. and most importantly, is the expansion of russian military presence in this region going to happen, and i'm talking primarily about ea

ross. on the fundamentals, steve cortez. rich, first to you. i actually never worked for jeff because comcast came in, so i'll just go to the charts. rich, is it looking like jeff, who is a smart guy, is making a good call on ge stock? >> well, i tell you, i put my cash bonus into j. crew and snow removal but i actually did buy a little ge in the 401(k) and if you pull up the chart, i will tell you exactly why and exactly why i would buy more right here. the first thing that you see when you look at the chart is that well-defined trend line, a stock that's been hugging the 200 day moving average now for over a year. early this year, we get a 13% pullback which breaks sharply below the 200 day but that breakdown proves false. as history has shown us, false breakdowns beneath the 200 day have corresponded with fast moves in the opposite direction. now, if you zoom out real quick and look longer term, this is where the story gets rather compelling here. you see that well-defined multi-year trend channel and the pull-back to the 50 week moving aver

streets of central point and asked the people why they want to rejoin ross and what of their unhappy with at the moment i in terms of steve's actions. mom didn't know that they too will ever think of it. they often want them to get it fitted the bill tabled by the ukrainian is the most ukrainians as well as russians and europeans even as an auntie can operate is the same one each in my mind with one country one check that they do not tolerate any day of receipt the uncertainty of government as six ministers including the did pt creaminess to the ultra nationalist far might slow boat apart each one in people because he has over eighty three to the show with nuclear weapons. if moscow does not cease to support the developments in crimea the government's non cute is not legal. and as a catcher is a bomber on a blind eye to buy it. i desire of people as a captures their own power. when tobias and so the forceful map of college boy named siege of government buildings and nothing short of homeschooling. companies seem decent even seen kid they strongly disagree that those protesting in the capital represented the majority of the

jennifer lawrence her second, or steve mcqueen her first, the number in the back of their mind must be 45. that's how many seconds each one has before conductor william rossmusic. alfred hitchcock only needed two. >> thank you. >> he woep yhope you join us fo academy awards. the red carpet starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. join all my colleagues right here breaking it down for you. good night, america, from los angeles. or how to find big savings on the things you need.eek. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, breakfast is on. oscar mayer bacon is only $3.99. rise and shine with simply orange oj, just $2.98. and oikos greek yogurt is only a buck. real big deals this week and every week.

jennifer lawrence her second, or steve mcqueen her first, the number in the back of their mind must be 45. that's how many seconds each one has before conductor william rosslfred hitchcock only needed two. >> thank you. >> he woep yhope you join us fo academy awards. the red carpet starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. join all my colleagues right here breaking it down for you. good night, america, from los angeles. robert set m me up. i mean, you don't give your girlfriend of 2 years a little velvet box for her birthday and not have it be an engagement ring. oh, amy. i don't have any chocolate, but bite the heads off these animal crackers. thanks. so, what was in the box? oh, one of those beautiful pearl, we're-never-getting-married necklaces. you know, you just got to give it time. you and robert will get married eventually. no. we talked about it. you know, when he asked why i threw the velvet box at his head. and he told me, "i still don't know what i want. it's not you, it's me." oh, god. "it's not you, it's me." that's on the guys' greatest hits album. so, i broke up with him. you--again? on your birthday? why not? i came into this world alone. oh, amy... oh, s

ross, back to you. >> jim, thank you for that. that's the latest from moscow. jim maceda there. steve is still with us, we saw the impact of the yukrainian crisis impact slightly, but are we going to get higher yields from the u.s. data? then what happens to the dollar, how supportive is that going to be? >> i think it will be pretty supportive for the dollar. i think when we were getting higher yields on optimism when it looks as if the ukraine crisis was going to be diffused, there was a risk positive event when all the assets went up. if u.s. yields are going up because the market is beginning to be afraid the fed will tighten rates, that's not a risk positive. and it tends to be much more dollar positive, certainly against currencies like the yen, but also against currencies like aussie where you have the china hanging over it plus higher rates will be a negative. canada where canadian dollars also non-come pettive outside of commodities. so we would think it's a dollar positive. more ambiguous against the euro because a lot of people are trading the euro rate differentials agains