a deal is reached over ukraine's escalating tensions. barack obama remains cautious they will hold up their part of the bargain. the world loses a literary giant. gabriel garcia marquez passes away at 87. his stories of love and longing helped put magical realism on the map. also coming up, the hunt for potential life in outer space takes a step forward. astronomers say they have discovered the most earthlike planet yet. it is only a mere 500 light-years away. we had to algeria as the country awaits the results of its presidential election. he's poised to hold on for a fourth term. let's begin with the search and rescue efforts in the tragic ferry accident in south korea. hundreds of passengers are missing, most high school students, after the ship sank on wednesday. the search for survivors is officially still going on, but hopes of finding any are quickly fading. friends and family standby in shock. andrew is covering events for us. it is 8:00 in south korea. night has fallen. walk us through the search and rescue efforts. >> the day's

vladimir putin it follows that thursday's unexpected deal which is reached by russia and ukraine and end the escalating tensions in ukraine and with it the worst east west crisis since the cold war. but for his part president obama remained skeptical that the kremlin will keep its word. last week we have put in place additional consequences that we can impose on the russians if we do not see actual improvement of the situation on the ground. and we are forgiving now with our european allies. we as he prepares to potentially. a response to what continue to be. the efforts of interference by the russians and the eastern and southern ukraine. i was broke obama speaking of thursday from the white house. so the deal hasn't been reached in geneva but how will it affect tensions on the ground in ukraine. trust and have met with a one a ukrainian separatists in the eastern donetsk region he says he will bow to pressure from kiev that he expects the country to split into the self proclaimed people's republic of the donetsk was about a chuckling at the entrance to the thomas crown land. and he finds that he is t

lacroix is leading with a title about ukraine escalation. it a way of moscow being able to set the conditions for diplomatic talks that we will see on thursday in geneva? it says that the people of ukraine counted on europe. they mean the european union. and, of course, they must not disappoint the people of ukraine. >> you looked at the ukrainian press and the russian press. >> the kiev post has an opinion page. they're looking at the guardian in the u.k. this is by james meek. the headline is that most ukrainians are neither loyal russians or loyal fascists. most of the discussion is polarized and that is serving putin well. it is bolstering has ideal . a the one hand, you have ukraine that is a boil vessel to russia or a ukraine that is fascist. the communistta, mouthpiece of years ago. an expression there about fascism. antifascist fighters take the initiative. the argument there is that these freedom fighters have taken up the cause to fight against the group that is in charge in kiev. it says that russia is being portrayed -- the cowbo

troops arrive in eastern europe as the crisis in ukraine escalates. welcome to "the pulse," live from bloomberg european headquarters in london. i am francine lacqua. is actually moderating a speech by former u.k. prime minister tony blair right here at bloomberg headquarters in london. it live in the studio shortly for an interview. arm posted slower sales growth. it is another weakening sign for smartphones. point isice unsubsidized. in some places, below $50. that means more and more people will access smartphones. that will drive these services and products. we think smartphones have a lot of growth ahead of it. smartphones have a high degree of arm content. >> apple releases earnings today. facebook also offers up results. joining us for details are caroline hyde and jonathan ferro. once you talk to arm, they are concerned about royalties. they design the chips. >> the market is a little worried about royalties. they are selling licenses and that means more royalties in the future. shares are off a bit because of iss worried, but arm understated,

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is sending 150 troops to poland for training exercises as the crisis in the ukraine escalates. meanwhile today, vice president joe biden is flying to key evie ukraine. let's get to nbc's tracie potts. good morning to you. what is the vice president hoping to accomplish with this trip? >> a couple of goals here, betty. first of all, to assure that the elections on may 25th go off without a hitch, but also to try to deal with the violence we saw yet again over the weekend. this is what he was left today after a deadly easter shootout in eastern ukraine shattering last week's troops with russia. >> it's crystal clear that russia is the threat, the threat to the european union and a real threat to ukraine. >> reporter: keeping eastern ukraine safe is on vice president joe biden's agenda as he travels to kiev, that, plus assuring free and fair elections next month. >> there is no military answer to this. it has to be solved through diplomacy. >> i really do believe we should be sanctioning some of the companies in the energy sector. >> we cannot work with russia and try to achieve an

>>> the crisis in ukraine escalate ts and so does a diplomatic battle. there are concerns that may be bracing for invasion from russia. this as the plan to impose more sanctions against the putin government. at noon, we'll have more on the fall out. millions gather in st. peter's square as two popes will be made saints tomorrow. we will take you to rome for the latest on what will be a very special moment for the church. and while millions of americans are struggling to find a job and many of them giving up, sean hannity has embarked on a crusade with his get america back to work campaign. his approach to help folks land great jobs, keeping the government on the way. all of that coming up just minutes from now. >>> epa chief taking a road trip to promote earth week. one stop on her tour, "the daily show" to chat with my buddy, jon stewart. >> driving around in a fuel efficient car. >> that's what i'm doing. i have a nesting hummer. a hummer inside a hummer inside a hummer. >> sounds russian. >> it is. >> i fear the president's priority of dealing with th

. >>> also this morning, violence in ukraine escalates. president obama is calling on the international community to stand together against russia. >> earlier today the president said countries have to be united if sanctions are going to work. i want to bring in cnn ""state of the union"" host candy crowley. >> good morning. >> russia seems unfazed by the threat of sanctions. do you think the president's tough talk is going to work? >> i think probably what the president is focused on now is the general art of persuasion. it's interesting to me that he's not sending messages to russia right now. he's sending messages to allies. that says to me that they're still working on getting western europe in particular united fully behind the next step in sanctions, to more directly say does tough talk work? not unless it's followed up by tough action and the white house says we've got more sanctions ready to go, but again, he's going to have to convince allies to come on board. >> who else are you talking to this morning, candy? >> we'll be talking

it is there to reassure allies as the crisis in ukraine escalates. meanwhile today, vice president joe biden has arrived in kiev, ukraine, where he'll meet with the acting ukrainian prime minister. an easter morning shootout at a pro russia checkpoint threatened the diplomatic progress made in geneva last week. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us. good morning to you, tracie. when we look at the vice president's trip, how high are the hopes about what he can get done? >> reporter: well, we can tell you what ukraine wants done. they need their military modernized. they need financial help, economic help from the united states. we heard that over the weekend from the prime minister. so today vice president biden is going there to meet with him and other officials as this violence continues in eastern ukraine. this is what is left today after a deadly easter shootout in eastern ukraine. >> it is crystal clear that today russia is the threat, is the threat to the european union and a real threat to ukraine. >> reporter: keeping eastern ukraine safe

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. > > also a lot of people are watching the situation between russia and ukraine escalate, larry. what is the word from the trading floor? well traders are scratching their heads and saying well the dollar's not doing a whole lot, oil's not doing a whole lot, and the stock market was up yesterday. so it seems like perhaps it's not as big a deal as some people think it is. otherwise you would see these asset classes all over the map. > > we also are tracking earnings today. this is going to be a big week for the s&p and tech earnings. so what are you watching? > > well i actually was encouraged yesterday with the citi group, but going forward, i'm looking for the bigger groups like ibm... some of the pockets of value that really struggled last earning season, but especially ibm. i'm looking also at cisco, but some of the pockets of value that will set the tone for the broader technical market. > > we will be talking more about ibm at the bottom of the show. thank you, larry. > > you're welcome. it's game time. as americans rush to file their taxes today... the irs is also under pre

following secretary kerry's comments yesterday where he said if russia fails to de-escalate the situation in the east of ukraine, then it will be a very expensive mistake. have a listen. >> the window to change course is closing. president putin and russia face a choice. if russia chooses the path to de-escalation, the international community will welcome it. if russia does not, the world will make sure that the cost for russia will only grow. as president obama reiterated today, we are ready to act. >> we have just heard from the russian foreign minister. he said russia is prepared to but it to de-escalate has to be synchronized with ukrainians. he wants to see the ukrainians take more measures before russia does its part. perhaps some conciliatory comments there. >> it would be ideal from the u.s. point of view to have the europeans on board with further sanctions. do we have any idea about what these sanctions could be? >> francine was hinting at that earlier. gazprom bank, we have been told by treasury officials, is one bank that might be targeted. we have spoken with gazprom bank and understand that gazpro

. >>> foreign crisis, political conditions in ukraine escalate as the secretary of state and john mccain butt heads. >>> plus, guilty of murder with a five-inch stiletto heel. bill clinton calls edward snowden an imperfect messenger. >>> and the lady huskies are perfect as uconn wins both big ones. it's wednesday, april 9th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm frances rivera. we are following breaking news overnight in that search for missing flight 370. two more pings detected under water. 33 days now after the malaysian airliner vanished. the australian official in charge of the search is optimistic the plane's wreckage will soon be found. >> i believe we are searching in the right area, but we need to visually identify aircraft wreckage before we can confirm with certainty that this is the final resting place of mh-370. >> let get right to nbc's ian williams live in perth, australia. ian, good morning. how cautious is this sense of optimism? >> reporter: good morning to you, frances. they do seem optimistic now that they are looking in the right area, but also

ukraine has been threatened in recent days. our most urgent task is to de escalate the situation in ukraine. so let me just outlined where we are in some additional concrete steps that we have agreed to take in the course of the discussions today. in order to de escalate tensions and restore security. for all ukrainians. the parties agreed today. that all sides must refrain from the use of violence intimidation or provocative actions. we strongly condemn and reject it. all expressions of extremism racism and religious intolerance including anti semitism. they say a quick word about that just in the last couple of days. notices were sent to in one city. indicating that they have to identify themselves as . and obviously the accompanying threat implied use or threaten or suffer the consequences. one way or the other. in the year twenty fourteen after all of the miles traveled in all of the journey of history this is not just intolerable. it's grotesque. it is beyond unacceptable. and any of the people are engaged in these kinds of activities from whatever party or wha

the crisis in ukraine escalates. the president is in the philippines. he says new sanctions are in order. good morning everyone, this is "bloomberg surveillance perko. i am tom keene. joining me is scarlet fu and adam johnson. >> japanese retail sales are up 6.3%. we know why that is. they are up in the tax rate to pay down the deficit. people were doing some buying before they had to pay higher taxes. in the u.s., we have some economic data. we have home sales at 10:00. we had a weaker home sales data last week. manufacturing activity earnings will be up before the bell. it is starting to taper off. we have charter this morning and then a buffalo wild wings and herbalife. and commodities futures advance. some of this as at global being discussed. it was a difficult friday. the euro strengthens a little bit. crude is going nowhere. fix -- vix. the ruble is stronger. if headlines are out of manila i would noteour. that the 30 year bond is lower yield and higher bond price. the difference between the tenure in the 30 year yield is getting compressed. it i

. >> tensions in ukraine continue to escalate. ukraine has set a monday morning deadline for separatists to give up their weapons. ukraine's acting president has accused russia of waging war in eastern ukraine. he announced an anti-terrorist operation that left at least two dead. >> this unconfirmed internet footage purports to show the latest fighting in eastern ukraine. this man has reportedly been shot in the chest. the video also includes images of a man that apparently died of his injuries. the ukrainian military is attempting to retake public buildings which are under the control of pro-russian separatists. the acting ukrainian president has stated the anti-terrorism operation will be expanded to other city is -- cities in eastern ukraine. he also promised amnesty for within turning in their weapons by monday. masked men seized city hall and raised flags declaring independence from kiev. crowd of approximately 1,000 pro-russian sympathizers have put up barricades. they say they will resist any ukrainian forces to make them le

we are live in perth with the very latest. >>> also, the crisis in ukraine escalating overnight. ine pushing back against pro-russian protesters fighting in the streets turning deadly and the u.s. threatening russia with new sanctions. an explosive situation all around. we are live on the ground there with what is happening right now. >>> president obama closely watching the developments in ukraine. he's set to hold a news conference within the half hour. he just arrived in seoul, south korea, overnight. we are live there with what's expected. and good morning. i'm george howell. welcome back. it is friday. it's a good day. >> it is friday, good day, indeed. i'm poppy harlow. it's 30 minutes after 4:00 a.m. here on the east coast. we begin with missing flight 370. we are hearing from malaysia's prime minister in an exclusive interview with cnn's richard quest, the prime minister defending his country's investigation of the disappearance of mh-370 and responding to calls for his country to release that preliminary report they have now completed. but it is being kept under wraps. he

the crisis in ukraine escalate even further on the ground. that aorts of violence team of international monitors from the osce had been taken hostage by this -- pro-russia activists. they did nothing to ds glade he crisis -- and the escalate the crisis. is president saying the u.s. prepared to further isolate russia economically. >> president putin is not a and recently acknowledged this has already had an impact. certainly, if the situation gets worse and sanctions are broadened to the entire sector, that will have a more severe impact on the russian people. >> more signs of the economic for a fifthing straight day after the s&p lowered the sovereign rating to just above junk status. the ruble has lost 9% against the dollar as well. in terms of sanctions, there will be no new sanctions announced today according to two u.s. officials kne. this could change by the start of next week you're the president is traveling right now. it seems pretty clear that the u.s., eu will take an action against russia. . how deep will it be or how far will it g

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ukraine, reaching a boiling point this morning. government special forces reportedly exchanging gun fire with pro-russian protesters. abc's alex marquadt has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: a dangerous escalation in ukraine this morning. ukrainian forces are tearing out what they're calling an anti-terrorist operation in an eastern ukrainian town. yesterday, two government buildings including the police headquarters were seized by well-armed pro-russia gunmen. ukraine's interior minister said that at least one ukrainian officer has been killed. five have been wounded. in the past week, we have seen government buildings all across this part of ukraine fall to armed groups who are against the new ukrainian government in kiev. the united states has accused russian of being behind the unrest. and overnight, secretary of state john kerry spoke with his russian counterpart and accused the armed groups of having the same uniforms and guns as in crimea when it was annexed last month. tens of thousands of russian troops have massed along the border with european ukraine raising fears that this growing violence here could give russia a pretext to invade ukraine. dan, bianna. >> things heating up oversea

the crisis in ukraine escalates. the president is in the philippines. sanctions are in order. good morning everyone, this is "bloomberg surveillance perko. i am tom keene. joining me is scarlet fu and adam johnson. >> japanese retail sales are up 6.3%. we know why that is. they are up in the tax rate to pay down the deficit. people were doing some buying before they had to pay higher taxes. in the u.s., we have some economic data. we have home sales at 10:00. we had a weaker home sales data last week.

in ukraine,ents protests in the eastern part of the country escalate. johnson ferro has insights on mario draghi's comments on monetary is in hong kong following the deal for glencore's peruvian mine. camouflaged gunman fired on kiev government troops killing one service man and wounding five. the ukrainian president spelled out a deadline for pro-russian separatists to lay down their arms. that ends now. what next? >> according to the deadline, he said that the national security and defense council has decided to launch a full-scale antiterrorist operation involving the armed forces of ukraine. we will see exactly what will happen now. the risk is that any provocation that comes from the ukraine armed forces against these progression separatists is going to inflame the situation with russia. remember, near the border of the ukraine and russia, there are nearly 40,000 troops, which are armed with combat aircraft, tanks, artillery. everything that is needed to support an invasion into eastern support the pro-russian separatists. the situation is extremel

ukraine and european union are meeting in geneva. it's their first gathering since the crisis escalated. the u-s claims russia is aiding pro-russian activists who are occupying government buildings in ukraine, which russia denies. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. this man is wanted for trying to kidnap a woman in the albany park neighborhood last week. the woman was walking near ainslie and karlov when a man grabbed her and tried to force her into his van. the woman was able to run away. the van had a ladder tied to the roof with yellow rope and clearthe mayor of lake station, indiana, and his wife are expected to surrender to federal authorities this morning, to answer charges of stealing from the city. an indictment yesterday charged mayor keith soderquist and his wife deborah of taking money from the mayor's campaign account, and from a local food pantry account. they're believed to have used the cash to gamble at casinos in indiana and michigan. the union that wants to represent northwestern football players is picking apart the school's argument for appeal. the p

juana de escalation agreement for ukraine. the leaders from the us and europe say that there is no evidence that russia is keeping its end of the deal and they are threatening to increase sanctions now against moscow johnson the man who discussed the issue with polish prime minister don't on toes. she went over the situation in phone conversations with other heads of state as well medco said russia had failed to fully implement an agreement to de escalate the ukraine crisis. has the powerful would have the power to bring the separatists on to a peaceful calm discussion about the constitution and preparations for elections the day on the fifteenth episode of i'm fortunate making no such action has been taken out of it the international community is still hoping for a diplomatic solution but it has threatened to impose further sanctions on russia after talks with south korean leader park wednesday that us president barack obama indicated washington was paving the way for sanctions aimed at specific parts of russia's economy what

>>> russia's military escalates tensions further with military exercises dangerously close to ukraine. the old kgb boss of putin joins us next. >>> the fbi accused of forcing muslims to spy on their communities using the no fly list. >>> the fda clamps down on e-cigarettes. >>> an nfl cheerleader is switching sides in a legal fight. welcome to "consider this." here's more on what's ahead. >>> president putin and russia face a choice. the window to change course is closing. >> we need to find willingness for finding a solution. >> the fda and moving to crack down on the electronic cigarettes. >> it's like the wild, wild west. >> in the wild west you have danger things hatching. >>> five former buffalo bills cheerleaders are suing the football team. they say they were forced to work hundreds of hours without pay. >> having us do a jiggle test to see what parts of the body were jiggling. >> there were 41 women on the list on the year. >> we'd love people to argue about the list. >> the list is not only about good people. it's also people whose influence is very negative. >>> we begin it

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the crisis in ukraine escalating with riots in the streets, demonstrators battling with pro-russian protesters, blood shed happening as the u.s. announces new sanctions against russia. we're live on the ground with the very latest, next. >>> welcome back. we're following breaking news. more deadly tornadoes striking the south overnight. twisters on the ground in alabama, mississippi, tennessee, leaving at least 13 people dead, that on top of the 16 killed in arkansas, oklahoma and iowa. officials warn the death toll likely to rise as rescuers get a closer look at this extensive damage. stay with us for the very latest. more here on cnn. >> yeah, we'll stay on that all morning. >>> meanwhile, eastern ukraine closer to the breaking point after rallies in donetsk. they were set upon by separatists with clubs and whips, reportedly declaring this place is russia. this came just hours after the u.s. placed new sanctions against some of vladimir putin's closest allies in an effort to de-escalate the crisis, but moscow says this will only make things worse. senior international correspondent nick pato

and hundreds of houses destroyed as the fire rages and its related video about myself in ukraine continue to escalate. ukraine has now set a monday morning deadline from russian separatists to give up their weapons and leave buildings they've occupied in the isa the country. ukraine's acting president has accused russia of waging war in eastern ukraine. he announced the launch of an anti operation that left at least today. these aren't included in what he wants to show the scene of the latest fire fight between ukrainian troops and pro russian forces the audience in eastern ukraine this man has reportedly been shot in the chest. the deal also includes images of men who apparently died of his injuries the ukrainian military is attempting to retake buildings and sloppy ask which are under the control of pro russian separatists. back in ukrainian president will excel in the torching of a stated the anti terrorism operation will be expanded to other cities in eastern ukraine. he also promised tuesday to anyone least of their weapons by monday morning. the pro russian separatists appear to be growing olde

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it's also people whose influence is very negative. >>> we begin it tensions between russia and ukraine escalating to a dangerous new level. thousands of russian troops launched exercises just miles from the ukrainian border thursday after ukrainian troops reportedly killed several pro-russian separatists in the rebel-held town. putin called kiev's deployment of military forces a crime against its own people. >> translator: that is simply a punitive measure that will without question have consequences for the people making these decisions, including our intergovernmental relations. >> putin did not say what the consequences would be, but rt, a russian state-funded television statement tweeted an ominous statement, ukraine, r.i.p. meanwhile the kiev government gave moscow 48 hours to explain the drills. speaking in tokyo president obama said the u.s. was on the verge of slapping more sanctions on russia. putin said it's hurtful to the economy but not critical adding they reflect badly on those who impose them. we're joined by a former kbg general. he's also the author of "spy master: my 32 years in

we'll see you in a little bit. >> on a much more serious note straight ahead, the crisis in ukraine escalatingorts that ukrainian troops were attacked by pro-russian separatists. what is real. what is rhetoric. we'll take you live to ukraine straight ahead with the latest from arwa damon. we did a 27-point inspection on your chevy,ce, you got new tires and our price match guarantee. who's this little guy? that's birney. oh, i bet that cone gives him supersonic hearing. watch what you say around him. i've been talking a lot about his procedure... (whispering) what? get our everyday price match guarantee plus a $100 rebate on 4 select tires from your tire experts. chevy certified service. >>> new developments to tell you about in ukraine. the government says a group of pro-russian militants attacked a ukrainian military unit overnight. this coming as the government is claiming success in its efforts to out of pro-russian separatists in the eastern part of that country. the reality, though, on the ground might be very, very different with an american journalist now being held apparently by the se

ukraine. tensions have escalated after ukraine began an offensive. >> david tweed is following the situation. the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has said that he still plans to join the ukraine talks in geneva. how with the eu positioning itself ahead of these talks? >> the european union has made it clear that they are putting together a list of further economic sanctions that they can put into place if the situation deteriorates. by that i mean, russia moving its own troops, 40,000 of them bank, border of ukraine, moving them actually into ukraine. to overtly support the separatists who have taken the municipal buildings. also, very interesting comments from william hague last night. just ang that this isn't decision that russia might be making now. this is going to affect russia's relationship with the west for decades. >> we are at a crucial moment in the crisis. russia needs to choose whether it is open to diplomacy and de-escalation. if it decides otherwise, we must be ready for a different state of relations with russia in the next 10 years than we have enjoyed in the last 20 y

meanwhile, the ukraine crisis continues to dominate the international political agenda, including the polish prime minister's visit to berlin. >> russia is not doing enough to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine. that's the view of german chancellor angela merkel, the polish prime minister, and all the g-7 leaders. they've agreed on a new round of sanctions to up the pressure on moscow. >> i'm convinced that russia has the option or could have the option of getting the separatists in eastern ukraine to join a peaceful process of constitutional dialogue and separation for elections, but so far moscow has unfortunately not given those signals. >> but it's not yet clear what form the new sanctions will take. merkel favors expanding the assets freezes already imposed on vladimir putin's inner sir welcome but the u.s. wants more. while continuing his tour of asia, president barack obama called for tougher economic sanctions on russia. >> what's also important is laying the ground work so that if and when we see even greater escalation, perhaps even military incursion by russia into ukraine, that we're prepared for the sort of sanctions that would have even larger consequences

and with the situation with the ukraine escalating, the president got back on the line with vladimir putin for a, quote, frank and direct communication for activities. and yesterday, he kem rated boston marathon bombings. and the president is about to announce two new executive actions on job training initiatives. joining me now is "time" editor-at-large and political editor mark halperin and huffington post, and katty kay. >> the president is running late. so we're going to tap dance for as long as we need to, mark. executive action, this is promised to be the year of action but it could just be the year of executive actions. peter baker had a fairly moderate expectation of what it was. wrote day in and day out the president with the grand asp asp priorations finds himself signing orders and memos that barely move the needle. >> do you think he does that. ? >> eye jobs, education, early childhood development, he's done a lot of big things but of the remaining big things, those are the ones. along with the implementation of obamacare, i just don't think he can do those other things w

. >> the crisis in ukraine escalates, and ukrainian-americans in communities like this one are prayingng clipping from hometown newspapers of those that have died for their country in recent weeks. many are moved to tears. hannah told me that "if putin had any conscience, he would let her people be." she's grateful just to have the freedom to say that here in the united states. >> god bless ukraine. >> father peter's family left ukraine in 1941 when they were chased out by nazis. he explained to me why the shrine is such an emotional symbol. >> i think we have to look at them as ow new martyrs because these were young individuals who see ukraine has to go on a different direction. >> he thinks america needs to do more to help. >> sanctions aren't helping. it becomes a joke. putin laughing it off and taking it as a joke. that's what it is. i think we have to keep our commitments. i think the u.s. really should be giving some military aid, you know, with regards to arma meants so the ukrainians can stand on their own two feet. >> one thing they can agree on, who is behind the crisis. >>

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the crisis in ukraine is escalating by the hour. gunmen have seized more government and security buildings in the east of the country in donetsk. now there are reports of gunfights between probe russian militants and police. officials in kiev are threatening to use force against what they call terrorists. >> in the early morning hours around 20 heavily armed, masked man's storm the police station in slaviansk. ukraine'she blame on new government. >> i would like to say hello to the residence of kiev. do you see what you have done? how could you allow this junta to roll? -- rule? >> those views have support among protesters. themayor of slaviansk says demonstrators are residents of s -- of eastern ukraine. >> we should not be afraid. the people that came to us are our people. they are from donetsk luhansk. not russia. thatficials in kiev say russian provocateurs are at work and there would take action to gain control of the region. demonstrators have also occupied government buildings in donetsk and nuanced. .- and luhansk referendum

in ukraine escalated.ies have sent security forces into the second biggest city of separatist. joining us for how the markets are digesting the most recent event is chris weaver. what are but mere put in's underlying intentions for the east of ukraine? >> as we are second-guessing what is coming out of the kremlin. andve come back from moscow people take the view that this is only ever about crimea in requiring as russians see it russian territory that was given to ukraine. people do not believe that there is any real intention to invade any other part of ukraine or east ukraine. -- theys do not believe are nervous there could be some escalation. the action is nervousness rather than a fear. >> does that tell us we have seen the worst of the decline? iti think again obviously depends on whether there is any further military escalation. arecially is -- if there sanctions which is what people fear. in investors minds we believe that there is no risk of further sanctions unless there is further military -- th

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what basically makes this different is that tensions in ukraine have been escalating for about a month now. but basically pro-russian demonstrators took over a police barracks in the city about 90 miles away from the russian border. and ukraine's prime minister basically said that this is basically -- these are basically terrorist actions so that ukraine must now act in response to those terrorist actions. and so they have sent in basically hundreds of security officials to the region. at least one security official from the ukrainian side has died and an untold number of separatists have also died. the problem is tensions have been escalating for months and months in the region. but basically ukraine has been very, one can say, perhaps meek in their response because their army is basically not up to snuff. they are $39 billion in debt. and they don't feel that if they do push with force that they could probably win. now, russia for their part has basically come out to say they don't want to take a piece of ukraine, that they had no intentions of going into crimea and having crimea be

all of this as the threat of violence in eastern ukraine escalates. and the situation gets ever-more bizarre. here's what happened in the last 24 hours. facing a wave of pro-russian forces that seized key government buildings in at least a dozen cities in eastern ukraine, including a small airfield, the ukrainian government, for the first time, since the very beginning of the invasion in crimea, sent out its own forces to reclaim territory. at first, they were successful, with a show of force that appeared to be welcomed by at least some of the residents of the region. the ukrainian government claiming the airfield was successfully taken back. but as ukrainian tanks pressed on, in some instances, further into eastern ukraine, which has seen the most pro-russian activism, those tanks went on a strange kind of journey, from being ukrainian tanks to being russian tanks. in one instance, according to reuters, 15 armored personnel carriers were surrounded and halted the by a from-russian crowd, with soldiers handing over the firing pins from their rifles t

the american companies that may feel a tang able impact call into question or ask the -- and ukraine escalate how far down the line could that possibly happen? they're in no position to cut off their nose to spite their face. >> no. >> they could cut off oil and natural gas supplies for several years. >> exactly. we are watching yelp also. it's reporting after the bell today, and of course, you know, this has gotten caught up in the whole momentum meltdown in the -- the argument here is that this is a stock that's been hit amongst the hardest, but the revenue growth among the highest when you look at the forecasted revenue growth. 87% is what crt is estimating, and the stock was down to, what -- >> it's not growing fast at all. >> the past month or so. tonight what we're going to be looking for is any sort of guidance on platform traction. there's some interesting stats here. last quarter the metrics were that it drop food orders per week. food orders per week via its plate much partner. >> it's not open table. this is another type -- it's a review site. >> but they're doing a heck of a job b

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