some countries accused russia of repeated violations of international law in syria and ukraine. russia said interference in the internal affairs of these countries by outside forces has caused the roars. >> a series of explosions in syrian government strongholds has killed more than 140 people. a news agency linked to islamic state says the group targeted shiite muslims. it was reported monday seven explosions hit the coastal cities. first a vehicle in a parking lot in tartus blew up and when crowds gathered at the site a suicide bomber struck. 40 kilometers north, explosions through through the city of jableh. the britain-based syrian observatory for human rights says many women and children were among the 145 killed in the explosions. islamic state linked news agency says the militant groups targeted gatherings of shiite muslims but the government believes the attacks were carried out but a different group linked to anti-government forces. >>> a violent crime involving a former u.s. marine in japan is having strong repercussions. people are angry and the prefollowing the accidepr gov

it was all about the ukraine-russia narrative. russia had been the favorite for months. he singer was a crimean tar tar ander great grandmother was one of the victims who lost a child on the long march out of crimea. people have said the song is very much a slight against russia because it speaks about this dark period of the past but jamala, the singer has said no, this isn't political, it's personal. if you want to call it political, it's down to you. not me. interestingly, the ukrainian, the ceo of ukrainian television said prior to the contest if russia won, ukraine would withdraw last year. incredibly heated. it's a huge slight against russia for russians. people are taking it very personally. >> i love it that russia is singing a very sexy song about loving a woman and ukraine has got this deep historical message. justin timer ber -- timberlake was there. what about the dichotomy? >> russia is chose a perform er who wears pik leather pants. it's almost saying we can do camp too. mainly our laws aren't as draconian as you think. then you have ukraine, obviously in li

and the tendency at times to do so bilaterally with russia, which we are seeing in the ukraine track at the moment, may be sending the wrong signal in two ways. one, there is nothing that russia would like more to have, if there is a negotiation, to have negotiation with the united states about europe. and my view would be that that is not in the united states' interest. that is, if we are going to have a discussion about europe, then europe needs to be a participant. and we can find out what the diplomatic niceties is, but at condominium, or at least something that looks like a condominium on the part of the great powers is exactly what we should not want russia to have. we should not participate in that. when we talk about u.s. role, it has to be a u.s. role within the institutional structures that exist. whether it is nato, the oce, or ad hoc where we call for the creation of a contact group to deal with, address the issue. the contact group by definition has the participation of russia, the united states, and of key european partners in the process. think you wanted to come in on

ukraine. the corporate is russia and its interference. we have all spoken out and we have gone europe to work with us to isolate russia. ukraine has to establish good governance may have not been able to do. that will be critical for their survival. in syria, we know that the assad regime does not represent all the people. as a result, we have breeding grounds for isil. a common thread is written through the world. i really look forward to the conversation we are having today with two of the champions in the history of america foreign policy. sen. corker: we are all very thrilled to have you. secretary baker is a model of public service, someone i have lived up to for a long time and i appreciate him taking his time to be with us today. i know he served in the public arena often done multiple times with the great -- tom donilon is someone i have gotten to know over the course of the first years of the obama administration in what i do not know him as well i know he is highly esteemed and we could not be more fortunate than to have the two

top diplomats from russia, ukraine, france and germany met for a 12 time and decide them sort of lasting peace. not much came from it apart from hopes for a lucky there team. reporter: he put pressure on russia and ukraine before the meeting. the german prime minister wanted a lasting cease-fire and was hoping to seal the deal. in recent leaks, eastern ukraine has seen a resumption of brutal armed conflict, sometimes with heavy weaponry in spite of the cease-fire in place. but he expressed optimism. next there are a whole series of concrete measures that foreign ministers could agree upon today, like raking up military groups along the demarcation lines and establishing a demilitarized zone. >> it did not sound like much of a breakthrough to the ukrainian prime minister he stated it's too early to talk about politics. >> of course, security is first. we can't talk about elections, we can't talk about progress further without delivering security right now. >> if we are able to secure a cease-fire, then we will be making a big step forward. reporter: the goal of the measures agreed to is t

and the tendency at times to do so bilaterally with russia, which we are seeing in the ukraine track at the moment, maybe sending the wrong signal. and one is there is nothing that russia would like more than to have, if there is a negotiation to have a negotiation with the united states about europe. and my view is that is not in the united states' interest. europe needs to be in that process. and we can find out what the diplomatic niceties are and a condominium, something that looked like a condominium on part of the great powers is what we should not want russia to have and we shouldn't participate in that. and the contact group by definition has the parngs of russia and the united states and more importantly of key european partners in that process. i think you wanted to come in on this point and then i want to open it up. they have taken over the process and they have become older, stronger and more assertive. it is caught in between. and the people on the ground and something needs to be taken into account. also, the domestic political propaganda scene in moscow is the u.s. to

severe weather is affecting parts of ukraine and western russia. one tornado was reported in ukraine yesterday, and more severe weather is expected for surrounding areas. more rain is expected for italy as well as the balkan peninsula into the next 24 hours. temperatures will be quite high in vienna. 21 degrees, sunny weather in cairo with a high of 31 on thursday. here is your extended forecast. >>> japan's emperor akita and empress mish icko went to offer encouragement to people who are still recovering from last month's deadly earthquakes. the imperial couple took a helicopter to one of the hardest hit areas, the village of minamiaso. 15 people died there and one university student remains missing. the couple visited a school gymnasium where more than 200 people are taking shelter. the couple talks to the evacuees individually, offering encouragement. the residents say they were deeply moved by the visit. they told the imperial couple that they will do their best to get their lives back to normal. >>> updates and more at the top of the hour on "n

ukraine. in captivity,days much in russia. now, she is a symbol in this country.h in the last two years suffered so much. can you tell us how you are feeling? she told us. she said she was still willing to fight, and possibly die, for ukraine. nadia savchenko in a defiant mood. chaos ofeeted with the media. it gives you a sense of why she is such a big figure in the country and what her release means. see it within the context of ukraine's russia.ship with many see her as a symbol of defiance against perceived russian aggression in ukraine. in many ukrainians, this military pilot captured by russian-backed rebels and put on trial in russia, is also a source of hope. >> symbolizing the struggle for all of us. this is freedom, love, and probably the strongest person i have ever known or read about. i really hope that someday we can all be a little bit like her. >> tonight, ukraine's president honored her. this message was aimed at moscow. nadia, we we get back will return ukrainian sovereignty to the eastern part of the country and crimea. the two russian men were a

and maybe let me pose it through the prism of ukraine. russia has clearly militarily invaded ukraine, but its end goal i think is not to march on kiev or to militarily own that country but to use its military power in order to politically and economically ruin that country and it's doing all sorts of other things whether it be bribery, graft, intimidation, energy bullying to try to get what it dwawants there. and yet all our conversation here has been whether or not we arm the ukrainians with military assets. we've had a panoply of responses but the most significant has been the deployment of two brigades to shore up our allies. and it just seems to me as if we simply don't have the nonmilitary resources to try to play the game that the russians are playing in a place like that, that, you know, we don't have the ability to offer substantial energy assistance to try to answer the question of dependence on russian oil. that, you know, we bleed out a little bit of money for anti-corruption efforts in places like kiev but we don't have the ability t

the tendency at times to do so bilaterally with russia, which we are seeing in the ukraine track at the moment, may be sending the wrong signal in two ways. there is nothing that russia would like more to have, if there is a negotiation, to have negotiation with the united states about europe. my view would be that that is not in the united states' interest. if we are going to have a discussion about europe, europe needs to be a participant. we can find out what the diplomatic niceties is, but at least something that looks like a condominium on the part of the great powers is exactly what we should not want russia to have. we should not participate in that. when we talk about u.s. role, it has to be a u.s. role within the institutional structures that exist. whether it is nato, the oce, or ad hoc where we call for the creation of a contact group to address the issue. the contact group by definition has the participation of russia, the united states, and of key european partners in the process. i think he wanted to come in on this point. then i want to open it up. >> we have to keep in m

russia for six more months. the reason is a stalemate in efforts and two years of fighting in eastern ukraine between the army and russia backed rebels. russia, ukraine, germany, and france are discussing proposals to create demilitarized areas along the front lines. there ining hot out the desert of western india. there is a heat record scoring 123.8 degrees fahrenheit. a heat wave is crossing the country and their previous high was only 123 degrees back in 1956. news 24 hours per day, powered by our 2400 journalist in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. mark: thank you very much. commodity prices have hit the e isrt business and danon feeling the squeeze. they are struggling to deliver consistent sales and margin growth. will innovation be key for turning around the slump? joining us for an exclusive interview is their ceo. what will it take to turn around the industry? >> good morning and thank you for inviting me. the industry of food and beverage is a global industry that's growing. the idea that it is not growing is having a vision which is restricted to some of our countries in some categories. th

talk about the implications of the ongoing conflict in ukraine and the influence of russia in eastern europe. this atlantic council event is just over one hour. >> good to see you. >> um, good morning and welcome. thank you all for joining us. i am fred, ceo of the atlantic council. and he talk about the role of diplomacy in the future of european security. i would like to extend a special welcome to our esteemed speakers, first and foremost the secretary-general of the organization for security and cooperation in europe. very nice to have you with us, sir, with your delegation. the secretary-general is joined ona member of the panel security. as a common product, professor adam rocks shelled, dr. margaret hearing, dr. serge company not that, and ambassador who is a member of the atlantic council while also serving as president of the chicago council in global affairs, our partner organization for today's event. i would also like to welcome the thing which guests we have today . forgive me if i do have all of you in my notes, but i know that our board member is here. the oppressors of

chart looking at the misery index of venezuela and how bad it is compared to other areas like ukraine or russiawhat happens to venezuela is loyal -- if oil stays below 50? >> it's going to be tough. the country needs a shift in the economic model. the president has chosen not to do any sort of economic adjustment since he assumed office in 2013. doesn't change the scenario? venezuela'soint, oil basket is up to 37 and that feels better to the government and 25 which is where it was in the first order. current oil price environment is providing them with a little bit of relief relative to where they were. lower oil prices exacerbate discontent. you still have deep structural problems in the economy that someone needs to address. the government has a little bit more risk to maneuver than they did earlier this year. fertility rates inches to the highest since the mid-90's. we have a chart that you can't miss, next. ♪ scarlet: japan's fertility rate, we know that demographic changes happen very slowly. , but it hasdged risen ever so slightly. they are now at the highest since 1994. on average, the a

remember that president obama has high hopes for nuclear disarmament, given what is happening ukraine and russia's rearm, that is not going to happen in his presidency or any time soon. francine: the japanese prime minister shinzo abe patting the president on the back. he has accompanied obama to hiroshima. he told reporters yesterday at the g-7 that he has no plans to reciprocate with a visit to hawaii's pearl harbor, which of course, japan bombed with conventional weapons during world war ii. pictures.live i believe the president is about to start speaking in the next couple seconds. i think we will probably listen in to see what the president has to say. i don't know if we have sound and that news conference but we can listen in. let's have a listen. president obama: -- demonstrated that mankind possess the means to destroy itself. come to this place? to hiroshima. a terribleponder soce unleashed in a not distant past. we come to mourn the dead. including over 100,000 japanese men, women and children. a dozens of koreans, americans held prisoner. souls speak to us. they ask us to look inward, t

ukraine. they hope to have a deal for the european union sanctions against russia to expire at the end of julyn 493 people had been killed in the fighting in eastern ukraine in the last two years. in paris, protesters battled police during a demonstration over labor reform. president pushed through the lower house without a vote with special measures. making layoffsnd easier. they say will lower unemployment . more will increase the amount of money it spends. norway will increase the amount of money it spends on oil. this 18 times as much as they had planned last october. and david cameron may have an awkward time when it comes to the leaders and nigeria and week.istan visiting this he told queen elizabeth did two countries are among the most corrupt in the world. the leaders are coming to london for an anticorruption summit. the incoming president of the philippines keeps changing his five and it comes to the u.s. and china. on one hand, he says it is open to cooperating with oil and gas exploration in the disputed south china sea. on the other hand he questioned why the u.s. had sent an air

there's a path to resolve the situation diplomatically in a way that addresses the issues of russia and the ukraine>> i think the president should have taken some very strong steps to make very clear to putin that this was unacceptable. he should have provided arms to the ukrainians. >> but he didn't. and today, russia is emboldened, threatening to spread its sphere of influence even wider. secretaries panetta and gates and others told us that you can let bullies get away with bullying or you pay a price. >> i was talking about ukraine. with the president. and he told me, very bluntly, that ukraine as a non-nato country living in the shadow of russia will also be subject to russian meddling and domination and what he's doing there is basically signaling this is not worth the united states' investment. >> then there were barack obama's overtures to the muslim world, where he hoped to change the images of america. he had pulled american troops out of iraq without a stay behind force that had been recommended by his military advisers. but without a u.s. presence, violence immediately returned across t

ukraine. clearly the culprit here is russia and its interference with the independent country. we have spoken out and have gotten europe to work with us to try to isolate russia. but ukraine has to establish good governance. they have not been able to do that today. that is today. that is going to be critical for their survival. then in syria, we know the assad regime cannot have the credibility, it does not represent the people and we have a civil conflict and pretty ground for isil. to to me, common thread has risen through much of the world is a crisis in government and avert willingness to the law and i look for to the conversation today with two champions in the history of america on foreign-policy. >> we are all very thrilled to have you. secretary baker is to me a model of public service. someone who i have looked up to for a long time. i really appreciate him taking his time to be with us today. i know he served in the public arena often on multiple times, with great distinction. tom, from from what i've gotten to know over the course of the first years of the obama adm

they talk about the implications of the conflict in ukraine and the influence of russia and eastern europe. this atlantic council event is just over one hour. frederick kempe: good morning and welcome. thank you for joining us. i am frederick kempe of the atlantic council. morning and welcome. thank you all for joining us. i am the president and ceo of the atlantic council.

he promised to continue to fight against russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine, and reclaim crimea from russia. poroshenko: just as we brought back nadiya, we will bring back crimea under ukraine's control. time, 2: at the same for you -- 2 freed russian servicemen were heading for moscow. the ukrainian court found them guilty of terrorism. p region did not talk of a prisoner exchange when he met with the relatives of the two dead russian journalists he explained he granted savchenko a party because they asked him to show mercy. i only wish to thank you for this position and expressed hope that this decision has taken on mentoring considerations will reduce tensions in the conflict zone and help avoid further chemical, unnecessary losses -- further terrible, unnecessary losses. reporter: the decision comes a few weeks before the european union decides whether or not to extend sanctions on russia for its involvement in the ukrainian conflict. laura: the afghan taliban has appointed hibatullah akhundzada as its new chief. ,e replaces mula akhtar mansour who was killed in u.s. drone strike. the t

it ended in 2014 when russia invaded ukraine and crimea. third, the global reaction to the profound economic and political transitions under way in china. for years china and its rise served as an engine of global growth, global economic growth. unsurprisingly then the slowdown in the china economy has had a number of impacts. the united states and china continued to cooperate on a number of issues like climate change in iran and north korea. china's provocative behavior in the north china sea including land formations is significantly destabilizing. the united states and china have to get this relationship right. as professor alison testified on a number of occasions and noted over history the dynamic between established powers and rising, emerging powers in terms of outcome likely ended in war. this is a classic trap. in my judgment international recessions is not a subset of physics. our country's leaders on both sides through -- the last trend i will mention is the geopolitical impact of sustained low oil prices since mid 2014. the impa

the biggest alcohol consumer in the world, by the way, china,er dropped by 3% and russia and the ukraineaw a drop of 8 and 17 respectively. slumping economies are likely the cause. >>> mcdonald's is trying something new, fresh beef. the fast food giant is testing out burgers made with fresh rather than frozen beef in the dallas area. if it will be a permanent ingredient or expand to other markets. >>> new at 11:00, a local church is breaking ground on a unique health and fitness center. >> it costs $20 million to build, and it could have a huge impact on communities in prince georges county. ♪ >> earlier tonight, the first baptist church of glennarden held a gathering for the center. it will feature basketball courts, fitness rooms. >> we want to have an impact on the ability to help people's health to be better. >> the church has more than 11,000 members and raised all of the money for construction up front. >>> david letterman andil guests at the white house to for a state dinner to honor guests of the nordic nations. they joined the president and first lady for the dinner that capped

ukraine. the u.s. has sanctions against russia because of the crimean annexation. pyatt says that amidst the diplomatic pressure and war of words, crimea's tatars shouldn't be overshadowed. >> crimea is not going to be returned to ukrainian sovereignty over the short term. and the tatar community understands that. to have a community like the tatars which is notably tolerant, notably inclusive, makes it even more important that we not allow their story to be forgotten. >> reporter: recently, crimean tatars have taken dramatic steps to make sure they aren't forgotten. last year they created a blockade of the roads leading from ukraine into crimea, jamming an economic life line. and activists believed to include crimean tatars blew up the power lines still serving crimea, plunging the peninsula into darkness for weeks. but most crimean tatars acknowledge they won't be going home any time soon, including journalist osman pashayev, who had been detained while covering commemorations of the historic deportation. so he and his entire news staff also went into exile. thei

17 where a missile shot the aircraft out of the sky, disputed whether it became separate from russia or ukrainet any rate there is an example of a plane at 33,000 feet all of a sudden disappeared off of radar and metro jet 9268 that exploded over the sinai peninsula in the fall. nicolmac tensions in the area are very high. secretary of state john kerry traveled to cairo to meet with the egyptian president. when you talk about different countries in the surrounding areas and the us as well. any thoughts in this particular situation what role they may or may not play? >> this is a hotbed of terrorist activity, this entire region, sinai became more dangerous after mohammed morrissey was ousted in egypt, there have been problems with terrorist activity, the islamic state has an affiliate in the sinai peninsula called sinai province, they recently claimed to have fired a surface to ship missile at an egyptian ship. there are problems with shipping in the region, the egyptian military has been threatened, the u.s. navy has assets in the mediterranean. the sixth fleet is located in naples. and officia

the ukraine crisis and crimea takeover by russia and the strained relations between the u.s. and west and russia became a huge obstacle for that. that seems to have debilitated global discussions on nuclear disarmament. but many people who push for nuclear abolishment or nuclear elimination hope that this historic visit of president obama will regenerate world attention and actions on nuclear disarmament. >>> people in south korea and china were paying close attention to obama's visit. an estimated 30,000 people from the korean peninsula died in the bombing. some south korean media covered the story as it broke. south korea's public broadcaster kbs reported that obama mentioned korean victims in his speech but they said obama did not stop at the cenotaph for the korean dead at the peace memorial park in hiroshima. china's foreign minister wong yi referred to the incident. the chinese government says the former japanese army committed atrocities after entering in 1937. >> translator: hiroshima is worthy of attention but this is even more so. and should not be forgotten. the vi

and the tendency at times to do so bilaterally with russia, which we are seeing in the ukraine track at the moment, maybe sending the wrong signal. and one is there is nothing that russia would like more than to have, if there is a negotiation to have a negotiation with the united states about europe. and my view is that is not in the united states' interest. europe needs to be in that process. and we can find out what the diplomatic niceties are and a condominium, something that looked like a condominium on part of the great powers is what we should not want russia to have and we shouldn't participate in that. and the contact group by definition has the parngs of russia and the united states and more importantly of key european partners in that process. i think you wanted to come in on this point and then i want to open it up. they have taken over the process and they have become older, stronger and more assertive. it is caught in between. and the people on the ground and something needs to be taken into account. also, the domestic political propaganda scene in moscow is the u.s. to

we are not seeing a moment, despite what russia is doing and the ukraine -- there is a reason that russia didn't go to kiev. there is a reason there are limits to what it is doing and will do and can do in syria. what we're seeing today is less the 20th century of nationstates you willing to go to war with massive casualties as a consequence. now we have nonstate actors as the principal threat to every nation state. that is a different equation. when your struggle is against one human being who decides they want to kill themselves and can go out and take 100 or 200 people with them, or more in the case of 9/11, etc., it is a very asymmetrical struggle because we, the government, have to get it right 24/7/365. and they only have to get it right a few hours or minutes of the day. that is what i think we are seeing today. i think the greatest challenge we face -- which is why i say we cannot be the prisoners of vietnam. it is different and we have to see it differently. i think the challenge today is that we are not the world, particularly the western world, the developed world, is not doing

russia annexed crimea from ukraine two years ago, but jamala denied her song had political overtones and referred only to the events of 1944. what would you pay for a lock of a founding father's hair? an anonymous bidder paid almost $7,000 for 14 strands of thomas jefferson's hair yesterday at heritage auctions in dallas. jefferson's doctor snipped the lock after the third president and main author of the declaration of independence died in 1826. if you're counting, that's roughly $500 a strand. president obama says the world is becoming more interconnected and building walls won't change that. speaking at rutgers university graduation in new jersey today, the president, without naming donald trump, lambasted trump's idea of a wall along the u.s.- mexico border. >> suggesting we can build an endless wall along our borders and blame our challenges on immigrants contradicts the evidence that our growth and our innovation and our dynamism has always been spurred by our ability to attract strivers from around the globe. that's how we became america. why would we want to stop it now? >> s

vietnamese in their struggles with china while not using the same strategy to assist ukraine and the problems with russiae white house would stay situations are different and one could argue the outcome may well be. brett? >> kevin traveling with the president. thank you. >>> north korea is saying no to donald trump. north korea's u.n. ambassador said trump's willingness to meet with kim jong-un is, quote, nonsense and a show. trump said he would be willing to meet with the leader to ease differences over the country's nuclear program. >>> hillary clinton's once commanding double digit lead on donald trump didn't make it to the conventions. trump erased the deficit and is now leading or close in national polling all within the marginal error. it comes as trump is pulling the party together with different levels of success. here is james rosen. >> reporter: for the first time, the clear politics average of major national polls replaces the nominee, donald trump, ahead of the democratic front-runner, hillary clinton, albeit by a sliver. producing the result is a slew of recent head-to-head match polls that

ukraine and its pain has been heard. songter: the lyrics of her described wartime deportations from crimea by joseph stalin. victory,ring about the her success has raised morale in crimea two years after russia'snnexation. >> it is not just a victory for ukraine. it is a victory for all those fighting in crimea. it is a strong message europe has not forgotten they are under repression. the song is the soul of the crimean tatar nation. they know and we know that crimea is still ukraine. entry won theia's audience vote, but the jury's decision put them in third place. organizers ofhe political motivation and sentiments. some program when officials have threatened to boycott the 20 kremlinnt -- some pro officials have threatened to boycott the 20 17th event. anchor: the cannes film festival is continuing in the south of france. the glamorous at two collide with gritty reality. they are telling their own stories in one of the big screenings of the day. reporter: the director's documentary showcases a nation still suffering three decades after the rule of the dictator. canne andpy to be in make their voices heards. it seemed important. people, are, my invisible and now i can bring their stories to

vietnamese in their struggles with china while not using the same strategy to assist ukraine and the problems with russiae white house would stay situations are different and one could argue the outcome may well be. brett? >> kevin traveling with the president. thank you. >>> north korea is saying no to donald trump. north korea's u.n. ambassador said trump's willingness to meet with kim jong-un is, quote, nonsense and a show. trump said he would be willing to meet with the leader to ease differences over the country's nuclear program. >>> hillary clinton's once commanding double digit lead on donald trump didn't make it to the conventions. trump erased the deficit and is now leading or close in national polling all within the marginal error. it comes as trump is pulling the party together with different levels of success. here is james rosen. >> reporter: for the first time, the clear politics average of major national polls replaces the nominee, donald trump, ahead of the democratic front-runner, hillary clinton, albeit by a sliver. producing the result is a slew of recent head-to-head match polls that

now, following international sanctions provoked by russia's intervention in ukraine and the collapsee falling, and that is putting his appeal to the test. this is the situation. putin is all about strength, and it's his strongman image that has helped maintain his leadership. you can get it in his vast publicity stunts, whether it is competing in martial arts, riding horseback, or having his pet labrador sniff angela merkel, who is not one of the biggest fan of dogs, as you can tell. in fact, the only time he really showed softness was at his presidential victory rally in 2012. here comes the argument. putin is being tested by an economy that is tanking. russia's facing its longest recession in two decades with real gdp falling by 3.7% in 2015. meanwhile, he is holding onto the former kgb tough man image at home. but abroad, he has tried playing the role of a diplomat. after starting a bombing campaign in syria to support his ally, president basshar al-assad, he is now working with the u.s. to reach a settlement there. he is also pulling back the military there. the question is how w

trump hinted at wanting closer ties with moscow, despite russia's on-going military presence in ukraineeave it up to russia to take out isis in syria. >> we want to get rid of isis, let them do it, what the hell do we care. >> reporter: trump warned isis their days are numbered, though he didn't elaborate, he also said he would blow up the oil fields isis has taken over. >> i would bomb the [bleep] out of them. >> reporter: he dropped this doozy. >> i think nato may be obsolete. >> reporter: he hopes to invest heavily in the military but also wants to stop using the military unless it's necessary. another contradiction, trump said he is not in favor of nation building but also says he wants to promote regional stability. how he plans to deal with the muslim world is also still a bit murky. remember when he said this in december? >> donald j. trump is calling for total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: earlier this month seemed to walk that back on the radio. >> it is a temporary ban, hasn't been called for yet, nobody has done it, it is just a sug

i would point out that russia has used cluster munitions in the ukraine, themselves. with great effect. >> i thought so. vladimir putin and many other analysts in russia often cite historical grievances in their activities in places like the ukraine and to bolster themselves domestically. they cite three grievances in particular. the collapse of the warsaw collapse, the collapse of the soviet union and nato expansion into those historically russian-dominated territories. do you think that's a fair account for what's happened in the post-cold warer rar? >> sir, if i'm following you i would say it's clear that putin, i believe, i can't say it's clear, i believe that putin's view is is that russia is being constrained by the international norms. international norms established by the west and predominately the u.s. it's from that view that he has, i think, set out deliberately to challenge those norms. to disrupt our international order, globally. wherever he has that opportunity. >> given that countries like poland and latvia and lithuania and estonia have chosen freely

libya, isis colony and russia taken over ukraine and loss of iraq, and syria's disaster and the serverhich was illegal and will lead to an indictment. there's plenty of time and the "new york times" is trying to get a few digs in. on this network this morning, donny deutche brought up on "morning joe," jeffrey epstein. if you start talking about donald trump as the "new york times" did and history of being a playboy with women, you will end up with bill clinton flying around on jeffrey epstein's jet. i'm looking for this as being unpredictable. i haven't signed up for donald trump. >> i was wondering if you already had the acronym already. >> i have been using that acronym for hillary a long time, kate. >> let me say what donald trump told the "new york times" about his plans. he plans to throw bill clinton's infidelities in hillary clinton's face on live television during the presidential debates this fall questioning whether she enabled his behavior and sought to discredit the women involved. is trump on the right track here or would you rather he not be going down that lane at all o

now, following international sanctions provoked by russia's intervention in ukraine and the collapsefalling, and that is putting his appeal to the test. this is the situation. putin is all about strength, and it's his strongman image that has helped maintain his leadership. you can get it in his vast publicity stunts, whether it is competing in martial arts, riding horseback, or having his pet labrador sniff angela merkel, who is not one of the biggest fan of dogs, as you can tell. in fact, the only time he really showed softness was at his presidential victory rally in 2012. here comes the argument. putin is being tested by an economy that is tanking. russia's facing its longest recession in two decades with real gdp falling by 3.7% in 2015. meanwhile, he is holding onto the former kgb tough man image at home. but abroad, he has tried playing the role of a diplomat. after starting a bombing campaign in syria to support his ally, president basshar al-assad, he is now working with the u.s. to reach a settlement there. he is also pulling back the military there. the question is how wil

should be talking about paul manafort what he did with ukraine and russia and his connections. about that kind of stink? kind of plays to a profound bigotry? >> right. in general, i'm not a fan of guilt by association. you know? he's got a guy working for him who's not responsible for his political views. go back to birther stuff, the totality, suggested a birther, and the stuff with david duke, where he didn't -- didn't really disavow himself. it adds up to a perception, and this is a guy, again, we're in a general election. he has to win minority votes to have a chance of winning, and that's the problem. >> professor good to have you. >> sure. my pleasure. >> bill's coming. >> charge him for that. thanks so much, chris. >>> the bad blood between the toronto blue jays and texas rangers, not fading away, an epic bench-clearing brawl erupts between the two teams. what brought it on? i'll explain all of this in the break to you, chris. coy wire has our "bleacher report," next. if you have allergy congestion muddling through your morning is nothing new. introducing rhinocort® alle