i think the threat of violence looms heavily over our heads if this undemocratic structure isn't removed. i believe it is the cause of what happened yesterday. i've never seen it before and i don't want to see it again and i think it is dependent on his removal. i also feel that what frightened me from the very beginning is our vice chancellor in charge of government [speaker not understood] was removed by our first interim chancellor. and bob ar dwell a, [speaker not understood], now resides in her office. to me it looks like a [speaker not understood]. we no longer have a vice chancellor in charge of government relations. (applause) >>> who used to tell us about budgeting and help us to lobby, to remain affordable accessible education for all. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> hello, good afternoon. and thank you for giving us this opportunity. my name is fred chavaria. i'm an instructor at city college of san francisco and the administration of justice. i also happen to be a taxpayer. and i spent the majority of my adult life in the criminal justice s

fundamentally undemocratic system. make it really democratic. teeth. give mpo's then have the financing system contingent on land plans being followed. they keep saying we have always proposed more transit but no one ever built it. matter -- they recommend more transit, never done. they recommend more highways, those are done. transit is a system. our interstate highways. there has to be consequences for d.o.t.'s in local communities not following comprehensive and program. then why spend all the money on the planning when it is alternately ignored if it in any way jeopardizes the continued quest for wider and more transit highways? >> that is good. we will get the last three questions in. we will respond very smartly in shortly. get theset to do is gentlemen a quick one minute wrapup as well. >> my question is for those of you from the washington area, i know you have had to work in multijurisdictional panels. northern district transportation commission for example. -- one motto to get things done beyond your jurisdiction and i was wondering what pred

>> reporter: the government maintains that it's upholding the rule of law and battling against undemocratic forces that are trying to remove it from power. as venezuelan society becomes increasingly polarized, the efforts to maintain fundamental human rights are becoming ever more concentrated. al jazeera, venezuela. >>> over 100 venezuelans play major league baseball right here in the u.s. we caught up with a member of the miami marlins concerned about his loved ones back home. >> reporter: with a pregame hug and kiss to his wife and newborn daughter, miami marlins star push henderson alvarez prepares to take to the mound. alvarez is one of over 100 major league baseball players from venezuela, a country now mirekd is social and political violence. anti-government political demonstrations in recent weeks have resulted in more than 20 reported deaths in clashes between protesters and police. alvarez brought his wife and newborn daughter and father over earlier than planned. he says it's comforting to know his family is with him and safe as he prepares for the upcoming season. alvarez's wife

[laughter] (applause) >> it's undemocratic, it's unbelievable. and, in fact, students in terms of the demonstrations that they have done want to be heard and they always were heard when there was a board of 7 compared to a board of one. we really need to get the board of 7 back so that we can do our job. plus our student trustee. (applause) >> also, the master plan. i was only at the meeting in chinatown for a short period of time, but it is so like this group of -- i would call them the t word, but i won't. these groups that come together and talk about a master plan that doesn't include the community, that doesn't hear the voices from everyone in the city and county of san francisco. it's ludicrous, it's ridiculous. and, so, this is what you have with the one super trustee. i say all that to say that we need to pass the resolution that supervisor campos and the rest of the board of supervisors has put forward so we can go about the business of educating at city college. that's what we're known for and once this bill is passed i'm sure we'll be

: the government maintains that it's upholding the rule of law, and that it's battling against undemocratic forces that are trying to remove it from power. there's been a sway in society that becomes polarized, to maintain human rights are more concentrated. al jazeera, venezuela. >>> now for a quick look at our national forecast with our meteorologist gentleman lee la ahmed. >> yesterday saw a quick taste of spring. is it going to be snatched away early? >> it's going to be. it's coming back. it will be beautiful early this week. a little cooler today because we have a weaker alberta clipper across the region. out west the heavy rainstorm across oregon today right along the coast where the winds gust quite a bit out there. we could see an additional 1 to 4 inches of rain through the day. the heaviest of the rain across oregon and northern portions of california. we see some weak showers right now around the seattle area, and a little bit of mountain snow in the highest elevations right across north and western portions of washington state. we could see anywhere from 6 to 12 inches in the n

the draw to win whether it's undemocratic be something sacred and what a privilege that was prompted to last night to meet the new tt says kane. we won't ever allowed to sell descends. but now with climate change and economic problems. amen requested permission from the king and the cost he is speaking about to sell them to him. sold for about three years each. and now accounts for nearly seventy percent of doctors income. financially the man of god. i'm now almost completely dependent on the women teach them into changing their minds. while the all. until recently women and younger villages had little say. the fiji islands still ninety miles on the naked society. it's abundantly clear that the circumstances in a minute i really meant it to drink a cover to cover it curled it's good to notice the mouse and is considered a real delicacy. olson said to be healthy. it was shown initiative has led to greater social of people in the village. thanks to a gender equality training program by next weekend and funding. it has attended workshops with an event that they could solve the economic

one thing -- i try to have my share of imagination, but i can't conceive of anything more undemocratic and irrational than having an institution like city college in one of the most progressive cities in the world run by one individual. i have some problems with that one individual's qualifications and decisions. however, even if i thought he was doing a good job -- and i would never accuse him of that -- [laughter] >>> certainly he can't replace 7 members of the board of trustees and a student trustee. for example, over the years when we've had problems in negotiations, we've brought in our labor and community allies and met with the board and resolved those issues amicably for the most part, and justifiably so in terms of contract gains. we've heard a lot about the instructional quality at city college. city college also has a reputation for having one of the most enlightened personnel policies in the country. i also think that the accjc, not an organization i have any respect for, pay no attention to these kind of positive personnel relations or quality of the instruction. so, my --

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one thousand one hundred and eighteen party has what it is to know we have caught these types of undemocraticactions and proclamations calling on countries that have good relations with the united states. he'll get the cattle response. although it would seem. in other countries local example of restrictions. please consider going armed in of saddam when zimbabwe where the wash in terms of the reasonableness of the ukraine's crimea the japanese team. just as often as not to be tough because reported mixed in space you were discussing the latest budget announcement in the uk its goal to address the topic even today with the salt of the brain cz. the zz you the rule. residents of sunnyvale california are being forced to turn in any magazines that they have to hold over en route to the government. i don't call the high capacity magazines to one thousand dollar fine or up to six months in jail or both. you partially built the guns to be legal but there are many people in this world who feel it is their right to happen. the question is how many people are action when the stick up for that right is

for prime and seven to tie it at a lunch to resign and allow to cool this latest outbreak of and undemocratic. we'll see an old and a corruption scandal and then spend three weeks ahead of key men is the climax and political pressure on him is mounting after all it was he who boarded the tough crackdown on demonstrators knots to nine months late and fifteen year old back in our front died from head injuries on tuesday. he'd been left in the car enough to be picked in the head by police and in it said his funeral procession in istanbul became the latest demonstration of defiance and once again it was met with a tough response by police. baltimore on the story we're now joined by dorian jones who's in istanbul. it was a little more about what's been going on today. i had to get it. i get to it. did you know could it be. bp. they did ellie. keep it white. these they should be checked the ppp. i'm thinking the chore. istanbul turkey thank you so much. now it says are aware of the foreign minister dora lieberman has called for the occupation of the gaza strip. he made the comments after dozens of

and strive to make it work as today's report makes it clear, burma still faces reforming andm undemocratic constitution to ending discrimination and violence against ethnic minorities. but we must continue to encourage progress even as lease be honestly about the problems that persist. my first year as secretary of state, i've been very fortunate to see with my own eyes what we can accomplish when we see and use our power and influence to empower others to be able to change things for the better. inspired by the civil society activists i've met within many of the countries i've been to, and hanoi, for instance, people standing up for their fundamental rights to speak out and associate freely. i am -- i am inspired by the human rights pioneer i met in moscow who spent a lifetime fighting for the basic rights we take for granted here in the united states. i'm inspired by a group of young -- southeasta and asian land rights activist i met last year who understand societal problems are best solved when the government works with civil society not against it. the truth is, some of the greatest a

and united states the condemns these undemocratic actions. we see the plight of the people of venezuela, and we stand on their side in the struggle for democratic change. we stand together with the women for life, who march clad in white through the streets of venezuela peacefully like their companions in the struggle for freedom in cuba. we stand with the students who take to the streets demanding their release of their fellow students who have been unjustly detained only to be met with the lubs and tear gas of the henchmen. and we stand together, mr. speaker, united with the people of venezuela who wish to cast the yolk of repression and oppression and the influence of the castor regime which has been maduro eager to help silence the repression in venezuela because it fears it will sweep over the island of cuba. we must stand together and support those who seek freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and the freedom from government abuse and government oppression. we must speak with a unified voice, mr. speaker, about the crisi

something, there have been these bills tracking users and calling on the most recent protests undemocratic, is this a way to try to cap this growing movement to, try to clip it at the knees here? and in doing so is he confirming the view of many that he's a rising authoritarian? >> that's right. that's the fear that many turks have and many in the european union and washington and those witwatching right now have. it's the crackdown. it was a crackdown on protesters. it's the crackdown now on social media on people who are attempting to attend the funeral of the boy that was killed. >> yes. >> blaze, the director of the bipartisan policy center. thank you. >>> in libya the government said the navy has lost contact with an oil tanker loaded with oil from a rebel-held port. they deified central government and filled a ship flying a north korean flag early w earlier thi. >>> in syria state tv shows president bashar al-assad making his first public appearance since august. he was shown visiting a suburb of the capitol on the front line of the civil war. he visited shelters of displaced people

people who invaded and tried to remove the government and set up their own democratic -- there undemocratic illegitimate control in that part of the country. one of the key points i would like to highlight -- this concern, it is not just ours. have not important that we this concern. it is being logically used by people who are living in southeast ukraine. i go back to it. you know, ambassador -- i already used the term. unfortunately, the forces in the ukraine are very strong, the rightist forces. they cannot stand russian citizens. foughtember how they under the hitler cost banner -- hitler's banner against the red army, the anti-hitler coalition. this is their ideology. these people, unfortunately, are close to power. these are the feelings people have, people who live here. aliens of people have these feelings. 1.5 million crimean spiel that way. is, do youue here think russia could allow a in theof what happened central and eastern ukraine, where millions of russians live -- a number of years ago, the u.s. took over granada. we aret reagan said, defending american citizens from disaste

when we have these types of undemocratic action proclamations coming out of countries that have goodrelations with the kind of response. you would see in other countries for example restrictions that have been placed in syria or in the republic of sudan or in zimbabwe or even in washington in terms of the recent developments around in ukraine. well coming up after the break it is the v kaiser report right here on the international stay with us. we wanted to create a realistic movie that would represent life that would depicts life as it really is . there's an accident on route six. what can be will wonderful than this the whole thing is a model. for the. down the. radio. things are. very serious. now i. believe. welcome to the kaiser report imax kaiser it was u.k. budget week and. big news for bank of players the chancellor have the tax on being go profits to ten percent and bingo lingo this would be a jump and john have droopy drawers to google docs quack quack comes to her. yes in the poster that accompany this because the conservatives are very proud of their having of the bingo p

lord knows our administrations over history have been willing to accept undemocratic things if they benefit us or our strategic interests. leaving that assayed, what is going to happen now because steve sestanovich is right, the russians escalated every moment. having said that, the obama administration escalated every moment, too. the fact that we don't know how far they're willing to go doesn't mean both sides haven't given as good as they've gotten. the obama administration slapped new sanctions on today and within an hour the russians had sanctions back that were nip and tuck right with them. furthermore the russian ministry said yesterday they were thinking of changing negotiations process in iraq. they are taking this very seriously and if the u.s. continue to ratchet it up on something the russians think as legitimately in their backyard that they must address, the it continues. this is going to have real economic impact and we also will have a russia that will be geopolitically dangerous and destructive everywhere they happen to have influence. that's not a new cold war because chin

and also why send observers at all that if they think it's undemocratic. yeah no i can't understand that either and let me explain the context for that lack of understanding if you consider the vote on the my done so to speak as a legitimate referendum where there was no separate at all just violence if that is legitimate then i ask how the voting procedure can be considered illegitimate where there were voting lists but where there were international observers but where the people were free to vote as they pleased but they where people could exercise their right to self-determination as guaranteed by the un charter topics that often should i even dug the un charter out for some austrian journalists paragraph three of the un charter talks expressly about the right to self-determination of peoples not the right to self-determination of states so if the population of crimea can do all that and we compare that to events on the mind on will be good for then i ask again what moral justification is there for anyone to criticize the referendum in crimea i would s

to backfire on the other guy and in the party has quite interesting when we have these types of undemocratic actions and proclamations coming out of countries that have good relations with the united states or you don't get the kind of response that you would see in other countries for example restrictions that have been placed in syria or in the republic of sudan or in zimbabwe or even in washington in terms of the recent developments surrounding ukraine in crimea. more international news stories in brief for you this hour around one thousand the supporters of the far right party golden dawn have staged a rally called greece for greeks protesters chanted slogans against the current prime minister and state controlled media the march comes ahead of the upcoming local and general elections in may greece is. right wait a minute just let me do it again. greece's government has recently quieted down on the rising ride shouting the openly fascist golden dawn party which was connected to the killing of an anti right away in a rather in the past. korea has sparked fresh tension by firing dozens of

but the army has retained its grip on power in this artes and to see a choice in the reports the undemocratic nature of the case doesn't seem to worry western powers. uprisings abroad getting equated with the promise of a better future the actions of ordinary citizens spark movements for change because they speak to a longing for freedom and hailed as true democracy the democratic movement that swept across the middle east the so-called arab spring so determination through coups and regime change often hailed by washington as an honest way to move forward for the united states supporting democratic transitions it's not a matter of idealism it is a strategic necessity redefining the word democracy to democracy is a government that we like that should porch our house and if it doesn't well let us not an artist and you can overthrow it as a result uprisings are often romanticized in cairo we heard the voice of a young mother who said it's like i can finally breathe fresh air for the first time but in reality what ensues can be questionable in egypt swept by revolution and coup almost five hundre

. >> for its part, the transitional government here called russia's moves illegal and undemocratic. and while ukraine's new prime minister seems to try and reassure russia, saying today ukraine had no plans to join nato, he also said the country would be defended by a strong and modern army. this week has seen the mobilization of forces including a newly-formed national guard militia as well as live fire exercises. amid reports of pro-russian agitators in eastern ukraine and more russian troop movement on the other side of the border. >> translator: if the russian army crosses into the territory of ukraine, the ukrainian army would respond with full force to the russian aggression. >> while ukraine is set to sign an economic agreement with the european union on friday, the prime minister here is also warning tonight the conflict could be shifting from political to military. dangerous and tricky times. bret. >> greg palkot in kiev, thank you. >>> is the missing malaysia airlines plane just sitting on a runway somewhere? what we know and what we don't. where the investigation stands t

issa's actions aren't just disrespectful and profoundly undemocratic.ublican party that has devolved into shameless hypocrisy. as the gop expresses outrage at the alleged partisan behavior of irs officials, the man heading that investigation censors voices across the aisle. as republicans deride president obama as a dictator, their own members feel entitled enough to decide which elected congress members have the right to speak and which do not. but as joan walsh writes in salon today, this is not about the truth. it's not even really about the irs. darrell issa, she writes, is trying to shame the white house, and e elijah cummings makes a great stand-in. that is all for now. see you tomorrow live from austin, texas, at 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the ed show" starts now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. >> this is not going to give us energy independence. this is all about exporting. >> go to nebraska and talk to the folks on the ground. >> this is very personal for us. >> i was wrong. >> if i can cha

his regime has become increasingly undemocratic. he's increasingly unaccountable. going to be living for him for a long time. i don't think he's have going to give up power. if we're ever going to bring him into line it's going to be now. he's reducing his own vulnerable by having these people sell off their foreign assets, the reliance of the europeans on his gas. they'll never do anything. so i think while his elite is still vulnerable to sanctions, we need to do it now if we're ever going to do it. >> if there's a cash drain from russia, maybe he can go after he is oligarchs and maybe he doesn't care if they lose their assets or not. we did some work yesterday. in the moscow stock market alone, big american mutual funds are participants it was reported in the "new york times." they got about $325 billion in the moscow stock market, okay. russia itself raised about $400 billion from the london markets using depositary represents. if we had banking sanctions, russia would be shut down financially. >> of course we won't do that but you're right. there's no reason n

to backfire on the other don in the party that's quite interesting when we have these types of undemocratic actions and proclamations coming out of countries that have good relations with the united states or you don't get the kind of response that you would see in other countries for example the restrictions that have been placed in syria or in the republic of sudan or in zimbabwe or even in washington in terms of the recent developments surrounding ukraine in crimea. more international news stories and brave the sound israel says have killed three and a gunfight in the occupied west bank the incident happened during a raid on the house of the future of hamas member wanted by israel by his alleged involvement in terror attacks hamas supporters carried the bodies through the streets chanting slogans against the palestinian president was involved in the as a brokered peace talks but it's around tensions are coming a running high ahead of april's deadline to set a framework to advance already faltering and gave safe. i. among one thousand supporters of the far right past who goes to the stage

these occupied sites and military installations on facebook anthony saying so the west bank the undemocratic hosting of the elected government the previews government agreed to an early election we ask you to meet really make what would you like to see in that referendum that's been the slated for march to thirty four would you might see the question be. i would like is his first goal that i know i've been listening to talk about democracy and dove in the uk to see. ok let's go back or we could slightly more two weeks now but to serve your twenty first the agreements signed by three foreign ministers of the eu within hours the agreement was torn to pieces. under an onslaught from the new more virulent to use your reporter's words of st of the opposition understand and i respect the this can happen is also broad sections of the ukrainian population of four hole of ukraine with that of the previous government the government of president of a cool beach and doctor of the agenda was hijacked by those more radical elements. the nokia and from kiev we know all the groups of activists in the middle

it is not just the united states saying that the election is undemocratic.it. their constitution says that they can have a referendum on the status of crimea but the entire country has to vote on it. so it's not just the u.s. and other countries standing on one side. you know, it's what the people of ukraine put into their constitution. so russia's just, you know, doing what they want to do and i think there needs to be consequences to that. >> dana, some of the rhetoric we're seeing -- we saw another statement from the president or the white house i should say saying that they reject the referendum s. that type of rhetoric and the threat of sanctions, is that going to work on put snn. >> well, it's certainly not working in the short term. in fact, probably nothing that could work against vladimir putin in the short term. the question is, how much pain does he want his country to suffer? there's a striking degree of unity on the solution will be starting tomorrow if the referendum is as expected and is -- if the russians are going to continue with some form

elon musk has believed these are completely -- undemocratic. they skewer consumers.hey charge hefty fines, they are a monopoly, and they should be gotten rid of. i read between the lines, tesla wants to compete with open storage but eventually they want to sell mass-market cars and they will need to sell the dealers. >> they are. ,he one thing that is different and i went through a tesla store this weekend to go through the process of buying a tesla, and the one thing you miss from the dealership experience, the only thing, is the fact there are not a number of cars in the store to buy. walk in and buy one right now, it is not possible at tesla. you could do that at a ford dealership. is just asing else pleasant and just as easy. there is nothing missing except for this old kickbacks to politicians in order to keep these stupid laws on the books. if you are an american company, it is a free country, i made -- an american consumer, i want to buy a product from you. let's do it. why have a legislative middleman to rip someone off? >> to put this in a larger building ao

on the other down in the party because quite interesting you know when we have these types of undemocratic actions and proclamations coming out of countries that have good relations with the united states you don't get the kind of response that you would see in other countries for example the restrictions that have been placed in syria or in the republic of sudan or in zimbabwe or even in washington in terms of the recent developments surrounding ukraine and crimea well coming up of the bread basket of the world why are its regional economies faltering next on our team international the focus is on africa but if you're tuned in from britain aaron aid will be breaking down the financial headlines in boom bust stay with us. i don't want to beat a dead horse i try to drag these opinion pieces but you created melt out hits really close to my heart and affects people i know when i see obama. gleefully talking to suffer elected new ukrainian prime minister just burns the inside of my brain he's throwing hypocrisy gasoline on my fire of contempt not only did the leak phone call from the estonian

group of armed people who invaded and tried to remove up theirnments and set own undemocratic illegitimateuthority in the eastern part of country. so now i'd like to get to one of that's --l key points i'd like to highlight. his concern -- it's not just ours, it's not important that we have this concern, but it's a it's been logically used by people who are living in ukraine.t and i go back to it. give, ow, ambassadorer is and i already used the term that unfortunately the -- the rightist forces have been very strong. hey cannot take, they cannot stand russians, russian citizens. leaders, do you remember how they fought under against r banner soviets -- the soviet governments against the soviet union. red army, the anti-hitler coalition. ideology, and these people are unfortunately very power and in fact they have supported it on the shoulders of others. feelings that people have of the people who live there. millions of people have those feelings. 1.5 million in crimea feel that way. sheer do ssue in kiev you really think that russia could allow a repeat of what in central and eastern kra

comments are reflective of a progressive believe that the constitution is too rigid and ultimately undemocratic. for progressives, the constitution is an unnecessary restraint on progress. -- ress is neither the public nor leaders are accountable to anything or anyone beyond themselves. , truth isrogressives the majority vote of the nation that can lick all others. core, the theory rejects timeless and fixed natural rights articulated in the declaration of independence. the notion of the constitution being an impediment to progress is not new. wasarly as 1914, it described as an imposition on the people. another point, he referred to it as a monarchy of words. woodrow wilson argued that a charismatic president can help of thee the impediments constitution's rigid separation of powers. another has called our constipated -- if constitution imbecilic. it is in this. that we see the birth of an aggressive court using its power to advance liberal agenda when it could not garner popular support in the legislature. at the time of the remarks, it had been 30 years since fdr's revolution. this activist

should have a say in those policies to the extent they are affected by them, then there is sent in undemocratic about the immense attack aircraft in the computer labs, you know, creating the optimal policy is for everybody and we should just do that. the critical popular engagement is really important. i think that's what we've seen the best ideas that have addressed the needs of the many. that's where we stand on the marriage that appears dead were more critical and popular engagement. i think that's what i would say. >> maybe i'll just close with an anecdote related to that, which is when fdr was elected president when he got a visit from the delegation of some african-american activist. many of whom had spent years in india studying gandhi and spending time at his ashram and what not and they came and presented a plan is not would be for people living in this country who are african-american and involved a number of other social programs, the site says and they explained it and laid out the whole idea of justification and said that's great, i agree with you. now make me do it. what he was te

there is something undemocratic about the image of technocrats and computer labs, you know, creating the optimal policies for everybody. we should just do that. the critical popular engagement is really important. think that's what we have seen, the best ideas that have really addressed the needs of the many. that is why we have seen the numbers of times or there are more critical and popular engagement. i think that's what i would -- >> thank you. >> his clothes with an active related to that. when fdr was elected president he got a visit from a delegation of some african-american activists, many of whom had spent years in india studying ghandi and spending time. and they came and presented a plan that they thought would be fair for people living in this country you're african-american. the number of other social programs, social safety nets, things like that. they explained it and laid out the whole idea for justification and said, that's great. i agree with you. now make me do it. what he was telling them was i cannot stand in front of the congress and sell them an idea unless you

there is something undemocratic by the fact someone is sitting in a computer lab created the best policies for everyone. i think critical engagement is important. that is what we have seen the best ideas that really address the needs of the many. i think we have seen them emerge from critical popular engagement. >> maybe i will close with an anecdote. when fdr was elected president, he got a visit from some african american activists. indiapent years in studying gandhi, and they came and presented a plan they thought would be fair for people living in this country who are african-american and solved a number of other social programs like this, and they explained it and laid out the justification, and they said, that's great. now make me do it. what they were saying was i cannot stand up in front of congress with an idea unless you show me there are millions of thele willing to show up in streets in support of this. that is where many of the social movements came from, politicians saying, we are not leaders. we are followers. if you want something done, make us do it. , how the regions in a

back and taken off in a way which they described as being completely illegal undemocratic mr francis but we've run out of time there i am afraid but we do appreciate your thoughts in coming on to r.t. today that the journalist and blogger graeme phillips live from odessa thank you well let's take a look at where the protest against the self-proclaimed government are the most intense here in eastern ukraine rallies have become an almost daily sight with thousands flooding the streets of major cities their demands include independent referendums and in many cases people have been asking russia protection against what they see as a far right government in kiev and there have also been cause for the acid president to be restored to power including internet where ron an eel is watching the events for us. it really appears the momentum is starting to gather in these demonstrations as they appear to be getting larger and larger with each passing week and in donetsk where i am thousands of people took to the city's central square not only to call for the referendum that they've been demandin

joining russia i think they will go ninety percent the coop in kiev it is totally illegitimate undemocratic and fish is fascist ok if i if i go back to you in washington i think i think it's really quite interesting is it president obama meant to the interim what they call the interim prime minister is the united states making a commitment to that government there because this is again driving events in crimea and possibly in eastern ukraine will say well the americans choose this guy in this government why should we stay in this country we should vote to get out that's what's happening yes well first of all i'd like to say i agree with john in washington that this is not i don't i disagree with the way putin is doing this but if they referendum were fair that i think well you can have. a go ahead keep going keep going go ahead john can we reply in a second go ahead well i'm not sure i'm not sure this i'm not sure this is going to be a fair referendum but we'll see but if there is a fair referendum then you know that's that's a different story i think and i also think that the united states

million plus ukrainians throughout the country joined the protest movement as well, how can it be undemocratic got to say, guys, heartfelt situation for many ukrainians. >> steve, thank you for that. we'll keep a close eye and i'm sure we will come back later on this evening. steve sedgwick in kiev. >>> the battle between carl icahn and ebay. he is siding with ebay in a blog post linkedin cofounder reid hoffman criticized the billionaire for his short-term thinking. it follows the statements from icahn yesterday on "squawk box." take a listen to this. >> was don't need to be a tech genius to understand that ebay has a company paypal that would do a lot better without ebay. and i said that with reynolds in no business co. it took me three years but we made billions on it when we split it. we saved motorola by splitting it up. i don't think he should be the guy running or having to do with paypal. >> kara swisher is at re/code. our jon fortt joins us this morning as well. we should note that nbc news group is a minority shareholder in re/code and we have a content sharing partnership. it feels l