you have to remember that it is not president medvedev who rules the majority but vladimir putin. he has enormous influence over all the russian military institutions, public opinions, and the party of the majority in both chambers of parliament. he has to be on board. that would be very conducive to ratification of the treaty. >> this gentleman here and wait in the back. -- and away in the back. >> it seems to me that the discussion you have about russia and america moving towards ratification but some kind of future vision, one thing you talked about were some things that american could do that would be helpful but i thought there was a need, on the other hand, for russia itself to take some vision with that perhaps with the signing of a tree or some more calls for both either together or initiating a vision of where you want to go in productions and for the relationship itself. what could russia to do that would both help the ratification here to provide that vision and make the russian elite see it as a positive? >> request and, let's take the one in the back. >> my question i

maybe you think what vladimir putin proposed on on the joint data center on mitchell -- missile launchers but also move forward whe. vladimir putin and president medvedev proposed that we have to have joint missile defense with the united sates and the european union. how about the russian people living in asia. ? are they entitled to protection or not? many people are going away from that but still, if we are to have ballistic missile defense coverage in asia and america would like to cover their asian allies, there is the question of china. both russia and the united states, not jointly but in bilateral format in parallel should start serious consultations with china on ballistic missile defense so that china does not become an obstacle to russian-american cooperation. we would have to persuade that ballistic missile defense is not against china. america has to be clear on some important issues. is china entitled for its own nuclear deterrent against united states, like russia? is china and titled to treatment -- entitled for treatment as a superpower? is china entitled to some informat

after that, they got a vladimir putin who isn't a friend of the west, not a champion of democracy. look what president medvedev was saying today about the corruption, about russian dependent judiciary, about the situation when the russian democracy is on paper. would you say we disregard of the russian preferences but it could not happen to more deserving people? what would be a problem for the united states? >> guest: i think that by not treating russia in the way that the expected to be treated when russia was the country that after all broke up the soviet union if yeltsin hadn't moved to break up the soviet union peacefully, you might have had a nuclear armed break up yugoslavia. so, russia, the elected leadership of russia however irrational yeltsin may have become at times helped us in the cold war and also was the key to breaking up the soviet union. now, you can either bring them in as full partners in the world and encourage their by the development of democracy or to exclude them and discourage the development of democracy. what did we do to the germans after world war ii?

you have to remember that it is not president medvedev who rules the majority but vladimir putin. he has enormous influence over all the russian military institutions, public opinions, and the party of the majority in both chambers of parliament. he has to be on board. that would be very conducive to ratification of the treaty. >> this gentleman here and wait in the back. -- and away in the back. >> it seems to me that the discussion you have about russia and america moving towards ratification but some kind of future vision, one thing you talked about were some things that american could do that would be helpful but i thought there was a need, on the other hand, for russia itself to take some vision with that perhaps with the signing of a tree or some more calls for both either together or initiating a vision of where you want to go in productions and for the relationship itself. what could russia to do that would both help the ratification here to provide that vision and make the russian elite see it as a positive? >> request and, let's take the one in the back. >> my question i

vladimir putin. point. on foreign policy and security issues, my view has been that there really isn't any space between them on foreign policy and security issues that they see that is significant. what is significant, and i have observed this myself from simply being with the two of them separately, they really do have different outlooks on the development of russia. they talk about it very differently. the fact that the russian premier is a lot younger and he has experience in the private sector, he does what we have -- what we would call a more liberal outlook on things than does mr. putin. it is impossible to miss that. what happens in russia is impossible to predict. i would be very wary about making any bets against vladimir proveutin and i would be wary at being viewed overtly as supporting the russian prime minister publicly at the expense of mr. putin. we could have more potential to endanger him than we have to actually help. we did not have a particularly good track record in trying to intervene

vladimir putin visited the site of the crash. in warsaw lay flowers and lit candles outside the preside presidential palace. we are joined live from warsaw. a good morning to you. let's talk about the feeling and what you've been hearing from people following this awful tragedy. >> reporter: it's a sad day and a very sad scene here in warsaw but also outside the presidential palace. as you said tens of thousands of people are gathered here today and have been coming here for the last 24 hours or so even before the official national mourning was announced yesterday at 6:00 p.m. a lot of people were here first to light a candle and perhaps pray for those who lost their lives yesterday in western s russia. the president of poland lech kaczynski and his wife. a large part of the political elite and also a large part of the military top commander. the body of the president is now due to arrive here from the local airport in around 30 minutes or so. a very special people from warsaw and also outside of warsaw who came here today would

after that they got vladimir putin who is not a friend of the west or champion of democracy.st look at what president medvedev was sent to the average russian perhaps in, about russian very dependent judiciary, about when russia is made -- what would you say about disregarding russian princes but it could not happen to more deserving people practice why would we be a problem to the united states? >> guest: well, i think that by not to treating russia and the way that they expected to be treated in when russia was the key country that after all broke up the soviet union, if yeltsin hadn't moved to break up the soviet union peacefully you might have had a nuclear armed to break up yugoslavia. so a russia elected leadership of russia, however irrational yeltsin have become a times helped us and the cold war and also was a key to breaking up the soviet union. now, you could either bring them in as full partners in the world and encouraged their by the development of democracy or you can exclude them and discourage the development of democracy. what did we do to the germans after

i would be very wary to make any bets against vladimir putin and i would be very wary about being viewedrtly as trying to support mr. medvedev domestically at the expense of mr. putin. we may have more potential to endanger mr. medvedev then we actually have to help. most other countries do not have a particularly good track record in trying to intervene in other countries' domestic politics and in the case of russia, where the issue of sovereignty is so sensitive, it has to be handled with the a + care. -- the utmost care. but i was wondering if you could talk about the role of congress -- >> i was wondering if you talk about the role of congress, particularly on the start treaty ratification and how it can be an obstacle to what the white house is trying to do when it comes to sanctions with iran and other issues high on the agenda. >> that is a great question, thank you. congress can obviously be a big obstacle when it comes to nuclear arms control, and that is because on the start treaty, the senate has to consent to ratification. on the comprehensive test ban treaty, which is someth

the russian prime minister vladimir putin has been praised and poland for his quick and compassionateresponse to the disaster. >> the state commission is working and of course we will do everything we can to make the investigation objective and complete. of all the reason for this air crash will be found out. >> remarkably and anotherñr sign of easing tensions, russian television has shown this film -- it catalogs the massacre of thousands of polish military leaders in 1940 at an hands of soviet secret police. lech kaczynski has been on his way to russia to mark the 70th anniversary of this when the airplane came down. among the and this film are get more gestures of reconciliation between the two nations, appreciated by polish commentators. >> there is a sum much sympathy and a continuous reaction, not only people on the street but politicians. they demonstrated -- extended feelings toward polish nation. and i suppose that will probably produce something positive. >> at the crash site in western russia and the investigation is continuing. there have been claims the pilot was put unde

different relationship with russia at the end of time these 90's and when the prime minister vladimir putin to the united states to the clinton administration and said let's work together against taliban and al qaeda and that is on the record. he came to the clinton administration and said let's work together against tel dan and al qaeda and mind you while they knew what al qaeda was up to it was obviously after terrorist attacks on the united states world trade center, first world trade center attack. it was after the attack on the u.s. destroyer in 1998 so putin and stalin was for the united states and russia to work together against taliban and al qaeda. but what the clinton administration had at the time as the russians wanted to establish more presence in central asia. they wanted the united states to legitimize continuing what the russian who ruled scott worse when putin offered full cooperation and we accepted what he did and then moved against almost every interest that he had by walking out of the treaty and by dropping any verification of the arms control treaty we finally signed.

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. >> if there is a scenario where vladimir putin is present again, will be held to what? guest: absolutely. this is a legally binding agreement that will be enforced for 10 years. we negotiated agreements with the soviet union and the height of the cold war and the soviet union was obligated and for the most part did comply with the provisions of these agreements. so, this agreement will hold. again, both sides, if either side thinks agreement is no longer in its national security interests, all trees have such a clause to say either the u.s. and russia can pull out of the agreement. the united states did that with the anti-ballistic missile treaty under the bush administration in 2002. but again, i think this agreement is so abundantly in the national security interests of the u.s. and russia that it will be in their interest to continue to adhere to it. host: kingston reif from the center of arms control and nonproliferation. he will talk about this issue until 8:30. the numbers will be on your screen. you can tweet us an e-mail us. davenport, iowa, go ahead on our inde

poland's week of national mourning began in russia where the prime minister there, vladimir putin ledmony before sending off the remains of the polish president. at warsaw's airport, lech kaczynski's family and government members paid their respect. the coffin then made its way to the government palace where tens ever thousands of poles in the lead streets. >> how can people of a country afford to lose their president? >> the plane carrying president lech kaczynski, his wife and other national leaders crashed on saturday morning in western russia. the first funeral of poland's mourned leaders can begin wednesday. >>> the governor of west virginia is asking everyone to participate in a moment of silence to honor those killed in the deadly mine explosion. it will happen at 3:30 this afternoon. a team of federal investigators will arrive at the scene today. 29 miners died after an explosion one week ago at the massey energy upper big branch mine. over the weekend the bodies of the four missing miners were found. officials say high levels of methane gas inside the mine may have played rol

russian president dmitri medvedev and prime minister vladimir putin lit candles of condolence near poland. putin left to smolensk to take charge of the investigation. russian officials say the air traffic controllers suggested kaczynski's flight divert to an alternative airport because of thick fog, but that the pilot decided to land at smolensk anyway, a decision that wind out the top echelons of the political and military establishment. for today today," tom a spell, nbc news, london. >> now here's lester. >>> president obama offered condolences and said poland's sloss devastateing to the united states and the world. david, good morning. good morning, lester. president kaczynski was a strong ally of the u.s. and poland had agreed, for example, to allow the installation of an american missile shield there. does anything change there immediately in the relationship between the u.s. and warsaw? >> i think not, lester. that is an area of cooperation that's really important to the united states right now and it will continue to be important, but i think there's enough continuity in the polis

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it was vladimir putin in russia said today if this carries on for too much longer aeroflaut might beine left flying which is an over statement of course but the airlines are really furious. of course, the bottom line is safety. it's a matter of life and death. no one wants to make the decision to go up there if there's still volcanic ash that could clog plane engines. so we're going to see some slow progress tomorrow to where it's getting planes in the sky. eu transport ministers have agreed to these kind of caution zones they're going to set up. how exactly that's going to be administered or figured out i don't know but they're saying that they will allow some planes to fly in these areas in the air space that they believe to be clear of volcanic ash. we should see more planes in the sky tomorrow. though we've said that before haven't we? and it hasn't happened. >> all right. dawna friesen, appreciate it. >>> now let's turn to look at other stories in the news. >> today the u.s. military confirms two al qaeda leaders have been killed in iraq, killed in a joint iraqi/u.s. aid on thei

vladimir putin made an appearance there at the crash site. >> reporter: that's right.e went there. prime minister putin is in charge of the investigation and wasted no time. he went down to the site. he's personally overseeing it and just a short while ago he was at a small ceremony for the plane which was taking the president's body back to warsaw, expected to land there soon. they've invited polish experts to join them in the investigation so there's teams working on the ground in schmoe lensing still trying to find clues, information that could help them and there are specialists here in moscow. they have the black box. they started the process of trying to pull data off of it. so they're really working around the clock and working closely with their polish counterparts. alex? >> and yonatan, when you think about what happens happening and the reason for the trip, the polish leaders heading, this crash is ironic. when you talk with russians, what's the feeling there in moscow? >> reporter: alex, here people -- obviously it doesn't have the impact it does in poland b

>> i don't think it's a good idea to trust vladimir putin. i don't think we can trust the russians.m needs to be verified. while we may want a world that is safer, i think we do, i think you do, i think obama does, we know that's not the russian goal. the russian goal is to take advantage of us. if it can get a lead in a nuclear arms race they'll do that. if we're going to be a less of a nuclear nation to be reckoned with, iran will find a way to be more of a nuclear nation to be reckoned with. i'm absolutely with you on that, ed. >> trust but verify. >> trust but verify as ronald reagan used to say. >> that might have been the only thing reagan ever said i agreed with. >> we might find another couple of quotes you like. >> all right. thanks, cliff. good to have you on tonight. >>> let's get rapid fire response from our panel on these stories tonight. a michigan militia group is holding an open carry tea party this weekend? they say the event is designed to take the stigma out of being a militia? >>> michael steele is a total hypocrite when it comes to plays the race card. newt ging

russian prime minister vladimir putin was the first foreign leader to recognize that government, bute also denied that russia had anything to do with the turmoil. alisher khamidov is from kyrgyzstan originally and teaches at the john's hopkins school of advanced international studies. he said russia has significant leverage over its central asian neighbor. >> russia has long been trying to keep kyrgyzstan within its orbit of influence. and so the russians, their immediate goal is to stability, in the country which they consider an important ally. the longer term russian goal is to see kyrgyzstan be closer to russia geopolitically and wants the u.s. base out. >> reporter: meanwhile, the u.s. air base just outside bishkek stopped humanitarian missions and suspended other trips. manas air base is a key transit point for troops and supplies flying in and out of afghanistan. today, there were unconfirmed reports the new kyrgyz government aims to close the base or shorten the length of the lease. in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley said it was all premature speculation.

. >> reporter: but russian prime minister vladimir putin denied moscow played any role in today's events. he said: "neither russia, nor your humble servant, nor russian officials have any links whatsoever to these events." as the day wore on, more protesters arrived for treatment at local hospitals suffering from gunshot wounds. as the u.s. appealed for both sides to stand down, the situation remained uncertain at day's end. >> lehrer: now, updates of efforts to change troubled school systems. the "newshour's" special correspondent for education, john merrow, has been tracking changes in the public schools of new orleans and washington, d.c. -- two cities that are being watched nationally. we begin in new orleans tonight, john looks at alternative schools for students with behavior and academic problems. >> reporter: when school superintendent paul vallas arrived in new orleans three years ago, he faced a tough challenge: how to educate students who are way behind academically or who have gotten in trouble with the law. this school, booker t. washington, was designed for teenagers who ar

yesterday, russian prime minister vladimir putin said put those behind monday's bombings must be, quote bottom of the sue ewers and exposed. >>> toyota's sales rose 40% after offering discounts. aggressive incentive programs included zero% financing on recalled modelings and remaintenance for return customers. incentives were scheduled to stop on april 15th but they said some will continue through the spring. >>> new video through australia. where a tire on a airplane burst on a landing from singapore to sydney. the video was taken by one of the passengers. none of the 244 people on board were hurt. qantas has six of these a-380 planes in their fleet. they say this is a rare occurrence. investigators are looking into what caused that tire to burst. that's a quick look at the news. now to willie with sports. >> a little masters tiger woods news. it just goes to the lengths they're going to protect tiger, not make a spectacle of him. the masters, augusta national golf club telling espn which has coverage on thursday and friday. on thursday espn has rights from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. saying if

president lech kaczynski's casket is boarded on a flight home to poland, the russian president vladimir putinh poland's ambassador to moscow. this is going to close the first chapter in this very painful episode. standing together on the runway now, a lot is at stake over how the investigation develops in the coming days. in the nearby woods, that investigation still under way. experts searching through the wreckage. aircraft parts littering the ground where it crashed in heavy fog 24 hours earlier. looking at the black box and re-examining what the air traffic controllers talked about, the warnings they gave the aircraft that it was too low, moving too wide. clearly this point where we are where the plane came down half a mile short of the runway is down through the trees there. already investigators say the black box data shows no mechanical faults. >> many people think that this is something which pilots did wrong, but it must be investigated. >> reporter: he had come to say good-bye to his president, but warns relatives of others killed in the crash may have to wait to get their loved one

. >> russian prime minister vladimir putin is heading up the investigation of the crash and poland's parliamentary speaker who is now the acting president says he will announce early elections within two weeks required under the country's constitution. >> there has been an outpouring of grief from the local community, as well. many gathered at the polish embassy in northwest washington on saturday. derrick ward has details. >> they began showing up at the front gate of the polish embassy early in the morning. for some the connection with poland was and ses central. as word of the tragedy began to spread, so did the grief. >> we lost a great president and i november what will happen to parliament. they will do the right thing. >> the loss of a president, first lady, and officials all at once seemed almost unfathomable for many in this country. >> president kaczynski represented the generation of freedom, the freedom connected permanently was the legacy of solidarity movement. >> by midday, the embassy had opened a book of condolences for those who came to put down words of sorrow. >>

i have to say that the prime minister of russia, vladimir vladimir putin is to be commended royally for his attention to what happened and in addition to that, for having the courage to look history in the eye and not be afraid of it and to know that we are living in a new millennium and to allow the film "katyn" to be shown on television in russia before the crash and then after . and so to make history right and the president of russia, mr. medvedev, to be able to move on and to work together with the deep heritage that our people all have together and to use our power to make the world a better place, what a moment for all of us. to be living in an opportunity instead of opportunities that should not be lostment and i'd like to yield back to my friend from indiana. donald donald in listen -- mr. donnelly: in listening to your comments, what continues as a theme through all of this is the unbreakable spirit of freedom of the polish nation. that despite some of the most harsh treatment from other countries, some of the most difficult challenges ever faced their strength, their courage,

vladimir putin was very good at using this, looking for the russian power in the energy sector and oil and gasoline. he was not allowing the european union to speak to the some of their parts. i am not saying this in an antagonistic way. i believe russia is a very important part and i spent a very long time with the hard- nosed negotiators from the russian government. the european trade negotiator and the world trade organization. we have the bloody-minded skills of the negotiators. and i have learned that the way that the european union can get the best information out of russia is to be the sum of their parts, and i think that this is said. >> we will hear a question -- >> be careful about what you have said. this may be used against you in court. we are coming back to the issues with america. obama is increasing his scope, with other countries becoming involved, is it not true that in europe, america is trying to the dissipate with the conflict. because you were against the invasion in iraq, does this mean that you would reduce the availability of the british military and you do not

putin. it is impossible to miss that. what happens in russia is impossible to predict. i would be very wary about making any bets against vladimir proveutin and i would be wary at being viewed overtly as supporting the russian prime minister publicly at the expense of mr. putin. we could have more potential to endanger him than we have to actually help. we did not have a particularly good track record in trying to intervene in other country's domestic politics, particularly in russia where sovereignty is so sensitive, that has to be handled with the utmost care. >> i was wondering if you could talk about the role of congress particularly on the start treaty ratification and how much they could be an obstacle for what the white house can do. >> that is a great question. congress can obviously be a big obstacle when it comes to nuclear arms control and that is because on the start treaty, the senate has to have comprehensive consensus on the treaty which this administration supports. but they can also be an obstacle of there. we have seen some things from the hill from particular senators expressing their views on certain issues r