the weather was bad at the time of the attempted landing in western russia. the russian plane they were on not that great. most importantly, the pilot was warned not to land, he did still. relations between poland and russia are so strained that russian prime minister putin has stepped in and is overseeing the investigation. >> what is the reaction in poland? you mentioned a laundry list of the most powerful people in that country. >> devastation. the outpouring of grief has been spontaneous in the capital city of warsaw. we've been seeing prayers, flowers, outside the presidential palace, elsewhere in warsaw at the site of a large cross. president obama has sent his condolences and other world leaders have been senting them as well. in terms of the government, polish prime minister called a special cabinet meeting today. he wants to make sure the government is on track. he said in the coming days he will be calling an election for a new president. not to be forgotten the saddest irony of all in this is that this group of polish officials was flying to russia

they were killed saturday in an air crash in western russia. jim say that is in poland where people are still trying to come to grips with the tragedy. >> all night, a sea of candles burned outside the palace as poland began its week of mourning for president lech kaczynski and 95 others, including some of the nation's other key military commanders and economists, all killed saturday in an air crash in western russia. palace sources say his coffin will be displayed to the grieving public starting tuesday. "we are all very sad," says this polish woman. grief over the staunch anti- communist and much admired let's kosinski lech kaczynski -- millions have paid their respects, including secretary of state hillary clinton, at the polish embassy in washington. >> the united states and poland have much work to do together to build that future. that the people on that plane gave their lives for. >> at the crash scene, russians were morning as well. a hopeful sign that after decades of distress, the two better neighbors might draw closer together. that

people are placing flowers creating a shrine in western russia. why the plane crashed is still a mystery. air traffic controllers had urged the pilot not to land because of thick fog. there's speculation the president pressured the pilot to land any way. but a chief prosecutor says he has found no evidence to suggest that's the case. russian investigators say a check has found no problems with the soviet built plane. poland is preparing for a grand memorial. a polish official says the country wants to hold a state funeral for the president this saturday. it'll be a long time before shocked polish citizens will recover from a disaster that wiped off their leaders. >>> poland's president was just months away from a tough campaign for reelection. >>> police arrest another person in connection with a failed terror plot in the new york subway system. mary is in the newsroom with more. >> in total four men stand accused of blowing up the subway's system. zazi told prosecutors he and several others planned to strap bombs to themselves and board the subwa

they were among the 96 who died when their plane crashed in western russia. jim maceda in poland. >> reporter: it is arguable whether lech kaczynski was a hero, he certainly received a hero's funeral. 2 1/2 hours of high reck women in krakow. the two bodies of lech and his wife moved in their coffins by military pallbearers and on to military caisons pulled by humvees, moving through krakow from the church to the cathedral where the couple was intered. spontaneous applause, cheering, chanting, thank you. very unusual. normally these presessions have been quiet. ka zin zi a very divisive figure, sometimes irritating politician who could rub wrong his closest allies with his fire brand style of polish nationalism. today poles we spoke to from the streets who came far and wide said they were united behind him. jim maceda. >>> many world leaders including president obama were not able to make the funeral because of the ash from iceland's volcano made it impossible to fly. it was cool today and it is going to be cold tonight. how cold are we talking? >> near freez

president of poland and 96 others killed in a plane crash in western russia.dent obama is calling the loss devastating to poland, the u.s. and the world. also on board that plane the polish president's wife as well as high-ranking military and civilian leaders. the plane was coming in to a landing when it went down and it had been traveling to an event marking a polish offices by the soviet police 70 years ago. in west virginia, hope is gone and the healing now begins. sources finding the body of four missing miners ending an excruciating week for families praying for the loved ones. 29 miners died in a blast making it the worst u.s. coal mining disaster in four decades. i'm uma pemmaraju. back to "forbes on fox." ♪ ♪ >> david: did you hear about this? new government plan reportedly protects illegal workers and the wages. the labor department is encouraging low-wage employees to rat out the bosses over pay dispute and quinn tton says it's good for the job market. how so? >> how could it not be good? honest businesses follow the law making dishonest businesses

. >> at the crash site in western russia and the investigation is continuing.here have been claims the pilot was put under pressure to land -- possibly by presidents lech kaczynski himself. but at a news conference in warsaw, both claims were played down. paul and's chief prosecutor said there was no evidence of such pressure -- poland's's chief prosecutor. >> there were surely be a detailed examination aimed at amplifying the background noise in order to determine if other people made suggestions toward the pilot. we want to determine all grounds for the pilot's decision. >> these have been a remarkable few days for poland and also russia as well. could the dynamics of politics be changing in central europe? possibly. it may have taken a tragedy to unlock a relationship that for so long had languished with hatred and alienation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, warsaw. >> this is the worst political violence in thailand for nearly 20 years, the weekend fighting on the streets of the more than 20 people dead. thai prime minister's party has also been accused by the ed

not trying to nag. >>> here's what we are working on in the newsroom starting in western russia wheredignitaries died in a fiery plan crash. nick? >> reporter: i'm at the site of the crash now. they have discovered the black box showing no mechanical fault on the plane. the latest at the top of the hour. >> i'm rob marciano in the severe weather center. beautiful weather on the east side of the u.s. the west coast is seeing a big storm. pollen levels are absurdly high. we'll have the forecast at the top of the hour. kyra? >> thanks, guys. >>> forget the old fashioned m.a.s.h. unit. we have a new emergency room armored and on wheels. if it's not there are over 50 international awards we'd better give back. the jaguar xf. the critically acclaimed result of a very different way of thinking. [ crowd gasps ] [ announcer ] if you think about it, this is a lot like most job search sites. - they let everyone in, - [ crowd groans ] so the best people can't stand out. join theladders.com. the premium job site for only $100k+ jobs... and only $100k+ talent. it's really hard to save for the futur

lech kaczynski and his wife were killed after the pilot tried to land in western russia. voice recordings do not indicate any problems. the crash has left many in poland devastated. >> i'm sure poland will come through this. this is a strong nation, strong democracy and strong friend to america. we pause and join them in this grief. >> russian investigators say the pilot had been warned that it was too foggy to land but made the attempt anyway. the crash killed 96 people on board. >>> the mourning isn't limited to poland itself. in our area a church was packed with people who wanted to be part of a memorial to the victims. particularly the pole issue president. fox 5's roz plater was at the service. she joins us live in the news room. >> reporter: the pole issue community in our area held a memorial mass. this is a small tight-knit group who told us it was important to mourn together. high noon, polish americans from across the d.c. area make their way to our lady queen of poland parish in silver string. they packed the pews of the tiny church, lined the walls and aisles

central bank, other lawmakers, aides, and state officials were lost when their plane crashed in western russia. the delegation was traveling to a memorial service to honor 22,000 polish officers killed in russia's katen force by the soviet secret police in 1940. we offer our condolences and sympathy to the polish people and polish americans as we mourn the loss of president kaczynski, his wife, and others lost in this tragedy. the president was a distinguished statesman and leader in the solidarity movement. he will be long remembered for his commitment to freedom, democracy, and human dignity. today we stand in solidarity with more than 38 million polls in poland and nine million americans of polish decent residing in the united states, including more than 42,000 of polish americans in my hometown of eerie, -- erie, pennsylvania. they have made great contributions to our nation's livelihood and culture and we are grateful for their presence in the united states. our hearts go out to our polish brothers and sisters throughout the globe who share in this loss. at this time of mourning let us re

as we mentioned earlier, there is breaking news out of western russia. authorities say there this are no survivors after a plane carrying president electrlech kaczyns kaczynski's plane crashed. >> reporter: we have conflicting reports on the number killed, but the latest we understand from the russian emergency men industry is that the in that killed is 96. the local authorities are saying that the pilot may have been to blame. we know there was very heavy fog when this plane tu 154 was attempting to land. it had come from warsaw, it was attempting to land in very heavy fog. around three or four attempts at actually handing on the runway were taken. and from the picture that we have seen, the entire plane was shattered. the debris spread across a wide area of the information rest and the plane itself was carrying a very large delegation of polish officials, the highest officials in government. of course the president himself, lech kaczynski, his wife, maria, the army chief of staff, the deputy foreign minister, such a large portion of poland's government

a dense fog in western russia. they were almost at the field. dozens of polish political military religious leaders were on the plaeb owned by the government. kaczynski's body was returned to poland yesterday. americans with ties to poland packed churches in chicago and new york to honor the president and others killed in the crash. outside of poland, chicago has the largest concentration of people of polish dissent. >> all we can do is stand by god praying for mercy. >> poles are known for courage, survival skills and they are also known for their freedom-loving aspirations. so poland will be fine. >> a massive crowd flocked to the president shall palace in warsaw leaving candles and wreathing. a week-long period of mourning begins today. it's not clear what caused the crash but they found the flight data recorder. >>> an american family put their adopted 7-year-old boy on a flight to moscow and touched off a major international conflict. top officials head to moscow to try to smooth out diplomatic relations. a tennessee woman adopted the boy a

it went down saturday in western russia. everyone on board was killed. the pilot had been warned about the bad weather and was even advised to land somewhere else. investigators will now listen to the cockpit conversations to see why the pilots landed there anyway. >>> a mud slide swamped a commuter train in italy, killing nine people. it was passing by at the exact moment an irrigation pipe burst near the austrian border. it sent a wave of mud and water down the mountainside. the force of the water threw the first car into the ditch. 28 people were hurt. >>> well, a gorgeous weekend. i hope you got to get outside and enjoy it. >> hard to come to work today. another gorgeous day. >> looks like the sun is sticking around. >> gary mcgrady, sticking around for the workweek? >> maybe, maybe not. this workweek is going to be up and down. a few great days and maybe a little bump in the road here or there. right now to the satellite to show you what's going on out there. we have a couple of clouds up to the northwest. those will thicken up a little bit overnigh

92 other members of the polish government were killed in that devastating foggy plane crash in western russia believe. now, there's one wrinkle, andrea, which i'm not sure if you talked about it earlier. that volcano in iceland could end up scratching that trip. right now the white house -- >> we've been talking about that with chuck todd and he said right now the white house says it's going, but obviously, if there's a safety issue, they won't fly. >> right. we should also talk about one other thing about this trip's the significance of this trip. presidents usually don't go to funerals of foreign dignitary, but this trip by the president to poland is rather significant, because if you remember, the president cancelled the missile defense shields over poland, which rankled the polish government and also rather sensitive, because the decision was made on this 70th anniversary the russian invasion of poland. president obama's going to poland is in a sense a way to restart the relationship with the polish government

kaczynski and his wife were among the 97 people killed in a plane crash in western russia yesterday.ed the streets to catch a glimpse of the coffin as it made its way to the presidential palace. >>> there's been a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the south pacific. there are no immediate reports of damage and experts do not expect a tsunami there. the solomon islands are located along the so-called ring of fire, an arc of earthquake in volcanic zones around the pacific rim. >>> and astronauts working on the international space station this morning overcame technical difficulties as they performed the second spacewalk in three days, both needing extra elbow grease to loosen some bolts. more from candy crowley and "state of the union" after this. when business travel leaves you drained, re-charge with comfort suites. spacious rooms, free hi-speed internet, and free hot breakfast. comfort suites. power up. now stay two separate times with comfort suites... or any choice hotel and earn a free night. book at choicehotels.com. or any choice hotel and earn a free night. ♪ well, look who's here.

their president and 95 others were killed one week ago in a plane crash in western russia. >>> wall streetl goldman sachs now faces allegations of securities fraud. the security exchange commission filed the complaint yesterday. among other things the firm is accused of selling bad securities to one group of investors while letting another investor bet against them. goldman sachs calls the charges completely unfounded. okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> okay. we have a few other cases that caught our eye. a civil rights attorney and law professor from cleveland, ohio, and richard herman is coming to us from new york. let's talk about the quarterback, ben roethlisberger. he was accused much sexual assault of a 20-year-old college student, but then we learned this week, no charges to be filed. however there are details coming out from a police report. is this case on or off, richard? >> well, fred, this case is off. there will be no criminal prosecution from this particular district. but, you know, $100 million quarterback or professional athlete allegedly having se

people are placing flowers creating a shrine near the wreckage at smolensk in western russia. why the plane crashed is still a mystery. air traffic controllers had urged him not to land because of thick fog. there is speculation the president pressured the pilot to land anyway. but poland's chief prosecutor said he has found no evidence to suggest that was the case. russian aviation officials say a preliminary check of the flight recorders revealed no technical problems with the soviet-built plane. as the investigation continues, poland is preparing for a grand memorial. a month rish official says the country wants to hold a state funeral for the president this saturday. but it will be a long time before shocked polish citizens recover from a disaster that wiped out their leadership, including heads of the military, the governor of the central bank, and dozens of top officials. in london, charlie data get a, wzz eyewitness news. >>> at the time of the crash the polish president was heading to a memorial service for thousands of polish officers executed under joseph stalin 70 y

day for the latest breaking news, including what is happening with the plane that went down in western russia. cnn's isea solutions. we're taking a look at the u.s. debt. tweet your thoughts to cnn biz. >>> $41,000, what every person watching this program would owe if we were to pay off the national debt. isea solutions, american debt crisis. i'm christine romans. we put together a panel for you covering all angles of this debt debate. it's a big debate, a big problem and a big panel. i'll introduce you to them as we go along, but i want to start with david walker, president and ceo of the peterson foundation sponsored this film. david, last year in the isea documentary, that number was 32,000 for every man, woman and child in america. that number has grown, a lot has changed over the year. >> dramatically. the deficits have almost gone up ten times, but it's important for people to understand that the threat to our future is not the short-term deficits, it's the deficits that will exist after the economy is recovered, after unemployment is down, after the wars are over, after we pass the cri

he died along with 95 others when his plane crashed on saturday in western russia. some of the country's top military commanders and economists were also onboard that plane. the president's coffin is expected to be on display to the public tomorrow. president obama ordered flags to fly at half staff in honor of the victims of the mine explosion in west virginia. flags will remain lored until sunday. >> the liberty bell just rang 29 times. >> reporter: the pause marks the time one week ago an explosion killed 29 workers at the upper big branch mine. and governor joe manchin led a wreath laying ceremony in charleston at the capitol. the sad work of recovering bodies continued as federal investigators began their probe into the worst u.s. coal mining accident since 1970. >>> hilly clin rp ton's name came up today as a possible successor for retiring supreme court justice john paul stevens. her name was floated by orrin hatch, the former chairman of the senate judiciary committee. hatch said hes clinton but would not say if he would vote for her. the actual nomination i

his wife and several senior military leaders were among 97 people killed in a plane crash in western russiaand experts do not expect a tsunami in the solomon islands despite a 6.9 magnitude quake. there are no reports of damages. "reliable source" begins at the top of the hour. we will return to fareed zakaria "gps" after the break. oh sure, we have plenty of employees that... you can label as "different." like janice. uh-huh. yeah. fashion deficient. and tom... copy incapable. it's open kimono time. looking good, dan. oh, we want to make sure all our ducks in a row. yeah. volume control syndrome. but we focus on the talent and skill that each person... brings to the team. i mean, no one's really concerned about labels. not even mine. labels get in the way. disabilities rarely do. visit thinkbeyondthelabel.com to evolve your work force. >>> now for our "what in the world" segment. for months there's been a great chill across the pacific. relations between china and the united states have been filled with unfriendliness. accusations of disrespect, upset over meetings, threats of tariffs, ang

polish newspapers dedicated sunday editions to president lech kaczynski killed in a plane crash in western russia. the plane was carrying the first lady and other leaders to a memorial service marking the massacre of polish officers by soviet forces during world war ii. the plane crashed in the thick midmorning fog. the pilot was making his fourth attempt to land. >> like many young poles, you seem very shocked. >> i am shocked still. i really don't know want to think about it. i mean, it's such a big loss and came so suddenly. >> 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 o

president lech kaczynski, his wife and other national leaders crashed on saturday morning in western russiaunerals of possible land's mourned leaders could begin as early as wednesday. the polish community here in the d.c. area held a memorial for president lech kaczynski yesterday. it took place at our lady queen of poland church in silver spring. . there was standing room only for that special mass. those who attended hope the tragedy will help unify polish people every where. >>> the governor of west virginia is asking people from across the country to participate in a moment of silence to honor the memory of 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 of the deadly mining disaster 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 role in the disaster. those high levels have also stalled the recovery of the bo

president lech kaczynski and members of his delegation killed in that saturday plane crash in western russia. >>> the pittsburgh steelers quarterback, ben roethlisberger, has arrived for a meeting with the nfl commissioner roger goodell about recent allegations against him. roethlisberger will not face criminal charges in georgia where a d.a. says he does not have evidence to prove the quarterback sexual assaulted a college student last month. >> i am truly sorry for the disappointment and negative attention i have brought to my family, my teammates, coaches, the rooneys, and the nfl. i understand that the opportunities i have been blessed with are a privilege and that much is expected of me as a quarterback of the pittsburgh steelers. i absolutely want to be the leader this team deserves, valued in the community, and a role model to kids. i have much work to do to earn this trust, and i am committed to improving and showing everyone my true values. >> steelers president art rooney confirms he has been meeting with the quarterback about his off-field behavior, including a sexual assault laws

she and her husband, president lech kaczynski, were killed saturday when their plane crashed in western russia. the first lady's remains arrived on a military plane in a wooden casket draped with the polish flag. it was met by her only daughter and the late president's twin brother. separately, parliament held a special observance in memory of the 96 people-- many of them government officials-- killed in the crash. and in washington, president obama asked world leaders at the nuclear summit to hold a moment of silence for poland. mr. obama will attend the state funeral on sunday in krakow. in pakistan, details emerged of a weekend military air strike that killed up to 71 civilians. the army initially denied any civilian deaths, but eyewitnesses and a top local official confirmed them. the air strikes were carried out early saturday in the khyber tribal region, near the afghan border. pakistan's military recently has launched offensives in that area against taliban and al-qaeda fighters. the man who presided over the largest bank failure in u.s. history defended the institution today. federal r

central bank, other lawmakers, aides, and state officials were lost when their plane crashed in western russia the delegation was traveling to a memorial service to honor 22,000 polish officers killed in russia's katen force by the soviet secret police in 1940. we offer our condolences and sympathy to the polish people and polish americans as we mourn the loss of president kaczynski, his wife, and others lost in this tragedy. the president was a distinguished statesman and leader in the solidarity movement. he will be long remembered for his commitment to freedom, democracy, and human dignity. today we stand in solidarity with more than 38 million polls in poland and nine million americans of polish decent residing in the united states, including more than 42,000 of polish americans in my hometown of eerie, -- erie, pennsylvania. they have made great contributions to our nation's livelihood and culture and we are grateful for their presence in the united states. our hearts go out to our polish brothers and sisters throughout the globe who share in this loss. at this time of mourning let us rem

a lot of the leaders of this country who died so tragically in that plane crash in western russia, don? >> frederik pleitgen, thank you. 100 polish officials, the president, the first lady and senior military leaders. you see the memorial that is shaping up there. >>> after nine terms, a michigan democrat says he's done in d.c. >> i will always serve the people of the first district, but i've chosen not to continue to serve as their congressman. >> could he be the first casualty of the health care reform battle? maybe a november casualty, in april. >>> palin, gingrich, steele, on and on. the republican who's who at the party's big conference down in new orleans. tonight, we might get an idea who is leading the gop into 2012. we'll go there live in a moment. become part of our conversation tonight. some of you are weighing in about what we're going to talk about in a few minutes here. confederate month, a black confederate soldier? someone says, we should honor that and we'll talk to them live here on cnn. ♪ (announcer) we all want to stay active. we don't want anything... ...to slow us

it would be in the russian interest to allow poland and that it would be breached between western europe and russia and would be worse of russian greatness to be broad minded on this issue and then yeltsin went out standing next to him he confirmed russia did believe poland as a soviet nation was entitled. needless to say the united states wasn't pushing. poland was applying. the czech republic was applying the grenada. hungary, and these are countries undersold in the soviet occupation for many years. you describe them yourselves and your book of captive nations. how could of the united states say no to that after yeltsin publicly said yes? >> guest: of course yeltsin said many things publicly. he was impulsive and there was no question that doing it the way that it happened if it had stopped their and that first expansion and you hadn't gotten to the bombing of serbia without security council approval my point is we should have looked for a way to build security architecture in europe which included russia as a full participant giving them also responsibility as well as guarantees so that's why i

russian interest to allow poland to be in nato and nato would be the breach between the western europe and russia and that they would be of russian greatness to broaden on the issue and they went out standing next to valencia he confirmed that russia did believe that poland as a sovereign nation was entitled. needless to say the united states wasn't pushing poland. poland will supply in, the czech republic was applying, hungary, and this is countries that were on the soviet occupation for many years. you described them yourself in your book. how could the united states say no to them when they wanted to join nato after yeltsin himself said yes. >> of course yeltsin said many things publicly. he was impulsive and there was no question that doing it the way that it happened if it had stopped there and that first expansion and hadn't gotten the bombing of serbia without security council approval. my point is that we should have looked for a way to build security architecture in europe which included russia as a full participant. if and then also the responsibility as well as guarantees. and i know s

meantime, we're following developments on several other fronts at the crash site in western russia.ere are still bodies trapped in the wreckage of the presidential plane. there it is there. that plane and its pilot both are under scrutiny today. russian and polish authorities are examining the flight recorders to learn more about the crew's decision to try to land in heavy fog. joining us live from warsaw now, my old friend, cnn's jim clancy. jim, what is the latest with this really unbelievable story? >> well, the nation of poland still grieves, no doubt about that, tom. but i want to get you briefed. as you say, some of these latest developments that we have. word from the crash scene is that maria kaczynski, her remains have been positively identified and will be turned over to authorities in the morning. at some point after that, they will fly back to warsaw, where she will lie in a casket alongside the former president. the public is going to be able to go in there tomorrow at some point to pay their personal respects to the president, and his wife. no timing on that yet. but w

were here first to light a candle and perhaps pray for those who lost their lives yesterday in western s russiaident 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 like to pay their dues and respect to the president and to this tragedy which struck yesterday. mourning will take place the next six days but also a lot of people are now not only putting black ribbons but also white and red flags, the national colors of poland. we tried to accept this tragedy with pride as well. >> blajez, an interim president has been picked. there will be an election. how long from now? can you hear me? we may have lost our signal with him. okay. we'll try to get back with him. again, that live report from warsaw where the polish residents are still in shock and very much mourning the loss of their president. >>> an american reality show producer

the plane crashed in western russia killing all 96 people on board. >>> it's day two of president obama'st. the president talked with a handful of leaders with leaders last year including the ucrannian president and similar announcements from other countries could follow. >>> nicole collins joins us now from washington with more on the summit. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: that's right the administration claiming a bit of success on a one-on-one meeting between the chinese president and president obama. i will tell you a little about it in a bit. today we are expects president owe boom a with an all day meeting with all countries participating. the obama administration nuclear summit got a boost before it even started when ukraine announced it would rid itself of highly enriched uranium within the next two years. >> this is something that united states has tried to happen for more than 10 years. the material is enough too construct several nuclear weapons. >> reporter: the summit is part a broader strategy by president obama to keep nuclear weapons away from terrorists. the counter t

kaczynski, to acknowledge the death of his wife and 94 other poles who died in the plane crash in western russia this last saturday, april 10. they were traveling to katyn, russia, for a memorial service to mark the 70th anniversary of the soviet killing of more than 20,000 polish officers in 1940. among the polish leaders killed in the plane crash last saturday were dozens of members of parliament, revolutionary heroes from 1989, senior military commanders and the president of the national bank. this is a terrible, heart breaking loss, not just for poland but for its close friend and ally, the united states. the tight bond that has been forged between poland and this country has been one of the most welcome results of the end of the cold war. since the fall of communism in which the polish solidarity movement played a major role, poland has led the way in building a pro-u.s. free market democracy. poland's entry into nato in 1999 has led to invaluable polish contributions, to peace and stability around our world. polish soldiers have fought side by side with americans in iraq and afghanistan, i

left polish president lech kaczynski and dozens of top political and military leaders dead in western russia. now, there will be an inquiry as to why the pilot did not heed the advice of air traffic controllers who told him not to attempt a landing in dense fog. >>> finally, tina fey wasn't just making news at the box office this weekend, she stayed true to her tv roots appearing on "snl" as sarah palin. fey, who nails the impersonation hosted the sarah palin network, with shows like dateline: to catch a lee very johnson. >>> okay. we're in the chairs. so, matt made you watch the masters? >> i did watch the masters. >> ratings, we don't know yet, but already on thursday and friday -- >> phenomenal. >> given that what happened yesterday, i have a little bit of a problem with the "journal," which says phil holds on to win the masters. he started the day a stroke a s behind and as far as i could tell at 18 he was still extending his lead. >> at the end -- like let's say the back half, okay. there were a couple of times where you thought, oh, my gosh, this is fantastic, it's over. then the last

aggressive interest to allow poland to be in nato and poland would be a bridge between the western europe and russiaand i it would be worse and worse in britain is to be brought to mind on this issue and he also went out of the ram and standing next to it walesa he confirmed that russia did believe that poland as a sovereign nation and was entitled to be in nato. needless to say, the united states was not there and poland was applying for nato, the czech republic was applying for nato, and these were countries that were under soviet occupation for many years. you described in your book as captive nations, how could the united states saying no to them when they wanted to join nato after yeltsin publicly said, yes? >> guest: well, yeltsin said many things publicly. he was impulsive and there was no question and that doing into the way it happened, and had stopped their and at first expansion and you have not gotten the bombing of serbia without security council approval, my point is that we should have looked for a way to build a security architecture in europe which included russia as a full particip

they confirmed the pilot was warned about the heavy fog and poor visibility over smolensk in western russiaefore he close to land the aging russian-made aircraft. that fatal decision has led to claims that the pilot was pressured by v.i.p. passengers, even the president, to get them on time to an important memorial service at katyn forest, site of a brutal world war ii massacre of thousands of polish p.o.w.s by secret soviet police. >> he wanted to pay the respects. >> reporter: so called pilot pushing is not uncommon. >> i think the high level of the passenger list played a role in the commitment to try to get that aircraft on the ground. >> reporter: polish investigators will now comb through the flight data recordings looking for any comments by passengers to the pilot. meanwhile, officials here say that 87 of the victims' remains have now been returned to poland while the difficult work of identifying those who died in one of its worst tragedies goes on. polish officials are now saying that a memorial service for all 96 victims is planned for saturday. that will be followed either on sa

western movements at the grassroot lovell of the russian public as in 1999. the more official propaganda was coming against nato. the more russian people like nato. but that changed dramatically after 1999. then, russia started to judge nato not by the nature of the state's which are native members, whether democratic or not quite democratic, but by the nato actual functions. by the actual operations. the operation in iraq, which was not a new operation, but the united states and a number of nato allies, intervened without obvious, clear reasons, that was taken in a very hostile manner. the predominant opinion in russia is that nato is an alliance which first of all tries to take the ground which was liberated and left by the soviet union and russia, to come to the russian borders and prevent russia from using, exercising its legitimate issue in post-soviet space. also, nato wants to become global and elbow away or substitute the united nations as an operational body for peacekeeping or intervention whenever nato decides to do that. >> before we go to the last question, i was reminded, and it's a point you have made a number of times, first of all, the only nuclear arms control experience in the worl

western movements at the grassroot lovell of the russian public as in 1999. the more official propaganda was coming against nato. the more russian people like nato. but that changed dramatically after 1999. then, russia started to judge nato not by the nature of the state's which are native members, whether democratic or not quite democratic, but by the nato actual functions. by the actual operations. the operation in iraq, which was not a new operation, but the united states and a number of nato allies, intervened without

western movements at the grassroot lovell of the russian public as in 1999. the more official propaganda was coming against nato. the more russian people like nato. but that changed dramatically after 1999. then, russia started to judge nato not by the nature of the state's which are native members, whether democratic or not quite democratic, but by the nato actual functions. by the actual operations. the operation in iraq, which was not a new operation, but the united states and a number of nato allies, intervened without obvious, clear reasons, that was taken in a very hostile manner. the predominant opinion in russia is that nato is an alliance which first of all tries to take the ground which was liberated and left by the soviet union and russia, to come to the russian borders and prevent russia from using, exercising its legitimate issue in post-soviet space. also, nato wants to become global and elbow away or substitute the united nations as an operational body for peacekeeping or intervention whenever nato decides to do that. >> before we go to the last question, i was reminded, and it's a point you have made a number of times, first of all, the only nuclear arms control experience in the worl