jim was saying it's easy to frame somebody as crazy or out of touch but how much of vladimir putin's actions make sense from his perspective, not to say they're appropriate in any way but what about them from his perspective may make sense and talking about that later on in the program. i want to check in with our bed wedeman on the ground in crimea and also with me throughout the hour tonight, former long-time cnn correspondent jill dougherty. she is at harvard kennedy school of government. let's start with you. what's the latest in crimea and what have you seen throughout the day? >> reporter: well, really, all eyes are on the base right outside of town and we saw a protest between the ukrainian soldiers who faced off with these men in green but who clear