have you back. >> sandra, thanks so much. double, triple duty. i'm going to send you likes the marinara sauce or something. >> sandra: i will happily accept. it was an honor. >> john: some roma tomatoes. neil, great to see you. let's bring in martha maccallum, inc. care of "the story." we were led to believe that the threat of sanctions just might stop them from going into the country. the question is with what the president announced this afternoon with what he said early this week, is it enough to get him to back off? >> they talked all along about diplomacy and deterrence. we saw a massive amount of diplomatic effort here which obviously did not work. we saw deterrents that did not work. the question now is what are we trying to stop him from doing at this point? a number of military advisors throughout the day and people we