With russia. The United States has no idea what the kind of person putin is and what his intentions are. Most of the country is bracing for another round of bracing temperatures. World war ii, camp in idaho, what this discovery tells us about the japanese americans who were held there. And we begin with ukrainian showdown and the latest developments in this escalating world crisis. This evening president obama met with senior military and National Security advisors at the white house. This is a photo of that meeting in the situation room. At the same time, the United States is suspending trade talks and putting all military negotiations with the country on hold. At andrews air force, secretary of state john kerry is on his way to kiev, will meet with ukrainian officials tomorrow. All this as troops have been streaming into the southern ukrainian area. They have been given a deadline, that has just passed. Russian Officials Say they got involved because they were asked by the ousted ukr
Right now. And the crisis in ukraine deepens at this hour. Russia denies it issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian ships in the red sea. If russia does not end military operations in ukraine. You are looking live at the United Nations, as the Security Council is figuring out how to deal with the crisis in ukraine. John terret will give us a report in a little bit. Nick schifrin is in simferopol. The capitol of crimea. Do we have a russian ultimatum on the table or not . According to russia there is none. But according to local journalists who heard a statement coming from russian ships only a few hundred feet off the coast of the crimea, who are basically surrounding the crimea, the answer is yes. Those journalists sea they heard an ultimatum being heard from those ships telling the ukrainians they had to give up their weapons, had to disboard, about 3 00 in the morning, 5 00 no. Morning, late your time, tony. That goes to say, russia seems to be stepping up its pressure, stepping up its
We report from a town at the center of antigovernment protests in venzuela reporter the National Guard has been called out to keep control in many neighborhoods but many hearsay they just show up when its too late, once the damage has been done. Russian president , Vladimir Putin says his country reserves the right to the protect citizens in ukraine. He told journists in moscow that the former ukrainian president was ousted from pour in an unconstitutional coup. He said troops had been invited in and were not russian soldiers but self defense forces. Those same forces have been involved in this tense standoff with ukrainian troops at an air base in crimea. Warning shots were fired as the careeni ukrainians asked for access to their planes. Standing by for us live in crimea. Lawrence, pretty tenselooking standoff there. Tell us more about it reporter well, yes, it was. In many ways, it was the exact opposite of what people have feared might happen overnight because these reports of the