had to go through. i know it is a sickening feeling when you have to bury your colleagues. you are sorry they forced you to experience all of this. reporter: interestingly, even babchenko s wife did not know about the fact he was part of the operation. he came forward and apologized to her for what he called the hell she had been going through in the time that she thought that he was dead. ukrainians are calling this a brilliant operation. they are obviously very happy. russians for their part absolutely fuming. they ripped into the ukrainians and called all of it russo-phobic attacks. thank you, fred. new day is ten minutes away. we have alisyn camerota and bermujohn berman with us. if john says sorry i faked your death. what is your reaction? i m relieved he did not die.