government. these counter intelligence investigations are meant for foreign governments or even press leaks. but not directed against the senate. jeff zellany, abc news, the capitol. an extraordinary military legal drama is expected to unfold today inside a courtroom at ft. bragg. army general jeffrey sinclaire will admit to having an improper relationship with two junior officers. committing adultery and other charges. general sinclaire still faces trial on sexual assault charges which could land him in prison for life. sinclaire says the relationships were consensual and that there was no assault. secretary of state john kerry offered more talks today after a full-on diplomatic push yesterday on the ukraine crisis. getting the top diplomats together, they failed. but kerry is confident resolution will be found. i don t think any of us had anticipation that we would
but not all of the troops have gone back to their bases. so there is plenty of russian troops out and about with their equipment, with their weapons. before they all go back to base, will putin order them to cross the border. that s why the next two days are so important. that s why we are told, you are seeing this heavy international, diplomatic push, led by the united states, trying to give vladimir putin that diplomatic off-ramp from this crisis in the next two to three days, wolf. let s see if he takes that off-ramp or not. thanks, barbara. let s go to elise labott right now, traveling with secretary of state john kerry. he just wrapped up a historic meeting in kiev. i take it you re still on the ground in kiev. is that right, elise? reporter: wolf, we re in the motorcade about to go to the to where secretary kerry will be attending a meeting, and also meeting with members of the
weapons. so there are a lot of challenges indeed. if it could be done, it would be a great outcome for everyone. well, we look forward to your reporting from geneva. thank you, as always. thank you. nbc s andrea mitchell. you can catch andrea mitchell reports today and every weekday at 1:00 p.m. eastern. andrea, what do you have coming up today? we have mike rodgers, the head of the house intelligence committee. and we ll be talking to mark halperin and jeff goldberg and of course a 9/11 memorial. we ve got a lot coming up at 1:00. join us. everyone should stay tuned. that is a jam-packed show. after the break, while the white house focuses on diplomacy, congress enters into a holding pattern. will the diplomatic push weaken or strengthen support for the military option? we will ask congressman elliott engle when he joins us next. is really made of cheese? [ crisp crunches ] whoo-hoo-hoo!
down? well, hopefully they are. hopefully they will be. if yesterday s tough talk by the chinese government is any indicati indication, they are getting pretty much fed up with their nephew to the south. we re anticipating for the first time, really, as secretary kerry comes in here on friday a joint, if you will, diplomatic push. i think it s rare, you know better than i do, chuck, to see china and the united states on the same page, on any issue. but it looks like this time they are. and they may well say to themselves, well, we need to work together now to try, somehow, to try this diplomatic path forward since nothing else has worked. i would like to come back to where i am, chuck. i m in seoul and the usouth koreans are going about their
shortly after landing in israel today, she met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. let s watch. president obama asked me to come to israel with a very clear message. america s commitment to israel s security is rock solid and unwavering. the rocket attacks from terrorist organizations inside gaza on israeli cities and towns must end and a broader calm restored. with her time as secretary of state coming to an end, clinton s diplomatic push will likely be one of her most climactic acts in this business, in fact, very much near the end of her term. it could help define her legacy. we re joined by robin wright and steve clemons, washington editor-at-large for the atlantic. great to have you both experts on. what i m fascinated by has always been the relationship starting at the time he named her secretary of state, and she agreed to take it. this was a mutual agreement. she could have said no and stayed as a very important