matter to vladimir putin. it s also pretty clear from the reaction that we got from some of our allies that that will be hard for president obama to do because, for example, angela merkel of germany said she wasn t keen on the idea. a lot of energy flows from russia and through russia into western europe, to ukraine and other places as well. it will be a test of the president to see, you know, whether he can rally the international community, as he s fond of calling it, to actions that will matter to vladimir putin. to all the talk of feckless international policy and the inability to do anything about this and they re not looking at military options, there are still levers this administration can pull, as you mentioned, the g-8, other economic levers, freezing bank account, that could have a significant impact. yeah, john kerry was even talking about some of them. these things matter. look, we saw the country, even as isolated a country as iran
she says her husband and mr. clinton are close, and see each other each summer. she has grown fond of him, too. the confession coming in an interview she gave c-span. take a look. my husband, bill clinton and i have become great friends. i think that he thinks of george a little bit like the father he didn t have. and he s very loving to him. and i really appreciate that. i love bill clinton. maybe not his politics, but i love bill clinton. interesting. so there you have it. susan, thank you very much. coming up next, a final look at the weather tonight and what to expect tomorrow.
southern russia because they re said to die to avenge the death of a loved one killed in the bitter decades of insurgency here. a militant leader was killed by russian police in a raid tuesday. that s nothing new in southern russ russia. [ inaudible ] why would anyone choose to bring such an event here? behind that decision, president putin who s fond of this black seacoast but also rose to power 14 years ago, viciously bringing order to restless southern russia. on wednesday, an e-mail to germany, hungary and italy s olympic committees seemed threatening. but was later dismissed by olympic officials saying it contains no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public.
gifts. they are accused of accepting trips, a rolex watch, clothes and more from a businessman. he denies doing anything illegal. former first lady barbara bush adores bill clinton. she says her husband and mr. clinton are close, and see each other each summer. she has grown fond of him, too. the confession coming in an interview she gave c-span. take a look. my husband, bill clinton and i have become great friends. i think that he thinks of george a little bit like the father he didn t have. and he s very loving to him. and i really appreciate that. i love bill clinton. maybe not his politics, but i love bill clinton. interesting. so there you have it. susan, thank you very much. coming up next, a final look at the weather tonight and what to expect tomorrow. i m beth.
as president obama gets ready to speak at the welcoming ceremony for fbi director in washington, the president is facing heat overseas for new revelations about american spying on foreign leaders. the latest diplomatic fallout from documents provided by edward snowden began last week when the guardian reported nsa monitored personal communications of 35 world leaders. among them german chancellor angela merkel who fond president obama to complain. the president spoke with angela merkel assured her the united states was not and will not monitor her. is not and will not but what about has been. recent reports in the german press indicate u.s. had been monitoring merkel s cell phone since 2002, a full three years before she became germany s leader, but did president obama know.