Into the Briefing Room. Michelle, this is an important day. Lots going on. Set the scene for us. Unfortunately, michelle is no longer there. Were going to reconnect with her. We just lost her a moment. Our chief National Security correspondent is here. Jim, standby for a minute. Michelle is now ready. Michelle, are you there . I hear you now, wolf. Set the stage for us because as our viewers have just been told the president is about to make a statement on ukraine. Now, what do we know . Right, we expect to hear from him soon. Events are happening quickly. Now were hearing from russia after the foreign minister met with other leaders today in rome saying that he did not find Common Ground with the west. He was going to take the suggestions that secretary of state kerry made to him to sit down and talk to ukraine, to let in international observers. Take those back to president putin and then make a decision from there. He didnt respond directly to the sanctions that were imposed by the