the beer college baseball season. andy we call it hot dogs. you might miss a whole inning now. all right, andy scholes. thank you. this morning continues right now. this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone. poppy is off this morning. we are here. we have a lot of breaking news for you. some major updates that are happening after russia has arrested an american journalist and accused him of spying. we re going to take you live to moscow. we ll have that in two army helicopters crashing in kentucky. the military is reporting several casualties, and we re expecting to get an update just a short time from now. evacuations underway at this moment in minnesota after a train that was loaded with ethanol derailed. and caught fire. start this morning with the major breaking news out of russia that we are following where a reporter for the wall street journal has been arrested . russia is now commenting on this, arresting this reporter and accusing him of espionage. the russia
wall street journal, was detained in a small town just east of moscow. the wall street journal strongly defending their reporter. the kremlin says he was quote caught red handed, but refuses to provide any more details. its track record on this sort of thing. does not inspire confidence ahead. we will have the latest from russia plus overnight, the army says. several people have now been killed this after two blackhawk helicopters crashed near fort campbell will be on the ground there in kentucky. also right now homes are evacuated in raymond, minnesota, after a train carrying ethanol derailed early this morning. we ve got new details for you on that. we re also keeping an eye on the vatican as pope francis is in the hospital undergoing treatment for a respiratory infection ahead. we ll have an update on his condition. but we begin this morning with that alarming headline out of russia . american journalist herskovitz is right now in russian custody after the wall street jour
Looking to negotiate [indiscernible] did you point out that conversation saying they were done with negotiating with the president . [indiscernible] isi am pointing out it ironic for somebody who has declared on National Television they are no longer willing to negotiate. The president has said clearly what his principles are, they are encapsulated in his budget, and you and all republicans will have the opportunity to pour over the details in the couple weeks. Back to what you plan to do with them, he is not going to convene negotiations [indiscernible] going to try to sell these things to the republic to the public . You can expect the president will do what he has done the last several weeks, to lay out clearly what his principles are, priorities are to put in place to increase economic opportunity. He will encourage congress to act on them and demonstrate his willingness to act where congress does not. It does not mean that he has given up on congress, but it means he is not going
Does not work. And finally i would say that the regional organization, the au, it is better and they still havent quite developed that capability. And we either need to recognize that or understand that youre going to have to have the u. N. In a far more capable way, whether this means a standing capability, it have to be done. Finally, the one good piece of news is twofold. And i think that the atrocities prevention board that the administration has started has actually resulted in a far more expensive response over the course of the last month of a half. And the u. N. Has now developed something called the right way forward. And this includes staffing and resources as well. Very quickly, i agree with david, i think there is an institutional deficit in key areas with really important issues. And i agree with marcus also. There is a capacities deficit in many areas as well and i think that there is some positive news and there is an Ad Hoc Coalition to actually result in resolve the cr
Welcome, everyone, to brookings. Im bill, the managing director here. And were delighted that were joined today by senator murkowski. One of my favorite johnny cash songs growing up was called springtime in alaska and if you remember the chore us, he says, when its springtime in alaska its 40 below and by that standard its downright balmy here tpwheasheds. Were delighted that senator murkowski is here today. We wanted to make her feel at home so we deviled up some summer weather for her and im sure shes wondering what the big deal is all about. The senator is the Top Republican on the Senate Energy committee. From the largest state in the nation, nearly as big a territory as the u. S. West of the mississippi, she thinks in large terms about issues like energy and in particular energy. And she has a big track record on this issue. So today were here to discuss the implications on the domestic economy, on our National Security and our Energy Security. And with the polar vortex being all