Russia makes conform to this affirmation we received today. This reaffirmation secretary kerry is talking about is happening as Vladimir Putin orders drills and readiness checks near the nations borders. 150,000 russian combat troops are now at the ready. And a u. S. Military source telling cnn troops could move very, very quickly if and when order comes from moscow. The fear would be to storm and reclaim ukraine specifically to the peninsula there. A peninsula that connects ukraine to russia in the east. 50 gunmen have taken over a Parliament Building there, cutting the wire and storming the grounds. They raised the russian flag. Look at this. A move many fear would be a symbolic move on whats to come. Keep in mind this part of the country, this is the russian dominated area. We talked about this before. The area we highlighted red for you. This is the part of the country that is dominated by ethnic russians and russian speakers. The concern now is could the u. S. Be on the verge of a
Terrifying. Good morning, everyone. Good to see you today. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is thursday, february 27th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. Lets begin this morning in arizona, where opponents of a socalled religious freedom bill overjoyed this morning. Governor jan brewer has vetoed the measure that would have allowed businesses to deny service to gays and others, to deny service to their own customers based on religious grounds. Brewer says the bill could have produced unintended negative consequences. Lets get more from cnns miguel marquez. Reporter john, christine, calls for veto and protests turned into celebration here at the arizona capitol. They even produced signs very quickly for, thank you, governor brewer, and they were chanting thank you, jan, after vetoing the bill that the governor said strongly, in a strong statement to say this bill was too broadly written and there was no reason for it to be law in arizona, and therefore, she was not
Sieveness. In the end, the governor said she did what she had to do. After weighing all of the arguments, i have vetoed senate bill 1062 moments ago. Reporter it was the news so many had hoped to hear. I am absolutely thrilled. Happiness. Its about time. I knew she was going to do it. Reporter arizonas governor vetoes the bill. I call them like i see them, despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd. Reporter the governor says the bill was broadly worded with the potential to create more problems than it could solve. I not heard of one example where Business Owners religious liberty had been vie litted. Reporter the reaction as passionate as the days of protesting that catapulted this bill into the national spotlight. We did this. We did this. Reporter some of the nations most prominent lawmakers and businesses joining the fight. And the nfl was watching closely as the Super Bowl Committee expressed concerns. She didnt want to be known as the governor who lost the super bowl. Reporte
His soul. Later well take you where lakes and rivers are freezing, rising and dangerously on the move. We begin tonight with a truly outrageous new installment on our keeping them honest series congress for sale. In washington we know access is power. Money buys access. Access can be bought just about every weekend of the year. This what is you may be dont realize. Nearly every weekend including this past one politicians serve it up retail, inviting lobbyists and other influence seekers to fundraising getaways at posh resorts. Ski vacations, spa resoertrts. Republicans and democrats do it. Some who tell voters just the opposite. Lawmakers actually on the record saying they are fighting the good fight against lobbying. Listen. We need a new Corporate Tax code and regulatory system to eliminate lobbyist loop holes and giveaways. Level the Playing Field between businesses big and small and foster a dynamic globally competitive private sector. The left today no longer represents the little
Ukraine and the regions peace and stability. Russias latest action is yet another indicator that Vladimir Putins hegemonic ambitions threaten u. S. Interests and allies around the world. President obama today said the ukranian people deserve the opportunity to determine their own future and he is in daily communication with russian officials. More of what we said. We made a late decision today to address the press in a briefing room. We are now deeply concerned by reports. This is just being reported as i drove over here. I dont want to confirm it yet. If its true obviously its a major escalation in what russia is doing inside ukraine. But even if its not true, its a very dangerous situation, extremely tense. Here you have proRussian Forces who have been put into place. Jim, obviously the fact that president obama himself spoke out about this underscores the concern within the white house right now. Congressman mike rogers saying Russian Forces control crimea. Whats the latest from you