From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We continue with our coverage on ukraine. Michael mcfaul has warned this is real, this is war. Joining me from stanford university. Welcome. Thanks, charlie. What did you mean when you said this is war, this is real . Well, i was looking at the fighting and was looking at the fighting between very well trained and heavily armed ukrainians fighting very heavily armed and welltrained ukrainians and or russians. We do not know who these men in the hoods are. There were more casualties and combat today. That is war in my view and number two it has the potential to escalate into a much bigger conflict because i worry that it will bring in the russians. Lets give me that scenario. The prorussian militants feel like they are advancing so Vladimir Putin will use that as an excuse to send in Russian Troops to protect those threatened russian militants or prorussian militants. That is right. Lets be clear. President putin weeks ago said if
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We continue with our coverage on ukraine. Warned thisul has is real, this is war. Joining me from stanford university. Welcome. Thanks, charlie. What did you mean when you said this is war, this is real . Was looking at the fighting and was looking at the fighting between very well trained and heavily armed ukrainians fighting very heavily armed and welltrained ukrainians and or russians. Know who these men in the hoods are. Ande were more casualties combat today. That is war in my view and number two it has the potential to escalate into a much bigger conflict because i worry that it will bring in the russians. Lets give me that scenario. The prorussian militants feel are advancing so Vladimir Putin will use that as an excuse to send in Russian Troops to protect those threatened russian militants or prorussian militants. That is right. Lets be clear. Weeks ago said if russian citizens are threatened i have the right and responsi
Been in the business for as long as any of us can remember. She was gorgeous and stunning last night. And, again, shes stepping down from the view in her onair capacity. It was funny seeing all the journalists over the years and each person who was influenced by her. Everybody has a barbara story. She was a trailblazer who was probably just doing her job and didnt even realize she was blazing a trail. Oh, thats me photobombing. Like a total weirdo. I would have loved to have been there. And a couple of other cool photos this is meredith, savannah, megan and meredith was in rare form as usual. As usual. Did she drop a few bombs of her own . Of course, she did. We took this picture with robin and amy. And someone i didnt even realize this. But someone hashtagged survivors. And i realized oh, my god. All three of you. Yeah. And i realized, oh, my gosh, everyone is a Breast Cancer survivor in that group. Everyone looks great, thats the good news. Were going to the view tomorrow. We are. I
And a mariah mania. More than 200 million albums sold. Mariah carey is here to kick off our summer Concert Series today friday, may 16th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer. And savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Welcome to a day where we have a today show first. For the First Time Ever in the history of this show, we have two elusives on the same show. Mr. Al roker. Thats my nickname. You know what a shantuse is . Its a mushroom. No. Its a green color. No. It is a female singer in clubs and lounges. Like a Billy Holliday type. Mariah carey takes our concert stage this morning. Were kicking it off right with her and weve got a big crowd this morning. Look forward to that. Lets start with the top story. Got some new problems for crews battling the powerful wildfires in southern california. Nbcs joe fryer is in escondido thats north of san diego. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, m
Cindy crawford, you know, is famous for a lot of reasons. One is for her trademark beauty mark. Shes got, the mole. The mole. Okay. So why is her mole adorable . Right. Other people can have a mole and maybe it is not as cute. Aaron neville has a mole. He has several. He has one big one. I think it is cute, but wouldnt be Aaron Neville without it, would he . She did an interview with intothegloss. Com. She said she used to hate it but her mom was instrumental in what was it . She said, you know what, dont have it removed because you know what your mole looks like. But you dont know what the scar is going to look like if you have it removed. And she helped her think it through and now she credits her mom. Cindy is not only a gorgeous girl, shes very, very smart. Valedictorian, shes i think shes come to embrace it. Her sister and her kids at school used to call her it her ugly mark. I think shes got the last say on that. And you know what, you know its her. If you see a bunch of beautifu