The numbers are out. It could be good news for the white house. The congressional Budget Department says this could be lest than first thought. Libby casey is joining us from washington. Let the spending begin. What are the new numbers from the cbo . It expects lest numbers, when it deals with the obamacare, says the insurance cost provision are expelle expected t about 36 billion. 5 billion less than a few months ago. When we look at subsidies the cbo says theyre expected to cost lest than expected because the Insurance Companies are using tighter cost control. And are insurance premiums, how much you have to fork over, there was a real concern that premiums would skyrocket and americans would pay more out of pocket based on who was joining these health care exchanges. The cbo thinks it might go up slightly but perhaps 100 per year for standard plans and may go up in subsequent years, 2016, theyre talking about 6 but not the huge skyrocketing that was feared by many in the obama admin
Expected by more than 100 billion. New developments today in the crisis in ukraine. The kremlin says russian president Vladimir Putin denied charges of meddling in a phone call with president obama. As u. S. Threatens to step up sanctions against russia. Peace keepers are asked to go to Eastern Ukraine. And accused being provocative and unprofessional after a russian fighter plane made passes at a ship in the black sea. Rosalyn jordan has more. Apparent flyovers, reassure its nato allies that it is on hand and available to defend those countries in case of attack from outsiders. The donald cook which was in International Waters on saturday even reported that the fu 24 fencer fighter jet made passes over the ship, including coming as close as 500 feet. The crew was never in any danger, according to pentagon officials but they say this was a provocative and unprofessional action. It is something that militaries that have agreement on how to deal with each other in International Waters an
Expected. Several new developments today in the crisis in ukraine. The countrys acting president asked the United Nations to send peace keepers to the ukraine. Police storming government in horlivka. Fps roz, gooroz, good to see yo. What happened to the u. S. S. Donald cook . The u. S. S. Donald cook is currently key provide in the black sea. It is directly there because of the crisis in ukraine. While on saturday evening as you noted, a russian su 24 fencer fighter jet made a dozen passes near the u. S. S. Donald cook for 20 minutes. The crew tried to raise the pilot of that fighter jet, was unsuccessful, the u. S. As youre saying calling that unprofessional and provocative actsdz. Actsdz is acts. Looking how they should file a formal complaint. This violates treaties between the u. S. And russia on how their militaries should interact with one another. This is an added level of tension in the region because the government of moscow has accused foreigners including the United States o
Hundreds of students and teachers have been subject to massive dna tests following rape of a teenage girl. You have to learn. I buy a dictionary every year, because every year they have new words. And we meet the 100yearold crossword puzzle maker. Welcome to the program. Ukraines acting president says he would welcome u. N. Peace keepers in the east where armed prattists have seized government blfts. Horlivka. In the east. 100 men took part in the assault which like many takeovers in the east was streamed online. The military would be coming in to stop the arrest. No sign of any government operation and state buildings continue to fall. A few blocks away horlivkas city council was also taken over. Prorussian groups, across the east are now being told to raise the flag of the republic of donetske as opposed to the russian flag. Now working at how to take control of a the wider city, around the region. Crowds outside cheer the media around telling journalists to spread their demands. Thi
Piece talks. The focus on our week ahead. Three hours from now ukraine says it will fight back from militants. Stormed government buildings in the east. Ukraine wants them out or warns it will launch a, quote, full scale antiterror mission. Russia and the u. S. Exchanged barbs. You have heard laments about instability as if instability is organic. But the saddest kind of instablght, iinstability is man. Choreographed in and by russia. It is the west that will determine the opportunity to avoid civil war in ukraine. Some people including in this chamber do not want to see the real reasons for what is happening in ukraine and are constantly seek the land in moscow in whats going on. Now this comes after a weekend of violent demonstrations across ukraine. Prorussian, crowds took over in Eastern Ukraine this afternoon but the country for the first time fought back. Soldiers were sent in to confront those protesters. It is a scene being repeated across ukraine, prorussian separatists, swarm