This weekend, the white house is urging russia to stop trying to destabilize ukraine. This comes as more than a dozen gunmen seized a Police Station in the small eastern town of slobiansk. Its demonstrators have occupied a government building in donesk for nearly a week. Meanwhile negotiations are happening at another occupied building. Ukraines acting president has called an emergency meeting with the National Security council today and the United States Vice President will travel to kiev later this month. Kim vanell has the latest. This is the Police Station, usually a place for local officers, now in the hands of prorussian activists. More than a dozen gunmen, many with professionalgrade weapons go in and out of the building. Its unclear how many more may be waiting inside. Outside the building, local supporters gathers. Hundreds chanting the records referendum. They say they want the people to vote on autonomy from kiev. Many believe the interim government is i will legitimate and
Freed. The United States denying it used the heart bleed computer bug to spy on more people. We are just seeing the first online pictures that have been posted of an escalating standoff in Eastern Ukraine. Gunmen have taken a Police Station in slavia. Kiev has said it is sending in special forces. We understand, in fact, they are on their way. Lets go to the very latest. Hoda, there are many pockets of resistance and confrontation around that part of ukraine at the moment, but the potential here for some kind of serious escalation is pretty clear reporter certainly. It is a difficult situation because just yesterday, the Prime Minister had gone to donesk and was trying to calm the situation down. He had promised that there would be no violent crackdown on protester. He had begun to offer some concessions even though they have not beenlelized yet. These have surrounded that Police Building. Its not clear who was inside that building at that particular time. It was Early Morning from wha
Atmosphere. This is good for artists because you have to feel like you can do anythingmissive atmosphere. This is good for artists because you have to feel like you can do anythi anything. A gamble on getting people off the strip and into art galleries. In eastern skrairn this weekendukraine this weekend the situation is escalating. Russian sympathizers have taken over state buildings in several eastern cities. After a week of protests, donesks Police Station has stepped down. Armed men opened fire seizing buildings in other towns. Leaders in kiev call todays an act of aggression from russia. Al jazeeras kim vanell has the latest reporter this is the Police Station, usually a place for local offices now in the hands of prorussian activists. More than a dozen gunmen, many with professional grade weapons go in and out of the building. Its unclear how many more may be waiting inside. Outside the building, local supporters gather. Hundreds chanting the words referendum. They say they want
In Eastern Ukraine the situation is escalating quickly. Armed pro russians have now taken control of the Police Station in slovank this is the Police Station now in the hands of pro return activists. More than a does gunmen. Many with professional grade weapons go in and out of the building. Its unclear how many more may be waiting inside. Outside the Building Local supporters gather. Hundreds chanting the words referendum saying they want the people to vote on autonomy. Many here believe that the interim government is illegitimate and not living to the people in the east. Our people want to live quietly and peacefully without those who seize power in kiev. So that were not under america and the west. We dont want to be their slaves. We want to be with russia. The gunmen took the building in the early hours of saturday morning. This video shot across the road shows them preparing to enter through the window. We just saw a truck of reinforcement arrive. Theyre fulling up to reinforce th
Of confirmed covid19 cases here in the United States take up closer to 10 million. More than 238,000 americans have died. President elect bidens team says the virus first on its agenda, closely followed by a number of executive orders to reverse several of the president s actions. To delve deeper into todays headlines, im joined by a team of reporters. We have president elect joe biden immediately making changes in office, writing several executive orders that will redo some of the president s orders, including the World Health Organization and Climate Change. Ally, welcome to you. The Biden Administration not wasting any time at all. Reporter hi, alex. Not wasting any time at all, and when you look at the cases of coronavirus across the country, its an issue he hinged his election on and its an issue hes diving into first as president of the United States, announcing hell put a task force together. The transition begins tomorrow. Theyll rely on Scientific Health experts to put a plan