live in ukraine. it s 3:00 on the east coast, noon on the west coast, 10:00 p.m. here in kiev. word tonight from u.s. lawmakers in from the law makers in crimea that the west has already lost the toughing dug tug of war. they will join with russia s president vladimir putin they with a waved russia flags. a protest led to the international crisis we re seeing up folding. crimea s parliament set up a vote for the cream crimean people. a vote that is meant to make the decision to join russia official in the words of one member of the crimean parliament, i quote, what are people supposed to do when they re surrounded by russian forces? and the fact is, for all intents and purposes, russia is in control of crimea. crimea s new leader says some 11,000 troops have flooded the peninsula. the kremlin ordered ukraine troops in the region to put down their weapons and join with russia or else. russia is controlling the flow of into crimea, pulling the plun all newscasts. they r
the west is treading on his turf. also this morning, a texas tangle, as wendy davis grabs national attention with the bid for governor, and some bumps in her bio road. the likely republican opponent sparks a head-scratcher campaign move by hanging out with conservative rock-on-tour ted nugent. plus, what s really driving the latest wave of conservative clamor over the clintons? is it about poisoning a presidential bid, or making mischief for the midterms? good morning from washington, thursday, february 20, 2014. this is the daily rundown. doing a deep dive into new republican efforts to reach out to african-americans, and whether there s actually any there there. we begin in ukraine, a country americans may not know much about, but one that s become the latest pressure point in a deepening confrontation in the russians and the united states. anti-government protests have been going on for months in this country, but they ve exploded lately into major confrontati s conf