Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by from new york in new york. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Defying international protests, calling the process illegitimate, crimea went ahead with a referendum and voted overwhelmingly to join russia. The vote came almost two weeks after Russian Troops occupied the region, which is also home to the Russian Black Sea fleet. Margaret warner joins us from crimea. So what was it like at the polls today . The thing that surprised me today was the high turnout we did observe at the four polling stations he went to. The one exception was at a district that is heavily muslim, they said they would boycott the vote and it was only 10 . The voters seem in a celebratory move. The head of one polls station said all slavic people, this is a very big day for them. What they said, they dont understand that this is calling causing a huge east west confrontation. The concerns were practical. They talked about having
High winds across the bay area today with more on the way sunday, the Bay Area National Weather Service is forecasting wind gusts more than 30 Miles Per Hour in San Francisco and Half Moon Bay in santa rosa. Its predicted to be about 27 Miles Per Hour. And firefighters are concerned. For us with the increase in wind speeds. The lowering lowering of humidities, as well as the drying of fuels, any sort of mean wildfire could rapidly spread under conditions like this. Santa rosa fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal says with the vegetation being so dry. Theyre concerned with fires pushing down the north bay hills. Theyre asking people to avoid any activities that could spark a wildfire like bonfires and to secure any loose items that can blow away like halloween decorations. We dont want those to get blown out into the street. Off properties are potentially into power lines and power could become an issue in more ways than one. Pg and e put out a warning that these wind gusts could cause some powe
Affairs. In london, more on the crisis over crimea. Well look at how ukraines military compares to the might of Russias Armed forces. A knifewielding rampage at a chinese train station. Accept are a activities of blamed for leaving 33 dead. The prison in nepal built as a stable now houses scores of criminals. Hello, theres no fighting at the moment, but if you believe ministers in kiev, it could be very close. Ukraine says russia has declared war and the countries are on the brink of disaster all because of whoo kiev does business with and unrest in crimea. Western countries are pulling out of talks ahead of the g. A. Summit in the russian city of sochi in june. We have to recognize the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine has been violated, and this cannot be the way to conduct international affairs, and so in addition to calling yelleds emergency meeting of the u. N. Security council, the United Kingdom will join our g8 countries this week and suspending our cooperation u
Cspan. Ok. Com first, jeremy herb with the hill was quoted joining us on the phone. What did they get out of this . What did the two sides agree to . Some 63 billion dollars in sequester savings over the next two years. Have for defense and half for discretionary. The numbers right in between where the house and the senate each wanted. They picked a number right between the two. When it comes to sequester, the automatic spending cuts that were agreed to under the budget control act of 2011, how do they deal with it . 63 billion is restored. What does that mean . There are still some sequestration that happens. How much and when . Back somey will give of the sequester cuts, but still not all the way there. The pentagon, for instance, they will reduce sequester by 22 billion next year. That would have meant that the budget level that they are at this year would have been cut by an additional 22 billion. Is still 30 billion lower than the budget proposed by the pentagon and by the house a
The pace front royal towards falls Church Without incident. Here we are past Prince William parkway. A little more volume heading into manassas. I95 corridor getting the hov gates open northbound 95 and the main lanes everything open for you to springfield, getting to the beltway and on to 395 heading up to the 14th street bridge. Back to you. Thank you, beverly. This morning were waiting word on whether police will arrest a local gun rights activist. Officers served a search warrant at the home of adam kokesh last night in herndon, virginia. Last week he posted a Youtube Video of himself holding a gun in Freedom Plaza. Delia goncalves is live at Freedom Plaza with the details and where this is all going. Good morning, delia. Reporter good morning, mike, andrea. Adam kokesh originally planned a 4th of july march from virginia over the Memorial Bridge here to the District Of Columbia. He wanted to march around the capitol and the white house. Thousands of people were expected to attend,