russian protesters and separators who say they want to be part of russia, not ukraine. they don t want any part of kiev. and what you re seeing there, live pictures at the front of a police station. and these pro russia separatists have taken over this area since saturday. and they re barricaded up. we re keeping a very close eye on that. this is what is happening in various cities along eastern ukraine. people who do want to basically move away. secede from ukraine and move to be under the auspices of russia. the ukraine government s deadline for those pro russia separatists to lay down their arms has now passed. there is no sign they have agreed to end their occupation of state buildings in eastern ukraine. we re seeing it there with those live pictures we brought you.
train derailment in southern new mexico killed three railroad work es over the weekend. investigators say the locomotive was pulling eight cars when it derailed and plunged about 40 feet into a ravine. only the workers were on board the freight train. operated by southwestern railroad. the cause of the derailment still under investigation. a new wave of protests sweeping across the ukraine. some call it a revolution and are demanding a nationwide strike starting today. nine years ago, a popular revolt drove the prime minister from office and now dem separators want the current president booted out. the government is fighting against protesters with stun grenades and tear gas. china took a step forward in its space program today. it launched an unmanned lunar probe called the change e 3 and if all goes well, it will make a soft landing on the moon later this month. china would become the third country after the united states and russia to land a rover on the moon. invers are getting
with the oil sharing both sides. certainly gadhafi served 42 years. i don t think he s going to walk his way to the hague and go to jail right away. so it really ends up being a split country. and peacekeepers will have to go in there to sort them out. hopefully it won t degenerate into a full-scale civil war with us providing not only peacekeepers or separators in that context. but also that we would continue to do a no fly zone. very, very expensive. i would argue we have other priorities that are very pressing on our national security assets. i think a lot of people would agree with you there. we appreciate your time. many people, i mentioned, have been calling on president obama to talk about the american involvement in libya. he will talk directly to the american people, lay out the position clearly. he is expected to do just that tomorrow night during a speech at the national defense university in washington,
aid of stimulus money. this company makes separators for the lithium ion batteries that power electric cars. the president says just as important as the new jobs added here and elsewhere in the local charlotte economy, the company s been able to take a big bite out of a market dominated by foreign companies. here s a bit of what he had to say. in the next five years on the trajectory we re now on, we re going to be able to make 40% of the advanced batteries right here in the united states of america. [applause] right here. reporter: the president called the march job growth substantial, it s the best in more than two years. he says we re beginning to turn the corner. jamie? jamie: thank you so much, traveling with the president. trace? trace: as wendall said, president obama is pushing his jobs plan right now, but is it the best fix for the economy? let s bring in matt sh lap, a former white house political