always good to see you. thank you. thanks, craig. the russian punk band, pussy riot, is speaking out today, one day after they were seen being attacked by officials. they held a press conference where they look to clear the air about precisely why it is they were in sochi. earlier today, the banned also released a new music video criticizing the winter olympic games in their home country and president vladimir putin. the video called putin will teach you how to love the motherland includes footage from yesterday s attack. they are seen being attacked with horse whips as they tried to perform under an olympic sign. nbc s stephanie gosk is in sochi for us, joins us live with more on this story. stephanie, what did the banned have to say about the attack today? craig, they called this press conference. they wanted to detail the kind of harassment they ve gotten since they arrived here on sunday. i think what you saw there in that video, that altercation
and they seem to have chosen europe but then within their leader yanukovych backs the russians and says we re going to stay with russia, that s what the conflict is all about. it sounds like an old cold war struggle. that s what it is, craig. you see putin in his last term, he wants to cement his legacy. he regrets soviet union losing all the soviet republics. but he wants to keep this one that i think is the biggest prize. all right. we ll leave it there. former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. former governor of new mexico, bill richardson. appreciate your insight, sir. thanks, craig. the department of homeland security is warning airlines of a potential new shoe bomb threat. airlines are specifically being urged to pay very close attention to flights coming to this country from overseas. homeland security citing, quote, they recent intelligence
nbc s ayman has joined us. what can you tell us about the situation in kiev right now? well, to say the least it remains very tense. as you mentioned, it is night time there. there is diplomatic efforts being led by the european union and the rugs are getting involved to try to put an end to this crisis. there s the question of how to gain stability. the u.s. and the europeans are clearly putting that responsibility on the square of the ukrainian president, vic vi yanu yanukovych.