that reporters have been providing, official have been providing and this was the president making the case to them about why they should care and why this matters to them. there is of course the potential economic fallout as peter was outlining. americans could feel that in their pocketbooks and battles. we have seen gas prices hit an eight-year high and could be more repercussions to come. this is taking up energy on the hill. i want to share with you, we know there's unity among senate democrats and republicans that some kind of sanctions need to move forward but there is a big divide on how quickly, and how hard to go. and that's a tough place for the u.s. to be. we heard the president say yesterday he's united with the u.s. and nato allies. they have a package of crippling sanctions ready to go. we don't know exactly what those would entail. we know there are similar efforts they're trying to push through here in congress. but the president's message yelled was americans have to know not only could this impact them but this is important. defending democracy, liberty