Power to the parliament. An investigation of crimes committed over the past three months of the crisis,. Fourth, the forming of the Coalition Government in ten days. But the three Foreign Ministers who brokered the deal are calling for caution. The polish minister is trying to remind everyone that whats being agreed to isnt initially. Its a draft. Its not a full blown signing and the draft is only a starting point. But that said, it certainly is a positive step forward. Because that means the end of the conflict. Back to you. Jim, what does that mean just in terms of why this quick turn . We didnt expect to see this from the president at this point. We thought maybe backing from putin would give him more resolve to push forward. Do you suspect russia was behind any of this, pushing him to do this . Well, certainly. Certainly the pressure is from first of all, pressure is from the eu and the United States. People have been saying that those sanctions were cosmetic. They werent. Freezing
And an icy upset in sochi. The defending Gold Medalist dethroned with more than a million rushing to sign a petition overnight calling for an investigation. And the hockey shocker with gold at stake as the american women lose a late lead and fall to arch rival canada in overtime. Now bobsledding sensation johnny quinn actually gets ready to take to the track. Good morning, america we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning. Team usa now with matching gold medals in the olympic debut of ski halfpipe. Maddie bowman, who has been skiing since 2, at the ripe old age of 20 winning gold. The youngest american to win gold. Boy, i tell you what, the look on her face last night. Of course, crazy day in sochi. That finish to the womens olympic hockey final, canada taking down the u. S. Women in gutting fashion. And raising the stakes, if you could, even higher today as the u. S. Men now prepare for their semifinal against canada. That puck will drop in just a few hours. Fair to say
And im john muller. Were getting word from ukraine that days of bloody battles on the streets of kiev may be coming to an end. Youre looking at a live picture from kiev where settlement talks between opposition leaders and ukraines president have been ongoing overnight. This morning kievs main square is crowded but peaceful following the most violent confrontation yet in the monthsold crisis. Friday started with relative calm in kiev, quieter streets, few signs of police, far from the carnage seen yesterday, the bloodiest days in weeks of protest. A brief truce shattered as Government Security forces fired on protesters. These people willing to die for the freedoms that america enjoys. Basic rules of all what you have and all what you were fighting for 200 years ago, we are fighting for this today. Reporter weeping mourners carrying the bodies of the fallen, a hotel lobby turned field hospital. Images like these drawing outrage from around the world. President obama considering strong
To an olympic gold medal. And the puck goes down they hit the goal post. Before falling to canada in one of these games most breathtaking finishes. A loss the men of team usa try to avenge today. Friday, february 21st, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the olympic winter games with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from olympic park in sochi, russia. Good morning, everyone, im Savannah Guthrie alongside Natalie Morales and al roker and willie geist. We thought wed pay a visit because this is our last day covering the olympics. They head into the final weekend this weekend. And what about a night last night . Willie, al and i were at the hockey final against canada. I dont know what words to use to describe it. 3 30 to go. And we thought, were in. It happened so quickly. It was one opennetter we almost had. We were smiling a lot, maybe too much. Anyway, the entire womens hockey team, the silver medalists will join us in a little while. Natalie and i
Yamaguchi give us their best guesses. And the historymaker. Ted ligety the only american skier with two gold medals, and one race left in sochi. Not before he hangs out with us, today, thursday, february 20th, 2013. 2014. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live in olympic park in sochi, russia. Welcome to today and sochi on a thursday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. Alongside Natalie Morales and al roker. With Medal Winners thats ted ligety, who took home gold yesterday. Took home gold yesterday. Were going to talk to him about that record setting performance. But first we want to get to our top story this morning. Were talking about violence intensifying in the ukraine overnight between police and antigovernment protesters. Richard engel joins us. Reporter good morning, matt. We are still overlooking the square that is in the center of this protest. A short while ago, we h