leading to a serious discussion about race. good morning, i m alisyns could kosik in for christi paul. we re starting with the threat of terror attacks on u.s. soil. the security threat level at u.s. military basis is at bravo. that means an increase in predictable threat of terrorism. the pentagon raised security conditions after growing concern over jihadist threats. let s bring in cnn national correspondent sunlen serfaty. sun len sunlen? why raise the threat level if there s no imminent or specific threat? u.s. officials say there were a number of recent concerns that when all pulled together contributed to making this decision do increase the threat level. one u.s. official telling cnn that it just felt like the temperature was going up. with concern growing over isis-inspired attacks being carried out inside the u.s. the pentagon has put all u.s. military bases nationwide on heightened alert. the threat level now raised to bravo. due do an increased and predic
it is 9:00 a.m. and it is good to have you in on this fourth. millions of americans are preparing for barbecues and fireworks. and law enforcement officials are asking you to be vigilant. if you see something, say something. an fbi bulletin warning of a possible terror attack sparked states from michigan to new york to new jersey to bring in extra law enforcement. new york even using spotters and snipers. there are no specific threats, that s important to say, but intelligence officials say there has been an increase in chatter in the days leading up to this holiday. we re covering this story from every angle this morning from law enforcement tracking the threat to the extra security on the streets of new york and d.c. we ll begin with our coverage live at the national mall. reporter: good morning, alison. hundreds of thousands will come out here to the national mall later to gather for the fireworks show. and why this sort of major security presence is nothing new fo
the motion, zero against. the big question now, vladimir putin has the authority to send russian forces into ukraine. the big question now is, is this something they have done in retrospect or are the russians going to start sending forces right now. as you know, there have been reports in the past i would say 18 to 24 hours, especially from the ukrainian government, who said the russians have already flown forces into the crimean, into southern ukraine, which is the predominantly russian territory of that country. they talk of up to 2,000 forces potentially even up to 6,000 forces that might already be on the ground there. and also, the regional government there which is also pro-russian, has said that russian forces that are part of a military base that russia has in that region anyway are already helping them secure government buildings in the main town, the capital of the crimea. the big question, is this happening in retrospect or will we see a big push of russian forces
i will introduce you to a very prominent expert who says and foreign policy at the cos cars, one of the films up for best documentary tells the story of egypt s revolution brilliantly. i will speak with the director of the movie the square. but first, here s my take. in a strange act of historical coincidence it was 60 years ago this week that soviet leader nikita handed the premier over to the ukraine. everyone was part of one, big, unhappy soviet union but that hakts has created today s geopolitical crisis. russia has made its move, detached crimea from the government s control. what remains unclear what vladimir putin wants to do with it. incorporate it into russia, use it as leverage to negotiate a deal with kiev, both? in any event, washington s response should be clear and forceful. russia has violated all kinds of laws and norms, including most crucially a treaty that it signed with ukraine, guaranteeing that country s borders in return for which ukraine gave up it
client names. any real idea that the government of switzerland is cooperating with us is a joke, right? if we get 22 names. it is not just credit suisse, but 13 other banks for helping clients evade taxes. what about evading taxes the old fashion way through legal loopholes. house ways and means committee chairman revealed his reform plan. it would lower tax rates for everyone, but impose a surcharge on the rich and scrap the so-called carried interest loopho loophole worth billions. is the game really changing for the 1%? john avalon is editor in chief for the daily beast. john, the credit suisse allegations out of a spy novel. wrapped around a woman to get an elevator secretly operated by bankers? the rich always will they find way to get out of taxes or are those days coming to an end? it is like a james bond novel, no question. the rich will always try to find a way to reduce their tax burden. that is the privilege of being rich. it is part of the business strategy.