we can identify 125 people by name who either got on our voter rolls or attempted to get on after our proof of citizenship requirement and the expert said the true number could be 18,000. tough to tell when a non-citizen can get on the voter rolls. bill: you re asking democrats what s the harm? aclu said this on screen. if the trump administration cares about election integrity it will divulge its supposed evidence before going into this commission. the guardian calls it a white power grab saying this is like hitler asking goebel to put the fire out at the reich stag. it s a bipartisan commission. i m only one person out of a dozen people on the commission. we will look at the evidence and go where the facts take us. it is really interesting they don t seem to want us to even look at the problem.
the goebel stage do, you think the president has looked ineffective? is that a fair assessment about his reaction to this, and also before with crimea? well, one opinion is if obama had been tough with putin in syria or crimea, this ukrainian thing would have ended. i think that s wrong. my view is that american policy toward ukraine and that part of the world in general and specifically russia has been unwise for 20 years. and it s now led almost into the crisis. he continued the policy. the policy has as its peerhead pushing nato towards russia s a borders along with missile defense as bill richardson mentioned, and eventually to taking in ukraine that was the whole plan. and it s come to this. by the way, there is a ray of light. can i give you the one ray of light? of course. everybody know what s the negotiating points are on all sides. everybody knows what it is. we don t have to go into it.
we ll begin today s show in europe. voters in france and greece made their anti-austerity feelings known last weekend and stock markets plunged. we ll have a panel on the big picture and what it means for politics in the west. then robert zellik will step down as head of the world bank. his exit interview here on gps. next we go to israel which has anoinlted a king. what in the world does it mean? and, finally, the curious case of the guy who has come to be known as american french fry brother. a cultural lost in translation all the way from china. you won t want to miss it. first, here s my take. everyone is looking at europe these days as economic and political protests mount across the continent. the downward spiral in europe has produced a great debate over the virtues of austerity. the idea that government with large budget deficits must reduce these deficits mainly by cutting spending. if they don t get their spending in order, they won t be able to borrow money and wil
goebel posts correspond that james foley has been in afghanistan, in libya, in a lot of different hot spots. he believes it is important to be right on the front lines to be able to report back exactly what is happening. but on april 5th, that almost cost him his life. but for the grace of god, he wouldn t be here to tell his story. he was on the front lines in brega, libya with three other journalists when forces loyal to gadhafi began shooting at them. this was soldiers getting out of the trucks, walking towards you, and shooting directly at you. bullets stream overhead. reporter: foley s friend, south african photographer anton hammerill was hit and lay dying. he said help, help. i said anton, are you okay? he said no. and more bullets came in. and i called out to him again. and there was no response. it s unreal, you know. why why him and not me? i was maybe 20 meter away from him.
and all eyes now on the phrase one nation in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we ve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado s wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mother, michelle, on tuesday right here in the situation room . oh, my gosh, he is amazing. he is a straight a student. always has been. everything comes so naturally. he has amazing friends. he rides bmx. he is involved in the bridge ministries here in joplin. very active once again, respectful. cares about his family so much. sadly, we ve just learned that lantz hare has now been found dead.