anything it had before. we ve seen activity in brussels, in washington, as well. and we ve been hearing from top american officials that what they consider now is that there is a four-week window of opportunity for some kind of de-escalation, some kind of sense of resolution tool, but that narrow that window definitely narrowing, even as moscow watches with a wary eye, the united states and europe prepare the sanctions on the european side, europe saying that they would have massive consequences for russia, and what we know is that both sides are really preparing sanctions far beyond anything that we saw in 2014. all right. so melissa bell in moscow. thanks so much. officials fear the death toll will keep rising after typhoon rise rampaged through parts of the philippines. local officials say at least 75 people have died, even though a national emergency agency still keeps the death toll at 31. it pummeled the nation for three days bringing wind gusts of more