amount of aid to the ukrainian government that the u.s. is trying to offer, and we can t even offer the $1 billion. if you were there, what s the question you d want to ask the question at the top of the hour? putting david on the spot. i think what pushes, you know, has putin gotten away with crimea in essence, it s a good compromise he got with the germans, but he s succeeded in taking crimea. that s taken a precedent, will china act on that precedent? is syria emboldened? that s the question i d ask. david rohde, thanks, always good to have you here. coming up, the latest on the search for survivors in washington state, likely caused by heavy rainfall. plus, bill karins is going to join us with the forecast. the misery of winter refuses to give in to spring.