but alex singh, the democrat supported obama care but wanted to fix obama care. when she was asked what she would do to fix the obama care, she only had two ideas. help the government purchase prescription drugs for medicare and repole the medical equipment tax. that doesn't attack the bigger problems of higher premiums and narrow choices of doctors and prescription drugs. democrats have to address the issue if they are going to argue that they are going to fix obama care. >> we'll see how the white house is addressing the issue. we'll take it live with jay carney. thank you for your perspective, bill? >> and meanwhile, with a stroke of a pen, president obama is set to sign an excutive order to force american businesses to give moreover time pay to millions of american workers. meiss france isz, what is the change and all of this about? >> you may have wondered why you get paid over time for some jobs and not others. the federal law is if you earn less than $455 a week, you everyone over time. the president wants to double it and this would mean 5 million more pe

julianna goldman talks obama's budget. and paul ryan's plan. >> we start the program with governor rick perry of texas. thank you for joining us. you have a commode to us reception when you spoke your this morning. you have said that you're going to hold off on whether you will run again for president until the end of 2014. the conventional wisdom has been another texan, ted cruz, has stolen your thunder. >> i hope ted and i are working towards the same goal, which is to make washington less consequential in people's lives evolve the power back to the state. i believe with all my heart that the state is the laboratory of innovation. >> you think being a governor puts you in a better position for senator cruz? >> i think that is a question better for other people to answer. being the governor of texas, you have to do with issues. you don't have the opportunity to push them off or have a cr or what have you. we have a balance budget but a minute. i think that is a good thing. i was the u.s. had that restriction. >> he has no

president obama has found away. i wa in asia last summer and the president earlier laster said that he was going thave a to aia and they want the u.s. involved in asia as they worry about china's the jansenism and bullying. we don't have enough of resident said that he was right to do this. nothing. >> let's look at his options you want i' sorry, i have to interrupt you. we just received word that the pentagon had suspended all thoughts with russia. >> we're now seeing what the range of options on it. and i think it is a moment in the president is doing everything that he can do. to do what fred said. >> i find it utterly stupefied. and when we hear this, they are going to do this or do that. and when the world was it not the resnsibility of the president of th united states, not to call them names, not to sit there and order thehem aroud to the things to get out. this is not the language of an american president. >> tt's right, we have surprised him was something they don't want to do. >> so why didn't he listen to

this is president obama speaking to audiences back home. you heard in that clip, he said that their economy was not as affected by this and they do not have russian troops on their border. americans may think that they are not directly threatened by this, but they cannot ignore what russia has done. >> of course, americans wonder -- is europe prepared to make the tough sacrifices that sanctions against russia -- particularly energy sanctions -- would require? >> coming to europe this week, it has an interesting because you have to have some sympathy for this continent. the average unemployment rate in the eurozone is 12%, almost double the unemployment rate in america. this is a very fragile economy. people are still in the grips of recession, and doing anything that could topple european economies is a very heavy price to ask. americans are saying, "hold on a second -- you miss handled this by being so tough on ukraine when those protest started in december. you should pay the price." europeans are saying, "help us out. help us with natura

obama's team tried to draw a line in the sand on marshall. it was one of the rare occasions when a personnel fight ended up at obama's door. this was a, quote, test case, and a, quote, watershe would moment over hillary's power to pick her team, according to one of the vetters. marshall had a secret weapon in another cousin of valerie jarrett who had worked as special assistant to the president in the clinton white house. encouraging jarrett to prod the president. i'llly went to bat for -- hillary went to bat for marshall too. the white house team didn't appreciate the role and what went into it, she thought. it wasn't just some glorified advance staffer or donor with little experience in washington. she's got the experience from the social office, she's got a great touch and feel for helping organize people, she'll be fabulous. hillary had also gone the rounds with the president's aides. no, i'm telling you this is the best person, she had said. you will know that i'm right after you've worked with her for a month. and hillary knew she held

why don't you go over to cnn and enjoy dinners with obama's wife. >> is michelle obama at cnn? did i miss that? is she cooking me dinner? did i miss that? >> sounds like a reasonable guy, don. >> scott minio. just purchased two vip tickets. i grew up just three miles away from there. >> also we'll see everybody in cincinnati, honolulu, grand rapids. details on billo'reilly.com. the pittsburgh show is going to be lights out. huge crowd coming, check that out march 14th. our auction to benefit the fisher house is over. my notes for the super bowl interview signed by the president and me go to connie and fred sepelak of troy, michigan, they're donating $30,000 to the fisher house, of course they're patriots, we really appreciate it. thousands of you have donated $25 or more and are getting a replica of the notes suitable for framing. it's really good to help the fisher house, they do so much good work for the families of our badly wounded vets. when i was in san diego i saw a bunch of them. the fisher house, wounded warriors, independence.org. they're not going to forget, we have

president obama says president putin does not play by 21st century rules and putin says that obama does not abide by the rules either. who is right and who is wrong? pat buchanan. >> i think president putin and an effective speech, up to 80% approval say you condemn us for holding a referendum in crimea and reclaiming crimea with a single casualty and one death when you americans basically bombed serya for 78 days to rip away the an province of cost aco. the soviet union took the army out of eastern europe and dissolved the pact and we moved nato to central and eastern europe to the former soviet republics and tried toably in ukraine and georgia, he is saying get out of our face and space and that's why the whole kremlin got up and cheered and applaud and wept. >> he is at 85% approval because he shut down any voices of opposition in the media. they call themselves a democracy but it is not. it is a rubber stamp legislature. if that is the kind of country you aspire to, pat, we can set rules at the top and have no opposition. this is a selective reading of history but i am not unsympath

they said reagan by 58% over obama. that is right after obama's reelection in 2013. how was obama elected? principally the use of votes. the same poll that asked people ages 18-34 who would you vote for, reagan or obama, they picked reagan. they took reagan. unlike gallup does up president's day poll, reagan placed first among the american public who's your favorite president? reagan got it 2001, 2005, 2011, 2012. greg unusually finishes in the top three. typically beat lincoln. imagines that. in new june of 2005 there was a poll done by a o l and time warner. a o l online which surveyed americans and didn't give them a choice, put in whatever name they wanted. who is the greatest american of all time. not the greatest president, who is the greatest american of all time. 2.4 million people responded with any status far and away representative sample. maybe 500 people to do this polling and reagan won greatest american of all time. what republican wouldn't want to be like reagan? who would aspire to that success? you now have republican groups all over the county, sta

♪ obama ♪ obama >> oh, man! >> that look on his face, priceless. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. >> john king starts now. >>> in a showdown with vladimir putin over ukraine, president obama says he's standing tough. >> the resolve of the united states will remain firm. >> tough talk, too, from the woman who led the administration so-called russian reset. >> we are dealing with a tough guy with a thin skin. >> high stakes for the president. but if there's lasting political fallout, will secretary clinton take the bigger hit. >>> plus, a feisty 2016 gop cattle call. >> it's time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas. >> we have long thought and said this president is a smart man. it may be time to revisit that assumption. >> lots of obama bashing but also fresh salvos in the gop civil war. >> we don't get to govern if we don't win. >> all of us remember president dole and president mccain and president romthy. you want to lose elections? stand for nothing. >> the right searches for a new message and a new messenger.

all president obama think you are invincible why are you not buying obama care? and no one is liftings up. >> and ashley if you could give her advice. >> don't be a knucklehead. is that what michelle obama would say? if you want to be independent and that is what she wanted and the she didn't loc the rules in the house or whatever it might have been for her, true independent mean that her parents no longer pays for her. she is a teen zila and i got to so my parents and my parents were like we are happy with how we raised you because you are grateful and you would not have acted that way and her to move back home. and the lawsuit was not dropped when she moved back home. she is taking advantage of the parents. >> if i told my parents i was going to sue them they would be looking for me like jimmy hoffa. is the message don't ask what your country can do for you but what you need to do with the country. >> in case you are wondering, this is the other piece not showing up in the story. millennials are breaking in half. we are seeing it in the data and you are getting

it is ironic, president obama someoneted in 2008. >> who is 77 years old is arguably cooler than obama is. that is not easy to do. vatican's surprisingly candid public relations person. something has been made during the course of the day of disagreement between the pope and the president. what do you think? more on the same page? situation, you have a certain spin factor. only the things in which they agreed upon. we got the statement from the vatican in which the pope did bring up those issues. they both have touched emerging views. >> we are on the same page, the open doors is my view of alleviating poverty. and you've got the pope speaking to american catholics. >> a very crucial supreme court hearing. we talked about reproductive rights. people that subscribe to this can actually not pay for contraception's and things like that. those people have the pope's year. he had to walk a fine line as well. butooks like they got along they were not completely in agreement. >> i had a chat with one of the white house officials that had been there when i met the pope. white house officials t

what is president obama going to do next? remove putin and his buddies from the white house christmas card list? he's the leader of the free world and needs to start acting like it. >> john, it affects every single american watching, whether you're an obama lover, it doesn't matter. when america's super power status starts to evaporate, that affects us in a number of ways. >> what makes a country a super power and its commitment to individual rights and freedom, not their natural resources or willingness to annex other countries like putin is doing. what i think he'll find is that dictatorship is bad for business. the per capita in russia was about $14,000 compared to 50 in the u.s. their stock market and currency have been crumbling. the old soviet union couldn't even feed itself in the end. as long as we stay free, we'll stay a super power. >> you've been a staunch supporter of president obama. are you concerned when he's hanging out with ellen degeneres while vladimir putin is literally redraulg the global map. are you con

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lou: president obama is . >>> president obama's threats being ignored by vladimir putin as he continues to selectively enforce laws at home, he's -- well, he's worried a little bit about enforcing international law. we're joined now to tell us what this president is thinking and vladimir putin as well, leading psycho therapist robi ludwig. the president in a poll released today found to be a weaker leader in the views of many than president putin, what do you make of this? >> well, he seems to be weaker. he seems to be an avoid ant kind of president. putin isn't afraid. there's no connection between president obama and putin. you can almost imagine the conversation. i don't think putin has any respect for obama. he certainly has no respect for the united states. >> you know what, he seemed to be the president -- president obama seemed to be almost -- when he was talking to medvedev, we'll be more flexible after the election in 2012, a as if he wanted to give far more than anyone could imagine. >> well, putin is breaking international law and obama just seems to have a very passive way o

a senior obama administration official tells nbc news that president obama has been meeting with his national security council discussing potential options with ukraine. tensions remain extremely high as russia steps up its occupation of crimea, a semi autonomous region located on the black sea in the southern section of the country. russian president vladimir putin shows no sign of backing down, despite mounting pressure from the u.s., nato and the eu. this standoff has escalated incredibly quickly with a steady string of major developments since pro-kremlin forces moved into ukraine last week. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming there will be costs in any military intervention in ukraine. >> when armed and masked gunmen appeared at the two main airports in crimea friday, the world wondered whether russia had really decided to begin an invasion of ukraine. by saturday morning, that question had largely been answered. >> this morning the occupation moved from airports and military installations into the center of the crimean capital itself. >

obama. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. today, mr. obama met with pope francis at the vatican. and there is some good news and bad news for the president. first, the good news. he and the pope agree on social justice. >> i was grateful to have the opportunity to speak with him about the responsibilities that we all share to care for the least of these, the poor, the excluded. >> christian doctrine demands that the poor and oppressed be given relief by those who can do so. therefore the president's social justice philosophy is in line with that of pope francis. the knew ounce here is how to provide social justice. the president believing you take from the affluent in business and you give without any strings to those in need. others like myself believe you set up safety nets to help the poor, but you do it without harming the general population. also, you provide social justice by building a strong nation, which can then afford its citizens opportunity. fair and wide

-- obama needs to immediately do something manly. maybe a one-armed push-up or carve a canoe or invade a foreign country. how about iraq? third time's a charm! ( applause ) because right now the president of the united states is getting outplayed. look at what he wore saturday during a tense 90-minute phone call with vladimir putin. no tie. jeans with a jeans shirt. what is this casual doomsday? meanwhile on the other end you know putin shirtless stroking a tiger looking into his infinity mirror. ( laughter ) ( applause ) so i say the disaster, instead of putting boots on the ground and starting world war iii-- like we all want-- big chief "leads from the behind" does what he always does and just sends in a drone. >> i come here today at the instruction of president obama to make it absolutely clear the united states of america would prefer to see this de-escalated. we would prefer to see this managed through the structures of legal institutions. >> stephen: take that, putin! "prefer." them's fighting words. reminds me of reagan at t

he is going to ignore president obama. president obama when he spoke about syria said this is the red line, this is where we have to stop, nothing happened. he will not take any sort of a threat serious from president obama. >> why should he? to be perfectly honest, putin has strengthened russia, he doesn't care if he loved by the world or not. he has a game plan, he will still be around. president obama has shown weakness from the beginning of the nobel peace prize and ever since and is nationally bit of strength. at the end of the day basically has survived. my sense today is the game is over in ukraine. it is where they go from here you have to worry about. lou: let's talk about where we go from here then. this president has very few options in front of him. doehe does not have a coherent strategy in partnership with our allies in europe, what is he to do? >> he has to figure out a way to reinvigorate nato, how to make them feel calm, they are not going to feel calm. lou: movant the czech republic and poland and do it f

>> not at all. >> what about obama? >> obama is nice, too. i like him. >> he is not tough enough to deal with anybody. >> now, putin and obama, who is winning? >> putin, because he has strategy, and president obama i believe does not. >> of course, putin. >> putin. >> who do you think would win in a fight? obama or putin? >> putin. >> obama is not from new york. >> what are you drinking over here? >> vodka. >> it is noon. >> that doesn't matter. >> and how do you guys relax around here? >> just tweak. ♪ ♪ ♪ you think obama is sexy? >> i have a different type. >> yeah, who is your type? >> robert deniro. >> the russian mob, are they around here? what do they do? >> i love them. >> i love them. >> what about the russian mob, are they around here? are you afraid of them? >> me, i don't even know who they are. >> i am never afraid of russians. >> you ever watch "the o'reilly factor"? >> no, i could care less. >> what is your favorite part? >> don't come too close. >> okay you have been working out? >> a little bit. >> how old are you? >> i'

some are hoping that president obama will intervene. bret baier will have an exclusive interview tomorrow night with outgoing nsa chief keith alexander. nsa surveillance, edward snowden and a whole lot more. >>> president obama is sending re-enforcements to africa to aid in the search for a fugitive war lord, joseph coney. at least four aircraft and 50 additional personnel are bound for uganda. they're looking for him in the central african congo in south sudan. >>> still ahead, liberals are fussing over whether ruth bader ginsburg should leeft the supreme court. we'll tell you why. >>> first, washington state's governor calls it a square mile of total devastation. an update from the deadly mudslide when we come back. nds to stay in motion. staying active can ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, this can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain and improve daily physical function so moving is easier. because just one 200mg cebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain. and

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obama took office. a majority of americans now say the president has failed on health care, failed on the economy, jobs, transparency and making the country safer. there is no consolation for president obama in the disparity between his poll numbers and those of his secretary of state. john kerry's job approval rating in the latest gallup, at a robust 55%. only 4% disapproval. the secretary of state used strong words following a meeting with russia's foreign minister, while president obama went back to campaign trail, pushing his nationwide min mainimum wage hike. here's secretary of state kerry. >>> -- we cannot and will not allow the integrity of the sovereignty of the country of ukraine to be violated and for those violations to go unanswered. >> joining us now to answer as many questions as possible, foreign pentagon correspondent, k.t. mcfarland. doug schone. >>> thank you all for being with us. these numbers for the president don't bolster in any way his standing in the international community, at

but first, first lady michelle obama is in china, so what's president obama doing at home? he tells you next. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. >>> it was an action-packed day for the first lady, michelle obama, on her first full day of her good will tour of china. she started the day with china's first lady, visiting a high school in beijing where she tried her hand at chinese calligraphy. and look at this. she practiced her own brand of ping-pong diplomacy, volley ago few rounds after getting a crash course of table tennis. and the two first ladies then visited the forbidden city in the heart of beijing where chinese emperors once lived and ended the day with a surprise visit from china's president. quite a day. but while the first lady and the first daughters are in china, the president is home alone and ellen degeneres wanted to ma

he's given them a new excuse to bash president obama. republicans are out in droves suggesting that if the president weren't such a weak leader putin wouldn't be threatening the ukraine. first of all, did the same republicans call george w. bush weak when putin invaded georgia in 2008? no. >> joining us now from washington with reaction, republican kate obenschein and democrat kirsten powers. do you think sally kohn is onto something here, kirsten? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. i think that this is -- i don't know if i'd go so far as to say they're cheering for putin but they seem to be blaming obama for putin's behavior. they seem to be suggesting that while they'll claim that president obama is so naive he doesn't understand, you know, evil dictators but then they'll turn around and claim that putin wouldn't have done something but for barack obama when of course this is something that he would have done regardless of who was president of the united states. >> i'm not sure that's true. i'm not sure he would have done it had andrew jackson b

so quantum president obama. so according to president obama and people like mike gundy had no right to overthrow a democratically elected leader but the people i knew it did not have the right to vote to decide their own future. this piece has raised a lot of questions as to the us its own foreign policy and whether the us really wants to de escalate the situation around ukraine because it's saying they want to de escalate it saying that when i didn't ring another called work to be but at the same time the obama administration actually is actually renting out the cold war rhetoric. it is again be in washington getting us up some of the southwest and somewhat to the prison obama had to say except when to stay in a washington not to discuss some of those planes that said i have been graced by that in there with that. i expect yellow ninety two national to speak about this executive intelligence review magazine's list of the stream and joins me now. they knew what president feds would not facing a new cold war yet

i believe it because president obama r. president obama said 20 years ago the cold war ended. he said to medvedev tell val valentine's vladimir putin when i'm elected i will be more flexible. we are paying a very very heavy price for it. >> what do you think president putin is thinking tonight and what do you think that president obama is thinking tonight? >> i think that vladimir is thinking i got what i wanted crimea. by the way russia signed a treaty in 1994 guaranteeing crimea's territorial integrity as part of ukraine. but he is feeling good. he now is deciding how much of eastern ukraine he is going to cause problems in that really is something that we can't be really sure of. >> is he going forward than crimea? >> i think it's very possible that he would go further and cause, quote, demonstrations amongst the russian speaking people in the ukraine who by the way don't want to be part of russia. that's. -- unless we understand that vladimir putin is part of the old kgb that wants to restore the russian empire, he said, not me, putin said the greatest catastrophe of the 2

titulares: el papa francisco hablo de una reforma migratoria durante el encuentro con el presidente obama en el vaticano, elvira arellano convocÓ y participó en una mansiÓn por las calles de chicago para protestar por la separaciÓn de familias, cientos de manifestantes la acompaÑaron, algunos de estos fueron detenidos, maestros en texas estÁn a punto de ser deportados, y el nombre del canciller de venezuela aparece en miami por haber recibido un soborno, continuamos. ♪ ♪ >> este su noticiero univisiÓn, ediciÓn nocturna, con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. ♪ ♪ >> muy buenas noches, en un encuentro histÓrico el papa francisco y el presidente barack obama conversaron en el vaticano para tratar varios temas, entre ellos, la reforma migratoria, la reuniÓn duró casi una hora, 20 minutos mÁs de lo programado, el hilo conductor de la plÁtica, explicÓ obama, fue la empatÍa y el amor al prÓjimo. >> el papa francisco y el presidente de los estados unidos hablaron sobre la reforma migratoria en el primer encuentro cara a cara entre los dos lÍderes, así lo confirma el comun

is president obama's response that different from george w. bush's at that point p. >>> also politics, argue about an issue long enough and sooner or later someone brings up the nazis. hillary clinton comparing putin to adolf hitler. did he go too far? good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. the word lead, for days now every time that red phone rang the russians have seemingly been checking their caller i.d. and saying it's the americans again, let it go to voice mail. literally, lots of unreturned phone calls between u.s. and russian dips. that changed a short time ago with the highest level diplomatic talks we've witnessed since the crisis began. secretary of state john kerry meeting with his counterpart sergey lavrov this afternoon. from the way kerry later described it the main weapon the u.s. is using against the russians is shame. >> russia's violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity as actually united the world in support of the ukrainian people. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation, and we are commi

. >> is the obama administration going from the iranians? >> we have to wait and see and the discussions are ahead of us. our position is clear. we cannot allow the regime to get its hands on the nuclear weapons capability. they have been talking the talk of moderation. the new president smiles. they are a smooth talker. what they are doing at home and executio executions. and an all time high. what they are doing in syria. underground and elsewhere and supporting the machine with the fighters and the weapons. supporting terrorists and hezbollah. hamas and jihad. they have not changed. they refused to recognize them and call for israel's annihilation. there is still a chance. we have to be very careful that this terrible regime does not cheat nuclear weapons. >> sounds like it will be an important meeting that is about to begin in the oval office. thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> president obama is about to meet with the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and they will make statements at the beginning of their meet

obama is in truffles to attend eu and snakes have some ex. also visit as many of these to symmetry in this play us soldiers died during world war ii. as i read it i was nine. christ calls a week the president of the twenty one hundred delegates feel secure. many face american secret service agents working on it today. i thought weeks back in belgium is a veteran of ten million barrels. i love presidential debate. you don't share and ordered a review was this. let me see international activists protested against us and by nations' top human rights before the sun its peak and if the applicant is committed to guantanamo prison which mr obama had promised to produce before he became president covenant. it's not one time a month with belgium on the message for us president barack obama ahead of the eu in asia summit in brussels honesty protesters wants european leaders to talk about the plight of guantanamo prisoners with the president while he's in time. they want their elected representatives to raise questions about the u s death penalty on the

care and in a obama care safe space. what we are looking for. how many people who were healthy and young and didn't have insurance came in to buy obama care through this? >> and based on what we see about the cost of the policies, there is strong reason to think that because of the high prices, they are better off just paying the fines. >> how will we know, chris? or when will we know who is paying and who is not? >> it is going to take a while. the insurance industry knows more than the administration wants to say. and they will let the information out. their investors and boards and regulators are going to want to know if the insurance pool is viable and if a bail out is companying. unfortunately for the vulnerable senate democrats who are holding on this election year it is closer to election day. >> can they keep that quiet until after election day? >> my first impulse would be no one would be a udashes enough to try that. it would be unprecedented if they do, but we'll leave it at that because they might. >> on wedn

plus, president obama takes on the 1% again. but is wall street too much for the president to handle? >>> and a witness breaks down on the stand at the oscar pistorius murder trial. what she says she heard the night the blade runner killed his girlfri

it's also her tenth vacation without president obama. vice president biden likely wishing reporters weren't around today to capture his latest! >> my admiration for you is -- is equally as deeply held by president -- stop moving that -- you know, what's this thing called? you know, teleprompter, barack says joe biden, i'm learning to speak without a teleprompter, joe is learning to speak with one. lou: joining us now political director for former president bush, matt schlapp. fox news political analyst ed rollins, fox news contributor judith miller. judy, first, what do you make of the president of the united states now in a tit-for-tat sanctions. i asked this of john negroponte, the former national director of intelligence. what do you think of the fact that these two world leaders, the most powerful two men on the planet, are behaving like this? >> i'm very glad that the president bothered to sanction the russia bank, which i'd like to think of as putin's piggy bank, for him, all of his cronies. this is how it starts. a tit-for-tat san

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how did president obama spend his day? imposing symbolic sanctions that will prevent russian thugs and oligarchs from vacationing at disney world. he could get rid of the symbolic liberalism and boost defense spending. that might start to convince put than the u.s. is serious. >> look, newt, the president has been taking serious steps all day, but no step seems to be enough to stop his republican critics. in the "crossfire" dpmt senator ben cardin and republican senator lindsey graham. senator graham, to hear republican rhetoric -- good evening. you would think that president obama's just been sitting around twiddling his thumbs. he's imposed visa restrictions, proposed sanctions proposed an ai aid package and sent planes. so would it be time to stop criticizing the president? >> in the last 24 hour he's done a very good job. my problem is the way the president engages not just putin but the world. i think the big problem with president obama, i don't think he has a vision of foreign policy. i think he's uncomfortable with

i think president obama misunderstands the world. he proved as oscar goodman said to be a very slow lerner. >> brit hume, everyone. directly ahead. a factor exclusive. bob costas back from the olympics how he dealt with russians. controversial statement about putin bernie goldberg on whether the left will start blaming america for the ukrainian crisis. those stories after these those stories after these behind every centrum multivitamin are over one million hours of research. those stories after these inside are specific vitamins and minerals to help support your heart, brain and eyes. centrum silver. for the most amazing parts of you. inuses are acting up and i've got this runny nose. i better take something. truth is, sudafed pe pressure and pain won't treat all of your symptoms. really? alka seltzer plus severe sinus fights your tough sinus symptoms plus your runny nose. oh what a relief it is nbc sports anchor bob costas. there was controversial over his comments about putin during the olympic coverage. >> just in the past year,

obama's president so. the president came out an hour ago to speak about the crisis. >> they are reading economic sanctions and what they are and how far they will go, it is not yet clear. they talked about options and everything from working with allies to work with them about the g8 and pulling out of the g8 in sochi in june. maybe even going as far as targeting of freezing of asset was russians abroad and that is, you start to hit the wallets and purses of russians with ties directly to the putin regime would hit the russians. >> the president said there will be costs for the act of aggression. but the converbal wisdom and that the president needs russia and he needs putin on the cooperation with iran and can't afford to alienate putin. >> you are right. russia is in the middle of many diplomatic fronts that the u.s. is dealing w. the situation in iowa ran and there is hopes that they will strike a big deal with iran and the administration's critics are not too hopeful that that will come together. and t

>> well, i think it is clear that both president obama and michelle obama seem to be on the same page with that. remember as soon as hillary clinton was finished with secretary of state her first interview was side by side with president obama almost as if he was passing the baton and giving the okay on not only on how he felt she did at state and looking forward to what she might do after. i know in reporting on some of the things that mark halperin is reporting on, one thing is how to build a black tire wall. remember that was really why barack obama in 2008 was able to beat hillary clinton. he was able to get those african-american voters to get on board with his candidacy. one thing they have done is focus on african-american women. they have gone to hair shows in atlanta, georgia. they have been down in south carolina where the cost is $20.16. they have had events here in washington. they had an eevent last week called her voice, her values, our improvement. they are trying to wrap her into this legacy. >> what do you get for $20? >> you get entree to an event and rub shoulders.

put missile defense shields which obama decided not to do. those missile defense shields in poland and czechoslovakia i can't aimed at iran but nevertheless close to russia. can you take actions like that i don't think it should stop not going to the g 8 with you. >> pivotal time. >> it is. sounds like what the administration is talking about is at most economic sanctions. that from everything i am reading and hearing will have very little impact on russia because they will continue to have a relationship with europe. europe, because of their economic problems, is in no position to cut off its trade. >> and allies, britain already saying we are a no go. >> and i imagine, it doesn't look like we are trying to sort of must ira lot of support. >>. no and we have just been sending signal after signal to putin that do whatever you want, because we are scaling back our military. we're trying to lower our footprint on the world stage. have at it. we are in a position we are in now as your previous guests have said because of his actions over his ten

obama. republicans now cite the situation a. >> they do not pose the number one national security threat to the united states. i continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in manhattan. >> reporter: and in what appeared to be a veiled swipe at putin, the president down played russia's stature on the world age. >> russia is a regional pow that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors not out of strength but out of weakness. >> reporter: and on wednesday the president goes to brussels, belgium for an e.u. summit for more talks with allies an and a major speech on ukraine. >> president obama said he wants to change the surveillance programs. he will ask congress the nsa's collection storage of phone records. edward snowden revealed the details that have program last year. >> reporter: thank you very much, good evening from the nation's capitol. if you thought there was anger over the level of nsa spying going on, it's e

i had of that, we will hear from obama and -- ahead of that, we will hear from obama and get a sense of what his next moves are. how strong are the new sanctions that he is considering to impose? justthey be beyond individuals? will he start targeting industries? >> thank you very much. we will go live to hans throughout the morning and get updates on president obama. still with us is the chief investment officer at cigna wealth. great to have you on the program. thank you for sticking around. talk to me about the fact that you are expecting emerging markets to go through a strong correction. you think that not everything is priced in because of the fed. talk to me about russia. is now the perfect time for investors to get out of russia? we do not know the impact of the sanctions and a possible recession. >> i think you are right. we do not know exactly what the sanctions are going to be or the retaliatory measures that we could see from russia. what are they going to do with the western money that is already in russia? will that be subject to a potential freeze? at very lowe valuati