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The separatists, at least in these five cities. and it is posing a crisis for the ukrainian government. this evening, the countrys president held an emergency meeting with the national security council to discuss the ongoing security crisis that the eastern part of the country is facing. in fact, as we pass from these towns and cities, we saw first-hand several check points set up by these militias, many brandishing their own weapons privately and stopping vehicles and asking people who was insi...

An armed attack is underway at a police station in ukraine according to reports from reuters. armed men took over two other police headquarter buildings in eastern ukraine this morning. the militants replaced the ukrainian flag on one of the buildings with a russian flag. the mayor of one town says the men who seized the police station were demanding a referendum on autonomy and possible annexation by russia. there are reports of pro-russian separatists setting up check points in eastern ukraine...

Vehicles that go in and out of the post every day through check points. if somebody were to suggest that what you really need to do is clamp down on security, you need to be able to physically inspect every vehicle that comes in, thats a physical impossibility without shutting the entire place down. a huge physical security challenge, very difficult to make it completely secure. having said all that, you and i were talking about this before we came on air. a place like ft. hood, texas, like all ...

Contraception as part of the affordable care act. >> some catholics are speculating whether a meeting will be substantive at all or simply a good photo opfor a president whose popular lags far behind the popular popes. >> thank you. >> were waiting for a promised update on the death toll from last weeks mudslide in seattle. the official number now stands at 16 with as many as eight more bodies located but not yet reco recovered. search crews are using small bulldozers and even their bare hands t...

To be done from a position of strength, of leverage. we have frayed our relationship in europe with some of our key ally. poland, the cheks reeb. you have to have them as solid allies. thats been the frustration here is you cant just deal with the diplomacy of this issue today. this needed to be a lead-up to this event. >> okay. >> and what about the issue, mike, of missing intelligence, the issue of whether or not russian troops had actually invaded crimea? >> were looking at this. ive ordered ...

>> reporter: the parliament is merging as de facto leadership here, and parliament has been meeting all day, passing law after law to release some political prisoners, to pass sanctions in favor of the -- or pass laws in favor of demonstrators. it seems that they are running things politically. on the ground, it is the demonstrators themselves who have been at this movement for the last three months and therefore organized themselves into different committees. there are defense committees, there...

City. they think this is the start of a revolution that will push the president out of power. the president is still, as far as we know, in the country, believed to be in the second city of ukraine where he does have supporters. whether he will try to make a comeback remains unclear. >> who is running the country at this moment? help us understand how this is all shaping up. >> reporter: it is a very surreal moment in kiev where you have the protesters organized into committees, running affairs,...

The party crashers were able to slip through two secret service check points and get their pictures next to the president and vice-president. and here they are with the vice-president. they were having a great time. they insisted they were not gate crashers but ended up there through a series of misunderstandings. kennedy? i dont know. its a private thing. the french seem to be cool with it but its awkward. >> gossip magazines and newspapers have covered it in this country, and women who consume...

Everywhere you go you have to show your i.d. to get through check points, not just a matter of buying tickets either. they have to preregister so not only the athletes and media will be registered but even if you want to just attend a hockey game you have to preregister and get a special spectators pass which you present with your ticket. so you go online and it can take several days, russian officials say they are trying to speed up the process to preregister too attend the events. yes, this is...

Who attacked over new years, threatening that there will be more attacks to come. we dont know how credible it is, but at this stage theres no reason to doubt that those two were responsible for the bombings over the new year, then they would be in a position to know if that organization is planning more attacks. so it is one more thing to be concerned about as these olympic games approach. >> richard, youve reported to us from sochi. i want to get your perspective on the extent of security that...