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So we can understand where these ships are and aid or provide intelligence to the saudis and others so that if they choose to interdict them they can. i think fareed is absolutely correct. while we may not have a direct dog in this fight, clearly what youre seeing is yemen being used as a fulcrum between the two large players, saudi arabia and iran. with the navy being there, its obviously important, obviously, we are sending a very strong signal that we do have a dog in this fight, in that we c...

With the government in bagdad and the shias over here. we and the iranians both are opposed to ice sis, this group that is increasingly getting ahold of the sunni areas. >> we dont have many other goals that align. >> exactly. although were both supporting the government in bagdad. iran is supporting the government because its a sectarian shiite government. we want them to be a national unity government. we in iran have the same enemies and to some extent the same allies but different goals for ...

Street into the arms of this stranger, and we were just hugging. >> reporter: the quake centered around 25 miles south of downtown los angeles on the quinta hills fault. >> when we have a big earthquake on the qunta hills, the big shaking is going to be downtown hollywood, east l.a. >> reporter: mostly minor injuries, tremors were a wakeup call, what it means to live in a quake country. they havent seen a major one since the 1994 north ridge quake. the quake was felt as far aways as los angeles....

Injuries reported and damage mostly minor, the tremors were a wakeup call of what it means to live in quake country. california hasnt seen a major one since the 1994 northridge quake. the magnitude 6.7 was felt as far away as las vegas. 57 were killed and 5,000 injured. property damage estimated at $20 billion. what was learned after that happened? >> we saw in northridge that we need to have those channels of communication open, that we need to be able to respond very quickly, not just internal...

Keep channels of communication open. i would hope what the president would do would be drawing a clear line and indicating what the costs are to our relationship in real terms, economic terms. if the troops arent withdrawn and if there isnt a political path forward. >> colonel schaffer, in terms of what the united states can do, you know, aside from diplomacy, i would not send the sixth fleet or any element, major element of the united states navy into the black sea. it is a tub right there. you...

Crimea. nobody is talking to each other. the talks, as you have been saying did not go well. the obama/putin talks are not going well. the kremlin is not recognizing this government and will not talk to them at the moment. diplomacy and he said look, dont be in such a hurry and give up on it yet. its not where i want it to be, but its not as negative as some are painting. he said there may well be a challenge of communication open. at the moment, its hard to see. back to you. >> thanks for that....

President, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. were going to take you there when that starts. in the meantime, russias decision not only adds more strain to an already tense relationship with the u.s., but it could also impact the situation in syria. we explain how right after this. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffers s...

State, john kerry, in which he made a major push, a plea to the u.s., curtail those drone strikes. listen to this exchange. >> the damage from the drone strikes in terms of relations, in terms of the broader issues that are between us is far more than any benefit from one or two more targets. in the case of those targets, give us the information and see whether we need them, because the border issues are more important, which is to keep the lines of communication open, to try to bring about -- t...

Problem solved. the president is the leader of the country. its his responsibility to be the, you know, sort of the person that provides the lubrication, who provides the leadership, who provides the, you know, ability for everyone to come together and its about time he started doing so. >> well, i think the american outrage and the american outrage that provoked this, i think its our way of saying, you know, that were sorry what has happened to these families and i hope the families understand ...

Problem solved. the president is the leader of the country. its his responsibility to be the, you know, sort of the person that provides the lubrication, who provides the leadership, who provides the, you know, ability for everyone to come together and its about time he started doing so. >> well, i think the american outrage and the american outrage that provoked this, i think its our way of saying, you know, that were sorry what has happened to these families and i hope the families understand ...