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She was telling me shes drawing a direct parallel with her sign here between adolf hitlers annexation in 1938 and what looks like the imminent russian annexation of crimea this year. people fought and died here to defend their vision of the future of ukraine. but now russian troops are massing along ukraines eastern border. "we need to defend our country. we dont want to fight but we cant just give up our land." some men here say theyre volunteering to defend ukraine. >> i just went to military ...

Are absolutely unacceptable and we have to return ukraines territorial integrity back. >> but heres something that will bring into question whether this is it as the crimean deputy prime minister told our correspondent richard engel today, that eastern ukraine will be the next to join russia. but today secretary kerry and the foreign minister there, mr. lavrov, they agreed on a halt until the ukraine election. so do you think, heather, that the crimea is the only territory in vladimir putins sig...

>> while russias ambassador insisted his country does not want war, developments on the ground show they are preparing for one anyway. troops are carrying out operations in multiple regions along ukraines eastern border. russian fighter jets and military helicopters are holding training exercises nearby. inside ukraine, tensions are high. violent protests between pro-russian supporters and supporters of the ukrainian government left at one person dead and more than a dozen injured. nbcs jim mace...

Morning. >> it does raise so many questions, though. all right, lets turn now to crimea, where this morning all indications are that this weekends secession vote is likely to go in favor of those who want to secede and join russia. troops are now massing on ukraines eastern border, a dramatic build-up raising the specter of a russian invasion. in just an hour now, secretary of state john kerry is set to meet with his russian counterpart in london. theyre trying to find a diplomatic solution to...

>> i think thats why it may be too late. i think the west as a whole made a big mistake in 2008 when we didnt bring ukraine into nato. jenna: interesting you say that. you point out this is mistake made by different administrations by different political persuasions. what is going on in the way we view this part of the world, our leaders are viewing this part of the world that you think we have wrong? >> i think were not defending american interests in a clear enough way. i think nato decision i...

The possibility of guam being threatened? yep. but i do believe we have the ability to stop a nuclear attack. >> we dont know for a fact this missile they put on eastern border is in fact a nuclear missile. do we? >> not -- theres rhetoric about it but i dont think theres any evidence of that. >> what is all this cage rattling going on? is this kim jong-un trying to flex his muscle, show strength to -- i guess to whom? to us or the south koreans in. >> well, i think its more to us in all honesty...

we begin with the republicans furious assault on president obamas health care reform law and equally determined backlash. mitt romney faced it today going off script after some prolonged boog interrupted his speech before the naacp convention in houston. jim acosta is standing by in the hall right now. jim, show our viewers, tell our viewers, what happened in houston. >> reporter: wolf, naacp leaders told cnn they praised mitt romney for showing what they called courage in coming to th...

At least were still early enough, as weve seen both in haiti and in 9/11 and pakistan, were still in the stage where they can pull survivors. >> yes. some amazing rescues. one ann bodkin was pulled in after 25 hours, the lady on the phone to the news station. they got her out as well. its just those little miracles amid the disaster. >> hang on for a second. nic rocketson is on the eastern border i believe, libyas eastern border, which we understand is controlled or at least opposition people ar...

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Resources in crima, president obama says russias takeover of crimea is not a done deal. the president made the comment while speaking at the international income nuclear security. >> its up to russia to show itself to be willing to abide by international rules. and international norms. and itself it chooses to do so there can be a better outcome. >> president obama also says russia will face more financial punishment if it moves further into ukraine. russian officials also have said that they ha...