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CNNW CNN Newsroom February 19, 2014

These buildings are smoldering right now. These pictures, we are getting here at cnn today show fires still raging. Dozens of dead. Hundreds more injured and the numbers continue to rise. Ukraine is a country potentially on the brink of civil war. Most are protesters. Many have been hurt, killed, and some have just up and disappeared. Police and security personnel there throwing molotov cocktails at civilians. Shooting people in the middle of the streets like the man you are about to see. Just a warning, this video is incredibly graphic. So turn away if you need to. Washington has called the ukrainian president three times. Force must pull back and deescalate the violence. Protests flaired back in november. This is the big picture for you. When the president backed out of this popular deal with the eu, instead, he chose closer ties to russia and the president there, Vladimir Putin. It was a move that angered the people in ukraine who want closer ties to europe. Closer ties to the United States. Phil black is in kiev right now for us. Phil, im hearing reports that journalists among those being attacked in the streets. It is just after 9 00 at night your time. Can you set the scene for me . Sure, brooke. Here on the square, it is a large and thoughtful and much quieter crowd after we saw at Independence Square yesterday. After that day, terrible violence and loss of life. When there was a feeling in the crowd, the Security Service were going to punch through the barricades. That hasnt happened. Tonight they have the barricades and they lit the fires around in an effort to keep it away. It is personal a quieter and more thoughtful food out on the square. They have quietly spoken speeches and they prayed together. It is a day of reflection following that terrible violence and loss of life that we saw yesterday. The Security Services are still here in big numbers, standing a short distance away in full protective gear and now today the Ukrainian Government has threatened to launch what it describes as an antiterror operation. It has labeled all the people responsible for yesterdays violence as extremists. They try to paint all of the protesters and it said it will mobilize the resources to deal with them in the coming days. Let me ask you this. The pictures here at Independence Square, the times square just to put it in context of kiev are incredibly compelling. I was talking to a colleague earlier this morning about the situation and she was telling me not two blocks away from what we are looking at is quiet. Is that the case . It is. You dont have to travel too far. You wouldnt know that its going on. Last night when we arrived to cover this story, making her way from the airport, you wouldnt have known this is a country in crisis. It was only as we really approached the center of the city, the police roadblocks were there as they found it difficult to get through. It is really here in the heart of Independence Square where the camp has been set up and the protests have been taking place. Either here or a short distance where all the main government buildings are and where the protests have been focused. There other protests and other cities across the country as well. For us in the capital city for us. My thanks to you. I want to turn to the crisis that erupted much closer at home. The socialist oilrich venezuela, a large crowd gathered awaiting the arrival of Leopoldo Lopez. The countrys opposition. Lopez is under arrest. He turned himself in yesterday after a final speech to all these supporters here. Peaceful demonstrations have now turned deadly. Opposition leaders now raising the stakes and calling for an end to socialism. Standing by in caracas. The Opposition Leader lopez is supposed to have been in court. Do we know if that happened yet . Yes. [inaudible] when we arrived outside the courthouse, several thousand protesters had gathered, but when Leopoldo Lopez didnt show what he brought, those protesters went on and by the end antiriot police far outnumbered the protesters. One really does have to start a question of the opposition strategy. Are they really organized enough to push now what has become one of the demands and that is the socialist government that he should resign. I think we lot of him. I hope he is okay. We lot of him. We will make sure he is okay. I can promise you that. We are expecting remarks from president obama very soon. We will bring that to you. Also another nightmare playing out on board a cruise ship, but this time a worker is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger and nearly tossing her overboard. We will tell you what happened to him. 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A 31er yao old American Woman said she was brutally attacked by this man on a sevenday round trip caribbean cruise out of florida. He worked as a cabin attendant. According to a complaint, he told authorities on february 14th, he delivered breakfast to the alleged victims room. When he knocked, he said he heard a voice shout wait a minute, son of an expletive. In order for punching her in the face and he was unable to find her. He said he used his master key card to enter her room and hid on the balcony. He had accused of beating and sexually assaulting the unsuspecting woman. At point attempting to throw her off the balcony near the coast of honduras. There no cameras in ships that record what happens on the balcony. If he was successful in getting her off the ship, it could have been just another mystery on the high seas. The victim managed to escape and he faces federal charges of attempted murder and aggravated sexualual abuse since the alleged attack happened over International Waters. It happened before. People have disappeared from these ships. The prosecution rates are exceedingly low and this is the Perfect Place to commits crime to assault someone and to throw them overboard. Most people get away with it. That all the happened the night before in the Early Morning hours of valentines day. What about the legal ramifications here . First thing im thinking is what happens when you have a crime committed on the ocean and the suspect was apparently under guard, put under guard on the ship. Can a cruise line just toss someone in a contained area like that . Yeah. The cruise line is responsible for the safety and security of everyone on the ship. Absolutely. The cruise line can confine this worker because he was under their control as well. I do think its interesting that the fbi is involved. Most people dont realize that, but if you are traveling and you are on International Waters under maritime law, its a federal charge. The fbi is investigating. I cruise all the time as you know. People dont realize when you flip over the cruise ship, there all these legal rights on the back of it. If this ends up being a civil case and she wants to sue, typically you would have to sue in the state of florida for many of the cruise lines because a lot of the tickets say that and a lot of them are registered outside of the country because of tax breaks. As we discussed before, there is a lot of fine print with cruising. Flip your ticket over. Let me get this in. Holland america said this is has shaken the entire Holland America family to our core. This individual was hired in 2012 that included a clean criminal history check and he had no performance issues and came with good references. If this victim this this case sue this is cruise line, would she have a case here . I think so. Absolutely. No question that she can sue. Clearly people can see for anything, but Holland America is responsible for the safety and security of their passengers. They vetted this person. Even if they vetted him, there is room for a legal case. This woman was attacked. He admitted the attack. Is it safe enough . You are a captive audience on the cruises. You cant go anywhere. Did Holland America do everything to prevent Something Like this . I suspect she does have a case if she chooses to file something civilly against Holland America. Thank you, thank you. Appreciate it. Coming up, michael dunn, the man convicted of attempted murder in the loud music trial was not convicted of firstdegree murder, but at least one juror thinks he should have been and she spoke out today. We will hear from her coming up next. Plus have you seen it . The wolf of wall street. Yeah. A lot of questionable behavior in that movie. Man said he inspired one of the characters is suing the studio. 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Her name is valerie and she was juror number four. She and 11 others attempted him on seconddegree murder changes and others. Dunn fired into an suv full of teenagers in november of 2012 after arguing over their loud music. The bullets hit and killed jordan davis. Dunn was not convicted of firstdegree murder because the jury was deadlocked on the charge. Valerie told abc news that dunn got away with murder. Do you think michael dunn got away with murder . At this point, i do myself personally, yes. You thought michael dunn was guilty . Yes, sir. Of killing this 17yearold . Yes, sir. What convinced me . To me it was unnecessary. You didnt think he had to kill him . I dont believe so. You took your first poll. What was the vote . 102. Ten people thinking he was guilty . Yes, sir. And two said . Self defense. Why were they so convinced he was guilty . We believed there was another way out. Another option. What was the option . Roll your window up. Ignore the taunting. 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We have been deeply engaged with the partners and the opposition to make sure this violencents. He said we will hold the government responsible for ensuring their handling protesters peacefully. The people are able

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