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I couldn't sit by and let this happen and not react. there was no -- there's no fear. and she said i knew i had to eventually leave the country and that i had to find a future somewhere else. for the foreseeable future there is not going to be any international art coming through russia. there is not going to be any exchange. and we're separating ourselves completely and we're locking ourselves away from the rest of the world. and as an artist she can't deal with that. i'm so impressed with her courage and her determination. and with also the ease with which she did that. and of course we're v...

She said no. i had to. i couldn't sit by and let this happen and not react. there was no fear. and i knew i had to eventually leave the country. and that i had to find a future somewhere else. for the foreseeable future there's not going to be any international art. coming through russia. there's not going to be exchange. and we're separating ourselves completely and we're locking ourselves i away from the rest of the world. as an artist she can't deal with that. >> she's isn't the only ballerina resigned. two other members left the troop last week. that wraps this hour of cnn "newsroom." ou...

Roof. we actually saw the second tower collapse. at the time it was very intense, but we all knew we had a job to do, so we couldn't sit there and watch. we had to get to work. i am only as good as the people that work with me. i could honestly say, we have the best people in the business. ♪ ♪

It'll take long, long time for the submarines to be built and show up there. they're quieter than your lobster boat and have great range. >> not greater range than my lobster boat but greater range than what the french were building. >> you didn't just find out a week or two ago. you've known it for a long time. you talk to the french, two things. why couldn't the french be part of the new grouping? australia, united states, and the united kingdom. bring the french in. >> there are no hard set rules. that's what i don't understand. when you go into a deal, your goal is to make everybody a winn...

That was a big risk. >> it was terrifying, you know. there had been silence around the culture of pregnancy and sport for too long, and what i was experiencing, i just couldn't sit back and let it go. >> reporter: soon after she and others spoke out, nike announced expanded protections for pregnant women. and this year felix started her own shoe company on her terms, now admired as much for her advocacy as for her athleticism. >> this is so much bigger than just running fast. it's showing women that we can be present at home and we can also thrive in our profession. it's showing my daughter, c...