your leadership and support to estonia. to begin with, i also want to say that we are apalled by the latest news from iraq. we today is security. the question on everyone's mind is the situation in ukraine and its wider impact on european security. i just did hear that president putin have agreed on a cease fire. i just hope it works. but in the general situation, we need to be clear and consistent in the language used to describe the situation in ukraine. as the e.u. underlined last weekend, this is russian aggression. the e.u. and the united states are ready to take further restrictive measures in response to russia's behavior. russia must admit that it is a party to the conflict and take genuine steps that will lead to a deescalation of the conflict. we must also continue to support ukraine by providing the country with the assistance that it needs. when it comes to the security of our region, the united states' engagement here runs deep. estonia is a close and reliable ally to the united states. we take our nato commitm

russia is just across the border from estonia, estonia deeply concerned it may be next on the russian list, that's made these republics very unsettled indeed. so president obama here, ahead of that nato summit to say, look, if you're a member of nato, we're going to protect you. arsenal five protecting attack is attack against call. the subtext of that and if you're not a nato member, you don't qualify for that kind of protection, of course, ukraine, where the crisis is right now is not a member of the nato alliance. >> indeed, one of the reasons why ukraine would like to move forward closer to these european groups they want to be more alive with europe than russia and that's something that vladimir putin does not want. quickly, this is the first time we'll be hearing from the president since the murder of steven sotloff. i can expect that we'll hear the president talk about that on the top of his remarks? >> this was always going to be on the agenda. he wasn't going to discuss this, it wasn't part of the agenda, but obviously, this gruesome video merging just after president obama g

estonia is a friendly nation. the point we are in estonia is to show them because they are a former -- if they cross the border the united states and nato will have their backs. so it is a friendly visit with the estonian president. president obama did get to all of his points he wanted to make about sotloff and given the condolences for the family with his opening remark. sometimes we need to keep things friendly and light with the world leaders. i think it is up to people watching at home to decide. >> one thing he did do he addressed the issue where last week he said there was no strategy. in his answer he talked about that being in reference to military action in syria. do you think that around washin? >> well, the president said he explained pretty plainly just that -- he said there is no strategy for going into syria yet and the reason that he was so clear about that, he basically said that he misspoke last week, but that the reason that there is no strategy yet is because before -- and that he's not going t

estonia does it. every ally must do it. fifth, we must continue to stand united against russia's aggression in ukraine. [ applause ] keep in mind that repeatedly president putin has ignored the opportunity to resolve the crisis in ukraine diplomatically. the united states, the european union, our partners around the world have all said we prefer a diplomatic solution. but in light of russia's unwillingness to seize that opportunity, we have come together to impose major sanctions on russia for its actions. and make no mistake, russia is paying the price. the capital is fleeing, foreign investment is plummeting because investors know that today's russia is a bad bet, given its behavior. the russian economy has slipped into recession. its energy production, which is the engine of the russian economy, is expected to drop. its credit rate something near junk status. the ruble just fell to an all-time low. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are weakening russia. russia's actions are hurting the russian people. and it doesn't

estonia has provided assistance. because we have stood together, russia is paying a heavy price for its actions. nato is poised to do more to help ukraine strengthen its forces and defend their country. more broadly, i want to commend estonia for being such a strong leader beyond nato, whether it is contributing forces to the european union mission in the central african republic were supporting relief efforts for the syrian people, helping nations like tunisia in transition to democracy, or standing up to -- for internet freedom and human rights. this nation of 1.3 million people truly punches above its weight. the world is better for it. it is another reason why the united states will always be proud to stand with our ally estonia. finally, i want to say that today the prayers of the american people are with the the journalist stephen otloff. he was taken from us overnight in a horrific act of violence. we cannot begin to imagine the agony that everyone who loves him is feeling right now, especially his mother, his

president obama from estonia at 10:00. stay with us on "worldwide exchange." >>> ewe crane and russia say they ever agreed to a cease-fire. >>> the news sends the euro higher and spot gold to a 2 1/2 month low. >>> deutsche bank tells cnbc the bank has excellent momentum heading into the second half. but deutsche bank warns there's a black hole going into the stress tests. >>> no more hand bags, lvmh and hermes strieng a deal on their share holdings dispute. >> risk assets have been gripped by the reports and the statement coming out of russia and ukraine saying there is a cease-fire for the eastern downtsk region. the ftse 100 up by 0.9%. the stoxx 600 is close to a session high. we saw a significant spike when those headlines came out. the xetra dax, which is most exposed to the russian markets, up by 1.6%. in the fixed income markets, yields ticking higher. the yields have been stuck at 0.9% level for the last week or so. the ten-year treasury yield is ticking higher on the news, 2.46%. how are we looking on the currenc

estonia does it. every ally must do it. fifth, we must continue to stand united against russia's aggression in ukraine. [ applause ] keep in mind that repeatedly president putin has ignored the opportunity to resolve the crisis in ukraine diplomatically. the united states, the european union, our partners around the world, have all said we prefer a diplomatic solution. but in light of russia's unwillingness to seize that opportunity, we have come together to impose major sanctions on russia for its actions. and make no mistake, russia is paying a price. capital is fleeing, foreign investment is plummeting, because investors know that today's russia is a bad bet. given its behavior. the russian economy has slipped into recession. its energy production, which is the engine of the russian economy, is expected to drop. its credit rating is near junk status. the rubel just fell to an all-time low. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are weakening russia. russia's actions are hurting the russian people. and it doesn't have to b

estonia is a nato member. the country's president asked the organization to establish a permanent base there. president obama said the world needs to stand behind ukraine and its economy. here what he had to say about the ongoing crisis and that reported cease-fire a short time ago. >> it is too early to tell what the cease-fire -- the cease-fire means. we haven't seen any details, we just have seen a couple of wire reports. we have consistently supported the effort of president poroshenko to achieve a meaningful cease-fire that could lead to a political settlement of the conflict. so far it hasn't helped. either because russia has not been serious about it, or has pretended it is not controlling the separatists, and the separatists, when they thought it was to their advantage, have not abided by the cease-fire. so we have not seen a lot of follow-up on so-called announced cease-fires. having said that, if in fact russia is prepared to stop financing, arming, training, in many cases joining with russian troops

in estonia the u.s. president and the estonian president is giving a news conference, let's hear what president obama said. >> we have spoken since last year on the situation in ukraine. your life reflect the story of your nation, the son of refugees returning home to chart a pass for a free and democratic eston estonia, as many know, thomas and his family was taken to new jersey, he is still known as tom. it was great to meet your daughter and found she has gone back to new jersey. you knew bruce springstein. you embody the ties between americans and estonians, it's great to have your friendship. i come today because estonia is one of the success stories about a nation claiming independence after the coal war. you have built a vibrant democracy, have become a model with how citizens can react in the first century. estonians can use smartphones to get anything online, from children's grades to health records. i should have called the estonians when we set up our health care website. most of all, i'm here

lou: estonia? >> that is part of nato, i don't think that president has a choice there, he has to honor america's word, the world condemnation would be so overwhelming in this case. so, think that american people would find that unacceptable. lou: good-bye ukraine? and never mind? >> yeah, well, no, not never mind but with crimea was a introduction, if you want to this chapter. that is we can do so much in ukraine but question is, are you willing to take on putin who just last week was preminding us that he is say nuclear power. lou: juan williams, we thank you for being here appreciate it. >> my pleasure lou. lou: good to see you, more proof of the tern style -- turn style of washington and wall street, eric cantor may have lost his seat in congress. but vice chairman managing director now, cantor's new salary 3.4 million, a slight bump from 193 thousand dollar salary in the house. don't you love it we're coming right back. >> security breached and so of the privacy of a-list celebrities who find

estonia republics. the three nato members actually border the russian federation it's just about 30 kilometers from where i'm standing right here. there is real concern. not least because vladimir putin has said for some time now that he reserves the right to intervene and protect russian speakers that he feels are under threat in estonia, has a sizeable ethnic population number, about 25% of its 1.3 million people. there have been long-standing concerns in moscow that those russians are not treated fairly. russia is not an official language in estonia. so it's being seen as a possible motive that russia may support some kind of unrest in estonia. it's one of the reasons, of course, the main reason that president obama is coming here. brooke? >> certainly symbolic before he heads to wales for this nato summit. gloria, to you, as the nato summit happens on thursday, russia appears to be ramping things up ukraine. do you see that as a direct challenge from him to vladimir putin? >> well, he would view it

lou: estonia? >> that is part of nato, i don't think that president has a choice there, he has to honor america's word, the world condemnation would be so overwhelming in this case. so, i think that american people would find that unacceptable. lou: good-bye ukraine? and never mind? >> yeah, well, no, not never mind but with crimea was a introduction, if you want to this chapter. that is we can do so much in ukraine but question is, are you willing to take on putin who just last week was preminding us that he is say nuclear power. lou: juan williams, we thank you for being here appreciate it. >> my pleasure lou. lou: good to see you, more proof of the tern style -- turn style of washington and wall street, eric cantor may have lost his seat in congress. but vice chairman managing director now, cantor's new salary 3.4 million, a slight bump from 193 thousand dollar salary in the house. don't you love it we're coming right back. >> security breached and so of the privacy of a-list celebrities who fin

she is traveling with the president in estonia. whata, give me a sense of we can expect obama's message to be. the mood of that flight, is this an emboldened president? >> yes, i think so. .bama arrived last night very early this morning. he is already in meetings. as we speak he is about to meet and estonian president, later with the president of latvia and lithuania. they will be talking about protection of the baltic states. should they see russian aggression like the ukraine, they also will likely be discussing the situation in the middle east. how much will the latest news out of iraq and syria overshadow obama's agenda. -- agenda? >> less so than today in estonia. it is a clear agenda here. it will be talking about protection under the nato alliance under the baltic nations. tonight president obama flies to wales and friday will attend the nato summit with the 28 member states. isre, the discussion certainly likely to center on what is going on in iraq and syria with the murder yesterday of the american journalist stephen sot

the president heading to estonia estonia,ith leaders of latvia, and lithuania -- for mer soviet republics now part of nato. no de-escalation. 4000 troops ready to deploy, a rapid response force for eastern europe. never really been tested. it was created to go against this of the union and the cold war. all of the sudden, really? >> i will put on twitter and facebook my conversation with stavridis,mes former supreme commander of nato. >> what was his take away? this completely pushes away the islamic state debate, israel-gaza. >> we will check in with hans nichols. i want to get to our second front-page story. atad might make another run t-mobile. in talks with private equity firms about teaming up to make an improved offer for t-mobile. >> this will not go away. indicated it is going to negotiate if an offer is for at least 35 dollars a share. t-mobile rejected iliad's offer of $33 a share -- $15 billion for a 57% stake. >> back and forth with the fourth-largest carrier. so much smaller than verizon and at&t. >> the regulators in the u.s. are determined to keep that 4 p layer telecom ope

estonia's leadership have called for permanent nato bases to be positioned here in estonia and in the baltics as well. that is not something that is going to go forward although there may be a compromise in the sense there is a rapid reaction force that will be discussed further at the nato summit in wales on thursday. 4,000 personnel a could be deployed the the ballotics in the event of russian aggression on a 48 hour notice. that may with a compromise position that may satisfy some of estonia's concerns about its security. >> the president will have to manage expectations in estonia i imagine. they would like a thousand troops on the border tomorrow. that will not happen. you are normally based in moscow. how will they view this visit to estonia by the u.s. president? >> i think they will be mildly irritated by it. certainly already the talk of the rapid reaction force and the russian president is reassessing their strategy as well. they are not detailed what they are going to do. but they are going to be regarding nato of more of a threat. repositioning their forces near their fron

barack obama is in estonia. he is giving a firm show of support for nato's newest members in the face of russia's growing pressure on ukraine. this, as confusion reigns over whether or not a cease-fire deal was really reached. a second american journalist has been beheaded by militants from the islamic state organization. this, as washington authorizes more troops into iraq to beef up protection for u.s. citizens there. and and angola -- ebola patient escaped a treatment center in library, causing panic in the streets. this, as dr. city are losing the battle against the disease. -- doctors say they are losing the battle against the disease. also coming up for you this hour, going to the vanilla capital of the world in madagascar are to look at the troubling state of the farmers there. you can see how -- hell has no. as a woman scorned. -- has no fury as a woman scorned. that is from shakespeare. but it is true on their stormy relationship. the president just up found out about it today. first, reports on whether

the leader of estonia. the primell speak to ss latvia,nd president o with when you, and estonia. >> afraid are these countries of the -- a russian incursion? >> this is a key topic of conversation, especially among older estonians. the relations have never been very warm since 1991 when the country's one dependents -- independence. olderars of russia among people increased after their war with georgia in 2008. what is happening now in ukraine is only helping these fears to grow. even though the president has cited these existential fears, the official stance of the leaders is the country has never been as well protected against external threats thanks to nato membership. >> would do the russian minorities in these countries think? this -- latvia and estonia have large russian minorities. what are they are saying about the activities in ukraine and where that might lead? >> yes. a quarter of than residents of latvia and estonia are russian. while there have not been many opinion polls on the issue, recent st

air force one has just landed in estonia. the president is expected to speak to leaders from estonia, latvia and lithuania about the crisis in ukraine. at least that is a topic that is expected to come up. it's one of the many hot topics and hotspots ukraine in the world right now the president has a lot on his plate. at the same time, the president is in estonia, his secretary of state and his secretary of defense are headed to the middle east to talk more about the crisis regarding syria and iraq. and the so-called islamic state. and how to deal with that crisis as well. we'll continue to cover both of those stories but coming up next. islamic state group allegedly executes another american journalist. former cia director james wool is a weighs in. plus detroit's historic bankruptcy trial. how a grand bargain could help save the city but take money out of the pockets of retirees. @j >>> live pictures of president obama in estonia. he just landed. it's a little after 6:30 in the morning in estonia. and the president obama's

estonia, latvia and lithuania. it is a spoke in the eye that's going to elicit more discussions at the summit, i think mr. obama wanted to lay down the marker at this 30-minute speech and saying there's going to be a whole lot more talk about this and our values are such that we have to create order when isis, russia, and hamas creating chaos. we have been dealing with our nato and non-nato partners for many years and i think the nato conference is going to pull together actions not on the part of the military. the military can do the deployment. i've seen that. in fact, there's an exercise going on right now with 16 nato and non-nato members, but he wants the politicians to realize they got to pull it together. >> general hurtling, stand by as well. i want to bring in gordan chang. he's an expert on nuclear proliferation. he wrote an article for "the daily beast" on vladimir putin, go ahead and explain what you mean as far as a nuclear threat issued by the russians. >> on friday, vladimir putin talked about russia

here in estonia, when people joined the line, the password was freedom. as one man said the berlin wall is made of brick and concrete. our wall is stronger. and it was. >> president obama speaking in estonia today about this, about the baltic way, one day on the 23rd of august 25 years ago in 1989, when the people of estonia and latvia and lithuania, they did this simple and staggering protest in which they just lined up down the middle of the road and became a single file line holding hands all the way across their countries. millions of people in one human line to say that they wanted their independence from what was then dying as the soviet union. and they got it. president obama paying tribute to that today. and then getting a big response from the same audience when he turned to the issue of russia, when he used some of the most aggressive language he has used yet about what he described as the threat that post soviet russia poses right now to its neighbors, including its more skiddish neighbors that border russia directly, countries like estonia. pr

estonia does it. every ally must do it. fifth, we must continue to stand united against russia's aggression in ukraine. [applause] keep in mind that repeatedly president putin has ignored the opportunity to resolve the crisis this ukraine diplomatically. the united states, the european union, our partners around the world have all said we prefer a diplomatic solution. but in light of russia's unwillingness to seize that opportunity, we have come together to impose major sanctions on russia for its actions. and make no mistake, russia is paying a price. its capital is fleeing, foreign investment is plummeting because investors know that today's russia is a bad bet given its behavior. the russian economy has slipped into recession, its energy production -- which is the engine of the russian economy -- is expected to drop. its credit rating is near junk status, the ruble just fell to an all-time low. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are weakening russia. russia's actions are hurting the russian people. and it doesn't have

estonia calling for a permanent base. the other nato countries also very worried from what they see and as david said of the growing evidence that russia is very much involved in the conflict in ukraine. >> okay. david, for the time being, from kiev, thank you very much. our correspondent from kiev, david stern giving the reaction to all of this. let's cross over now to speak to the romanian foreign minister. he is speaking to us live from london. thank you very much, minister, for speaking to us here on "bbc world news." president obama was in estonia trying to calm fears that this crisis in ukraine will spread to other neighboring countries. as a neighbor of ukraine, are you worried? >> it is true that we also have a clear concern here, romania, and it is not only romania, about the fact that russia's aggressive attitudes against ukraine is related to much more complex project related to the region. to create a ring of conflict against also the republic of moldova, we know the situation, it is related also to georgia, i

estonia. the baltic states given the russian challenge. i thought it was very clear he placed the whole issue in context about the importance of the alliance and what estonia has accomplished. i think it should be very happy and i think he went some way to telling couldn't that if he were to even think about messing around in the baltics, the united states will respond. >> it is very much on article five of the nato treaty, this attack on one country is an attack on all members of nato. he said that guarantee is crystal clear but does that really stand up in the face of this sort of little green men that western observers see the russians having meddled in eastern ukraine? >> and the challenge they will have to work out over the weeks and. it is this gray zone warfare. there really isn't a proven sort of strategy to deal with that. i think parts of it will include stationing u.s. and nato troops there so that if estonians or latvians have to engage with russian separatists have allied troops t

now it's believed that he is with the president of estonia. i know they have a meeting earlier, and then the president is going to hold a press conference today, meeting with the baltic leaders. and then heading out to wales for the site of a two-day nato summit. but there is president barack obama. and no doubt in his questioning, allison, he is going to be asked than isis video. and the question is how is he going to respond, what is he going to say finally when he does speak on it. >> he promised swift justice after james foley's beheading. we will see what that means. and if the president ex-pounds on that. it's only 6:30 in the morning there. so we may be waiting awhile for the press conference. >> i think it's scheduled for it's 6:00 in the morning. i think the press conference is scheduled for three, maybe this afternoon. let me get my ducks in a row here. supposed to land at 11:25. the plane did land at 11:25. 3:20 a.m. on wednesday, he arrives in -- at the palace and signs the guest book. that's overnight. that means 11:20 i would ima

so why is the president in estonia ahead of meeting with the nato allies? why estonia? >> he tacked on the visit to the already scheduled nato summit trip because he wanted to come to former russian republic and talk about how the u.s. and nato are committed as allies with estonia and the other two baltic nations to their protection. nato membership guarantees protection and if russia should encroach on estonia or -- as it did in ukraine, mr. bam's message is that the u.s. and nato would have their backs. he is also hear because, of course, it's very close to mr. putin's back yard and it's clearly sending a signal that obama is serious about his message, which up to date has mostly involved sanctions. host: so we were just showing video of the president landing down in estonia, holding that news conference as we referenced earlier this morning. he's going to speak again later this morning, 9:00 a.m. eastern time. and then what do you expect him to say this morning about nato and russia? what do these -- what do our nato allies want to hear from him? >> we expect him to

a quarter of the people in estonia are ethnic russians. the president claims that russia's interference in ukraine effectively collapses the security system. i asked him why he's so dismayed by the west's response to russia's medaling. >> i'm not worried about countries in nato abrogating their agreements, i'm worried about a world in which you can no longer assume that all of the other agreements work. we have seen this dramatic increase in air incursions throughout europe and even in the united states we see these things happening, and we have worked hard ever since world war ii to create a brood range of agreements that keeps the world from going to war. and now we see in 2014, the agreement -- the -- the framework that was set up in 45, and we have developed since then rather extensively is not holding anymore. >> in your speech to the united nations, you also referred to georgia. what happened in georgia six years ago, you said it was alarms bells rang, but no one heard the wake-up call. we must take conflict more seriously and suppor

four the president was starting to stop first in estonia. >> estonia will never standalone. reporter: republicans say those types of assurances are necessary because allies are not confident about american leadership. >> there is no credibility. if the president and john kerry keep talking about coalitions, how are you going to warm coalitions with people who do not trust your? those who know that you are totally unreliable tour the president now getting a little pressure from democrats. senator is demanding that the president congress with a strategy to eliminate isis. nelson thing that he will introduce legislation to authorize the president to use heiress rights, saying that the head of this is here and it's time to go after it. lou: president obama struggling to verbalized us where he stands on the threat posed by the islamic state and flat out failed to outline a coherent strategy that he supports his defense secretary who has remained clear. secretary chuck hagel today said that airstrikes in syria are on the table. correspondent catherine herridge is at the pentagon t

as we covered earlier, the president is on a trip that covers estonia and wales. full coverage next on "morning joe." and that's all for "way too early." let's toss it over. >>> whatever the murderers think they'll accomplish, they've already fail. they fail because, like people around the world, americans are repulsed by their barbourism. their or hifk acts only unite us and stiff fin our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. and those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> top of the hour, welcome to "morning joe." that was president obama in estonia in the past hour talking about isis and the latest -- >> a horrific video. a lot of people shaken up by it, obvious obviously. i got a friend calling me yesterday afternoon asking me after the beheading whether new york was still a safe place to raise their kids. i know you got a call from a friend who was --

the choice of estonia was crystal clear. he wanted to be close to russia to send the message while not actually being in ukraine itself. an important moment for the president. arguably more important than what my play out and wales. >> how does that discussion change? >> i'm not sure it changes all that much. i don't think the president wants to change the tone. you heard him encourage fellow nato members to step up. trust and verify. >> ukraine to build up state border with russia. i have no idea what that means. a moving target of the headline. does the united states control nato? when the united states wakes up in the morning do they say, we are in charge here? >> there is no doubt who is the most important member of nato. we can -- contribute more than 70% of the military might behind it. but this is an alliance that has been in place for years and an important alliance. people of question whether it was really needed in this day in age. this last couple of weeks and months have proven to the obama administration the imp

hello, estonia. thank you, oscar for your wonderful introduction and for representing the talent and the energy and the optimism of today's estonia. especially its young people. oscar is sitting next to his father. his father and i agree that we are getting grey, so we have to make sure that somebody is coming up behind us. give oscar a great round of applause for the great job he did. [applause] to the president and distinguished guest and the people of estonia, it is a great pleasure to be with you in this historic city and this beautiful land. i thank you for the hospitality you have shown me today. i've been assured that the weather is always like this. my only regret is that i missed the summers -- i will try to come back next time and catch it. i bring with me the friendship of the american people and i'm honored to be the first president of the united states to deliver an address like this to the people of estonia. i just had the opportunity to meet once again with the presidents of all the ba

here in estonia, when people joined the line, the password was freedom. as one man said, the berlin wall is made of brick and concrete. our wall is stronger. and it was. >> president obama speaking in estonia today about this, about the baltic way, one day on the 23rd of august 25 years ago in 1989, when the people of estonia and latvia and lithuania, they did this simple and staggering protest in which they just lined up down the middle of the road and became a single file line holding hands all the way across their countries. millions of people in one human line to say that they wanted their independence from what was then dying as the soviet union. and they got it. president obama paying tribute to that today. and then getting a big response from the same audience when he turned to the issue of russia, when he used some of the most aggressive language he has used yet about what he described as the threat that post soviet russia poses right now to its neighbors, including its more skiddish neighbors that border russia directly, countries like estonia. p

estonia does it. every ally must do it. fifth, we must continue to stand united against russia's aggression in ukraine. [applause] keep in mind that repeatedly, president putin has ignored the opportunity to resolve the crisis in ukraine diplomatically. the united states, the european union, our partners around the prefer ae all said we diplomatic solution. of russia's unwillingness to seize that opportunity, we have two come together to impose major sanctions on russia for his actions. make no mistake, russia is paying a price. capital is fleeing. foreign investment is plummeting. investors know that today's russia is a bad bet given his behavior. has slippedeconomy into recession. it's energy production, the engine of the russian economy, is inspected to drop. credit rating near junk status. the rubel just felt when all time low. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are weakening russia. russia's actions are hurting the russian people. way.esn't have to be this we have no interest in weakening russia. it's a nation with

at a press conference here in morning in estonia, mr. obama had this to say. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific events only unite us and stiffen our fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: the brew at of isis militants and the threat they pose is one of two major security crisis he is confront on his trip. here in estonia, a nato ally that borders russia there is growing concern and whether russian incurses, come calling an invasion could happen here. obama's visit only the second by a u.s. president to estonia is highly symbolic and comes with a message to russian president vladimir putin as one u.s. official put it to the russian, don't even think about messing around here. that's a theme that will be continued tomorrow at the nato summit in wales. reena and tahman. >> all right, definitely vin, thank you. >>> breaking developments. the fighting in eastern ukraine between russian-backed militants and government forces has killed 2600 people. last week militants ambush ed groups thanks to help from russia. >>> the admini

estonia does it. every ally must do it. fifth. we must continue to stand united against russia's aggression in ukraine. [applause] keep in mind that repeatedly president putin has ignored the opportunity to resolve the crisis in ukraine diplomatically. the united states, the european union, our partners around the world, have all said we prefer a diplomatic solution. but in light of russia's unwillingness to seize that opportunity, we have come major to impose sanctions on raugs for its actions. and make no mistake. russia is paying a price. capital is fleeing, foreign investment is plummeting. because today's investors know that russia is a bad bet because of its bare. the russian economy has slipped into recession, the production is expected to drop. its credit rating is near junk status. the ruble fell to an all-time low. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are weakening russia. russia's actions are hurting the russian people. it doesn't have to be this way. we have no interest in weakening russia. it's a nation with a rich h

fr the president was starting to stop first in estonia. >> estonia will never standalone. reporter: republicans say those types of assurances are necessary because allies are not confident about american leadership. >> there is no credibility. if the president and john kerry keep talking about coalitions, how are you going to warm coalitions with people who do not trust your? those who know that you are totally unreliable tour the president now getting a little pressure from democrats. senator is demanding that the president congress with a strategy to eliminate isis. nelson thing that he will introduce legislation to authorize the president to use heiress rights, saying that the head of this is here nd it's time to go after it. lou: preside obama struggling to verbalized us where he stands on the threat posed by the islamic state and flat out failed to outline a coherent strategy that he supports his defense secretary who has remained clear. secretary chuck hagel today said that airstrikes in syria are on the table. correspondent catherine herridge is at the pentagon toni

estonia is a small economy. estonia will not compensate for the lack of 26 other allies from stepping forward. it has to be meaningful. it has to be purchasing equipment that can be used both for collective defense purposes and crisis management. role.s where the isis so, this way many summits these defense initiatives, smart defense. we keep rebranding it. i hope they realize we have to put forward and get serious about it. it is a part of a conversation i have not heard in a long time in europe. but europe's economy is not only fragile it is highly vulnerable and there will be limits to what europe can do. >> i agree with health er. i think the question is not whether burden sharing or smart are put forward, there will be a message about sharing burdens and sharing costs. it is whether the 2% piece continues to be the particular 2 x 4 used. i think the united states and others will continue to press allies to commit on their defense commitments. what i find promising or is the pressure the press there will be

he's in estonia as vladimir putin boasts he can take ukraine's capital in two weeks. jennifer griffin in somalia. brit hume with leaders on foreign policy. and another example of isis savagery with catherine harris. >> reporter: steven sotloff's family seemed to be bracing itself for the worst news tonight a spokesman said they are aware of the video and grieving in private. the new video called a second message to america purports to show the execution of journalist steven sotloff, a masked terrorist knife in hand stands next to him and the video end with a horrific image of a head placed on top of a bloody body. the intelligence community analyzes the video the white house offered condolences but no confirmation that it's genuine. >> i'm not in a position to confirm the authenticity. our prayers are with mr. sotloff and his family. >> reporter: two weeks ago isis threatened to kill sotloff. if the u.s. continued air strikes against islamic state targets in iraq. another hostage believed to be british is shown at the end of this latest video and there is a warning fr

here is estonia. the at lies wants to stand up -- the allies want to stand up for estonia if they attack. 4,000 nato troops will respond to russian aggression if they need to. but vladimir putin has been laughing off the pushback from the nato allies. it was leaked that vladimir putin said if i want to take kiev in two weeks i will. vladimir putin is still marching forward and it's a huge, huge threat as the president tries to deal with isis. chris, good morning to you. i want to show you the cover of the new york daily news. here is the headline. do you have a strategy now, mr. president. do we? >> reporter: there is a strategy but it's not one the present feels comfortable telling the american people. that should be the most alarming thing about this phase of this long war is the president does not feel comfortable with the contradictory back and forth statement making sure to water it down. there is a strategy, it's just not one the president feels okay talking to the american people about. that's

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the in estonia this morning. jim, tell us more about the president's press conference. >> reporter: that's right, kate. that was the president talking for the first time about the killing of american journalist steven sotloff. he vowed that justice will be done, that the u.s. will not be intimidated by what he called a horrific act of violence but kate he was also asked about that comment that he made last week when he said at the white house that the u.s. does not have a strategy for dealing with isis in syria. the president said he was merely talking about the prospect of military action in syria in a might require congressional approval. the president went on to say his goal in terms of dealing with isis is to destroy the terrorist group. here's what he had to say. >> the bottom line is this. our objective is clear, and that is to degrade and try isil so that it's no longer a threat not just to iraq but also the region and to the united states. >> reporter: now later on a few breaths later the president went o

the president responded at a news conference in estonia earlier this morning. here's what he said. >> whatever these murderers think they'll achieve by killing innocent americans like stephv they have already failed. around the world, repulsed by their barbarism. we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve. >> strong words from the president. even stronger words from the vice president, joe biden. a top state department official told cnn stay tuned for details on what the u.s. will do to combat isis. what are you hearing? >> well, they're still in the discussion phases. the question is, how can the international community work together to combat isis, and that's what secretary kerry will be doing, later next week when he traveled to the middle east. he'll be meeting with mideast allies, saying, here is what the u.s. can do, how can you help. it's not just about military action. it's about drying up the finances. diplomatic action. the real question, wolf, is whether the u.s. would be undertaking strikes in

he's going to estonia. he's going to wales obviously for this nato summit, which is going to be the most consequential nato summit, according to many analysts and experts, since the cold war. this is not only to deal with this unstoppable apparent onslaught by president putin in ukraine threatening europe, but also in desperate search of some kind of strategy to confront isis. even his own top military commanders say you cannot just have a few strikes in iraq against this group. it was born in syria. it is still there. with a safe haven in syria. mostly in the raukef province. if it is not confronted in syria, it will regroup, replenish and keep going. as you know, it now has a massive swath of territory, a huge size of territory across the syria/iraq border, which it has decided to obliterate. it calls itself the islamic state. it is the first time a terrorist network has actually had what amounts to a state in order to raise armies, to threaten not only the people in the region but the blowback. because o

with all this in mind president obama addressed russia's approach at a press conference in estonia. >> i'll leave it up to others to interpret mr. putin's psychology on this, but in terms of actions, what we've seen is aggression and appeal to national sentiments that have historically been very dangerous in europe. >> also breaking this morning, just a short time ago a national security council spokesperson confirming the authenticity of the isis video showing u.s. citizen steven sotloff decapitated by an isis terrorist. president obama offered his condolences on behalf of all americans to sotloff's family and sent this message to isis militantses. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only nig s us and those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> and now to nbc's richard engel who has more on the tragic turn of events. steven sotloff sat calmly as he waited to die. the 31-year-old reporter's voice never broke as he read a statement, a knife held by his throat. sotloff's

sure, if russian troops rolled into ta lien, the capital of estonia, that's one thing. but most likely putin will start to destabilize the baltics because they have ethnic russian populations in there the same way he did ukraine. if he does that, is nato likely to act? i doubt it very much. i suspect that's where he's going next, the baltic. >> i agree with that. i few years ago, jimmy tarter's national security adviser warned, russia without ukraine is a normal state. russia with ukraine becomes an empire. that's important for us to understand. this is changing the character of the russian state as we have known it since the end the cold war. it is bringing it back to something very much like what it was before. and once it's ukraine, it doesn't need to be the baltic states. there are lots of targets of opportunity for vladimir putin, northern kazakhstan, huge country, a large russian population. >> that's not a nato state. >> of course not. but it means he is going to begin piece by piece to reconstitute aspect of the old soviet union. that is dangerous for the kind o

one official put it, don't even think about messing with estonia. a message that will be carried over in wales starting tomorrow. reena and tahman. >> devin, thanks very much. putin's 130eksman says he has spoken to the leader and in agreement about how to resolve the crisis. the fighting in eastern ukraine between russian-backed militants has killed 2600 people. earlier militants ambushed and rooted government groups thanks to russia. >>> another hot spot, ordering another 350 troops to baghdad to help its embassy and personnel bringing the number to more than 800 military personnel backing up the diplomatic security. most of the new troops are from the army. the rest are the marines. >>> three people are dead after a fighter jet exploded in a residential neighborhood. the jet was participating in a memorial ceremony for another pilot would crashed a few days earlier. the plane hit buildings when it crashed. about half a mile from the libyan parliament building. one of the dead was a young boy. nine other people were injured. >>> we're hoping to le

their weight. >> estonia contributes its full share, its full 2% of g.d.p. to the defense of our alliance. estonia is an example of how every nato member needs to do its fair share for our collective defense. >> reporter: as it nervously watches events in ukraine, the estonian government said this week it wants more. it wants permanent nato bases on its own territory. in addition, ukraine is now saying it wants to join the alliance. meanwhile, the pentagon announced today that 200 u.s. soldiers will take part in an exercise in western ukraine next week. and france said it's halting the delivery of a warship to russia. but the tense situation in eastern europe won't be the only topic on the agenda at the nato summit. officials are also set to discuss strategies for combating the islamic state group in iraq and syria. as well as the way forward for the alliance in afghanistan. due to the bitter, contested presidential election there, the country has no set leader yet so the afghan government has yet to sign an agreement to keep any u.s. or nato troops in the c