The News with Rick Sanchez - March 20, 2019 (20:00 ET)

HUGE: Russia, China & US circling Kazakhstan

Nursultan Nazarbayev stepped down from the presidency of Kazakhstan after nearly 30 years in power. Rick Sanchez explains the country’s powerful position, its enormous importance vis-à-vis oil and natural gas and what Nazarbayev’s resignation might mean for regional and global politics. Then RT America’s Yulia Shapovalova reports the details of Nazarbayev’s long career and sudden departure. Finally, former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins Rick Sanchez to discuss Kazakhstan’s geopolitical significance. 

War criminal says he’s a scapegoat — is he?

RT America’s Alex Mikhailovich joins Rick Sanchez to discuss recent events in the case of Radovan Karadzic, former President of Republika Srpska, who appealed his 2016 conviction at a UN criminal tribunal for genocide and war crimes only to have his appeal rejected and his 40-year sentence to life in prison.

New law: police now can snatch your phone

Nevada is contemplating a law that would allow police to use controversial “textalyzer” technology to scan cellphones and determine whether or not a driver was using his or her phone at the time of a car crash. RT America’s Rachel Blevins joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the controversial proposal.