rain in the pacific northwest. snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> 50s in the northwest. 20s across the upper midwest. 30s in the northeast. 51 in atlanta. and a warm 84 in miami. new developments from ukraine. reports that russia is pulling troops away from the ukraine border, although russian troops still remain in that sovereign country. this bit of hope comes as secretary of state john kerry arrives in ukraine's capital today. u.s. officials are saying the pentagon has put on hold all of its military exercises with russia, as well as any bilateral meetings, port visits and planning conferences. at the white house there is growing pressure on president obama to find a solution to the crisis. there are reports the administration is getting ready to impose sanctions against russia. for more on all this, abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: white house officials say what concerns them is when it comes to exactly what is going on on the ground in ukraine, putin seems to be operating from his own set of facts.