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Why did the fda approve a painkiller after many of its own advisors warned against it . Could one pill put a child in danger . Good evening. And we do begin with fastmoving developments. The volatile situation in ukraine tonight. Will president putin move in with military despite those warnings from the white house . We have learned of a phone call between president putin add obama right there in the oval office. That comes haurs after president dom warned there would be a cost if russia makes any military movement. We have two reports tonight. First abcs Alex Marquardt in ukraine where many are asking about the men in uniform gathering already. Reporter good evening. The Russian Military has been seen moving around here as mysterious unidentified pro russia militia groups continuing seizing government buildings and airports. Tonight the unrest is spreading. In one city today, prorussia democrat administrator beat supporters of the new Ukrainian Government forcing them to kneel. Children, too. Their faces bloodied. Across this part of eastern ukraine, flags on government buildings torn down and replaced with russias. From crimea to eastern cities along russias border, russian fervor is growing. Their efforts fueled with russias vote tonight authorizing military force in ukraine. There is no mistaking the mood here in crimea where most see themselves not as ukrainians but as russians, and many would welcome the russian army with open arms. Its one people. Belarus, russia, ukrainian, its one people. You want the russian army to come here . Its our family. Its not russian army. Its our family. They protect us. Reporter as ukraine grows more and more divided, president obama has warned russia against military action. There will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. Reporter that american warning falling on deaf ears in moscow. Tonight the president called for calm but said the military are at its highest alert level. I want to bring in our chief correspondent, jonathan karl, working this breaking story on a saturday night. We heard the president from 24 hours ago warning putin. Now we learn of this phone call. Do we know anything about what was said . Reporter white house officials told me the president called on putin to withdraw Russian Forces back to their bases. According to the white house the language used in this call was tough. The president called russians action a clear violation and breach of international law. In terms of what he could do about it, the president raised the possibility the u. S. Would cancel participation with russia in upcoming meetings including that big summit in sochi in june. You reported military options were off the table. Does that remain the case tonight . Absolutely. There is no discussion with u. S. Military involvement whatsoever. John, thank you. Now to our other big headline, the fierce Weather Coast to coast. Heavy snow and ice battering the middle of the country and moving east at this hour. Out on the west coast, rain causing havoc on the roads. In denver heavy snow triggering a fatal pileup of more than 100 cars. A family walking away on foot. And to the west, so much rain outside los angeles. Highways turning into rivers. The hills have been stripped by fire, rivers of mud filling the streets. Our weather team on it all. We begin with alex perez in chicago. Reporter in just seconds a saturday morning turned to chaos in colorado. Snow and ice blamed on that pileup in denver killing at least one person after temperatures plummeted 42 degrees in just one day. In montana three people recovering in the hospital after an avalanche came crashing into their homes. The entire town digging them out including an 8yearold boy playing outside. Another massive storm on the move. The winter just wont quit. Its terrible. Reporter this new storm narrow but long impacting 100 Million People over some 1,500 miles. Along the way, snow, ice and freezing rain from kansas in the Central Plains through the ohio valley and charging eastward dumping a wintry mix along the east coast by monday. Take a look at this. Not even the Niagara Falls a match for mother natures biting cold. 60 of the waters frozen. From arkansas to West Virginia they are keeping an eye on power lines. The heavy ice could lead to widespread power outages. Alex from chicago. The rain continues in the west. Is it helping the states historic drought. Neighbors just now return to their homes. Abcs dave right in there tonight. David. Reporter good evening, david. Technically california is still in its worst drought in more than a century, but over the past 48 hours we have had more rain than in the past year. Its hard to fathom that when this week began, california was bone dry. These torrential rains bringing unusual sights. A funnel cloud near sacramento and in santa cruz this blow hole in a driveway. The ocean right next to the house. Strong surf and high tide creating a mini geyser here in the foothills where fires burnt out the brush, mud slides. This is the plan. I dont want it coming this way. I want it going that way. Reporter yesterday ed and amanda were trying to barricade their home. Mud is coming down. We have got to go. Reporter today they were back long enough to survey the damage and rescue the cat. My wife and i came by. I have got the cat. Im glad to tell you. Reporter the silver lining, all that water is filling up the reservoirs. A month ago we showed you the reservoir. Normally this one would be right up to the brim. As you can see, the water level is way down. Today still not quite full but it is much higher. But the drought isnt over yet. Its too much water too fast. A lot of it is flowing straight into the ocean. As you can imagine, the homeowners shellshocked by this. One month ago they survived the wildfires. Only now to be threatened by mud slides. David. Thank you. I want to bring in our meteorologist shay ryan. Shay, great to have you. The two systems now combining and heading eastward . Yes. Take a look at the map. Its going to happen really quickly. That low over california combines with a cold front, and now in the track its going further south. Heads up to the southeastern states. How much snow and ice . Widespread four to eight inches. In the area darkest pink, eight inches up to a foot. Theres the Ice Accumulation on top of that, and there are going to be places at risk for up to threequarters of an inch of accumulation. And out to the west, the rain. Take a look at these images. The tent over the red carpet. Look at this. Oscar covered in plastic. 24 hours from now will they be able to take the plastic off . They will. Its great timing. Were only looking at a chance of a passing shower and a temperature of 61. Now to a developing headline from china tonight. A horrific scene in china. Men armed with jives entering a train station and taking aim. Look at this image. A policeman taking charge. Abc reporting in from beijing for us right now. Reporter according to chinas state run xinhua news, a gang of men wielding knives dressed in black stormed the train station in kunming, the capitol of chinas yunnan province. Authorities are calling it a premeditated terrorist attack. Survivors describing scenes of bloodshed. I saw a person come after me with a long knife and ran away. China gun laws are the toughest in the world. In recent years they have seen massive stabbings. A december two 12 spree targeting school children. Seven children died in one attack in 2010. The government has blamed some of the past attacks on the mentally unstable. Individuals protesting the leadership. The motive for this attack is still unknown. Gloria, abc news, beijing. Difficult scene from china. Thank you. Back here at home where the u. S. Justice department is now reviewing the death of a man who local authorities called accidental. But after his own family stepped in, to find his body, they reported their discovery of unexplained injuries. Abc on the case tonight. Reporter the mysterious death of Alfred Wright is under a microscope. The 28yearold married father of three found dead in november in east texas. Authorities said he died of a dug overdose, a finding his family rejects. That was not like alfred to run from his responsibilities. Reporter wrights body was found in an area police claimed they searched, and a second autopsy conduct from the family found injuries that suggest homicide. So tonight federal prosecutors are now reviewing the case and will decide whether or not to open a full investigation. Wrights family believes the investigation by the local sheriff who did not return calls today is flawed. They have not interviewed the family. They have not searched the truck. They just didnt do the Due Diligence that you demand from law enforcement. Reporter in a letter urging the Justice Department to act, congresswoman has said he died in a part of texas with a documented history of racial violence against africanamericans, a reference to the gruesome 1998 dragging murder of james byrd in jasper. The question now, whether thats where the similarities end or begin. Now to the medical story involving a painkiller. The drug is called zohydro. Many are asking is it needed . Did the fda ignore warnings by approving it . Reporter dozens of doctors are up in arms urging the fda to revoke its approval of what they call a new dangerous highdose drug that can have up to 10 times more narcotic than vicodin. When you pack this into a single pill, its easy for somebody to overdose and die. Reporter the fdas Committee Votes 112 against approving the dug, but the agency did it anyway. The concern is listed on the drugs prescribing literature. Accidental consumption of one dose of itss personally by children can result in respiratory depression and death due to an overdose of hydrocodone. The fda says it should be reserved for use in patients for whom alternative Treatment Options are ineffective, not tolerated or otherwise inadequate. And the drugs manufacturer says there is a documented patient need for an extended release hydrocodone medicine without acetaminophen. We remain confident in the measures we have proposed to support safe use of zohydro er. And the fda is requiring more studies to look at risks and abuse with longterm use. It hits the market this month. Now out west and to the oscars this weekend and one man up for best films. American hustle. Brian ross knows firsthand. He covered it years ago. Tonight he sits down with the con man behind it all. What he wants now. Reporter the movie American Hustle is based on the real life fbi sting on Congress Called abscam. It was a huge scandal when it was first revealed 34 years ago. One of the first big stories i broke as a network correspondent. Investigators calling operation abscam the most important since watergate. The tapes of congressmen captivated a country. It focused attention on the con man and fbi informant who was behind it all. In American Hustle he is called irving played by christian bale. Bale is a dead ringer for the actual con man and informant right down to the tinted glasses and hair combover. His name is mel weinberg. Now 89 years old living in florida and rooting for bail to win an oscar. Thats you . The hair and everything . Yeah. Thats the way my hair combed over. He had me down pat. Reporter weinbergs biggest complaint is the casting of his wife played by Jennifer Lawrence who he says seemed hotter than his mistress played by amy adams. It should have been the other way around. Somebodys mistress should always be hotter than your wife. Reporter but weinberg says he is perfectly happy as he is portrayed as the great American Hustler. Still hoping something is in it for him now. If the movie wins, maybe ill see some money from it. Reporter from a true con man, thats always the bottom line. The real man behind the movie. Our thanks to brian and a much younger brian. Still still much more ahead. Life styles of the rich and notorious. The escape routes revealed. The bottom of the bathtub. After that drug lord wanted in america is captured. And to this countrys most expensive high school stadiums, 60 million, suddenly shut down. Is that money well spent when we come back . Your hepatitis c. Forget its slow moving, you tell yourself. I have time. After all there may be no symptoms for years. No wonder you try to push it to the back of your mind and forget it. But heres something you shouldnt forget. Hepatitis c is a serious disease. If left untreated, it could lead to liver damage and potentially even liver cancer. If you are one of the millions of people with hepatitis c, you havent been forgotten. Theres never been a better time to rethink your hep c. Because people like you may benefit from scientific advances. Advances that could help you move on from hep c. Now is the time to rethink hep c and talk to your doctor. Visit hepchope. Com to find out about Treatment Options. And register for a personalized guide to help you prepare for a conversation with your doctor. Tonight here, some revealing photos emerging after the arrest of el chapo, the drug lord arrested one week ago. Now the elaborate homes and escape routes seen in the bathroom. Abcs aditi roy. Reporter the worlds most powerful and ruthless drug lord lived a modest life. His estimated net worth was 1 billion according to Forbes Magazine placing him on the worlds most powerful list. Lived in ordinary homes, seven in total, in mexico. Newly released video and pictures reveal these houses. The drug lords homes were far from ordinary. Moveable bathtubs with steel ladders to a series of hightech tunnels. Lighting and airconditioning inside. The passageways leading to his other safe homes or waterfilled sewers that allowed guzman to escape authorities. He was arrested in a hotel last week. He escaped prison in 2001, he is now in a high security prison awaiting possible extradition to the u. S. Escapes enunder the bathtub. When we come back, an oscar quiz. Which actress up for an oscar had more time on screen that anyone else . During much of that time she was simply breathing. But your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. Cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be Ready Anytime the moments right. You can be more confident in your ability to be ready. And the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. 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Side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. If you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. Other serious stomach conditions may exist. Avoid if you take clopidogrel. For many, relief is at hand. Ask your doctor about nexium. We showed you earlier the red carpet not looking so red covered in plastic tonight. The rain expected to clear tomorrow making way for the dresses. Who picks them . Behind the scenes tonight. Reporter the awards may be presented inside. But these days outside on the red carpet winners and losers are also crowned. The stakes are make or break high. A dress can change things for girls. Reporter a fashion fail can hurt more than feelings. It can harm your career. Two of the biggest celebrity stylists, Leslie Fremar and karla welch, pulled back the curtain of that secret world for us. Are these the oscar dresses . These are the oscar dresses. This thing must weigh ten pounds. At least. Reporter to snag one requires months of negotiations, strategizing and sometimes even sharp elbows. Only one person gets the dress. Reporter it helps when you have clients like she does, julianne moore, charlize theron, and scarlett johansson. She shows us some designs her clients have worn. This is an old dress. Got mixed reviews. I really like it. Reporter this dress was largely panned. Cinnabun. What do you do when you hear its been less than 100 successful . You call her and say are you okay, and shell be like, im fine. The next time its going to a home run. Reporter of course, its not just oscar season. Theyre busy yearround. If you put a dress on one that someone has once worn . That is the death of a stylist. It still has to be fun. Youre walking down this red carpet, and everyone is screaming your name. Abc news, los angeles. High stakes and nerves behind the scenes. Our oscar coverage kicks off tomorrow 7 00 eastern and 4 00 pacific here on abc. I hope to see you back here tomorrow night. Good night. You back here tomorrow night. Good night. Next as 6 00. New storm damage across the bay area. Its not the rain but the wind and waves that are to blame today. Bay Area Reaction to the International Crisis in ukraine. Tonight the call from local ukraineians about the troubling situation in crimea. Abc7 news at 6 00 starts now. A live look from the mt. Tam cam showing clear sky tonight. A break in the rain, but its the wind and high surf that is causing the most problems. One of the biggest problems spots has been in the south bay and santa cruz county. Sergio kin fan na is live. Right now you can see that west cliff drive is down to one lane of vehicle traffic but a peddans are using the opposite laid. The sidewalk itself is blocked off. Let me show you why. Right over there, theres a sinkhole that measures 10 feet by 10 feet and then drops about 50 feet down to the ocean level below. City crews say they cordoned off a large area because theyre not sure if that sinkhole might grow. The sinkhole formed after waves washed out rocks from a cave that reaches from the beach below to the street above. The water with the heavy storm surge came up through the hole and came up to the surface. Reporter through the year cities crews have tried to plug up the hole and even installed vents to keep the cave from growing. Jennifer was among the people

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