Shown up still claiming he is russias leader. Were bringing you the coverage of what could be a developing crisis beginning with phil black live in kiev. Reporter some of those gunmen skrouurrounding that air look like myly sha. Thats why they are calling this an invasion. Overnight, dozens of armed pro Russian Forces seized control of the International Airport and military arpt in the crimea region. They took over a government building yesterday and raised the russian flag. Their fugitive president is expected to emerge from the shadows. A week after being ousted, reports the humiliated leader will hold a News Conference in russia. Likely to anger the demonstrate stray tors against the new government. On thursday, yanukovych told russian News Agencies that the parliaments activity is illegitimate. Voted into the seat of prime minist minister. Well do everything and use all legal means to stabilize the situation in crimea. Reporter hes concerned about images like these. Crimea remains
Shoechlt a little blue sky popping out. Mother nature kind of had us all on egg shells. They thought it was going to rain on the red carpet. It didnt. The red carpet went off without a hitch and the show went off without a hitch. All everybody is saying is that the show, oscars, 86. The 86th Academy Awards was a huge success. John . Well get back to the glamour in a bit. Thanks so much, micayla. Russias official News Agency Says russia has given Ukraine Forces until tomorrow morning to surrender or they will storm military bases on the Crimean Peninsula. Ukrainian troops refusing to surrender to what appear to be Russian Forces, both sides armed and ready. U. S. Officials confirmed that Russian Forces have complete operational control of the Crimean Peninsula. While this is happening, they are said to be calling for the annexation of crimea. We will get back to that in just a moment. Other news, a winter blast smacking a bill chunk of the u. S. More snow and more ice from the midwest t
Unknown substance. Evacuation is affecting terminal b and a norwegian ship. They are out working on this. Also, at this hour, were awaiting a big decision by Arizona Governor, jan brewer, on the controversial ledgereligiou freedom bill. They include american, delta airlines, marriott and at t. Sources are telling us that brewer is very likely to veto it. It would allow businesses to turn away customers on religious grounds. Critics say it is designed to discriminate against gays. Talk about an arctic blast. Temperatures have been below zero in parts of the midwest with windchills reaching 30 below. 1525 degrees lower than normal across the midwest and 1020 below average here in the northeast. Tomorrow, even colder. No end this week to the deep freeze hitting the northern part of this country. An internal email obtained by cnn shows that the department of Homeland Security is cutting the air marshals. The email blames budget cuts but doesnt mention how many positions have been eliminate
Right now in chicago. Much worse in other areas of the midwest. It is just getting to be too much to bear. The latest arctic blast is a harsh reminder that the winter that just wont quit isnt over. Too long, too cold. Reporter cities across the country nearing record levels for snow and low temperatures. Minnesota is an track to break its record of 52 days below zero. Chicago has been below zero for 23 days this winter and the fifth highest snow of all time. Dallas and atlanta experiencing top ten coldest records on record. Theres so much ice on the great lakes, theres concern the shipping season may be delayed. In illinois, the river has massive ice chunks stacking up dangerously high. We dont want it all to break at once. That wont be good. Reporter local governments are spending millions on snow removal and unpatching pot holes. Millions of us are expected to be hit with massive heating bills heating oil, natural gas and propane are all in demand. Customers in new york should expect
Now, despite reports of debris sightings and oil slicks, officials in malaysia say they have not seen evidence of the jet. The possibility of terrorism now in the mix. Brooke will look at that in the moment. Lets bring in jim clancy, live from kuala lumpur. Reporter hopes, fear plus frustration more than 60 hours after this fly vanished off the radar, the mystery of what happened to this flight still eludes us but people are not giving up. This morning the search intensifies for missing Malaysia Flight 370. Now three days into this exhausting hunt for clues, they are scouring the waters of the south china sea. Malaysias Civil Aviation chief says no wreckage has been found. We have not found anything that appears to be objects from the aircraft, let alone the aircraft. Reporter but he did confirm they have taken samples from a spotted oil slick between the waters between malaysia and vietnam in hopes of a positive match. Teams all involved in the search effort with more than 30 aircraft