post-oscars monday. i m john muller. i m marci gonzalez in for diana perez. we have so much ahead this half hour, from the oscars, from the big surprises, the letdowns, all the fashion and glitz. be sure to stick around all morning. i give it a big thumbs up overall. i m impressed you watched the whole thing. from start to finish. that s dedication. it is. and i actually enjoyed it. how about that? we begin with a major story developing overseas. on day four of what the u.s. is calling russia s invasion of the ukrainian region of crimea. russian troops still in unmarked uniforms digging in for what looks to be a long stay. secretary of state john kerry travels to the ukraine tomorrow. abc s terry moran is there. reporter: by sea the russian navy poured in more forces. on the roads, russian troops were on the move. on the border between crimea and the rest of ukraine, russian soldiers were spotted digging trenches, a sign they re here to stay. and nearby, in russia i
up. and the biggest hits surprises and letdowns in 2013. what trends to look out for in 2014. that s coming up. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids.
inning mcguire, stars who seem bigger than life and they re letdowns. they still debtence get endorsements. you always see the megastars get the big money and get the endorsement money. it happens every year as new talent comes into the lesion, you often see they ll get the shoe deal, the trading card deal. but sometimes you have to move on and kind of look up to other people because as i said, a lot of times you can t look at these guys as role models or people to emulate outside of some characteristics such as what they do on the playing field. a lot of times, the bad boy image can be converted to fit them.
no, really, we blew it, willie. we blew it. it was one of the biggest letdowns in ryder cup history. yeah. tied for the biggest single-day comeback. americans were up four points coming into sunday, almost insurmountable, but it was surmounted by the europeans and that putt. the worst part is the americans had tiger woods to close the match. he was coming up 18. you want to put it in his hands to end it. let tiger do it. before he could even do anything about it. one other newspaper, front page of the usa today, ross perot, he was right, he warned us in 1992 what was coming, deficit on the debt, and it is here. and we re facing a fiscal cliff in a couple of months. the guy was right. he looks good, too. he looks good. he looks good. he got a little crazy in the middle of the campaign. a little bit. if he had stayed focused. if he had stayed focused. who am i and what am i doing
it s a long that sparks controversy and outrage as well as sympathy and imitators. today the supreme court told arizona it went too far in trying to stem illegal immigration, taking matters into its own hand that constitutionally belongs to the federal government. the justices struck down three major portions of the law but upheld one of the most controversial provisions. kate bolduan has more. kate, what does the ruling say? hey, joe, it was a big day at the supreme court. one that has both sides trying to spin the ruling in their favor. the high court put the brakes on aggressive state efforts to crack down on immigration, at least for now. from the arizona border to the usz supreme court, the justices offered a split decision on the controversial, illegal immigration law. known as sb 1070. writing for the majority in the 4-3 ruling. justice anthony kennedy said arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration. but the state m