it was his job to train prosecutors to handle sex crime victims. amazing. the new details we re learning this morning in just a bit. good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. great to see you. i m john berman. i m christine romans. it is friday. it bears repeating, it s friday. it is friday. march 7th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. a very busy week and a very busy end to the week. up first, the fight for crimea. western leaders condemning a referendum by crimean lawmakers to separate from ukraine and to join russia. the crimean people will vote on that measure in just nine days. ukraine s interim prime minister boldly declaring crimea was, is and will be an integral part of ukraine moving forward, a sentiment shared by president obama. referendum on the future of crimea would violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. the president pushing hard
white house. there were some positives. the u.s. said that both sides understand that there should be a diplomatic way forward. russia emphasized the importance in u.s.-russia relations. the u.s. has begun sanctions and russia still needs to talk to ukraine. in on hour-long phone call, president obama again urged vladimir putin to pursue a diplomatic solution telling him to have dialogue with ukraine to let in international monitors and pull back his troops to their bases. putin agreed on the need for diplomacy, but they see the situation differently. crimea is part of ukraine. crimea is ukraine. reporter: russia called it impossible to act in the face of unilateral semi-hysterical views. the administration saying it has grave concerns the situation could escalate further and wants to be prepared with powerful, flexible tools. if this violation continues, the resolve of the united states and our allies and the international community will remain firm. reporter: but
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. for the proud u.s. army, this was a day of shame and pain. a brigadier general went on trial charged with sexually assaulting a female captain. the 51-year-old general is believed to be the highest ranking officer ever court- martialed for such a crime, and it comes at a time when the military and congress are struggling over what to do about an epidemic of sexual assault in the armed forces. here s david martin. reporter: his career already ruined, brigadier general jeffrey sinclair entered court to confront his former lover. sobbing and barely able to look at him, the 34-year-old army captain, whose name we are not using, told the court what sinclair threatened to do if she ever revealed their affair. she related the highs and lows of an on again/off again three- year affair during which the married sinclair allegedly used the power of his ran
Orel Hershiser, who made his own return to the mound at Dodger Stadium from major surgery in 1991, is calling Walker Buehler’s return on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. He talked about their similar paths, and the adrenaline that comes from pitching in the majors.
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