russia makes conform to this affirmation we received today. this reaffirmation secretary kerry is talking about is happening as vladimir putin orders drills and readiness checks near the nation s borders. 150,000 russian combat troops are now at the ready. and a u.s. military source telling cnn troops could move very, very quickly if and when order comes from moscow. the fear would be to storm and reclaim ukraine specifically to the peninsula there. a peninsula that connects ukraine to russia in the east. 50 gunmen have taken over a parliament building there, cutting the wire and storming the grounds. they raised the russian flag. look at this. a move many fear would be a symbolic move on what s to come. keep in mind this part of the country, this is the russian dominated area. we talked about this before. the area we highlighted red for you. this is the part of the country that is dominated by ethnic russians and russian speakers. the concern now is could the u.s. be on th
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the truce in ukraine never had a chance. the slaughter on the streets of kiev erupted again just hours after a cease-fire was announced between police and antigovernment protesters. this is kiev, the capital city, the center of the violence. the health department there reported 67 people were killed today. for three months, protesters have been demanding that ukraine have greater economic ties with western europe. this week, the protests exploded in violence. cbs news correspondent holly williams is near the square in kiev tonight. holly. reporter: scott, the fighting has died down here in the center of kiev tonight, but after a day of bloodshed, the demonstrators are already putting up new barricades preparing for more violence. ukraine s fragile truce crumbled within hours. on kiev s independence square this morning, protesters were picked off
it may be the most deeply personal cause on president obama s agenda and led to some very powerful moments today at the white house ceremony that ended just a while ago. the president delivering a powerful speech and drawing on his own background, growing up without a father, the president launched a program called my brother s keeper to keep young minority men in school and out of jail and put them on the road to success. i explained to them that when i was their age, i was a lot like them. i didn t have a dad in the house. and i was angry about it, even though i didn t necessarily realize it at the time. i made bad choices. i got high without always thinking about the harm that it could do. i didn t always take school as seriously as i should have. i made excuses. sometimes i sold myself short and i remember when i was saying chris, you may remember this. after i was finished, the guy sitting next to me said, are you talking about you? i said yeah. and the point was i c
terrifying. good morning, everyone. good to see you today. welcome to early start. i m john berman. i m christine romans. it is thursday, february 27th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s begin this morning in arizona, where opponents of a so-called religious freedom bill overjoyed this morning. governor jan brewer has vetoed the measure that would have allowed businesses to deny service to gays and others, to deny service to their own customers based on religious grounds. brewer says the bill could have produced unintended negative consequences. let s get more from cnn s miguel marquez. reporter: john, christine, calls for veto and protests turned into celebration here at the arizona capitol. they even produced signs very quickly for, thank you, governor brewer, and they were chanting thank you, jan, after vetoing the bill that the governor said strongly, in a strong statement to say this bill was too broadly written and there was no reason for it to be law in arizon
sieveness. in the end, the governor said she did what she had to do. after weighing all of the arguments, i have vetoed senate bill 1062 moments ago. reporter: it was the news so many had hoped to hear. i am absolutely thrilled. happiness. it s about time. i knew she was going to do it. reporter: arizona s governor vetoes the bill. i call them like i see them, despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd. reporter: the governor says the bill was broadly worded with the potential to create more problems than it could solve. i not heard of one example where business owner s religious liberty had been vie litted. reporter: the reaction as passionate as the days of protesting that catapulted this bill into the national spotlight. we did this. we did this. reporter: some of the nation s most prominent lawmakers and businesses joining the fight. and the nfl was watching closely as the super bowl committee expressed concerns. she didn t want to be known as t