into and out of the region. >> any violation of ukraine's safety is not in the interest of ukraine, russia or europe. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry raised the issue with his russian counter spot earlier friday. >> the question is whether or not what is happening now might be crossings a line in any way. >> reporter: mean while in russia, the ousted ukrainian president emerged for the first time since last week. he held a press conference in russian and blames the west for the unrest in ukraine. >> i think that russia has to and must act. knowing the character of mr. putin i'm surprised to the fact that he's so reserved at keeping silent. >> reporter: at the closed door meeting the russian ambassador said any russian movement that crimea are keeping with arrangements with ukraine. >>> a cheese recall because of fears of listeria has been expand. ment some products were linked to a death in california and illnesses in new port. now the recall is expanded to include cremapura mexicana sour cream. the products were distributed in several states. >>> and this next story is one made

russia failed to reach common ground on ukraine. kerry says if russia ratify the crimea vote, it would be the same and u.s. and the rest of the world won't recognize it >> the president has made it clear that there will be consequences if russia does not find a way to change force. we don't say that as a prep. >> russia's intentions are clear today. the russian's foreign minister says his country won't make a decision until after sunday's vote. investigators worried of the crimea crisis. nasdaq was off by 15. >>> well, starting this week, there is a new way to get around san francisco. as ktvu claudia wong reports of a new water taxi along the bay this weekend and it is the first for the city. >> there is count less ways of getting down the water front. >> it is pretty convenient >> until now you could not do this. >> let's fire this puppy up. >> this is san francisco's first ever water taxi. several months ago the port put out a report forbid. >> we never had this service in the bay so we are literally inventing it from skrch. we a

. >> we will continue to make it clear to russia, that nothing will set to diminish its place in the world. >> reporter: the vote was celebrated with fireworks in crimea's capital. and putin signed a decree recognizing crimea as a sovereign and free state. but russian forces in crimea adds speculation. >>> l' auren scott the long time girlfriend of mick jagger and designer was found dead today. two newspapers was reporting that scott was $5 million in debt in her fashion business. a spokesperson for mick jagger said he was devastated and flying back to new york from australia where the rolling stones were scheduled to perform. >>> a sting leads to hundreds of arrests. >> the coordinated efforts to curve underaged drinking. >> warm today and it is about to get even warmer. our chief meteorologist bill martin will have the forecast [ sally ] i had a pre-existing condition, so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-mail away. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local hel

police in one bay area city will make sure >>> russian president putin finally made crimea a part of russia. he and crimean leaders signed an agreement. mr.putin said it was wrong after crimea was allowed to become part of ukraine. across crimea people were seen celebrating. some people saw what happened today as a homecoming. as for ukrainian residents, they have a month to decide whether they want to return to ukraine or become russian residents. armed gunmen stormed the base and that's when the shooting started. a ukraine soldier and member of a local self-defense brigade died. ukraine's prime minister blamed moscow for turning the political dispute into a military conflict. >>> president obama awarded medals of honor today that he said were long overdue to 23 veterans all of which had been overlooked due to prejudice. the body of one was never recovered. all received the nation's highest honor for valentry. more were latino, jewish or african american. >> some of these soldiers fought and died for a country that did not always see them as equal. >> in the case of the veterans now gone,

ukraine conceded today that crimea is now part of russia. >>> the reverend jesse jackson led -- cameras were not allowed in the meeting, but jackson is reported to have had a 10 minute exchange with meg whitman. she defended the company saying it has a 40 year track record for fighting for racial diversity among suppliers. jackson said that's not enough. >> this board does not look like america. >> outside the board, jackson shook hands with supporters. >>> some delegate work today on a construction site in the east bay after the discovery of a native american burial site. ktvu's mike me back explains today's work is being overseen by one woman who feels very deeply about the discovery, and the links to her tribe. >> reporter: sitting in a small pickup, arms over the steering wheel, parked on a large lot we found a native american loading. >> a lot of people think we're extinct. >> reporter: crews delicately removing from a native american burial site. >> my job is to make sure they get respected, before they just mow over them. i do this for my heart. i'm not doing it for any other rea

he barred several americans enter entering russia. including harry reid and republican senator john mccain. >>> first lady michelle obama is on a trip abroad that is strictly nonpolitical. mrs.obama, her mother arrived in beijing. this is her first trip to china. >>> it's a wine heist worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the behavior that tipped off investigators and why it's prompted a warning to wine bu >>> a 31-year-old vacaville man is out of jail after what some are calling the biggest wine heist they've ever heard of. wine makers are labeling a wild theft. >> reporter: 492 expensive bottles disappeared sometime after february 15th. neighbors reportedly said warehouseman jose pina was giving away free wine. police say he was caught with 73,000 in cash. they found 55 cases but almost 300 more are missing. some was found as far away as washington state and southern california. >> they traveled very fast after the theft and very far. >> reporter: chief tracy stewart says the unidentified wineries that made the wine will not resel

. >>> crimea is now officially part of russia. at the kremlin, putin signed the bill with annexation calling it a remarkable event and moscow celebrated with a fireworks show in red square. annexation is costing russia's economy its credit ratings were lowered and stock markets are down. russian troops are not only there, they are mass along almost the entire border with ukraine. moscow insists 20,000 troops are taking part in training exercises and says it has no plans to invade ukraine but the obama administration is skeptical. >>> first lady michelle obama mad an unscheduled meeting during her visit to china. the first lady her daughters and mother met with china's president in beijing. the first lady has no formal plans to hold political talks today the obama's also visited a school including american exchange students and she tried her hand at the chinese art of calligraphy with china's first lady. >>> march madness is under way the betting that has basketball fans in a frenzy. >>> mark will have the complete bay area forecas

and the president dismissed russia as a world power. >> russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors. not out of strength but out of weakness. >> the russia escorted more ukrainian military forces out of crimea today. ukrainian marines said goodbye to their families then boarded buses. prorussian malitias are also being kept on the ground. >>> a rocket blasted off from kasikstan carrying an american astronaut and two russians. the u.s. has had to rely on -- >>> for one commonly used word file, users are being warned about a bobbie trap for files with rich text format. microsoft says opening an infected file can allow hackers to comendere your computer. users should avoid opening rtf files. >>> apple is letting parents know by e-mail about this new policy and new parental controls. the policy is a result of a lawsuit filed in 2011 about kids racking up big bills on i tunes without their parents knowledge. that the time purchases could be made for 15 minutes without reentering a password. >>> an effort to save chanook salmon is taking a different turn. i

. >>> they were rescued from the streets in russia and now they're in the united states. 10 dogs arrived in washington, d.c. today. reports of stray dogs being removed and euthanized created outrage. >>> mark is here now with sports. end of the line for stanford. >> it has come to that point in the season then i guess you can say. this will conclude the men's push of the men's basketball season. as far as our men's team are concerned here in the bay area. nice little run for the cardinals but it's all over now. the tree gets planted by dayton, devin scott will stop josh hustis and the appropriately named flyers heading the other way. sebert off the glass. and there you go the cardinals though they manage to stay into it greatly and partly start chasing randall. watch him get the lay. he led everyone with 29 points. over all cardinals fall shy. kendall pollard he had 12 points no turning back. and there you go. no elite, 8-4 stanford and that always hurts. the loan pack team surviving tonight. arizona into the full court here they come. yorbe knows exactly who he's looking for. that guy.

military experts say russia is far superior militarily to ukraine. >>> the dow jones rose 68 points. nasdaq picked up four. these were the first gains in three days. apple and samsung are expected back in court next week. it accuses samsung of copying key features of the i pad and iphone. apple won a similar case in 2004 and samsung is currently appealing the damages awarded to apple. >>> seven san francisco teenagers lifted off from sfo today bound for africa and an experience of a lifetime. their journey to ghana was the brain child of jason johnson. they will spent nine days getting some perspective on the difference between life in the bay view neighborhood and life in west africa. >> we want to share what we know here and feed off of them and things like that. >> i'm hoping just to get a better appreciation for life here and a better understanding of the way the other people live. and just hopefully bring some of that back here and share with other people my experiences. >> officer johnson says the motivation cam from his memories of positive male role models while he was being

the president obama said russia must respect ukraine sovereignty, and said russia is on the wrong side of history. >> over time, this will be costly proposition for russia. and now is the time for them to consider whether they can serve their interests in a way that resorts to diplomacy, as opposed to force. >> the president said he is considering a number of diplomatic steps to isolate russia. on wall street, the dow fell in response to the tension in ukraine. >>> the trial of south african paralympic athlete oscar pistorius began. he shot and killed his girlfriend last year at his home. he said it was an accident, and he thought she was an intruder in the bathroom. a neighbor who lived about 200 yards away, testified she heard a woman's blood curdling screams, then four gunshots. pistorius is the double amputee track star known as the blade runner. >>> it won't take a hail mary pass to have joe montana's development open by the super bowl. just aggressive planning. the new 49er stadium is more than 80% complete. city officials tell ktvu they're working hard to get former quarterback

president obama acknowledged russia has interest in ukraine, but said it has no right to use force. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. >> secretary of state john kerry was in kiev today. he laid flowers at a memorial for those killed in last month's protest. he announced the u.s. would provide a $1 billion aid package for ukraine. >>> wall street staged a rally. the dow gained 227 points. nasdaq jumped 74. >>> tonight, the benicia city council was discussing a plan to spend nearly $1 billion to buy water from an outside source. republic roth talked to some residents in benicia. >> reporter: to save water, colleen castillo mixes super hot water from the kitchen with cold water from the bathroom to wash her face. that way, she doesn't have to waste water to warm up. >> we have a big family. we don't want to waste all the water. we do limit their water. >> reporter: even so, her water bill could go up because of the drought. they called a special immediating to discuss spending almost $1 million more for water. the state is shutting off deliv

one stucking point is russia's refusal to recognize the new ukrainian leadership. kerry said the discussions will continue in the days ahead. >> all parties agreed today that it is important to try to resolve these issues through dialogue. >> at one point today, a special united nations envoy was confronted by a group of 10 to 15 armed men. they forced him into a cafe until he agreed to leave crimea. after some time, he did just that. the u.n. also denied earlier reports that its envoy had been kidnapped. >>> governor jerry brown med with the israeli prime minister today. the pact is intended to lead to sharing of research and information on renewable energy, energy storage, cyber security, and water conservation. mr.netanyahu pointed out that israel has no water problem, and he said the partnership between california and israel is limited only by imagination. >> the innovation state, california and israel are the most powerful hubs of information on the planet. let's connect them together. >> the governor's office reports that last year trade between israel and ca

it would ask the residents if they want to break away from ukraine and become part of russia. president obama says that would be a violation of international law. >> in 2014 we are well beyond the days where borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> the president also announced sanctions against russian officials that he believes are responsible for the military actions in ukraine. and russia suggested it may retaliate against americans. >> reporter: staples says it is closing 225 stores around the country by the end of the year. that's about 10% of all of its stores worldwide. staples says it wants to cut costs and about half of their sales they say are generated online. stock markets were mixed today. the dow gained 61 points mostly on a positive jobs report. however the nasdaq was off five. >>> desperate for a date. a teacher in san ramon valley high school is making a very public and unusual plea to actor and comedian will ferrell. chad cockrin says his wife can't join him at the prom. >> we can take excellent pictures together. >> reporter: so he wou

that major elephant in russia to do major drilling in the arctic. it has become so huge. and what that will do in terms of affecting us. we might change our tax code so that exxon will do what it has to do. >> russia has massive oil reserves and gas reserves. one of the levers we have to put pressure on them is our technology because they can't hit it without our technology. if you are talking about ways to put pressure on russia, you should talk about putting sanctions on the ability of our technology. but you have to do it on the other nations who have that type of technology to be delivered to russia. that is where this administration has failed. they have not been aggressive enough that we do it in a corrugated way. as for specifics on exxon mobil, i really don't know anything. >> this gentleman right here. >> john schilling. you mentioned the importance of providing more tax investments -- tax incentives for investment. things like the capital gains tax is really not by and large promoting new investment but supporting long-term gambling on the

comes as they are set to vote on a referendum this coming sunday on whether to leave ukraine and join russia. >>> olympic track star oscar pastor use back in court today in south africa for the second week of his murder trial. i want to show you video of pistorius arriving at court this morning. he is accused of shooting his girlfriend reeva steenkamp by mistake thinking she was an intruder. prosecutors say he shot her intentionally after an argument. >>> yes or no van der sloot will be heading back to the u.s.. peru has decided to extradite van der sloot after he serves a 20 year murder sentence for killing a woman in his hotel room. he is a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of alabama teen natalee holloway. she went missing on a trip to aruba. the u.s. wants to try him on charges that he extorted money from holloway's mother by offering her false information. >>> today public safety officials will release more details about enhanced security for this year's bost top-- boston marathon. it follows last year's deadly terror attack. three people were killed. more than 260 injured. 36,000 runne

new this morning, crimea declined after they voted overwhelmingly to break off from ukraine and join russia. they were in crimea after it was announced that 97% of people a traveling to make up what to do next, there will sanctions against russia today. >>> 452, remembering a missing teen, the way family and friends honored sierra lemar on the anniversary of her disappearance. >>> and they take some time after they came up with their newest training. . >>> friend the and family came together to remember sierra lemar. she would have been a senior this year and they welcomed a new bench that was build in her honor. it was built around the cheerleading tree where she spent much of her time. >> she would have been right by that tree where she would be cheering her heart out. >> we are hoping we will find her alive still. >> they keep her alive by wearing her face on their t- shirts and keeping her spirit in their hearts. >> antolin garcia-torres pled not guilty to charges of sierra lemar's kidnapping and murder. he has also been charged with kidnapping when he allegedly assaulted three women an

this follow is the treaty by russian president vladimir puntin to leave ukraine and join russia. they are meeting -- vice- president joseph biden said russia is on the wrong path. >> the path they have placed themselves on does nothing to help the next generation of russians succeed which is led by the most dynamic economies. >> reporter: they were attacked by men in armed masks. >>> they reported sightings of the missing plane. some people a remote island chain said they saw a jumbo jet flying low after the malaysia airliner went missing . so low they could see the doors. >> i could confirm that chief of defense have contacted those who have confirmed that these reports are not true. >> meanwhile they say radar picked up an unidentified plane after the trans ponder signal was lost. somebody in the cockpit had ended communications with air traffic control but it was erased from the simulator which was removed from the pilot's home. >>> a heartbreaking scene, a mother of one of the passengers cried in desperation. family members of some of the 239 passengers on board have grown so

. >>> a man -- russia. >>> the incident happened yesterday morning in the parking lot right across from bancroft middle school. he notice add man in his 60s behaving strangely. then he saw them approach children and try to kiss one of them. the man turned himself in to it will -- into police. >> you get a call from work saying somebody tried to approach me and that's dangerous. >> this is not the first time somebody tried to approach children. a man tried luring a 13-year- old into his car last month, parents reported a similar incident with another child. >>> it may have caused a helicopter to crash setting three cars on fire. the ntsb said a crane operator was in radio contact before the crash but there is no immediate evidence that the construction played a role. now investigators pouring over maintenance records and looking over the pilot's safety records. >>> we should look at run way construction at fso. we need to federally finish the mandated structure. all flights will use the two remaining runways creating the significant possibility of flight delays. let's check in with sal.

russia annexed crimea last week. there were also reports that thousands of russian troops are now deployed all along the ukrainian border raising fears that russia may try to take over other areas of ukraine. >>> a striked that ha been set for five uc medical centers today had been called off. that is after the union representing 13,000 therapists reached a tentative agreement. uc san francisco is one of those hospitals. marathon bargaining sessions during the weekend helped work out that deal. the union says the new agreement includes fair wage increases, secure benefits, staffing protections and pension reforms over the next four years. rank and file members are scheduled to vote on this deal. >>> a the clock is ticking. open enrollment for health care coverage ends in one week. dozens turned out over the weekend at glide memorial church in san francisco for assistance. >> we hear people might feel a little frustrated online. that is why we encouraging people to go to in person assistance. >> if you will be signing

they are demanding that russia back down. >> we call upon russia to honor all of its international commitment and withdraw to all of its bases and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in ukraine. >> now across the u.s., ukraine and ins have few inside the russian government. he has contained it on the part of the rupture. >>> he said is he taking a paid leave of absence. ron called roan was charged with taking 100,000 in bribes along with gourmet meals in exchange for changed legislation. they called on him to either resign or take a leave of absence. >>> governor jerry brown said he is not sure legalizing marijuana is a good idea for pot heads. the first two states have been lease legalized and he is not sure about the widespread affects. >> how many people can get stoned and still have a great nation. i think we need to stay alert if not 24 hours a day, more that be some of the pot heads might be able to put it together. and several groups on the november a ballot. >>> they are hoping to crack down on electronic cigarettes. they are set to unveil it at a news conference later this mor

he criticizes russia don't paired to lip why. >> this will be a half way point for russia and this will tell us whether or not we can serve their interest in a way that resorts to diplomacy as opposed to force. >> there has been one standoff with troops and this shows unarmed troops approaching russian troops who have surrounded them warning the ukrainians. this is information and he is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend on valentine's day last year. he said he thought she was an intruder. a neighbor heard shouting the night she was murdered and they are questioning the credit and the of her story. >>> the government says spring charred $21 million more for court ordered surveillance and they illegally hid the charges for equipment needled to perform the portion and they are still fighting to keep their season a live and it comes after they failed to report one of their games as they played this season one more than in allowed. players and parents are holding a meeting and they still need 4,000 signatures. >>> sal? >> pam, brian good morning and we still have the saratoga go

russia is violating by accepting troops. a comment wad made and the russian president said he has the right to send them into another area. >> i don't know maybe vladimir puntin has a different set of lawyers making it a different set of intern its, he previously hoping to push a diplomatic situation to the crisis. >>> prime minister benjamin netanyahu will be in the bay area. his meeting follows another meeting with president barack obama monday. they will sign an agreement to expand cooperation. the president is also scheduled to visit and the world's newest is docked in philadelphia and is set to be fully committed. and that was used to prepare to storm the cockpit and prepare a take over of the plain. this is how the ship was given its name. >>> they spent the 100,000 on water. that is double what they spent. the city usually receivers 78 5% its water and police are asking if and they could decide to race rates by this summer. >>> san francisco public has has a policy banning google glass. the high tech high ware ware wa

. >> congress is working on legs layings against russia. >>> time now 4:44, the murder trial of oscar pistorius just resumed a short time ago. the double amputee is surrounded by photographer fur the when oscar pistorius fired four bullets through a bathroom door killing his girlfriend. they testified about a month earlier a gun he was holding went off in a crowded restaurant. the nobody was hurt in that incident. >>> they are trying to find it. officers learned about the shooting when the victim walked into hyland hospital with a gunshot wound. his car was found with a bullet found he is not being very cooperative but he is am expected to survive however. >>> there have been 17 break- ins since january. the neighborhoods hit the most go to the main island and most of the crimes happened and they are reminding people who are plot home to set their alarms before leaving. >>> a las vegas casino much said the downtown grant loaned him money despite his condition at that time which is called if blackout drunk. he should not have it interest are consider are repay the loans if for hurting

. >>> russian parliament is waiting -- to become part of russia. president obama spoke with russian president vladimir putin on the phone for an hour yesterday. it would ask pee if they want to break away from ukraine and become part of russia. >> any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the government of ukraine in in 2014. >> but russian president vladimir putin calls the new government ill legitimate because it's the result of an unconstitutional coo. he says russia cannot ignore request for protection from ethnic russians. >>> oscar pistorius is back in court after a difficult day at his trial yesterday. this is video of pistorius arriving at the courthouse yesterday. he broke down after the questions from a doctor. prosecutors say he intentionally killed her after an argument. >>> at 4:46 there is new information about the richmond schoolteacher accused of child sex abuse. on wednesday police arrested ron ginto. he began work there just months after being fired from the making waves academy charter school. ktvu news has learned

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entities have launched a space capsule into orbit and successfully brought it back-- the united states, russia, china, and elon musk. this "buck rogers" dream started years ago when he had a nutty idea to fly an experimental greenhouse to mars. but he couldn't-- he discovered that the price of rockets was astronomical. so now, he builds his own. >> musk: i had so many people try to talk me out of starting a rocket company, it was crazy. >> pelley: what did they tell you? >> musk: one good friend of mine collected a whole series of videos of rockets blowing up and made me watch those. ( laughs ) he just didn't want me to lose all my money. >> pelley: he never did launch that greenhouse, but now musk is lofting commercial satellites and flying cargo to the space station for nasa at a fraction of the former cost. musk's fascination with technology dates to his childhood in south africa. >> maye musk: he just found everything interesting. he wanted to explore everything. he knocked his teeth out because he was just falling off stuff. kimbal, too, actually, yeah. >> pelley: we spoke with his mother

. >> ward: you have been hearing a lot about ukraine and russia lately. but tonight you will hear from the people at the heart of the revolution. >> the main street of kiev can be drenched in blood. >> ward: and you may be surprised, as we were, but what we discovered, not just in kiev's main square or in the opulent palace built by the ousted president, but from the ukrainian billionaire who stood with the people on the front line almost every day. you're the seventh richest man in ukraine. >> ninth. >> ward: ninth. >> simon: for centuries people have come to this high plateau in northern chile to look up to the skies. it's the earth's window to the heavens. at an altitude of 16,500, it sits above most of ours a mott fear. the night sky here is more brilliant than anything you can see without actually being in or -- orbit. 66 ultra sensitive radioantennas are helping scientists gaze deep into space. it's nose ambitious astronomical project on the planet, revealing things that have never been seen before literally. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm leslie stall.

putting its armed forces on full alert and warning russia that any military intervention in the country will lead to war. welcome to america's news headquarters, heavily armed russian troops already in crimea surrounding the government building there. tightening their grip. and now the ukrainian government is putting its forces on military alert. and asking nato to look at all possible ways to help protect its territorial integrity. united nations security council

the majority of the population in crimea is ethnic russia and there has been a massive moscow backed propagand aa campaign aimed at rigging this election branded illegal by the u.s. and others. perhaps most importantly we have been watching a huge mobilization of russian troops into crimea. this weekend that number built up to 22,000 including inclusion of a small amount of russian troops. more russian troop movement just on the other side of the border with eastern ukraine. eastern ukraine has been the scene of more violence, prorussian attacks on government facilities there. calling up some 20,000 national guard recruits. all of this raising big questions whether the u.s. military could possibly get involved in this crisis. we put that question to senator here this weekend on a fact finding tour. take a listen. >> would there be any trigger for a u.s. military response, for example russia coming into mainland ukraine. >> i can tell you leaders have not asked for the american military nor has an offer been made. we have to find ways other than military to put pressure on putin so he

a stern warning from president obama today to russia after armed men described as russian troops took control of at least two ukrainian airports. americans with loved ones in the ukraine are worried. robert lyles has the latest. >> as the president took to the airwaves, he had a simple message for russia -- back off. watching the warning was the leader of this ukrainian-american church, who says he sees much more unfolding on television airwaves because he sees the making of war. navy., it is obviously an invasion. andrewspastor of saint ukrainian church is paying for -- praying for peace. bus unloaded 10 heavily armed man outside of the parliament building, two airports ceased. stands withd states the international community saying there will be costs if there is military intervention in the ukraine. hastily put a together news conference by ousted president viktor yanukovych, who said he fled because his life was threatened and that russia should use all means at its disposal to stop the unrest in the ukraine. it can get out of control so fast. tomorrow at this time, there could be

and russia, all of it, of course, over the ukraine. president obama spoke with bud miller bruton, calling on him to ,ithdraw -- vladimir putin calling on him to withdraw from the ukraine. fromorrespondent joins us georgetown, the ukrainian embassy. >> on the steps of the ukrainian embassy along and street in georgetown. writing just 4800 miles away. >> we will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for intervention in the ukraine. president obama spoke privately on the phone with his russian counterpart. the russian parliament egg nor and president obama, approving the use of troops in crimea. troops now patrolled the streets there. >> the troops are ready there. their number is increasing every coming our. , aat the white house today cloud of yellow and blue protesting putin. >> we show. or to the ukrainian people. goes, ithere brick brings authoritarian instability. that theyman says destroyed with america saying that there would be protection. >> we did our part. he keep your part. keep your obl

new developments in the ukraine where a referendum on whether part ofhould become russia. it is hours away. russian troops seized control as well as an authority outside of the disputed area. protesters for and against the boat today. -- vote today. many marched in a moscow. the national security team in the white house met today. a resolution that was opposing tomorrow's vote. marion barry campaigned today with the vincent gray. he is running for reelection. campaign released this picture showing of these men out and about. got him out of the house and he loved it. early voting in the democratic primary for d c begins on monday. you have another reason to slow down. learn aware a speed camera -- where a speed camera is back up after being taken down. and more on the deadly gas explosion in a harlem. a familiar guest of the tonight show. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. killing thesed of mother of his children and kidnapping one of his daughters has been returned to maryland. timothy virts is accused of joling his -- bobbie cortez. found ais daughter

the annexation by russia. withwn scott sat down secretary kerry. there is concern about what may come. sanctionsthat the were cap related to be the be-all and end-all. joe biden willnt be meeting with leaders tomorrow. be a meetingso with g-7 leaders scheduled for next week. temperatures a little warmer. but first we may see freezing rain tomorrow morning. chief meteorologist, doug hill, with the word on them. >> i think the key word is may. let's take a look at this area under advisory still. the county is highlighted in a bluish color. it is from midnight to 11:00 a.m. just a slight chance, especially in elevated services. -- surfaces. temperatures have not budged much. there, we mayo see some freezing. i think the metro area will be fine in the morning. there's a possibility of rain in the morning, light rain. later in the day, as a warm front approaches, there may be rain in the evening hours and the overnight. family, by thursday, skies clear. temperatures will rise quickly. finally, alittle -- little good news to share. killed nearis ashburn.

yesterday, russia finalized its annexation of crimea. wall is the next stop for first lady michelle obama on her trip to china. beijing thatle in freedom of speech when along with access of information. china has some of the tightest controls on speech. with hera is traveling two daughters and mother. she will return to the u.s. on wednesday. three people are dead after a massive mudslide in washington state. it happened this morning about an hour north of seattle. at least eight people were injured in a half-dozen homes destroyed. the slide was about a mile long. the authorities believe that weeks of heavy rain caused the hillside to give way. a federal appeals court has a lower court judge had struck down the same-sex marriage ban. earlier today, dozens of couples rushed to the michigan county clerk's office to get married before the decision this afternoon. several hundred managed to do so. three surveillance cameras captured the moments before a news helicopter crashed in seattle. federal investigators say that degreescopter spun 260

much of the trip august on the response to russia's invasion and ukraine. there was an economic forum. francismet with pope and king abdulla. parisary kerry flew to for a hastily arranged meeting with his russian counterpart. in a tradition hearing scheduled for monday. massacre for additional time to prepare the case -- today asked for additional time to prepare for the case. the attorney calls attempts to extradite the client a sham. >> coming up at 11:00, days to go until the d.c. primary. "at the people. -- we take a look at the people. and the search for the missing malaysia air atyou're watching abc 7 news 11:00, underside. >> many families of those on 0 will be flying to kuala lumpur from beijing. still no words that objects recovered from the indian ocean are from that missing jet. chinese aircraft spotted items in the water, including items that bore the colors of the boeing 777. >> two students have died only days apart. away what in a coma. he comes nearly after one week suffered from brain traumas after a skateboarding accident. the superintende

and the european un >> delta fellow bing news from the ukraine, where russia continues to tighten -- developing news from the ukraine, where russia continues its stranglehold on the ukraine. 16,000 russian troops now surround ukraine's border posts and military bases. ukrainian officials say that two warships are blocked in by four russian navy ships. >> we are examining a whole series of steps, economic and otherwise, that will isolate russia. says thatnt obama russia's actions violate international law and the global markets fell sharply today. for a womanoments in labor on the way at the hospital -- on the way to the hospital. they were leaving their annapolis apartment when they were confronted i've three men with guns. the man took off. the suspects tried to get the woman to let them into an apartment, but she did not have the key. with hercts took off car. after the chase, they were arrested and charged with robbery and assault. there is no word tonight on the woman's condition. the campaign for u.s. senate candidate ed gillespie of virginia is now linked with star power. mitt

will not attend the g-8 summit unless russia changes its stance. this comes as vladimir putin says he does not intend to fight the ukrainian people but reserves the right to use force. live in the studio here with us with the new details. key developments. there is the g-8 announcement and president obama interested in floating a solution that involves russia pulling back forces wall monitors go into the ukraine to make sure affect russians are protected. the everraded barbs in evolving international crisis in the ukraine. troops have docked warships and surrendered military bases. vladimir putin now blames the west for creating the environment that led to the ouster of the ukrainian president he insists he said forces in recently to help protect affect russians to face persecution. >> they were self-defense teams. it will be completely legitimate. and correspond to international law. >> the obama administration says no threat exists. >> it is not appropriate to invade a country and at the end of a barrel of the gun dictate what you are trying to a

thousands of protesters show their support for russia. the secretary of state john find an urgent talks to way to restore order. >> secretary kerry taking the former minister of the ukraine to paris. >> we caught up with the former secretary at the women of the world event. she said that secretary kerry has his work cut out for him in getting the other nations on board very >> there has to be some recognition of the current government in the ukraine. you cannot just have an aggression into another country. it set some precedent if you do not push back on it. can find an off ramp for russian president vladimir putin . to some extent, the ball is in his court. zero-sumnt to be a game with the russians. they have to welcome that they are welcome in the international community if they live up to standards. otherwise, they will be isolated. >> she told the crowd tonight that she foresees some sort of diplomatic solution, perhaps an arrangement where russia would not take permanent hold of crimea. the d.c. councilmember marion barry is at home

. >> the crisis in the ukraine escalates as president obama imposes the first sanctions on russia. he is sending more fighter jets to the region as well. he talked with russian president vladimir putin for the first time since russian troops took control of the crimea peninsula. resident obama called on the kremlin to resolve the crisis. >> any discussion about the future of the ukraine must include a legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014, we are well beyond the takenhen borders can be over the heads of democratic leaders. >> the pentagon sent the fighter jets to the region to monitor any russian violation of airspace. dozens of ukrainian americans from across the country rallied outside of the russian embassy and the white house to protest russia's actions. >> a district landmark has made its way across the potomac, ben's chili bowl opening its first location in roslyn. morning,t in line this bill cosby. eating half in smokes since he worked for the navy and was in bethesda. critics call the 2014 oscars among the best award shows this spring. >> we will tell you who and why, c

troops, -- russia may stop inspections of its nuclear arsenal in response to sanctions. coming up, a mother accused of trying to kill her children by driving her minivan into the ocean ritchie makes a court appearance. we will tell you what happened. and what is being help >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. >> a pregnant woman accused of trying to kill her children by driving her man into the ocean is being held on a $1.2 million bond. she appeared in a florida courtroom. she is charged with three bank counts of attempted murder. the incident was caught on camera. she claimed she was driving too close to the water. her children said they were trying to be killed. toudge found probable cause proceed with the case. baltimore police are crediting social media with finding a father and daughter who were missing. they were found yesterday in a hotel. this is one day after an amber alert was issued for the girl. the clerk told police they checked into a room using his real name. she saw the amber alert and called officers. the alert was issued after they found the mother

and tension inis ukraine escala >> russia denied setting a tuesday deadline for ukrainian forces to leave the crimean peninsula or face a "military storm yuriko meanwhile, -- "military storm." meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry is headed to the ukraine and president obama is calling for russia to stop the invasion. it is a violation of ukraine'ssovereignty, territorial integrity. they are in violation of international law. dowhe crisis and the tumbling more than 150.71-timed today. the european union plans to discuss its response during -- more than 150 points at one time today. the european union will plan to discuss its response during a meeting. the trial of olympic runner oscar pistorius began today. the neighbor testified to hearing blood curdling screams and four gunshots the night that he killed his girlfriend. contradictsimony his story. he said that he thought he was shooting an intruder. >> work is now underway in kentucky to remove the eight corvettes swallowed up by a massive sinkhole. you might recall that massive sinkhole inside the national corvette you meet -- corvet

russia's and is granting president vladimir putin to use military force in the ukraine. we will start your home. there's a threat of a winter storm hitting tomorrow night. it is expected to make quite a mess out of the monday morning commute. we have been tracking this story for some time. we are here with what you need to prepare. class is the evening here in the first watch storm center. because are just beginning to increase. take a look at what the national weather service has done. they have issued a winter storm watch for the entire viewing area. this is through the day on monday. it includes the district and all surrounding counties. everything shaded in blue from southern maryland threw two. garrett county is under a winter storm warning. it is until early monday. this is where the storm is located right now. it is going to continue to track toward the east. it will pick up some moisture markslot of? -- question for our area. it is 39 in gaithersburg. fredericksburg is at 50 degrees. we will see even warmer temperatures during the day tomorrow will not nighttime

spoke viasnowden teleconference from russia today. he says he has no regrets about programssurveillance he believes violate the u.s. constitution, encouraged people to secure their digital information from the government and corporations. snowden's comments, as we learned that 5 million federal employees with security clearance will come under greater scrutiny. the program will identify leakers, corrupt officials. unionsent employees and were a that constant monitoring will intrude into people's private lives. >> still to come -- researches on for a missing airliner that is on has -- the search for missing airliner that so far has vanished without a trace. >> a retired couple has been coming to this mcdonald's for years, but now they say never again, and it's not about the food. we will explain, coming up. the 60-degreeat mark today >> a world war ii veteran and his wife are still in shock after being ordered to leave the mcdonald's. >> the couple was told they had been sitting inside the restaurant for too long. richard reid has the

the president issued another warning to russia. rebecca cooper is in the newsroom with the message. >> president obama said today american -- america stands with is ukrainian people and behind their stance. intended for russian consumption, clear message from the white house, the u.s. continues to strongly back the new government. president obama said russia is clearly breaking international law by moving troops inside the country's borders. >> we have been very firm in saying we will stand with ukraine and the ukrainian people that it is maintained. >> the president said there will be costs if russia does not remove troops, but did not spell out what the cost would be. >> the referendum is quickly approaching for referee a -- four crimea to decide whether they will succeed or join with russian forces. he says if russia pulls back, he is prayer -- prepared to negotiate. buto military, no tanks with the diplomacy and political tools. >> today in the ukrainian capital of kia, protesters have faster the city with processed towith post

russia vetoed a security council resolution condemning the referendum. thousands of protesters rallied in ukraine and moscow a head of tomorrow's vote. d.c. police need your help in finding a person of interest involved in a sexual assault. take a look at this video. the assault happened at about 2:30 a.m. on december 17. anyone with information is encouraged to contact d.c. police. an alert for drivers -- learn where a speed camera that was taken down his back online. there is no jackpot winner but someone in virginia is $3 million richer. president obama's funny >> apparently not everyone is happy about a proposal by the city of alexandria to relocate one of its fire engines. the city is considering relocating engine 204 from old town. for budget reasons. people fear moving the engine would leave residence for verbal. -- residents vulnerable. >> they're going to have trouble at the station. they can do things when they get the fire ladders -- they can't put the water on the fire. >> we want to have a truck in the area if there is a fire. publiccity wil

most conference of sanctions levied against russia's leaders since the cold war. yesterday's controversial elections in crimea for secession from ukraine. about levyinging sanctions including its former president who will also face travel bans. some worry these two nations -- ukraine and russia -- are one step closer to a possible war. >> we are imposing sanctions on specific individuals. >> naming names and doling out punishment, mostly to subordinates of vladimir putin. the white house is letting his displeasure be known. >> we are making it clear there are consequences for their actions. >> while there are plenty of figured of figurative fireworks, .here are actual ones, too many crimea's, most ethnic russians, please that calling it home again. a great event. it is one of the most important days in all my life. >> the fight over the coastal region, ukrainians worry, is just the beginning and other areas, even other countries could fall. >> citizens are signing up to go to war. >> i'm ready to go. i don't want that, but i'm ready to go and fight and fight. >> m

but american welcomes the vote to join with russia. joe biden and decide that the un security council condemned the move. making,rs to the loan, thefront of the world, aggression they had taken. >> a meeting with g7 leaders in europe, he will deal with this. chris is happens as secretary of state john kerry hopes to defuse the crisis. scott thuman sat down with mr. kerry for a one-on-one interview today. what did the secretary tell you about the situation echo >> this was initially sponsored by about the budget request, but no subject on the need for expenses and more time over what is happening in ukraine. we sat in the treaty room, one between russia and crimea, and had the whole world watching. >> a lot of them are concerned about what may come. it is not that the oeste draft of sanctions were calculated to -- be-all and end-all. putin scoffs at u.s. sanctions. >> criticisms like john mccain who thought that this would only encourage moderate. because she all the moves -- encouraged moderation because he called the moves statement.

sanctions against russia and more financial support to ukraine. sanctions against top russian officials include asset freezes. they have warned of a possible downgrade to russia's credit rating. today, there are 13 early voting locations throughout the district. the polling sites will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00. the primary will be tuesday, april 5 g. get out there and vote. for thell be a speech gillespie. he is trying to unseat mark warner who is seeking reelection in virginia. no easy task this weekend. the metro station is closed as crews demolish the skybridge. the demolitions are part of the central project. get outside and enjoy the warm weather while you can. >> seven is on your side with a consumer alert. walmart is launching a new tool. it is called savings catcher. you just have to enter your receipt number online. walmart will check advertised prices in your area. if you find a price lower than what you paid, walmart will give you the difference on an e gift card. in certainpastries cities at mcdonald's. mcdonald's is marketing be

the president called on russia the whole back its troops in crimea and to respect ukraine's sovereignty. asn kerry rerouted his plane he was flying home to the u.s.. . he flew to paris with a meeting with his russian counterpart. coming up, more tragedy for the u.s. naval academy as it deals with the death of a second student in less than a week. new details on a man considered a person of interest in -- about murders and a exaggerator. see how the community >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00. bassere has been a never another tough loss for the u.s. naval academy. a midshipman died today. it comes nearly one week after he suffered injuries on a skateboarding accident while away from the academy. grief counselors are available. of ais the second death student from the u.s. naval academy in less than a week. another one died tuesday at after practicing at a football practice. an extradition hearing scheduled for monday in west virginia for charles severance has been canceled. his attorney asked the court for additional time to prepare his case. severance is a person of interest in thr