the unrest in ukraine continues. a truce between protesters and the government is on shaky ground this morning as fighting rages on in the streets of kiev. the homeland security department issues a new warning aimed at airlines. the government says terrorists may try to smuggle shoe bombs onto flights bound for the united states. and an american athlete makes history at the winter olympics while the host nation suffers a heartbreaking setback. captioning funded by cbs cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, february 20th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning an uncertain truce to stop the deadly fighting in ukraine appears to be unraveling.

ukrainian president and the leaders of three of the top opposition parties agreed to halt the violence late last night, but street feeting is reporting between anti-government protesters and police as barricades erected by demonstrators continue to burn in the heart of kiev. the truce came hours after the military promised an anti-terrorist operation to restore order. at least 28 people have been killed in this week's violence and today the foreign ministers from germany, france, and poland will travel to kiev to meet with both sides before an emergency meeting in brussels. holly williams is in the ukrainian capital. she joins us by phone. holly, it sounds like the situation there has deteriorated. >> reporter: that's correct. we are already seeing deadly clashes here in independence of kiev which has been occupied now

for nearly three months. we have just witnessed ourselves dead bodies, protesters' bodies. all of them appear to have sustained gunshot wounds apparently to the head and neck. this morning there is gunfire ringing out over the square. the police are throwing gun grenades and the protesters have responded with molotov cocktails. also here on the square today we saw captured policemen being led away by a group of protesters. they say they would do them no harm but we don't know where they've been taken. >> where do you think this is leading? we had hoped that there would be some sort of peace at least temporarily. you know, i guess the second question also is do you think that the organizers, opposition organizers have any control over the people in the square at this point? >> reporter: this is clearly a very volatile and dangerous

situation, and it's pointless to see how this can be resolved because the two sides are so entrenched. on the square, they say they won't leave until viktor yanukovych leaves but you can tell he's determined to stay on. it's now clear that both sides are willing to use violence to get what they want. >> holly williams in the capital city of ukraine, kiev. holly, stay safe and thank you. well, president obama has harshly criticized the violence in ukraine. susan mcginnis has that part of the story from washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the diplomatic maneuvering is in high gear right now with both the west and moscow trying to influence the former soviet republic. this protest happened back in november when ukraine's president viktor yanukovych rejected a deal from the union in exchange for an aid package from russia. now speaking from mexico yesterday, president obama warned yanukovych to keep the

military out of the conflict and he said that there will be consequences if ukraine's government steps over the line. >> ultimately our interest is to make sure ukrainian people can express their own desires, and we believe that a large majority of ukrainians are interested in an integration with europe and the commerce and cultural exchanges that are possible for them to expand opportunity and prosperity, but regardless how ukra le determine their own future, it is important that the people themselves make those decisions, and that's what the united states will continue to strive to achieve. >> now, the united states has imposed travel bans on 20 top ukrainian officials. the kremlin says it's butting together the next aid package for ukraine on hold blaming what

it describes as a coup attempt. anne-marie? >> susan money guinness in washington. thank you. there's a new warning for airlines. terrorists could smuggle the bombs in their shoes. marlie mall has more. >> good morning. homeland says it often shares this type of information with the airlines, but declined to discuss the specifics of this latest warning. travelers heading to the airport this morning could face tighter security. the department of homeland security is warning airlines to watch for explosives that could be hidden in shoes, liquids, or cosmetics. officials say this is a general warning and not a specific threat and has been issued through an abundance of caution. >> terrorists like targeting airlines. there's an economic impact to, that psychological impact. >> this new warning is similar to the one that came out a few weeks ago just before the winter olympics in sochi. that bulletin advised that terrorists could smuggle

bomb-making materials in toothpaste tubes or cosmetic containers, but that warning dealt with flights headed to russia, not the u.s. >> terrorists are trying to find new ways of smuggling materials on board around the security features or using different materials. >> in 2001 richard ree tried to set off a shoe bomb on a miami flight. pulling off shoes is now a standard procedure. >> if you're aware of your surroundings and you're a frequent flyer like i am, you're kind of used to these things and kind of roll with it a lot. >> wednesday's notice targets flights heading into the u.s. from overseas. anne-marie, so far there's no word of any changes or additions to current screening procedures. >> marlie hall here in new york. thank you, marlie. well, a middle school football coach faces murder charges in the death of a 10-year-old missouri girl.

craig michael wood is accused of snatching hailey owens as she walked home from a friend's house on tuesday. police say neighbors helped solve the crime. they wrote down his driver's license number and even chased him as he sped off in his truck. >> the fact that people were paying attention and actually tried to stop the abduction from the reports i've read, took action, is to be commended. could have been the opposite, that no one had seen anything and we would still be looking and we wouldn't have a clue as to who did this. >> police don't think the girl knew the suspect. they say her remains were found in his basement. well, parts of the country buried by snow now face a flood threat. the national weather service is warning its residents from missouri all the way to western new york. rain coupled with rising temperatures and melts snow could inundate streams and rivers. in some places the concern is ice dam flooding. ice falling from skyscrapers

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a woman and her dog are safe this morning in portland, oregon. they were rescued after falling into a giant hole that opened up in the backyard tuesday night. portland fire & rescue pulled the pair to safety. the 20-foot sinkhole was caused when the ground collapsed over an old septic system. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, good news for workers at the gap, and james patterson writes a new chapter for bookstores. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. facebook is buying the mobile messages service what's app for $19 billion in cash and stock. facebook is the largest social networking company, but

increasingly teenagers and adults are using messaging services like what app while facebook has become the hangout for parents and grandparents. what's app has more than 450 million users monthly. federal reserve policy makers sent shock waves around the world. they say they're ready to start raising short-term interest rates. that caused japan's nikkei to tumble about 1.5%. hong kong's hang seng fell about 1%. that caused a fall on wall street. the dow lost nearly 90 points. the nasdaq fell nearly 35. thousands of gap employees are getting a bigger paycheck. the clothing chain says it will raise its minimum wage to $9 an hour this year and $10 an hour next year. gap says the increase will affect 65,000 workers. the state of nebraska says it will appeal a judge's ruling that prevents the keystone oil pipeline from proceeding through the state. the pipeline would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the judge ruled it was illegal for the state's governor to grant pipeline owners the right

to force land owners to sell their property. the judge said that decision should have been made by state utility regulators. and, anne-marie, best selling author james patterson is giving away $1 million to independent bookstores. patterson feels that the bookstores are vital to communities. the first round of vital stores will get $267,000. the rest will be handed out in stages throughout the year. and, anne-marie, the stores can do whatever they want with the money. >> wow, that can mean the difference between going under and getting a new lease on life, and james patterson will be on "cbs this morning" to discuss that gift. thanks a lot, jill. straight ahead, russian sports fans have a day to forget at the olympics while an american glides into history. we'll take you to sochi when we return. right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this?

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russian sports fans would probably like to forget, but for team usa some athletes forced their way into the american history books. ted ligety became the first man to win gold in the giant slalom. the gold makes ligety the only american to ever take two gold medals in alpine skiing. he won the combined in the 2006 games. and for the first time in history, american women took two medals in the bobsled. elana meyers and lauryn williams missed out on gold by just a tenth of a second while jamie grubel and asia evans took the bronze. the american men's hockey team is in the final four. team usa defeated the czech republic 5-2. that sets up a semifinal matchup against canada who narrowly escaped latvia with a 2-1 win, but the ice hockey tournament hit the home crowd. russia thought to be the goad medal favorite is out. the russians fell to finland, 3-1, in the quarterfinals. they have no chance to win a

medal. and in women's figure skating, russia's yulia lipnitskaya, she actually fell during her short program. she finished in fifth place. yuna kim is in first. american gracie gold finished in fourth. the women's free skate is tonight. so here's your look at the medal count after wednesday's competition. team usa is now in the lead with 23 medals. russia and the netherlands are right behind with 22. norway and canada round out the top five. now, of course, the united states is hoping to add to that medal count. team usa takes on canada in the women's ice hockey final, and, of course, the women are going for gold. anne-marie? >> alphonso van marsh in sochi. thank you. when we return, there was was some controversy at the games, and it involved the protest punk band pussy riot. and it looks like rudolph has a little competition. why these reindeer are glowing. p lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy.

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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., will be a high of 53 with some sun today. cloudy in atlanta and rain in st. louis. denver will see sunshine, but seattle, showers. at the olympics in sochi, local officials are apologizing for the attack on the punk rock group pussy riot. yesterday members of the group were whipped by members of the cause ak militia after they left a restaurant and tried to perform. members of the olympic committee calls the images very unsettling. well, too much sitting has been tied to heart problems, diabetes, and cancer. now there's another reason why you need to get up to move. the more your risk, the higher the risk for disabilities. alexis christoforous reports. >> reporter: 62-year-old alan davis says he needs to exercise because his job keeps him at a computer all day. >> 90%, 95% of my day is sitting at the chair.

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if you're a fan of "the walking dead" or other zombie shows and cannot wait for the apocalypse, it could be coming to a mall nea you. it's game that is so intense, organizers say, it could scare the life out of you. fletcher kent from global tv took a chance and found out. >> stand by, stand by. >> reporter: it was his last stand. wounded he tried crawling away. only to be helplessly dragged back to hungry zombies. >> i know this is game, but after a certain number of hours, it just -- you get into it. >> reporter: it's what's called a zombie immersion game. for 18 hours at a time, people simply try staying alive in a

fort saskatchewan mall taken over by zombies. >> tongue and cheek brains. i want people to genuinely get scared. if we have a little bit of wee coming out, we're doing our job properly. >> reporter: organizers won't let anyone in out of character, so in we go. a reporter and camera documenting it. >> camera men, to the bench. >> reporter: thankfully we have an escort. they're carrying foam weapons and even air soft guns. our escorts lead us to survivors who get roughly prepared for an interview. >> the army is here -- i can't talk much about it. >> with enough people the zombies aren't so much of a threat as long as we have the people. but those are losing fast. >> reporter: there is a rush throughout. a russian doctor searches for a cool. >> i think i'm one day, maybe two from have two but all this

going on, it may take longer. >> reporter: but the ending is up to the 300 or so players taking part. outside the game area, volunteers transform the dead into the undead. >> how did you get killed, man? >> reporter: and participants talk out of character about the experience. >> a really dark place. >> you got more comfortable, but that's when more zombies started coming at the same time. that's when it got scary. >> reporter: organizers say it's fun but intense. >> it messes with your head. the reality between live and fiction become extremely blurred. so it's funny how real people take it. >> reporter: howard stone says he's struck by survival instincts he has seen. >> it's scary how they turn on each other. you're canadian. you're extremely polite until a zombie attacks and then you rage off your friends. >> reporter: of course, in this venue, that's just part of the fun.

>> all right. if there's going to be a zombie apocalypse, i can see it probably starting at the mall if you've ever been there on a black friday. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the shoe bomb threat, what airlines are doing to keep passengers safe. also, pedal to the medal. a 72-year-old hopes to make history by qualifying for the daytona 500. and local wall street, a conversation with leonardo dicaprio on his oscar-nominated performance. that's the "cbs morning news." have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

griego your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning, it's thursday, february 20. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30. and we're all working today because we did not win

powerball. [ laughter ] >> right. >> we tried! >> we didn't. >> somebody bought tickets for us. i haven't seen them today. >> i haven't seen them either. they called in sick. [ laughter ] >> very interesting. good point by you. >> hey, guys, neat weather around the bay area today. yeah, if you didn't win you can enjoy the sunshine. these temperatures are going to be warming up the next couple of days. maybe some 70s coming our way. we'll talk about that coming up. >> not that we're blaming him or anything, ken, all right. [ laughter ] here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. nice and light this morning. we do have a lot of overnight roadwork out there including a full closure of the antioch bridge so we'll tell you how to get around that coming up. >> ken is in rio? rio de janiero? he bought the ticket in the south bay, too. >> hm. >> okay. which leads us to our top story! someone in the bay area is hundreds of millions of dollars richer this morning. cbs reporter bigad shaban says the only winning powerball ticket was sold in the south bay. >> here's the winning ticket. >> you got the winning ticket? >> right here. >> reporter: it