uncertainty in ukraine. a new leader is sworn in after deadly protests force the ouster of the president. but the unrest threatens to further divide an already fractured nation. capturing a kingpin. how the authorities from u.s. and mexico closed in and caught the world's most wanted drug lord. >> number 26, jason collins. and jason collins walks into history when he makes his way onto the court, becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in a major professional sport. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, february 24th, 2014. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm tanya rivero in for anne-marie green. this morning ukraine has a new temporary president and an uncertain future.

oh lek sander turchynov, a keep opposition leader, plans to work with the government. a top european official arrives in kiev today to discuss possible aid. it was a rejection of a european trade pact by ousted viktor yanukovych that led to more than 80 dead. an arrest warrant has been issued for yanukovych. he refused to step down. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> tanya, good morning. the latest here is yanukovych, the ousted president, is now wanted by police for the mass murder of innocent civilians. meanwhile the new president is promising to move ukraine toward europe, and that's raising a big question and one that washington wants to influence, what is russia's next move. demonstrators remain in kiev's

independent square today after parliament voefted in opposition leader oleksandr turchynov on sunday following the ouster of viktor yanukovych. turchynov takes the reins. others seeking closer ties with the european union. turchynov promises to move ukraine closer to europe, a direction that the u.s. supports. >> let ukrainians determine their own future and a partition of ukraine is teatally unacceptable and we need to act immediately to give them the economic assistance that they need to act immediately to give them the economic assistance that they need based on reforms that are going to be required.

>> but russia calls the power shift in ukraine illegal saying it disregards the peace deal signed friday. the state department is sending its official numbers this week. the u.s. is warning russia not to act with military force. >> that would be a grave mistake. that's not in anybody's interest to see the country split. it's in nobody's interest to see violence return and injuries escalate. >> turchynov wants good relations. he hopes to swear in a new government tomorrow. now, the ouster of president yanukovych is raising a lot of speculation that former president yulia tymoshenko recently released from prison may make a new play for power. it's too early to tell but she is a very controversial figure in ukraine. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. after 17 days, dozens of convenience, hundreds of medals around a fair amount of controversy, the winter olympics have come to a close. alphonso van marsh joins us from cho she, russia, with a last look at this year's winter games. good morning, alphonso. >> reporter: good morning,

tanya. there are plenty of people here shopping the streets looking for discounts on medal merchandise. just as importantly or more importantly russian organizers are prepares for the paralympic games with 600 athletes from 44 nations and it seems that the #sochiproblems just won't go away. lots of tweets from olympians from sochi international airport saying they're suffering from cold temperatures inside, some general chaos, and long lines. but here in sochi, russia, last night, russian officials gave the spectators and athletes an amazing spectacular send-off. thousands watched and took part in the closing ceremony. it was a celebration of russian culture and history and and some organizers poked some fun at themselves. they re-enacted a gaffe when one olympic ring failed to open. the huge robot version of the sochi mascot shed a tear and it

blew out the flame, and as those shows are over, the baton was passed on to the next host pyeongchang, south korea. canada brought home the gold in its signature sport. the men's ice hockey team shut out finland, 3-0, to win gold in the second straight olympics. the host nation surged to the top of the medal counts. russia wins with the most total med ams, 33, and the most gold, 13. the united states scored 28 medals. canada, norway, and the netherlands fill out the top five. so it was a successful games for the russian competitors. and russian organizers, they did face criticisms for overruns and construction delays, but while there were some tear roar threats with a lead-in to the game, it appears security kept that from rising.

>> thank you. jason collins' line in the box score was unremarkable. as the brooklyn nets beat the l.a. laker, 108-102. but when collins stepped on the floor last night, he made history, becoming the nba's first openly gay active player. ko im has our report. >> jason collins. >> reporter: jason collins receive add warm welcome in los angeles as he entered the game for the nets, the first openly gay player in a major team sport says right now he's more focused on learning brooklyn's plays than anything else. >> i don't have time to really think about history right now. i just have to, you know, focus on, you know, my job tonight. >> collins revealed he was guy last spring to "sports illustrated." at the time the 12-year veteran was a free agent. no team had picked him up until now. he says the last ten months has been incredible. >> i mean life is so much better for me. i don't have to hide who i am. i can just be my normal self.

>> reporter: collins has a message for young players. >> be your true authentic self and never be afraid or ashamed or have any fear. >> reporter: the 35-year-old has played with the nets before with jason kidd as point guard. kidd is now the coach in brooklyn. the new team tweeted this photo of kidd watching collins sign his ten-day contract. the nets say it was purely a basketball decision to sign collins, but it marks another milestone for brooklyn. nearly 57 years ago jackie robinson broke baseball's color barrier when he joined the brooklyn dodgers. ko im for cbs news. >> and the news about jason collins comes as michael sam tries to become the first openly gay player in the national football league. he began working out at the nfl scouting combine yesterday. on saturday sam said if he is drafted, he's not worried about how he'll be treated. >> i've been in locker rooms where all kinds of slurs have been said, you know, and i don't

think anyone means it. i think the little naive and uneducated, you know, but as time goes on, everyone will adapt. >> sam says he wants to be known as a football player, not a gay football player. on the "cbs moneywatch," netflix strikes a deal for speedier streaming and gas prices creep up. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. good morning, tanya. netflix is paying broadband supplier comcast to ensure faster speeds for its tv shows and movies. the deal was announced yesterday and comes after customers complained of slow service. netflix will deliver its tv and movies directly to comcast, eliminating a third party provider, resulting in faster speeds. netflix has 33 million subscribers in the u.s. asian markets saw profit taking on news from china on slowing housing prices. tokyo's nikkei lost a quarter percent.

hong kong's hang seng fell nearly 1%. here on wall street stocks opened after losing ground on friday. the dow jones dropped nearly 30 points, the nasdaq dropped 4 points. >> the price of gas is going up. according to the lundberg survey nationwide the cost of regular gas rose 12 cents during the past two weeks to $3.41 per gallon, but the price is still 38 cents lower than this time last year. tanya? >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you. and coming up on the "morning news," caught on camera, midair collision. a bird hits the windshield of a small plane, shattering the window. this is the "cbs morning news." . this is the "cbs morning news." , and less saturated fat? this is the "cbs morning news." ^. this is the "cbs morning news." ^. this is the "cbs morning news." ^. this is the "cbs morning news." better eggs. it's eb. better eggs. i cthis year aloneore places offi hit new york...ist.

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literally. like i said, i tried to kind of like duck down to the right a little bit after it happened just to get out of the air that was coming in because i was doing about 170 when i hit. the glass was flying and the feathers were flying. i thought he was back in the tail of the plane somewhere. >> the camera onboard captured the carnage. weber kept his calm and guided his plane to a safe landing. one of the world's most notorious drug lords is in custody this morning. joaquin guzman known as "el chapo" is in custody this morning. as dean reynolds reports, officials have been after guzman for more than a decade. >> reporter: el chapo guzman was found in a mexican resort. while he's been on the run since 2001, it was over the last few months, even weeks, that his room to maneuver shrank to a few scare feet.

the mexican ambassador to the u.s. >> he was a mexican operation. we relied on strong collaboration between mexican authorities and u.s. law enforcement that has been going on for months. >> reporter: since november a slew of guzman's henchmen were either gunned down or arrested. intelligence from wiretaps recently led to a broad crackdown in guzman's area of operations. this month an arsenal of weapons were seized along with drugs, money, and at least ten of guzman's lieutenants. that led to a number of safe havens along mexico's pacific coast. authorities missed guzman by only seconds by about ten days ago when he disappeared down a tunnel, but the chase ended saturday morning without a struggle. in the past violence was a guzman trademark, a means to expand his grip on the drug trade. in chicago he had an army of

100,000 armed gang members to sell drugs and rub out rivals without regard to the many innocents caught in the crossfire. jackson riley, the dea special agent in charge here, has been fighting guzman for years. he told "48 hours," guzman didn't particularly like that. >> he made it clear to some of his subordinates he'd like to see my head lopped off. i've still got my head. >> reporter: guzman bribed his way out of a mexican prison 13 years ago, bug ambassador medina mora says it won't happen again. >> he's locked up in the most reliable prison we have in mexico and suddenly once bitten, twice shy, we will take our precautions in this case. >> right now guzman is in a cell underground in prison in mexico city where he's awaiting trial, probably first in mexico and possibly in chicago or one of several other u.s. jurisdiction&

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as jeff pegues reports, that's been costly for motorists and for cities. >> reporter: spring can't come soon enough for the nation's roads. the extreme cold and snow has been chipping away at the infrastructure of american cities, leaving holes in drivers' wallets. it will cost kofi minor $90, maybe more to repair her right side tire. what did it feel like when you hit the pothole? >> it was awful. i mean it was very scary. it jarred me. and even my air bag deployed on the side. >> reporter: across the country motorists spend $377 annually in on rating vehicle costs driving on roads that desperately need pothole repairs. they form when water and ice seeps into the hole, freezes and expands. when the ice melts there are gaps and passing vehicles cause it to break up.

this winter's streets and highways are taking a pounding and with more cold weather in the forecast, more new york city workers like albert mercado will end up repairing a lot mar than the 117 potholes they've already filled. that's more than the last two years combined. >> the whole thing you have to keep in mind, public safety. >> reporter: every fourth car pulling into this repair shop needs at least a new tire because of pothole damage. olivia scotland is the manager. >> we're also seeing an increase in damaged rims, and that runs the customer a lot more. >> reporter: kofi minor just found out she didn't just ruin her rim and tire, the pothole also damaged the front of her car. the cost of driving these roads just went up. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning, google's ceo air schmidt joins us in the studio.

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harvard is honoring ll cool j as the university's artist of the year. the star of "ncis los angeles" received his reward on saturday for his work in pioneering rap music. he was also cited for his literacy and activist work. they also presented him with a college sweat chute. l cool jay urged the harvard students to maximize their potential. and here's another look at this morning's top stories. ukraine has a new interim leader following months of protests. a warrant was issued for the arrest of ousted president viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are unknown. the u.s. warns russia not to send troops. >> and the sochi winter olympics are over after 17 days of competition. host russia said good-bye sunday with a colorful closing ceremony. team usa finished with 28 medals behind russia's 33.

a luger from the south pacific island nation of tonga drew attention for an unusual deal to help pay for his olympic dream. as alphonso van marsh reports it involves changing his name to an underwear brand. >> reporter: luge athlete benito banani carried his country's pride. >> it was the best feeling ever. >> reporter: five years ago the nearly 200-pound former rugby player entered a casting call for would-be lugers. >> reporter: a marketing agency helped try outs and bruno won. the agency moved him to train and convinced an underwear company also named bruno banani to sponsor him. >> reporter: that wasn't a coincidence. he had a different name, but the advertising agency convinced him a name change without make a

better sell. the bruno banani brand is known for its outrageous advertising stunts. the international olympic committee had strict rules during sponsor games and called the name challenge a preverse marketing ploy. and the head of the underwear company says they're loving the publicity. >> when someone supports an athlete, it's the most normal thing in the world. >> reporter: bruno placed 32nd out of 39 lugers in sochi. he says he might train for the next winter olympics, but the underwear company won't say if they'll give him the support he needs. alphonso van marsh, cbs news, sochi, russia. >> support indeed. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll go live to kiev, ukraine, for the latest developments in the political crisis there. plus google's ceo eric schmidt joins us in studio 57 for a major announcement. and cardinal timothy dolan,

arches by on of new york, tells us about the historic appearance of two popes at a cardinal's ceremony this weekend. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm tanya rivero. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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>> it is red day. are you guys enjoying your spring break? >> it has been fabulous. >> it was a nice weekend. >> well, it looks like today we will have lots of sunshine, but storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. we will tell you when to expect rain in a few minutes. >> and the usual road work in the usual places. northbound 880, in downtown oakland, closure there is and around the antih bridge. the bay bridge, as well with road work. we will tell you about it coming up. >> thank you, elizabeth. and american sport's history made overnight. jason collins, now the first openly gay player in any of the four major sports. more about collins on the court. >> reporter: out of the closet and onto the court, a warm welcome from fa