o the brink of disaster. russian troops invade ukraine's crimean peninsula as president vladimir putin defies calls to pull back his troops. >> there was not any reason for the russian federation to invade ukraine. hit the east coast with up to a foot of snow. and in hollywood -- >> and the oscar goes to -- "12 years a slave." >> "12 years a slave" becomes the first film with black director to win the film industry's top honor. captioning funded by cbs ry's top honor. captioning funded by cbs

this is "cbs morning news," monday, march 3rd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a degrgrowing cri in ukraine. ukraine's minister says his country is on the brink of disaster. following russia's invasion of crimea, ukraine has put its military on high alert. there is worldwide outrage over the invasion and fears russian president vladimir putin isn't done yet. today secretary of state john kerry leaves for ukraine to meet with leaders in kiev. yesterday kerry called on putin to pull back. >> it's an incredible act of aggression. it is really a stunning willful choice by president putin to invade another country. russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine. russia is in violation of its u.n. obligations.

russia is in violation of its obligations under the u.s. charter. >> this morning there are reports of russian naval movements in the black sea. charlie d'agata is in the capital of kiev. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: we've just returned from the parliament. good morning, anne-marie. we just returned from ukrainian parliament where defense ministers are trying to find out if anything can be done with russia's military intervention in cry meara and further involvement along the eastern border. we learned this morning ukrainian border guards have reported a buildup of russian guards along the border. there's been a buildup of russian warships on the move also. crimean -- excuse me ukrainian forces trying to reinforce that border, they know that they're outnumbered and outgunned. ukrainian prime minister here in kiev yesterday, as you mentioned, said that this country is on the brink of disaster. the government has put ukraine's

military, 130,000 strong, on high alert, but they've also put the call out to reservists. any fighting man under the age of 40 to be ready to fight alongside ukrainian military. here in kiev, we've seen demonstrations denouncing president vladimir putin. not as large today as they were over the weekend, calling him a liar and a dictator. now, the two questions that remain this morning, what if anything could be done to force the russians out of crimea and whether or not moscow and the kremlin are intent on taking this buildup further and invading parts of eastern ukraine. anne-marie? >> all right. charlie d'agata in ukrainian capital of kiev. thank you very much, charlie. the united states has joined with other western allies to respond. major garrett reports from the white house. the white house has no plan to eject them from crimea.

even though it's blatant move in violation of international law. the united states is working on a package of economic sanctions and is considering blocking russia from bank accounts and financial exports if it does not respond. they're going to address russian concerns about the rights of loyalists living there. in the meantime the white house has pull out of preparations for meetings in june and canceled high-level talks with russia on expanding trade and export. president obama discussed all of these moves with german chancellor angela merkel and british prime minister david ca camm cameron. he says there is a way out if they back off, but if got, they'll tighten the noose.

he has acted like a 19th century power broker but he will soon discover to his dismay his country lives in a 21st centralized global economy. back in this country now, the latest blast from what's been an unusually harsh winter. this morning a massive winter storm system, including bitterly cold air, snow, and freezing rain is headed toward the mid-atlantic states. winter storm warnings are posted from oklahoma to delaware. susan mcginnis is in washington where up to 10 inches of snow is expected. susan. >> anne-marie, good morning. here we go again. federal buildings in congress closed again today. it was yesterday afternoon it started to rain here, temperatures started dropping and the snow emergency to begin this morning was declared. this is the same system that hit the southwest with snow and freezing rain sunday, making for hazardous travel conditions. in baltimore, crews are preparing for another battle with the snow and cold. officials are warning of potential power outages, but

it's not the snow they're worrying about. >> ice is really the most detrimental to our electric system, so we do have an increased number of crews station throughout the entire territory should we see this freezing rain turn into ice and really coat those trees and tree limbs. >> reporter: more than 2,000 flights have been canceled today nationwide according to the flight tracking site flig flightaware. by yet snow was falling in chicago where devoted hockey fans braved the elements. out in california where torrential rain caused flooding and mud slides, evacuations have been lifted as the residents start the long process of cleaning up. >> there's so much weight down there, this foundation can break. we've got to to get this stuff out of here. >> now, the snow and rainfall associated with this storm is supposed to cover an area of 1,500 miles. along with federal buildings, schools around the third ya, also virginia, are closed today. children will be happy today, anne-marie. it's supposed to snow for about ten hours.

march has certainly come in like a lion. >> yeah, they'll be happy today, but they won't be happy in june when they have to make up all those days. >> right. >> susan mcginnis. thank you. history was made at the academy awards. it's the first time a movie was won with a black film director. the big winner was the space thriller "gravity." it took home seven oscars. teri okita takes a look at last night's big winners. >> reporter: the heart-wrenching drama "12 years a slave" took the top honors at the oscars. >> i dedicate this to all the people who have endured slavery and 21 million people who still suffer slavery today. >> reporter: breakout star lupita nyong'o was named best supporting actor. >> it doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's. >> the highly competitive race for best actress was won by

indicacate blanchett in her role in "blue jasmine." >> thank you so much. >> reporter: matthew mcconaughey topped the pack of leading men. he played an aids patient in "dallas buyers club." jared leto won best supporting actor for his transformative role. >> this is for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to aids. >> reporter: stormy weather threatened to be a huge problem on the red carpet, but the skies cleared just in time for the stars to arrive in style. >> i'm excited. what else can you do but have fun. >> reporter: oscar host ellen degeneres blew up twitter with a self selfie. pharrell and u2 provided some of the night's most memorable moments. teri okita, cbs news, hollywood. the dogs are off. the kickoff of what's called the

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a frozen start to this year's iditarod, alaska's grueling sled dog race. nearly 70 competitors and their excited canine teams set off from willow, alaska, on sunday. they'll travel almost 1,000 miles. and this year's winner gets 50,000 bucks and a new truck. i'm sure the dogs would appreciate that. get a ride back home to the kennel. on the "cbs moneywatch," opposition to the xl pipeline and the movie that land at the box office. jill wagner is at the newyork stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. tokyo's nikkei fell more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng lost 1.5%. wall street is expected to follow suit. premarket trading is lower. on friday the dow jones gained 49 points. the nasdaq lost nearly 11 points. nearly 400 people protesting

the keystone xl oil pipeline were arrested at the white house. the protesters strapped themselves to the white house fence yesterday. most were college students. fearful of the environmental impact the pipeline will have they want president obama to veto the project. if completed the oil will carry oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. prices at the pump are rising. aaa reports the average price of an unleaded gallon is $3.46. that is 18 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. start the presses. "newsweek" magazine hits the newsstand this friday for the first time in nearly two years. it's been available online. the famed weekly's new owners have tripled "newsweek's" web travgs so they decided to print $70,000 for 8 bucks each. now during its heyday "newsweek" had a circulation of more than 3 million.

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is ignoring international calls to stand down and is reportedly building up armored vehicles along ukraine's border. secretary of state john kerry leaves for kiev tody. >> and at the academy awards last night, "12 years a slave" won for best picture. it's the first time ever a movie directed by a black filmmaker has won for that category. in south africa now, the murder trial of the former olympic athlete nicknamed the blade runner begins today. 27-year-old oscar pistorius is in court charged with killing his girlfriend. and as debora patta tells us, he claims it's a tragic case of mistaken identity. >> reporter: they looked like a young couple in love, but ten days after they were caught on security cameras in a supermarket, reeva steenkamp would be dead and oscar pistorius would be charged with murder. two different faces would be emerged. was the motive fear or rage. the paralympic gold medalist who

shot his girlfriend after mistaking her for an intruder. the prosecution will argue pistorius is attempting to cover up a far more dangerous face, that of a violent gun-obsessed young man who shot his girlfriend in a murderous bit of rage. it's been dubbed africa's o.j. simpson trial. but here there is no dispute as to who pulled the trigger as pistorius admitted to this during his bail hearing, but shooting someone, believing they are a threat, is a tough case to prove says this forensic specialist. >> our law doesn't allow you to cull kill somebody who may be a threat to you. the threat has got to be real and it's got to be imminent. >> reporter: much of the case will be broadcast live. it all begins here at pretoria's high court. the case was initially set down for three weeks but in all likelihood will take months as the prosecution plans to call at least 107 witnesses.

south africa does not have a jury system, so it's up to a judge to determine pistorius's fate, and the judge's first task will be to ask pistorius how he pleads to charges of premeditated murder. if he is found guilty, he faces life behind bars with a mandatory 25 years in jail. debora patta, cbs news, pretoria. medical marijuana is legal in california, but governor jerry brown doesn't think everybody should be lighting up. on nbc's "meet the press" sunday brown said that if too many people get stoned in california, the state could lose its competitive edge. he says he's also waiting to see how colorado and washington handle their new recreational marijuana laws. mardi gras kicked off this weekend. the crowd got a bit too rowdy in galveston, texas.

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one of the oscar nominees last night in the category of documentary short was a film called "facing fear." it focuses on a brutal hate crime in california. carter evans reports on the unexpected twist decades later. >> reporter: it was more than 30 years ago that matt boger and tim zaal first met in the worst possible way. >> they started beating me, punching me first and then kicking me as hard as they could in order to get me down to the ground. >> reporter: matt was a street kid, just 15, disowned by his mother for being gay. tim was a neo-nazi skinhead. >> i remember looking at that mohawk and those eyes. >> i kicked him in the forehead and he was out.

>> reporter: their story is chronicled in a documentary short called "facing fear. " >> i went through most of my life thinking i had killed this person. >> i think we're struck by the fact that we're all sitting here. >> i am struck too. this seems surreal. >> reporter: they had a chance meeting at the museum of tolerance. matt worked there. tim had been feeling -- >> fear, guilt. >> so there was something in you brewing. >> yeah. >> for a long time. >> there was a conscience trying to get out, i guess. >> it just took a while. >> yes. >> 25 years is what it took. and when matt realized who he was talking to -- >> there was a numbness, i think. every emotion in my body shut off. >> reporter: now their message of forgiveness is being shown in classrooms like this one in long beach, california. >> i don't know if i could forgive somebody the way he's been able to forgive me. >> if they could make peace with the past. >> jewish, gay, they were the enemy. >> reporter: so could anyone.

>> all we ever wanted was for people to have a conversation about subjects that they normally would not open up to having. >> reporter: and talk they did. >> did your mom kick you out just because you were gay? >> yes. it was only because of my sexuality. >> reporter: is it frustrating at all to know that as much effort you put into yourself it's still going to continue? >> yes, it's frustrating. we can't shake the hate. all we can do is plant a seed. >> do you think you made an impression? >> absolutely. >> you can see in their eye it's going in. >> reporter: one more thing tim and matt hope sinks in is growing up they came from similar suburban class backgrounds. >> but it led you in such different directions, but at the same time it brought you together. >> right. >> but it almost killed you. >> yeah. >> for you to be able to forgive someone that hurt you that bad, it's like amazing. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. well, coming up after your

local news on "cbs this morning," we'll be live from ukraine with the latest developments there and get analysis from former cia deputy director michael morell. plus, we'll take you to a small colorado city where the sale of recreational marijuana has brought a huge boost in revenues. and the best moments from last night's academy awards ceremony. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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>> good morning, guys. we've got more rain. it will take time for the rain to work its way in and could be a very wet commute. on the ride home, we talk about that coming up. >> checking the roads right now. mainly, overnight road work. including lanes blocked in fremont. developing news from the east bay where a teenager's death is under investigation a girl was hit by a train near old orchard and howl roads in martinez 5:00 yesterday afternoon. found her near railroad tracks. she was struck by bnsf freight train. a spokesperson for the railroad told kpix 5 two locomotives were