widens. while president obama directly engage with vladimir putin. >> if that's your attitude, mr. president. what the hell are we paying you fo >> chris christie's first appearance since the george washington bridge scandal headlines a conference as the republicans gear up for an election year battle. and march madness. a college basketball fan stormed the court to go after a coach of a rival team. captioning funded by cbs this ie this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, march 7th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. in a statement released early

this morning, russian president vladimir putin said russians' actions in ukraine are, quote, in compliance with international law. president obama spoke with president putin for nearly an hour and says a diplomatic exchange is possible but putin says they're still far away from resolving any crisis. a referendum is set for nine days from now. president obama says the referendum violates international law. any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014, we're well beyond the days when borders can be drawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> the u.s. imposed travel and financial sanctions on the opponents of ukraine's new government. putin was not on the list of those to be punished. in western ukraine, public opinion appears sympathetic toward kiev and the new

government. but to the east there is a growing pro-moscow sentiment. charlie d'agata reports from donetsk. >> reporter: mobs of pro-russian demonstrators broke through lines and stormed this city's government headquarters. control of this building has come to symbolize control of donetsk. this deeply divided city next door to crimea. and while the russian protesters declared victory from the rooftops, they'd lost control again. more than 70 people were taken into custody. ukrainian riot police were back in charge, and the country's blue and yellow flag flew high again. donetsk is home to 1 million people in ukraine's industrial heartland. it's also the hometown of ousted president viktor yanukovych. the population is almost evenly split between those who back ukraine's new government and the

view to view it as an el legal one. many told us they'd welcome russian soldiers in eastern ukraine. you'd be happy if the russian army would be happy. everybody would be. >> russian. let russian army come here and defend us. >> reporter: the city really has become a flashpoint. the moment we started talking to either side, heated arguments broke out. a lot of pushing and shoving and a lot of people are worried that these daily confrontations could lead to violence across eastern ukraine. charlie d'agata, cbs news, dunesk, ukraine. the army is investigating charges of sexual abuse against an officer who trains military prosecutors, and a proposal taking way the authority of military commanders to prosecute alleged rapes was defeated in the senate. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. this bill would have shifted the decision on whether to prosecute

cases of military sexual assault from the commanders to military trial lawyers who are independent and the chain of command would no longer be involved, the logic being that the victims don't trust the chain of command and would be less likely to come forward, but the defeat of the bill is unlikely to be the final word. a move in doing combat a growing number of sexual assault cases in the military failed in the senate thursday. the bill, which new york senator kirsten gillibrand has been championing for the past year, fell five votes short of moving forward. >> none of us will walk away. we will not stop our efforts. >> last year more than 5,000 cases of sexual assault were reported in the military, a 60% jump from 2012. the gillibrand bill would have stripped unit commanders from deciding whether or not to prosecute cases because she believes that keeps victims from moving forward. but her opponents disagree.

>> if you don't have the commanders as part of the solution, they are part of the problem. >> missouri senator claire mccaskill lead it. she has her own legislation which keeps prosecution within the chain of command but allows for more checks and balances. the gillibrand bill's defeat comes as a top army sex crimes prosecutor faces his own accusations. they're investigating claims he groped a female lawyer in 2011 about the sexual assault. the senate votes on the mccaskill bill on monday. man re? >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you, susan. two more texas abortion clinics shut their door. one was in the rio grande valley. the other the only one between houston and the louisiana border. 19 clinics have closed since texas approved tough new

restrictions last summer. that leaves more and more texas women wishing to end a pregnancy with long journeys that sometimes requires passing through an immigration checkpoint. and new jersey governor chris christie made his anti-abortion position clear to members of the political action conference. some of the most passionate and conservative republican leaders gathered in maryland. it was christie's first major national event since the bridge scandal that tarnished his administration. his message was clear. we don't get to govern if we don't win. >> the fact is we've got to to start talking about what we're for and not what we're against. >> christie was speaking to a powerful force in the gop that's been alienated by his more moderate position. he wasn't invited to last year's conference because he praised president obama during the superstorm sandy crisis. yesterday there was no praise for the president, just criticism for the president's decision to stay away from last

year's deficit reduction talks. >> you're the leader of the government, you see something go off the rails, what you decide to do is stay away from it as far as possible. my question now is the same question i had then. if that's your question attitude, mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for. >> christie rail at the media saying they misrepresented the republican party. cbs news director of elections anthony salvanto says christie has to make peace with the republican right. >> he talks about it. some will see that as compromising too much. he has to reverse some of that. you know, in a strange way maybe the bridge scandal gives him a second opening here because if conservatives see him as being too beleaguered or picked on by democrats, maybe they give him another hearing. >> the conference also heard from senator marko rubio and tea party favorite ted cruz.

kentucky senator mitch mcconnell took to the stage carrying a rifle. he faces a tea party challenge in the upcoming primary and has been criticized of cutting a fiscal deal with democrats. now before the 2016 presidential election republicans are focusing on this year's midterm election, hoping to win control of the senate. cpac ends tomorrow. well, coming up on the "morning news," a breathtaking view. new york city as you've never seen it before. we'll show you how they captured the image. this is the "cbs morning news." morning news." [ female announcer ] what do the people of greece think of nature valley greek yogurt protein bars? wow! ♪ [ female announcer ] with 10 grams of protein and real fruit, they're right at home in the land that inspired them.

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time posted the panorama on its website and users can pan across the photo or zoom in without losing any clarity. on the "cbs moneywatch" the nation's growing pressure and the girl scouts are being pressured to break up with barbie. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with more. jill? economists predict the unemployment rate will hold steady at 6.6%. they think employers added 145,000 new jobs. stocks were mostly higher thursday on the weekly unemployment numbers. the number of newly jobless fell to its lowest level in nearly 3 months. the dow jones picked up 51. the nasdaq slipped 5. asian markets were mixed ahead of the jobs report. tokyo's nikkei gained 1%. hong kong's hang seng closed

half a percent down. staples will close 225 stores. will save about $525 million. it has more than 1,800 stores in north america. private equity firm cerberus is buying safeway. the company will pay about $9 billion for the grocery chain. grocery has more than 1,300 stores across the country. they already own 1,100 grocery stores. the combined company will be an industry behemoth. and, anne-marie, the girl scouts are under fire for a tie-in with barbie. two advocacy groups want the scouts to knicks the barbie logo participation patch. the group says it turns girls into walking advertisements. the scouts say it's a fun way to inspire girls. anne-marie? >> i'm sure it's a pretty popular patch. we'll see how that works out. jill wagner with the "cbs moneywatch." thanks a lot, jill. straight 'head, your friday weather.

plus a bitcoin mystery. noose week says they've discovered the creator of the cyber currency, but the man named says it's not him. and in sports, a man gets out of hand. this is the "cbs morning news." everything - you can imagine. explore the endless possibilities of the delicious chocolate taste that only hershey's can deliver. with new hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. my sinuses are acting up and i've got this runny nose. i better take something. truth is, sudafed pe pressure and pain won't treat all of your symptoms. really? alka seltzer plus severe sinus fights your tough sinus symptoms plus your runny nose. oh what a relief it is

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the national forecast. north carolina and virginia see rain and strong winds. it will be dry from the lower great lakes to the ohio valley but a light mix of snow in parts of south dakota and minnesota and there will be some snow in the rockies. a southern california man is in the media spotlight after being identified as the mysterious founder of bitcoin, but the man, satoshi nakamoto, denies any connection to the digital currency. dave bryan of our los angeles station kcbs reports. >> reporter: the man who "newsweek" reports as the founder of bitcoin who considers it the high tech coin of the future says "newsweek" has got the story wrong and says he's got nothing to do with bitcoin, says he's not the founder. >> i never worked with bitcoin.

i don't know people there. i never had a contract there or anything like that. i wasn't even aware of the product. >> reporter: do you think that your name became involved because you created sort of the code maybe or the concept? >> no, i never created a code. i never created a concept. i just believe that somebody -- it could have been designed this way to put my name in there. satoshi nakamoto is not that common of name, but it's not that uncommon. >> in an interview outside his home satoshi nakamoto did not deny that in his engineering days he would have been capable of understanding the computer code necessary to build such a product even though it wasn't him. >> if i say yes i could get in trouble, all right? so i'll say no, all right? i was an engineer before, but that was many years ago. >> mr. knack a moto says at the

time bitcoin was being founded around 2001, he was working as a government contractor, not on bitcoin. "newsweek" says it stands by its story. the writer who came up with the story says i stand completely by my exchange with mr. nakamoto. there was no doubt our conversation and his acknowledgement of bitcoin. >> when somebody invents something it shapes the world to know who he is, where he came from, and his invention is natural. it's natural to me and i hope no one sees that as an act of hostility. >> that was dave bryan of our los angeles station kcbs. now in recent months it's moved from the fringe and moved over as websites like overstock.com have moved to accept the new currency. lawmakers in massachusetts have updated the law. they define updated photos as secret pictures

violators could face charges or jail time. >> it's an assault on another person whether it's a child or an adult. it's an assault and women and children should be able to go to public place without feeling they are not protected by the law. so this will at least bring us up to speed. >> the new law was approved quickly after a controversial state court ruling wednesday. the court found michael robertson did not violate the law when he took cell phone photos up the skirts of women riding the boston subway. when we return, a different kind of march madness. a college basketball fan rushes the court to face off with the opposing team's coach. osing team's coach. amazing! i've been claritin clear for 6 days. at the first sign of my allergies, my doctor recommended taking one claritin every day of my allergy season for continuous relief. 21 days of relief from itchy, watery eyes. 28 days of continuous relief from sneezing and runny nose, since i've been taking claritin every day of my allergy season. get the #1 doctor recommended non-drowsy allergy brand. live claritin clear. every day.

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in sports the lakers have been a part of pro basketball for 66 years and in that time they have never suffered a defeat like the one they were dealt last night, and to make it worse, the beating came at the hands of their in-city rival. the l.a. clippers humiliate the lakers. 142-94. the 48-point loss is the most lopsided loss in lakers history. the spurs get a semblance of revenge for their loss in the finals. tim duncan scores 23 points and san antonio nerve trails in a 111-87 win over miami. a college basketball fan got a little too into the game he was attending last night. a student from the university of california, santa barbara, rushed the court and got into it with the university of hawaii's coach. the student was pushed way by a player and made his way back to

his seat. he was eventually is escorted out, but he was making his feelings known to the hawaii bench. the usc spokesperson says the student will face legal action. >> now without dr. frank job you might never know the name tommy john. in 1974 dr. job made a groundbreaking surgery on john, the pitcher. it saved his career. now it's become common throughout baseball. last year he was acknowledged at the baseball hall of fame. dr. frank job died yesterday at the age of 88. well, the white house continued its music series with a tribute to the women of soul. but president obama flubbed a signature song of one of the performers. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to her -- >> oopsy. the queen of soul aretha

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some states are debating the legalization of a strain of marijuana known as charlotte's web. it is said to help children with severe epilepsy. for now the drug is only available in colorado. as barry petersen reports, some parents are going out of their way to get access to it. >> reporter: aaron klepinger considers this a miracle cure, the daily dose of marijuana extract known as charlotte's web given to their 8-year-old son hunter. the klepingers say the seizures were so severe they caused brain damage. traditional epilepsy drugs were

ineffective for hunter. they say it's reduced the frequency of seizures from as many as 100 day to as few as two a week. dawn is hunter's mother. >> when he was on pharmaceuticals, he was sleeping all the time or sreaming all the time or having more seizures. he's more alert or happy than he used to be. >> reporter: the klepingers moved to colorado from georgia where marijuana is allowed where using it is illegal. >> i feel horrible that a child's zip code determines their ability to get medicine that could potentially save their lives. >> and this medicine you think it can. >> absolutely i think it can. >> reporter: legislators in 12 states are considering proposals the allow a version of charlotte's web to be produced or sold legally. the extract has a very low dose of thc, the chemical in marijuana that gives people a high. parents believe other chemicals in the extract reduce the seizures. but there is no scientific study to prove the effectiveness and safety of charlotte's web to treat epilepsy.

>> we have real reason to be concerned. >> reporter: dr. amy brooks-kayal is first vice president of the american epilepsy society. she worries that parents are sailing into uncharted waters. >> we do know from basic science studies that the marijuana derivative can completely stop learning and memory. and right now i don't know the benefits, i don't know the likelihood of how it's going to help, and i know nothing about the risk. >> reporter: there are about 200 parents living in colorado using the extract, half who moved from out of state to use it legally. dangerous or not it is the best to them the best hope for their own miracle against epilepsy. barry petersen, cbs news, colorado springs. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," reaction to the negotiations to end the standoff in ukraine. we'll get the latest in the white house. plus a look at the changing

role of mormon woman. we will speak with "new york times" correspondent jodi kanter. and pat williams, co-founder of the orlando magic, joins us in the studio with his new book. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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> friday! >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it's almost 4:30. traffic and weather and a big weekend ahead. >> some great weather coming our way too. we're going to see a lot of sunshine. we are starting out with patchy thick fog in spots this morning. just how much sunshine and how warm will it get? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we have had a chase in the last hour or so. for a while it was going on, on the bay bridge a wrong-way driver heading eastbound on the westbound lanes some of us spotted this coming into work. right now they did catch the driver. chp is running a traffic break it sounds like right now in oakland. it's northbound 880 approaching the 980 interchange. so we are seeing some delays in that area. more coming up. >> it was scary. i'm coming westbound and i said oh, my god. >> i saw him turn around on the bay bridge. >> all right. it's all over now for the most part. chp is with him. >> thank you. it is 4:30. safeway