they saw the firestorm that was unleashed in arizona and decided no thanks, we don't really want to deal with that. it's never over till it's over for things like this. for this experiment in first look is up next. good friday morning, everybody. right now on "first look" vakzs ordered. massive rains and strong winds in california today prompting fears of flooding, landslides, and other damage to the drought-ridden state. tensions rising. reports of russian military aircraft replying over ukraine while ousted president reports surface. oscar fever. the academy awards. let's move obama and bide erj on the run in the white house. plus, lebron james returns to the hard court. jeff gordon's latest prank may be his best yet. and the statue commemorating a tech eveningon that has people

scratching their heads. they've evacuated some 1,000 homes near l.a. here's miguel almaguire. >> reporter: on ridgeview drive the order to evacuate just before the next big storm rolls in. ed, a retiree, has been working around the clock, but now he is out of time. >> the water will be come over first, and this whole thing will be full of mud. >> he knows it won't take much for this mountain to slide into his backyard. >> how worried are you? >> it's going to happen. we're going to deal with it. we need the rain. we don't want the mess.

we'll take the rain. we'll clean up the mess. >> reporter: only four years ago a winter storm buried a nearby neighborhood in mud after a wildfire torched the foot hills. all of los angeles is on high alert. >> live team coverage. >> it took only an inch to make freeways a mess. in southern california nearly 200 accidents. hazmat teams shut down this highway for a fuel spill. on social media tweets like this. nobody owns an umbrella, and nobody knows how to drive in rain. from police, "buckle up. put down your cell phone and drive safe." the silver lining, california desperately needs water. they measure the snow pack, 75% below normal. ed knows more rain, the main event, is coming friday into saturday. his family has packed up and moved to safer ground.

that same winter storm is moved to new england. we'll have more on that in a few minutes. ukraine's ousted president will go public today for the first time since fleeing kiev. viktor yanukovych will give a news conference from russia. now, crimea is at the southern tip of russia. that's according to ukraine's new interior minister who described it on facebook as a military invasion and occupation, but russia says its military exercises on the ukrainian border are not a prelewd to intervention. secretary of state john kerry says russia told the u.s. it will respect ukraine's sovereignty, but tensions are heightened with russia scrambling fighter jets tlurs to patrol borders. meanwhile, the white house says vice president joe biden has called ukraine's new prime

minister pledging u.s. support after a new government was formed yesterday. new help for u.s. military veterans is on hold today after it was blocked by republicans in the senate. the $21 billion bill failed to reach the 60 most needed to advance. 41 republicans voted against it saying it was just too expensive. the bill would have expanded medical, education, and job training benefits for veterans and their families. it would have created 27 new medical facilities for iraq war vets. the legislation had the backing of most veterans organizations. president obama opening up like never before at a candid and emotional kickoff event at the white house. he launched a program giving yupg men of color giving them a greater shot at success. it's called my brother's keeper. he said he could have been a negative statistic. >> i didn't have a dad in the house, and i was angry about it even though i didn't necessarily

realize it at the time. i made bad choices. i got high without always thinking about the that it could do. >> this program brings together businesses, foundations, and community groups with the goal of keeping young men out of the criminal justice system and improve their access to higher education. mr. obama says the focus is progress, even if we don't all agree on the same thing. >> if i can persuade sharpton and o'reilly to be in the same meeting, then it means that -- then it means that there are people of good faith who want to get some stuff done. >> might have a point there. well, the northern lights have been putting on quite a show over parts of the united kingdom. also known as the aurora borialis. the lights are commonly seen as the north and south poles and they're caused by atoms colliding with particle from the

sun. the beautiful pinks and greens have been visible in areas just outside of london. it's quite a sight. let's get sports now. we're going to start with upsets in college hoops. first up, number 17 kentucky against arkansas tied 6-6. that's seconds left. arkansas with three at the buzzer, but it is no good. in overtime arkansas wins 71-67. number 22, ohio state and unranked penn state. a three-pointer mailed right there to keep the nittany lions on top. penn state wins 65-63. the brooklyn nets pummelled the nuggets in denver 112-89. being in denver really just about beating the nuggets. after the game collins, the first openly gay athlete in the nba, met with the parents of explain college student matthew shepherd. shepherd was murdered in 1998 for being gay.

collins wears 98 to honor shepherd. after one week after breaking his nose, check him out, lebron jones debuted this intimidating face mask. the face mask didn't disrupt his game. he reported 31 points as the heat routed the next 108-82. sflirchlts in texas a $60 million high school stadium -- yes, high school stadium -- will be shut down after being open for only 18 months. eagle stadium will be closed until at least june for an examination of cracks in the concrete that vary from a quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch wide. american soccer today sydney larue attempted the happy gilmore swing. leaving that to adam sandler. >> it's part two of the pepsi max ads starring jeff gordon. he posed as an ex-convict cab driver who starts fleeing from police and the passengers' response, well, it's priceless. >> i can't go back, man.

>> sorry, i can't. >> stop. please, no! stop! >> we're going to lose them. >> just unlock the door. let me out. >> come on out, buddy. i'm jeff gordon. >> can you imagine? i think i would have been a little more freaked out, but that reaction -- that reaction get me out of here is what everyone is feeling with all this cold weather brsh get me out of here. >> yeah. three weeks from now is the first official day of spring. >> really? let's hope it starts to feel like it sometime soon. >> yeah. a lot of areas, this is not what you needed. one more big winter storm. the west coast, they needed it, but the problem is any usually big storm that comes from the west coast has to move across the country, and the rest of the country is still freezing cold. that's just a recipe for another big winter storm. a little circulation and swirl in the middle of your screen. this is as advertised, the big storm for the west coast in a long time.

the rain is really coming down hard now along coastal areas of california, and even in l.a. in the last ten minutes or so we've picked up in the intensity of the rain, and it goes from san francisco all the way to san diego. exactly what they needed. of course, we don't want the damaging winds and mudslides that will accompany it, but that's just the way it goes it seems in california. the rest of the nation, it is a bitterly cold morning in new england. much colder than it's been. minus 7 is your wind chill this morning, and that's warm compared to upstate new york and northern new england. here's how i see it taking place. as we go through sunday into monday, on sunday the worst of the storm will be an ice storm from oklahoma through northern portions of arkansas, southern missouri. snowstorms in the north of that from areas just north of st. louis, kansas city, right along i-70. looks to be a little south of chicago right now. then as we go to the northeast, monday looks like a full blown snow day. philadelphia, new york city, possibly southern new england and the d.c., baltimore wrar looks to be a mess. looks to be snow and ice. >> snowstorm has been -- ice

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some stories making news this morning. a big win for gay marriage prop ownents. a federal judge ordered kentucky officials to legally recognize marriages of same-sex couples performed out of state. the judge said any laws that argue otherwise will violate the 14th amendment. governor chris christie has just about had it with questions related to the lane closures on the george washington bridge. when asked recently about the activities of his staff, first he responded "what do you do, grab them by the ankles and shake them upside down until emails fall out of their pockets?" on a related note the audio of the 911 calls from the september bridge gridlock is set to be released this morning.

how many politicians who pledge to donate their salary to charity during the government shutdown actually kept their word? at least 116 of the 244 lawmakers who pledged have donated almost $500,000 to charity and government accounts, so i kind of guess 47% isn't too bad for a bunch of politicians. hmm? president obama and vice president biden took part in the first lady's let's move campaign by taking a lap around the white house. >> mr. president, ready to move? >> absolutely. let's do this thing. let's move. ♪ >> after a good workout, got to

pick up. otherwise we're going to be in trouble. >> same time next week? >> same time next week. >> all right. >> we'll see about that. speaking of joe biden, the vice president says democrats should not apologize as they strategize for 2014 votes. that's next. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve.

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those words from the vice president to democrats. this as they try to overcome pessimism ahead of the november midterms. >> we should go out, and we should flatly lay out in each of the races that you have in your county, city, state, races, congressional races, this is who we are. this is what we stand for. this is what we're going to do. >> today the clinton library will release its first batch of white house records. about 4,000 to 5,000 paces will be put on-line this afternoon. they'll also be available at the clinton presidential library in little rock. the legalality to seal those records from the public expired last year. around 30,000 more pages on the clinton's time in the white house are expected in the coming weeks. another one bites the dust. congressman ed pastor of arizona announcing his retirement from the house. he will step down after his 12th term in congress. pastor becomes the 21st house member to bow out after this term, and if you are keeping

track, that is 11 republicans and ten democrats, which breaks down to 130 terms served among democrats and 99 in the gop, and that is a whole lot of experience. actor and comedian seth rogan may pack them into the movies, but it was contradicts where he testified about alzheimer's disease. he is blasting so many senators for being absent, tweeting out this picture of all the empty seats. he says the absent senators are not prioritizing the disease debilitating his mother-in-law. illinois senator mark kirk tweeted this picture of the two together in a note reading thanks to seth rogen for speaking out. seth roguan shot back. why did you leave before my speech? kirk said he had another meeting, but later watched rogen's testimony. how democratic is your name? strategy company, the clarity team, has the answer and we decided to put it to the test.

we put my name in, just to try it out. check it out. here's what we got. betty is the 64th most common name among registered voters. who knew? about 53% are democrats, and just over 60% of betty's are likely to have a gun in their home. on that note, that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. all right. it is friday, and that means we are joined by politico's kevin. happy friday, ken. >> happy friday. how are you? >> i'm doing well. senate republicans, we've been talking about this because they blocked a democratic bill to enhance health, education, and job training from the nation's 22 million veterans, and they say it's a budget issue, but will it also be a ballot issue too during midterm elections some. >> i think that for the republicans they've actually been talking a lot about this week for veterans, particularly with the budget cuts and the defense community, and they say that this would negatively impact veterans, particularly

with retirement packages, so i think that there is a lot of wrangling going on with veterans and the defense community, but typically this is a constituency that supports republicans. i wouldn't really expect that to change. >> i want to switch gears because the president is launching a new effort called my brother's keeper. big businesses are preponderanced to support this, while obama care has really gotten a lot of scrutiny. could this initiative actually be his legacy issue? >> great, great question, and i think it will be. i think that this issue particularly for african-american men is something that the president has already made a huge difference on and is something that he is going to continue to make a difference on going forward even after he is president. i think that it's a huge piece of a legacy work that has already really begun, but is now being formalized that we're going to see played out for years to come even after the president leaves office. >> you talk about it being formalized. the president stressed this is

not some big government program but, rather, an effort to urge outside groups to act. by asking for social action and not trying to mandate it, does this have a better shot at working? >> you know, i think what's interesting about the first lady's policy initiative from yesterday, she really did flex a lot of policy muscle because, you know, yes, this was mandated and -- not some big government program, but there actually were some concrete initiative that is we saw yesterday that are going to be changed. how folks, for example, read their food labels. another huge legacy standpointen not only from the president, but also the first lady, this let's move initiative that i think are two big areas that we're going to see the obamas post-white house really take shape. >> we will be watching. thank you, kevin. we do appreciate it. have a great weekend. >> you too. thanks for having me. coming up, "first buzz"

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the 86th academy awards are on sunday. get your ballots ready for the oscar parties. while betting on the academy awards is still illegal, many places, including vegas, one odds maker has decided to put his expertise to good use. here it is. cate blanchett is the clear frontrunner for best actress with an 85% chance of winning ahead of aim where i adams and sandra bullock with a 74% chance is matthew mcconhey for best actor, thanks to his role in "dallas buyers club." best picture has a 71% chance of

going to "twelve years a slave." talking about oscars today in the first buzz, i have bill and kate with me today. you know, as a little girl, paige, you can relate to this. we all like to play dress up. >> basically this little girl and her mom, they would create these dresses and they were quite amazing. the little girl did it herself, but then they started imitating themes from the red carpet. the little girl had a part in it as well. there's taylor swift. >> that's incredible. >> it really takes it to a whole new level, and i think that's great because when i played dress-up, my dresses didn't look anything like that at all. >> that's extraordinary. >> with paper, construction paper, tissue paper, all of that. those are works of art, and this that you are talking about -- >> hideous. yesterday would have been -- steve jobs would have been 59 yesterday. they chose that date to unveil

the competition for the statue to memorialize him, and this is going to be blown up into like a 15 foot statue in front of the apple headquarters. >> oh, my god. >> do we even know who that is? some of the comments on-line about what this looks like. >> it looks like a -- >> it looks like a sent peaed. >> calling it a coat hanger would be nice compared to what people are calling it. >> this is how they want to remember him, a guy that has changed society. >> it's such an inhuman likeness. what is up with that? >> he was a big art lover, but i don't know if he would like this. >> speaking of art, of course, we all take a lot of selfies. well, this one guy -- >> it's an art. >> it is an art. you know what, i -- i have taken a couple, and they're bad. >> yeah. it's all about lighting. the one guy at a sfwloo in indonesia, and he wanted to say tai a selfie of himself feeding the monkeys. the monkey stole the camera.

>> i love that. >> look at him go. look at that selfie. is that adorable? is that adorable? >> let's all do that on-line sfwloosh he takes good selfies. >> those are better than the ones i've taken. thanks for joining us. way too early with thomas roberts starts right now. president putin ordered a surprise military drill on the ukrainian border just to show his country is prepared to do whatever it takes. they'll intervene if they need to. we have footage of the drill. take a look at this. ♪ ♪ i'm up all might to get luck where i ♪ >> hey, you better watch it or else we sing -- we will do --

you haven't seen twerking until you have seen us twerk. >> if it were only that simple. after wlikting reports that russian forces have moved along the black sea. a full update. then a change from tea partiers. time to clear the air. five years into the movement, is it ready to smell what rand paul is cook sng jesse james really kicking himself now. actress sandra bullock takes hollywood pay to super new heights. this is "way too early." good morning. i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." it is good to have goals. america's sweetheart, she deserves it. all right. we start with the rising tensions in the ukraine. super big development overnight to talk about. ukraine's interior minister saying russian forces had taken control of two airports in