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the russian national anthem brought to a close a ceremony that went ahead despite the intense accusations of ukraine, american accusations of a land grab and what is sure to be a period of international isolation. square e crowd on red shouted russia, russia, president putin told them that crimea had returned to its home port. the and ex-ation of crimea has moved with breathtaking speed, three weeks from start to finish. but orld has condemned it, many russians see it as the end of a historic mistake. but as troops massed on the border with crimea, there are reports of a ukrainian soldier being shot dead at his base on the peninsula, which brought this warning from the prime minister. >> now the conflict is shifting from a political to a military phase. russian soldier have started shooting at ukrainian soldiers. >> they know there will be a price, but they have calculated it is a price worth pacing. "bbc news," moscow. >> and a short time ago in an interview with the bbc's hard reiterated there will be no military action in the ukraine once crimea has joined russian. >> no one is talking about using forces e

importance to the players and fans, and the defensive scheme americans were trying to implement, ukraine won 2-0, and fans celebrate bid singing the ukrainian national anthem. there is one more exhibition game against mexico. but look at what awaits them. group g com comprised of german, portugal and ghana, also known as the group of death. but another challenge facing the team is the distance it will have to travel. the teams are based in sao pau sao paulo, but all games are up here in the north. they'll fly to natal and then fly back, and then fly back up and it will be 9,000 miles to play those three games over the course of a week and a half. >> i guess its locked in. >> it is locked in. now here's the thing, if they get out of group play, they'll be closer to where the matches will be played. there is an advantage late but it's a tough run early. >> they move the friendly to cypress. >> and there was a lot of fun because there is fun to be had in cypress. >> but the games almost canceled all together. they needed a written letter from ukraine. they were in germany, their coach is from germany. they want adler before they got on the plane. then they fl

the official national anthem of the united states. it was written by francis scott key in 18-14 after he witnessed the british attack on baltimore harbor. the sight of the americanrt mchenry inspired his legendary words. >> new this morning, you are looking at pictures of a showdown between a snake and a crocodile. if you cannot tell by the photos, the snake one. the clash between a large water piped out at 3 ft. freshwater crocs occurred in a lake in a remote town in queensland, australia. the images were taken by spectators over the weekend. they said that the crocodile put up excited first but eventually gave then after a ball for hours. >> here is a look at the bridges. the backup is still holding at the edge of the macarthur mayes. we're not tracking any hot spots or incidents. the san mateo bridge has great conditions and we are safe to say that what i said stop and go traffic. the ride to the bay bridge, the richmond san rafael bridge, the westbound commute was backed up at the toll plaza is no longer. >> coming up on the kron4 new spirit will have highlights of last night's oscars, all the winners, losers andmovies are a fun way t pizza. we will be right

♪ [ national anthem ] >> reporter: there are a lot of americans with new hardware after these games. >> this is going to be an extremely fast time. >> reporter: it was a sweep for team u.s.a. in thess. >> i'm ecstatic, so stoked to be able to show the world what i'm so passionate about. >> reporter: then there's tatiana mcfadden born with spina bifida, the wheelchair racer just took up skiing about a year ago and now has silver. overall americans won 17 medals. as the paralympics come to a close today, it is in that spirit, an end to the games but not the inspiration. >> every day when i watch them get to the ice, get dressed, take their stuff off, all of those types of things, it's incredible the price they have paid, and they deserve to win a gold medal. >> the paralympics can be game changing, not just for the athletes but for all of us watching. these were the most watched paralympics ever. ticket sales up 37% from vancouver. many more watched it on tv. >> such a cool moment. kristen, thank you. let's get a check of the weather from dylan. >>> trying to figure this out. celebrating 90 years -- no one here is 90. >> together we're 90. >> together, so -- >> i'm her daughter, i'