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>> translator: they wereself defense teams. if i make the decision to use military fort, it will be completely legitimate and correspond to the international law. >> reporter: the president said -- >> mr. putin can throw a lot of words out there, but the facts on the ground indicate that right now hes not abiding by that principle. >> reporter: the white house went further, saying its obvious those troops in ski masks without insignias are russian. >> where we have disagreements, we are very blu...

Diplomatic penalties, calling russias actions a violation of international law. according to american officials, russia has complete operational control of the crimean peninsula, including border posts, ferry terminals, and all facilities. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. says russian jets have entered ukrainian air space and russia has blocked mobile telephone services in some areas. now, there was anger at putin and it was on full display today in new york at a u.n. security council meeting. >>...

Welcome back to our viewers around the world tonight. breaking news in the ukraine crisis. troops are mobilizing. already, there is a war of words. ukraines ambassador to the united nations tonight, upping the estimate of russian troops in the crimea from 6,000 to 16,000. ukraine also claiming russia threatened a military storm. russia calls it quote/unquote rubbish. crimeas vice premiere says this is the crimea spring, where the people of the peninsula can finally make their own choice. about w...

Welcome back to our viewers around the world tonight. breaking news in the ukraine crisis. troops are mobilizing. already, there is a war of words. ukraines ambassador to the united nations tonight, upping the estimate of russian troops in the crimea from 6,000 to 16,000. ukraine also claiming russia threatened a military storm. russia calls it quote/unquote rubbish. crimeas vice premiere says this is the ycrimea spring, where th people of the peninsula can finally make their own choice. already...

Although now under occupation, apparently, by russian troops. diana, give us the latest. >> reporter: occupation in simferopol, where i am, which is essentially the capital. it doesnt feel like that. you have many troops on the streets, although they are patrolling, for example, the main regional administration building still. but around military bases here in crimea, there are hundreds more troops who have been trying to get ukrainian military there to surrender their weapons. and along the bor...

Federation are without basis in reality. lets begin with a clear and candid assessment of the facts. it is a fact that russian military forces have taken over ukrainian border posts. its fact that russia has taken over the ferry terminal. it is a fact that russian ships are moving in and around sevastopol. its a fact that russian forces are blocking mobile telephone services in some areas. its a fact that russia has surrounded or taken over practically all ukrainian facilities in crimean its a f...

The big winners, the moments after the show you might have missed plus the big question everyone wants answered? who takes the prize for best dressed? your "new day" continues right now. good morning and welcome once again to "new day". its monday, march 3rd, 8:00 in the east. ukraine and russia in a standoff over stronghold of crimea, ukraines acting prime minister is giving a resounding rebuke against russia this morning this after an army official was injured when armed men tried to take ...

The u.s. just one of the countries threatening to skip the g-8 summit. we have the crisis covered around the world for you this morning, starting in ukraine. diana? >> reporter: hi. well, we hear from the ukrainian naval commander recently appointed because of the defection of the previous head of the navy, thats ten ukrainian or military bases on crimea have now been taken. also, these attacks on border posts along the east. now none of these men have any kind of military insignia on their unif...

Aggressive actions of force and setting fire to buildings, attacking the police and making mocking officials in the region of crude intervention into churches, the center of kiev and western ukraine have been taken over by armed national radicals and extremists and anti-semitic slogans being used. >> russian anti-sem mitic sloga being used. moments later, the united states ambassador to the united nations, samantha power, fired right back. >> it is a fact that russian military forces have taken ...

against so many people? colorado police and the fbi have been all over james holmes apartment today, slowly and carefully since the front door was rigged to trigger a bomb. were going to live to the apartment building in just a couple of moments. lets go to breanna keeler. >> don, the worst drought in more than 50 years is crippling farmers in the midwest. half of the states in the region are reported to be in severe to exceptional drought. thats the region that produces about 75% of t...