Longer the beverage of choice in the morning. And the oscars well take a look at tomorrow Nights Academy awards and take a look at some of the worst movies too. All that and much more on cbs this Morning Saturday, march 1st, 2014. Captioning funded by cbs and welcome to the weekend. We also have some great guests for you this morning. Singer songwriter susan vega is here. Shes out with her first album since 2007. Shes here in studio 57. Cooking wasnt chef bryce shermans first career choice, later in the dish. We start with breaking news in ukraine. Three airports are said to be close and possibly under the control of russian forces. Also the state department has issued a new warning urging americans to avoid travel to ukraine, particularly crimea. That are deep fears on one side and hope on the other that russia will aid. Good morning, clarissa. Reporter good morning. Despite whats going on it appears to be escalating rapidly. The newly elected prorussian leader of the region says hes in sole control of the police and army and hes called on president putin to help stabilize the situation. Meanwhile the Defense Military is on high alert. He claims the Russian Troops are blocking military bases in crimea crimea. Yesterday we saw the masked gunmen in military fatigues as they took over the regions two main airport. Today they added a third airport. The day before yesterday they took over the parliament. The gunmen were wearing uniforms but they had no insignias. Initially they refused to identify themselves but today theyre telling some journalists on the scene theyre russian marines. Its divided. 60 of it is ethically russian. Its being fuel and a facilitated by the russian government. Of course the russian government is blaming the situation in crimea on ukrainian extremists. They have said even the Russian Parliament has voted for president pew tip to essentially further stabilize the situation. This could possibly be a pretext for sending more troops into crimea, having more troops on the ground. That of course only likely to exacerbate the situation even further and push the conflict where neither side is able to pull back from the bridge. Anthony and vinita . Thanks clarissa. President obama is warning russia. Heres what he had to say yesterday. It would be a clear violation of russias commitment to intervene. Just days after the world came to russia for the Olympic Games it would invite condemnation from nations around the world and indeed the United States will stand with the International Community in affirming there will be costs for bringing military intervention in ukraine. Lets talk it over with juan zarate. Good morning, juan. Good morning, anthony and vinita. Juan, the thing that strikes me here as clarissa mentioned, if president putin wanted to find a reason to intervene in ukraine, he probably could. I think thats right and i think thats why the president had to step out yesterday to send a warning shot and also a message of support to ukrainians and the new Prime Minister in kiev. And so youre absolutely right. The russians are postured very well in terms of crimea. As you heard clarissa talk about the pretext, really allowing for the russians to say, look were simply responding to pleas for protection and support in crimea this is a pattern we receive in the past with georgia. I think youve got a real chance of cessation with crimea. After hearing the president speak yesterday, its hard not to see similarities with this situation and whats happening with syria. When hes referencing costs, what exactly is he referencing . Hes saying it because the word cost is not the same as consequences. He did not use one of his signature lines, let me be clear, there will be costs. He sort of couched it more. I think his credibility americans credibility is a little bit shaken. So the question is what could we do if the russians responded. We could respond with some sanctions, certainly diplomatic. The president is already signaling he may not attend sochi. But i cant imagine that you would hear the president say that we put troops on the ground or respond militarily. So that doesnt sound like a threat that would dissuade putin if he wants to go in. No. The russians play for keeps. And we saw that with jordan in 2008 when they invaded. They have troops now in neighbors regions close to sochi where the olympics were held. And so the russians are not going to be sueded with speeches. If they have interests and they do here with the black sea base in crimea and theyve got a population they want to defend theyre going find a pretext or prompt to get in and there find an interest. Juan zarate. Bob schieffer sat down with chuck hagel. Heres what he had to say. What will they do . I wont get into the different specific options, but this could be a very dangerous situation if this continues in a very provocative way. We have many ways to deal with it, a very diplomatic way. Thats the responsible approach. You can see more tomorrow morning on face the nation along with care tenkirsten gillibrand. No one was talking about this. Rain has been dumped along the Pacific Coast and with that mud slides. John blackstone is east of los angeles. Good morning. Reporter good morning, anthony and vinita. The rain has stopped for the time being. The forecast calls for more strong storms. That means this neighborhood remains in danger of being buried under a massive mud slide. The rainsoaked hills up the street could give under way. Residents were warned if the slides come, rescue will be impossible. I repeat we cannot go into moving mud and debris and risk our personnel to get to you in your homes. Reporter in january wildfires burned across the hills here that were left dangerously dry after a year with almost no rain. Now the fear is that with no vegetation holding the ground these heavy rains could make whole hillsides slip away. California has four seasons, its drought followed by fierks followed by flood, and topped off by mud slides. Reporter it has happened in glendora before. There were massive mud slides after fires. 200 homes were damaged. 34 people died. Since then california has built storm watter diverseeversions but it will do little to help. In Southern California we engineered ourselves to move this rain fall as quickly at possible through the ocean. So one large storm is not much of a fix for Southern California. Reporter in its concrete banks the Los Angeles River is now roaring toward the pacific. On friday a fast Water Rescue Team saved two people air their dogs. Flooding roads and freeways have led to count ms crashes. Floodwaters rolled around them. Mud washed off hillsides. There are other dangers. We even been warned this morning on possible tornados in this area. Tornadoes are extremely rare in Southern California. Thank you. Here in the mid east and west no signs that winter is budging. Take a look at niagara falls. The water is going flo where. Its so cold part of the water has frozen. Terrell brown has more. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. There could be 89 orr 10 inches of snow dumped. Part of a long winter that will not let up. March is coming in like a lion. The storm could impact up to 100 Million People with a mix of heavy snow sleet, and freezing rain. This has been one of the most brutal winters i have ever experienced. Reporter utility crews are trying to get near try lines. We have a power storm. Were able to get the lights back on much quicker. Reporter many are dealing with single digit and subzero temperatures. The on late st. Clair in michigan this Coast Guard Mission has been trying to keep the shipping lanes open. The lake is almost completely froeden own. The colder temperatures started forming earlier and has had time to flo more challengings. The team hopes it will mitigate more ice and snow in the spring. Were trying to keep the water flowing to protect the shoresides or peoples homes. Reporter the deep freeze didnt stop the tigers fans for standing in line to purchase tickets. The temp, zero degrees. Anthony and vin knee. Ta the countdown is on spring. 19 days away. Were bee beating i alack ska. Our snowman. Nice to see you inside for a change. Thats his treat. Dont get used to it. Megan glaros from our chicago station wbbm has more. Good morning. Good morning. Its not pretty. Ing what we see out west is intense rains. Were looking for the potential of an additional rainfall around los angeles and theyve had Severe Weather watches and warnings through the morning. The storm system continues to pull off to the east and will very quickly push all the way through the country from west all the way through the country. We have winter storm warnings all the way off to long island. So were going to see potentially as much as 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. Win that into 12 edge rain. Were talking higher potentials. All of this in the wakes of some brutal hi cold ware. More moisture will surge up as its pushed through the gulf of mexico. A lot of snow for 1 x hub Million People. Why does that sound so fire alarm at this point . There is a vigil this morning for three teenagers who were killed on a highway not far from minneapolis and crashed into a truck. James adams, Michael Goodman and harvey were all on the colleges fris bee team. Two others in the suv were seriously injured. Three people were rescued after an avalanche dumped snow on a home. The husband and wife were pulled. The 8yearold was also released and they alerted residents the potential for more avalanches. The library of congress has released thousands of documents that give images of the president s office. Nancy cordes has the story. Reporter in july of 1999 as the first lady geared up for a run for new york senate, she got this advice from media outlet. Look for people with a sense of humor. Becarful to be add. Her challenges are those similar to clintons that she face backed in 1999en her, quote, aversion to the National Washington media. Hillary should own the womens media or use clintons 20th anniversary to show how real she is. Have hillary throw a big party and considered having her appear on a popular sitcom home improvement. The documents also shed light on the administrations unsuccessful ooh attempt to sell the chief initiatives. But as speech writers crafted the president s speechwarn warned them. That would have birthday good advice for the president in the white house before he made this promise. If you like your doctor youll be able to keep your doctor. If you like the plan, you can do it. Some have lost their plans under the Affordable Care act. Theyre due to be released in the next few weeks. For cbs this Morning Saturday im nancy cordes. New 911 tapes release the nightmare of the traffic jam last accept when Chris Christies aides caused the bridge to stop. They show just how danchts the situation became. 911, whats your emergency . 911, 911, over here. Where is here. The 1911. Do. Do you know what it is . Theyre setting a new pattern in washington. You ee aware the tourch is a total grip log, reese. It it therered a scandal that threatened his career. Kerry kennedy is the daughter of the late robert kennedy. She was arrested in 2012 after she sideswiped a truck with her suv. Police later found her on a local road passed out at the wheel. She took the generic version of the sleep prescription ambien. The lawyers said it was her name that led to her prosecution. Kennedy admits she was able to afford a highpriced defense team. I real did have a great, grarkt great lawyers. Most people dont have access to that. And we need to take a hard look at our criminal Justice System in the i state to make sure that it really is just. In the statement the District Attorney says keepdy was not acted any different because of her name. Actor Philip Seymour hoffman died because of an induction of heroin and cocaine. They call this a common trend which arch leads to accidental overdoses as was the case with hoffman. He was 46 years old. Tiej to show you this sort of a head line. Another storage tank has leaked. Documents obtained by the Associated Press identified six other construction defect lkd athe takes could be taken care of. The Chicago Tribune says tragedy has struck twice with a family. Shannon was killed when her car collided with a truck. It wuls not far from where her twin sister kari and several friends lost their lives when they were walking and struck by a car. She was 11. They lost one at 11 and 29. A Washington State man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for embezzling more than 300,000 from the rock band pearl jam. Ricky goodridge once worked for the group. The dallas mercury news says a stadium is being shut. It made headlines when it was built in 2012 for both its grand grandeur and site. A replica of noahs ark is springing to life. About half of the 25 million price tag is from private funding. And britains Yorkshire Post are giving new way to eating seaweed. It reduces activity of a digestive enzyme which leads to less fat being stored the gut. The plan is to add seaweed to everyday food like bread and see what happens. I think people would notice the flavor. I dont know about seaweed. Its about 21 after the hour and heres a look at the weather for your weekend. Coming up, what do you do with millions of trees killed by a huge wildfire . Reporter when last summers rim fire tore through this forest near yosemite it left behind what almost looks like a barren wasteland of dead trees. And now what to do with these tries has ignited a firestorm that leads all the way to capitol hill. Im Brandon Scott. Well have that story coming up on cbs this Morning Saturday. And later its tough to rub a dog sled race without snow. Well tell you whats happening this weekend aunt alaskas famed Iditarod Race. Youre watching cbs this Morning Saturday. We love this kitchen whats next . Great do you have measurements . Yeah, i paced it off. Its about twenty by twelve of these. So, we can measure, plan and install it for you. Yea, lets do that ikea. Professional Kitchen Services at a low price. Woah, this kitchen is beautiful give him the tour. 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It raged for weeks near yosemite forest and sparked a fiery debate over what to do. Brandon scott reports. Reporter the monstrous rim fire first ignited last summer and while it didnt claim any lives, it did leave behind a forest full of victims. Did it hit you a little bit to see this massive devastation . It does. We love this place. And when you see the magnitude of this fire, its really really hard to believe. Reporter forest supervisor susan still cant grasp the destruction. 30,000 acres of trees so badly burned the u. S. Forest service says they need to c