day, we shall see the lady in number six. >> this show my be over, you can continue the conversation on facebook, google+, or aljazeera.com/consider-this. see you next time. >> this is aljazeera.com. i'm jonathan betz live in new york. we're starting to put a face to some of the passengers aboard a missing airline. one - a father from texas. more russian forces spotted in crimea while president obama spends part of his vacation working the phones. we'll suffer. 2014. >> sarah palin rallies the troops at a big republican gallery near washington.

>> it has been 36 hours and still no word what happened to a modern jumbo jet, an international fleet is searching for the missing malaysian flight. tonight the airline revealed the plane was inspected and did not have any problems. vietnam is searching by air for the jet. military personal found oil slicks, but it's unclear if there's a connection. the united states navy will be helping with the search. the u.s. pic ni is in the south china sea. meanwhile families are waiting for any news of their missing loved ones. one of the three americans was philip wood from texas. an online profile said the 50-year-old worked for ibm in malaysia. his ex wife posted this picture

on facebook. >> a company based in austin texas announced 20 employees were on the flight. 12 from malaysia, eight from china. this update a few miles ago. >> the issue of the oil slick - there was an oil slick, no debris. vietnamese aircraft are on the site to verify what is it on the surface of the waters. finally on the issue of the passports, i'm in touch with the international intelligence agencies. at the same time our own intelligence has been activated and the counterterrorism unit, ctis and ctus from the relevant countries have been informed, and that's what i've been doing

since yesterday. >> two passengers on the missing jet were able to get on board using stolen passports. we have the latest on that. >> the passports and identity of two citizens were stolen and used by unknown assailants to board the aircraft. the identity of the first individual is that of christian cazell, and his passport was stolen two years ago. the identity of the second individual is a man that lives in thailand, 30, and his passport was stolen. both men were in their 30s, passports stolen whilst in thailand. the kind of information that will have alarm bells ripping with investigators looking into what happened. whenever a passport is stolen,

koulent ris are alerted. italy and austria were alerted, interpol would have been alerted. the passports could well have been flagged up internationally. clearly something happened to allow the passports to be used. e.u. citizens need visas in order to travel to china, where the flight was headed. perhaps the chinese authorities knew or didn't know something about what was happening here. there are many questions, and a major breach of security has taken place. >> al jazeera's scott heidler is in kuala lumpur with the latest. >> how significant can the oil slicks be in finding the missing plane? >> they can be very significant. they haven't been verified if you will on the surface of the water.

that's where the ships are being deployed. they were seen by the vietnamese aircraft. the malaysian government says yes. they had information that the oil slicks were down there and they need to verify they were from the aircraft. closer inspection and verification needs to happen. >> what is making the search so difficult for authorities? >> it's a large area. there was no distress call. they can go boy the stance that this aircraft travelled via radar and when it dropped off. once you - when you think of an air crass at cruising altitude, 37,000 feet, if something happened at that altitude, other if something catastrophic and fell apart, it can be a large area where it could have found down around. we know it has not found debris.

that's what the government officials said. no debris. they are widening the area. the malaysian aircraft may have turned around. they had to expand the area. they were looking at the area where it dropped off. nout they have to look at territory closer - back to malaysian territory to see if there's anything on there. >> have authorities been in touch with and how have they been handling the families looking for closure here? >> there has been authorities in touch on both sides in kuala lumpur and beijing. we know that the airline. malaysia airlines had criticism on saturday because those who had loved ones on the aircraft

who were supposed to land - there weren't airline officials. that's how they based - faused criticism. they had been speaking and working with the family members. that's ongoing until there's definitive engines, they are working with the families. >> still no firm answers. >> it's rare for a plane to have problems midflight. take offs and landings aruably dangerous. the boeing is considered the safest, it can fly 16 hours, nonstop and with one engine fly for three hours. the two massive engines burn less fuel. the first and only fatal crash in the plane's 19 year history is when an asian airline flight stopped short and three were killed. and in 2008 a british airways

plan landed short. no one was hurt. malaysia airlines had a 777 incorrectly measuring speed and acceleration while flying over the indian o. it returned to the airport. >> how can a modern airliner distrr. >> it's as much about the technology on the ground as in the air. >> dark spots like the air traffic control, controlled by vietnam - there are few other spots around africa and south america, where there is, unfortunately very little communication. my fear is that the area plane, whilst it was going down for whatever reason that may have been, they tried to communicate on hf and send a may day. they were not successful, and if

there were not any aircraft close to them, they were not able to communicate. >> other airlines vanished over open sea. in 2009 app air-france air because a 330 disappeared over the atlantic ocean and took crews five days to find the first days of debris and two years to locate the bulk of the wreckage and the black botches. it was blamed on pilot area and a problem and speed senses, 238 on board were kill. >> pro-russian forces tightened their grip on crimea. president obama pushed for a diplomatic solution. he called the leaders of the ukraine, france and three baltic countries. they agreed russia should pull back from crimea, push for direct dialogue and for

international observers to be allowed into crimea. the monitors were blocked for a third day in a row. we start with nick schifrin in crimea. >> the booking of the monitors is an example of what is happening. russians are arriving, coordinating policy with pro-russian activist and militia, who are acting with impunity. >> in broad daylight the looting begones. pro-russian members armed with ak-47s, took the associate press tv lights, camera. they burst foo the studio, holding the crew is the gunpoint. ap got some back later. not before two men saw journalist filming. he took a camera and put a gun to his head. >> there is no law. the people doing this are not follow the law.

>> the lawlessness continued that night. that was paval, reporter, filmed from his camera as he filmed russian soldiers outside the military base. high, too, was attacked by pro-russian militia members. >> they tried to stop film k, tried to destroy proof, talking about information and they say "you are journalists, and this is the reason i attack you." >> it's not only journalists, pro-western activists are targeted. when a 30-year-old nurse protested, the police looked on and remarkably in the face of the a pro-russian activist she holds her ground. but today she is scared. >> do you feel safe here today. >> no, every day i feel in more

danger. >> joined by the youngest of demonstrators. she swept away trash as she liked to sweep away the russians. she wants to ensure those that died - their deaths weren't in vain. >> why is it worth it the the risk? >> i don't feel i have choice. people sacrifice their lives in board for i and everyone to be free. >> in crimea the space for those that oppose russia is shrinking. and russia adds advocates dance in the streets. they are the majority. they feel they have already won. they are proud of their soviet war history which and confident that next week's referendum on crimea's future will mean

they'll soon be russian. >> as soon as crimea is part of russia, the quality of life will improve in all respects. >> right now, the quality of life for men is low. with little law and order the future is already being decided not by prowestern erts with signs -- pro-westerners with signs, but pro-russians with shields. >> president obama worked the fons, speaking with -- phones, spoking with six world leaders. randall pinkston has more. >> president obama is working during his weekend get away in florida. he released a picture of this conversation with president francis hollande. and talked to u.k.'s damn rom, italy's prime minister and the baltic nations. the message the same - grave

concerns about russia's violation of law. calling for vladimir putin to pull the troops back. secretary of state john kerry was on the phones this weekend with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. they had two face to face meetings, and on saturday the state department said that kerry continue military escalation, and any steps to annex crimea closes off space for diplomacy. >> the question is is russia listening. >> they are ignoring all calls to pull them back. earlier russia sank two of them. the u.s. military isn't sure how many russian troops are now in crimea, and they are not sure everything they do. they say they have seen enough to be concerned.

it's a clear violation of obligations russia has. it prohibits them from the kind of activities we are doing. i'm more concerned about the activities, blocking off the naval bases, sinking patrol boats into the waterways. and establishing operational control by the crimea. >> allies threatened russia. the europeans are concerned if they are imposed russia might turn off the house supplies. european nations asked president obama to ship american gas to central europe. >> randall pinkston is in russia. they denied moscow had direct involvement. the government in kiev is taking

orders from extremists. >> sergei lavrov repeated the main russian talking points which are that russia regards the government in kiev as illegitimate as the product of an armed uprising by mill fant uprising, overthrowing an illegally lected government, replacing it with one reflecting the views of minority ukrainians. this illegitimate government has no right to preach to the people in crimea what is legal and what is not. the russians are clear that they will not negotiate with that government, or recollection it. on the other hand - and this seems what contradictory - sergei lavrov says we are talking to the foreign minister of the interim ukrainian government and are keeping all our lines open to the west. out of this, if you are a pes

mist. i guess you assume the narrative is hardening, and the cas between russia and the west is growing over ukraine. if you are an optimist, you can see in the other remarks a glimmer of hope that there may be meeting between the east and of the west. >> what do dr seuss and sarah palin have in common - they both maid an appearance at the republican conference. >> and the people defending n.s.a. spying may be under surveillance themselves. that story and more when we come

back. >> former vice presidential candidate sarah palin ended the

republican conference with jabs to barack obama. >> something changed. it went from a catchy campaign reality yes we can, hope and change became no we can't. no, you can't log on to the website. no, you can't keep your health care. no, you can't make a phone call without michelle obama knowing, "this is the third time this week you've dialled pizza hut delivery." >> also at that conference senator rand paul won the party's presidential straw poll at the 3-day gathering. ted cruz of texas came in second and ben carson came in third. >> not only did senator rand paul win, he won with 31% of the

vote, far above any other contender. the only other to crack double digit was ted cruz with 11%. 20 more people - the c.p.a.c. voters are by and large young, more than 60% are 40 years or younger. their decisions are reflected. the libertarian views are reflected. >> sarah palin gave the crowd a lot of what they'll be looking for. they pressed back against. >> guns, gods and liberty, bringing together the conservative wing of the republican party, at c.p.a.c. the unifier a dislike of president obama. >> the president spent last year proving he was capable of being ineffective. i believe he can be as

ineffective in key largo as in the white house. >> c.p.a.c. is a chance for politicians to speak to the conservative base. some showed up with a tail wind of support. others used the opportunity to get right with the base. but new jersey governor was not invited because he worked with president obama on hurricane sandy relief. >> we have to talk about what we are for, and not what we are against. >> polling is one thing, deciding what the message should be is four. there's a divide in the ranks over what should be the priorities, social or economic. >> 19-year-old nicole syner grew up on a dairy farm with conservative values. >> i'm more focused on the economic side of things. i do not care as much as i do about getting out. i care about keeping me an

option. i'm a student and i do not want to buy obamacare, i want to have choice. >> rand paul pulled in some of the biggest crowds. >> the time is now. stand with me. >> it wasn't just office holders playing to the crowd. with the 2016 presidential field open, relatively new voices. the ship is about to sell off niagra falls. we have a bump. people looking offer the side of the ship. there's barnacles on the side. we've got to get the barnacles off. forget about the barnacles. >> organizers hope voters go home motivated enough to sail the ship to the white house. >> the president race in 2016 is a ways off.

between here and there the 2014 midterm elections. a lot of activists want to see the republicans take over the senate, hold on to the house and push on from there. >> a case of spy versus spy is playing out in washington over secret documents related to the c.i.a. interrogation program. after the committee got a hold of the documents the c.i.a. dug into computer expert suicide by senator. colorado's senator says it is troubling, laws may have been broken and senator diane fienstein said an investigation is under way. i spoke to al jazeera's security and law contributor about the allegations. >> it's interesting because it comes in the context of the all of the n.s.a. revelations, where you have the public and policy makers being concerned about

what the government is doing with surveillance. and the fact that it's the intelligence committee that's apparently the target of this surveillance is extraordinary, because the intelligence committee has been the biggest defender of the n.s.a. surveillance program. it's an extraordinary twist of events. >> do you thick this may change your that? >> it's hard to say. they haven't come out and taken a strong position on this. diane fienstein, the one that wrote about this hasn't made public statements xo coriating the -- ex-coriating the c.i.a. apparently both sides were being investigated for illegal activity or inappropriate activity. it has been been a strong reaction, it could sour relations. >> how serious were they

overall. >> very serious? for the c.i.a. to monitor the access made by the branch, monitoring the activities in a way that's inappropriate, if not downright illegal. >> why don't you think the committee has been more outspoken? >> i don't know the answer to that. it seems that, you know, they may be wanted to give the c.i.a. the benefit of the doubt and find out what happened, what the c.i.a. did, who authorised it, and the full extent of the circumstances. we only had some information, we don't have comfleet pleat information. >> -- complete information. >> according to the "new york times", the department of justice is investigating both issues. wh the c.i.a. was authorised or

the intel committee staff, whether they had access. the justice dipt will come to a determination -- department will come to a determination. based on that, next steps will de taken. >> what does it say about the intelligence committee. >> it adds to the feeling that many have, that the intelligence community may be over stepping its bounds. >> a florida congressman embroiled in divorce proidings has been -- proceedings has been cleared of domestic violence charges. his estranged wife said he pushed her into a door:. >> still ahead in sports - jessica taff takes a closer look at nascar's diversity program in

attempts to steer the sport towards a new audience. will sanctions in russia make a difference? we welcome our pan 'em. >> and a look at the man who describes himself as a humble

servant. >> and welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour. authorities in malaysia have expanded the search for a jetliner. 239 people were aboard the boeing 777 when it disappeared. two passengers were travelling under assumed identities. two europeans who were not on the flight were on the manifesto. their passports were stolen in thailand. investigatesors have not recalled out foul play. one of three americans, 50-year-old philip woods from

texas. a photo posted on facebook by his ex-wife. >> western leaders have been trying to convince russia to pull back, using diplomacy and tough talk. russia wouldn't be the only one. the biggest training accident also feels the pimp. >> it's been described as moscow's kath eat ral of consumerism. >> this is the european mall. a floor filled with the top brands from london, paris and milan. the surveys of a new moscow facing a threat. a threat of sanctions. shoppers anxious about what is ahead. >> it will influence us. the minimum damage. we work with foreign companies and goods.

>> we'll be fine. we have a strong economy. we'll cooperate with cis companies. we'll turn east. >> but at moscow's new financial center at the heart of the city. the move on the trading tests is a little more relaxed, a feeling the sanctions are a 2 way street. >> they know that sanctions can cut both ways. russia is europe's biggest single trading partner, accounting for 40% of trade. no surprises that the e.u. failed to share washington's enthuse nax for strong economic measures against russia. >> some of europe's biggest economies. general assembly accounts for 30% of -- germany acts to 30% of e.u. exports to russia.

france has a sale of weapons $1.6 billion, including a pair of mist ral helicopter car yours, the first due for delivery this year. london is the safe haven. he spent $900 million on the property market with 70 russians listed on the london stock exchange. >> i don't expect that there'll be a substantial damage to russia's economy. >> the kremlin are drawing up a raft of measures. a new law will allow them to seize personal property. russian lawmakers say the legislation would "defend our sovereignty from threats", the e.u. froze the assets of viktor

yanukovych, and 16 other senior officials. that could be widened now following news of the crimea's decision. >> without question, one of the key figures in the dispute of vladimir putin, the russian president, politics and power are well-known. finances are a mystery. there are some clues that hint at the extent of his wealth. david shuster reports. >> vladimir putin refers to himself as a humble servant reporting a salary of $5.8 million rubles. he estimated his total net worth at less than 500,000. for years there has been speculation that vladimir putin is super rich. vladimir putin critic says he's worth as much as $70 billion. >> vladimir putin owns 70% of

shares in a gas company and 4.5% in gazprom, the largest national gas supplier in the world. they have murky ownership structures, and share ownership is not public. complicating matters is held through shell companies, front men. the rumours surrounding putin reached secretary of state condo leasa rise. she sent a cable saying putin was: >> through the years there have been occasional glimpses of vladimir putin's extrava gans, and the opposition group says the watch collection is worth $700,000. a few years ago he gave a $10,000 watch to a siberian boy

he met on vacation. another vladimir putin critic issued a report saying vladimir putin has access to 50 aircraft, 20 homes and four yachts. >> in his eyes it belongs to him. vladimir putin spokesman told a newspaperman that all the yachts, plains and palaces are state property that vladimir putin uses according to the law. >> the fact is only vladimir putin and his closest friend may know the full extent of his fortune. if it's close to $70 billion, it puts him near microsoft founder bill gates, the wealthiest man on the planet. >> all eyes are on how vladimir putin plans to deal with ukraine. >> i spoke to lincoln mitchell, advisor at the human rights institution and alexander

cooley. i asked what vladimir putin's next move could be. >> i assume if he realises he pushing into eastern ukraine, he'll bite off more than he can choose. that, i think, is off the table. if he takes crimea, effectively what's happened. let's call it a land grab, you incorporate it into rush aas a new russian province, now you have a ukraine that lost most of his pro-rush voting block. >> in an election they'll vote for the people that want to bring it into n.a.t.o. vladimir putin - all of ukraine is important. by breaking it up, it's dramatically damaged russian standing. certain russian influence and the rest of ukraine will be diminished. the other is building the projects in eurasia, how do you

commit to khazakhstan, belarus, and say "we'll have rule of law, a regional administration in which russia abides by a preestablished set of standard. it will be difficult for russia to assure the former soviet satellites that it's, in fact, a rural-based power. >> do you expect russia to do assist more radical. cut off of the supplies to europe. are these things that are real possibilities? >> it's on the table. tut-tutting off gas lines is on the table if the sanctions are strong. that's on the table. going in the ukraine is on the table. if you are vladimir putin, you have to - if you are the russian government you have to think about the end game. you have to be thinking about what happened the day after tomorrow. they are the tough questions. there's a lot - we haven't seen china, russia says "we like the

move." 70% of russian gas exports come from european sales. they are more important to russia. >> you don't think he'll cut off the gas. >> i don't want to predict what they'll do. i think they'll try to find a way to refalliate against the west, signalling whatever you can do we can do that. >> i know we are doing something, but are we really doing anything. >> we have to differentiate between sanctions between states and individuals. none of the countries will go. the u.k. has financial interests, france with the defense contracts. germany does $105 billion trade in the year, three times more than the state. i do not expect the europeans to

go along. what makes sense is go for individuals, target what they care about. their assets, ability to travel. >> thank you both. >> well, hundreds of student protesters clashed with security forces in caracas. officials fired tear gas on demonstrators who tried to barricade the streets. 5,000 people turned out to protest. the national guardsman blocked the march from reaching the venezuelan food ministry. >> el salvador's ruling party is hoping for a second term ahead of election. everything is in place for the vote and troops have been deployed to protect polling stations. former mar. ist ger ill e sanchez ceren is leading. his campaign on strengthening the police. >> japan's prime minister

visited the power plant. a few days before the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. triggering multiple meltdowns. we have this report. >> they'll begin taking steps devastated from the disaster. >> a journey into the heart of japan's nuclear disaster is almost a daily routine. he and his colleague are former counsellors, in a town that ajoined the fukushima daiichi power plant. >> because we are retired doesn't mean it's not our business. we need to do what we can to keep the place alive. into these men monitor the radiation levels, clear the waterways. the personal exposure is not a problem. their goal is to get 400 people

back and living in a neighbourhood within the next three years. people are not prepared to live here. >> interlaced with there's a sense that bringing anyone to live here at a time when a nuclear disaster continues to unfold will be difficult. reviving it is a task they'll have to pass on to the next generation. >> a few kilometres out of town there's a different group. no masks or hazard suits. this is about confidence. the center of the scrum is the prime minister, here to assure continuing efforts. earlier he visited nearby new housing for evacuees. >> here, where they feed might

ratty swans, there's plans for a storage site for radioactive debris. >> it's not the first time our town suffered hardship. think what our ancestors did. we have to do the same for future generations. nature is in the ascendant and the guardians admit the numbers wanting to come back gets smaller every day. >> jessica taff is here. and that car is trying to change your its image. >> they are one of the most popular sports. there's one things it lacks, and that is diversity. as the world changes around, nascar says it's ready to change your too. i had a chance to sit with a future star in the sport and find out what they are doing to help the sport evolve on and off the track. >> this is not your grandfather's nascar.

the port of left-hand turned made it predominantly of white drivers is putting both hands on the wheel and steering it towards a new audience. >> the diversity platform one is important. it's a demographically difficultiers place. the first and only african president of a franchise, and jamie is one of many people lil mekon jicks, and a tireman has found a second career in the pits. darryl walls junior began a diversity program. he made history at martinsville in 2013 when he became the 1 black nascar drive.

>> i think the biggest thing, and talking about the history and the magnitude of that. i didn't see that. that was a tear jerker, being a part of that. i do my best. the next thing you know, you were the highest finishing african american. >> another drive demonstrates nascar's intent to expand its global reach. having started out in 2014, winning his first two races, the 22-year-old is on pace to be a superstar. the second year driver, k&pro series, a regional series says the toughest transition into the sport has not been the driving but the language barriers. >> i feel like all these things

in english, for the team. we need to work on it. i feel like all this adaptation is decent. >> nascar's drive the diversity program is not about forgetting the past. it's about looking towards the future and macking sport more representative of what the sport looks like today. right now they have a large fan base and is the second most popular fv sport. the crit --up lar of support. >> the criticism is 85% are white. while success for drivers help to move it in the right direction. the rookie of the year says there's a ways to go. >> what i encounter, you know the bad, the negative side to it. and racism.

i had slurs and racism thrown out. i was okay. what is that. for my parents, it hit them. they understood it. they told me to go out and win again. we'd go out the next weekend and win. they'd be quiet or just stop complaining and say the kid's good. >> yes he is. he made the forbes under 30 best in sport. the sport is treating him well. he's doing the same for it. >> that kid is good. >> the los angeles marathon is tomorrow and the beginning much daylight saving time. the combination has race organizers worried and race officials have been doing everything possible - remember to set the clocks forward an hour for those who alarms go off. navigating traffic and street closures.

you'd think they'd schedule better. most want to hit the snooz instead of running. >> me too. should be a nice day. >> aside from losing the sleep, it will be a nice day for los angeles. temperatures starting in the morning in the mid 50s, and temperatures warming up to the low 80s. as you get in, 26.2 miles, i think it is. >> that's right. >> so temperatures across the board a little cooler, especially as we get to the east coast. highs down to the low 40s. not like what we had today. warm weather. 10-15 degrees. we are also warm for parts of the west. in fact, looking at the satellite you see los angeles will stay dry. northern california, you have a band of rain working in. that has been hammering parts of

the west coast for washington and organ. we have a storm system you can see moving up into parts of alaska. >> this is where, north of juno, we had 14 inches of snowfall. by midnight. again, north of juno, we get about two feet of snow. flooding is what we were looking at for concerns in place. warm temperatures. all this excessive rain. bringing problems. watching out for flooding in central idaho. there's blood warnings in placement it's a problem. ice jams, and all this water >> what is going on here. we have a big freezing spray advisory in the sea from the storm systems, they are going to pass off to the south of alaska.

i wanted to notate where are the ices for the baring sea. we have been watching temperatures. they have a big impact on fish sticks. >> it's alaskan pollic. when we have that cold water in place like we do in the baring sea, we get great turns of the pollic count. >> a year of fish sticks. thanks, rebecca. >> police are looking for a suspect trying to steal part of a sinneder box wall. two major retailers are closing stores to focus on online business. does that many more bricks and mortar stores will follow? that discussion when we

>> the latest job reports show 175,000 jobs were added last month. retail took a huge hit, losing 4,000 jobs. we have more on why. >> many people are wondering how much of an impact the internet is having on retail jobs. news came that staples and radio shack were closing stores in favour of expanding an online sales depp. ecommerce as been on a steady incline in the past 10 years. overall refail sales increased

4.2% in 2013. digital sales rose 16.9%. reaching more than 263 billion. online sales account for roughly 5.8% of all retail. >> according to global research firm forrester, most comes from online shoppers, existing web customers. they say loyalty programs play a big part of that. some products have a stronger online sales record than others. 60-75% of all music and software under-40% of books were purchased on the internet. 5% of groceries were purchased over the internet. after the jobs lost. other better paying conditions will be stated. these include data scientists, photographers and others.

forrester predicts the nom of retail web professionals to grow by 35% by 2017. the number of merchan dicing professionals to grow. >> the internet meant big changes from brick and more tar. it's not the only reason they've been closing. matthew ung told us why. >> consumer spending is hurting the stores, stores that cater to middle class consumers. the issue is over supply. this shas been around in u.s. retail for over a decade. we went into an environment where we saw office supply stores, drug supplies. there was a strategy that having more stores was a good thing, because it was easy to cater for

consumers. you had consumers who wouldn't have to drive as far, walk as far. now it's not viable. >> consumer habits have been changing and some stores too slow to adapt. >> an arrest warrant has been issued for a man that tried to steel part of a wall pointed bit banksy. neighbours took pictures of a man trying to cut out the sinneder block ball. police identified him christopher cinderball from los angeles. it may be worth $1 million. >> that's the show for this saturday night. i'll be back tomorrow with more news. but headlines are next on al jazeera.

>> you're watching al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york with the headlines. >> authorities in china dispatched warships to join the search for missing jetliner a day and a half after it

vanished. 239 people were aboard the boeing 777 when it disappeared. two passengers were travelling under assumed identities. the fight manifest includes the names of two europeans who were not on board. investigators have not ruled out foul play or other causes. >> phillip wood was a man on board. his ex-wife posting this photo of hill on facebook. woods linked in profile says he works for ibm in malisha. >> observers tried to enter crimea, and warning shots were fired. the libyan government is threatening to bomb a north korean oil tanker docked in a court held by lib jan rebels. liby liby libyan is refusing to let the ship leave. >> police blocked a crowd before

it could reach government offices in venezuela. >> senator rand paul came out on top in the c.p.a.c. straw poll. the former vice president candidate gave closing rocks. those are the hoods. "america tonight" starts might now. ♪ music ] >> and good evening. thanks for joining us. you're watching "america tonight - the weekend edition", i'm joie chen. we begin in the san francisco bay area, exploring a place called home. the mission is home base for a lot of tech workerut