my question is what happens? do they stay there or move out to the periphery where they are on? >> all right. thanks everyone for a great discussion. >> is. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are the stories we're following for you. >> second, i have signed a new -- >> president obama announcing tough new sanctions against russia following crimea's vote to secede. closer at the pilots of the missing malaysia airlines, and how the poachers are treating tg

the redwoods. taking a look at the crisis in ukraine. it is all about this region. we are talking about crimea. the southern area of ukraine now voting to rejoin russia. but some leaders around the world say they're not happy about it. and earlier the president saying that russia's actions only serve to isolate them even further. our white house correspondent mike viqueria have more from washington, d.c. >> the president, the administration quick to respond after that referendum in crimea yesterday, a referendum they say they will not be recognizing ever, says president obama. he appeared in the briefing room here in the white house on very short notice stressing international unity, and a second executive order. you recall it was about two weeks ago on march 6th when the president first announced the executive order. he wanted to hold this out as a threat if the russians continued on a threat it started on, ever

since it began. russia showing no signs of turning back. the president announcing naming names, four russians, three creuns instrumentaukrainians, td more to say about this situation. >> there is still a path to resolve the situation diplomatically. russia pulling its forces back to their bases, supporting the international monitors in ukraine and engaging in dialogue with the ukrainian government. >> and the president stressing more credit sanctions, 11 individuals close to vladimir putin within russia, announcing that vice president biden in a previously scheduled trip would be trooflg nato allies -- traveling to nato allies to the

latvia, li lithuania and estoni. dialogue between moscow and kiev, russia failing to recognize the interim government in kiev. calls president obama has repeatedly made in the past, we'll see if they make any difference. >> joining the u.s. imposing the sanctions against russia like the u.s., the european union maintains the referendum on sunday is illegal. the map we have drawn for you show the countries that are against the referendum, they are el in yell, a divide between east and west. and phil ittner, do they have teeth? >> reporter: yes, del, they do. this is hitting vladimir putin

in his inner circle. he likes to have his confidentes around him. european union taking a strong stance against russia and what they have done in crimea. all along the europeans have been highly criticized where they have this relationship with russia where they're dependent on it. they are reluctant to go into conflict with moscow. it appears this time del it is one step too far. the peurns are start -- europeans are starting to look at ways they can get away from those points. europe has to find a way to divest itself from those pressure points. let's see what he has to say. >> we have started on the longer

term, the way to reduce european dependence on russian energy over many years to come some of these sorts of things that will be the biggest costs in the long term if we make known to russia, the diplomatic progress, i am pleased that we made these decisions, that there have been ready agreements on these things and we'll build on these relationships if it is necessary to do so. >> reporter: what we are hear from moscow del is they do intend to reciprocate and they will put sanctions and trade restrictions and the eu which is only coming out of a very bad economic situation with the economic crisis will have to deal with this industry. but we are hearing from the europeans that it is now or never del.

>> the crimean people voting to leave ukraine and join russia. what is the ukrainian parliament saying about that vote? >> reporter: well flat out, del, they are saying they will never accept it. they wit will not accept that v. they are saying the crimean parliament overstepped its boundaries, to make a local decision on secession. we have heard today from the acting ukrainian president about that very matter. >> translator: looking at the aggression in crimea which the russian federation is covering up with a farce called referendum will never be recognized by ukraine and the civilized world. i have signed a decree that calls for mobilization. >> reporter: they are calling

for mobilization of reservists, 40,000 soldiers and reservists out, moscow backed provo proadvocateateur many. >> jennifer glasse has been on the story since day 1. what does that mean for ukrainian military still in uniform still part of ukraine? >> reporter: del, that is really the big question here. tonight, we still have all of those ukrainian sailors on ships in sevastopol, and across crimea barricaded in with russian troops in many cases sitting right outside the gates of the base. we heard from the deputy speaker of the plairm today calling on those troops, he says ukrainian

troops either have to sign on with crimeans or have to return to ukraine. who owns the ships becomes a tricky prospect, who owns the items in the bases, all of these men with all of these weapons that nobody starts shooting, that there isn't inc. aer, there -- anger, we don't know how and when it's going to be resolved, del. >> and jennifer, what if anything have we heard from lawmakers concerning sunday's referendum? >> reporter: well, we've heard nothing so far. here in crimea the legislature has made no mistake that they wanted to get something done quickly. both the legislature here in sevastopol and simferopol the crimean capitol, they both voted

for independence and both voted to become part of russia. now they look at the russian duma for the request to be part of the russian federation. we expect vladimir putin to speak in the duma tomorrow. he is going to speak about crimea. certainly the hope is that russia is going to recognize that independence. the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of independence and returning to the mother russia returning to the fold. people have been largely genuine land here -- jubilant here, we see the russian flag flying everywhere. they believe it really becomes a party of administering it all. when and how they move to russia, who takes over what, who's in charge of what. now they put the ukrainian law in place, that ukrainian law predates february 21st as they go in the transition period. >> jennifer glasse, thank you

very much this morning. now to the ongoing investigation into missing malaysia airlines 370. day 10 of that speashes and today -- disappearance, and the air traft controllers, al jazeera's lisa stark has more. >> as investigators in malaysia search the home of the captain and co-pielt, authorities now say an analysis of the air traffic recording reveals who spoke the last words from the cockpit. it was the man in the right seat. >> initial investigation indicates it was the co-pilot who basically spoke the last time it was recorded on tape. >> reporter: that was 27-year-old farik abdul hamid. that contact never happened. investigators today revised their time line saying the two communication systems that were

switched off on the jet may have both been disabled in the minutes after that final radio transmission. police have interviewed the family of captain zahari ahmed shah, and the flight sic simula. >> friends of the captain have been quick to defend him saying they do not believe he could have been involved in the plane's disappearance. >> if anything happened in the plane he would make sure everyone else's welfare was taken care of before himself. >> 27 countries are involved in the hunt for the plane, which could be anywhere from central asia to australia. >> satellite assets, including

the u.s., china and france amongst others to provide further satellite data. >> sunday the u.s. added its most sophisticated subhunder, th --hunter the p-8 to the sear. renewed focus on the pilots. >> the fbi could have been called to help that. interpol could have been called in, our intelligence agencies. but my understanding is malaysia isn't really cooperating at all. >> the flight's black boxes which if ever record may yield few clues. >> it only records information for two hours and then overwrites itself. if this is a six or seven hour event then we've lost all of the good stuff. >> also joining the search for plane, three investigators from france who helped find their country's own missing jet a number of years ago at the bottom of the atlantic ocean. lisa stark, al jazeera

washington. >> and remember for the latest dairls on that missing malaysia airlines planes, the events coming out of ukraine and the latest headlines you can find us on twitter, our handle is @ajam. >> randall pinkston what came out of today's meeting? >> a lot of hand holding an encouragement. secretary of state john kerry credit set the peace talks and at that point, set a nine month deadline. fast approaching far both miles poot on a numbers of -- apart on a number of issues. israel has not agreed to abandon settlements on the west bank.

palestinian leader abas. >> we remain convinced there is an opportunity. i think everybody understands the outlines of what a peace deal would look like involving territorial compromise on both sides, based on 67 lines with meufmutually agreed upon swaps. would ensure the palestinians would have a sovereign state in which they could achieve the aspirations that they have held forso long. >> they're hoping that talks will continue but some foreign policy experts believe reaching an agreement by the the deadline at the end of april will take a diplomatic miracle. del. >> and maintaining the jewish

state is a bone of contense toangs,. >> palestinian leader a abbas says, for palestinians displaced when israel was formed in 1948. that is a deal breaker, del. >> thank you very much. sudan's economy has been hurting since south sudan split. now people there are getting desperate. >> scared as hell... >> as american troops prepare to leave afghanistan get a first hand look at what life is really like under the taliban. >> we're going to be taken to a place, where they're going to make plans for an attack. >> the only thing i know is, that they say they're not going to withdraw. >> then, immediately after, an america tonight special edition for more inside

and analysis. >> why did you decide to go... >> it's extremly important for the western audience to know why these people keep on fighting... ...it's so seldom you get that access to the other side. >> faultlines: on the front lines with the taliban then an america tonight: special edition, only on al jazeera america

>> on wall street stocks are on the rebound. investors shrugging off the tension necessary ukraine, concentrating on business at home. , dow off 58 points. markets were given a boost

today, more problems for general motors, gm is recalling suvs because of a side air bag problems. gm says it will set aside $300 million this quarter to pay for those costs, those include the defective ignition switches involving 1.5 million cars that also led to several deaths. there is a poll out that shows that 1.5 million americans who don't have health insurance don't plan to sign up. the governing is too expensive even with the government subsidies, a poll explains. south sudan took the country of sudan's oil revenues from it. mohamed ado has more from

khartoum. >> reporter: sudan is facing difficult times. no one knows better than the hoards of skilled laborers. they gather here every morning and wait for clients. most will leave here empty handed. >> translator: getting work has been difficult. i can't even rent a house for my family here. i had to move them to the village. life is very difficult for us. >> reporter: last year reaching 44% unemployment with much of the rise coming, milk fruit and milk. are the prices of goods contin continue. harder and harder to make the ends meet. more than 3.5 million sudanees do not have enough to eat. for the past ten years, maria mohamed has provided milk for traders. she has been unable to match her

milk prices with the rising cost of food. the government must do something to bring down the high prices. the situation as it is is unsustainable. >> but the government itself is blamed for the economic crisis. >> i blame bad policy for this situation. we used to live for a long time without oil and the bad policy make us depend on oil, then when the oil went out of our hands, we are thinking with this problem. >> this was the reaction last september to our government decision to removal fuel subsidies. the rising unemployment rate among sudan's youth that currently stand at 4% help ignite the process in which dozens were killed. opponents say it is not the country's moment for revolution, the state seems set for a buildup to it.

mohammad ado, al jazeera, khartoum, sudan. >> still up, efforts to protect california's redwood trees from poachers. and we'll also tell you about a special run to help the survivors of boston marathon bombings.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america i'm del walters these are your headlines this hour. the u.s. and the european union imposing tough new sanctions against russia after crimea voted on sunday to become part of russia. the investigation of malaysia flight 370, is now back on the co-pilot, he was the one

who spoke to the control room after a trorve controversial sig device was shut down. final round of peace talks between israel and palestine. lisa bernard met up with those who are trying to protect california redwoods. >> reporter: california coastal old growth redwoods are majestic, it's illegal to disturbs them in the california state parks but now police suspect the trees are being threatened by drug addicted thieves who are cutting burls off the trees for fashioning furniture worth thousands of dollars. >> there is a burl cut on this

side one and here a relt fresh cut. >> relatively fresh cut. >> to see these precious limited resources damaged in such a way, purely for decorative or selfish you know personal reasons, it hurts. >> reporter: several stores on the park offer burl cur curios t are legal. he wroant deal with anyone illegally. >> i don't want to buy wood from them. i have legal sources to get wood. >> at one time there were two million acres of coastal redwoods. 95% of them are gone. in a move to stop the poachers the park is stepping up patrols.

state patrol officer says drug addicts may be behind their attacks. >> to serve their meth habit. >> some suspect that hard times may also be contributing to the problem. locking the gate doesn't seem to be working. this is fresh saw dust, evidence of a recent cut. ranges say it's not -- rangers say it's not just the burls. poachers are selling for construction. >> the price is going way up. >> some active investigations into the burl cuts are underway but few arrests. police say they desperately need more resources to protect these trees and cut the scourge of local meth addiction. lisa bernard, al jazeera, orrick, california.

>> an electric guitar played by george harrison before the beatles came to america, is on the auction block. it will be auctioned off in new york in may. i'm meteorologist dave moore. many of the images coming in look like this. inches of snow have come down. in fact the numbers are coming down now. eight inches in washington, d.c, seven and a half in baltimore. slightly higher in virginia and west virginia nine and a half inches. there could be a little bit of snow accumulate on top of that but not like this morning. this was the bands of heavy snow between washington, d.c, new york, and philadelphia, stip

slippery on the roadways. raleigh north carolina a chilly 33. rain at 46°. focusing on severe weather, a line of the next storm, this line here has the potential to produce tornadoes. a watch just issued from the storm prediction center this will continue to move east so we'll watch this area closely over the next few hours. gusty damaging wind likely has a history of producing this as the storms move across the southeast. this is second storm moving through, little light snow in the northern plains, across montana with winter weather advisories there. second area of low pressure just a little light mixing here, not the snow that we saw this morning as the low tracks pretty far south. tuesday by 6:00, pretty dry but

cool. high pressure will keep that northeast to northwest wind. second low coming across the northwest now will start to bring the warm awr up from the south. -- air up from the south. timing looks like just in time for start of spring as temperatures climb. cool here with the high not north by -- to the north, brings the warm air up from the south, temperatures will be climbing from the 50s and 60s, of course that will come with some rain but at least the temperatures well above the freezing mark. del. >> dave warren, thank you very much. participants in the one run for boston are on a nonstop cross country relay trying to raise money for survivors of the boston marathon bombings. survivors are also taking part in the relay. the runners are expected to arrive in boston on april 13th. that, by the way, will be two days before the anniversary of

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