♪ . >> good evening everyone. welcome to al jazeera america. the search is back on from the air and the water, are the two objects connected to the missing jet? the science how to use the satellites the sonar, the technology to find flight 370. taking over, pro russian forces seize ukrainian warships some accuse russia of planning to invade more of ukraine. and more sanctions, the u.s. unleashes new tools aimed at punishing russia, plus the reaction. and the new front tier,

military veterans finding jobs but facing challenges from the oil boom in the north. two major stories. the crisis in ukraine, and the search for flight 370. now today, serious concerns over russia's military moves and suspensions an invasion may be planned. but the u.s. and russia imposing more punishments frying to diffuse the situation. we talked to a leading scholar about what can happen next. >> we are go steps from a kind of missile crisis. >> but we begin with the intensive search underway, in the southern indian ocean, it is happening nearly two weeks after the boeing 777 disappeared. it is just about 8:00 in

the morning and some 15 hull miles off that coast, search crews are back at it again. looking for possible debris floating in the southern indian ocean. last night, the australian government released satellite images these are those images of two large objects in the ocean. the government called eight credible lead after the plane disappeared. our andrew thomas has more from sidney. >> well, after what australia's prime minister called the first tangible break through, the spotting on the satellite images of objects of size floating in the southern indian ocean, the search on thursday, proved to be a disappointment, because despite four sophisticated aircraft, flying low over the search zone, they weren't able to spot the objects from the satellites at sea. two satellite images suggest one of those objects is 24 meters long. these aircraft fly very low, less than 300-foot from the ocean surface.

and yet because of poor weather, low clouds and rain, they weren't able to make them out. and of course, you have to bear in mind, these satellite images were taken last sunday, it took until thursday for them to be analyzed and work out what they were of note. but of course in that time it is hard to find out precisionly where they were. this area is much much smaller than the vast area that was being searched. but it is still a big area, four hours flying time, from the australian mainland, the planes only have two hours to fuel before they turn around and head back to land. that search is underway again on friday, four more aircraft, two from australia, one from the united states, and for ships en route too. >> so talk a little bit more about those assets and what other assets are headed that way? >> well, they are both very sophisticated.

the search and recovery planes, they have people onboard, but they also have radar that can look for 25-kilometers either side of the planing. but on top of that, there are chips. right now there's a commercial ship right in the search zone. it is a norwegian car carrier, it happens to be in the area, it was diverted. of course, they don't have much sophisticated equipment, but it must be the first one. also en route, the nave i have vessel that should arrive sometime on saturday, australian time, if there is debris to be found, that is the boat that will bring it onboard, and then bring it to shore. so australia's assets are all now directed at this relatively narrow area. 23,000 square kilometers, compared to the 600,000 square kilometers that was being searched just a few days ago, it is a relatively small search zone that they are looking at.

they are also using more -- looking down at that part of the ocean, if found, then ukraine is down there, and it is still a big if. they have nothing do do with 370. it is going to be a very difficult task to find the main part. that is a big question, working to try to see how the latest information fits into what we know about this flight path. >> yes, the happens make very interesting resting. this is the southern indian ocean, where the search is resuming, you say it is about 8:00 in the morning look at this, it is one of the remotes spots on earth. there's very little out there. when they fist came in, provide new and critical information.

so here is the search, this is the box where they were concentrated they are looking for, and here is the little area where the satellites spotted this two large punks. now this is rushly 1500 miles off the coast. and there was ask area that they know very very well. and that's because the search area here is right on the latitude that is 14 degrees on the map. so this is the roaring 40's. dune mere, so the area known for high winds and very very rough seas which they are having right now.

look very closely here, this is the infamous arc we have been talking about. and this is where it could be after losing radar contact 13 days ago. so we have a situation, john, with this could very well be the debris from missing flight. it could be that. s that two pieces are right now, or where the main bondi from the jet is. that is could have drifted for miles and miles. they are no longer close together separated by multiple miles.

>> it is not a persistence view of the earth, it is not what scientists are calling an unblinking eye. it is from sidney, a few days between taking a photograph, having the human eye really pick out the debris and then sending the planes out there. there isn't really good software at this point. because the earth is so variable and takes so many forms you can't just automatically spot this stuff. so it requires expert analysis and eyes. >> so many search teams dozens why is it so different to find these possible pieces of debris? is assuming that they can

calculate the spot where that was seen, some time ago. it would appear, even though it may have difficulted miles away that they could get relatively close or not. there have been cases are the satellite imagery has shown a missing object. the search crews get out there and they can't find it. it sinks or a current has taken it away. in this case, they have scrambled a couple of orion search crafts as andrew thomas mentioned and those are turbo prop engines. they take about eight hours to get out there as john mentioned. it is very very far away, and they only have two hours of gas for them searching that area. they are also going to be bringing in a u.s. navy which is a jet engine but that too also is going to have only a few hours on site. so you can't just hang out there and go back and forth the way you need to. and with the rough weather coming in that also just makes it that

much more difficult. >> let me throw another question, we talked about this last night, as we began to get these images. when you look down -- when you look at those images, why can't they shoot other images in is it all because of the weather from the satellite? is. >> well, satellites are very very difficult to task. and in order to basically keep them in one place, satellites are very very difficult to task. so you can't -- it is nothing like the video footage that we are used to getting from drones or from our cell phones that sort of thing. it require as lot of patience, to aim at one spot, and keep it there. the wrong moment of cloud cover, or the wave being in the wrong spot, you won't pick up the same image. so we are not in a place where you get the unblinking eye. >> still a need until the hay stack, but maybe we have the hay stack.

now allen joins us tonight, he is a former ntsb investigator. he helped us try to understand this last night. welcome back, allen. >> thank you, john. where this heads based on what happened last night. >> well, it's obviously hopeful, that these will turn up -- turn out to be part of the aircraft. i can just imagine how difficult it would be for these human photo interpreters stairing at these end less images of trying to pick out what is debris, what is a white cap, whatever, and what is a reflection off the waves. so they have their work cut out for them, and i know they are -- sure we have a lot of people at langley and other places around the country. looking at that, but this is not a simple task as jake pointed out.

once they get there, and they get close to the spot, then do they drubber devices to try to hear the finger? is that what they would try to do or not? >> we don't know just why that is happening. john, so i -- i don't know. we don't know why we can't find them, but we know it is a big ocean. let me get this ear piece back in. but we do have to put every effort in. and one thing that bothers me,sy don't see

america moving out not just with several of these p 3 type, or the newer version called the p. eight, we have 150 of these in our inventory, why we can't stair a few dozen of these things on the likelihood, or possibility, anyway, that this is a search area we can cover, there's a lot of looking to be done, and we don't seem to be moving out. it is like we are waiting for the malaysians to tell us can you send three dozens. we don't need to do that, because they are fixated on other things and while the australians they are very good, may only have a hand full. they have 12 of these. why aren't sizable numbers out there. >> so the idea would be that -- if things went well, that the airline -- that the airplanes could identify where the debris is. and then send the ships to that area.

may cover a lot of ground, it is true they don't have a lot of time, because of the distance from australia. burr they are the one platform that you can cover a lot of area. they fly at 400 miles per hour. may sail at maybe 25, especially in rough seas and helicopters can maybe fly 100. so you need a lot, and i would certainly hope somebody would tell the u.s. navy, get out there in force, because we have three vital reasons why we need to be there, john. >> allen, as always, allen, thank you very much for your insight, we appreciate it. >> now just ahead, turning up the pressure on russia over ukraine, president obama issues new sanctions against a group of wealthy russians. the kremlinnd sos in kind. plus, reprimanded for inappropriate relationships an army general spared from jail, and open coos his rank.

and keeps his rank. >> young gay men and their chances of contracting hiv.

development, the whitet house is rolling out new sanctions following the seizure of crimea. president obama said the measures target a russian bank, and went other russian. president putin gets back against american lawmakers and officials. moscow says they will officially join russia by the end of the week. on the ground there, both russian soldiers are tightening their grip, including over ukraine's navy, they are going to have more from our correspondent, in just a moment. let's first check in at the white house, what is the message the president is trying to send? >> good evening to you. the president still insists there's time for diplomacy, even as it ratcheted up the pressure on russia, and those

close toast vladimir, and warns that this crisis could take yet another turn for the worst. >> they may have plans to invade even more of ukraine. president obama tried again to turn up the heat. >> i sign add new executive order today that gives us the authority to impose sanctions not just on individuals but on sectors of the russian economy. >> among those individuals, some of russian leader vladimir putin's closest association. among them 20 were names. a personal banker and others close to him. and bank row see yeah, the personal bank for senior officials all will have their u.s. assets frozen.

>> which includes crimea. >> now there are ominous signs of another land grab. russian forces are gathered near the eastern boarder. at p tent gone, a spokesman said they raised the issue with his russian counter part. >> he gave three asouthernses sha i have outlined. exercise only, no intention ocrossing the border, not going to take any aggressive action. >> for rush sha does move, he threatened to widen sanctions to include entire sectors of the russian economy, including energy, finance, and defense. >> these sanctions would not only have a impack consider but also be disruptive the global economy.

further escalation will only isolate it further the international community. >> and john, late this evening the european union announced 12 more russians to add to their list of sanctions, bringing that list to a total after 33, and there are very crucial meetings coming up. they were preplanned and they are going to the netherlands a series of big meetings he is going to be meeting with e.u. and leaders as well. they have to come to a unified agreement, on how to deal with them economically. >> mike, thank you. now pro russian forces in crimea are increasing the pressure on his navy. our jonathan glass reports with that story. the first time since the military stand up began at the beginning of the month, there's movement. sailors are unloading

their belongings they say that doesn't mean they are leaving their ship. the russian blockade continues here, and on this day, it is an aggressive stance, a warship sits at the mouth of the harbor, and it seems russia believes the end is in site. ulga's husband is onboard, he is and other sailors refuse to attend a russia flag raising ceremony thursday, and they won't surrender or leave. >>ner only two choices now, she says, resign from the military, and have ukraine consider you a deserter or join, not clear what army. or whatever it is, this isn't an option. 20 change your allegiance. need to lie and live with that, and i can't do that. her husband calls while we are talking and she tells h imto make sure to leave none of his things for the russian. >> his can't even see who that means at this point.

>> since the breakup of the soviet union, ukrainian sailors work side by side. no more. the ukrainians right now all they can think about is the division. >> one of the dozens of ukrainian officers thrown out of naval command headquarters on wednesday. he says there is no military honor in his actions. >> clearly seen in the past two weeks you can't believe russia, putin says his troops aren't here, i'm a military man, i see perfectly that these are military men. >> he says every yield ukrainian has made, the russians have broken. including the promise not to take the bait. >> in my opinion, our block kateed ships should be sunk or blown un. because it is a war now, just no one shooting at each other, god forbid

they stop shooting. >> it has new neighbors, two russian ships sit across it's bow, making sure it can't move an inch, and there are russian marines blocking the entrance to it's port. keeping up the pressure on ukrainian sailors still onboard. >> and we are hearing from sailors in the ukrainian fleet that they are having problems with some of the ships are being boarded by what they say are armed pro russian groups and they are worried that tomorrow morning what was the ukrainian navy will soon have russian flags flying over their ships. >> general for glass reporting, jennifer thank you for the update. >> the white house has been supporting ukraine forces by providing military rations. president obama says he is ruled out using force, but one former economic advise tore vladimir putin says sanctions alone will not work. they can -- in the

industry, it will not -- any desired effect. defense isolated economic assistance. and it was able to survive. >> stephen coen joins us now in new york, he is professor emeritus of russian studies. and we are proud to have him here. >> good to see you again. >> does president obama and his administration, have any idea how to deal with vladimir putin? is. >> i think that we are two steps from the kind of cuban missle crisis situation. those two steps would be, if nato moved it's troops to the polish west ukrainian boarder and there is a clammore to do that both in washington and in europe. if that happens if there's a masking of nato troops i think putin will probably send those 150,000 troops that he was practicing inside

russia, ten days ago, into south and eastern ukraine. so i find these sanctions in this discussion of sanctions a little bit beside the point. the people who have been sanctioned on both sides are very proud that they were -- it's just not going to the grave danger we now face or so i think, john. >> and so what should president obama be doing? is. >> well, the first thing that would be excellent on both sides. is that everybody stop talking about escalating the military factor. they say today they won't resort do military, but we may give the government some supplies. the coast there are spokesman for nato, both american and in europe. the russian foreign office put forward a set of proposals one of which to begin talks. i think their reasonable. you don't give them everything they want, but it is a starting point.

what i don't hear coming from the united states, is a response that suggests we are going to sit down and talk. to be fair, maybe somewhere we don't know about, john, there are serious people from the united states, russia, and maybe germany, because germany is a very important player, sitting in some swiss villa somewhere having a serious conversation. publicly it is very bad. >> what do you think about this aggressive move. >> we would have to begin in a course in 17th history russian. >> we don't have time for that. >> i don't either. >> but the fact is that crimea was for 300 years in russia. it was an accident that it ended up in ukraine for 23 years. how the russians were content to leave it there until this crisis began in november. so the question to be asked is who was

responsible in november that was when the protestors began to form in the streets of kiev. >> right. >> and one thing led to another, and the outcome was putin's annexation of crimea, who triggers that crisis. now al all see in this country is that putin did it putin did it. but as henry kissger wrote in the w with w post about a week ago, demonizing putin is an alibi for not having a policy. and i think that's where we are at now. >> did he have a plan, or was he caught off guard? i think things got out of control, and he began to react as he is the man who sees himself on a historical mission to hold russia together and make it strong. >> and more than that, he rushed troops to the border. and brought some troops we believe across the border, to -- in a big show of force.

and shouldn't europe be afraid of that? wouldn't you think naturally europe would be concerned? >> everybody should be concerned. with great powers, with nuclear weapons, begin to move troops. even if they are only pretending or threatening in the others correction, because what you have in ukraine at the moment, are a lot of tails wagging the dog. you know the stories about snipers killing people, and provoking incidents, you know about guys in black masks, from both sides. beating up people, these are provocations that could lead to war. >> you don't make flip comments ever, and when i hear you say, that this is like the cuban missle cries us and when i think back to that time, when i was a child, and how concerned this was, about the possibility of war, this is a very very serious comment.

and i -. >> you can bad mouth putin all you want, and those of us that try to prevent not putin's point of view, but try to explain how russia seed this crisis are denounced as apoll gists for putin. here is a fact, that the russian foreign office which represents putin, has put up a proposition for the future of ukraine, as the beginnings of negotiation. now, it's detailed and you may not want to go into it now, but it is completely racial nap we would not accept all of the points butky tell you what the bedrock is. >> which is? >> no more nato expansion, ukraine and georgia you say russia is

looking for a way out and wants to talk. >> i think putin holds all the cards. political, gee graphically. >> sanctions don't pant. >> they matter, and they will hurt, but you have to understand, if anybody reads putin's speech, this is an existential issue for russia. they will pay any price, but absolutely under no circumstances and by the way nobody has died yet. under no circumstances do anyone including putin want anything -- they want to talk. >> fascinating discussion. great to have you on the program, thank you very much. >> thank you, john. and we continue our coverage of the top story, the search back underway for missing flight 370, the effort to find the debris that could offer clues to the plane's location, plus, a new deployment to north dakota. military veterans finding new jobs in the oil fields. and the farm of the future, how new robots

are helping with the harvest.

half hour, including on the sea, in the sky, crews back out searching for debris in the southern indian ocean. plus, no jail time and an army general learns his punishment for an inappropriate relationships. and putting veterans back to work, how one industry is taking the lead. but first, michelle terry is back with the headlines welcome back. >> thank you. the pentagon says it has gotten insurgence from moscow -- defense secretary spoke with his russian count err paramedic for almost an hour today. ukraine's army has been on high alert.

in search crews are in their second day of looking in the southern indian ocean for missing airline flight 370. satellite images show possible pieces of debris floating 1500 miles. australia, that is, says there are four military aircrafts and six ships taking part in the search. a royal australian navy ship is also headed toward the search area. the satellite images were taken four days eight, and officials say the objects may have drifted by now. that combined with bad weather has made for a difficult serj so far. they are reportedly going to be meeting face to face in about 90 minutes from now. >> all right, thank you. more on this story, the malaysian government has called the satellite images that intensified the search off of australia, a credible lead.

paul joins us now, what are you hear. >> john, these two images captured by satellite are the best lead in two weeks to find that missing plane, and the 239 people onboard. >> this is what they are looking for. seen from space a faint white smudge, bobbing in one of the most remote places in the world. >> this is a lead. it is probably the best lead we have right now. but we need to get there, find them, see them, assess them. to know whether it's really meaningful or not. >> getting there is the first problem. when they were captured on satellite camera, the two objects were more than 1500 miles off australia's coast. that means search planes can fly for a few hours after most, before they need to return to land to refuel. the images were shot four days ago. the debris could have drifts hundreds of miles since then. >> those pieces in the ocean that were spotted

by satellite, are really not con ossiclive at all. there must be something attached to it, and float for 12 days if it is park of our aircraft. >> four planes searched for four days but found nothing. as daylight returns crews were back un, trying to track down the debris, and the clock is ticking. two battery in the data recorders will go dead after about 30 days. these objects are big, one is about 16 feet long, the other nearly 80. with a wingspan of 200 feet. another explication is that the debris could well be one of the cargo containers for the loved ones of the 239 missing onboard, exhausts exasperated it is a sign

of home. but also yet another potential dead end in an investigation that's been riddled with errors and bad information. the reaction of malaysia's transport minister was guarded. while credible are still to be confirmed. >> the search has resumed so we could learn something more tonight, but bad weather can continue to hamper these efforts. john. search crews have been challenged by bad visibility. we talk to someone about two hours ago, and they were saying there was still cloud cover, what is the situation right now. >> we are still looking at cloud cover. because our satellite

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bathroom.ouse with one they say they came from central america, and are believed to have entered the u.s. illegally through the operation. police have five people in custody. an armyat the center of a sexual misconduct case will avoid jail time. he has been fined $20,000. critics say punishment is not enough.

natasha has that story. >> smiles hugs and lavs with his attorneys then he called his wife. >> it's been a very difficult time for me and my family. it has. the system works. i have always been proud of my army. all i want to do now is go up north, and hug my kids and see my wife. >> sinclair is planning to retire, now as is standard protocol, he will go before a board which will determine his last satisfactory rank, the defense says it is likely he will be demoted. and that can mean a loss of $831,000 in pension and benefits. this case is taken many twists and turns. originally it was a sexual assault case, but as part of a plea deal this week, those charges were dropped. now, that is exactly what the former chief prosecutor had recommended before this court marshal began. he had concerns about the testimony of the accuser, and recommended to his higher ups that the charges be dropped and another thing, during this court marshal, the judge halted the

proceedings and asked both sides to begin negotiations due to concerns that political ramifications may have prompted the prosecution to reject an earlier plea offer from the defense. senator karsten of new york has been very critical. she release add statement saying this came is illustrated a military justice system in dire need of independence from the chain of command. with drivers and defense attorneys we need to reform the system, it should tell us the system needs reform. an advocacy group also released a statement saying this sends one more chilling message to victims who are thinking about coming forward. >> natasha reporting. now, north dakota's oil boom creating jobs and opportunities for military veterans in the search of work. but those opportunity dozen have their draw backs.

we get more in our series the new frontier. >> with a quick once over on his truck, randy reeves sets off with a cement delivery. the 53-year-old came to north dakota oil company a few years ago to find a job, when work back home in florida dried up. reeves land add position with strata corporation within a day. crediting his experience as an air force veteran. >> there is a prompt on the application of being a veteran. and i think that strata looks out for it's veterans. >> strata isn't alone. oil service companies are recruiting workers with thousands of jobs in the oil fields. sometimes given preferential treatment, siting their skills, discipline, and adaptability. >> this recent job fair opened an hour early, so they could get a leg up on other candidates. >> i am looking for opportunities up here.

keptly want to talk to you. >> looking at a variety of jobs. >> i will get in the field, do whatever i need to do. i am not worried about anything. some companies use veterans on staff to recruit other vets. rob bryant says working in air force security helped him as an oil site foreman. >> so many times in the military, they put you at an early age of responsible for resources that go into the millions of dollars. there's they kind of break down responsibility, and they make sure you are to work every day on time, and they hold you accountable if you are not. >> while, many of the employers say they are eager to hire veterans for veterans there are challenges coming here. like a lack of housing and service housing is now so tight in towns like williston, a one bedroom apartment can run over 2,000-dollar as month, if you can even

find one. while there are local medical facilities the nearest v.a. hospital is 400 miles away. reed says he has adopted to some of the harsh realities which include long work hours and sometimes fridged temperatures. but he as mitts there's one thing he hasn't quite adapted to, being 2,000-miles from his wife. >> the fiscal part of it, having somebody to sit on the couch and holdnd has with, a little rough. >> not even the military prehaired him for that. williston, north dakota. >> how schools are tackling the flood of new students. a possible set back in the battle against hive, especially among young men. plus, robotic farmers how new technology is changing the way crops are harvested.

dedication to seven. >> the joke when we went in, seo we were there to defend the constitution, that doesn't apply to us.

and to some degree you have to accept that, but at the same time it is unfair to have crime victims of any sort, be treated as perpetrators. >> frustrated with the defense from harmon and congress military sex assault victims are taking a new approach to accountability. our exclusive investigations commenting up at the top of the hour on america tonight.

in the battle against hive aids the numbers are still alarming. according to the center for disease control, 50,000 people are newly effected every year, and nearly one of six of those don't even know they are infected. melissa chen reports. >> jonathan watson remembers the day he learned he had hive. he was 17. >> oh, it won't happen to me. that's exactly what was going through my head, oh, it wouldn't happen to me. and it did happen.

>> what made it particularly tough for watson was the sense he had let his mother down. she had educated him on the important of protection, yet when that moment came, he let his guard down. >> you really don't believe that ages are vulnerable to contracting hiv and aids. >> the number of new infections has dropped by two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the 1980's. but where it has grown is with young gay men. young gay men now 20 years old, face a 50% chance of contracting hiv by the time they are 50. in the last decade, much of the fight against hiv aids has moved abroad. with the united states leading the global battle in africa and asia. some worry in that struggle we have neglected the home front. >> people don't think hiv is still an issue, it is not a problem any more. we don't hear a lot about it, and we hear a lot about the medication, and new advances can are

wonderful, but those aren't getting us to zero. we need to get people to understand that hiv is still a problem. >> what is important is we make sure that guys are getting test sod if they find out they have hiv, we can hook them one the doctor and get care. >> the irony is that as medical advances make living with hiv bearable, the sense of eminent danger has faded. unlike an older generation of gay men who experienced the trauma of dying friends most young gay men don't see the impact. watson also represents another vulnerable demographic. african-americans account for almost half of all new infections. hiv aids researchers believe a combination of socioeconomic factors poverty, access to health care, sex education, to greater culture stigma for being gay, may explain the trend. watson now 24, plans to finish college and work in theater. >> there are days when i'm tired and i know why

i'm tired. i am so used to just like burning through oh, that's it, let's do this, where i have to remind myself to take a breath. take a weekend off from hacking out, going to parties and stuff. >> for the most part, he makes sure the infection plays a limited role in his life. al jazeera, san francisco. >> well, the dispute between the senate and the c.i.a. reach add new stage today. that jordy leader harry reid has ordered an investigation into a breech of computers used by senate intelligence committee staffers. his move comes a week after committee chair accused the c.i.a. of searching the computers. the committee was looking into use of harsh interrogation tactics during the bush administration. the c.i.a. has accused the senate staffers of illegal copying c.i.a. files. now we turn to farming. automation in american

agriculture, a new type of robot, and techno shows us what thesing a grow botts can do. >> it is a battle that has been fought in factories across america. now, it is about to happen down on the farm. the founder of agro bott, a spanish robotics manufacturer. it is one of a growing number of hi-tech companies hoping to revolutionize how you remember faking is done. he has chosen california, because it is the largest producer of strawberries in the world. as the arms are lowered into the strawberry bed, cameras take 20 photos per sect, scanning for red berries. then computer analyze the images separating each strawberry by it's shape and check it's color. if 80% of a berry is a ripe red color, the arm potions it's basket so the strawberry lies in it and a blade snipped the

stem, the whole process take four seconds. this prototype still needs human hands to package the delicate strawberries and to pick them. but withing a robot only four people are needed to harvest ten acres a job that typically takes ten people, and unlike humans the robot can work around the clock. grape growers are also worries about shortages. that's some have invested into the development of this automatic grapevine pruner. >> this is snippy. >> he is one of a kind right now, but we are hoping to change that. >> it's eyes snap 20 photos so it's computer brain can make a 3-d model of it. how does snippy measure up to the human work force? in terms of precision and accuracy. >> love snippy, okay, so

it's thursday, that means phil forrest joins us from los angeles, hi, phil. >> hey, john. >> how do these measure up to human work. >> you know, when it comes to something like snippy, which is just fascinated to watch, it still has a year or two before it is as efficient as humans. but one thing to keep in mind, is that they are not necessarily trying to initially eradicate all workers they are really trying to make it easier, because it is a pretty tough job to pick this fruit. >> and these jobs tax dexterity, and a human touch, so how does the technology do that? >> right now is a lot of it is very visual. and then testify the back up of very precise arms and clippers to back them up, and do the rest f the work. >> when i look at this stuff, this appears -- it could be a big game

changener agriculture, right? >> yeah, absolutely. they are just getting started with all of this robotics. but they really estimate it to be about a 16 billion dollars industry, in just six or seven years. so lit be curious to see where the prices of food fall. >> what about other crops? >> you know, they are looking at other crops. one thing that stood out to me, is they are also using these to monitor the health of workers in the field. so, they are looking at the temperature of them, how dehydrated they may be, to help these people who have to work in these conditions to stay healthy. >> in addition to this story, you guys have another story, a story about movie magic, everybody is talking about the digitally finished of that the late phillip seymour hoffman's game, in the hunger games talk about that. >> it is really fascinating how much of movies are digitally done, including entire faces for entire scenes or entire movies.

so techno's cara santa maria dove in and tack a look at the movie magic. >> as you can see, a lot of fun stories on tech noe. we thank you for joining us, be sure to watch the latest. this saturday 7:00 p.m. eastern time, 4:00 pacific time. now to a teenager prank in a major security breech. the 16-year-old managed to climb to the top of one world trade center, officials say he sneaked into the construction site, climbed some scaffolding and entered the building, then he slipped past a guard, who has since been fired. from the roof the teen climb add ladder to the antenna, more than 1300 feet up. coming up all new tonight, the science behind the search of pilot who used to fly a navy serj plane like the one being used in today's mission to fly 370, talks to us about the strategy, and the technology. plus. a flee market treasure,

who discovered a multimillion dollars egg and where the rare jeweling encrusted piece will go next, we have breaking news, we will bring it to you tonight, 11:00ing eastern 8:00 pacific time. tomorrow at this time, president obama making it personal with russia, today, he went after some of the richest elites in russia, and some some vladimir putin's best friends. that's tomorrow at 8:00 eastern 11 eastern. an image that caught our eye today. tonight's freeze frame, a little boy in fatigues dragging his toy past some russian troops. rachelle will have the headlines right after this.

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large objects floating 1500 miles off the australian coast, but the images are four days old, and officials say the objects could have drifted by now. so far nothing has been found. for the u.s. and russia are increasing the pressure with sanctions and the stand off over moscow's seizure of crimea, the latest measure targets a russian bank, russians list includes people within the obama administration and u.s. lawmakers. after pleading guilty to adultery, and inappropriate relationships. brigham deer general was reprimanded and fined $20,000. sexual assault charges were dropped as part of a plea deal. texas authorities have five people in custody after discovering a human smuggling ring. they found 115 people, crammed inside a stash house in houston. that house was just 2200 square feet, with one bathroom. authorities say they came

from central america, and are believed to have entered u.s. illegally through this operation. those are the headlines, america tonight is up next, remember you can always get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight" a new possible clue about the fate of malaysia air 370. australian researchers take the lead. underwater experts stand ready to go down deep. >> at what point is it too late for you guys to get involved? >> i think it's more than issue of whether it's too early. i say that because the search area is so huge. >> also soldier