all bloody like that. it's been 5 months. i go in there every day. i relive it every day. this is al jazeera america, jonathan betz. the last major military base in crimea. president obama prepares to head to europe to discuss the crisis in ukraine. a new photo and a new focus for crews searching for the missing malaysian airliner. the marriage is off for now after a brief celebration for gays in michigan, the court steps in.

♪ russia's formally asserting authority in crimea. they stormed the region's largest air force base. shots were fired forcing some to take cover. shanelle troops began unloading art i willery from a ukrainian warship which russia seized earlier this week. in eastern ukraine, hundreds of protesters rallied in support of yanukovych. let's turn to jennifer glasse. there are a lot of things happening. what have you seen? >> reporter: jonathan, what we have seen is russia strengthen its grip on the crimean pepz pennsylvania. it took belvek, the air force base, the air base. just about 10 miles north of here in sevastopol and we saw them drive armored personnel carriers into that base, fire shots in the area, a very

aggressive stance there, ukrainian forces, despond ent, dejected. we have seen them over the past 24 hours really basically take the number ofships of the ukrainian navy. this evening, we understand the command ship that had been defiantly flying the ukrainian flag the past couple of days is also now under russian control. we got some idea of what the russians are doing with a ship they took yesterday. this morning, al jazeera captured pictures of them unloading weapons off that street, shipping the ships of weaponry of missiles. the military question is a very interesting one, jonathan. russia argues that the crimeans voted last sunday. that's why they declared independence and became part of russia. the ukrainian military did not vote. they have not been happy about this. those ships flying the ukrainian flag are considered so farrin ukrai ukrainean territory.

it could invite problems going forward in the future. but certainly a very, very difficult time for the ukrainians here as they watch the russians push them out of their bases and off their ships as russia con solid it's a its very firm hold on power here. >> two questions, jennifer. now that we have seen russia's military take over basis in ukraine, how much control does russia have over ukraine's military in crimean? absolute control? also talk about president protests in eastern ukraine. how concerned is ukraine about that? >> a lot of those, you know, ukrainian officers are really waiting for orders from kiev. once they have been pushed off of their basis and ships, they have nothing to do. a lot have gone to homes and awaiting orders. kiev has told them to stand their ground but where are they going to stand their ground if they are thrown off of their base i see. they want to remain -- most of them want to remain in the ukrainian military and they are just trying to find their place and understand what their next move is.

is ukraine going to evacuate them? ukrainian military -- ukrainian naval officers spoken to this week said they are going to remain in the ukrainian navy. 10% of their numbers have defected to the russian side to be part of this new crimean force and there is an awful lot of pressure to defect to that side. many say they want to be in the skraipian navy. sips their ships have been taken away, that probably will be an uncertain future for them in crimean. as for the demonstrations in eastern ukraine, pro-russian demonstrations, i think those are really unsettling for everything in ukraine proper. russia says it retains the right to protecteth knicks russians in eastern ukraine although vladimir putin said they wouldn't send troops in. there are russian troops mass odd that border with ukraine. that's making everyone nervous. skraip has sent troops out that way as wellukraine has sent trot way as well to try to exercise

might but it's clear the ukrainian military which has been debilitated in 22 years of independence, severely debilitated is no match for the russian military. a lot of uncertainty there. in eastern ukraine a lot of people feel that may be the next place russia intervenes. >> with that in mind, after russia's takeover, ukraine has given soldiers the order to return fire. more on that from kiev >> reporter: russian troops rolled in, smashing through the gates in armored vehicles. the confrontation at belbek air base where gunshots were fired is exactly the kind of incident that has not only ukraine but the international community seriously concerned about the potential for escalation in this crisis. and word that the ukrainian base commander is now reportedly in russian hands is another challenge. mistaken ukrainians are furious

at the treatment of their men in uniform. alexa schefrninko was held for almost a week in what he calls terrible conditions. >> i was kept in a mask all the time, and my arms were bound. >> how many people in the room? >> i was alone in the room, and i could hooe all the time people in other rooms being tortured. >>ear all the time people in other rooms being tortured. >> his imprisonment so incensed the kiev government, it threatened consequences if the sailors didn't get released by a set deadline. they were, narrowly avoiding a confrontation. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki moon says the longer the crisis continues, the greater the

chance something could happen resulting in a war. ukraine's defense minister egor tanyek says his troops are disciplined and will show restraint. he has given the order to return fire but only if his men feel their lives are at risk. >> they have shown the proof indication set off by the russian forces are failing. now is the time when the proper measures must be tabby in crimea. >> pro-russian and prophet western groups are at odds. a potential flare-up there could give moscow an excuse to move beyond crimea to protect. some far right nationalists who play by their own rules. >> the government here wants them to give up their weapons and join, instead, a national guard under their control. just in case the unthinkable

happens and a provocation that no one could either predict or control causes this crisis to escalate even further. phil itner, al jazeera. kiev. >> join us via skype from arlington, virginia, richard white, the director for the center of political military analysis at the hudson institute. richard, thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we have seen the russian forces over take the basis. do you think it's the beginning that the russian military may move in to as so many fear eastern ukraine? >> i think we are seeing the end. my impression is the ukrainian forces there are in the process of relocating, they say banning crimea, and that should p preoccupy the russian forces for a while. there is no evidence yet that they plan to moved in to eastern ukraine. >> but why -- that's -- that's a great point. why do you think they are stopping with crimea because so many people will say wait a minute.

we have tried to jum what president putin has done in the past no. one predicted he would take crimea. >> that is correct. it's possible he will move in. but he said he wouldn't in a big public speech. >> that's one obstacle. second, we are about to have this new one in a couple of days when obama and all of the world leaders are going to gather in the hague, and it would be -- really facilitate an anti-russian coalition if you were to do something while they were assembled. i think it's going to take a while for the russians to absorb crimea. there is going -- basically, the legislation to the end of the year, they have a bunch of things they need to do. it's useful for russia to have this dangling over the head of the ukrainian government that if they start causing problems, the russians will then occupy more of their country. in a way, what russia can do is

ext exercise control without having to occupy it. >> it gets a little bit of both with that scenario there. let me ask you about the g8 summit. without russia, maybe the g7 is a bert word for it do you think that will have influence? do you think it's making a difference? >> well, it's be -- i think at this having some effect in reassuring some of the other countries around russia that the west, in bloc is going to do something. i don't think it's affecting russian behavior so much as it is affecting so many of the countries around russia, po land, the baltic states and so on, who are very concerned about this, what they see is renewed assertiveness of russian power, russian aggressiveness. >> if it's not affecting russia, why do you think it's comforting russia's neighbors?

>> well, because they are -- it's increasing their sense it will have some assistance, and it's increasing the credibility of nato's commitment to respond if russia moves in to nato territory. and the fact that they are resisting rather than appeasing russia -- that is russia's neighbors, those that are members of nato -- will itself have a deterrent on russian behavior, i believe. >> you talk about the neighbors to ukraine. what about ukraine, itself, it's new government there in kiev? how assured are you that ukraine's government seems like it's getting all of the support it needs? >> well, they are getting less than they want. but it's not really -- i don't really see what the west kate positively do other than what they are doing now. there is no sense that nato will

intervene militarily to prevent ukraine from attack by russian forces. so, what the west is trying to do is help the new government get its feet on the ground, make the kind of domestic reforms it needs, economically recover and make it clear there will be more and more sanctions. >> that's about the best they are going to get in ukraine. i mean it's unfortunate they failed to enter nato in 2008 despite an effort by the bush administration to go bring them in. sips then, georgians have suffered for that. >> what happens if russia does get more agress sniff what are the options for ukraine's governmen governments appease russia, become more did he ever encial, respectful, showing respect to russian interests or they can try and move much closer to the west, try to bring rapid entry

into nato and see which one would work more effectively. there are vehicles. with respect how china responds is going to go have more effect than what nato and ukraine does since that's a big achievement having neutralized chooip so far. i think they wouldn't want to alarm the chinese. same with other players who are watching usi think they wouldn' alarm the chinese. same with other players who are watching us. >> a lot there at work without question. richardwise with the hudson institute. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> as we mention, president obama heads to an emergency meeting of the g7 on the sidelines of a previously scheduled arms setsment in the netherlands. randall pinkston is live in washington with all of this. >> jonathan, initially the president's purpose of going to europe was to go to the hague but the invasion of crimea prompted the president to call for the emergency heating of the g7.

when he arrives in the hague on monday, in effect, the president will be attending two major ent did, the nuclear summit and on the sidelines, he will meet with the seven leaders of the world's industrialized nations, save one, that being the g8 president, vladimir putin. of course the obama administration is looking over the take over of the belbek air base and some troops along the ukrainian border. yesterday, in advance of the european trip, national advisor susan rice was asked what russia's move signals. >> it's not clear what that signals. the russians have stated that they are intending military exercises, obviously given their past practice and the gaps between what they have said and what they have done, we are watching it with skepticism. >> while the president is in

europe, he will also be meeting with members of the european union as well as nato. one the top priorities is to get america's european allies to agree on a unified stringent approach. >> that's no easy task because europe's ties to russia are much stronger than the u.s. ties and the blowback from any stringent sanctions against russia are likely to hurt europe much more than the u.s. jonathan. >> randall, with these meetings coming up then, how much of a chance is there that united states and russia may somehow meet and have a chance to discuss crimea? >> interestingly, that nuclear summit, 53 nations will include representatives from russia, foreign minister lavrov. previously we have heard about the meetings and the conversations that lavrov has had with secretary of state john kerry. we expect it will be more discussions between those two in europe. it's a question as to whether or

not president obama will be meeting with lavrov. the efforts will continue to talk to lavrov about getting his boss to back down and to pull troops away from the border around ukraine. >> it may be a tall order. randall, thanks. and still ahead, china's releasing more photos of possible debris in the indian ocean. could it give a world a clue about what happened to malaysian air flight 370? details on the search next. also, the federal government pays out billions of dollars each year in fraudulent tax refunds. find out what it is trying to stop these would-be scammers when we come back.

welcome back. the missing malaysian's airline jet. china released satellite photos of debris where crews have been looking since third. andrew thomas has more. >> another image. this one from a chinese satellite, an object in the

indian ocean 120 kilometers from where an australian satellite spotted something similar two days earlier. in australia, reinforcement for the several teams is coming from north asia. two chinese search aircraft flew into australia's pierce air force base on saturday. a japanese plan will arrive on sunday. nothing of significance has been spotted yet, but the search is winding up, not down. the media presence, too, though it might yet get bigger. >> there are more chinese colleagues will be here when we find something. >> saturday saw more planes searching than on any day yet. they included two fast jets which can stay over the search zone for five hours. the military aircraft, which take four hours to reach the zone and four hours to get back can only spend two hours actually looking. >> the plane behind me will be the last to join saturday's search. combined, the six aircraft

involved will have just 18 hours directly over the several zone. >> over the ocean, while there is high-tech kit on the planes, the people are probably more valuable. >> we are just looking at plain ol' eyesight, some of the best people at spotting, being at the window, looking out for things that radar wouldn't find, plastic, seat cushions, these sorts of things that would be tell-tale signs of an aircraft. >> the deputy prime miles per hour sister visited bates on saturday and said the several would last as long as it takes. he batted away rumors that australia has more satellite images that suggest a crash than its revealing. >> is there anything at all you are saying to other governments privately that you are not saying publically? >> we have discussions with other governments. but i don't think anything of substance that has been said between governments that we are aware of. >> boats are looking, too.

an awf an australian boat is on site. china is sending three ships though they are days away. if objects are found and they come from flight mh 370, that will explain roughly where the aircraft ended up but not why. a recording of the final 54 minutes of the co-pilot's communication with those on the ground was revealed earlier today. the only remotely unusual thing was an unnecessary repetition of the aircraft's height. it's possible the where will lead to the why and that's what this is all about. andrew thomas, al jazeera, perth. >> besides the potential debris captured by the chinese satellite, it's raising newquez. officials say it's 74 feet long by 43 feet we'd. todd curt he is said that doesn't match the dimensions. >> the wing is, if for some reasoning, the wing would be about half the size of what they

spotted. to make it simple, for example, the fuselage where everyone sits, that's about 20 feet wide. so although it's very, very long, much longer than the piece that was scene by the chiep easy, it's notnese easy, it's not although a single has the length but not the width. i am intrigued. but if it is from the aircraft, it might be several pieces of the aircraft in close proximity rather than one single part of the fuselage or one single wing. >> he noted global cooperation on mining satellite data and capturing fresh images will increase the chances of spotting any debris first really hadded michelle obama told college students a speech at a university in beijing, she encouraged students to study abroad. on a visit billed as non-political, she stressed the importance of the free-flow of

information. china has some of the world's tightest restriction on the internet. it sensors news and social media sites. turkeyts attempt to shut down some twitter accounts failed. they band the social media site. it tried to suspend the site. users were able to get around the blocks and the moved sparked international criticism. >> the counsel general of bangladesh is facing a lawsuit for keeping his domestic worker in slave-like conditions. mouhl islam are accused of forcing a man to work 17 hour days with no time off for more than 18 months. a court has stopped gay weddings in michigan it came hours after same-sex koumz agco from getting married. it would be the 18th state where gay unions were legal but the

federal court suspended the un ions until wednesday. >> a watchdog says the irs is paying out billions of dollars in tony tax refunds. part of the reason is thieves who steal the identities of honest taxpayers. >> a burst of excitement when she received a tax refund check for more than $6,000. >> i am saying, thousand? >> it was a scam. mckinney, who lives in massachusetts, quickly learned her identity was stolen and her information used to file a phoney tax return. the only way she found out was because the refund was sent to her home rather than to the people filed her fraudulent return. she has no idea how her identity was swiped. >> first night, i couldn't sleep at all because my biggest concern was is somebody in the area doing this, or has somebody had it awhile and just waiting for the taxes? what else did they do that i don't know about? do i have any other surprises? >> one surprise is just how

extensive tax fraud is, something prosecutors in georgia have learned firsthand. they uncovered a tax scheme where two young men used stolen social security numbers including that of u.s. attorney general eric holder and filed fake tax returns. >> that was not what we were expecting. the truth is that's not exactly what the defendants in that case were expecting either. they had no idea that the attorney general was among the group of people who is sdmrfrmths identities they had purchased. >> prosecutors say the defendants bought stolen identities on the black market, used that information to pose as taxpayers and filed as many tax returns as possible. the goal some simple: get back refunds without being detected. >> certainly, there are indicators that folks who are engaged in more common forms of crime have turned to this type of identity theft. >> fighting these kinds of schemes is a top priority for the irs but an irs watchdog

group says while detection has improved, billions of dollars of potentially fraudulent returns continue to be paid. in its most recent audit, the treasury inspector general for taxpayer administration estimated the irs paid out $36,000,000,000 in fraudulent returns in 2011. that was down from $52,000,000,000 the year before. for its part, the irs says it's adding more resources to combat fraud. it signed over 3,000 employees to work solely on fraud and help victims. it's training more than 35,000 workers to help taxpayers spot red flags. the help can't come near enough for ann mckinney. she said it could take six months. she has alerted police, credit card companies and the burden will be on her to prove who she is. mary snow, al jazeera.

. still ahead on al jazeera america, how the nba's one and done rule changed the face of college basketball. crimea declared independence but relies heavily on ukraine. how that could shape the peninsula's future. >> a rash of killings by police. officers say they are trying to protect people. others say they need protection from the police.

arch welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top shows are. china release add new satellite photo showing possible debris from the missing malaysian airliner. nor ships diverted to follow this latest lead. some experts worry the debris is too large to belong to that missing jet. >> president obama leaves tomorrow for an emergency session with g7 leaders. >> the largest air force base in

crimea after a stand-off with crain ukrainian soldiers. gunshots were heard. eastern ukraine proceed russian demonstrators call for the ouster of convivictor yanuk. >> whether crimean can make it without ukraine. how much crimea depends on its neighbor. >> across the straits from crimea, mainland russia about four kilometers away, russian goods come across by ship. for now, the only land routes into crimea pass through ukraine. >> that's why russian vice president president vladimir putin wants to build a brimming here t could cost billions of dollars the port is called kersch, a graveyard of decaying soviet factories and mixed opinions as to whether things

will now get better. >> simira said she heard on the news all countries are now united against russia. so she fears an economic downturn. >> yvera says salaries will go up. she is happy. her daughter is a graduate and it's shameful what she earns. >> we were invited to see a new investment, a plant that brings gas from kazakhstan. the manager receives a call from russian officials and suddenly, we are not welcome and are told to leave. even just asking about what economic changes might be coming is apparently too sensitive. water, the worry of crimea is some 80% of theirs comes from mainland ukraine. this reservoir outside of simferopol, one of the few is looking rather low. crimean doesn't only get most of it's water from mainland

ukraine. the vast majority of the electricity comes from there. >> means despite the russian takeover, crimea is still vulnerable to pressure from the fochlt in kiev. >> this economist doesn't think ukraine will cut vital supplies to crimea because of its own economic ties with russia. >> translator: remember that ukraine also 0s russia lots of money for its gas and depends upon that gas. we must not pol po lit size iss. i see issues for farmers here in crimea during the summerliticiz i see issues for farmers here in crimea during the summer. tourism is the looking sad. russians with money prefer to fly to the mediterranean. as for ukrainian tourists, don't expect many. russians may find taking it was the easy part, making it viable,

the real challenge. >> this week on ta"talk to al jazeera" historian simo simon shama speaks about the crisis in ukraine and america's role. >> whatever happens in response to the annexation of crimea, there is a gigantic issue out there, mainly the definition of what what free europe europe is. this sound cold war to me. we need to say. we need to make it clear to the russians the days of reconstructing a soviet empire are gone, that there is such a thing as a free europe now. we need to worry about this and do this. americans, be it the atlantic charter, the deck collaration of independence, the getty'sburg address are good at pithily articulated statements of principle which the world immediately understands.

>> make sure to watch the rest of sigh man shamaz's interview right here on al jazeera americ right here on al jazeera amer a america. pictures show of taliban smuggling guns. searched and walking through the hotel lobby on thursday. they packed the restaurant, killing nine including three children. the restaurant was considered one of the safest places in kabul. a cairo court has adjourned the retrial of ousted egyptian hosi mubarek, related to the killing of protesters in the 2011 revolution that toppled him. he was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 but has successfully appealed that conviction. he is accused in two other cases of corruption that have yet to go to trial. in court today, supporters of

deposed egyptian president mohammed morsi. details on that case >> reporter: the fourth day of fresh protests across egypt. supporters of deposed mohammed morsi. in total, more than 1200 people are on trial, many of them in absentia. the charges including storming a police station, stacking videos and damaging public and private property. the incidents allegedly happened in southern egypt last august after two protests kafrpdz were broep upken up. camp did were broken up. one, supreme guide of the now banned muslim brotherhood. although millions played fence him, the brotherhood and some secular activists called his overthrow a coup? >> let's remember that the military-led government in egypt is waging all out war against the muslim brotherhood in order to weaken the brotherhood and

force it to accept the roadmap. what's happening in egypt is tragic, very sad because egypt remains deeply polarized, deep lee divided more than nine months after the ouster at the muslim brotherhood, morsi. >> on saturday, former president hosni mubarak was in court with his sons. they are accused of killing protestersn 2011 during the revolution that toppled mubarak. many accused the government of using similar tactics to mubarak's regime. backers say that's not fair. >> by practice, not only in theory, the judiciary has proven independence by acquitting large numbers of those referred to trial. relatives of muslim brotherhood members, themselves chanted "long live justice" cheering for the courts and the judges. >> while many egyptians support

the interim leadership, these street protests show no sign of ending. dean barber, al jazeera. >> we know today is the 84th day that our al jazeera colleagues have been detained in egypt. their trial is set to continue on monday. an oil tanker carrying $30 million of stolen crude oil has been returned to the libyan government. the u.s. peptides operation seized the north korean flag "morning glory" near sign russ. they had. >> human rights groups are calling for police reform after the number of people killed by officers has surged from kingston. >> police officers on patrol in a kingston neighborhood controlled by warring gangs armed with heavy weaponry without warning, they search anyone they suspect could be carrying drugs or guns.

there is more fear than faith in police. >> there is a stigma with the prnz connected with the police are not here to help them. erso police are not here to help them. >> because of killings like this one. an officer shoots down an apparently unarmed men. over 250 people were killed last year. each year, the number is rising. evian levy was gunned down. his girlfriend said the police kill the innocent with impunity? >> i don't think nothing is going to come out of it. leslie said he and her son were at the barbers when police raided the neighborhood after a fellow officer was killed nearby. after his haircut, evian came here to use the bathroom. when he walked out, according to eye witnesses, there were up to 15 policemen. they were all masked and they shot him dead. >> hundreds of killings like evian's are being renewed by a

new, independent commission. >> body also told al jazeera it believes fresh allegations of organized squads being directed to kill are true. former senior officer lenado adams spent 40 years on the front line. he was investigated and acquitted for his role in multiple murders. he says in such a violent society, police must outgun the criminals. >> if the guys are reckless, so careless, so dangerous to take on the society and the police force amend if they are shot and killed in circumstances like those, they have only themselves to blame. >> dijon, a witness to his father's killing, has never talked about it. he and his mother want answers, but they may have to wait. >> there is no justice. none at all. at a time is supposed to go that

way. >> in over 2500 killings by police in the last 13 years, just two officers have been convicted. rachel levin, king symptom, jamaica. >> the beth toll from the e b l ebola has risen to 59. it is trying to contain the outbreak. so far 80 cases have been reported since february. the outbreak is in 3 southern towns and the capital amend neighboring sierra leon has seen some cases look the border. childhood illnesses are creeping back into parts of the united states. health experts are blaming parents who refuse to vaccinate their children? >> we may have only had 21 indications. we had 70 additional people we followed because they were suspects or expose user, then there were the people in clinics. there was a medical clinic where a case went, and resulted in one of the medical workers of the clinic becoming ill. >> at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we will take an in-depth look at the

resurgence of these illnesses. >> in spain, protests grew violent in madrid. demonstrators clashdz with riot police. dozens were hurt or arrested. protesters from across the country are furious about spain's high unemployment. turning to the world of sports sports here in the united states, everyone it talking march madness. >> like clock work, spotlight on college basketball. amidst the hype, social security is missing. one rule changed the face of the collegiate game. march is the pinnacle, the ncaa tournament is a july in the society of sports in ney. since 1939, each year, one university is crowned king and in that one shining moment, this institution is at the top of the collegiate basketball world. up until the mid 1990s, it was the individual like connex star

athletes that molded it. >> people had to go to school for four years. today, we don't see that. in that era, there were a lot of players and i don't want to disrespect anyone but there was a number of players that played in that era that really were kind of game changers, not only for their team, but, also, particularly for the fan base. >> the key to it was that they were in school for longer periods of time than either one year or two years. so you built up this period of time where you for the familiar with teams. you got familiar with players. and i think that allowed basketball fans in general just to watch teams for a longer period of time. >> great rivalries. there was a connection. there was a connection between the fans and the players because you really got to know them. you saw the players develop. you saw their games evolve over four years. that was the big key. four years. >> in 1971, a supreme court decision allowed high school basketball athletes to be professionally drafted. while some star players opted to go that route, it wasn't until

1995 when kevin garnett announced his decision to forego college that really changed the game. in 2006, the nba announced the one and done rule forcing athletes to attend college for one year or until they were 19 years of aim, once again changing the face of the ncaa. >> most of these kids coming in now, it's crazier than ever. one and done. i've got to leave in six months. and, you know, we don't recruit on that. everybody thinks we do. we don't. i tell kids, you need to stay at least two years. maybe more. but if something happens after one, you know i am not holding you back. >> your one and done, you know, you are kind of out the door before you even enter. getting coaching in college where it's not about the individual, but it's about the team. it's about the school. it's about the coach. having that foundation before you come in to the nba, i think, would certainly benefit the nba and players. >> the days of the famed four

year college star player may be a thing of the mast. by these superstars foregoing most of their college experience, it has created a very pure style of basketball. vastly different from counterparts. >> more of those players who are left playing in the college game are those that may not be the most super talented athletic guys but they sure know how to play and they are fundamental at the same time. so, it's a better cohesiveness to the game of basketball. >> the men's basketball college basketball may be gone forever. the athletes that created the mystique will live on eternally. the dpaum is still rich in rivalries. this is evidenced by the 14-year, $10.8 billion deal signed with cbs and the turner networks in 2010 for the rights to air the tournament as well as the over $1,000,000,000 a year in ad revenues these games have garnered since 2012.

>> speaking of hoops tonight on al jazeera, we are going to have the story on how one young man will hope basketball will be a key to a better life. here is a little sneak peek. >> this is kobe ayeti's american dream. he is one of the latest of person africans the only child of a poor single mother, he came here for the education she couldn't afford. >> that stoir is at 8:00 p.m. we will see you then. thank you. turn to weather with rebecca standing by with more on that >> we have a lot to talk about that. we have been watching a story that's been happening in western washington. it's north of seattle. getting rain showers across the northern washington state in the last 12 hours.

now, what's happening is we have had a very large debris flow t ultimate ultimately. it's a mud slide that came in across the city of oso and them picture here is showing the damage of the mud slide right across the highway here i believe it's 530. this is difficult for folks in this area. the problem is that two people have died in this mud slide. we have five injured so far. this is something that's still unfolding as we go along. now, that mud has slid down into the siliguami is. h river. it's damned it up. we have a flood warning that will impact the city of arlington. of the flood warning, the landslide. still estimating those ptosis as this unfolds. the usgs has something called the landslide index. it factors in how much rainfall you have had in the last 16 days

and how much the moisture is already in the soil. as we look at the washington map indicating those orange areas along the coast line and also right around the seattle area over to the peninsula as well. this is telling usline and also right around the seattle area over to the peninsula as well. this is telling us. we have exceeded what could cause mudslides. we have had a lot of rain in the last week in western washington. we are only going to add to that as we moved in to this week ahead, especially tuesday. now, as we look at the forecast for today, we do have those showers in the forecast. they are going to stay mainly north. >> will help some of the clean-up efforts. now, on a lighter note, weatherwise, it's been a beautiful day on the east coast. temperatures are been soaring into the 60s and 70s. you could see we did get snow, a couple of inches in parts of northern maine. we got another hit of snow coming in for the northeast as we get into tuesday. tuesday is going to be the day. >> that's when the pacific northwest gets more rain. that's when we get a hair and a

some snow, again, for parts of the north. so for us tomorrow's forecast, expect some mainly high mountain snow to come down. we will get snow amounts across southern dakota or south dakota as well. i want to show you the high temperatures. this is impressive when you look at the east coast. 73 degrees in washington, d.c. and boy what a great time to get out and see the cherry blossoms. they usually peak in early april. you have time. as we start to move forward, we hit 72 in washington, d.c. aand 81 in 15tix. the jetstream is showing a blast of cold air and the snow starts to move to the east. right when we warmed up, we are going to slide back down. we will have more details in the forecast and more daltz, too, on the mud slide in washington coming up. etails, too, on the mud slide in washington coming up. >> thanks rebecca. it helps us kick start the morning. annual report shows fewer

americans are drinking coffee. the national coffee association says 61% of people are drinking a cup in the morning. >> that's down about 2% from last year. the studdey does show the number of gourmet coffee drinkers is on the rise t expresso drinks, such as capuccino and lattes. food prices saw the biggest jump in the last two and a half years. the average cost of a pound of slighted bacon was 5.64. >> that's up almost $0.65 from a year earlier. >> that's due to outbreaks of diseases on pig farms. the drought in brazil is affecting the price of orange juice. >> newly released recordings capture the moment the pilot realized he had made a terrible mistake: >> are you kidding? >> the pilot told air traffic controllers when he landed a jet full of people in the wrong place. >> plus a brewery boon in colorado. guys with a passion for craft

beer are quitting their day jobs to create the perfect pint. stel

jazeera america. ♪ we now know a southwest airlines pilot who landed at the wrong airport back in january didn't realize his mistake until the plane touched the ground. >> that's according to newly released radio transmissions between the pilot and air traffic controllers. southwest flight 4013 was traveling from michigan to brans bransom, missouri. the pilot mistakenly landed the plane at a smaller airport near bransom. >> 4013. go ahead. >> yeah. i assume i am not at your airport. >> 4013, have you landed? >> yes. >> say that again? >> landed at the wrong airport. >> are you kidding? >> no, i am not. >> wow. >> that's awful. no one was hurt fortunately but passengers reported the plane came close to going off of the

runway. the pay lots remain on paid leave. >> many businesses have struggled to recover from the recession, one is thriving, sales of craft beers have been exploding and many are looking to cash in. jim huli is in the colorado where new local breweries opened at a rate of 1 per week this past year. >> eight weeks since they started pouring beer, the former future brewing company is packed. at first, owner sarah halleck was a little anybody else about investing her life savings. he sat me down and said i want to open a brewery and i said no. he quit his job as a schoolteacher and transformed this into this. the culmination of a lifelong passion? >> i started in college and brewed all of the beer for our wedding a couple of years ago. hi just decided to do it commercially. >> the crowds here at former future reflect the nationwide trend. a new brewer's association

report shows craft beer sales grew by more than 20% in 2013 to $143,000,000,000. the majority of americans live within 10 miles of a local brewery. colorado, portland, san diego, minneapolis are some of the places that we are seeing this take off. >> what is all of this right here? >> so this right here, this part is actually called our cellar, where the ferm intation happens. >> it has taken off in bolder, colorado, its work force has grown 10-fold in six years. >> this is what? >> our ipa. >> owner mat cutter left a successful career at ibm to run the brewery full-time. >> in 2011, we did 3800 barrels. in 2012, 5600 barrels and last year, 2013, 11,800 barrels. >> this year t he plans to produce more than 20,000 barrels of his craft brew. >> a toast to all of the brewers

helping other brewers. >> the governor who once owned a brewery kicked off the craft beer week to celebrate the phenomenal growth. he installed beer taps in the mansion. in colorado, more than 200 craft breweries are in operation, employing more than 5,000 people. >> the economy coming back has helped it grow. they are trying to get a beer they can savor. >> that's what is attracting beer lovers. >> you spelled a couple of hundred dollars a month whether whether you are at a pub or whether you buy beers for home. >> thanks to spending like that, craft breweries, that for most openers started as a dream now represent more than 14% of all beer sales in the united states. jim houli, al jazeera, denver. >> cheers to that in colorado. people in a town in northwest china got a big surprise when an injured panda wandered onto the street. hundreds came to see the wild animal there crawling across

rocks in the river. a 10-year-old male was frightened and covered up his eyes. experts say he was likely injured by another male fighting for territory. he is being treated now for malnourishment. when it comes to eastern eggs, no one does it quite like croatia. a lenten tradition, 6 feet tall. the pictures very from relimingous scenes to modern families. they will be shipped and displayed during easter facilities. >> that's our show. thanks so much for joining us. i am john than betz. i will be back in an hour. first, a quick look at today's headlines after this very short break.

this issars. i am jonathan betz with tonight's top stories. russian troops seeded the largest air force base in crimea today after a tension stand-off with ukrainian soldiers. gunshots sent some ducking for

cover. in eastern ukraine, demonstrators called for the return of ousted victor yanukovych. >> china released a satellite photo showing possible degree from the missing malaysian airplane. president obama heads to europe tomorrow for an emergency meeting with g.7 leaders. top of the list, the crisis in ukraine. meantime, the first lady, michelle obama is in china speaking at several schools there. today, she urged students in peking to study abroad. >> a court stopped michigan's gay weddings. just yesterday, a federal judge overturned michigan's gay marriage ban. >> turkey's attempt to shut down twitter accounts failed. the government f tried to shut it down. they were able to get around the blocks. the move sparked international criticism. >> the death toll from the ebola

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