welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. president obama saying the diplomacy is the answer to the crisis is ukraine, warning russia of new sanctions. plus waiting for word, families in washington state hoping for the best as rescue efforts resume? that deadly man slide. >> it's unfair they have turned

us into criminals, and we don't have a voice. >> and we continue to look at homeless people in america. today we look another the state that some say is most dangerous for people without a home. ♪ president obama is in brussels at this hour meeting with heards from the european union, the eu and the u.s. summit has been dominated about by question about what to do about russia. mike viqueira is live in brussels. mike what did the president have to say about russia and ukraine? >> well, another day in europe for president obama, another show of unity against russia in the crisis in ukraine between the president and european leaders. today in brussels, with the presidents of the european

union, talking about what can be done beyond what has already been done, and playing up the unity so far between the united states and its european partners. sanctions are already in place against the oligarchs, those close to president putin, talk about more -- sanctions if russia were to try to take over more of ukraine. >> if anyone in the russian leadership thought the world wouldn't care about their actions in ukraine, or that they could drive a wedge between the european union and the united states, they clearly miscalculated. >> russia standings alone, says president obama. the eu is united, nato is united, the g-7 is united in threatening sanctions.

at this moment the president set to meet with the nato president to try to reassure many nervous nato allies. the president also taking time to admonish some of the nate toe partners for shortchanging their contribution to nato. also a lot of stress on the energy sector, what energy sanctions against russia could do to european economies. the president trying to reassure europeans and trying to persuade them tody -- to diversify and make more themselves. >> and some went home early, why? >> the story goes like this, del, in advance of the president's arrival on sunday, three members of an elite branch

of the secret service, these are the individuals heavily armed, you see them on the white house grounds, they are known as a very elite unit, reportedly one of these individuals passed out drunk in a hallway in the netherlands again before the president got there. there were new rules put in place after that incident in columbia, among them you are not permitted to drink if you are on the protection detail for ten hours before you are set to report to duty, aledgely in violation were the three, and they were sent home early, del. >> mic thank you very much. and while the president threatens more sanctions against russia, in crimea the takeover is pretty much complete. but there's still a lot of work

to be done as crimea adopts the ways of russia. jennifer glasse our story from sevastopol. >> reporter: igor is looking for a buyer for his apartment. how much will be it? sadly i can't put a price on it he says, because with the change between russia and the ukraine, he says, the rules just rnth clear yet, and that could mean a difference of $25,000 or more on his asking price, which is around $200,000. real estate agent, nina prudnikova says all she can do is wait for things to become clear. >> translator: we still don't know what the russian rules are yet. sadly, but i think we will know soon. >> reporter: she doesn't even know what interest rates will

be. her firm is selling dozens of apartments all over the city, now it's just a waiting game, she says. russia wasted no time in taking control of crimea. a sign says we're one russia. it doesn't feel as though a lot as changed here since sevastopol came under russian control. but there is still a lot of work to be done before the transition is complete. and much of it falls on officials like nina prudnikova a member of sevastopol legislation. not one person who wants to stay will be thrown off of the peninsula or called an outcast, everyone belongs here. >> translator: i thanked them for the sanctions she says. you know why? because it will force us to take

care of ourselves faster. >> reporter: ivan kamilov is also working to make the transition smother. >> translator: we are being sab toujed by the ukrainian government, because they won't give us access to registries. they just won't give them to us. >> reporter: he says ukraine is also withholding health and court records, proof, he claims, ukraine doesn't care about the people of crimea. as officials here work to bring sevastopol in line with russia, a new generation is practicing old traditions. north korea has launched missiles without warning in the sea of japan. they fired earlier this morning. the state media not commenting on the launch. the state department has this to

say . . . and egyptian state newspaper reporting that egypt's army chief will resign as defense minister. the move comes as the de facto ruler of egypt paves the way or his expected candidacy in the up coming presidential elections. he must resign from the army if he is to run. he is widely expected to win the election. he deposed morsi one year into his term. al-sisi is popular among egyptians, but hated by muslim brotherhood. two more bodies have been pulled from the mud in washington state on tuesday.

abby gibbs in arlington, in washington state. does rain look like it will be a factor for you today? >> reporter: it absolutely will, del, we did have a heavy amount of rain and wind yesterday, a little bit this morning. it will continue again this afternoon and really for the rest of the week, and that's making it very tough, because there's one very small and rural road that leads into this search area, and the heavy rain has now turned into mud and ice as well. there are 200 people already on the ground. they left at sunrise this morning, all of them still hoping that they will find someone alive. as every hour passes, the hope for survivors in this square-mile site dwindles. >> it's very devastating. we knew a lot of the people down there, and with no sign of them, it's very frustrating. >> reporter: everyone here knows

someone that is missing. >> this is transition into recovery for my sister versus -- versus a rescue. but regardless we want to bring her home, my mom wants to hold her one last time. >> reporter: the death toll keeps rising. two more bodies were pulled from the devastation on tuesday. healing has to take place, grieving has to take place, and that's community wide. >> reporter: hundreds are volunteering in the search. >> you have to keep hope. the reality is somewhat different, but . . . >> reporter: most were turned away. more than 200 responders are now on the ground. >> these are litters to haul patients or remains out. >> reporter: including the 70-person fema team who set up camp in the nearby fairgrounds.

>> i consider it still a rescue depreciation. a rescue and recovery operation. we didn't lost hope that there is a possibility that we could find somebody life. >> reporter: and again, they still continue to hold out hope, we are going to hear at 9:00 am pacific time a little bit more about their search efforts for the day, hopefully a time line as well with all of this, and a number of people still turned out again this morning, even though so many were told, no, they don't need any more volunteers. this is a tight knit community, and many still know people that are missing. there is only so much that everyone can do. they are using high-tech equipment as we speak. they say so far it seems the cadaver dogs and the bare hands digging is what is making the most difference. >> why have they not yet confirmed the eight other bodies

that have been found? >> reporter: that's a great question. they are hoping to confirm them today, but they haven't been able to recover them yet. they marked them yesterday. we're hoping to hear they will be back out today to recover the bodies, but their main priority is matching those bodies but trying to mind people who are still alive. >> thank you very much. meanwhile satellites now spotting 122 objects in the indi indian ocean that could be debris from the missing malaysian flight. >> reporter: these objects -- the pictures were taken on sunday, and spread over an area of 150 square miles in the southern indian ocean. let's take a look at the map that will show the exact

location. you'll notice it's about 1500 miles southwest of perth, australia. this is the same grid where other satellites from australia, china, and france have previously spotted debris. all of it in the area where they have been searching for that missing plane for more than two weeks now. unfortunately none of the objects that have been captured in the pictures have been able to be retrieved. so they don't know yet whether they are indeed connected. >> randall as you say, almost three weeks now, are authorities saying why they have failed to come up with anything conclusionive at this point in time. >> first of all it was difficult to know exactly where the plane went down. remember when they were searching the northern and southern route. now they are fairly certain the plane went down in the southern

indian ocean. so they have now a very rough idea where the plane went down, and australia's prime minister says they will keep looking until they find it. >> i have pledged to prime minister najib razak of m mma mma may -- malaysia full cooperation. the crash zone is about as close to nowhere as possible to be, but it's closer to australia than anywhere else. >> today they sent 12 planes aloft. they did spot three objects, but could not ascertain whether they were connected to 370. >> randall pinkston joining us live from washington, d.c. this morning. thank you very much. coming up on al jazeera america, some say florida is one

of the most dangerous states to live in, especially if you are homeless. and celebrating america's architecture, we'll talk about an exhibit that puts the spotlight on immigrants who came here and made history.

we are following breaking news out of a new york city courtroom. the son-in-law of osama bin laden has now been convicted of conspiring to kill u.s. citizens. serving as a spokesman for al-qaeda, he was the voice in these videos made after the september 11th attacks on the u.s. calling for recruits to go on mores missions. again, he has been found guilty in that case. ♪ wall street at this hour, building on yesterday's gains. the dow right now is up about 33 points, but it is off of the

highs for the day. investors getting a dose of good news on orders for manufactured goods. the initial offer for king entertainment not good enough for investors it seems. king digital relies on candy crush for 78% of its sales. and as we mentioned some welcome news on the economy, orders for durable goods such as cars and refrigerators bouncing back after two months of declines. orders rose 2.2% in february. that is the largest increase in three months thank for strong demand for airplanes and cars >> the homeless population is growing. there is a government study out that says there are as many as 600,000 people who are homeless on the streets of america. but one group says that number is really closer to 2 million. many find themselves targets of violence especially in florida.

>> reporter: 2006 fort lauderdale, three teens go on a violent spree with a baseball bat. by night's end two homeless men were hospitalized and this man was dead. florida is the most dangerous state when it comes to violent attacks against the homeless is no surprise to those trying to survive it's streets. >> i have had people come at me with an ice pick, or people come at us with chains. >> reporter: women face the constant threat of sexual violence and exploitation. she recalls living in a van and using a stun gun to fend off a man. >> he left, but it's hard because you have to worry about what -- if people are going to hurt you. >> reporter: even outside the city limits at this center serving the homeless, people say

they can feel the hostility. last december 1st of the buildings was torched and destroyed. fire investigators determined it was arson. the city doesn't provide services for the homeless, and relies on non-profit agencies such as this one, critics say that is by design. now members of the homeless community are increasingly worried abc city ore dances. >> it's unfair, they turned us into criminals and we don't have a voice. >> reporter: the city council passed a number of ordinances banning things like being covered with cardboard. >> pensacola had this wonderful idea that tos andetic -- to aesthetically improve the city,

they could try to get rid of the homeless. >> reporter: the major faced a public outcry, and backlash from homeless and their advocates for passing the so-called blanket ban. he released a statement saying these ordinances are no different than those passed across the nation. they were not intended to target the homeless. last month the city repealed the provision, and called in a task force to review the other ordinances, but that hasn't calmed the fears of those on the streets. they say if they can, they would like to move on to a place where they feel safer and less like pariahs. coming up on al jazeera america, they came to this country looking for work, now a celebration of all that they managed to accomplish.

welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at that

hour. the son-in-law of osama bin laden has been convicted of conspiring to kill u.s. citizens. he served as a spokesman for al-qaeda. he was the voice on the propaganda tapes calling for recruits to go on more suicide missions. president obama says the eu and u.s. are united against russia. he is in brussels today meeting with members of the european union and nato. he says they have all agreed to impose further sanctions against russia. and there is new video of the 4-year-old boy rescued from the oso mud slide. satellites also spotting 122 objects in the indian osha that could be debris from the missing

malaysian flight. officials say it is still their best lead to the missing plane. being able to work on new york city skyline is considered to be an architect's dream. immigrants worked on many of the buildings that are now america's icons. now some of that work is on exhibit at the museum. christof putzel has more. >> reporter: the boston public library. new york's grand central terminal. the national history museum in washington, d.c. these iconic buildings have a secret, but to discover what it is, you have to look up. these vaulted ceilings and domes were designed by a father and son team of masons. >> it's almost as many they were dropped here from the 14th century into early 20th century u.s. building some of the greatest buildings our country has ever known. this is really an immigrant's

story of the unnamed, talented, master craftsmen who made our country and made our great buildings possible, but who haven't really been celebrated. >> reporter: in 1881, raphael and his son migrated to the u.s. from barcelona, bringing with them an old world masonry technique. >> the method was absolutely revolutionary in its day for three big reasons, it was fireproof, incredibly strong, and could be built with no support from below during construction. almost like magic. and just look at how thin this stone is, because it's unbelievably thin. it's about 4 inches thick. >> reporter: wow. largely forgotten by the public, they are finally getting their

moment in the spotlight. >> these were drawn by his hand. >> reporter: an exhibition called palaces for the people. >> this is the construction of the auditorium. >> reporter: john is the curator. it is a scale model that appears to defy logic. the ceiling is just a few inches thick, but somehow can hold tens of thousands of pounds. >> reporter: it feels solid. >> very solid. the see is getting the geometry right. and they were masters at getting geometries that were very strong. >> reporter: their designs weren't just strong. they were also beautiful, but few have ever seen their masterpiece. the subway station is often referred to as the mow that lisa

of subway stations. >> it has skylights, an -- chandeliers, and beautiful color tile, and sadly it has been closed to the public for about 30 years, but it's really one of their masterpieces. it is indeed. "america tonight," christof putzel reporting. ♪ i'm dave warren, watching the storm here just off of the east coast. very powerful with quite a bit of snow here right along the coast. far enough off of the coast where not a lot of snow is impacting the coast. now these bands of heavy snow could produce a lot of snow plus that wind, creating blizzard conditions, and wind gusts. blizzard warnings are in effect

for that reason, but not much of the advisory extents to the west. 34 in philadelphia, 21 pittsburgh, and cleveland, ohio at 22 degrees. but the wind gusts is creating that blowing and drifting snow. here is a wide look at this storm. huge here, where it really intensifies as it begins to move to the northeast. these lines of equal pressure packed close together because that pressure is so low, we have high-pressure coming in from the west. the storm will clear out, the snow ends by tonight. things are pretty quiet here along the east coast by wednesday and thursday, but by thrust night the next storm approaches. it brings up a lot of warm air, though. only a brief shot of cold air here across the northeast.

watching the northwest as another storm moves in. rain where we don't need it. we'll watch this closely. del? >> dave warren thank you very much. thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "inside story" is next. >> it's been 300 years how jener figured out how to oh smal stop small pox. this is "inside story."