>> revising the numbers - officials lower the number of people missing in the washington mud slide as the search for casualties is expected to grow. guilty verdict - a jury convicts osama bin laden's son-in-law. >> the president and the pope - they'll meet at the vatican. high on the agenda obamacare. >> and the national board rules that north western university football players can unionize - a huge impact on college sport,

and why the school disagrees. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy, a glimmer of hope in the number of missing people. the number missing has been lowered to 90. it was as high as 176 earlier in the week. 140 people who were previously unaccounted for have been located. at least 35 people's stance is uncertain. allen schauffler is in the west with the latest. >> another day, day five for search and rescue cruise doing the dirtiest kind of work. 200 people are at the site today - professional searchers from local and federal agencies, helped by volunteers, neighbours

who clamored to be involved. >> it is humbling. >> the stress of the gruesome work is showing. the derrington firefighters get their first break since saturday. they have lost friends and had hard moments. >> the baby's nursy is all crushed. the crib was there, the pieces. i picked up a little picture book, and rubbed the front of it to get the mud off it. it said "20 big things for little hands to do", it took my breath away. you know - and then you just got to start again. we'll be out on the piles tomorrow, looking. >> the moments are balanced by high points, like the release of video showing 4-year-old jacob spilers being rescued hours after the mud hit. >> that flickering image keeps

kevin rice going and brought him across country from pennsylvania to help. jake op's father is his cousin, one of four who have not been found. >> you've got to get out with them, no matter what. you've got to get out finding them, i don't like knowing they are missing. rice promising the search the site until he finds them. that troubles the managers, who say the area is dangerous, trying to control access. while handling questions about how this happened and whether the community was ready. >> it haunts me. that's not - we did everything we could have in the community to feel safe. >> allen schauffler reporting. the death toll is 16, with eight bodies located, not yet recovered. >> the captain of malaysia airlines flight mh370 is the focus of investigation. according to a high-ranking law enforcement officials - the

unnamed source saying the pilot was solely responsible for the plane being taken off course, and there's no evidence of a mechanical failure. bad weather suspended the weather as clues chased down the strongest lead. they spotted 122 objects from satellite images in the southern indian ocean. >> a jury in new york found suleiman abu ghaith guilty. he served as a spokes person for al qaeda. the child could change the way terrorists face justice. >> the setting is afghanistan, the date september 12th, 2001. osama bin laden wanted to deliver a message to the world. he asked this man, suleiman abu ghaith to do the talking for him. >> translation: america must know that what happened to it is

a direct result of this policy, and if america will continue implementing this policy, muslim sons will not stop under any circumstances. >> this and other video tape speeches praising the 9/11 attacks, warning of more to come provided the back bone of the u.s. government's case against suleiman abu ghaith. prosecutors argue by agreeing to make them he agreed to be part of al qaeda's conspiracy against americans. in terms of having laws that can apply to these cases, the federal courts are stronger. this is a case, the suleiman abu ghaith case, shows that. >> suleiman abu ghaith took the stand and described being summoned to osama bin laden's compound. he took credit for the attack and asked the kuwaiti preacher to deliver his message, he'd provide the bullet points.

suleiman abu ghaith said he spoke on behalf of of muslims, not al qaeda. and a man convicted of bringing explosives on the plane, were not able to link suleiman abu ghaith with a plot against americans. lawyers for suleiman abu ghaith argued that the evidence amounted to little more than words. it was enough to convince him of charges. the trial wrapped up with little fanfare and disruption to the neighbourhood. blocks away from where the world trade centre stood. >> the defense will appeal the conviction. >> the case was wrapped in a shroud of secrecy, and an inability to get access to people. >> suleiman abu ghaith could face life in prison when sentenced in september. >> before being brought to the united states last year, suleiman abu ghaith was gaoled

in iran for about a decade. government officials are calling for armed guards at airports nationwide. the national transportation safety board said there should be armed personnel at ticket counters during peak hours, they recommend panic alarms and active shooting training as part of an airport-wide security your review prompted by a fatal shooting last fall. >> people that have not picked a health care plan under the affordable care act will get an extension. >> the big monday deadline is being pushed back to mid-april. the white house hoped 7 million would sign up for insurance under the affordable care act. after the problems, the expectations were lowered. now it would like to see 6 million people. numbers have been growing. 5 million people have enrolled,

encouraging for supporters, but a million short of the goal they'd like to have. the white house would like four but at the moment only two out of 10 that sign up are healthy. numbers show a turp around from the disastrous launch. >> jonathan betz reporting. officials have not set a firm date for how long the extension will last. >> there's a twist in the michigan battle for same-sex marges. the governor said it would not recognise the marriages performed last weekend. they were legal at the time after a supreme court ruled them unconstitutional. a supreme court suspended the ruling. it will take months before there's a ruling on the appeal.

>> we are seeing better conditions along the eastern sea board, with the snow and the winds, making its way towards the canadian maritimes. the rest of the snow will dissipate. we are looking at breezy conditions along most of new england. the snow is making its way out. what is coming in behind it is cooler air, so tomorrow will be cool as you wake up. the whipped chills are -- wind chills are going to be in single digits. here in new york we expect to see a low windchill of 10 degrees. on thursday we have more rain coming foo the forecast, coming across the great lakes. it is not snow, so you can put the coats away. bring the umbrellas out. tomorrow's high, 45 degrees from new york. washington dc - how about 52 degrees. >> over the next couple of days, heavier rain, but the

temperatures are back to normal for this time of year. no more below average temperatures. by the time we get to monday. how about 58 degrees in son. it's a big day across the south. big weather. all making its way over. what is happening is we expect thunder storms in the later part of the afternoon, especially for parts of louisiana, arkansas and mississippi. >> rain, friday, thunder storms, and textures on the weekend -- temperatures an the weekend beautiful. rain for much of california, a few showers towards l.a. high temperatures - looking like this. temperatures about 67 degrees in san francisco at 61. >> two leaders prepare to meet.

goals and the differing tactics on how to reach them. egypt's defence minister announcing he'll run in the presidential race, the effect that could have on the political violence. and a turkish court handing down a decision on whether to restore twitter. the role that ruling will play in the country's upcoming election.

>> a live look at frankfurt airport in germany - one of several facing a strike over most over public sector pay. negotiations are not drew to assume next week. and around 600 flights have been cancelled on their largest airport because of the strike. >> two firefighters are dead after a fire broke out in boston. it happened in the basement of a brown stone.

more than 150 firefighters were called it put out the blaze. the most segregated schools in the nation are in new york state. a report by the civil rights country says black and latino students are in schools with no white classmates. >> the study says segregated school districts are to blame for the lack of diversity. president obama helped strategy meetings on ukraine with leaders from n.a.t.o. and the european union. the two pledged to intensify cooperation with ukraine. president obama says russia stands alone in ukraine and will face further sanctions if the situation in crimea intensitifi intensitifies. >> we want the rush yn people to live in prosperity and dignity, proud of their own history. it doesn't many rush ra can run

rough shod over its neighbours. >> president obama is in rome. he'll meet with pope francis at the vatican. income inequality will be on the agenda. >> at baltimore's our daily bread... (technical difficulties) ..it's the widest since 1928.

an issue turned into a federal scheme. >> it is a fundamental threat to the american dream, our way of life and what we stand for around the globe. >> though they share a message, polls suggest that the message sees them differently. the pope is popular, seven in 10 believe he represents a major change in the chuch. president obama is not. this cardinal welcomes the president's focus on equality, but worries that politics worriesment message.

we have to put our money where our mouth is. the church has to do that. the government has to do that. >> at baltimore they witnessed the francis effect. >> the energy around service is more focused, a greater increase and a greater joy in coming together and making a difference in the lives of people. >> the plight of the poor, a shared message when president meets pope. >> after meeting with pope francis, president obama will have lunch on thursday, with italian prime minister. >> a court in turkey ordered the government to restore access to twitter. five days after it was blocked. the ban was put in place after the turkish government ruled

that it highlighted corruption. twitter could be blocked when local elections take place this with respected. >> it's been less than a year since the military removed the president mohamed morsi from power in egypt. the person that led the coup is running for the top job. we take a closer look at abdul fatah al-sisi in a deeply divided egypt. >> after three years of upheaval, this is the man who could come out on top. military chief and defence minister abdul fatah al-sisi announced his bid for the presidency. he denied he'd seek the highest political office. his ambitions were revealed in this leak recording, in which he spoke of decades of dreams of being president: .

>> abdul fatah al-sisi had already had some high profile support. during a recent trip to russia, president vladimir putin endorsed his bid for the presidency, even before it was publicly announced. >> translation: i know you, respected defence minister, made a decision to run for president of egypt. it's a responsible decision to take charge, for the fate of the egyptian people. >> abdul fatah al-sisi has his supporters at home. he rose from relative obscurity to global prominence after deposing the first democratically elected president. the coup tolloed a -- followed a wave of protests mainly by the muslim brotherhood, and abdul fatah al-sisi is the leader of what they describe as a second revolution. there are others against his rule.

weeks of bloodshed followed mohamed morsi's ousting. when hundreds of the president's men were killed, thousands protested. an interim government backed by abdul fatah al-sisi and the military kept mohamed morsi in gaol, banning the brotherhood, declaring it a terrorist organization. decenting into violence, abdul fatah al-sisi was given more powers. he holds the higher post of field marshal, given to him by his own appointee, interim president adly mansour. abdul fatah al-sisi says he's running for president as it's the will of the people. egypt is run by a society those that want them to return to the mohamed morsi's rule, and those that think stability under a military ruler should be a priority over democracy.

>> the egyptian government hasn't set a date for elections. the egyptian sighted a paper by the president saying the polling will end by mid july. >> why a growing number of female veterans are finding themselves homeless. >> and federal labour officials threatening to unionize, how that could affect college sports.

>> the college athletes players' association led by former north western quarterback cain colter won a decision by the national labour relations board which qualifies football players as employees, opening the way for them to unionize. returning to the players that argue that college football relies on labour to generate

billions in profit. peter sung-orr cited time commitment and scholarships tied to performance as reasons for granting them union rights and went on to say: >> i spoke to alicia jessop from forbes and asked how it changed the status of players at north western. >> it's a stepping stone. it's the first decision they need to get through their hurdle to unionize the western university. they have until april 9th to file an appeal with the nlrb office in washington d.c. this is the first move for the players to be paid, seek better coverage, and opportunities as a student athlete. >> what will it cost north

western and will there be an impact felt at public schools. the impact is down the road. the nlrb does not govern unionization of public schools. they are state regulated. you'll have to go state by state by state for public schools. as for what it will cost, it's hard to put a dollar amount on it. the implications of unionizing are huge. they may be forced to doll out cash beyond the scholarships. >> what is driving the effort by not only north western, but maybe others. >> the movement is driven by money. in 1984 trfs a court case showing individual schools having the right to the broadcast. college sports became a

mul multi million, hundred billion. student athletes are looking at the benefits, realising, "hey, someone is wanting to make money, and it's not me." >> as mentioned, there's an appeals process, and as expected north western, should file appeals in washington d.c. >> thank you. investors have gone sour on candy crush, the cop behind the online game lost a billion when it went public. shares in the company tanked. investors are worried it will be a one-trick pony. >> bank of america has agreed to pay fanny may and freddy mac for selling them faulty mortgages, many including risky subprime loans, defaulting.

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