until next time, raj and i will see you online at aljazeera.com/ajamstream. >> >> hello. i'm richelle carey, john seigenthaler has the night off. >> president obama and vladimir putin had an hour-long phone call to discuss the crisis in ukraine. >> new search, new clues. plans trying find flight mh370 are looking in a new area. >> rain delays.

slowing the search for people in the mudslide. >> gm mystery under fire for how it handled recalls. it stopped selling a popular car and recalled nearly a million more vehicles. >> universe 360 - the suppose camera capturing thousands of photos making up a panner ammic view of the gal. y panner ammic view of the gal exe. >> tonight, new developments in the ukraine crisis. a phone call to president obama. vladimir putin was on the line. mike viqueira was travelling with president obama, and joins you. what do we know about the conversation? >> well, first of all, it was interesting in that vladimir putin phoned president obama,

not the other way around. and what was interesting about it is that normally the white house would note that. that was the first line in the press release. evidently there has been another iteration of a peace plan that john kerry, the secretary of state, in saudi arabia, travelling with the president at this moment, and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov - they have met several times dash in paris and rome, and on the margins of the meetings in the hague and netherlands. at the same time sergei lavrov, in what was regarded as a positive sign, met with the ukrainian foreign minister, a representative of an interim government that the russian government does not recognise. there were positive signs. at this point the details are sketchy. in the press release and the background information that we have, president obama told

vladimir putin to put it in writing, his response to the petitions process or plan put forward as a result of sergei lavrov-john kerry discussions. >> this is not the first time that the two talked about ukraine. is it progress, even though we don't know a lot of details. the fact that they are talking, does that mean there is progress? >> well, it's hard to tell. russia annexed crimea. there are no simply solutions to that. it doesn't appear that there's a way that vladimir putin will backtrack. president obama gave an interview with c.b.s., and talked about the russian troops massing on the border, and said don't sell me it's a pretext. the russian troops may not be massing. the president is rallying the community. he has levied sanctions against

individuals in response to the crimea invasion and threatened broader sanctions if the russian military were to cross the border. >> thank you mike viqueira, travelling with the president. tonight marks three weeks since malaysia airlines flight mh370 vanished. crews are bash out as officials spent several hours anliesing pictures of objects spotted in -- analysing objects spotted in the new area. officials are calling it a credible lead. randall pinkston reports. >> it's a new start in the search for flight mh370. planes and ships from the multilateral task force headed for a spot in the indian ocean. that location is 700 miles north-east of the previous search zone, where officials

thought objects in the water spotted by satellite were incredible leads. the maritime authority in australia said analysts came up with a new location after a review of existing data. they focus on the plane's original take off. from take off to kuala lumpur. >> the new information is based on continuing analysis of radar data, between movement between the south china sea and the streets of malacca before contact was -- straits of malacca before the contact was lost. the analysis means the plane was travelling faster, resulting in increased fuel distance and increasing the distance it travelled. >> five of the 10 planes spotted a debris field of 400 objects. officials hope a chinese ship

will be able to redrive some items to see if they came from a missing plain. >> it brings no comfort to the families of passengers and crew. dozens walked out on the families of officials. >> i hope you can see from what is happening that 154 family members are united. the truth you want to tide is going to be unveiled. >> they are reacting responsibility to a difficult situationism. >> the range of objects shows how complex the investigation is. >> because the safe area is closer to land, it allows aircraft to reach the target zone in less time and stay longer to look for clues about what happened to flight mh370. >> a former american airline

aviation analyst j rollins joins us now. are you surprised the search area shifted. i was surprised. however, it is a promising development. it said the satellite company in coming up with logic in order to find the place the airplane came in, they have not been sitting on their morals, they are honing their calculation and logic to bring us to this site. >> is the way that this happens that there are people analysing data while the search is going on at the same time. >> sorry, i didn't catch the first part. >> not at all. you have two things happening at the same time - people are searching looking at data that

may be a little dated, and then the two things have to meet up, the search area and the data that may be a little dated. >> yes, you see the inmar sat people are in britain, they are the people that run that satellite system. the people that do the search are a different group. the first group, the in mar sat people came up with the calculations and logic to repurpose the data that they have from their satellite in order to determine the likelihood of the airplane being where it is. while the searchers are looking, they are steadily trying to refine what they already know, and one thing that they looked at was the original turn off course towards the west, and the airplane was moving faster than they thought. when they put it into the new calculations, they determined because of this the aircraft rap

out of fuel sooner than expected and therefore it would land short of the area they were first searching. >> it continues to be a race against time because the black boxes are so crucial. what would it mean to the investigation if the black boxes are never found? >> if the black boxes are not found we will not know every detail of what happened in the air plane. the voice recorders give the last two hours, they regard over themselves, so they only get the last two hours that it recorded. if there was a power failure early in the flight, it may have the recording of what wept on in the -- went on in the cockpit when they made a turn. hopefully if they find it the data may be ipp tact, we may here silence, that would tell us no one was awake or only one pilot was flying.

the other recorder, the one that checks data of the aircraft. that'll give us 25 hours of information, so it will tell us how the aircraft was manoeuvred. >> the fact that they make these ajutments, is seems you thing that was a good thing. jay rolins, al jazeera's analyst. thank you so much. >> it's been a difficult day for the search teams in washington state. they have been working in the rain, through the mud and debris of the mud slide. tomorrow makes a week since the disaster. authorities say they are in rescue mode, but it's been days since they found anyone alive. alan, the rain has been coming down. what is the situation like there for the crews? >> it couldn't be worse today. it's been pouring rain overnight and this morning. a bit of a break now, which is a

blessing, because hard rain at that site makes a miserable and dangerous job more miserable and dangerous. we had a chance today to get close to the work zone. we were invited into the slide zone by a woman who owns property adjacent to the rest side of the slide. she had an interesting perspective and talked to us about that morning, the last week, and about the future. >> i'm a country girl, i lived here all my life, i'm tough. >> the landslide missed marler's property by 100 yards. looking back, it hardly seemeds real. >> i went out on the front lawn, looked up the road and there was my aunt and uncles house sitting in the road. that was the one with the blue tarp much thank goodness no one was home. i called 911. there's a house and a big slide

and it's covering the road. i was in total shock i got my camera right away and started taking pictures. i had no idea that it slid from the north slide where it slid before. that was like incomprehensible to fathom that it would come that far. >> how are you doing? we'll be careful. i promise. >> search and rescue crews have been using her house as a staging area. she had a front row seat. >> that's it, it goes for a couple of miles. they've been working hard. i know that. >> so many friends and neighbours died. >> i can think of about 10 people. we have a community dinner every year for christmas, down at the fire ham. there's going to be a lot of people that will not be there this christmas. people should never have built

over there. that's the bottom line. we knew better. it was people that moved up from down below. we knew better than to live there. we'll never forget it, ever. i have yet to break down. i haven't cried yet. i don't know when that will happen. >> for marler and the community, it will always be a moment in time. >> we'll go forward, it's a new life, but everything's changed. >> marler giving us a couple of minutes, we thank her for that access and interview. a part of her property has been logged off and a crude road built through as part of the recovery. she's been told that her driveway will be gravelled and they'll leave her a winter's worth of firewood. she heats her house by wood only. that's the way they get things

done, by a lot of barter. >> the governor of the state of washington is calling for a moment of silence, tomorrow, 10:30, a week after the slide hit. >> nearly a week. it's been an excruciating week for the 100 families waiting to learn what happened to their loved ones. a handful of families know. this is a 32-year-old navy veteran, john, he and his wife chris were killed in their home, they are survived by five children. linda mcpherson was at home wh her husband. rescue crews saved her huhs -- husband, but not her. christina, her mother and 4-month-old granddaughter died. this is a custodian. she was driving to a horseshoing

commitment. we'll speak to summer's brother. >> michael dunkin joins us, the pastor. we appreciate your time, mr duncan. i know that pastors have a way of helping people find hope were there seems to be no hope. have you talked to people who a week after the disaster are holding onto hope that their loved ones will be found? >> well, there are some holding on to hope. most people came to the place where they realised that this is not going to be a rescue, but a recovery. they want to see the loved ones, recover the bodies so they process closure. most of the people i spoke to now are not expecting to see loved ones alive any more. >> it's such a small community. i assume that you are dealing with people who are grieving for more than one person.

>> i didn't get the question, what was that again. >> not a problem. i said it's such a small community, i guess you are helping people grieving the loss of more than one person. >> absolutely. personally i have lost five friends i know were down there. grieving is kind of what the emotion is. with the desperation to clear the road, to get to the bodies, people are living on adrenaline. they don't have the time to grieve. it will be coming soon. >> pastor duncan, i understand that you've gone down and seen the area that the mud slide has raffaged -- ravaged. i know it may be difficult to talk about, but can you tell us what you saw there? >> i saw apocalyptic, it was disastrous. a bold friend - he and i climbed

through the debris field. we saw cars, full-sized trucks crumpled to the seize of a washing machine, cars twisted and maquarie bankleled and houses -- mangled, and houses - the debris was all that was left. one thaping was -- thing was interesting site. there was tape from someone's house, and a strand of tape looked like ribbon draped across the area. i felt like i was walking on the surface of mars, i didn't rtionz anything -- recognise anything >> sounds like something difficult to emotionally and physically recover from. when does your community start to turn the corner from something like this. what are you earning about yourself and your community learning about itself. >> well, resilience. we are so dedicated to survival

that people band together. even on the first day. when this happened last seat, the community immediately rallied to try to reach the people. the community center was open. people are getting fed. supplies were delivered. people of derrington know how to care for themselves. they know how to watch out for themselves. all the extra help with the red cross disaster relief, it adds to the effort that we are able to make on our own recollects so we appreciate it, and all the work that's going on. we'll take time. we will not get to the grieving process, i don't think, personally, until we get to the place where we are able to travel the highway again. where people get through, get back to almost a sense of normal life, but it will be a different

normal to what they've known before. >> a different normal. it's good to hear you are getting all the help you need. >> pastor duncan, thank you for speaking to us during this difficult time. i know the moment of splens is tomorrow, we'll continue to remind people about that, thank you. >> thank you, think you very much. >> absolutely. >> the federal bureau of investigation says it will investigate the recent deadly shooting of a homeless camper by albuquerque police. a helmet-cam captured the stand off police say the plan tried to kill officers with a knife. there's an investigation and has been for a year, following repeat allegations of excessive force. >> president obama in saudi arabia. he's been trying to talk about the importance of the

relationship. >> the taliban targets a house used by an american charity group and a daycare center. >> general motors pulling nearly another million vehicles off the road.

>> president obama is spending the last leg of a trip meeting with an ally. he sat with king abdullah. the first visit to that country in five years. back to mike viqueira in riyadh. what was at stake today? >> it's funny, because the white house added on the trip. it comes at the end of what has been for all intents and purposes a gruelling week, the president consulting with allies around the e.u. summit and netherlands. meeting with the pope and the italian prime minister, holding

a series of press conferences. the president felt it was important to come and meet with king abdullah, why? because the saudi arabias, and king were mad with the united states, angry and disprnted. they are still -- disappointed. and their relationship matters. what were yes angry about? not to retaliate in saria against -- syria against bashar al-assad, after he engaged chemical weapons. and getting iran to come to the table to talk about its nuclear program. in both cases the saudi arabias were blindsided. in the ward of a senior -- words of a senior administration, pachla wanted to come and -- president obama wanted to come and look king abdullah in the eye and give assurances on iran and syria. there has been tactical differences, differences of

approach. the remain goal is the same, reminding the saudi arabias that nonnuclear iran is better for the region. and they are both trying to strengthen the opposition and there's growing comfort level within the opposition and increasing aid, giving them military aid even. >> thank you so much. >> the vice president and editor at large for global post and charles has been a foreign correspondent in 15 countries, including egypt and afghanistan. he's here to pick up and talk about what michael was talking about. let's pick up on what he was talking about. the president's village. mending fences, five years since they had this conversation. was it more than symbolic. >> i think it is. your correspondent laid out all

the concerns really well here is an ally, important strategic ally worried about how the relationship is. this is to assure the ally that things are okay. it's thinly veiled and obvious to those watching, even those inside saudi arabia, know that this is a relationship that is damaged and has been weathered. it's in a turning point. the arab spring pushed it forward, the war in syria exacerbated it. the saudi arabias are wordied about the deal that the u.s. will cut are iran and what it will mean for them. >> will the u.s. do anything different regarding syria or iran because the saudi arabias are upset. >> the united states is in a position in the middle east right now where they lost their

focus. i don't think they know what the policy is. inside the state department and the white house, they were very confused. >> which seems to be what the saudi arabias are saying. >> it's a fair observation. president obama famously gave a speech in cairo in june, 2009, where he said democracy is a universal right, sending a message to the middle east, the arab world saying we believe in democracy, we have been favouring stability, but believe in democracy. the arab spring heard it, and then we had a pivot where we allowed the democratically-elect president in egypt to be overthrown. >> the saudi arabias were happy to see the muslim brotherhood cast aside. it's perilous. if we allow democracy to fail

and allow the saudis to push this. we imperil our role, the united states role in the region, i'm not sure it's thought through that preserve. secretary of state john kerry has active dip loam as ni in mined. he's smart, grounded, ambitious and hardworking. it's not clear they'll have success because i don't see the clear message coming through of what is middle east foreign policy. >> there's so many moving parts, egypt, syria and iraq. they are all connected. if we stablilize one of those can the others be stabilized. >> i'm not sure. what is going on in the region that is worrisome is this sense of a looming divide. if you wanted to look at the war

in syria as a proxy war between the sunni, saudi, three okay rahsy and the shia theocracy and iran, that is ominous. the saudis are wondering where america is on this. the iranis sense a shia ascendensy, and the war in iraq is part of a region dealing with ancient movements of the shia and the sunni. i'm stunned that there's not a depth of knowledge in the state department about what is happening on the ground, and they continually miss the story. it is coming home to us that the arab spring was a surprise, developments are catching the

state department off guard and the saudis are worried about the focus - stability or democracy. >> thank you for coming in. next up - an american charity group attacked in afghanistan. there's worry that it's the start of more sugar. >> i have nothing to do with this. >> new jersey governor chris christie trying to turn the table, and out of this world the technology behind a 360 image of milky

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, we have a lot to get to this half hour, including another recall. gm pulls more cars off the road because of a faulty ignition

switch. moving on chris christie wants to put the scandal of the bridge matter behind him. >> music instruments played electronically. a look at the stop stories. malaysia airlines flight mh370 has been missing for three weeks. crews are at work in a new part of the indian ocean closer to the coast. search planes took pictures of various areas. ships are travelling to pick up debris. dozens of people are missing after a devastating mudslide in washington. it's day seven. rain is making work on the ground more difficult. 17 are confirmed dead. that number will rise. president obama will spend an hour on the phone. white house officials say obama

urged russia to pull back troops and discussed a proposal for a diplomatic solution. the chief documents will meet to discuss the situation. >> the afghan taliban have attacked a charity office, two are killed, including a child. there are fearses of more violence. >> the taliban fighters, armed with grenades and assault rifles, shot their way into the kabul headquarters of a foreign charity working in afghanistan. one attacker blew himself up to blow a hole in the gate of a building. there's a gun battle that quickly vouched the building. the house is not far from afghanistan parliament.

it's a charity that clears land mines replacing them with orchards. a woman and child were forced to take shelter. there are many aid groups, many housed in similar properties to the ones used by roots of peace. they are easy target and unlikely to have defenses that can withstand a suicide bomber. embassies and parliament buildings have concrete blast walls. this is the third attacking kabul in the last seven days, following an assault on a luxury hotel, and an attack on a building of the electoral commission all connected to a prom promise to do it's best. >> another set back for general

motors. the automakers recalling more vehicles over the ignition switch perhaps and some chevy sedans have been stopped selling. general motors issued stop sell letters. it comes weeks after a faulty ignition switch problem came to light. days before mary barra is to testify before congress. the latest news confirms 2013/2014 chevy crews sedans. dealers have been told to stop selling them, but they do not say way. some say stop-sell records stem

from a safety problem. it also issued a recall for the cadillac plug-in hybrid elr. there's an electronic glitch. gm is not aware of crashes related to the issue. call coming as the automaker is facing heat for a recall connected to a faulty ignation swipe. the case is linked to a number of deaths and crashes. >> the federal government is investigating and several lawsuits have been filed against general motors. when mary barra goes before congress she'll take questions from law maker who want to know who did what and when. >> new jersey governor chris christie says the report he commissioned on the george washington bridge scandal is exhaustive and appearancive. he defended himself and his

administration. john terrett reports. chris christie was like his old self. >> i had nothing to do with this. >> from his office he was more spirited, hurling barbs at journalists and tracking jocks. >> i'm the governor of new jersey, and i have everyveryone walking in the door. it's not the way it worksment have you to have lanes of traffic, especially moving towards me. thought you'd like that. he is answering questions on a report clearing him of prior knowledge. lane closures near the george washington bridge. >> the governor accepts the resignation. his chairman david sampson resigned, after refusing to take part in the probe.

not enough to halt a run to the white house. >> in the long sweep of things, any voters, if they consider the issue, if they consider my candidacy. i have a feeling it will be a small element if at all. >> analysts say the bridge scandal may play a greater role in 2015 if christy runs. >> it's easy to have a press commence when you organised it and the investigation. he says quote - this is a quote - i'm not going to game out the poll techs this is the most gaming out. people are eating it up. people's minds are made up because of the way christy behaved. >> i didn't know they were committed to four lanes. >> watching, you could assume that that is the end of the scandal. it's an extraordinary joy and

relief. timely to come back and interacts with you in a kind and jeptle way. >> the joy may be short lived, the u.s. department of just and democratic-led state panel continue investigations. >> this week president obama proposed changes in how the national security agency collects phone data. the amount of data the n.s.a. gathers hardly compares to information you give up every time you log on to a computer or use a smart phone. saturday - a deeper look - how private is your private data. how much of your personal information is being collected and why this may or may not be a bad thing. >> the sweet 16 round of the n.c.a.a. tournament begins. michael eaves joins me on how the faces of march madness is getting younger.

>> the younger they get the old are i get. oscar robinson, jerry west, bill robbins, icons and legends, building the foundations of hall of fame by spending four years in college. that idea is now the rare exception. >> each year since 1939 one university walked off the court as king of the college basketball world. until the mid 1990s, it was the iconic star player that led the tales and moulded the brand into what it is, some of the biggest names of history of basketball played four years on the collegiate level, creating ethic movements and rivalries. >> we don't see kids at school for four years. i don't want to disrespect anyone. there's a number of players that played in the era that were game

changers for the team and the fan base. >> the key was they were in school for a longer period of time. she built up a period of time where she was familiar with teams and players, and allowed fans to watch teams. great rivalries because there was a connection between the players and fans. >> you saw the players evolve. four years. >> a decision allowed high school basketball to enter the ranks through a draft. a select few opted to go that rout. in 1995 kevin barnett announced his decision to forego college. some of the players took that leap, including lebron james.

many failed. in 2006 to rectify the situation the n.b.a. announced a 19 year minimum age required, knob as the one and done rule, changing the face of n.c.a.a. basketball. >> most of the kids that come in now, one and down. we don't recruit. i tell kids you need to stay at least two years, maybe more. if something happens after one, you know i'm not holding you back. >> one and done, you are out the door before you enter. >> getting coaching in college, where it's not about the individual, it's about the team, school, coach. having that foundation before you come into the n.b.a. would benefit the n.b.a. and players. >> that's a point that is overlooked in the discussion. when grant hill came into the

n.b.a., where he made three tre treps to the n.c.a.a. many knew his name and had seen him play. jason key vast year was the on player in the top five who had not spent three years in college. players come to league they are almost virtual unknowns. >> and i knew everywhere on that board. that's dating ourselves. the three and four year players, we don't have that. what role does the n.b.a. play in the decline of those players? >> the largest role. in 1995 the owners and players agreed to a rookie pay deal. instead of rookies paying, salaries were restricted. it was that move that led to the

rush of high school players, agents were advised to get into the league to get to the free agent period. the peak of the invasion came in 2004, when eight players were selected in the first round headlined by dwight hower. it led to an age requirement minimum. and if you look this year the top five draft prospects are college freshman except for australia dante who will turn 19. and cightan's doug mcdermott is listed in the top four. you have to play four years. >> that's crazy. moses malone, he is my favourite. >> he's good.

>> california has been suggest from a near record drought for more than a year. the situation is worse in neighbouring nevada, that means the biggest reservoir is drying up. melissa chan reports. >> we talk about a drought in california, how about a drought that lasted a decade. we are at lake mead and it deserves los angeles. there are major challenges ahead. >> lake mead, the largest reservoir, created in the 1930s, and bottles water from the colorado river and provided water for decades. its future is not looking as bright. >> in 2012, 2013, those consecutive years were two of the driest years on record. >> take a look behind me. this white band is the water mark where it used to be. we are standing 100 feet below

the top of the mark. the lake is at its lowest level since construction. >> after a decade of drought, the lake holds half its capacity. stakes are high because it provides 95% of the los angeles water. the stakes are on. >> the limiting factor for los angeles, is water. sooner, rather than later it will bite us. it is not an unlimited source. >> it turns out the city of excess has one of the highest per cap ita water uses. the biggest culprit not hotels and casinos, but landscaping. at golf resorts and suburban sprawl. 70 to 100,000 new residents move here. los angeles saw a dip in the recession. it's making a comeback and the

water supply must meet future demand. >> that's approximately 2 million people if that depend on our organization to ensure that wep we turn on the tap water comes out. >> the water authority will spend big money to fulfil its mission. lake mead tops out at 1,100 feet above sea level, with two intake pipes pumping water. if conditions continue, it will expose the pipes much at a cost of $817 million. the authority will build a third intake, sucking water. the water authority says it's not the only answer. conservation is important. part of the challenge has been to get people to realise that

the changes they make at the one little house makes a difference if everybody participates. it may be the desert city's biggest gamble, chasing growth and water. that may not be sustainable, but this is sin city, and the bet is on. >> another example of how desperate the situation is, the southern nevada authority considered a pipeline project to move water from the north to down south. >> looking at the milke way galaxy and a new life. 2.5 million photographs - what they create when stitched together. >> plus... [ ♪ music ] >>..reinventing the band. how tablets are revolutionizing how music is performed, and those using the

>> heavy rain and thunder storms have been clustering, and will move rain across alabama, florida. the risk of strong thunder storms with the risk of lightening and hail will be focussed on the east coast, stretching through the carolinas, saturday. heavy rain will decrease behind the system. incidentally the noah tornado tract, the graph, is showing you the number of tornados that we this 2005 to 2014, what the trend is. the trend of reports over the years have gradually gone up. overlaid is 2014 tornado reports. these are preliminary, but note that we have not had nearly as many tornados reported this year

as normal. we have been so cold in the east coast. the west coast is where it's warm and dry. now there's a series of storms bringing in rain along the oregon and northern coastline. al jazeera continues after the break. >> imagine have a 360 degree view of the galaxy at your

fingertips. scientists found a way to do this. jacob ward explains. >> between 1990 and 2003 n.a.s.a. launched four satellites to photograph your galaxies across the spectrum of invisible and visible light. the hubble telescope was famous, seeing visible light. com tonne saw gamma-rays, and channed re x-rays. the youngest of the four finished its mission. the spitzer space telescope is an infrared camera. it has taken 2.5 million photographs over the course of operation. they managed to stitch the photographs together. what does our galaxy look like? >> you think it would be six because we are in the middle of

it. it makes it hard. it's like being dropped in the center square of a city, and be told i want you to draw a street map. >> that makes the spitzer so useful and why we are lucky robert heard and his college piec pieced together the 10-year panorama. it allows you to zoom in and see out past the dust that blocks the normal vision, and look through infrared, through the dust out at stars at the edge of the known galaxy. being able to sees all of it means we are seeing stars 100 times larger than the son. >> that star is one of the most massive stars in the galaxy. everything in the neb u la,

tortured shapes are regions that the light from the star sculpted into the surrounding cloud. >> the ability to navigate among the stars is invaluable. here is an example. the next closest star to our own, alvery centaury is 4.3 light years from the sun. the plan et cetera that go around it are so tiny that we can't see them. they don't take up a single pitch ill. and anna carina is 8,000 light years away. have i lost you? it causes my brain to collapse in on itself. >> it's true of so much of nation, it looks like cheesy art. is it it's beautiful, right. what an amazing thing. >> jacob ward, al jazeera.

>> each friday we take time to appreciate the arts and tonight i look at our technology, how it is changing the way we lisp to and create music. >> the sound, the smoke, the spotlight. everything about the university might seem traditional at first. >> i thought there was a band on stage. >> there's a question? where are the instruments. >> they were sitting with ipads on stands. it's amazing. >> the idea of making music on a tablet came up four years ago when two professors brainstormed. >> we thought immediately this is something music teachers should know how to do. >> with more classrooms outfitted with tablets, they can be the prelude to a pricey instrument. >> if you lex the playing field

everyone should play. like anything date day. >> that's the wrong key. >> practice makes perfect. >> once they pick up the ibad, it's like learning a new instrument. >> don't misunderstand. >> these highly trained musicians get there. there's a difference between a highly priced guitar and an app. for them it a different way of engaging with music, like getting back to the basics. >> being able to hear changes, where chords go. if that's the basics, music can be made on anything. >> the band applies that applies to everyone, especially those with special needs. >> i found that the autistic kids go right at it. a lot much them fixate on patterns.

>> play the music, not the instrument. five guys in a band are taking that to a new level. >> touch members say it's their mission to help students thrive in a technology driven world. > coming up, hearing for the first time - the new technology that brought a woman to tears after being deaf her entire life. plus... [ ♪ music ] >>..recognise the eerie sound. it's a theroman. tonight that and more. now to the freeze frame. the image that caught our eye from the catastrophe. a search dog waits at the gate of national

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 disappeared three weeks ago. crews are looking for debris at a new part of the indian ocean

closer to the australian coast. a chinese vessel arrived in the new area saturday morning. officials are analysing pictures that search planes captured of objects in the water. ships are trailing to the new zone to help with the hunt. day seven in the search for dozens missing from a mud slide. rainy weather is making it difficult for crews. 17 are confirmed dead. that number will rise. >> vladimir putin telephoned president obama today. they pent an hour on the phone. president obama told the russian president to avoid further provocation and pull troops back from the border. >> at the stroke of midnight same sex couples were able to marry. they are allowed now to legally

tie the knot. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next. remember, you can get the latest news online at the website - aljazeera.com. >> people here don't make enough to get by, but will get rid of their food cards, whatever to get one more. >> why can't i be a normal human being. >> nobody should be burying their child. >> the small state in the middle of a big crisis. heroin, for so long associated with big cities and