shield >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm tony harris. >> russian protesters take over three buildings in the east, calling for them to secede. >> sounds that may lead to the black boxes of flict. >> and republican jed bush calls immigration an act of love - leading to controversy within his party.

>> new developments in the ukraine crisis. secretary of state john kerry talked with his russian counterpart. they agreed to sit down with diplomats from ukraine and the european union in the next few days to try to resolve what is happening in ukraine. the announcement hours after pro-russian protesters seized three buildings in eastern ukraine, and are calling for a referred on ses session of ukraine. more on the three cities with protests. >> a lot of people were nervous about the developments. this is, frankly, nearly the same playbook we saw in crimea. moscow may not take part in eastern ukraine. tens of thousands along the border, and much of the eastern part of the country. new demands in three cities.

russian flags fly over the towns. demonstrators storm buildings, and are demanding vladimir putin send in soldiers as peacekeepers, and people in the city of donetsk wanting a vote on whether to join with russia. it's the same calls crimea made a month ago, and was answered by taking over, which is how russia answered crimea's calls. >> and on the ground we have this report. >> this is a celebration of independence. thousands of pro-russian demonstrators gathered outside the local government administration building taken over by activists on sunday. listening to songs of the soviet era, sending a message of support to those inside who declared donetsk's region an independent republic. the people's council is made up

from representatives from every town across the region. not only have they announced donetsk is an independent republic, they have created a resolution which they'll pass on to vladimir putin asking for his help. >> the first demand a referendum, giving the region a chance to decide whether to join russia. >> translation: we are addressing you, vladimir putin, as our last hope for the future and the future of our children. only in russia we see the last remaining defender of our culture in the russian world. >> activists asked vladimir putin to put a force on standby of peacekeepers, who can come to the aid of the government. ukraine's acting president says russia is to blame, accusing it of sending provocateurs across the border, creating an excuse to invade. >> dear citizens of ukraine, the

second wave against ukraine started, the goal to destabilize the situation, topple ukrainian authorities to swap the elizabeths and tear the count -- elections and tear the country apart. >> activists spread across the city. gunmen stormed a building, sending staff running. they left when police fired back. at the main protest sites police are few and far between. the government in kiev warned they have set up an anti-terrorism unit and will meet armed protesters with force. losing control of the east, they'll need to act, but avoiding a repeat of the bloodshed that ousted the last will be crucial. >> mike viqueira is at the white house with their reaction. what does the obama administration have to say about the worrying and new developments. >> this is what obama

administration and top administration officials warned of for weeks, calling ut a fifth column of russia going into these regions, the ethnically russian areas where russian speakers predominate and causing trouble, using it as a pretext to have the troops massed on the border for weeks come into eastern ukraine and have this be another scenario identical to what happened in crimea. at the white house the spokesman jay carney raised the speck ter that he is are paid instigators, they come from the outside. at the state department, the spokeswoman said john kerry had another call with his counterpart and they talked about the incidents in eastern ukraine and larger issues involving crimea. here is a state department account of that. >> he noted that ukrainian government leaders are on route

to the cities to negotiate the evacuation of government buildings. he called on russia to publicly disavow the activities of separatists, provocateurs, called for dialogue and called on all parties to refrain from agitation in you train. >> u.s. officials have assurances from the russian counterpart at the secretary of state and foreign minister level, and the secretary of defense level. russia has no intention of moving the troops across the border. the strategy plays into what russia advocated, a federalist style, where the provinces have more power, as opposed it a central government in kiev. that's what they want to see happen, and this would jar with that pattern. >> the white house threatened additional sanctions on russia should the nation invade eastern ukraine. >> right. >> are they ready to impose those sanctions? >> that is the question the the president signed a series of

executive orders, the second of the two which he signed authorised sanctions against brode sections of the russian economy, aimed specifically or in reaction to prospective action like the one that the president has warned about time and again. russian troops spilling over the border. when the president attended the nuclear summit. he got the remaining g8 members around the table, the g7, and got them to pledge the same sort of sanctions. whether or not everybody is going to be on the page, that is a separate question. >> mike viqueira at the white house, appreciate it. thank you. >> it may be the most promising lead in the search for malaysia airlines flight mh370 which disappeared a month ago. australia said a ship detected two long-lasting sounds, consistent with pings emitted from a black box. they were stronger than those reported by a chinese ship 400

miles away. crews are racing to find the flight data recorders since the batteries only last about a month. lisa stark is in washington for us. what do the new developments many for the overall search effort in. >> they search on the water with planes and ships, dozens of them, looking for pieces of debris. the excitement is about the possible pinging noises that the australian ship, the "ocean shield" managed to pick up. it was dragging a pinger locator device from the u.s. navy, it found two different pinging sounds, listening to them for an hour. there is a lot of caution on the part of australian officials who say "look, we have not found the aircraft yet". >> what i would like to see is us find some wreckage, because that will basically help to solve the mystery. i would ask you to respect that,

because fundamentally without wreckage, we can't say it's definitely here. we have to go down and have a look and hopefully we'll find it somewhere in the area that we have narrowed too. >> hopefully they will. right now the ocean shield will continue to try to pick up the pinging sound again. it does not have it currently, it will try to pick up the noise. if they can pinpoint the location they'll send down an underwater drone and see what it can find, it has a camera and a sonar. >> it's a long ways away. >> let's talk about the battery life on the black boxes. how many longer do investigators have before the pings go silent. >> 64,000 question. the batteries are certified to last for a month. manufacturers ensure they last longer than that. there's no way of knowing for

sure how long they will last. we are at that ponth now, time could be running out. we have to find them. >> how are family members reacting to the new developments here. >> it has been, as you can imagine, a roller-coaster for the family members. one told australian press that they are greeting this news with caution. they don't know what to believe. they continue to have visuals and prayer services for the family members. they are waiting to see, like everyone else, that they can find definitive proof, wreckage from the aircraft. >> lisa stark for us in washington. the senate voted a short time ago to approve a bill to approve emergency benefits for the long-term unemployed. it comes months after they expired. the future of the bill is uncertain. libby casey is on capitol hill, where the vote took place. good to see you. what is at stake here? >> we have a running tally of 59

senators voting in support of this, 37 against. it's open. we could see some stragglers casting votes. most states will give you 26 weeks of benefits, unemployment benefits if you lose your job. in some states it's more, like montana, in some it's less. during the recession, under the presidency of george w. bush, congress and white house put forward a longer emergency unemployment package, lasting as long as 99 weeks. and it was extended 11 times to keep americans, who were long-term unemployed afloat. what happened at the end of december congress went on their winter break without extending the long-term benefits. the senate has passed this bill that would make it retroactive. they kick in and extend through may, just may. it's taken all these months to get this far. senator carl levin, leading

democrat from michigan talks about why he wants this to move forward. >> for all but a handful of recipients unemployment benefits are not a free pass from working, but the economic life line that keeps them going while searching for the job they desperately want and need. >> senator levin points out you have to keep looking for work as a requirement of getting the emergency benefits. >> this moves on to the house and i imagine an uncertainly future there. >> that is right. evenhough it's past the senate, its fate in the house is up in the air. we had a statement from john boehner's spokesman, michael steel had this to say: republicans in the house are saying "we'll talk about this, but let's tack on the keystone

pipeline bill, job programs, like repealing the tax", they'd love to throw that in there, kick it back to the senate and let democrats settle with it. >> some republicans say it's time to shut the program, the emergency measure is not needed. philosophical concerns in the house. >> libby casey on capitol hill. >> events held around the world today to mark 100 days since three al jazeera journalists were detained in egypt. correspondent peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges. john terrett is here with more on the calls for their release. >> 100 days, that's a long time. >> yes. it really is. >> for doing your job. the conditions we are about to hear in the report that they are in, are really not very good. of course, al jazeera is doing this deliberately. we are mentioning this as much

as we can. today was a day of action. we want our people to come out and get back to work. as you see from the film there was an event in new york city, highlighting the plight of our staff, and we were joined at the same time by colleagues, sometimes rivals at the bbc in london. take a look. >> this has never been a fight just about al jazeera. this is a fight about all of us. because if the authorities in egypt get away with picking off al jazeera, then tomorrow they'll come from a.b.c., then the day after they'll come for the bbc. >> john williams, foreign editor at abc news speaking following a symposium in new york organised by the al jazeera network demanding the release of al jazeera's journalists in egypt. thousands of miles away in london colleagues at bbc tv news expressed their solidarity outside the news room wearing black tape and carrying "journalism is not terrorism"

banners, and this is what brings reporters of rival networks together. al jazeera's correspondent greste , and produce mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, on trial in egypt, accused of spreading false news and having links to a banned organization, the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera says the charges against the three are absurd and they were just doing their jobs as journalists. >> the assistant managing editor of the "new york times" says the egyptian government is seeking to brand al jazeera apart from other journalists. >> there should be no distinction. if you are working for an accredited news organization, you are a journalist deserving the protection of a free forest. >> owen watt news, from al jazeera english, described the deplorable conditions. >> they have endured conditions which at times included being held in cells with no access to light, little food and water. this winter they have slept on

concrete floors without blankets or pillows. >> acknowledging that any one of the journalists on stage could find themselves in a similar situation, the host of the event, al jazeera english correspondent daniel lack says people must contact elected representatives and speak up. the public in countries like canada, where mohamed fadel fahmy comes from, australia, where peter greste comes from, they need to put pressure on their governments to get directly involved. australia's prime minister called for their release. canada's prime minister has not. he has said nothing. >> the trial of the al jazeera three resumes on thursday in cairo. a fourth al jazeera jourmist, producer abdullah al-shami is on hunger strike, gaoled with no charges since last august. >> tony, this has implications for freedom of speech issues around the world, not just in egypt, but it's playing out in egypt. >> we know there are presidential elections coming

up, no screcret as to who will win. i wonder if the outcome of that will bring about a change in the fortunes of the gentlemen. >> this is why al jazeera, and other networks like bbc, and c.n.n. help us out in egypt with reporting, did you know that. that's incredible. >> i do. i'm not surprised. >> indeed not, no. the reason they do that, i think, is they want to keep the pressure on, get the message out there, and the hope is, i think, when the new administration is in power in egypt, they will hopefully issue a pardon, if it doesn't work itself out in the courts. >> appreciate it. john terrett. >> journalists around the world are showing support for the al jazeera by posting these pictures on twitter under the hash tag free aj staff. photos have been posted by journalists here in the united states, and great britain. afghanistan, and other countries.

>> 20 years ago hundreds of thousands of rwandans were killed in one of the worst genocides in modern history. crowds packed the main sports stadium for a commemoration ceremony. the representatives from france were absence after rwandan president paul kagame accused them of being complicit in the genocide. 800,000 ethnic tutsis and moderate hutus were killed over 100 days. the process of healing is ongoing. >> it took alice years after the genocide before he could walk along this path where she was attacked in eastern rwanda. it took more years to bring herself to embrace the man who cut her hand with a machete, slashed her face, back, thighs and left her for dead. 10 people were killed in the

genocide. he was convicted and served eight years in prison. >> i went down on my knees, raised my hands in the air and begged her forgiveness. she collapsed. we had to take her to hospital. >> translation: knowing who did this give me what i needed. forgiving him kept me safe. >> people here have weekly community work sessions and group therapy, 45,000 died in the district. on this day they are clearing areas. projects like this have been set up across the country, hutus and tutsis work together. the goal is to create trust and strengthen the relationship. some question whether 20 years are enough to show people are truly reconcile. >> people have a clear understanding on the fact that they have to live together. you may like me, or not like me.

but you understand that that means you will live under this together. >> more than a million people were tried by courts. tens of thousands were incarcerated. most of the prisoners are committed of committing murder during the genocide. >> what is important is to say the truth, what you do, what you did. many do not want to confess. >> no one has apologised to this woman. her sister's remains are in this coffin. she was gang raped and murdered. her 3-year-old child was murdered. she can forgive, but will not trust. 10,000 people were killed in this church that was a memorial now. the blood-stained clothes fill the pews. many relatives are waiting for a

confession. >> scientists have created a drug that can present the spread of hiv. few are using it. we find out why.

>> a pill that could present h.i.v., a pill that is more than 90% effective, but it is barely being used. it's called truvada, and the f.d.a. approved it nearly two years ago. the people that need it the most are not using it. go figure that. we looked into that. why? >> around 50,000 americans are fected with -- affected with h.i.v. every year, and the majority, men that have sex with men. very few have embraced truvada. others say it will encourage them to quit using condoms. >> at play and sometimes at risk. gay men are using condoms less and less. 20% less in recent years, according to the centre for

disease control. >> new york psychotherapist daniel jacobs is gay. he's doing what others around. taking a pill called truvada. >> i'll have a diff time staying consistent with condoms. here is a medication that could be more than 90% effective if taken every day. >> he started a facebook page. >> it has been shown to be safe and... >> other gay men are close enthusiastic about truvada. this doctor offered the pill to many patients, but only one is using it. >> young men are getting infected. when a person is young, you know, they have a spirit of being invincible. it's not going to happen to me. >> most of her patients at the drop-in center in harlem are low income. some do not have insurance. without it the drug costs more than 1,000 a month. most people have never heard of

truvada. >> it may have something to do - i don't know. >> it's not only low income gay men, but middle and upper class gay men. we came to a manhattan gay bar to see what people know about it. if you were told to take one of these a day to stop getting h.i.v., would you take it? >> yes. i would use a condom. that would help. i don't know if i would spend the money to take a drug like that, knowing with preventative behaviour i could handle that myself. >> for now, getting people to know more about truvada is an uphill battle. it's also a personal one. two of its friends died from h.i.v. aids. he doesn't want to lose anyone else. >> truvada has rare potential side effects like kidney damage. users need to get tested regularly. >> there's controversy among gay men. some worry if they take it they'll be tempted to stop using

condoms. doctors suggest using condoms and truvada at the amount. >> double amputee olympic sprinter oscar pistorius broke down in tears as he testified at his murder trial. he told the court he was trying to protect reeva steenkamp when she was shot and killed in his home in february 2013. he said he has been tormented by panic attacks and members of the shooting. he apologised to reeva steenkamp's family. >> there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened, that i haven't thought about her family. i wake up every morning. they are the first people i think of, the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the time, sorrow and emptiness i caused you and your family. >> prosecutors say private

killed reeva steenkamp after an argument. he said he mistook her for an intruder. >> g.m. has started to fix the faulty ignition switches, the 2.3 million cars in the united states that were recalled for the problem. the defect has been linked to at least 13 deaths. a possible presidential contender is getting a lot of attention. jed bush and a possible run for the whitehouse, and new information on the fort hood shooting. we know what ivan lopez was doing before he opened fire.

>> you know, it may be only, what, april of 2014, but in the race for president the battle for campaign and fundraising help has begun, and the

republican party has been consumed by remarks florida governor jed bush, david shuster joins us with that story. >> in the past jed bush resisted suggestions that he run for president. not any more. he said he'll give the next presidential campaign his full consideration. >> former 2-term florida governor jed bush has been a maybe for the presidential nod, but could be a front runner. in an interview. bush said he will make the decision later this year, based on two factors. >> without - tied to the convention of the politics of the hear, and the other is is it okay to my family. did something that is not a huge sacrifice for the family. >> bush's family knows the wear and tear of presidential campaigns. his father is george h w bush, and was president in 1988. his older brother, two-term

president george w. bush. republican consider jed the more articulate and moderate and more of a middle of the road than libertarian rand paul and more viable than chris christie. >> not running has generated more interest than if i was running. >> he appears to understand that someone needs to heel the frack to us g.o.p. to win the white house. >> we need to elect candidates that has a vision that is bigger and broader and candidates that are organised around winning the election. not making a point. winning the election should be what we are about. >> when bush was moved out of the florida governor's office in

2007, he joined the bored of directors for continuate health care, representing hospitals and physicians. he joined lehman brothers as an advisor in their equity group. he has stayed involved in discussions and conferences about education, and has taken a strong stand on immigration, supporting comprehensive reform and speaking compassionately about illegal immigrants. >> he crossed the boarder because they had no means to provide for the family. they broke the law, but it's not a felony. it's an act of love. it's an act of commitment to your family. >> in that interview bush described the state of politics as crazy. a factor is whether he feels he can run without being drawn into a mud fight. that may not be easy. for better or for worse,

republican party has another member of the bush family considering a race for the white house. >> how fascinating is this? i want to talk about this more. let's bring in philip studs, a g.o.p. strategist, joining us from g.o.p. what is your reaction to jed bush being open to the idea of a presidential bid. >> today, i think, was a trial balloon. he's demroting it out there -- floating it out there to see the reaction. it's pretty strong, as you can see. he's not alone in this. rand paul has sort of been out there talking about sort of a middle of the road on immigration. obviously marco rubio has been out there. there's three candidates that could be strong, that take a middle of the road position here. >> jed bush says a factor in his decision will be whether he can deliver an optimistic hopeful message without getting drawn

into a political mud flight. by that standard he can't be running. he's been paying attention to the course of politics over the - well, as far back as you want to go now. >> he's smart. he knows what he's doing. this would be what you call the empathy wing of the party. i'll take a page from his brother. he's a compassionate conservative. that's the angle he takes. if you have a jumbled primary, and there's 10-15 candidates. the percentage of what you'd have to take out of iowa, new hampshi hampshire, florida - we saw it with john mccain, splitting the vote. maybe that's the angle. >> what is your reaction to jed bush's illegal immigration comment that it's an act of love. i went to a couple of the conservative-leaning blog sites and you get to the comment page.

man, and he is getting hammered for that kind of a comment. >> well, that's true, but, you know, it's a small slice. listen, he comes from a position that america is the one that made the mistake by not securing the border, enacting laws. that the people coming over are trying to better their lives and families. the problem is they are breaking in line with legal immigration. we don't have a secure border. he talked about that. i don't think he has too much of a problem with that. i don't think he says let's not put the blame on the people trying to make a better life. let's figure this out. >> you think the comment section is a small slice. i grant you that. i'm wondering what your view is of the percentage of the republican party. i'm thinking about primary voters here? >> sure. >> that view any kind of reform effort as an amnesty. any kind of a conversation about

comprehensive immigration reform is viewed by many as amnesty. what percentage? >> the small slice of the people that write terrible horrible comments on blogs. if you look - i see the polling. it's close to 75, 80%. >> so at 75, 80%, this language from jed bush does not resonate. the question is, you know, the numbers that you talk about, you're talking about needing a highly fractious primary process for someone with these kinds of views to emerge, aren't you? >> or you are a bush, you've been in politics your whole life and you think you can make the case and argument and sway republican opinion. >> that's interesting. here is the one thing - president obama won 71% of hispanic vote in 2012. look at the numbers. george w. bush won 40%. if a republican is going to win

the white house, doesn't a republican have to articulate some kind of a view this gets you above 27% approval, which is what ronny received in 2012? >> well, i think absolutely you have to have that. if you take what rand paul said, which is we need to do a few different things, one is show up, which the republican party hasn't done much of. there was not much showing up with romney or john mccain's campaign. former president bush showed up and spoke to them. and he spoke to the hispanic community in an empathetic way. that is what jeb is trying to do here as well. >> appreciate your time. philip studs a g.o.p. strategist joining us from washington d.c. >> polls open in india as the largest democracy voted. india has four times as many voters as the united states.

six districts in eastern india kicked off the process. 8,000 polling stations were set up for the vote. turn out was high, more than 70% of voters showed up to cast a ballot. we have more. >> they waited patiently for the polls stations to open, on the stroke of 7 o'clock local time the world's largest democracy began the process of voting for its 16th parliament. counties in the east were the six to vote. they'll pick six parliamentarians. in other areas voters queued to fill the doors before the polls opened. some voicing what the concerns of the electorate here are. >> translation: whichever party wins, there should be peace in the country. it should be rid of violence, criminals and high cost of items. these are the things i want. >> for others, like this woman, the needs are more personal.

>> my biggest concern is inflation, it needs to reduce. sanitation is an issue here. >> security is tight, and everyone entering the polling stations across the states has to carry on election id card before reaching the ballot box. since the last election in 2009, 100 million more voters have been added to the electoral register. over 814 million voters will head to the polls over five weeks. for some this is a special moment. >> i'm feeling great as i vote for the first time. i came early to beat the rush at the polling booth. as you can see, there are a few people gathered here. >> the task for the election commission is huge. with so many extra voters, more days were added to the 5-week schedule. one down, eight voting days to go spread over haip and may. the -- april and may.

the next vote next wednesday when the north-east of the country will head to the ballot box. it will progress to 29 states and seven union territories making up the republic of india. the count and the result will not be known until may the 16th. >> in afghanistan, at least 15 people were killed in a road side bombing days after millions voted in the national elections. the afghan elections commission says the poll was less fraudulent than the 2009 vote which led to violence over disputed resultsment there has been more than 1400 complaints from saturday's election, mostly over shortages of ballots. in egypt police have arrested the top aid to al qaeda's leader. he is accused of training fighters. the libyan group is accused of carrying out the benghazi attack that killed christopher stevens, ambassador, and others

three years ago. he is being interrogated in an undisclosed location. >> in syria a jesuit priest is a victim of the civil war. the syrian observatory for human rights said father francis van der lock was killed. nick schifrin has more on his life and legacy. >> for centuries this orthodox church was a sanctuary. for 50 years father francis vaned der lock was its conscience. he came from the netherlands to lead a christian community built on tolerance and compassion. >> we send soup to the elderly stuck at home alone or injure people who can't leave their homes. in this area there's a church site as old as christ, a mosque 1,000 years old. today, when the bell tolls for the christians here, there's

almost no one to hear it. this is the old city of homs. there used to be 70,000 christians here, today fewer than 70 are left. more than 60 churches were destroyed. in fact, nearly all of homs old city was destroyed. an anti-government activist filmed the documentary and posted it on youtube. government war planes targeted the streets because they were controlled by rebels. the two sides fought brutally. the opposition says the government cordoned the city off choked its residents. >> this woman said she had no medicine, flour, no electricity since 2012. francis had the chance to leave, he refused. in january he released a plea via youtube.

. >> translation: it's impossible for us to continue like this. we need a lot of help. >> after it posted we spoke to francis by skype. what are the conditions for the people living in the old city? on a cell phone camera his did not filmed his horrific answer. >> translation: people are running down the streets, screaming "i am hungry." >> francis was the only westerner left in homs, and showed us what is left of his dwindling food supplies, olives which he ate for breakfast and dinner. an empty jar once filled with wheat. he was a proud man, clinging to what little dignity he had left. >> translation: i wish the people whose lives are at risk do not die as a result of the war. i wish they create a bridge to

transport everything we need. francis died trying to build the bridge. to the end he kept his dignity, but he and most of the old city of homs lost their sanctuary. >> the use of what some call excessive force by the albuquerque police department will be a hot topic at the city council meeting, as you can imagine. it's set to begin in a few minutes and comes after the shooting of a homeless camper following a standoff with officers. jim huli is inside the city council chaum bers in albuquerque. quite a crowd, i understand, is gathering for the session. tell us about the concerns we are likely to hear. >> the crowds are gathering and the chamber has almost filled up. we have 15 minutes go before the meeting begins. the concern is people believe the police force is out of control. one person who believes that is tammy redwine, her bother shot

and killed by police. we talked to her a while ago. she says something has to be done about the officers involved in the deadly shootings. >> they need to be fired, they need to loss their pension and be tried like a murderer in the streets. they need to sit on a victims impact panel where they have to listen to the dam, the hurt they have caused our family. listen to what the family is going through, because they were quick to pull the weapons, instead of talking down the situations. >> obviously she has strong opinions. she signed up. she'll be a speaker tonight. and as you can imagine, she has a lot to say. they'll be putting that to the microphone and the crowd here tonight. >> i would imagine there has been a number of recommendations offered up for the a.p. d. >> yes, and a lot of that will be discussed tonight. not only the public hearing. one of the ideas is coming from

the council president. ken sanchez proposes a commission to monitor the police force. he thinks that idea and the meeting could go a long way towards calming the crisis. >> the community is very concerned. they voiced their outcries to the community. protests have gotten out of hand. we feel this will be a safe environment, and basically we, the coup, will listen to the public and give them every ample opportunity to speak continues in a civil manner. >> again, that will be happening in 15 minutes in albuquerque. it is expected to be a long night, and a very heated night as well. >> i would imagine so. jim huli in albuquerque. appreciate it. early findings from the investigation into last week's deadly shooting at fort hood. maria has the tales on that and other headlines. >> in texas, authorities at fort hood held a news conference on

the shooting. investigators say specialist ivan lopez had an argument about a request he had made for love before he began his shooting rampage. the shooting left three dead, and 16 injured. in washington, more bodies have been recovered from the deadly mud slide. the official death toll is at 33. all but three of the victims have been identified. 10 people are still missing. in chicago, new clues about the cause of last month's train derailment. federal investors say the train did not have enough distance for the emergency breaks to stop it. the conductor admitted to falling asleep when the train entered the station. 30 entered the station. the driver of a commuter train that derailed in december had undiagnosed sleep apnoea, the train was travelling at three times the speed limit when it

approached a sharp curve, four passengers were killed, dozens injured. >> hollywood icon mickey rooney died at the age of 93. rooney made more than 200 films, starting back in the silent movie era. the andy hardie franchise of the 1930s, and "40s, made him a top box office star. he made his broadway debut in the musical sugar baby. he is survived by his wife jan, and nine children. >> nine children. >> unbelievable. >> eight decades long career, over 200 films, television, broadway. that's a lot of work. that's a great career. appreciate it. see you hart. >> coming up on al jazeera america - the parents of a sick baby ha had to be rescued at sea defends their decision to take the child sailing. big reaction on social media. we'll have that next.

>> ross shimabuku live in arlington texas. the wildcats looking to go where no other team has gone before. we tell you the secret to their success in just a bit. vé

>> there was a sick baby rescued at sea, the parents are defending their decision to sail. the kaufmans were on a trip across the pacific with a 4 and 1-year-old daughter when the youngest ended up sick, and the boat lost power 900 miles off the coast of mexico. a u.s. ship rescued the family and took them back to safety. etch has an opinion, there was a

storm on social media. maria is here. >> the kaufmans kept a blog with adjournment entries, with pictures -- journal entries, video, and this is some of them. you see the images of the interior of the boat here. it's a 36-foot boat. let's see if we can put it full screen. it's "the rebel heart", the kaufmans have been making their way around the world since 2012. there you see some of the images. inside. 36 food vote. they were making their way across the pacific and have on facebook images of themselves on facebook, of their adventures. we see here, some images of the father here. he is working there on the boat. you also have the 1-year-old child. >> she was sick. >> exactly. she got sick, fever and a rash.

she had salmonella before, but she was cleared to go on the trip. parents - some people calm the parents irresponsible. this picture has a lot of comments. jason writes "this family should pay the costs of the rescue, it's irresponsible to take a 1-year-old child on a journey such as this." and bree writes "either you want to be a free spirit and travel the world or you want to the raise a family." >> can you do both? you can do both, right. sure you can. either or. >> and "i would love to meet the family. parents these days drop their kids off at day care and let others raise them." you have a bunch of comments on quitter. dawn saying "am i the only one thinking sailing around the world is a good idea for parents of babies and toddlers." >> a lot of opinions. there you go. that's what i was waiting for.

the last tap. >> the stage is set for the national basketball championship final game with an unlikely match up. 7th seeded yukon huskies and 8th seeded kentucky wildcats. the big blue nation in force. the lowest combined seeds for a final. ross shimabuku is going to join us live. there he is from arlington texas, and this should be a terrific game. >> you have to love it. they are expecting another record-setting crowd, 80,000 fans between utah and kentucky. utah - you have to give kevin ollie a lot of credit. he brought his team to this stadium in january knowing that the final four will play here. and it paid off. kentucky are starting five freshman in the final four. the last team to do that was

michigan's fab five in 1992. the kentucky team has a chance to do something the fab five could not - win a national championship. >> i knew that we had the talent. it was a couple of things missing. we trust the coach, and he put it all together for us. we went out there and start fighting and playing harder and playing for each other. that was the biggest thing. i knew that once we got the little things together, that we could be a great team. >> our destiny is ahead of us. we are still getting better. today they have a competitive spirit. when they get down, they grow hair on their necks and come after you. they don't stop playing. >> now, kentucky head coach john calipari has taken a lot of heat in recruiting one and done players, players staying one year and jumping to the n.b.a.

he likes the term succeed and proceed. i have a feeling if kentucky cannot win a ninth title you'll see a lot of people saying succeed and proceed. kali pairy did a great job with the team, having them play for one another, and you see the success on the court. >> do you have a pick in this game tonight? >> you know, everyone i know picks kentucky because of the size advantage. yukon, have you to love their heart, determination. and like the head coach, i'm taking yukon, because i love the heart and way they play. >> smart man, i'm there with you. we'll find out. we'll both get stunned by the wildcats. >> take care. enjoy it. >> headlines coming up next.

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