hands on things he promised would happen. >> correspond michael okay u with the american treasures. "america tonight". goodnight. >> snoo >> tensions mount in the eastern ukraine. pro-russia separatists onfront military vehicles in the east. >> another eastern city, yet another government building has been seized. we'll be live in donetsk. also to come - the scramble to save passengers after the ferry sinks off the coast of south korea. two have been killed, 290 others are still missing. >> going hungry in the ukraine,

it's one of the most expensive towns - stretched to its limits. this fossil finds a new home. we are on the road for a dinodeliver to the world's most popular natural history museum. >> we start with developments in ukraine, because we are hearing that pro-russia separatists c confronted tanks in the eastern city of kramatorsk. we talk to hoda abdel-hamid in a nearby town. what are you saying around you? >> well, there's a lot of these uniformed men in the city center. some have called on a little area. they have taken over some of the

area in the middle of the city, the park. they are very much cheered by chose who are around them. now, when you look at them closely, they don't really look like part of an org army. the uniforms are mismatched. some are not military. some of the weapons are old. one of the weapons we saw was a hunting rifle. we spoke to several of them. we asked them where they were from, and they said they were ethnic russians from ukraine. we tried to figure out if they had a command that could be directing them to russia, they denied that. >> what we are seeing, it seems from what you are describing, are military vehicles of some description, army personnel carriers, with russian flags from a distance. it might look like russian

soldiers from the border. the armoured vehicle is very old. someone told me that they look old. they have russian administration on top of them. we tried to investigate where they got them from, but we didn't get on answer about that. but, you know, over the past few - over the past 10 days they have been seizing buildings and weapons around eastern ukraine. probably one of the sources of their weapons. it's a question i can't answer. >> thank you very much. that is the situation, being described by our correspondent in slovyansk. we go to donetsk, pro-russian gunman, we understand, have tag control of a council building. kim vinnell, joins us live. what is the situation in

donetsk? >> well, in the past minute or so we have seep seen a number of military jets, we don't know where they are headed to. slovyansk or the kramatorsk region. in donetsk pro-russian groups have taken control of the council building. a gunman stormed the building. we don't know what if any resistance they were met with. we have people on the ground telling us there are a dozen gunmen outside. some holding ak-47s, others hunting rifle. these people appear to be part of a separatist right wing group in carr active. we have spoken to the people in charge of the building. it is a coordinated effort. they say that they plan on taking control of more buildings

in donetsk. they wouldn't say when, which buildings it would be. the only people in control would be holding donetsk. >> ukrainians? >> well, that's difficult to say, we have had many allegations that these people were provocateurs. perhaps they are current russian military officers. that is not clear. when we speak to the people, they say that they are local for region. speaking up for the rights of speakers. and that the people in kiev are listening to the needs or demands and maintain they want a referendum, autonomy from kiev, some threatening to boycott elections. in terms of who these people are, where they come from, we

hear anecdotally that some are paid 50 usd to take part in the protests here, but it's difficult to verify at this statement. >> thank you kim vinnell there, updating us on the situation in donetsk. we'll keep you up to date with all the developments. but, we will now go to south korea where rescue teams are searching for teams missing after a passenger ferry sang off the coast. more than 450 people were on board the vessel travelling to jeju. two people we know have been killed. dozens of rescue ships and helicopters are searching the area. caroline malone has the latest. it's a massive rescue operation to save hundreds of people from the sea off the south korean coast. more than 450 people were on the overnight ferry, travelling to

jeju islands. 60 vessels were involved. 80 helicopters were used. 34 vessels from the coast guard and 25 from the navy were killed. survivors felt the jolt on the ship around breakfast time. the ferry began to tilt and sink. many were students. parents are travelling to the area by bus. they'll have an anxious wait. >> translation: i felt like my heart stopped. i can't describe the feeling in words. i was too shocked. i can't think about it. >> there are fears that some remained unaccounted for.

95% of the ship is submerged under water. it's not known why it sank. >> okay. we can go live to al jazeera's harry fawcett, on his way from seoul to the scene. we see you are in transit. from where you are, what is the latest. the numbers have been changing radically from hour to hour. >> they have, and we have been speaking to the coast guard, and they confirmed early numbers released from the government's disaster response headquarters which are that 459 people were on board the ship. 168 of those people have been rescued. that's two confirmed dead, some 293 people are still missing. that is obviously the key concern. there was a very big rescue operation under way as the ship was overturning. we saw the images of coast guard

helicopters plucking people to safety from the side of the ship, which became the top of the ship as people scrambled on to the railings. the fact that there was a rescue operation in force, and was in a contained area. the fact that so many are missing so many hours after this happened obviously raises concerns that a good number of them will be trapped inside the structure of the upturnedship, underwater. >> distraught parents anxious to locating children are converbaling on jeju towards the south of the count rip, to the tip of the country, where they are awaiting news anxiously as to what has happened to their child. >> that right. in fact, we have pulled into a motorway services area, and there's a couple of buses containing relatives who are still in transit on the way down to that central point where the

rescue operation is being coordinated. we do know that from the school in ansun, a southern town or a town or suburb on the southern fringes of the greater seoul area, they are saying they managed to contact 77 students on try land. it leaves a good many. 324 students we understand were on board unaccounted for. this was a school field trip. they were travelling overnight on the ferry, it's a 13-14 hour ferry journey down the western fringes to jeju, an island famed for its beaches and holiday atmosphere. they were destined to be on a 4-day ship, and a few hours - a couple of hours short of the destination there was a lurch to the ship. it began to capsize and sank

within a couple of hours. >> okay. harry, we'll let you get on with your journey. harry fawcett, on his way to jeju. >> now to nigeria where the army is undertaking a search, looking for 100 girls who were kidnapped. the abduction happened at a school in the chibok area. gunmen stormed the area and opened fire on soldiers. we have nor from the capital of abuja. >> a police spokesperson confirmed to al jazeera that the attack on the girls' college happened late monday night, into the early hours of tuesday. the premises were stormed by armed men who ordered young ladies out of their beds, into their dormitories, into lorries parked outside. there was violence in the village where the college was

situated. buildings were burnt, homes destroyed. no one group claimed responsibility, but it looks like the work much boko haram. the group that wants islamic law imposed. they are against the kind of education that the girls were receiving. they've been behind hundreds of attacks in the region. >> boko haram has been linked to an explosion that happened at a bus station on monday. the death toll is 75. more than 100 people were injured in the attack on the outskirts of abuja. >> still to come here in al jazeera. standoff on the streets of haiti, riot police scuffled at protesters angry at the government. [ grunting ]

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>> these are the top stories hear at al jazeera. developments in ukraine - arm r armoured personnel carriers have entered the city of kramatorsk. in donetsk separatists - pro-russian separatists have taken over the city council building. al jazeera has been told that those trying to take control of government buildings are due to hold a press conference in the next hour. we'll keep you across development in the east of ukraine here at al jazeera. >> a rescue team in south korea are searching for 300 people

missing after a passenger ferry sank off the southern coast. 450 people on board, two people have been confirmed dead. >> the nigeria army launched a massive hunt for 100 school girls kidnapped in the north-east of the country. >> chile's president michelle bachelet promised to rebound the port. massive wild fires killed 15 over the last few days. president michelle bachelet promised to relocate the 10,000 homeless people from the hills, where they can't be protected from disasters. this is the latest disaster facing chillians. a massive earthquake was felt across the north. the aftermath has become a familiar scene for the

population, as daniel shwind ler reports, the masses rally together for volunteering and the basics. this is a common site on the streets of chile. young volunteers marching on its way to help victims of the latest disaster. on this occasion, a huge fire ravaging the city. >> these people were evacuated. most of them lost everything. helen was a victim, but says that all is not lost. >> it's been incredible the help we've been given. we don't belong to a government program. we are desperate. we take help from anyone. >> thousands of bags of clothes, blankets, shoes, toys and medicine were donated and sorted and distributed at community centres like this. volunteers treated animals rescued from the fire. medical staff and teachers come in after work on their day off.

>> if there is anything positive to emerge from the misery and broken lives of chile's spate of disasters, it's the spirit of cooperation and solidarity. they transcend the class and political lines, and help with the rebuilding process. >> the chilean authorities have generally been praised for response to the disaster, well practised after a spate of earthquakes and tsunami and other kat as trophies. it's this response from ordinarily people that made the difference. >> nicholas and his friend collecting donations and driving from the capital san di argo -- san diego. it's only two hours. one feels lost. it's something we have inside us, the need to help. >> the flames were raging when the donations arrived.

with them the volunteers to sort and distribute, at times overwhelmed by an avalanche of goodwill. it's port of our culture to show solidarity, part of our good deeds. >> there's a lot of work to be done. these lives are not reconstructed overnight. dealing with chile's disasters has been made easier by the huge volunteer response. >> riot police have been fighting with anti-government protesters in the haitian capital porto prince. thousands turned out to demand that over due elections take place. >> hundreds came out in haiti's capit capital porta prince, expressing anger at president martelli.

thousands called on him to step down. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> we cannot go on any longer with martelli, there are government workers in the protest, to give support as they heard there is no more money left in the reserve fund. >> protesters are frustrated at the rising cost of living and the opposition says elections are more than two years overdue. there has been international pressure for president martelli to hold poll, but so far there has been no date set. >> today the people are on the street to say clearly that president martelli has no place any any more in the country, and we want the general election. there are complaints of high-level corruption, but reporting it is dangerous. according to amnesty international, activists are facing intimidation and threats. >> the most important thing is

to come and tell the world that these things can't go on forever. >> the government insists it will not tolerate bribery and misconduct to prove it's putting its words about change into action. there has been ban administration reshuffle to include 10 new ministers. with so many turning out to protest, it appears it's not enough. >> the saudi arabian government replaced its intelligence chief. reports say he vol tare reply stepped down. he recently criticised president obama's decision not to use military strikes against the syrian government. >> we have been told it's into the surprising that prince banda

was removed. last october he basically criticised president obama for not taking actions after chemical weapons were accused in syria. basically he's been providing a lot of material to extremists in syria, which i think also annoyed the united states. i think basically what this means is that the united states can step up its aid to the rebels in syria, but keep it from going to the extremists. now, al jazeera is continuing to demand the release of journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been behind bars for 109 days and their case adjourned until later this month. abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention

has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 86 days. al jazeera rejects all the accusations. >> now, a man has been arrested for dropping a hoax rice cooker bomb in the u.s. state of boston. security forces disposed of it close to where a similar bomb exploded a year ago, close to the finishing line of the barth boston marathon. earlier thousands paid tribute to the three killed, and 264 others who had been injured in the attack. >> i think i found myself to be a little more emotional than expected at this time of the year. just because it brings back memories of what i was doing around this time last year, and the fact that i didn't know i only had a few weeks left with my two legs. >> britain is one of the richest countries in the world. yet a million people in are

being to ask for emergency food rations. dozens of leading angrily cans criticised the government's attitudes towards the poor. we have this report from one of the richest towns in south-east england. >> polly aspires to be a business woman and never wanted handouts, certainly not the government. she had to close her shop done, when her 4-year-old daughter became ill. when she got home, there was no food in the fridge, and not a penny to by anything. so she did what many had to do. go cap in hand to the food bank after raiding the money jar. >> we are nice people. we are not what people expect. we are not drug addicts, shollics. we haven't got ourselves in this situation because we lived an amazing life.

we have it because that's the way it is. >> holly lives on the south coast. it's posh with a capital p. the buskers play jazz. it is the fifth most expensive town in brisbane. here, as elsewhere, the food bank has never been busier. >> the government can fill a slew of statistics. some of the fastest growth rates in the industrialized world. wages up, inflation down. there is now a lair of society here, a million people deep, who can't afford the bakeses. >> the trestle trust, which has 30,000 volunteers at 400 food banks around the country came up with startling figures. in 2010, 61,000 asked for emergency rations. the following year that doubles. the year after in nearly

tripled. it nearly tripled again last year to a million people. >> many families - they can be an unexpected bill away from a crisis. as income stagg nates, so -- snag nates, so, to, more that the families have to deal with. >> 40 senior anglican bishops use the opportunity of easter week to write to the government. >> when i think of jesus and what he stood for and encouraged followers to do, he talked about the good samaritan, the person who joins up the dots, does what they can for real people and coming out with great ideas of thing that others ought to do. >> a couple of days ago david cameron felt he was continuing jesus's work in enabling social change. many in the church feel his government lacks basic christian values in its treatment of the

poor. >> relatives of the chinese passengers on board the missing malaysian jet walked out of a video conference with high-level officials, demanding an apology for an announcement saying the plane crashed over the indian ocean. family members are saying there's not enough evidence to support that, and want regular meetings with government officials and representatives from the companies involved in the church for flight mh370. >> now, it was last on the move around 65 million years ago, but now it's found a new home in washington d.c. a tirana saur us rex schellon is on display. how do you transport a large carnivore. tom ackerman found out. >> five days after leaving by truck from the north-west state of montana. the 16 crates containing the

tyrana saur awes rex arrived at its home. cathy, the rancher who won fame by discovery the fossil was as excited by the event as any tourist. we thought we were done with the hooray, and this is welling up, here we go again, and it's just as much fun this time around. >> visitors will be able to watch as the museum staff unpacks, digitally scanning the bones. once assembled the dinosaur will be mounted standing upright, showing the statute that reflects its name, copying of the tyrant lizards. >> the smithsonian is billing this as one of the larmst fossils in the -- largest fossils in the world. not as big as the one that got away. >> this is a t rex discovered in south dakota, and a star attract at the field museum. it was brought in auction for

8.3 million. a record sum for a dinosaur and more than the smithsonian could afford to bid. the nation's t rex was found on public land. it came free. it will form the centrepiece of a dinosaur and fossil home. scientists want people to know that dinosaur study is more than looking at dusty bones. >> the number of dino saurs has doubled. it tells us a lot about the nation of the planet, climate change. >> one sign of their relevance, microbes collected from the t rex skeleton in schick have been loaded on the spacex flight awaiting launch. they'll be compared to microorganisms found on the

space station. >> keep up to date with the day's developments particularly, of course, we are looking at fast-moving developments in eastern ukraine today. on the al jazeera website. aljazeera.com. there's an awful lot of background analysis, and let us know what you think as well. >> tax day 2014. i'll tell you how much americans pay, where that money goes and how we could on change the system. train lines are overloaded, and it could cost you. plus get it while you can. google glass on sale for one day only. who is using this wearable tech and why. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money."