store. i have no idea. >> and you live in new york. >> between new york and miami. i don't know any here or there. i'll have to look. >> the show may be over, the conversation continues on the website aljazeera.com/considerthis or facebook or google+ pages. see you next time. >> good evening everyone. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. diffusing the crisis. diments strike a deal on -- diplomats strike a deal on eastern ukraine, but vladimir putin says he still could send in troops. highway attacks. a major break in a string of shootings near kansas city. >> standing guard for a rancher and his cattle. why these americans are taking up arms against the u.s. government. >> and the magic of movies. how the tribeca film festival

helped to heal new york a9/11, and became a major destination for film makers around the world. >> deescalation, that's the coal of a diplomatic deal -- goal of a diplomatic deal for the ukraine. the deal was reached in ukraine, here is what it says: >> after announcing the deal secretary of state john kerry called on the russians to stick

to it. >> we expect the russian separatists who they have been supporting lay down their arms, leave the buildings and pursue their political objectives through the constitution that the agreement guarantees. >> the white house welcomed the agreement. president obama voiced doubt about the commitment to see it through. >> libby casey reports from the white house. >> president obama not expressing a lot of confidence in the deal, saying he's waiting to see proof that russia is serious about changing the situation on the ground. he said at this point no one is sure of anything, although he used words like hope and promise, and said there is a possibility, a prospect that diplomacy could lead to deescalation. the preference would be for vladimir putin to follow through on a glimmer of hope coming out of the geneva talks, but we are not going to count on it until we see it. in the meantime we'll prepare

what our other options are. president obama said it will take several days to see if the situation on the ground in ukraine changes. he's continuing to have conversations with world leaders, and spoke with angela merkel on thursday, and planned to speak with the prime minister of the u.k., david cameron, and work with european allies on deeper sanctions. also trying to help ukraine's economy, trying to figure out how to stablilize, what measures can be brought to bear. n.a.t.o. and president obama said there is a commitment to meeting n.a.t.o.'s obligations so a wait and see attitude from the white house at this point. >> libby casey reporting from the white house. >> on the eve of those talks, there were clashes at a military base in south-eastern ukraine, the deadliest episode since the turmoil began in the eastern cities. >> kiev has confirmed that it's forces killed three pro-russia

protesters, which took part in an assault on the building. more than a dozen others were wounded. the interior ministry said is a crowd of about 300 people launched the attack using molotov cock toilets and stun grenades. an unsettling report - have been hearing that leaflets were handed out, telling jewish people they have to register. the separatist leader said they are phoney. still, secretary john kerry says the u.s. is alarmed. >> this is not just intolerable, it's grot esque. it is beyond unacceptable. and any of the people who engage in at least activities, from whatever party or ideology which or place they crawl out of, there's no place for that.

>> lincoln mitchell joins us. i want to start with the leaflets, what is your rehabilitation to the leaflets. >> they are extraordinarily troubling. there's a history of the jewish people in ukraine has been a difficult pun. the holocaust saw many ukrainian jews being killed. anti-semitism has deep roots. we see hue jews became a bit of a royal football. with vladimir putin being portrayed in a similar way. raising the specter of fascists, and that western ukrainians are anti-sem ittists. the new governments says it's not true, there's no anti-semitism here. jews that spend time in the ukraine, and i would put myself in that group, recognise there's a lot of anti-semitism.

the fliers are distressing, the question of their true origin is unknown. is there something that a person in donetsk government - i don't know what you call it - put out, is that because that's the way they feel about jews? that would be frightening. was it put out by somebody else, showing again how vulnerable the people are. it's a distressing piece of news. i'm not sure what can be done. we want to obviously hear and learn more. on to the diplomatic deal. let's talk about that for a second. >> is it significant. the. >> the president of the united states doesn't think it's significantly. >> i was struck by secretary of state john kerry, who almost acted like it was someone else's secretary of state that made the deal. it has the makings of a deal,

but the language how both sides have to de-escalate and control extremists is language which is manipulatable by both side, particularly russia. the leader of the donetsk people's republic, the new independence donetsk government, if you will, saying "we didn't sign the agreement, we are not party to it." it's easy for russia to say "we can't control them, they are independent actors, which we have heard from the russian government." i'm not confident that this will lead somewhere. on the other hand it's better to talk and negotiate. i'm for that. i'm not confident. >> you get the deal and president obama says military actions off the table. russia's president says he still night use military force if needed. what is your rehabilitation to that? >> that's the problem with the deal. it's easy for a russian leadership, for vladimir putin to say the united states and the

western part of ukraine didn't live up to their part of the deal. ethnic russians feel threatened. that's the problem. the president of the united states would like russia to take the military option off the table. regardless of, i think, the chest beating we are hearing from some in washington is not really on the table for the united states. there's nothing in the agreement that says russia has to move troops away from the ukrainian border. the option is real. the chance of a military invasion into ukraine over the next 5 to 10 days is not - is smaller that it was 24 hours a go, but not significantly smaller. >> doesn't russia get more out of the deal than anyone else. >> yes, notably, there's nothing in the deal saying what happened in crimea is open for discussion. in some sense, this further seals and finalis the russian annexation of crimea, and it doesn't hold russia - it gives

russia a lot of wiggle room to get out of doing anything. i would add and this is significant, while both russia and the u.s. and europe want a ukraine that is friendly to them, and support them and is oriented towards them. russia, an unstable ukraine, collapsing state, that benefits russia, now, i'm afraid that may be the default, or the path of least existence, and that's a victory from moscow. >> thank you. >> every year russia's president vladimir putin host a televised q and a session, and spent four hours fielding questions, beginning with the situation in ukraine. peter sharp has more from moscow. >> no coincidence as the full court party talks got under way in moscow, vladimir putin was

stealing headlines. he engaged in a 4-hour question and answer question with the russian people. >> top of the agenda the crisis in ukraine, and one question - would vladimir putin send in the troops? >> >> translation: i can remind you that russia's federation council granted the president the right to use armed forces. i very much hope i will not have to use the right and we'll be able to solve all issues in ukraine by political and diplomatic means much >> this is an event which plays well at home. vladimir putin has a firm message to foreign countries like the united states, which imposed sanctions on russia over its actions in ukraine. >> can a compromise be found on the ukrainian issue between the united states and russia. the compromise must be found not between third party players but different forces. this is the key point. is it two different messages to

take away from the telethon. vladimir putin saying he's sure ukraine and russia could reach an understanding. but warning the west that he may deploy if the russian-speaking minority are threatened and said "i hope i don't have to use that." >> if there was a caller likely to aggravate the minister it was this. former u.s. spy contractor edward snowden having his first known public conversation with vladimir putin. >> does russia intercept, store or analyse in any way the communications of millions of individuals. >> translation: mr edward snowden, you are a former agent in in the past i had something to do with intelligence. so we will talk between ourselves as professionals. >> vladimir putin's refusal to happened over edward snowden

back in june strained ties with the united states, and with the det look over ukraine getting worse, that relationship with washington is unlikely to improve. >> an urgent search is underway in south korea for hundreds of people, many children, still missing after this week's ferry accident. most of the passengers on the ship were students heading to the island of jeju for a field trip. the ferry ran into trouble off the coast of jindo island, and the death toll has climbed to 25. harry fawcett reports from a boat in the jindo sea. >> you can see the size of the operation out here from a boat. there's frustration that more attempts, risks have not been taken to get into the upturned hull of the ship and sow if they

can fine -- see if they can find any survivors. we are approaching the time when rescuers said it would be the optimum time in terms of conditions. this is the first of the two periods mooted. there has been a lot of activity around the prow in the last few minutes. three crane ships have been deployed. this is the first of them. one is on the scene already. there will be attempts later in the process to raise this vessel, move it where it's easier to access. for now the efforts are concentrated on trying to dive once more. >> that's harry fawcett reporting. >> in south sudan, the united nations says is a group of armed men pretending to be peaceful protesters attacked a u.n. compound. 20 were killed when the mob opened fire at the base, which was sheltering 5,000 civilians.

it happened on thursday in bor, a city that changed hands between the government and rebels several times since december. that's when fighting erupted over who should be president. the u.s. condemned that attack. iran is following through on promises to destroy its nuclei stockpile, according to the u.n. international atomic energy agency. they've cut about three-quarters. the u.s. is releasing $450 million in trozen iranian assets. if it complies with the aspects of a nuclear deal, it gets billions more. >> coming up next - bringing detroit back. how private investors are helping to bring entrepreneurs to the city. >> and the fine print - general mills says something as simple as asking for a couplon could terminate your right to sue the company.

>> we get an update out of kansas city, missouri, where a highway suspect is in custody

over some shootings in the area. ashar quraishi joins us with more on that. what can you tell us? >> that is the first news we heard out of the police, is that they do have a suspect in custody. they have given few details about how they came to the conclusion that this was the man that may be responsible for the shootings. 20 in all, but 12 linked by kcpd. the investigation, they say, is not over. the press chief came out and addressed news reporters a short time ago outside of a home in grandview missouri, south of kansas city. let's listen to what he had to say. >> we apprehended who we believe to be the suspect in the highway shootings. we'll have a press conference tomorrow where hopefully i can give you more information. you'll probably ask a lot of questions i can't answer. the prosecutor will get the case file, no charges have been laid yet, they'll determine that matter.

>> as the chief said, they have not named the suspect because charges have not been filed. we expect a news conference tomorrow morning, where we expect for details. they are saying there's a suspect in custody, and drivers in kansas city area should feel safer. >> what is the feeling in the vouching area -- surrounding area of kansas city, as a result of this arrest. >> this is something that has been going on for some time. the shootings happened in early march. continuing 20 in all. 12 linked and drivers not certain what the motivation was of the shooter. with someone in custody right now, the police are confident about the fact that he is the suspect that they are looking for and have been assuring residence that he's off the roads and i imagine a sigh of relief that you hear from dressers. >> thank you very much. >> we are spending five days in

destroyed as part of a series that puts a spotlight on the issues and the people affecting landmark cities. detroit, once a powerful ski, now the largest in the u.s. to go bankrupt. in september the white house said it's giving $300 million in grants. michigan legislators are looking into 350 million. but private money is going into detroit. and a man is trying to help dozens of entrepreneurs get their business off the ground. we are joined from detroit by bisi onile-ere. >> phil cooley is an entrepreneur who offers work space inexpensively for those looking to start their own businesses. phil cooley feels that rebuilding the middle class is key to the future. in detroit said cashing town

neighbour -- corktown neighbourhood the abandoned station is a symbol of plight. the small community has endured tough times. 36-year-old phil cooley is trying to change the narrative. >> everything shifts and changes. so we try to accommodate growth. >> phil cooley, a former fashion model opened a successful restaurant in corktown 10 years ago. now he's in the business of helping others. >> this is what started off as a dance studio then became fencing, as you see the line. >> in 2011 he purchased a 30,000 square food abandoned warehouse for $100,000. >> it had a negative history. we wanted to see how it could have a positive future. >> it's an enclave of small creative entrepreneurs that are referred to as pony ride, a name chosen to invoke creativity of

children. >> in a bankrupt city where the jobless rate is over 15%, he's trying to reignite the entrepreneurial spirit. >> he leases a space with utilities. this man opened a metal shop. $280 buys him space that would rent for over $1,000. >> trying to think about the possibilities, or show people what the possibilities are. i think that that's like the power of what we are doing here. >> andrew ward is a concrete craftsman who moved here with his family. >> i have a certain i am not of skill and a desire and ambitious, but i don't necessary have the capital to start something. this gives me the opportunity to start it. >> savings that are put in a

position to hire. >> the number they pick - i want to employ 10 people, i want to pay a good wage and provide a healthy, stable drama-free working environment. >> is there room to gro or are you at capacity. >> we are at capacity, we are lucky. >> cooley says what is working here can be shared with other communities, even if it creates one job at a time. >> the financial future is in limbo. after five decade, could make just as long. >> it's not all about work. organizers volunteer hours of work. since its inception, pony ride created dozens of jobs.

>> bisi onile-ere, thank you. >> urban planner tony griffin oversaw regeneration projects in detroit, newark, washington d.c. and joins us from new york. welcome. >> thank you. >> give me your rehabilitation to what is going on in detroit? >> i'm very optimistic about detroit, despite the challenges it is facing, having spent the last three years working with the community, to create a long range fan for the future. this started as a moment of 2010 census, when the city learnt it lost another 24% of its population. detroit is a city that lost 20% of its population. >> it was 1.8 million people. it's the 18th largest city, and holds a number of significant assets. 700,000 people is nothing to

sneeze at. it has the north american busiest border crossing and holds the state's major health and education institutions and has a robust and fearsly committed civic infrastructure that spent the last three years putting together the strategic framework. >> we spent the week looking at hopeful stories from detroit. i don't want to cast aspersions, but there are still very serious problems facing that city. crime and blight and a lack of jobs is a few of those problems. how big are those obstacles s. >> they are challenging obstacles to be sure. when we look at the fact that these have been sustained economic changes. why i feel optimistic and why detroit is seizing the moment of crisis, it's recognising that

business as usual is no longer acceptable. the first call crisis is an excellent examples. households are paying more fees for the water services, for the electricity services. the infrastructure has not been reconfigured to a city that is 60% smaller than it was. i think the work that the community has down to create the framework puts it in a path to mo to an efinal way of over -- efficient way of overcoming the chngs. >> we talked about the infrastructure, and the amount of money the federal government began to put in, and possibly the state. how much will it really take to put detroit right again? >> it will take more than government intervention. you are beginning to see a multisectorial approach. it is a very robust philanthropic community, the

civic, faith-based, business has invested a significant amount downtown. >> what i'm saying is is that enough, without the government putting in more than they are talking about now? >> i think, of course, i would love to see the country look at cities like detroit as a moment to invest in more innovative infrastructure dealing with transport eights and stormwater management systems. it will take a collective effort to overcome the chngs. >> what sort of political power do the people of detroit scr? >> it's in a moment of tep use political power. the city is in receiveship from the state. there is a newly elected leadership at the mayoral level, the first time leaders in office are leaders, there's hopeful and optimistic opportunity for the leaders to work to try to find

solutions. >> we look forward to seeing great things in the future. >> tomorrow night. in five days in destroyed, we go to the symphony. detroit musicians are hitting a high note, finding a new audience. >> coming up next - battling the weather. an effort to find survivors and victims of the south korean ferry disaster, off the the coast of south korea. a live update coming up. wrong numbers - president obama says new stats show the health care law is working. we'll sits sent the numbers and see if he's right when we come see if he's right when we come back. [ grunting ]

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issues raised offer the sinking of that south korean ferry. also, freedom fighter or law breaker - a farmer takes on the u.s. government, and an armed militia has his back. the film festival that sprouted after 9/11 comes full bloom ash - a look at the importance of the tribeca festival. >> richelle carey here first with the top stories. >> the white house welcomed a diplomatic yield to ease tensions in eastern ukraine. it is skeptical about russia's roll. secretary of state john kerry met his counterparts from russia, ukraine and the e.u., the agreement calling on illegally armed groups to disarm and vacate occupied buildings. >> vladimir putin hosted a call-in program, answering questions on a wide raping of topics, including the situation in ukraine, and questions from edward snowden, on whether russia spies on its citizen.

>> vladimir putin says for specific citizen, with court positions. almost 300 people are missing after the ferry accident in south korea. >> rescuers are pumping air into the ship's hull, in case survivors are stuck inside. the ship saying two days ago 25 were dead. most passengers were high school students on a field trip. a nightmare for the parents. it's playing a big roll in the rescue efforts, making a difficult situation worst. meteorologist kevin corriveau is here with more than that. >> it is spring time across the east china sea. that means the same thaping as here in united states. be see system after system moving through the region, 24 hours ago we were watching this system. thursday afternoon this is what they had to deal with. 24 hours later, things have

cleared up. we are looking at conditions on friday, about midday now. this is the best that they'll see, make a little longer than that, because we'll see another system. i'll get to that in a moment. temperatures in the water are a major problem. it hasn't really warmed up across the region. in the disaster area, we are talking about water temperatures, and 55 maybe a little less. if you want to think about hyperthermia, it takes one to six hours in temperatures like this. we are well past that. the temperatures are not that much better. 64 degrees there. over the next day we are watching a major system coming out of china, with this system, that you see there, here, this is the one that will cause tropical storm force winds across areas. we'll watch it carefully. this storm will be windy, and bring the swells up.

we are talking about 12-15 feet across the area, windy and cold. major problems as we go into the weekend. >> thank you. the ferry disaster is raising questions about safety and while some managed to save themselves by jumping off the ship, others chose or were told to stay on board. richelle carey has been working on that. >> it took two hours for the ferry to sink. in that time passengers were told to stay put, that they should not try to get off the ship. >> this is amateur cell phone video taken on the ship as it sank. passengers had life vests on, but are staying in place. that's because an announcement is telling them don't move, it's more dangerous if you move. some survivors say listening to the announcement and following directions could have cost the missing 300 passengers their lives. kim petersen, a maritime security and safety consultant

said the captain told passengers to stay put while he tried to stablilize the ship. there may have been confusion about evacuation. >> about 30 minutes she listed to 5 degrees, at which point a deck officer recommended that he order the evacuation of all the passengers. >> a transcript of the ship to shore communication shows the captain gave the abandon ship ard half hour after a transportation very wellsle told the captain. new rules on briefing passengers at the start of a voyage will not go into effect until 2015. >> we are not sure whether there was any briefing given in as much as it was a 14 hour crews from inchon to jeju. >> while passengers, most of them students on a field trip stayed put, there are

unconfirmed reports that the captain and the crew were first off the ship. the captain, wearing a grey hoodie apologised as he sat in the south korean coast guard office. >> if anyone is alive in the ship. survivors say they may be in two place, the game room and the restaurant. >> the biggest problem they are facing is cold. the water is some 10 degrees celsius, and the likelihood is that anyone that is in the water is going to be suffering from cold ippouries at this point. >> there were no life boats on the vessel. just like rafts. they need to be deployed manually by the crew. there were enough for everyone on the ship, only two, two, were deployed. >> a lot of kids on the boat. >> a lot of kids. >> hundreds of mourners attended an interfaith memorial service

at a jewish center in overland park. the site of one shooting that took place on the eve of pasz over. the suspected shooter frazier glenn cross is in custody and federal particulars say there's enough evidence to put him before a grand jury for a hate graham. ashar quraishi has that -- hate crime. >> ashar quraishi has that story. >> hundreds gathered in the autotorium of the jewish center to remember the three killed in the shootings. >> if we could love and embrace the opposite of hate. we can stand together and be stronger. >> along with religious leaders, u.s. attorney-general eric holder reflected on the lives cut short. >> a guy with a rifle is shooting at people. >> for the community of overland park. the violence of this past sunday was a rare cocurrents.

>> it's a city that good schools, low crime rates find themselves at the top of a list of the best places to live. >> garry lived here for 20 years. he left the center hours before the shooting. >> no man is an island. we are in this together. we have to remember that. >> it is a community trying to be resill yet in the face of hate and violence. days after the sunday shootings, it reopened. >> bethany's son attends preschool. >> if one good thing comes of this, i hope people will learn about the community center, and what they offer. my sop has been going to -- son has been going to preschool. we are not jewish, a lot of families are not jewish, there's never been a feeling of judgment. >> the community is recognising the courage and heroism the time

from the shooting was reported. >> we saw each other eye to eye. he pulled a happened gun out and shot at me. >> community leaders say now beguns a time of healing. friends and family premier loved ones. >> one year has passed since a deadly explosion in a fertiliser plant in west texas. memorial ceremonies marked the day. the 2013 blast killed 15 people, most first responders, and the surrounding neighbourhood levelled. including a nursing home and a high school. >> authorities are yet to identify the cause of the fire. >> in southern nevada there's a standoff under way between federal agents and a heavily armed militia. it's the latest in a

decades-long battle between the government and a cattle rancher. we have the story. >> the call sign, the joker, that's as much as divulged. >> what is your eta? >> one of the mysterious militia men coming to suspend bundy ranch in case federal agents return. >> up the treat other armed men have set up a check point. with his ak-47 and 9mm smith and wesson, the joker patrols the nevada desert. >> bundy decided to take a stand. we are backing him up. i'm not afraid of death, i'm afraid of being a slave, living upped tyranny. >> the deposit says clive bundy is trespassing on private land. the bureau of land management started a livestock round up. that triggered bundy's last

stand. >> we, the people, have a sovereign right to defend ourselves. the militia is helping us. >> supporters of clive bundy, many armed volunteers came from across the country, from neighbouring states and as far as from new hamp sire and ten si. >> in a stranted off a few days ago the militia forced officials to retreat and release cattle. some called them heroes, others consider them vigilantes, domestic terrorists and worry about the precedent set. with options, so long a there's people with guns backing you up. >> people are upset that is got to the point where due process served through the court systems can't be carried out in the case of militia. >> it has alarmed residents from

mass keet. >> some call him a welfare cowboy. i agree with that. >> what is unclear is what the federal government will do next. go after bundy's cattle or the man himself, saying: >> the bundy family lived here since the 19th century and say it is their land, regardless of what federal laws and courts say. >> my family come in here, pull with the team of horses. they have been in the cow business and the farm, the agriculture, irrigated land. that is part of the ranch. >> as for cliven bundy's supporters, they set up camp and say they'll stay months or years, however long it takes for the government to back off. >>

>> now to a legal controversy. general mills is responding to a "new york times" article about its new legal policies. the mayinger of grand like cheero, wheaties said consumers joined its social media communities buying products, forfeiting their right. it sparked outrage. general mills said it updated - the updated policy doesn't apply to facebook and 2002er, but online sites hosted by the company. areva martin joins us from los angeles, an attorney. can you explain it to me? >> this is jern mills' way -- general mills' way of controlling responsibility. they say if you download

coupons, you give up your right to a jury trial or arbitration, and with that comes limited punitive damage, the right to appeal and a faster resolution of a dispute between a consumer and company. it was sparked because the supreme court favours these arbitration agreements. >> so the agreement was what determined that, is that right? > think about the benefits. if you download a coupon, general mills will say we'll give you a coupon, but in exchange we want you to give up a right to file a lawsuit, have access to a jury, punitive damages and appeal. >> if you click on a coupon, you have to click something that says you will give up your rights. >> no, no, if you go to the website, and i did it today.

there's a banner at the top of the website telling you about this policy. now, we should note you can opt out. if you decide not to give up the rights, you can send an email with name, birth date and other identifying information and you say "i'm not going to agree to the arbitration provision even if i decide to enter the website", >> lawyers run things in corporations, but i can, for the life of me, this consumer company, i cannot under why they'd want to run people away interest getting coupons. >> it has to do with the proliferation of class actions lawsuits. general mills has been hit with claims that they engaged is false advertising. in yoghurt products. gren owla, and they settled a big lawsuit, with consumers and are trying to limit actions.

they are trying to limit class action lawsuits and want me and u.s. consumers - if we have a dispute, they want to handle them one on one. rather than thousands coming together. >> they really believe that this is worth it, this publicity is words it? >> you know, that's a good questions. you know, there was a supreme court case around 2011 that sanctions these types of arbitration agreements. they are testing the waters to see, you know, is it worth it from a profit standpoint to limit class action lawsuits, limit consumer right to jury trials. in change will people stop buying cheerios, products was of this limitation on the rights to go into court and have access to a jury. >> maybe you can help us understand how the legal decisions are made inside a corporation. what goes through lawyers heads? >> you know - money, it's always

about the bottom line. how much are we paying in legal fees, in class action settlements, and how can we save some of that money and had it drop to the bottom line. >> thank you. >> controversial toronto mayor rob ford announced he'll run for re-election next fall. his campaign kicked off. 11 months after video surfacing showing him smoking crack cocaine. ford says he's sticking to the issues he stressed offer the last four years as mayor. he's promising to fight special interests and keep taxes low. >> another member of the vice president joe biden family is running for office. 45-year-old b, au biden will run for office, he's the current attorney-general. >> the deandrew white had news on -- white house ha nows on

obamacare that could help them come elections. david shuster explains. >> it was a health care announcement from president obama that developments hoped for. >> we know that the number of americans who signed up for private insurance in the marketplace has grown to 8 million people. 8 million people, 35% of people who enrolled through the federal market pleas are upped the age of 35. >> that moons the administration has not only exceeded the original sign up goal, it has achieved a ratio of young to hold that it says will keep health insures premiums in check. the 2015 premiums are scheduled to come out in nef, and insurance companies predict prices will rise 7%, less than the double digits predict, lower than 8-10% increase before obamacare, and could blunt the

ectiveness of republicans campaigning to get rid of the law. >> we know for a fact that rebeeling the affordable care act would -- repealing the affordable care act, would increase of the the deficit. take insurance away from more. public anger over obamacare would lead to victories. and the white house, aware of the polling has been trying to turn the focus to jobs and raising the minimum wage. issues with the democrats running strong are. the president is aring to embrace an obamacare election. >> if republicans want to spend time repealing a law that is working, that's their business. >> that's easy enough for the president to say. still, the data on obamacare is moving in his direction, welcome political news for the party. >> coming up next, our photo of

the day. and the importance of tribeca. the film festival that began after 9/11, and is a major attraction for film makers were around the world.

>> officials say about five climbers are feared missing after an avalanche at mt everest, the snow covering a route used to climb the world's highest peak. rescuers and fellow climbers at the nepal base camp are heading to the area to help. hundreds of climbers are at the base camp hoping to scale the 29,000 foot peak early next month when the weather conditions are better. >> once again, a search is underway in south korea for hundreds of people missing after this week's ferry accident. most passengers on the ship were students heading to the island of jeju.

the ferry running into trouble off the coast off the island of jindo island. >> harry fawcett reports from a boat off the island of jindo in the yellow sea. >> when you get out to the center of the rescue site, you see the size of operation. it is emore or less, the number of -- enormous, the number of resources deployed. there's frustration that more risks have not been taken to get into the hull of ship and find survivors. at this period, this morning, we are approaching a time when rescuers said it would be the optimum time in terms of conditions. there'll be two periods in which the tides and conditions will be right to send more divers in. this is the first of the periods. there's a lot of activity around the area in the last few minutes. also, they are deploying three crane ships on friday. we have seen the first of them, disappearing under a blanket of fog, one is on the scene

already. there'll be attempts later in the pros to raise the vessel, move it where it's easier to access. for now the efforts are concentrated on trying to dive once more. >> harry fawcett reporting. >> the slow progress in the search for flight 370. officials say a robotic submarine finished its first successful scan of the ocean. seabed. so far nothing is found. an oil slick discovered in the ocean sunday tested negative for aircraft oil and fluid. >> word from n.a.s.a. we may not be alone. >> astronomers say they have found a planet similar to earth discovered in the goldilocks zone, an area near a star considered habitable - neither too hot or cold. it's 10% larger than ours and

revolves around its own sun, 500 light years away. >> now to the 13th annual tribeca, in new york, that kicked off. the festival has become a springboard for aspiring film makers. andy gallacher has more. >> it's billed as a venue for independent movie makers. when the tribeca began, the mission was to help lower mann happen recover from -- manhattan recover from the 9/11 attack. residents were scared away others had health concerns. the film festival was established by key industry figures like robert de niro. >> it's part of the city and hopefully be something that will last for a lopping, long time. >> now tribeca is bustling. construction marks the rebirth of a struggling neighbourhood. tribeca did more than just emerge from the shadows.

it's an exclusive neighbourhood. a one bedroom apartment costing $1.5 million. >> but the festival has become a stepping stone into the world's largest film market. >> there were more than 6,000 entries this year, whittled down to a handful from across the globe. from bhutan to china and ireland, it's the mix of talent. >> people from all over the world have submitted films and had them accepted. some of the films may not come out. they are seen at the festival. it's valuable. >> last year over 100,000 people bought tickets to the festival. this year it is expected to grow. this is an audience keen to discover the next big thing. >> playing in tribe ebbinga is a big -- tribeca is a big

opportunity. >> we have an opportunity to identify talented people and amplify their voice in a unique way. >> that is in part to the silver screen. >> and we end tonight with an imaging that caught our attention. the freeze frame is from ukraine. here is - where ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured carrier. as you see the fighter jet fly over. ukrainian government forces and pro-russia militia have been staging shows of force in eastern ukraine as the rhetoric between the two sides escalate. there was a deal between diplomats, we'll see whether it holds. richelle carey with the headlines after this.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm repair r and here are the -- richelle carey, here are the top

stories. u.s., russia, ukraine and the e.u. dread to ease tensions in eastern ukraine. it calls for illegally armed groups to disarm and vacate buildings in exchange for amnesty. russian president vladimir putin hosted an annualized television call in program, answer questions on a range of topics, including the situation in ukraine. and also answer questions from n.s.a. leader edward snowden, won whether russia spied on it citizens. vladimir putin said for specific stit zns. res curers are dumping air into the ship's hold of the south korean ferry. most passengers on board were high school students on a field trip. the international atomic nuclear agencies says iran is ahead on a

deal provided this year. >> it imposes the remaining stockpiles. >> it is hoped sanctions against the country will be eased. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. keep it here. terror on the seas. teenagers on a class trip among the hundreds still missing. south korea's worst ever ferry disaster, and the desperate efforts to save anyone who may have survived. also tonight, burning question. new video of the explosion that levels much of west texas one year ago. and a new question as to why so little has been done to prevent another