destroyed. a 56-year-old man who failed to leave his home when requested sadly was killed in this fire. the fire's about 75% contained. that's all the time we have. thanks so much for watching us. i'm going to turn things over to wolf blitzer. he starts now. right now, violent flares in eastern ukraine. pro-russian militants are digging in as ukrainian troops try to gain ground. and now the clashes are spreading west. also right now, more than 200 nigerian girls still being held captive. an islamic militant group is claiming responsibility, saying it plans to sell the girls. and right now, it's back to square one in the search for the missing malaysia airlines flight 370. australia, malaysia and china are working together to hash out new plans for the next stage. hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.

we begin with the escalating violence in ukraine. and this brand-new statement from the russian foreign ministry. we again urge the kiev organizers of terror against their own people to come to their senses, stop the bloodshed, withdraw troops and sit down finally at the negotiating table. there's fierce flighting in slavyansk. it is a ukrainian helicopter shot down and a steady stream of wounded. [ shouting in foreign language ] in odessa, the volatile mix of russian-speaking separatists and pro-ukrainian groups have battled for several days. at least 46 people are dead so far. pro-moscow sympathizers stormed the police station in odessa. they smashed their way in. a short time later, they celebrated after setting free 67 of their comrades.

ukrainian government blames russia for stirring up the violence. there are 40 to 50,000 russian troops massed on the border with ukraine. our nick payton walsh joining us live. what are you seeing on the ground? >> wolf, we've come out of the town of slavyansk. it was clear the ukrainian military were on the move. we saw one of their snipers heading down the road. as we moved further, those pro-russian militants were building up in numbers and clashes then broke out. at the hospital, we saw a procession of ambulances bringing in, at first, one woman who was shot, her husband said, while standing on a balcony. presumably by a stray bullet. she died moments later. a number of militants brought in, one in a very bad condition. we've been hearing a jet and i think recently, you know, also ukrainian officials have said one of their helicopters was downed. no people in that killed. they survived because they hit a

river. apparently four ukrainian soldiers killed in today's violence. we've been seeing ukrainian military moving into position around this town, the self-declared mayor of slavyansk, pro-russian activist himself, showing me how they blocked the area off, but today is the first time we've seen these clashes in earnest as the ukrainian military tries to move further into to the center. a lot of anger amongst the slavyansk population. a civilian car shot up. by the pro-russian militants. even those men often wearing masks today seemed a lot more human, very angry at what was happening there. i think we're looking at a new chapter for slavyansk where the gloves are in many ways off, wolf. >> more disturbing right now, the situation spreading from eastern ukraine, slavyansk, where you're near now, some of the other towns, all the way west, in a westerly direction,

to odessa. concern this could impact not just eastern ukraine or cry mere ya but also other parts of ukraine. how worried are the ukrainians about that? >> certainly, the fear is this is perhaps part -- maybe the critic the kremlin say, the strategy here. it's taken weeks to get to this extraordinarily dangerous and lethal stage. what happened in odessa over the weekend flared out of nowhere really. the contagion instant tans. we're seeing pro-ukrainians and pro-russians shooting off and killing each other on the streets. over 40 killed in a trade union building fire. many of them pro-russian activists. that's got everybody worried because it's so far west of the anger burning in the east in the country. a little history here. joining odessa through crimea, already annexed by russia, that forms part of putin's referred to in the past

as -- [ speaking foreign language ] as the ancient borders russia used to have. many anxious here as the unrest spreads to that area. as they step in to, quote/unquote, keep the peace, wolf. >> nick paton walsh on the scene. if you take the russian foreign ministry at its word that the stepped up fighting threatens peace across europe, what is the u.s. prepared to do? let's go to the pentagon. our correspondent barbara starr is standing by. you speak to military officials all the time. what do they say about those russian forces, 40,000 on the russian side of the border with ukraine? >> wolf, it's very interesting, u.s. military officials are telling us those troops are holding steady. they are still at those locations near the border on the russian side. 40,000 to 50,000 troops. they haven't added any. they haven't really taken away any. nothing substantially changed. but, and it's a huge but, they

are still ready to move into ukraine on a moment's notice. it could happen so quickly. still, after all these weeks, officials tell us the u.s. might only see it as it was happening. they are that close. but what the u.s. is so concerned about right now of course is not just the troops but also this destabilization that nick is talking about. maybe the russians don't even have to invade. they're destabilizing everything by using these pro-russian activists, by using this type of guerrilla activity that they are putting into eastern ukraine. so much destabilization that there is very little the u.s. can do about it, wolf. what you will see in the coming days are a number of u.s. and nato military exercises in eastern europe. again, designed to reassure the allies in eastern europe. but any direct action to change the situation on the ground in ukraine not expected.

intelligence sharing, some humanitarian aid supplies, but no u.s. military action, wolf. this leaves the obama administration with very little it can do, other than more sanctions, to try to influence the situation. wolf. >> we know elections are scheduled in ukraine towards the end of this month. hundreds of international monitors will be going in to watch those elections, including some very high-profile americans who are scheduled to participate in that as well. is there a sense you're getting over there barbara how concerned pentagon officials might be about the security of these americans, some very well-known americans, who want to monitor those elections, how worried they should be about the security situation, in fact, they could even have free and fair elections in this kind of environment? >> i think the security is a huge concern, wolf. you know, we saw some of those types of monitors being held by the pro-russian militants in eastern ukraine for many days, and only recently released.

so, you know, the issue for security here is the russians could make a statement, everything will be okay. the ukrainians could make a statement, everything will be okay. but a lot of the pro-russian militants are under no strict control and they are moving in a number of areas and the concern is you are going to see some of them simply acting out under their own direction, their own will, and nobody can really predict what might happen. it is a huge concern, wolf. >> it certainly is. i spoke to some of those americans who are expected to go watch these elections. needless to say, they're pretty nervous about all of this right now. barbara, thanks very much. let's go to africa right now. a horrific update be at kidnapped schoolgirls. the islamist militant group boko haram claiming responsibility for last month's abductions in nigeria. the leader of the group made an absolutely repugnant statement about what will happen next.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> "i will sell women, i sell women," that's what he said. isha sesay is joining us. what's been the reaction, isha, in nigeria, because this is causing an international uproar. >> yes, it certainly is, wolf. as you've pointed out, it's been three weeks now since these girls -- [ inaudible ] to see the man, believed to be the leader, saying proudly, defiantly, on tape, as he abducted the girl, and going on to say what he would do, and these are chilling and sickening

words and really confirmation of the worst fears of many here on the ground in nigeria who in the days since have -- [ inaudible ] taken from a place in the country that is under a state of emergency, and yet boko haram was able to go into the school and take them and these girls have not been seen since. great feeling of despair. when you speak to people. [ inaudible ] -- doing more to find these girls, that is the perception on the ground in nigeria. other than in a statement made on camera yesterday by the president, in which he said aircraft and helicopters were being used to scan the area. very little operational detail being shared with the public. there's a great feeling of desperation and disappointment. and now with this tape this gut-wrenching and distress that we've got these developments today and what we hear on that

tape. wolf. >> more than 200 schoolgirls still being held by this group. isha, thanks very much. we'll have more on this story later. our own reporter is there in nigeria. we'll check in with him after the kidnappings. the attorney general of the united states asked u.s. intelligence agencies for a complete assessment of this group boko haram. the u.s. has designated boko haram as a terrorist organization. the terrorism report which just came out says the group is responsible for numerous attacks in northern and northeastern nigeria that have killed thousands of people since 2009. loosely translated, by the way, boko haram means, quote, western education is a sin in the local language and has repeatedly targeted places of learning in deadly attacks that has highlighted its fundamental philosophy against any education for women or girls. the three main countries

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it's now been two months since flight 270 disappeared. two months of searching, two months of finding nothing. now an admission the search may have to be revamped once again. the search leaders will finalize plans for the next stage of the operation. they do not know the search, the new search area. they do not know how big it will

become. it certainly will include parts of the ocean that is unchartered, at least as of now. cnn's will ripley is following the developments from malaysia's capital kuala lumpur. >> reporter: the bottom line for this expanded search effort is there's a lot of ground to cover and they need to bring in more equipment to do it. during 18 dives, the bluefin-21 has covered fewer than 200 square miles. the newly expanded search area is 23,000 square miles. so obviously more technology needs to be brought in so they can cover this area. it's even going to take a long time with adding additional resources, expected to take up to 12 months and cost up to $60 million. we know in australia they will be meeting to decide what technology they want to bring in and how to effectively deploy it and get the search area covered and hopefully find some sign of the missing plane. there's something else that needs to happen first. and that is a team of experts, many of them were right here in kuala lumpur in the days and weeks after mh.

370 disappeared. they're now going to fly to australia and take another look at at data. everything from the satellites to the expected pings underwater to even data during the visual search. they're doing the math, perhaps more simulations, to make sure they still feel their best educated guess puts the missing plane in this area. the skepticism, there's a good reason for it, simply because if you look at the numbers, it's pretty staggering. 4.6 million square miles have been searched so far. more than 300 flights. more than 3,000 flight hours. 29 aircraft. 14 ships involved in this search. and still no sign of the missing plane. now, wolf, here in kuala lumpur over the weekend, news broke of a series of arrests. the royal malaysian police confirmed to cnn they arrested 11 suspected militants accused of planning attacks in and out

of malaysia. in spite of one newspaper report claiming these arrests were somehow connected to the missing plane, the authorities here tell us they found no connection to mh-370. this is something they continually investigate here. as you know, malaysia is an important partner with the united states in counterterrorism. wolf. >> will ripley, thank you. good report. in about 30 minutes or so, this hour, as investigators review all their data once again, i'll ask our plane panel if they think they're getting any, any closer to finding flight 370. just ahead, the l.a. clippers are on their way to the next round in the nba playoffs, but will the controversy and the drama involving their owner and his racist rant distract that? and is donald steriling about to do his own full-court press to stop the nba from making him sell his team?

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and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. despite all the drama off the court over their owner's racist remarks, l.a. clippers have now advanced to tonight's semifinals. they'll face off with the oklahoma city thunder. the team owner donald sterling has been banned for life facing a $2.5 million fine. but not his wife who is also a co-owner. cnn's ted rowlands is joining us from los angeles. seems like everyone's talking about this now. sterling spoke to de jure magazine about his alleged mistress who talked with barbara walters. herself, sterling's wife, has been talking with the nba commissioner. update us on the latest developments. >> the bottom line, wolf, this season is the best ever in franchise history for the l.a. clippers and as the team is

doing well on the court, off the court, of course, there is drama, and the more talk we hear, the more a lot of people believe that both mr. and mrs. sterling want to keep the clippers. >> up high! >> with a win this weekend, the los angeles clippers are moving on to the next round of the nba playoffs. meanwhile, off the court, the drama surrounding team owner donald sterling continues to grow. in an interview with abc's barbara walters, v. stiviano, the woman heard with sterling on the now infamous recordings, defended the clippers owner and claimed she's still close with him. >> is donald sterling a racist? >> no. i don't believe it in my heart. >> what is his state of mind right now? >> confused. i think he feels very alone. >> reporter: mean why, sterling's wife shelly, who was

at this weekend's game, says she thinks the nba's plan to hire an executive to run the team is a great idea. releasing a statement that seems to indicate she'd like to hold on to the clippers. which is part of a family trust. the statement says, in part, as a co-owner, i am fully committed to taking the necessary steps to make the clippers the best team in the nba. that has been my aspiration ever since 1981. >> she's saying essentially that you can do what you want to my husband. he is a racist. maybe you can strip him of his control as board of governor. but this is a piece of family property and you can't just take away our property. we didn't do anything, we didn't say anything, this is not us. >> reporter: as for donald sterli sterling's next move, it's unclear. after speaking with sterling, he doesn't think he'll go down without a fight. >> i think that he thinks he's going to be the owner for a long time. that he wants to stay the owner.

and i said this will be a long protracted fight and a painful thing for a city that is a great city, a great american city. >> reporter: and, wolf, the bottom line, a lot of people are getting ready for what could be a long protected fight. we haven't heard anything specific from donald sterling except that reference, that de jure magazine. he quoted him only about his reaction to v. stiviano saying, quote, i should have paid her off. but we haven't heard anything official from him as to whether or not he's going to fight the effort to sell the team. >> i'll be speak later in "the situation room" with the publisher of "de jure" magazine, the one who had that lengthy phone conversation with donald sterli sterling. i'm also speak with one of the co-owners of the atlanta hawks, at 5:00 today as well. lots happening on this front. we'll go in depth, 5:00 p.m. eastern, in "the situation room." meanwhile, the situation in ukraine is clearly worsening.

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from battles with pro-russian separatists. ukrainian military is fighting to take back land seized by the militants but the russian foreign ministry says the escalating violence threat bes peace across europe and moves the country closer to civil war. the spreading violence in ukraine could show an expanding russian appetite for more in the country. so where will it end? who's going to stop the pro-russian militants? and all of this coming, only days away from national elections. our own carwa damon joining us from ukraine. what's the feeling on the ground? how worried are they about an all out civil war? >> very worried, wolf. people are absolutely terrified. not just about the consequences of an all out civil war but what will happen if the ukrainian forces decide to move into these various cities and use military means to try to regain control over the various buildings in the hands of the pro russian

separatists. many of them in residential areas, in the very center of these cities. they're also greatly worried about what the consequences will be of a potential russian invasion. on a more day to day basis, there's this overwhelming sense of lawlessness. people being picked up off the streets. the pro-russian camp acting with complete impunity. there's no authorities for anyone to turn to. basic things like turning to the police force if something happens to you. that's not an option for people here anymore. they're trying to cope with seeing the very disintegration of their entire society. and basically of their entire lives. >> so ways the likely -- between now and the elections, what's the likelihood this is going to spread? really, mean, we know there's an all-out civil war in syria, you've covered that war, what's the likelihood we could see the start of that kind of bitter awful battle going on? >> well, that's difficult to

tell at this stage, wolf. and also it's an issue of various people within the society becoming more polarized against one another. the more moves the ukrainian government makes, the more bitter people here grow against it at least those in the pro-russian camp. what's also of great concern is what's going to happen when this referendum takes place. the pro-russian camp planning on moving ahead with it on may 11th. they do believe that they will get the votes or that it's going to be something of a foregone conclusion, that they will vote to be their own federal entity at least for now. and then that's supposed to lead on to another referendum, asking people whether or not they want to be a part of russia. so there's so many uncertainties and unknowns in the future that are keeping everyone here on edge. and of course everyone fearing the worst case scenario. and that is, as you've been saying, an all out war. >> an all out civil war.

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now. president goodluck jonathan of nigeria. have they asked for specific military or security help? >> wolf, we know that the president yesterday said that he felt confident that the girls would be returned home. he said he has directed his military security agencies to do everything to find these girls. he's also said he's talking with neighboring countries, cameroon, niger, chad, to effectively garner support for what now we understand that having boko haram claim the fact they did this means now these children could be in some of those neighboring countries. in fact, the parents have been worried about that all along. they actually said to us they've seen convoys filled with young girls and militants going into the -- on a road leading into cameroon, and this is what they

were afraid was going to happen, that the supposed leader of boko haram saying he is going to sell these girls in a marketplace, what these parents did not want to hear. the military has not been able to do anything to bring these girls home. it's been three weeks and the parents, not only the agony of having the children taken in ht dead of night by these armed attackers but now understanding they may have been sold, wolf. >> the nigerian government is criticizing the girl's parents for not fully cooperating with police? what's that about? >> it's a head scratcher, wolf. nobody -- i mean, you know, if you are going to want a dragnet to bring these girls home, it would be great to have pictures, names. but that doesn't mean you're not able to do your job. you are one of the largest militaries in africa. this is something they should have been doing from the very beginning.

that's what the parents we've spoken to on the ground have said. not only were they angry right after this happened because they didn't see any discernible movement by the military to bring these girls home. what they told us is they were risking their own lives to go into the forest, armed with sticks, with stones, whatever they could get their hands on, to bring their daughters or sisters home. military wasn't doing the job. now three weeks later the president comes out and says it would be easier to carry out the search and rescue operation if the parents would provide names and pictures. it sounds, you know, we talk a lot about this. in the united states, when there's an amber alert, a child goes missing, it feels like the entire country is looking for that one particular child. here, we're talking about 200-plus girls, gone missing, in the middle of the night, three weeks later, no one knows where they are. >> they don't want the parents to release pictures of their daughters because they're fearful if the girl's pictures show up on television, the terrorists are going to torture

them even more. is that right? >> that's right. the parents we've spoken to have said they know the militants have told them if they see pictures in the media, if you release names, that you will put your daughter's lives in jeopardy. that has been relayed to us by parents on the ground. this is why they've been rel reluctant to do so. there's some media outlets that got names and pictures we're not able to verify. the idea you would put this child's picture on a screen or in a newspaper and jeopardize that child's life, that's what the parents are worried about. they know the military -- they have said the mi walitants are watching the media and if they see those pictures harm could come to those children, wolf. >> thanks very much. he's on the ground for us, has been there since the beginning of this crisis. we'll continue to cover this story for our viewers in the united states and around the world. other news we're following. the search for flight 370 could

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later this week, australia, china, malaysian leaders will meet to talk about the search for flight 370. after two months of searching, they'll lay out what the next phase of the investigation will look like. one thing is almost certain, the new search area will be much bigger than the current search area it l area. let's bring in our experts. peter goelz. and tom fuentes, the forr eform assistant director of the fbi. listen to what he said about the new challenges that the search will entail. >> we know that the water is very deep.

and for the next stage involving sonar and other autonomous vehicles, potentially very great depths, we need to have an understanding of the ocean floor to be able to undertake that kind of search effectively and safely. >> all right, peter, this sounds like a brand-new almost start from scratch monumental task. >> i think it is in some ways. they're going to have to get new vehicles that can go down to greater depth and can be there for the long haul. they can't be pulling them up, you know, every 20 hours. these things are going to have to stay down and search the bottom of the ocean and map it. and it's going to be months and months. >> and apparently this trilateral group, malaysia, australia, china, they're almost going to start from scratch recording the data that was collected. they're going to take another fresh look at it with some other

outside experts to see if maybe they're not even looking in the right place to begin with. >> right. that's part of the fact that china's going to be included is significant. they have the space program. some of the best mathematicians in the world. have them get involved, along with the australians. >> why not the u.s. being involved? >> think the u.s. is involved. >> they talk about these three countries. the u.s. has the best space program, the best satellite program. the u.s. has the best kind of information on a situation like this. >> the u.s. has been looking at it with them from the beginning, ntsb and -- >> shouldn't they be part of the real core group? >> i don't -- >> u.s.-made plane, boeing. >> i don't know to what extent they're being excluded. >> you think the u.s. should be intimately involved, just as these other countries? >> i think they should. i think from a support standpoint they are. ntsb and faa officials have been out there from the beginning. i think they're getting ready to stay for the long haul. but it's expected. australia, china, malaysia.

they're going to take the lead. they're going to pay for it. >> malaysian authorities. you worked with malaysia on various counterterrorism issues. they arrested 11 suspected terrorists. they insist this roundup has nothing to do with the disappearance of malaysia flight 370. what's your analysis? >> what i've learned about that case is it's been ongoing for more than a year. so it precedes the event of the plane going missing on march 8th. it's in an uniter area of malaysia. and the malaysians have been working with the fbi on this case. gesh again, it's a year-long case they were working on. >> it doesn't look, at least as of now, as if it has any connection at all to the disappearance the flight? >> no, other than the terror groups constantly make the threats of all the things they're going to do. so they have to take a look at it. the group was under very strong surveillance for this year. but it's not like they were out free to go do anything. >> is there any indication any

of these alleged terrorists are boasting they had a role in the disappearance? >> no. >> as far as you know, no one has claimed credit or responsibility for this disappearance? >> no one has, particularly this group, no one specifically has. >> where do we go from here? >> well, i think in -- probably in about a week or ten days, we'll see a new plan announced. my guess is they're going to have to deal with the families by issuing a presumptive certificate of death for those families that need it so they can plan their lives and start to go forward. i assume they'll be a large cash payout. in accordance with the treaties. and we're just going to be into it for the long haul. >> these families, so many of them, if you listen, they don't want to believe their loved ones are dead and they're not ready to give up yet. until they see at least some wreckage. at least not yet. all right, guys, thanks very much. coming up, warren buffett's nickname is of course the oracle of omaha. now he's predicting the future

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escalating tensions in ukraine also seem to be making investors nervous. the target ceo greg is out after 35 years with the company. you will recall private information of as many of 110 million customers is believed to have been breached. at least $60 million in losses so far. >> if you wondered if the airlines are making a profit off of all of the baggage fees, guess what. they are. all of us are paying a lot more. the major carriers have cashed in big time. erin is going through the report for us. what do the numbers tell us. >> this is a new report that came out a few hours ago. the u.s. airline industry has gone through a tew multiuous

period. this ancillary fees have really boosted their profits. take a look at some of these numbers. the u.s. airline industry made an overall profit of $98 mill n million. so a huge jump there in baggage fees. so a quarter of the profit for last year, so let's go through some of what the airlines made. delta collected $2.3 million. united, $624 million. u.s. airways, american airlines. so you put those two together. that's over a billion last year for those two. spirit with $211 million. on top of that, one of the other

fees for changing your reservation. think can charge you 100 bucks for that. >> billion dollars? >> yes. >> some airlines they want to charge you were carry on if you put your bag in the overhead compartment. >> and they will charge you for extra leg room if you're tall. but as you know, wolf, this is washington, so we're seeing a number of trade organizations push for legislation so that airlines will have greater transparency in the overall purchase price of a flight. >> you should be paying more for access to our airports. >> housing in the united states has taken years to take off the

ground. if you're still wondering how a potential investor is affected, warren buffet said have no fear. >> this was at the annual shareholder meeting for warren buffet's company. some 38,000 people believe it or not, descended on omaha to hear what the so called or oracle of omaha had to say. he made news last week saying the u.s. housing market has not improved as quickly as he had anticipated. that is far below where it was when we were going through the

financial crisis so i wanted to ask him what his outlook was because so many of his businesses are in the housing segment or exposed to it. >> the housing market is not improving in the pace you would wish to see. are you worried about another decline? >> no. it just hasn't improved at a fast rate. families that are horrible get tired of living with their inlaws. you have got some things going for you. he said that hormones cause people to want to have children and not want to live with their inlaws. there is a growing income divide and he said american business is doing extraordinarily well. we know that with the stock market highs we have seen. but still there is that divide

with so many people despite how well the market does that cannot seem to get by on what they're making. >> you had a chance to speak with the founder of facebook. what's he saying? >> we had a chance to ask warren buffet about zukerburg. some people have been saying with facebook making all of these acquisitions and mark is so young as the ceo of facebook but already so successful. so what does warren buffet think? listen. >> looking at rising corporate leaders in america right now, i would like your take on mark zukerburg. >> i don't know him well. he joined our giving pledge and changed the lives of billions of people around the world. it's remarkable what he has done. i was doing nothing at that age. >> i think he was building up to

be the investor that he is today. he was asked in the meeting what the next ceo should make and he said that they deserve to make a lot, but the question is how much money will they accept. so stay tuned. does he name kpacompanies he rey likes? >> he never does. you can look at where brookshire hathaway invests. they are in a number of big banks. he will say be a long term value invest investor. over time, i'm talking decades, he believes the market won't fail you, wolf. that's his strategy. >> i'm sure you will speak to mark at some point in your

career. if you want to check out the interview in its entirety go to our cnn money website. that's it for me. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in the situation room. newsroom with martin savage starts right now. >> hi, i'm martin savage. it's a pleasure to be with you the nightmare is confirmed. girls were taken deep into the night, the terror group that took them is finally claiming responsibility. in a rambling and repulsive hour long video you hear chilling claims from the leader of the militant group, boca raton.