calls for revenge. the king of jordan vows to chrysler isis where they live. and how more -- to crush isis where they live. and how more parents are using religion to keep from being forced to vaccinate their children. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us. we begin in taiwan where divers have pulled another body from the water. as they search the wreckage of transasia airways flight 235. [ screams ] >> unbelievable pictures there. an amateur video showing the final moments before that crash as the plane clip the bridge you saw there before landing in the water. 32 people were killed. people are amazed that 15 managed to survive.

>> there's one more remarkable astect to the story. among the survivors, a 1-year-old boy and both of his parents survived. truly lucky family. >> the father got on a bicycle and went searching for that young child. amazing. we're joined live from taipei taiwan. it is cold it is rainy as the search and recovery effort continue in taipei in the river. the search for the 11 bodies that remain. talk about the progress that may have been made at this point. >> reporter: it's 4:00 p.m. local time. probably only another hour's worth of light before it turns dark. the divers have been in the water all day. dozens of them scouring the

river where the plane crashed just after 11:00 a.m. so far they recovered an extra body. that means they are -- there are 11 still un,ed for. we -- unaccounted for. we spoke to a diver earlier. he said it's freezing in the water, but they are doing everything they can to find these victims. they want to reunite them if you like with their loved ones. the families that have gathered here to find their loved ones who are on board the doomed flight. a short time ago, rosemary there was a press conference with the civil aeronautics administration. and they of course are the governing aviation body in taiwan. they presented the log books which at ten:53 a.m. yesterday morning showed that the plane was fly. at 11:00 a.m., it did just that. shortly after, the pilot sent

that mainday message -- mayday message, talking about a flameout engine flameout. and then the plane incredibly clipped the bridge which is just above us. the wing cliffed this way and then crashed into the river. the mayor of taipei spoke earlier today. he talked about the pilot pulling off the heroic stunt because otherwise there's a good chance that the plane could have plowed into a neighborhood just on the other side of this overpass and killing so many more. obviously a tragic day, tragic day for families gathered to find the remain of their loved ones. in taipei the disaster could have been so much worse. >> and it's errol here with rosemary. we're seeing some of the footage

of the few people who are able to survive miraculously. you mentioned the pilot. it's still early days. the black boxes have been recovered. we dope know exactly what's inside. the early information suggests this may have been a freak accident, and the pilot who died in the crash did what he could to get the plane to a less populated area. what do we know about what seems to have caused the plane to go down? >> reporter: we heard from the aviation safety council. they believe that the likely cause of the crash was engine failure. so that is certainly what it seems to be pointing to at this age. as you see, the black box is being analyzed as we speak. it's a process testimony takes things to go over -- takes time to go over the data. but they have to go through the normal processes. for the people who have gathered

here you know, it's not just the divers. there are personnel everywhere from the military the police the navy and all the volunteers that have gathered here to help in a situation. i should also mention a big chunk of the plane, of the fuselage was lifted on to a truck a short time ago. that is going to be taken off and processed, as well. so all this debris being gathered here as part of this investigation. >> all right, anna reporting live from taipei in taiwan. many thanks to you. coming up later this hour the incredible story of one of the flight's youngest survivors. we talked about that 1-year-old toddler who managed to walk away unharmed while others could not. we'll have a much closer look at that. other stories we're following. french authorities say a woman

in a new isis video calling for more attacks in france may be hay at the boumeddiene. she's the widow of amedy coulibaly, the assailant in the deadly attack on the kosher supermarket in paris. that may be her on the right of the screens. boumeddiene is believed to be hiding somewhere in syria. now to more tough talk from jordan's king abdullah after isis murdered jordanian fighter pilot muath al kasasbeh. >> meeting with security officials amman wednesday, the king vowed "a relentless war" on isis which he says is attacking not just jordan but islam itself. a u.s. official tells cnn that jordan now plans to take on a greater share of the coalition air strikes targeting isis. this comes with news that the united arab emirates suspended its role in the air strikes in december citing concerns for its pilots' safety. >> let's get the latest from

jordan. we're joined live from amman. atika, we know at this stage one the king got back he was very well received by the people there. there's a sense of unity even though the isis video was designed to divide. they're seeing the opposite of that. talk about reactionings now and how long -- reactions now and how long the king is likely to enjoy the support, this unity from people within jordan. >> reporter: i think that's going to depend on the next critical steps. what kind of solid action jordan can take against isis. we already know, for example, from the u.s. official that spoke to cnn that jordan has requested to participate in more air strikes against isis. that has to go up the command structure for the coalition. that's not something that can happen right away. but clearly jordan wants to do more while it still has public

support. one of the key things we expect to happen today at some point is we expect king abdullah to visit the kasasbeh family. this is critical not only because he wishes to convey condolences to the family, to reassure them that their son's death was not in vain. for that, he's going to have to convince not only the family but other prominent families and tribes in jordan that the sacrifices they're making the sons flying these missions they will be taken care of. they will be hitting isis hard. but also that if this should happen again, that search and rescue teams will be out there to help get them back in any way they can. these are the kinds of reassurances he needs to convey to families. and we are likely to see a visit to the kasasbeh family at some point today. >> and the father of the murdered pilot, he has called on the king to annihilate isis. is that sentiment very much

shared across jordan? is that the sense there? >> reporter: at this point, yes. we saw yesterday spontaneous gatherings of people to support the king in his fight against isis. also prayers for the kasasbeh family. at one of the prayers, we saw four fighter jets flying overhead. there was a huge cheer and clapping. there is a lot of support for air strikes. in addition to that however, the question hangs whether or not ground troops will be involved. so far that does not seem to be the case. we'll have to see what else jordan can do other than flying these air strikes. other special operations, for example, that might be conducted to hit specific targets of isis. without a doubt they're looking at as many military options as they can to try and bring the fight home to isis as quickly and directly as possible. >> atika schubert from amman, jordan. many thanks to you. ahead, the top u.s. diplomat

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officials in eastern ukraine say at least five people were killed when a hospital was shelled in embattled city of donetsk. schools in this area were also damaged. and in a town nearby ukrainian troops are battling pro-russian rebels for control. what you're seeing now are pictures showing the aftermath of what was very heavy fighting there. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev next hour to meet with ukrainian leaders. he is expected to reiterate american support as ukraine event off attacks from -- ukraine fends off attacks from pro-russian rebels. matthew chance is monitoring the story and joins us from moscow. so let's get an idea of what can be expect to be accomplished from the visit. we know of course that the ukrainian president has very high expectations doesn't he? >> reporter: yes. petra poroshenko the ukrainian

leader calling on nato countries to provide them with technologically advanced weapons so they can prosecute their battle for effectively against the pro russian rebels. it's not clear at this stage what john kerry, the u.s. secretary of state, is going to offer. certainly there's going to be support for the ukrainian government. they're providing financial assistance and providing nonlethal military aid to the ukrainians at this point. thing like night vision goggles and flack jackets and other equipment like that. the big debate right now is should the united states and other countries start providing the governments in kiev with lethal aid, with weapons so they can carry out defensive actions and, indeed attacks against the pro-russian rebels in the east. one of the items being looked at are anti-tank missiles and weapon of that character. the big risk of course is that injecting weapon into that war zone could escalate the conflict. it's unpredictable to try and

assess what the reaction of vladimir putin might be to the idea that the united states would arm the kiev government. and so that's one of the reasons, perhaps the main reason why the united states and other countries have health back from those military supplies so far. but it will be interesting to hear when john kerry has to say when he meets the ukrainian leadership later in kiev. >> of course you know we talk about those risks involved. but the u.s. has seen that economic sanctions have not exactly had much of an impact. so that's why they're being pushed to react in this way. right? >> rape yes. there have been sanction -- >> reporter: yes. there have been sanctions puts in place by the united states the european union, as well. they don't seem to have any impact on the rebels or on russia's backing for those rebels. although the kremlin deny its provides anything but political and diplomatic support for rebels. so yes, i mean the west has

been struggling for some kind of response to this russian action. that's why this issue of lethal aid has been floated again. but you know again, it has to be balanced with this idea that hundreds of thousands of people could be placed at risk if the fighting in eastern ukraine escalates and widen. at the moment it's concentrated around a very small area geographically. there have already been more than 5,000 people killed. but this is a densely pop laid area potentially. if that kind of devastation that we've seen for instance, in donetsk is spread out over the whole area if there's an escalation could see many more people lose their lives. and that's something i think that most governments want to avoid. >> from what you're saying it's unlikely that the united states has made any final decision on this. we would more than likely just see john kerry showing his support for ukraine on this particular visit. is that your sense? >> reporter: i would be quite

surprised if john kerry came out in this visit and said the united states is going to provide lethal aid supplies to ukraine. he to that. the final decision will be made by president obama himself. it's not clear if the decision has been made by the white house. yes, we're certainly expecting to hear words of support at this point at least from john kerry when he's in kiev. >> all right. we'll be watching that closely. you will of course and you'll be reporting back in once we hear any more word on this. matthew chance reporting live from moscow. many thanks. members of the newly elected government in than head for a showdown with german leaders over plans to cut greece's debt repayments. the key question here will they make a deal. one u.s. republican is facing accusations that he had his congressional office decorated to look like "downton abby." the lavish red room. hey! guess what day it is??

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congressional office to look like a room out of the tv show " "downton abbey." abc caught up with congressman aaron shock and followed him all the way to his office. there it is. the controversy started when a staffer told a reporter that the room was inspired by "downton abbey's" red room. shock says he's never even watched the british period drama

but defended his style by quoting taylor swift. >> you know as taylor swift said, haters are going to hate. >> reporter: is this what this is about? haters are going to hate? >> i think there's honest intrigue because, you know most members' offices are cream walls. >> there you go. schoch also faced questions about whether or not the interior designer remodeled the room for free which is not allowed under house rules. schoch says he will pay her as soon as he gets an invoice. yes, that is taxpayer money. >> so bizarre. "sports illustrated" will include an ad featuring a plus-sized model for the first time ever. plenty of people talking about this on social media. it's in the famous swimsuit issue, as well. as a paid advertisement. not a part of the annual photo display of bikini-clad supermodels. 27-year-old ashley graham will appear in the ad for a plus-size

swimsuit company. it's part of a campaign men to give young women a healthier view of their bodies. the issue comes out on monday. greece's newly elected finance minister is in berlin. part of his government's efforts to win support for its debt reduction plan. yanis varoufakis will meet with his german counterpart who has so far been one of his toughest critics. what can we expect? our journalist joins us via web cam from athens to talk about this. and we should say that greece generally wants to renegotiate the terms of its bailout. but germany, that's the largest creditor in the eurozone simply saying member nations' positions haven't changed. what kind of goals does each side bring into these meetings today? >> reporter: this is going to be one of the toughest meetings so far for greece. it's true that germany has not shown any willingness to change its stance saying there was a bailout program.

this was agreed and greece has to stick to its bailout terms. greece for its part is, saying well we have a new government a new mandate. clearly, we have a program that has not work. it was a program based on austerity. what we're asking for is a program based on growth giving people some breathing space to get the economy up and running again. and giving it room to grow. this is going to be what the two sides are going to be negotiating on. what we're expecting is a tough stance from both sides. so we're expecting more of a confrontation, if you like. and then we're looking at more talks ahead, looking at an e.u. sum next week and a lot of talks in the meantime trying to set what's going to happen with greece's bailout simply because time is running out for greece. it's planned program ends at the end of the month, at the end of september. so a solution need to be found before if greece is not going to find itself out of money, out of any kind of funding from its

creditors. >> that's why i think you say there's a bit of a battle. a solution is needed yet there's still a tug-of-war taking place. you wonder what the specifics will be what the new prime minister, mr. tsipras, is planning for greece because chancellor merkel of germany has said detail on how exactly greece will get its financial house in order is what she's looking for. can. >> reporter: greece it's saying will be going to battle with the old system. it's going to battle corruption going to try to bring income that n that way. it's basically talking about breathing space and growth. and by breathing space and growth, it means actually rehiring some of the people that have been fired as a result of the austerity cuts. increasing pensions increasing some salaries and by being able to have this growth simply reigniting the economy. of course, greece is saying this something that's going to take time. but at the same time it says -- what it's been doing until now has been completely

counterproductive. there's no point continuing it. >> thank you for joining us from athens where there's a little bit of conversation compromise and ledger jacks, as we saw earlier as it relates to greece getting its financial house in order. see you again soon. thank you very much. we're going to turn to the weather now. our derek van dam is here to talk about what's going to happen in california. there hasn't been a lot of rain of late. but that is about to change radically. >> that's right. no secret that california's had extreme drought conditions this year over the past year. that is going to change. we're going to get a significant amount of rainfall. it's just that in january of this year they saw nothing. this is normally their second wettest month in san francisco. they never received any rain. look what's coming. very impressive storm for the pacific northwest. that's going to stretch all the way to the northern parts of california and bring some of that much-needed rainfall into

the san francisco bay region. we're tapping into the pineapple express. we talk about this a lot. this moisture originates near the hawaiian islands. that's bringing us the subtropical rainfall. that is helping alleviate some of the drought-stricken problems in california. it's just not all in the right places. let me explain. this is the satellite courtesy of noaa. this is last year at this time. look at the snow pack across the seeierra nevadas, the white shading in the mountain ranges. look at that compared to this year. we do haven't the snow pack that we need to fill up those reservoirs going into the dry summer months which are. us coming up in june july and august. we'll look at the central valley of california. rainfall not filling up rescission voyeurs thanks to the snow pack -- filling up reservoirs thanks to the snow pack. california doped 30% of fresh water from the snow pack of the seeierra nevadas. this is how much rainfall we can

expect out the pineapple express. three eight inches across the pacific northwest. traveling to northern california, that's where we're going to see the blockbuster moons. four to ten inches. locally around the san francisco bay area roughly between one and two inches of rain. normally we will see about four inches in san francisco. the entire year of 2013 very bad year for the san francisco bay region. only 3.5 inches. you see in december of 2014 we started to get some help from the rainfall. but it was january where we saw that deficit. and we unfortunately are under extreme drought conditions. you see on this latest projected model from noaa that you see we had the driest january on record with absolutely no rainfall recorded in san francisco. by the way, that hasn't happened ever in 165 years of record. that's all the time we have at the cnn weather center. more coming up.

you're watching cnn. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. here's are our big headlines this hour -- >> another body recovered from the wreckage of transasia airways flight 235. that brings the death toll to 32 with 11 people still missing. divers continue to search the wreckage in cold and rainy conditions on thursday. both the data and voice recorders have been recovered. officials try to figure out what caused this crash. jordan's king abdullah pledging a relentless war on isis after the group murdered a jordanian fighter pilot. the king met with security officials in amman wednesday. a u.s. official tells cnn that jordan is already planning to

take on a greater share of air strikes targeting isis. a court in egypt happened down life sentences to 230 people including prominent activist ahmed doum asentenced for their involve. in clashes in 2011. all 230 people face charges including rioting and inciting violence. now the murder of the jordanian pile by isis has raised new anguish in jordan and throughout the region. >> coalition efforts have checked the militants' advance. so far there's no clear plan to defeat them. fred pleitgen looks at the options. >> reporter: with isis defeated in the strategic syrian town of kobani offenses in large parts of iraq many western officials say the terror group is on the defensive. >> we have got zero the end of

september to now in january in our fourth month having stopped isil's advance in iraq. having negated their resources, their capacity to move foreign fighters to a significant degree and change their operations as a result of what we've been able to do. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: isis remains entrenched in wide parts of syria and iraq. even before the brutal murder of jordanian pilot muath al kasasbeh many politicians and experts from around the world called for an escalation of the campaign against isis. but what are the options? there have been calls for the u.s. and its allies to send in ground forces. the obama administration has said it will not start a large-scale invasion of isis territory. a wise move some analysts say. >> it would be easy to betray any western boots on the grown

as an imperialistic christian crusader force come to destroy their caliphate. what that would do would be to allow them to effectively create a strong or even more powerful recruiting message for the sunni tribal population in these areas. >> reporter: the coalition could expand air strikes and keep relying mostly on kurdish forces in the iraqi army to win back land. some experts say it will take a larger force representing all parts of iraq's society to defeat the terrorists. isis is a sunni extremist group, and analysts believe the coalition needs iraq's sunni population to join in the battle in greater numbers. between 2006 and 2009 the u.s. succeeded in defeating al qaeda in iraq precursor to isis by engaging paying and arming sunni militias. the problem is many sunnis don't trust the shiite-led government if baghdad. this is the only western journalist known to have received permission to visit

isis. >> the western countries cannot fight down isis. only arabs can fight down isis and only sunni arabs can fight. and the sunnis will only fight against i.s. if they are re reingrate in the country of iraq. they are completely discriminated. >> reporter: there are options to step up the fight against isis, but none seem to promise a quick victory. cnn, london. earlier, i spoke to fareed zakaria, host of "fareed zakaria gps." we talked about members of the u.s.- u.s.-led coalition strengthening their resolve to fight against isis. while one member seems to be backing away from taking part in air strikes. listen to this -- first, what do you make of the emirates pulling out, essentially the uae saying they will not contribute any longer to the anti-isis air campaign in

the wake of these executions? >> i think it's disgraceful that they've pulled out. it's not entirely clear when they. there are reports that they've pulled out earlier, and their concern was the safety of their pilots. this is a military campaign. and of course there are risks associated with it. the idea that the united states was not providing enough search and rescue which is the ostensible claim is frankly not plausible. it is not borne out by the reporting i've done on the subject. the u.s. was providing search and rescue. this say military operation against? nasty characters. things happen. you know you cannot ensure that pilots who are shot down will always be rescued. they land in hostile territory amidst the enemy. this is difficult. look if countries like the uae are only willing to join in a partial manner in a military campaign in which they are guaranteed that there will be no consequences and no pilots of

theirs ever get -- fall into enemy hands, that's not a very helpful coalition partner. and this is always -- has always been the trouble with this so-called moderate states. they always want to stand behind the united states preferably in the shadows, and let america do all the dirty work for them. >> right. you would never essentialygo to war if you would only do so if there was a guarantee. there is no such thing. also wonder if this is really what isis wants for this arab coalition, this u.s.-led coalition, to fall apart. in some ways aren't they looking to draw in boots on the ground from out nations to help justify the narrative that it's them versus outsiders? what is it that isis really wants? >> you are precisely right. the purpose -- the principal purpose as far as i can tell of isis is to draw the united

states into syria. they have constantly been producing videos dramatic executions of americans. why they're doing this -- they can execute the people if they want. they are trying to enrage the american public enrage the american political class. draw the united states into a very complicated, protracted civil war in syria in which the united states will get frustrated. resources will be drained, and secondarily, as you say, they're trying to peel off members of the coalition by, in a sense, doing the same thing within the arab world. they're hoping that jordan the jordanians will tire of this because of a sense that their piles have been brutalized. the uae -- in the case of jordan, it hasn't worked. maybe in the case of the uae it has. the fundamental -- remember always with terrorism, the strategy is to get you to overreact. that is what they are looking for. >> but have isis now miscalculated? they've had the execution of western journalist.

this is the first time we've seen a jordanian, the pilot executed in such a brutal fashion. you could argue that the tribal political, and religious factions in jordan are more unified today than they were a few weeks ago because of isis' actions. do you think that they may have misplayed this latest snuf. >> every indication is that this whole thing was misplayed from the start. i mean to begin with they take two japanese hostages. japan is peripheral to the middle east. why are they taking them? it turns out they need money. so much for the money-making machine of isis. they are desperate for cash. they asked for $200 million. the japanese say no. then they execute one and switch democrat to a rather bizarre demand that this woman, this failed suicide bomber from nine years ago whom everybody had forgotten, who -- the plot is from before isis even existed, be released. that doesn't seem to be going well because the jordanians asked for the return of their pilot. they start negotiating.

but we now know the pilot had already been killed at that point. so the whole thing seems like one of these plots that went awry and they have covered it up with slick video and a very very brutal execution. it doesn't mask what seems to be an operation that certainly did not go as the plan had suggested. >> and the fight against isis continues. a real treat to have fareed zakaria joining us and providing insight. the host of "fareed zakaria gps" joining us from new york. thanks. >> a pleasure. we turn now to another big story we're watching with dozens of measles cases popping up in the united states. several u.s. republicans have been criticized for giving mixed messages on vaccinations. possible presidential contender jeb bush answered a question about vaccines this way -- >> parents ought to make sure their children are vaccinated. [ applause ] >> i've said things that are

misinterpreted or partially interpreted, then heads explode and all sorts of media -- create all this controversy. and i think it's better just to say, parents have the responsibility to make sure their children are protected over and out. >> the former florida governor did not say whether vaccinations should be mandatory. there is a growing push to change california's vaccination laws as the state copes with its measles outbreak. two lawmakers are proposing a measure that would eliminate the personal beliefs exemption for parents who don't want their children vaccinated. suzanne malveaux respects it's another move an american city had to take during an outbreak 20 years ago. >> reporter: the measles outbreak that began in california's dlapd tons spread across -- disneyland continues to spread across the country. now engulfing at least 14 other states. in california, a state where parents are allowed to refuse to immunize their children.

now almost 100 confirmed cases. >> the more kids aren't vaccinated, the more risk there is that measles will regain a foothold in this country. >> reporter: a foothold that almost took hold in the city of brotherly love. >> lived through the 1991 philadelphia measles epidemic. i think anybody who lived through that ended up being scarred by it. >> reporter: within just a few months, the outbreak engulfed 1,400 people and killed nine after two churches refused to vaccinate their kids citing religious beliefs. >> it was just incredibly painful to watch these children being pulled out of their homes one after the next dead from measles. >> reporter: the city ultimately got a court order to forcibly vaccinate the church's children. >> there was a panic in the city. there were schools that were canceling trips to the city. it was terrible. >> reporter: that scenario play out to? >> i think certainly -- play out today? >> i think certainly it could. i hope to won't. >> reporter: while all 50 states require children to be

vaccinated for measles 48 states allow for religious exemptions. 19 states also allow philosophical exemptions for one's personal beliefs. in california where vaccination rules are more lenient, 3.3% of kinner gatherers in last year more than 18,000 were allowed to skip vaccinations. >> nobody asks to where in the major text of their religion it says don't get vaccinated. nobody asks to have a cleric that works this their religion write a letter that says this is not our belief. so it's just a default mechanism to allow parent who choose ton get vaccines to more easily make that choice. >> a question for you -- where do you think is the most vaccinated state in the u.s.? check out this map for the big reveal. it's mississippi. 99.7% of kindergartners there are vaccinated. compare that to california which, of course is the epicenter of the current measles joust break. just 92.3% vaccinated there. the lowest in colorado 81.7%.

mississippi's success is due in part to its rare rules. it's one of only two states that offer no exemptions for religious or philosophical beliefs. however, that, soon change. some lawmakers are trying to loosen those rules. they're currently debating an exempt for conscientious beliefs. you can read our own chief medical corn's take on this outbreak and dr. sanjay gupta's opinion is clear. he insists this is not a matter of opinion, it's scientific fact. you can read his thoughts at cnn.com. we'll take a break now. next here on cnn, one of the young of the passengers on transasia flight 235 managed to escape unharmed. what we know about this 1-year-old boy. plus the long-awaited homecoming of an imprisoned al jazeera journalist, peter greste. he tells reporters what it's like to taste freedom again.

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women from their teens to their 40s for a sleep study. the only criteria, they had to allow him to check their blood pressure while they slept. he has no medical training that police know of. he convinced the women to meet one him at various hotels. he would give them sleeping pills and alcohol until they were unconscious. then he will sexually assault these women. we're not just talking about a few victims. we're talking about dozens of women, around 100 by the man's own estimate according to police. gets worse. not only was he sexually soughting them he was videotaping the crimes and then selling the videos to adult websites and pornographic filmmakers. he made about $100,000 doing this make money for his own personal entertainment. the only way police found out about this one of the women actually saw a video of herself on line. she reported the man. they tracked a number of other

women, and legal experts say because of the number of charges, about three dozen charge filed so far, it is likely he will spend a very long time in prison given the fact that japan has a 99% conviction rate. what started as a fake sleep study hassened with what police are discovering to be really a trail of shame and humiliation with so many women with more coming forward every day. will ripley, cnn, tokyo. horrifying. al jazeera journalist peter greatesty is home after spending 400 days in an egyptian prison. he was greeted by reporters and well wishers in australia. you see how happy he was. he was smiling and hugging people in the crowds there. greste and two colleagues were arrested in 2013 accused of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood in egypt.

earlier greste spoke with cnn about what it's like to finally be free. >> look you can't go through something like this without being changed. i hope to think -- we'll need to see how things unfold over the coming weeks and months -- but i'd like to think i've changed for the better. you know i've learned a lot about myself i've grown a lot, my family -- my incredible family. this campaign wouldn't have been half the campaign that it turned out to be if if wasn't for them. >> peter greatesta there. -- greste there. we'll post the interview on line. parts of northern japan are digging out from nearly two meters of snow. meteorologist derek van dam joins us with the expectation on

how long it will take for folks to get out of that snow. >> this is what the two meters looks like. you have to dig yourself out of your house or mobilize 50 troops like they did in japan to get people out of their houses. take a look at some of the footage out of this remote part of northern japan. again, they mobilized troops. you see them lining up to dig out residents of this town. access to the rest of japan's mainland of cut off for three days days. this is the eastern tip of the island. snow up to the roofs of their houses. we're talking about two meters of this white stuff. impressive stuff. these are the snow totals you see it rotating across northern japan, the salon of hokkaido. 129 centimeters, that allowed it to reach depths of nearly two

meters on the ground. this was an isolate event. nonetheless, the storm responsible for the extremely heavy snowfall starting to move across the pacific. here's a bit of winter into an area of the world that will typically see snowfall this time of year. but just not this much. we also have winter snow depths in sweden. about 100 kilometer from the arctic circle. bringing sights like this. look at the video footage out of sweden. dumpsters used to get rid of the snowfall. broke a 50-year-old record. if you're saying why are you talking about a place that usually gets snow february it's seen so much accumulating over a meter and a half on the ground. remember the weight of an average sighed house in this part of the world, 2,000 square feet would equal about 20,000

kilograms of weight. you can imagine what it mean for collapsing roofs. that's all the time we have at the world weather center. more ahead. i know... this third shift is rough... it's just a few more weeks max! what are you doing up? it's late. i just wanted to have breakast wih you.

investigators in new york are trying to figure out why a woman stopped her souf railroad tracks causing a deadly commuter train crash. six people were killed in tuesday's crash including the

driver of that suv. 15 others are injured. safety inspectors will examine the train's recorders. the traffic signals and gates at that crossing. officials say it doesn't look like anything on the train or the tracks malfunctioned, and that the cause was likely human error. we're hearing from the first time from one of the survivors from transasia flight 235. the 72-year-old survivor told ettv that he knew something of wrong soon after takeoff. >> translator: shortly after takeoff, i felt something wasn't right. something of wrong with the engine because i always take this flight. i told the girl beside me to quickly release her seat belt, hole on to the chair in front, and cover her head with clothes. not long after, the plane went down. >> wow. 15 people somehow survived that crash. the 72-year-old was also the youngest survivor, a 1-year-old

toddler toddler. >> how did a small child and more than a dozen passengers survive such a crash? pamela brown reports. >> reporter: moments after this harrowing plane crash, rescuers raced to the scene. this toddler somehow survived. he was pulled from the wreckage and placed into the arms of a rescuer in a boat. >> the child has several advantages in a crash environment. their bones are more pliable so they can withstand forces higher forces without fracture. >> reporter: on land, rescuers are seen rushing other blooded survivors on stretchers to the hospital. >> translator: these patients seem to have been hit by a huge force from the outside. they've suffered trauma from their heads to their legs and their limbs and body. >> reporter: amazingly a taxi driver and passengers inside this mangled car hit by the plane also survived.

the dwiefr told the taiwanese press he fainted when it happened. one first responder who went inside the plane after the crash told the "taipei times" many passengers were tangled in their seat belts and hung upside down. aviation experts say surviving a plane crash like this depends on a number of factors including altitude fire and better planes. >> seats are supposed to have greater g-force resistance. the flammability standards are increased. making a plane crash survivable has been something that our own ntsb has been very interested in for years. >> reporter: pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> unbelievable story. thanks for watching here on cnn. i'm rosemary church. >> we appreciate that. i'm errol barnett. "early start" is next for those of you in the u.s. for everyone else, sun to for "newsroom." s nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber

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happening now, divers searching the water, combing the wreckage of a deadly plane crash. this as investigators try to figure out what went so terribly wrong. we're live with new information. new outrage and promises for vengeance after isis murdered a jordanian pilot. we are live with the latest. breaking overnight. a huge data