y you >> why verdicts are now focusing on the malaysia flight 370. malaysia's prime minister is now saying this was no accident at all, instead a deliberate act. the big question for over a week now, how would a boei 777 with 239 people on board vanish? it was possible the flight could have ended up anywhere inside this circle to give you the idea the scope of the search, an area

six times the size of the state. molly is following this story. >> not only do investigators not know where the plane went, they say it could have been flying forbe nearly seven hours after its last contact with ground control. let me show you the time line. . they say there was a ping between 11:18 a.m. so it appears the plane had been flying for hours. during that time, there is data showing various clang in altitude which lead some aviation experts to this conclusion. >> those erratic altitude changes definitely suggest as to me there was some sort of

struggle going on inside that aircraft. either it was from maybe a fire within the cockpit or a struggle with possible hijackers. >> now, malaysian authorities have refocused their investigation. they are looking into the crew and passengers on board. today malaysian police searched the home of the pilot. co-workers say he loved flying and spent his free time testing a flight simulator he set up at his home. malaysian airliners say they do not believe he would have sabotaged the flight. they searched the home of the 27-year-old co-pilot. so far as the search evolves into and around the indian ocean, police have not released anyone on the flight that had a connection to terrorist groups or psychological problems. >> that would give them a lead as to what happened to this flight. the anxious families await some kind of word on day eight of the search for the missing plane.

greg. >> molly, thanks very much. a diplomatic effort of the united nations fails to head off another looming crisis in ukraine. russia vetoing a resolution that would have declared tomorrow's referendum illegal. 13 city council members voting in favor. china abstaining. supporters of the united states sponsored resolution knew russia would veto. they put it away to show moscow's global ice lakes. in the meantime, tension and violence continue to fill the ukraine ahead of tomorrow's reference dump. ukraine's acting interior minister reporting two people have been killed, several wounded in a shootout. we gave word russian troops have landed by helicopters and seized a gas plant well beyond the border with crimea. streaming live from kiev, amy. >> craig the propaganda has been

extraordinary in crimea. the 60 posters are side-by-side maps of the region, one, greg, is covered with a swastika. that's supposed to be the ukrainian option the other with a russian tri-colored flack. it is important to point out in the midst of all of this, there are people in crimea who do want to join russia. the issue here is this referendum is conducted under a russian military occupation. there are increasing reports that harassment and intimidation, indeed, a check priest was abducted. you crannian activists have been detained and interrogated for days at a time which bugs u russian troops in crimea. >> that you have mention they have mentioned our family and the dangers. >> russia has said it is reviewing protection from other parts of the you crane now. it's like disorder in places in eastern ukraine where protests turned deadly last night.

ukraine insists russia is planting provacateurs to stir up the eastern region. there is some talk about referendum there, too. while russian president vladmir putin's approval ratings are high at home, tens of thousands took to moscow and this may be the first sign there is a domestic backlash. in terms of that incursion into another part of ukraine, well, there is a misconcern russia may plan to krip chip away. it would be the gas installation. it's not clear in the russian troops took it because it's close to crimea and it's a critical infrastructure there or it does signify they are movening deeper into the ukraine. >> amy kellogg live. tanks very much. >> extreme weather alert now don't put away the heavy jackets and snow shoes just yet. there is more snow and could

headed for folks along the east coast. meteorologist janet dean is live with the extreme weather on your behalf. i want to say to our viewers, don't shoot the messenger. >> i know, i need a bulletproof vest t. amount of times we said that, same trip, differ day. we are dealing with the potential of severe weather, though, with this storm event. the potential for hail and damaging winds and isolated tornado. so we had a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. we can see hail and damaging wednesday across portions of texas up into oklahoma and you know what we could see several inches of rain, a short period of time. flash flooding is your concern. again, portions of texas, louisiana, up into arkansas for the next 12 to 24 hours. ten as i mentioned, in some case, we could see three to four inches of rain moving across the southeast through tuesday. now the cold side will bring snow.

look at the temperature contrast here. 30 in sioux falls, in a matter of sex to 12 hours, temperatures will be dropped some 30 degrees. so watch this. there's st. louis. over the next six to 12 degrees, look at that snow developing across the mid-west. charleston 33 by 8:00 p.m. on sunday. look where it plofs on monday morning, st. patrick's day, d.c. and philadelphia, d.c., you could get several inches of snow, again the potential for a wintry mix south of that, new york it will be cold. don't think we will get any of this snow. there's the forecast precipitation for tuesday through charlestop, north of richmond, virginia beach, d.c. several inches of new snow. maybe we can dye the snow green for saint patrick's day. >> hey, there's a great idea, aren't you tired of the cold? >> absolutely, i'm ready for spring, bring it. >> let's move to cancun, mexico. i think that's all en massee

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clearing the debris at the site of that explosion that killed eight peel, demolishing two apartment buildings. afghan president hamid karzai making his final address to parliament. he says american troops can lead afghanistan at the end of the year because his country's own military is ready to handle security on its own. to france now, this weekend taking public transportation in paris and some other cities, well, it won't cost a dime. the government is offering free service in an effort to reduce air plugs. >> you may not think much about who's in charge of all those dot-coms, dots-orgs and so forth on the internet. there is a group that addresses internet names addresses and technical aspects. it's run by the united states, now the commerce department under the obama administration may give up control of that

group raising serious questions and making u.s. businesses more than nervous. it's viewed as a response to international concerns that the united states has too much control over the web, especially after disclosures about nsa under surveillance by the united states. talking about this, a columnist from the u.s. times, here's the thing. u.s. programmers invented the internet. since the invention, we have advanced it, nurtured it, protected it. it has been done in a remarkably confident way. then we've opened it up to the world. why should america seize control of something we've created? >> honestly, greg i cannot think anything about that. this is a further example of this president not believing in american exceptionalism. not believing in the special role that america plays in the

world as a beacon of freedom, as an arbitor. obviously, we are not perfect. america makes a lot of mistakes. there are bad things that happen under our form of government but by and large, we always, almost alwayserer on the right side. to the list of good things that you just mentioned, the internet has spawned, don't forget the enormous amount of publicity that has been brought to freedom-seekers in places like china, even though there the a lot of sensorship there. >> right. >> but the internet, america has insured the internet is a voice for freedom all around the world. >> why would president obama's administration be doing this, unless, of course the president is simply trying to appease his critics here and abroad that the united states has been surveiling foreign governments

in the nsa, spying, using the internet and so forth? so he's doing this purely largely for political reasons? >> it's not in terms of placateing a political sets in the united states. it's trying to placate politics around the world. it's trying to be popular internationally. which is insane. the idea that he would give away something that belong to the american people right now. this is an absolute thing, you give it away to international body. if you think that international body is going to be a better or if you think that that international body is going to be a better arbitor of the internet, than the united states is, boy, we have a real problem in terms of his oath of office. >> you know america stands for

free speech, free market. that's what many are about ascending nations, you know, they don't believe in those things. they could gain some measure of control over the internet. china, for example, has been sensoring google and facebook. they have their own internet giant, ali baba, those are free. you could envision what potentially could happen, right? >> yes, absolutely. there is a lot of talk every few years about an internet kill switch, something that would absolutely monitor hate speech. you know what, as ugly as this is, the truth of the matter is it's ugly freedom. this stuff and it goes on out there and if you don't think that an international body is going to step in and grab for

that brass ring when they get the power to do it, that's exactly what they will do. it baffles me that the president would even consider. one more quick one, international criticism of this groups, the criticism is that they have been giving favor to big american companies google, facebook, microsoft. hey, what's wrong with that? we created it, right? >> the other thing that's interesting is this nsa spying. the google. a lot of the searches that have come to light in recent months and years has been the sort of imus the impetus. he could have done something as president. he didn't. now he wants to seed the authority. you think vladmir putin would seize this type of authority if russia had this kind of control

over the internet? >> he's not seizing authority, he's gaining authority in crimea and elsewhere. charlie, thanks, very much. >> thanks,. >> she's an american icon that helped change the course of the 20th century. the uss texas 100 years after her launch and those who served on her. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day women's 50+. ♪

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it has been 100 years since the launch of the uss texas. one of the most famous battle ships of all time. she fought in both world wars, including d-day, battles of okinawa, iwo jima. texas was the first to mount anti-aircraft guns. it launched planes and installed commercial radar first. and she was the first u.s.

battle shall designated a permanent memorial museum near houston. that's where we join bruce, the executive director of the battleship texas foundation and very pleased to have with us fireman first class howard mills, u.s. veteran and former crew member of the texas. mr. mills, let me start with you. why is the ship so very special? >> well, i was 18 years old. i didn't know what a bottle ship -- battle ship was when i went in the navy. i went aboard this thing and i was lost for about a week before i finally found the place that i was supposed to be in. and then -- the ship itself was my home for a little over two years and the men aboard the ship were very close to me and i tried to be as close to them as

possible. none of us, and i was -- that i was familiar with, had ever been in this situation before where we were doing cargo duty, hauling things from the united states to the british isles and then come back here in the united states and pick up another load and the second load we picked up we took it over to scotland. this was a very exciting time for me as a young man who had never been away from falls church in his life. so i got to know the men. i got to know the ship itself and it was my home. >> she's a very special ship, isn't she, mr. programlet? and needs to be saved and preserved? >> you're exactly right.

there is something magical when you turn 100 for her to last this long and with her great history and literally every major battle in the atlantic and the pacific. wednesday on the bow of the ship we had the former crew home of the it was a deeply moving time with them. i know they haul a great time. today we're having a public festival at the ship. we've got all kinds of activities going on. she is truly amazing. >> mr. mills, are you shocked at how well the texas has held up? i mean, my goodness, two world wars, battles in okinawa and others o'clock she's done pretty well, hasn't she? >> she has. i'll tell you right now, she's a real lady. as soon as they get through with the repairs that are being done on it now, it's going to be right back where i remember it. age, of course, takes a great

toll on steel. but this old lady has been around a long time and she's going to be around a long time more. and i hope that i can be back here to see and take my family back through the spaces that i worked in. i have enjoyed myself. i've told many people, i wouldn't give you five cents to go back through it, but i wouldn't take a million dollars for my experience that i've had aboard ship. those are wonderful words. as we wind down our conversation, i mean, preserving the texas requires a lot of donations, doesn't it? >> it does. it's a constant struggle. but we've made really great strides and we've had some really great repairs that we're about to finish up. obviously there are some more. she's 100 years old. but we're determined she will survive and that we will build

her a permanent home. we'll get her out of the water. the foundation that i represent and all the former crew and so many people in the state of texas and in the united states of america are determined that we preserve this ship. that's exactly what we're going to do. >> all right. real quickly, do you have a web site? we're almost out of time. >> yes, we do. www.battleshiptexas.org. >> that's great. thanks for being with us. mr. mills, what a pleasure to talk to you. america is proud of you and we hope we get your wishes for the texas. take care. that's going to do it this half of america's news headquarters. backe here in an hour. w stossel isit next.

the war on women is alive and well.s >> all those attempts to curtai> women's rights in area afterer area. >> it's not fair apparently, republicans are at war with women. because sexist men pay women less. >> it kills mewo to not get paid as much. >> that is wrong. in 2014, it's an embarrassment. >> as usual, government will fix it. >> now is the time for congress to step up and pass the fairness act. >> that's only fair because men and women are the same. >> there is no differencere between gi