>> good morning. it is st. patrick's day. don't forget to wear your green today. >> i feel like we should do a little irish jig to that. we begin with serious news. a fox news alert. all hands on deck, another country joins that search party for missing malaysia airline flight 370 that makes 26 countries total. >> this as malaysian officials shut out the help for the fbi to join that investigation. they are working on the pilot and co pilot. >> the cockpit crews this morning still no sign of the missing blaen itself. video shows the pilot going

through security. they want to know he decinied ia calm voice making no mention of any trouble on board. why malaysia drabbinged its feet with the investigation. >> they called in the intelligence agency. there was a reluctance to lay whatever they had on the table. >> why are the malaysians reluctant to share information? >> this is the national airline that lost a triple 7. i think until they get it cleared up and can point a finger to somebody else a lot of foreigners are going to avoid flying on malaysian airlines. if there were problems on the pilots and the government are not going to be in a murr hurry

to change that information. >> this morning china says malaysia must expand and clarify that search area which now covers 11 countries. back to you. >> steve senthank you live from washington. new evidence shows that it was an intentional deliberate brat act to bring down the aircraft. was this part of a terrorist not? tell rewright here now with a look at the possibility this morning. good morning, kelly. >> good morning to you as well. so far there is no definitive sign it was due it to an act of terror but american investigators are not ruling out that possibility. there has been no terrorist chatter about the missing plane. no group is taking responsibility but the flight crew communication to air traffic control that the data

system was there. >> i think the aircraft was stolen. if it was stolen it raises the question why and who it was stolen and who is it and where do you hide it and what will be done with it next. these are frightening questions somebody has to find the answer to through a proper investigation based on fact. >> earlier they searched the home of a pilot traveling in an elaborate flight simulator. there's no evidence linking them to any wrong doing nor that has motive been figured out. >> did they want it for the cargo or the people it was carrying or was it some kind of a suicide somebody trying to make amelia erhardt of the day.

>> still a lot of questions to be answered. u.s. investigators are speculating motives a lone wolf attack or a troubled person carrying out a suicide. >> those families involved need some answers. thank you, kelly. celebrations in crimea this morning. moments ago 97 percent of the country votes to leave the ukraine. obama telling putin the u.s. will not reck flies the vo-- ree the vote calling it unlawful. they will impose economic sanctions on russia as early as today. all eyes are on russia to look at what the country and leaders will do next. >> president putin brought in a game of russian rue let.

they have to be clear in their response. he will calculate about how far you can go. >> if he moves beyond crimea it will be bloody and the fight may be long. >> the vote was still legal under the ukrainian constitution and was held under duress because the region was sour rounded by russian troops. >> fiber space hackers caming down the met toe web site. the computers were flooded with data crippling the system but most services are now restored. >> he was osama bin laden's top associate but he was not involved in al qaeda's military activities. that the rambling defense comes from khaled sheikh mohammed said

bin laden's son-in-law was a visiting celebrity to went to the koran for recruits. he is being held on charges that he conspired to kill americans. a warning, stop the provocative actio action. the missing clue 45 miles before splashing into the sea this is protesting the ongoing south korean military grills. tests by north korea are usually considered routine. march madness is just around the corner and even obamacare is getting in on it. using the tournament to sell the affordable care act to americans. the white house will release 16 reasons to get covered brackets.

new ads featuring lebron james and other@lea and other athletes will be aired. democrats are definitely in danger of losing control of the senate during the mid term elections. that's according to former white house press secretary robert gibbs. he says president obama is not doing enough to help his fellow democrats. >> if he doesn't get more involved in again raising money and making this choice as dan pfeiffer said, you lose the senate and if you lose the senate turnout the lights because the party is over. >> is the senate in danger? absolutely. >> all of this came after obama advisor dna pheiffer found he would lose control. >> you feel lukey? you should. the celebration of the patron

saint, ireland. the south boston st. patrick's day is the second largest of our country. the luck of the irish in philadelphia was strong, too. >> more than 16,000 marched in the parade. 10s of thousands marched in the streets. >> there will be a green beer today. >> no rest for the weary. days before spring some people could see up to a foot of snow today. maria molina is in the weather center tracking the storm for us. >> a white st. patrick's day across the atlantic. we have the snow in west virginia, maryland, delaware and even parts of new jersey. they will be the hardest hit of areas. a foot of snow is expected for

the evaluations. we have winter storm warnings across this area. 5-10 inches of snow is expected through the entire region p. further south on the warm side of the system we expect areas. heavy rains in florida even risk of severe storms. isolated tornadoes for cities like daytona beach, tampa and down into fort meyers. you have the snow temperatures are below average 30 for chicago, cleveland and into the teens in the mid part. temperature the 60s and 70s. very widespread. >> do you do, maria. singer chris brown is headed to court today.

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>> welcome back. more on the missing malaysian jet.

26 countries total joining the search. someone on board deliberately took the plane off course. it veered west, meaning that could have flown into north or south. if it went north there are 1 # 1 possible countries where it could have landed. but if it went south they could have gone into the sea, ships and aircraft looking as far south as the indian ocean and east in waters near australia. commander william march decided the uss kid and indian ocean. it will get you 3, 4, 500 nautical miles over the cotore a 4-6 hour period. bigger range for m 860 rescue helicopters. they will go 100 miles out. the they will do that through out the day. in addition to those you have

two long range influential aircraft. s are an unpress den sal we have thought of fits of all countries out here. >> the commander is looking for a missing person somewhere between new york and california. ainsley? >> more than 100 civilians are dead after muslim herders attacked three christian villages in nigeria. 50 gunmen stormed the communities and hundreds of huts were killed for competition tear pieing fomoments when a car flipped off to a cliff and on to the beach. >> it sounded like an explosion.

when i looked the car was sailing over my head right at those rocks. >> the driver was air lifted to the hospital. it is a miracle no one else was hurt. it went through a walkway area usually known for people staying there. time now for your monday motivator. a story of a little girl meeting the stranger who saved her life. aaron potter is now in remission for leukemia. back inall 2012 she is in desperate need. a 28-year-old emt from new york was the pekt match. this past weekend cover tro careers. i believe he would say the same

thing i don't meal special about this. >> i know there was a big chance to see what he did today without what he did. >> she will celebrate another milestone. 20 months cancer free. >> what a great lesson. the time is 26 after the top of the hour. coming up wrest tee what can adi adieu. image your own maim and discovering you are panted by wise. first on this day 1762 the first savent patrick's day was held in new york city. in 19421 the national gallery of art hopes in washington, d.c. fight back fast, with tums.

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>> it is monday march 17th. nine days later and still what happened to malaysian flight 70 still missing. men at the control. >> pilot and co pilot should have been focused. >> could they have been behind the disappearance. >> toronto's crack smoking mayor does it again. what he is caught on camera doing this time? >> sounds like a will lee wonka

and chocolate factory. a trip you want toic at thatake. yum. ♪ >> the reason too wake up on this monday morning. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am hither childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. we begin with a fox news alert. who were the pilots behind the missing malaysian jet? new video shows them clearing security before the plane vanished into thin air. >> this as another joins the search party.

that may be total 26 countries. doug luzader joins us live. this search is massive. >> it is massive and getting more complicated. it cracked the aircraft never designed to crack it what it is giving them is a probability saying they were the last communication with the satellite. the aircraft is on an ark either heading in a northwest direction or a southerly route. right now the speculation is it is probably 140 south. it would have been going from dense air sfas tospace. a lot of countries are involved but not all cooperative. >> i think the final point the signoff came after the physicfi

actions of turning off the transponder is critical. it shows someone in the flight deck, someone with training was able to do both functions and that in between the two he kill nailed that is damming ever that if heings go is right. the one of the communication devices shit wasn't. that raises all kinds of developments with the flight simulator and the co pilots. they have confiscated the flight simulator to see if there is any evidence to see if he was planning the maneuvers. there are serious questions about whether malaysia is doing everything it can to solve this

mystery. >> the pilot and co pilot should have been the focus from the start. it would have been investor reprocedures. interpole should have been called in. malaysia isn't cooperating at all. they were reluctant to lay it out on the cable. >> they have cooperation based on the in am of xon trees the flight could have passed over. back do you guys. >> with all of this spec technology. >> we know it was not an accident. new evidence shows it was intentional and deliberate brat act to bring down the aircraft. the question is was it part of a terrorist plot?

kelly wrighted is here with me. >> looking into the possibility a terrorist group may have played a role in flight 370. no signs of the pal lashimalays jetliner. there's no definitive answers if they played any role in the disappearance. they are showing every possible scenario and through television, i think the more probable ex march not kicking me out. you are not going to radio he had read ch not a cruise missile or something like that. we don't know what case showing ter festing the international system including the cakenesses

in the city. >> those are two big areas they have learned the united states is not can looking at the southern hemisphere. they know if somebody is looking at the southern hemisphere they are not sharing that information. they have learned it may take weeks before the american navy got involved. >> they are looking for the background of passengers and crew on the plane. plus engineers on the round who may have had contact with the missing airline. ainsley? >> kelly wright live for us. thank you so much, kelly. that brings us to our look at who is you can at thatting. one of the many mysteries, what happened inside that cockpit. aviation experts dna compton explains what could have happened. >> all of the ex curses it went up 40,000 feet and dropped down. it could be explained by someone in the cockpit incapacitating

the other pilot or pilots. as the 777 gets above it is more than likely going to fall which cou would explain the viertical dow movement, 20,000 feet or so. at that point the plane is flying west. if everybody in the back is an outgoing bananas like all of us would, the pilot assuming it was a planned event has a choice to make. is he going to continue to do what he is doing for 6 to 7 hours and not care about what is going on in the back or is he going to incapacitate or eliminate the passengers? >> celebrations in crimea. they applied to join russia after 97 percent of the country voted vladimir tut pin this ca

as early as today. senator john mc tan no it now economic assistance so they can at least defend themselves. resume the missile defense system with poland and the cheek republic. there is a myriad of decisions we take. it will be interesting to see what degree our european friends will coin us. we don't pay under the ukrainian constitution and was held under duress because the region was surrounded by russian troops. it is entering the third week and while you were sleeping the manager of a gun training academy in south africa. now he they have also says the at looet told him on one

occasion he peer -- he said he shot her my mistake staying she was an incrutrueder. the president is using the popularity of the southern amount to sell the affordable care act to young americans. later today the white house will release a bracket called the 16 sweetest reasons to get coverage. lebron james and other athletes will appear as the deadline approaches. singer chris brown heads to court today. ♪ >> the 24-year-old arrested for violating his probation after getting kicked out of rehab for braking the bruls of his

treatment. it stems from the assault charge with singer rihanna brunn. alcohol abuse and issues appointed to dob the an soule ain't patrick's die hide. they are posing for photos with fans. the night before he was caught slurring his words cussing and actinger radically while trying to hail a cab. >> nice bow tie. >> new york city's st. patrick's day parade is the largest in the world. the mayor will be the first mayor to decades to sit it south. he will not be allowed to carry pro gay signs. he is even marching in a gay friendly parade in mharlem.

the popular irish beer maker joins samad dams and heineken in pr protest over the same issue. >> you are never too young for march madness. >> jelly. look at him with his arms folded. his cooned cliel will-year-old >> the grandson of st. joe pat's coach from the side lines at the big ten title win. the weekend win he stepped out in his jacket. he had a tie on. he mimics niz his grandson. no rest for the snee berry.

we could be seeing the snow again take a look at some of the totals. some of you already picked up more than a foot of snowy specially across parts of v virginia. 14.5 inches already and the though is still coming down 8 inches in parts of west virginia, across maryland, sdel wear. 7 inches for some of you. taking a look at the radar we have the snow coming up this is why we have winter storm warnings in effect. weeshize won't warm side of the storm system we have severe thunderstorms for tam ma, meyers, meyer, temperatures below average across the great lakes. highs only in the teens across

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two minutes till top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening.

26 countries involved in the search for malaysian airlines flight 370. new video shows pilots clearing security before the plane vanished into thin air. singer chris brown heading to court today after spending the weekend in jail. the 24-year-old arrested for violating his probation after getting kicked out of rehab. it is saint patty's day. later today new york willç host the world's largest parade minus the city's mayor and a few sponsors upset organizers won't let progay groups march. >> time to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. we will start with the good. a true display of solidarity. a group of women shaving their heads when their friend is diagnosed with breast cancer. they surprised her with a photo shoot. a video documenting the experience has gotten over five million views in a week. next the bad. ever wonder what your dog does when you leave?

this dog living the high life after its owners are gone, having a good old time on the bed it is not allowed to be on top of.ç the ugly, an 18-year-old arrested for stealing $100 worth of makeup days before she won miss congeniality at a washington beauty pageant. she'll keep the scholarship she won because it can't be taken away under pageant rules. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. good morning. it is monday, march 17. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with a fox news alert. was the missing jet hijacked by its own pilot? new details this morning about him and what investigators found in his house. plus breaking details from a press conference happening right now. >> is the missing jet part of a sinister plan ten years in the making? a terrorist mastermind coming clean about an khr-ldz plot to help -- an al qaeda plot to