as we are today? white in the years ahead as it is today we will have failed as a university. >> need i say anything more? go to my twitter page and tell me what lessons you just learned. i'm guessing there will be quite a few to read. happy easter, america. shocking new developments in the sinking of that ferry off the coast of south korea. the captain and two crew members now behind bars and the prosecutor says a rookie third mate who had no experience steering that ferry through tricky watters when it capsized. we will bring thank you latest in a live report. despite an international agreement between russia and the west, militant opponents of ukraine's interim government are saying they are not going anywhere. where does this leave president obama? we will ask ralph peters. a new report came to a bleak future for -- paints bleak future for afghanistan. despite the sum pouring in thousands of our troops and dollars, the afghans aren't even close to being able to govern

themselves. what now? we will check in with tom beck moth beckner who will be weighing in on this. buzz aldridge who says it is time to jump start the space race. this time to mars. hello, everybody. live from the nation's capital. pep starts right now. we begin this hour with brand-new information about the investigation into that deadly south korean ferry accident that's killed 32 people so far and likely many more. mostly teenagers who remain missing. we are hearing the pilot steering that ferry had no experience in that dangerous waterway. and now the captain and two crew members are under arrest and more bodies are discovered and more rescue dives are planned. the latest in this heartbreaking

orde ordeal. >> the ferry's captain is defending his decision to tell the passengers no to abandon ship there were no rescue ships around at that time. two of his crew were taken into police custody overnight and charged with negligence and fail to secure the safety of passengers in violation of maritime law. >> at the time the current was very strong. temperature of the ocean water was cold. i thought if people left without proper judgment and not wearing a life jacket and even if they were they would drift away and face many other difficulties. >> reporter: the captain confirmed he was not on the bridge at the time of the accident but instead in a cabin. a prosecutor said the third mate, a 23-year-old woman, was steering the ferry at the time of the accident. tracking data revealed the vessel made a sharp turn just

before sending its first distress signal. some experts believe a tight turn could have dislodged heavy cargo, more than 150 vehicles, and destabilized the vessel. others suggest that there may have been an underwater collision with rocks. relatives of the hundreds of passengers still missing, most of whom are school children, believe many more would have escaped if they had moved to evacuation points before the ship lifted sharply and water started flooding in. dive teams have finally managed to get into the passenger decks off the ferry. they spotted three bodies through a window but weren't able to crack the glass and retrieve them. they haven't given up hope that they could be -- there could still be survivors some where inside the vessel. back to you. >> all right, david. thank you so much for the latest update in that very tragic situation. despite news this week of a major diplomatic deal in geneva, armed pro-russian militants are

refusing to back down and say that they are not going anywhere until ukraine's interim government steps aside. at this hour those insurgents are manning barricades outside of scenes of government offices in nearly a dozen cities across that nation. so now there is a stand-off with that new government in kiev which is saying it is staying put. >> reporter: this is very much a cold waresque showdown here with eastern ukraine stuck in the middle. the west backing relatively weak government out of kiev. and then moscow backing the armed russian separatists who have taken over government buildings. for the first time the russians are admitting the tens of thousands of russian troops poised near the ukrainian border aren't there for military exercises as first said. but are there because of the unrest in ukraine. of course, the fear is the russians will use those troops to invade eastern ukraine and take it over much of the same

way they took over the crimea earlier this year. many here in eastern ukraine believe that russian special forces are already operating inside of the country supporting and organizing the russian separatist which currently hold a number of government buildings, including the regional parliament building here in eastern ukraine. ukraine military for its part is badly outdone by the russians and announced a pause in their attempts to move out the russian separatists by force. although it is very unclear whether they have the military tactics, weaponry and ability to do so. even if they wanted to. both sides here now are realizing that their fate is much more in the hands of washington and moscow than it is in their own. the united states has said that they will put further sanctions on moscow from the middle of next week if things do not change. meaning the easter weekend here in eastern ukraine definitely has the shadow of darkening war clouds over it. >> indeed. all right. thank you so much for that

update. let's join now with the latest with what's going on in ukraine at this hour. ralph peters is here with us. welcome. good to see. >> did you great to see you, as always. >> thank you very much. let's say that right now we have the stand-off. where does this go at this point knowing that the ukrainian interim government does not have a lot of leverage at this point? >> yeah. we reduced our leverage this week. the geneva deal that never took effect so we can't say it collapsed was really shoved down the ukrainian government's lot so our government, president obama the administration, secretary kerry, could say we have a deal. wlaets them off the hook for doing anything for a while. sanctions were backed off again. and it is unfortunate because if you really look at that thursday deal, it gave putin a free hand and he had to give up nothing, do nothing sxhshgs gave more plausible deniability where he says i can't control those

people on the ground. putin and other radicals may have -- grilled eastern ukraine saying we don't answer to russia. but at the same time, the thursday deal, restricted ukraine's ability to enforce ukrainian law on ukrainian territory. and so where is it going to go? it is going to go pretty much where putin wants it to go. it is a question of time lines. for now, he appears to -- this -- right in the moment content to keep east ukraine destabilized. but make month mistake in the long term, he intends to own eastern ukraine. those three eastern provinces, they are already gone. his people are on the ground. they went in with gru military, intel gents agents, special forces. this was all much too beautifully orchestrated, seizures, much too well coordinated to be done

spontaneously by local minute men. so putin -- my hat is off to him. i don't like him. he's ruthless andvishous and anti-american. but he's by far the most effective, far-thinking and strongest leader -- >> do you think his aim ultimately though is to break -- >> he would like to do that. i think from now he realizes he has to be content with weakening nature and so doing a very good job of it. but his real dream, vision, and it is a -- vision that spans decades, is the re-establishment of the -- empire of the czars, not the soviet empire. the empire of the czars. he is a great russian nationalist. when you look at putin, even his facial features, they are not -- they are great russian, great russian. part slavic. it goes way back. high cheek bones. >> you would know. you are an expert. >> the point is that -- if you study these people, putin comes

down as a titan. peter the great. that's his real lineage. he intends to re-establish this empire of the czars plus a little bonus territory. and long-term vision gives him tremendous strength. he and his deputy dog, they know what they want. they are going to take whatever means is necessary to get there. they have have a teak i can uniformity. tackle flexibility. on the other hand, the white house, administration, has no long-term vision. it is just about getting through the crisis at the moment. >> quickly, what do you think about the fact that we are hearing reports that the pentagon is exploring options to deploy troops to poland, poland, expand the nato presence there. is that going to do anything to putin? >> well, president obama already dramatically weakened our presidency in europe and that's one of the problems we face. beyond that, poland -- i have a

soft spot for them. they are freedom fighters from way back. they are as good as a member of night as we've got. i would love to see a u.s. armored brigade, heavy brigade, as well as a -- elements of an air wing attack -- tactical air wing positive on polish soil. special operations in the baltics. because those are the true frontiers of freedom and i know that the white house says that -- not going to be a new cold war. there is a new cold war because putin has declared it. >> ralph peters, always great to sigh, sir. thank you for your insight as you watch the dramatic developments continue in the stand-off. >> heartbreak. >> absolutely. thank you very much. call it a rare moment of agreement when two political rivals, president obama and republican senator ted cruz, now find themselves on the same side of an issue. the president now backing a bill sponsored by the senator that is samd at keeping iran's controversial -- to the ambassador to the u.n. out of the u.s. but president obama is also making it clear that he's

leaving himself an opening saying he considers the law advisory. we have the latest for more on the rare display of high partisan cooperation. steve? >> that's right. it is that. president obama signing a bill aimed at barring an rhine wran diplomat from the u.s. with reasserting his right to approve diplomatic appointments. now in this case, congress voted unanimously to deny visa because of the involvement in the 1979 tehran hostage crisis. the bill prohibits anyone eng e engaged in espionage or terrorism from entering in the u.s. the president said in a statement, quote, i share the congress' concern that individuals who have engaged in such activity may use the cover of diplomacy to gain access to our nation. nevertheless, as president bush also observed, kur tailing by statute my constitutional discretion to perceive projected ambassadors is neither permissible mohr practical solution. the president was criticized for using what is called a signing

statement which was used much more frequently about president george w. bush. listen. >> this is a president who talked a big talk during campaigns about the importance of following the law. he simply says that he can take it as a suggestion. i mean, this is what the council does for the king of england as they make suggestions. laws are laws in this country. >> he was a member of the muslim student group that held 52 american hostages for 2 4 days during the u.s. embassy in tehran. he has said he was only a translator and negotiator. texas senator cruz sponsor ad bill barring p him is pleased with the outcome. he goes -- he issued a statement, too. he said the combined bipartisan support of both the congress and the president sends iran and other rogue nations to t clear natural signal the united nations is not a back door through which they can attack

the united states of america. iran said the bill creates a dangerous precedent for the u.s. to block a diplomat to the united nations. >> fascinating developments. thank you very much. news of a u.s. drone strike at this hour. 12 suspected al qaeda militants have been killed in yemen. it is according to an official that said the raid happened in the bayda province. the strike hit a car and carrying those militants and that some civilians traveling nearby were also killed. turning out afghanistan where billions of dollars and support of thousands of american troops a confidential state department report this week revealing afghanistan is nowhere near ready to govern on its own. and this as president obama stays on course to pull out all u.s. force pass by the end of the year. joining us now with more on the fallout from the disturbing findings, lieutenant general.

this is really quite unbelievable. we are here at this point, at this moment, in time, after all of the billions spent and the bloodshed in afghanistan by our troops. that we are hearing that our own government is saying afghanistan is not even ready to even begin to start this process. >> even more serious, because that's an excellent report. it is very candid. even more serious is can the afghan government provide security to the afghan people. >> absolutely. >> fundamentally it cannot because we used the wrong strategy. what do i mean by that? we use a counter insurgency strategy which really means nation building, winning hearts and minds. but does anybody really believe the valley in this tribal valley we can win hearts and minds there? they love our money. when we are there. once we leave we stop the money flow. they crush the girls school. burqa on her head. live in their tribal society

that they lived in under this law for so long. what we should have done was have had a counterterrorism strategy which fundamentally means defeating the taliban and taliban supported by pakistan. and that's where they go during the winter period. they come back in fighting season of the summer and we should put the pressure on the pakistanis. once they cut the money off the taliban, it is over. they created the taliban. when the russians left, so it is not a long-term organization that's deep in their roots. and that's what is worrisome because if you can't provide national security and to the people, protect them, then you are not going to be able to win. >> the taliban is saying, okay, you know, we are going twhat out. you are leaving. then we are going in. we are going to take over once again. they are just basically laughing at the u.s. all the way through. >> exactly. when president obama put the surge in, he says i'm going to pull them out in '14, they said,

we are going to wait until '14. and then we are going to surge. so we really have a fundamental flawed strategy that i don't really have a recommendation for it except to try to go to a counterterrorism strategy and to defeat the taliban. >> let me ask you, to this point, because it was revealed this week that there was a video this surfaced that showed those al qaeda leaders out in the open meeting and obviously not really afraid that any cameras were nearby. there wasp going to be a drown strike hitting them. the fact we missed that, what do you make of that? and then the news today that there was another drone strike. we don't know if any of those guys were targeted. the fact that there are some al qaeda operatives who were targeted in the latest strike, do you think that was a response to the embarrassment not being able to detect that this other big meeting was taking place? >> do i but i believe it was conscious decision not to hit that group. you couldn't get that many

people assembled, al qaeda operatives, without us knowing. not knowing. that's all i want to say. i don't want to say any more. but the fact is -- >> deliberate. conscious decision. >> conscious decision by this administration not to do it. >> very interesting because a lot of folks are saying that this shows a weakness in our intelligence system. >> exactly. and the fact is that we are now starting to respond because we are getting negative publicity on it. until they keep that counterterrorism strategy and be as ruthless and aggressive as possible, we are going to have those kind of assemblies which are detrimental to our overall strategy of defeating radical islam. >> fascinating. all right. always great to see you. thank you for your insight. we will be hearing more from you in the days to come, i'm sure. all right. now we would like to hear from you about afghanistan. do you believe america's efforts at nation building in afghanistan was worth it? can that country one day succeed on its own? send your answers on twitter.

i'm going to read some of the answers later in the show. new disturbing allegations against a syrian government at this hour that it is resuming new poison gas attacks. poison gas attacks against civilians in the civil war. opposition activists are charging that -- saying dozens of people have been injured in the latest attack against a rural village north of damascus. the regime is saying it is the rebel forces that's to blame for those gas bombs and reportedly killed and injured many people there. if evidence tie it is assad government to the attacks this would again violate the deal syria signed last year with the u.s. and russia to destroy its chemical arsenal. well, a surprise the obama administration and it is a controversial one that could bring the delay of final decision on the much anticipated of the keystone pipeline project. a project that would create thousands of jobs. the latest the fallout coming up. more concerns for the problem

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welcome back. it is the bottom of the hour. sheer act loot the stories making news. the captain and crew crew members involved in the horrible ferry disaster in south korea are in custody on charges of negligence. prosecutors are saying one of those crew members, who was piloting the ferry was on the job for the first time when it capsized. 32 people confirmed dead. mostly teenagers. 270 people remain missing and are presumed dead. despite an agreement between russia and the west, pro-russian forces are refusing to stand down in ukraine.

they say that they remain at government office pass and seized in about ten cities until e interim government in kiev resigned. a shooting threat at the "los angeles times" build sing now over. the police have a man in custody who worked inform a company that rents space in that building. "the times" reporting a woman says a co-worker had shown her a bag of bullets and reportedly was depressed. in illinois, a memo showing that medicaid paid $12 million to dead people. that's right, dead people. overpaid to almost 3,000 people after their deaths. officials are saying about $7 million has since been recovered. that's a quick look at some of the top stories making news. holy saturday being observed by the faith until worldwide today on this easter eve. large crowds gathering at the

church for the holy fire ceremony. it takes place atgies up' tomb every year. the church is believed to be built on the site where jesus was crucified. buried and resurrected. for millions around the world easter is a time for renewal of faith. it is also a time for reflection. for those whose faith is being tested some may feel like their prayers are going unanswered. our next guest suggests maybe that you just aren't listen when god gives you that signal. that your prayers can be fulfilled. best-selling author and philanthropist frank mckinney joins us now with his fascinating book called "the tap." welcome. great to have you here today. >> hello. happy easter, everyone. >> happy easter to you, too. frank, you suggest that god taps everyone many times in life answering prayers and presenting life-changing opportunities. you just have to listen and respond. how so?

>> my book is based on a biblical passage regardless of your religious preference dreams. it is a great life mantra. to whom much is entrusted, much is expected. we have to be spob stewards but we have have to be listening for this life great tap moments. the booep book teaches you to recognize when they are present asked more importantly we can't just recognize them. we have to act on them. with all the disturbing news we heard today, something uplifting. when this program is over, some people are going to be motivated. motivation washes off in the shower. they might be inspired. inspired wears off like the effects of a bad sunburn. aspiration can alter our dna and change our lives and the lives of those we love forever and my book provides those people who are looking to be inspired or aspire to something greater than they are doing now a way to do that. >> i know your book, you describe how in a moment of perceived silence when it seems as if your prayers are not

answered in the ways you had hoped, you are invited to rephrase the question and then receive something greater than you may have ever imagined. >> that's what happens. if you say prayers at night or during the day. we tend to pray for some form of more, more health, wealth, love, peace, happy must, for ourselves or those that we love. and if we are praying a prayer for more, which is somewhat of -- people might see it as a selfish way to pray, i don't. what i see is god wants to reward you with the more you are praying for when you realize you can be a responsible steward for the more you already have. and when we are -- responsible stewards with the more we already have you rephrase the question. in other words, rephrase the prayer and god will reward us with the more we have been praying for. >> as you point out your book references krip stur from the bible and helps people recognize daily living. you can recognize these tap opportunities so that you can gain self-confidence to expand your world for more happiness and fulfillment and success. >> yeah. you know what we are doing,

going across country now. make it big events. we are using my book as the thesis really the basis to take people that are looking to be not just motivated, inspired, aspire to something greater. and, you know, we get nowhere without -- we can make month money. i'm a businessman. build beautiful homes on the ocean in palm beach county. i went from a $50,000 fixer-upper 25 years ago to a $50 million mansion on speculation. we run a huge charity in haiti i hope we have a chance to talk about. at the events i like the marry the mind with the money. to go to hate write and take care of the homeless people i have housed since we started our cheye there i couldn't just go over there and hug orphans. i had to make money first. we teach people how to make money and applying the things i did in real estate but more importantly, it is not to put more cars in our garage, more clothes in our closets or more food in our pantries. it is to be responsible stewards for the money we have made, my way of making it through real

estate. i want to teach you how the make it through real estate, getting the mind before the money right. knowing that what you do -- when you do succeeds we want to use the benefits of that successes. >> i think what you are also -- you are talking about this concept of compassionate capitalism and spiritual stewardship which can coexist. talk more about that. >> listen, i'm -- i'm not about charity. i'm about philafil philanthro - capitalism. i take a businessmentality. i go over will, been tapped. i have been tapped many times by the good lord. who knew i would go from building houses on the ocean to entirely self-sufficient villages in haiti. listen. when we are done with a village over there, we don't come back and help. yes. food -- we provide each village with 40 to 50 houses, community center, a school, clinic.

renewable food. clean drinking water. the most important thing, the thing that will solve poverty is not charity. free enterprise capitalism we take like salt or pepper and sprinkle over each top of the villages we build p that's what our events will be about, teaching people how to move from -- dissatisfied with their lives to aspiring to something so much greater. >> don't you think this is the best way for people to find full i ament in their lives, in order to receive blessings one must find ways to give back. >> uma, we spend most of our lives pursuing our professional highest calling to the detriment of our spiritual highest calling. you are a news anchor. i'm a real estate guy. if i 00 ave a spiritual highest calling beyond going beaut -- building houses on the ocean in palm beach, i think my life would have been a heck of a lot less fulfilling. yes, i found my spiritual -- it took me a while, mid 30s to find my spiritual highest calling. but now through these make it big events i'm going to and

teaching people, yes, you can do very well for yourself financially but god didn't intend that just for your sole benefit. he wanted you to share the benefits of those blessings with those less fort mat like we have been dmog haiti the last 11 years. >> i know the work you are doing in haiti is absolutely phenomenal. you have a wonderful message on this easter weekend. it is great to have you here today. thank you for joining us with your insight. >> thank you very much. have a great easter. >> all the best to you. god bless. all right. bun i didn't won't back down from harry reid. we will tell you what the support verse to say to the senate majority leader. another delay for the keystone pipeline. this one may have major political implications. we will explain after the break. ♪

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to be patrons or not. nothing more than domestic terrorists. >> well, tough words from senator majority leader harry reid. word to use describe about a rancher, cliven bundy and his supporters. 20-year-old dispute between bundy and the federal government over grazing rights has come to a head and the federal government is now gathering up a bundle -- bundling of bupdy's cattle before calling off that round-off. yesterday bundy's supporters.

bundy had a different take. >> we have no intention to be terrorists. our intentions are to exercise some of our constitutional rights. are you guys domestic terrorists? >> bundy says he does not recognize federal authority over what he considers state land. it is a controversial new development for supporters of the keystone pipeline project. the obama administration deciding to extend an important review before making an important decision whether to go ahead with the deal. some say it is politically motivated. it could create thousand as of jobs. >> the decision of the state department because it, quote, needs the agencies to have additional time based on the uncertainty created by the ongoing litigation and nebraska supreme court that could

ultimately affect the pipeline route in that state. we are seeing two passionate sides reacting as environmentalists are praise the decision. >> if one assess it is costs of the keystone pipeline pipeline in terms of the carbon pollution lit produce, it is clear that we should not allow it to be built. >> republican lawmakers and a number of right state democrats that i want approved are blasting the administration. earlier in the month 11 senators had written president obama urging him to make a final decision. a few of them reacting yesterday. mary landrieu as the decision irresponsible, unnecessary, and unacceptable. alaska senator mark begich says -- expressing his disappointment saying the move creates jobs and he also points to evidence

showing the oil is getting into the gulf coast now in a more environmentally dangerous way. >> it is getting there on rail and on truck and they, of course, have higher ghgs according to the state department. they have higher risk on a safety side and it is higher costs. so we think for four reasons jobs, greenhouse gas, and impact, and the whole issue of safety and cost. we should proceed with in pipeline. >> keystone excel could support about 42,000 jobs carry 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day. the government is not saying how long the review will take. >> thank you very much. to the moon and beyond. astronaut buzz aldrin working hard to keep american's dreams of space exploration alive. predicting the future is a pretty difficult thing to do. but, manufacturing in the united states means advanced technology.

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welcome back, everybody. you know for years no country could come close to the dynamic group of scientists, explorers, part of the famed nasa space team. after the many groundbreaking trips to the moon, long running space shuttle, this country's

commitment to human space exploration is limping along. budget cuts and lack of focus. astronaut buzz aldrin refuses to give up on the future. and he has been devoting his life to keeping america's space. >> this country was the inspiration of the world. >> right. >> in the '60s and '70 s. and we need to recover that if we expect this nation to be exceptional. >> astronaut buzz aldrin has been on a relentless mission of putting america at the forefront of human space exploration. for this legend who set foot on the moon more than 40 years ago, it's been tough watching america's space program take a back seat as other nations move ahead. >> well, it's because of the sorry state that the u.s. space program is in right now. the russians can go up and down, the chinese can go up into space. and they're doing things at the

moon. and the united states cannot even put our own astronauts at our own $100 billion space station. >> reporter: that's because, for now, with the space station program on ice, nasa's primary means for sending astronauts into space is by way of hitching a ride on russian-led space flights. aldrin says it's short-sighted and does nothing to foster leadership. he says faulty goal setting and insufficient funds have forced nasa off a winning path. >> given the current events happening and the tensions between russia and the u.s., do you see further consequences for the space program, given the fact that you see we need the russians to launch our astronauts into space? >> well, i would rather look in the other direction and say that we made a mistake by not having china become a part of the space station. then we wouldn't worry. we could take chinese rides up to the space station. >> but it's not just looking to

alternatives like china that make those trips to the space station. aldrin says what's needed is a unified space vision, with international partners to focus not only on the space station but on missions yet to come. like preparing the next generation of space pioneers to set their sights on mars. >> it traces back for the u.s. to be in a -- a great position of leadership, of taking the transportation of humans to the surface of mars, we need to back that up by learning things at the moon that make sure that that works for the benefit of the other nations. but we gain the technology of knowing how to bring things together. >> for aldrin, mars is the future. and he is determined to be a catalyst to reignite the spirit and passion that once set america on its race to the moon. he believes that momentum is building to create a permanent human presence on mars by the

year 2040. >> i grew up that way. feeling -- obviously this nation, we're so lucky to be born here and we are exceptional. we help save the world. world war i, world war ii, the cold war. going to the moon. we are going to lead the world to permanence on the planet mars. and this footnote. buzz will be in d.c. next week, headlining the humans to mars summit at george washington university, aimed at promoting why mars exploration matters. well, down in sunny miami, bunny palooza in full swing with egg hunts, bounce houses in force and, of course, a visit from the easter bunny himself. what will the weather be like for your easter celebration? meteorologist janice dean is joining us now with more on what will be a better forecast. janice? >> thank goodness, uma. much of the country will be

quiet. we have our eyes set on the southeast in florida where we have an area of low pressure here. a little wintry mix across the upper midwest and we're seeing some showers blossoming over the southwest. but for easter sunday for the most part, we're not dealing with any major storm systems, which is great news. and the temperatures are seasonal for most. so we're still going to see the potential for some rain across the southeast. there's our little easter bunny, as we match today, how convenient. a few showers across the southwest again. but for the most part, we're dealing with a pretty good forecast for much of the country. here is some select cities across new york city, high 50s. for phoenix, 93. so keep that chocolate inside. it will it will melt. uma, back to you. >> great to see you match with the easter bunny, janice. thank you. >> happy easter. >> to you too. well, we usually show pictures of cute little baby animals, but not today. this easter weekend we introduce you to one super-sized bunny with a huge heart. stay with us. ♪

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welcome back, everybody. we asked you at home if you thought the u.s. efforts in afghanistan have been worth it. can afghanistan sustain itself? most of you responded and say the answer is no. mike saying, true change comes from within. jeanne agrees, saying the taliban and al qaeda will rule once we're out. terry thinks the u.s. should not be building nations, but helping them survive on their own. thanks to all of you, the hundreds of you, who have been sending us your responses and sharing. and a larger than life rabbit. as you can see, wally is almost four times the size of a normal rabbit. there you go. the oregon humane society has invited the public to come meet the flemish giant rabbit this easter sunday. and hopefully someone will fall in love with the guy and give wally a new home. he is a cute bunny. definitely. that's going to do it for me here in washington. here's one more thing before we

go. a final look at the cherry blossoms, the cherry blossom festival has officially ended and sadly bad weather wiped out most of the blossoms. but we enjoyed our peek at spring while it lasted. take a look. make is a great day. and we start with this fox news alert. the captain of the deadly ferryboat disaster off south korea is now under arrest. at least 32 people killed in that tragedy at sea. nearly 300 are still missing. hi, everybody. we're glad you're joining us today on this easter weekend for a brand-new hour of "america' news head quarters," i'm jamie colby. i'm gregg jarrett. the captain is accused of abandoning his passengers. two crew members also taken into custody, including a third mate, who was reportedly steering the vessel. for the first time in unfamiliar waters. let's get now to david piper, who is streaming live from bangkok, til