making news in america this morning -- searching for answers. the agonizingly slow effort looking for the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 370. authorities speaking again overnight. our coverage from both sides of the pacific. break his silence. the father of newtown, connecticut, gunman adam lambert speaking out for the first time. his stunning thoughts about his late son. a harrowing skydive collision all caught on camera. the skydiver and the pilot of a small plane, both telling their stories. and teammate for a day. the high schooler with down syndrome suiting up and playing with the harlem globetrotters. and draining more than three pointers that made him an internet sensation.

good monday morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. we begin with the desperate search for that malaysia boeing 777 gone for more than two days now without a trace. >> an american destroyer has joined more than two dozen other ships in the china sea but still nothing to report. >> abc's tahman bradley joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning, john and marci. teams have searched more than 50 nautical miles from where the aircraft was last spotted. u.s. technical experts are en route to asia to assist. search and rescue teams continued scouring the maritime border between malaysia and vietnam lacking for wreckage. a plane spotted a rectangular object originally thought to be the boeing 777s door, but ships could not find it. >> we have not found anything that appeared to be object from the aircraft, let alone the

aircraft. >> reporter: authorities are waiting for the result of samples from oil slicks in the south china sea. malaysia airlines told the families of the 239 people onboard to prepare for the worst. american passenger philip wood's mother is still very shocked. >> if you want to know how it feels to lose a son at the age of 50, it's devastating. um -- but i know in my heart that philip's with god. >> reporter: military radar suggests the plane may have been turning around before it vanished. but there was no mayday or any communication. and the plane was flying at cruising altitude. >> that is a really, really safe place to be. which makes this mystery all that much deeper. >> reporter: an urgent investigation is under way to identify two individuals who boarded the flight using passports stolen in thailand. the tickets of the two imposters

appear to have been bought around the same time, suggesting they perhaps coordinated. malaysian authorities could not answer why the men were able to board the flight using passports that were reported stolen. sources say without the black boxes or debris from the plane, it's impossible to know what happened, whether it was pilot error, mechanical error or terrorism. >> tahman, only a handful of countries check interpol's travel database. there's video of the people using the stolen passports. have authorities figured out who the people are? >> reporter: that's a problem, countries not checking that list. u.s. intelligence agencies hope to get their hands on that video you mentioned, to see the two individuals' faces. to compare it to known terrorists or criminals. the stolen passports may have been tied to drug smuggling, unrelated to the plane's disappearance. >> tahman bradley, live in washington, thank you. and that malaysia airlines flight was bound for beijing. anguished families of passengers

are still waiting near the airport there for news. >> bob woodruff filed this report moments ago. >> reporter: families of the passengers are living together here at the hotel. in beijing, where i have been for the last couple of days. they are certainly anxious. at times, they're angry that the disappearance of the plane really remains a mystery. they just want to know where their loved ones are. for the past few days, the families have been trying to get visas to go to malaysia, where the malaysian airline is. today many of them told us they changed their mind. they want to wait. they don't want to go back there until the bodies are found. they're certainly, certainly starting to lose hope. bob woodruff, abc news, beijing. >> our thanks to bob for that. stay with abc news for the continuing coverage of the disappearance of flight 370. the latest coming up on "good morning america." breaking news from overnight. from northern california. a powerful earthquake off the coast.

it was centered about 50 miles from eureka. it was felt as far south as the bay area and up into oregon. no reports of damage or injuries. scientists say there is little danger of a tsunami. president obama welcomes ukraine's prime minister to the white house this week. a show of support for the government that came out of the protests in kiev. there's not much support back home in crimea, where details of a referendum were released this morning. on sunday, voters will decide whether the join russia instead. it comes against a backdrop of dueling protests and clashes between rifle groups, some for and some against russia's influence. the second week of the dramatic murder trial of oscar pistorius is under way in south africa. he's accused of deliberately killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. pistorius claims he thought it was an introducer. the chief security guard on duty

that night resumes testimony today. he called pistorius after hearing about gunshots from neighbors, he called pistorius, who said everything was fine. new this morning, the father of the sandy hook gunman is breaking his silence. peter lanza talked to "the new yorker magazine" for an article titled reckoning. peter lanza says every hour he thinks about the massacre that happened 15 months ago when his son adam shot and killed 20 school children and 6 staffers. he said in a recent nightmare, he saw man in a doorway with quote, the worst possible evilness. he said he grew scared and realized he was seeing the shooting from the perspective of the victims. peter lanza says he doesn't know what he could have done to prevent the tragedy but he wishes his son had never been born. he's taken down all the family photos in his house and even thought about changing his name. one family said they forgave adam. peter says he didn't know how to respond to that. he said if he could change places with the victims' families, he would. a top scientist is

predicting radiation from japan's pufukushima disaster wi reach american shores. the strong currents dilute radiation to levels that don't pose a threat. a chance meeting at the florida airport reunited two members of a political team. former presidential candidate mitt romney ran into running mate paul ryan at the jacksonville airport yesterday. all of them on the way home from a conservative event in georgia. the majority of the country will see spring-like conditions. the next winter storm is getting its start in the pacific northwest with rain today. rain in southern texas. light snow in new england. >> upper 60s in denver, albuquerque, kansas city, and memphis. 47 in detroit. 60 in washington. close to 80 degrees in southern california. coming up, the bulls on wall street charge through another anniversary. what it means for your 401(k).

plus, you're right if you think you're paying more at the pump. the reason for that price hike straight ahead. and a horrific scene at a high school performance. the stage giving way, sending dozens of kids plummeting.

welcome back. gas prices on the rise. it's not just because it's almost spring. a gallon of gas, 22 cents more than a month ago, averaging $3.48. the price is still about a quarter less than a year ago. the current runup could be blamed on worries about ukraine.

that is causing rises in the price of ethanol, a key ingredient for gasoline. the current bull market enters its sixth year. the dow climbed 151% since the bottom on march 9, 2009. analysts expect the boom to continue as the economy shows signs of strengthening. william clay ford, the last surviving grandchild of henry ford and owner of the detroit lions died on sunday from pneumonia. a ford board member since the 1940s, his real passion was the lions. he's being remembered for his contribution to automotive design. ford was 88 years old. there were some strong performances at the first post-oscars box office. the top moneymaker was "300, rise of an empire". the blood-soaked 3-d sequel to the original. >> it took in $45 million. "mr. peabody & sherman" was second, and "non-stop" was third.

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the good news if you're flying, no major airport delays are expected. back to the news. a lot of questions about the collapse of a high school theater stage. >> amateur video caught the terrifying moments. the students were nearing the end of their performance when, without warning, the stage collapsed. >> if you look at how high the students were, the stage is about six feet built off the ground. with them standing, a fall of anywhere from eight to ten feet. it's a significant fall. >> everyone was crying. we were all, like, freaking out because we didn't know like if someone was seriously hurt or what was happening. >> investigators suspect the likely cause was too many students and too much weight on the stage. 24 were hospitalized with minor injuries. from tampa, an extraordinary view of a collision between a skydiver and a small plane pilot bade world war ii veteran. >> despite the heart-stopping acrobatics, both of them escaped with just minor injuries.

linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: a sky diver and a pilot have a miraculous survival story to share after they collided in midair. all of it caught on camera. >> as the shutter is clicking away, i -- i realized that i'm seeing something that, uh, uh, is certainly spectacular. >> reporter: right before impact, a small cessna plane flying straight toward a skydiver's parachute. as both come in for a landing. then, just above the ground, the nose of the plane slices right through the stringings of the chute, sending 49-year-old john frost flying through the air before slamming him into the ground. at the same time, the pilot loses control, crashing into the ground at a 90-degree angle. the nose crunching right up to the cockpit. >> when you see an airplane crash into the ground, your first thought is oh, my gosh, what happened? >> reporter: for both men, the ordeal was far from over. as is single-engine cessna

summabsum tumbles right toward frost. >> we enjoy seeing them. but there's a safety zone they're not supposed to be in. >> reporter: while the moments are heart-stopping, the pilot, 87-year-old shannon tremblay and frost escaped with minor injuries. >> this is incredible that we don't have fatalities. >> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, new york. breakthrough this morning for predicting alzheimer's and dementia. a blood test looks at the levels of ten different fats. people with lower levels of these fats mean dimentia is more likely. more than two dozen runners in the los angeles marathon were hospitalized for heat problems. temperatures never got above the 70s for earlier runners. two ethiopians won the race. a down syndrome basketball player with the magic touch went pro last night. high school senior kevin groh

played for the harlem globetrotter s. he became an internet sensation after hitting four three-pointers in the final 2:00 of a game. he signed a two-day contract with the globe-trotters. he scored 12 points. he gets to keep the jersey. >> he looks cool in that jersey, doesn't he? >> yeah. >> love that kid. a week from now, it's time to fill out the march madness brackets. five teams have secured their place in the big dance. >> details about one of them and yesterday's sports highlights now from espn. good morning, america. welcome in side "sportscenter," i'm john buccigross. when derrick rose went down with his knee injury in november, many thought the season was destined for the draft lottery. but think again. joakim noah, doing so well this year. he's having a top ten mvp-type of year. he won't win it. but he's there. kurt hinrich, with the bucket right there. jimmy butler, what a play at the end of regulation.

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>> firefighters have been busy overnight possibly affecting children. we are at an elementary school. matt? >> i am on the campus of the elementary school. this is one scene that came in early this morning, the ymca day carest on the elementary school campus. the fire started on the bottom exterior causing enough damage that firefighters will block it off. crew will call the principal to get another building for the day care this is from the first report of a fire on the little league field at warm springs elementary school starting at 2:40. it was damaged. the third and final fire

followed the two at the schools inside the women's bathroom blocked off by firefighters and the police department is involved in this investigation and firefighters say they didn't have any suspects at this time. the arson investigation team is on the scene. >> 4:29, we will check the weather out there. are there sprinkles, mike? >> we have them. more like drizzle. some areas are getting sprinkles. that is as heavy as it is. it is turning interest light rain along the front which now is moving through the north bay. santa rosa headed to rohnert park and petaluma and maybe to novato. a lot of this is drizzle, and is not making it to the ground. it looks like the wet weather is slowly sinking down to the south and there is not a last it, enough to make the ground wet, maybe only .01" so there will be

a wet morning commute but in the afternoon it will be cooler than yesterday but it will be dry, mid-to-upper 60's at the bay and near 60 at the coast. >> we have road work between belmont and redwood city and up to belmont northbound direction. c.h.p. is on the scene. some of the roads are slick from san francisco, mill valley own the golden gate bridge with limited visibility. outside, this the bay bridge toll plaza a couple of cars waiting to pay cash with reports of a bicycle rider on the western span to use caution. >> no damage reported after a powerful 6.9 earthquake off the northern california coast last night. the earthquake hit at