making news in america this morning, developing overnight right now, more planes are searching where a satellite spotted possible debris from flight 370. new details in from a yew that just returned from a recent mission. tense standoff. president obama expands sanctions against russian officials and president putin is striking back with sanctions aimed at america. high jinks. one of the top terror targets in the world so how did a teenager get past security to the top of the world trade center? and, oh, baby, one family has a special delivery expanding their family by five. good friday morning. i'm john muller.

>> and i'm reena ninan in for diana perez. the search for malaysian airlines flight 370 is nearly into its second week. >> this morning an international fleet of planes are again focusing on a southern section of the indian ocean, a glimmer of hope surfaced more than 24 hours ago with a grainy satellite image that could show the plane's debris. a search overnight found nothing in the area. >> bad weather and the extreme remote location is making the hunt for answers more difficult. abc's tahman bradley has the very latest. >> reporter: u.s. and australian search planes again descended on a remote part of the southern indian ocean about 1500 miles off the australian coast. they're looking for these objects thought to be debris from flight 370. it's a daunting task. >> it's about the most inaccessible spot as you can imagine on the face of the earth. if there is anything down there, we will find it. we owe it to the families of those people to do no less. >> reporter: parts of the indian ocean are more than two miles

deep or 14 empire state buildings piled end to end of the today the teams took advantage of better weather after battling clouds and rain on thursday. >> we can relate to the crew of flight 370 and passengers and crew being a fellow aircrew so we will go out and continue searching as long as required. >> reporter: for the families and friends of the 239 people on board, the wait is agonizing. >> i believe that philip is still alive and if that is parts of the plane then that kind of dashes that hope. >> reporter: this morning new questions about why it took so long to move the search into the southern indian ocean, a satellite company tells abc news back on march 9th it had an initial idea that the search should move south. the malaysians were given the data but it took them several days to refocus the search. more ships and planes headed to the southern indian ocean including three chinese warships and an ice breaker. reena and john.

>> tahman bradley following the latest developments on flight 370. thank you. all right. the search area is closer to antarctica than australia. >> abc's nikki battiste has been in perth and filed this report moments ago. >> reporter: the search continues here today and the focus still those two objects that were seen by satellites floating on the indian ocean but in the last 24 hours the weather hasn't been ideal, the crew of the p8 poseidon told us they ran into clouds and precipitation and for two to three hours they were over the search area they flew as low as 300 feet just to get better visibility. today, five aircraft and two merchant ships are looking for those two unidentified objects. and we just learned china is sending three warships to join the search. despite not finding any sign of the missing malaysian flight the u.s. navy crew told us they're still hopeful. they just want to find some closure for the families of the missing passengers. john and reena. >> all right, nikki, thank you. critics of malaysian 240r9s

are outraged by news that officials waited days before shifting that search to the current location. >> a british satellite company provided them with information showing the plane probably crashed thousands of miles from where the search was taking place. but malaysian authorities waited three days before redirecting the search. >> it's unbelievable, i mean it's just such an egregious slipup in the investigation, i can't believe it especially when you're searching for aircraft and possible survivors. as soon as they had that data they should have notified the australians or notified somebody to start looking in that area. all the time that's passed, even if there's not survivors, the wreckage has floated greatly away from where it was. it makes things more complex. >> the satellite company working on blips it suspected sent by flight 370 was one of the first to propose a now familiar north and south arc where the plane may have headed after dropping out of communication. stay with us for any new

information on the mystery of flight 370. we'll have live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." well, a diplomatic battle over crimea is getting personal. president obama has expanded the list of sanctions against russians to include several people close to russian president vladimir putin. mr. obama also laid the groundwork for more targeting their financial services, energy, mining, engineering and defense industries. >> these sanctions would not only have a significant impact on the russian economy, but could also be disruptive to the global economy. >> in retaliation russia banned nine u.s. officials from entering their country including senate majority leader harry reid and speaker john boehner, all said they were proud to be included on the list. senator john mccain went a step further and laughed at being included tweeting "i guess this means my spring break in siberia is off. my gazprom stock is lost and my secret bank account in moscow is frozen."

>> well, first lady michelle obama is well under her first day of a week-long visit to china and arrived yesterday in beijing, the first of three cities she'll visit. already today mrs. obama has tried some chinese calligraphy at a high school. on sunday she'll visit the great wall of china. mounting legal bills are forcing oscar pistorius to sell the house where he killed girlfriend reeva steenkamp. pistorius' legal team said his murder trial extending beyond the expected three weeks is forcing him to, quote, urgently dispose of what they call his biggest asset. meanwhile, pistorius may take the stand next week to testify about what he claims was an dental shooting. now some weather on this first full day of spring, for all of us, we hope the folks in vermont believe us because parts of that state got plenty of snow yesterday and some areas in new hampshire got up to a foot. for those who haven't quite had enough of winter yet, they should know that more stormy weather, oh, is on its way through the weekend. oh. well, meanwhile, nearly all

of california is now experiencing drought. and almost a quarter of the state has extreme drought conditions. forecasters say not much relief is in sight. with the state's expected to have above normal temperatures through the spring. the drought is being blamed for steep food price increases. all right, let's talk about the weather across the nation. mostly dry in the west. although some snow is possible in the northern plains. as much as half a foot of snow is on the way for the upper midwest bordering canada, some rain and snow around the great lakes. highs will only be in the 20s and 30s in the northern rockies today but in the upper 70s and 80s across the desert. southwest nebraska to ohio will see temperatures in the 60s and 70s and about the same for most of the south. it'll be cooler in the northeast. uncle sam raising a red flag. there is a new tax scam that some are calling the biggest ever seen. what you need to look out for. and the sneaky teen on an all-out investigation under way to uncover how a thrill seeker got past security guards making it to the top of the world trade center.

plus, this is why they call it march madness. major upsets and surprises on the first night of the tournament.

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infant's bed, make sure you take it back to the store. the retailer says there is a risk babies could become entangled in them and be strangled. 250,000 were sold here in the u.s. in the past 18 years. ikea says it is not aware of any permanent injuries, but customers can get a full refund. a coffee destination in the morning, starbucks is hoping to become a beer and wine destination at night. the company plans to move alcohol sales into thousands of select stores over the next several years. it's yet another move of many the company has recently made to expand its profits possibly beyond coffee. this weekend could see the start of another movie franchise aimed at teens. "divergent" is expected to take in at least $55 million in ticket sales. it's about a young woman in the future who doesn't fit into specific categories. she's divergent. the target audience is also young women. and you won't be seeing this spokesperson again.

♪ >> you know, i'm done. i'm out of here. amateurs. >> the digital discount broker e-trade is announcing a change in marketing strategy. that precocious baby is out as e-trade seeks a new, more serious image. >> there's no word on who or what will replace the baby. it's certainly not that cat over there, but the new head of marketing says future commercials will be mostly online, not on tv. probably time for the kid to go to nursery school anyway. >> i love the e-trade baby. >> i know. people do get sucked in. but on to the new. >> maybe bring him back every now and then. when we come back, miracle pill. scientists say they are on the verge of putting an end to fatigue caused by jet lag and working overnight. oh, my goodness. and baby makes five actually. proud parents showing off their quintuplets for the very first time. i was living with pain -- all over.

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this morning a flood watch for residents along the grand river in michigan. ice jams are causing rapid fluctuations in the river's levels. much of this ice is now moving down the river bringing the threat of flooding and residents may not get much notice. roads near grand rapids and the great lakes could be slippery today including interstate 96, 94 and 90. for the west along interstate 90, heavy snow can make driving tough. the storm even dips down as far south as interstate 80 near cheyenne, wyoming. now if you're flying we don't expect any major airport delays today. updating you now on the latest in the search for missing malaysia airlines flight 370, u.s., australian and new zealand aircraft are over the search area right now looking for debris. >> now also heading to that search area, the chinese have announced they are sending three naval vessel, an ice breaker and several military aircraft to aid in the search. searchers overnight turned up nothing. stormy weather and harsh seas today have made the already

challenging search even more difficult. one might assume new york's new one world trade center is one of the most secure in the nation. not for one new jersey teen who made his way to the top. the 16-year-old snuck through the hole in the fence, took an elevator to the 88th floor, then climbed stairs to the roof walking right past the sleeping guard. the teen was charged with trespassing, and the sleeping guard was fired. the incident left city officials shaking their heads. >> obviously shocking and troubling, and i don't know how it possibly could have happened. >> officials released the following statement, "we continue to reassess our security posture at the site and are constantly working to make this site as secure as possible." listen to this, the cure for jet lag could be on a pharmacy shelf within five years. researchers in britain say that they have found the key to people and how they react to long haul travel or working these irregular hours like we work. it's an enzyme apparent ly

that controls your body clock. preventing your body from producing it could help you to adjust to different time zones. we can say we work back in the old days before they had the pill. >> i don't buy it. >> i don't buy it either. well, a pair of parents in texas say they want to hold their new baby, all five of them born on tuesday. michelle and steven seals welcomed four girls and a boy to their family with the help of dozens of staff born by cesarean birth. after 29 weeks mom says the little ones are the result of previous fertility treatments. >> we knew like very early on that there were multiples. i was thinking multiples meant twins, and there's the beginning -- we'd go back like every week, and they would find a few more. >> the newborns are all expected to be off breathing machines today. their 2-year-old big brother is waiting for them at home. so much buzz, march madness, the first full day of the

tournament certainly living up to its billing. >> starting off with san diego state and new mexico state. one of a record four games that went to overtime. san diego state pulls out the victory, 73-69. the texas/arizona game down to the wire. texas laying in the winner as the second half buzzer sounded and that was after being up 14 points with 12 minutes to go. and finally america's cinderella team this morning, the north dakota state bison. they won by five, the school's first ever tournament win, the bison, wow. if that's not enough, basketball for you. how about the pros? >> the pros. forgot about them. last night's nba highlights now from espn. good morning, america. jay harris, stan verrett from the "sportscenter" set from bristol, connecticut. starting with the nba. thunder and cavaliers, kevin durant, you can pretty much pencil him for 25 points every time he takes the court.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning at 4:28 the first official complete day of spring. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. mike has the first weekend of spring. >> spring is starting off warm yesterday and get cooler today. the marine layer clouds are out there. we are limited with our cameras. many are socked in. we start low and work our way up. high pressure is keeping us calm although it is undercut by the morning marine layer cloud. by noon they will pull back and fade from there so we will call it partly cloudy this afternoon. 67 to 72 inland and 63 to 68 is the spread around the bay and 61 at the cost and temperatures are

where they should be this time of the year. now, the friday morning commute with a lot of people on the road early. >> maybe it will be a welcome get away. so far, though, we have clear conditions and a couple areas of construction but in the north bay this is what mike has been telling us about along 101 the area shaded in orange is an indication of where fog could be impacting the commute. through santa rosa to rohnert park you see fog dissipating in novato. it is clear over the altamont pass tracy to dublin at 23 minutes. highway 4 is clear at 101 into san rafael and san francisco. accident free beyond the julian street off-ramp. >> we have breaking news from the south bay. an early morning fire damages a popular bar in san jose. matt keller is on scene on san

jose avenue. >> the club has a smoky atmosphere. the fire started in a storage area in the back of the building. workers noticed it as they closed at 1:45. they tried to put it out with extinguishers. they called firefighters and the firefighters called a first alarm. the fire -- they had to make sure it did not spread. >> fires grow double their size every five hints and we need to get enough resources in place from the beginning. >> the damage from the inside shows fire efforts to put it out made a mess if the back of the building and firefighter could not determine the cause. arson coming out to try to figure out what started the fire. it could be a few days before the owners can on the