making news in america this morning, more confusion surrounding the disappearance of flight 370. why searchers are shifting their focus and the new information about the pilot that's causing concern. >> raging inferno. flames and smoke shoot high in the sky after a high-rise catches fire. why it was so difficult to get under control. close call, a day at the nail salon turns into a chaotic scene when a car comes crashing through the window with one customer in its direct path.

impatient pup. a viral video from a dog that got tired of waiting for its owner. good wednesday morning, i'm john muller. >> and i'm marci gonzalez. the mystery of flight 370 is now well into its fifth day. with still no sign of the plane, passengers or crew. new video this morning shows japanese soldiers preparing to join the multicountry search crew. they will join the international effort to find the missing plane today as the flight's potential path is causing more confusion. abc's tahman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: the mystery deepens. authorities now say the malaysian airlines jet veered far off course after turning off its tracking signal. >> either the flight crew or there's someone else in the

cockpit that is making some decisions that don't really compute. >> reporter: the malaysian military says flight 370 banked hard to the left and then flew for an hour over hundreds of miles of land, never sounding an alarm and cruising into the strait of malaca near a tiny ro rocky island called pulau perak. they searched land and a new stretch of ocean but no sign of the missing plane, krcriticism mounting. >> it's happen hard. >> reporter: new questions about the cockpit crew. the airline is investigating the co-350i89, 27-year-old fariq ab hamid. according to a news report these two young women were invited by hamid to ride with him during a 2011 flight. >> they were pretty much turned around and see talking to us and so engaged in conversation.

>> reporter: investigators searched the homes of both the co-pilot and the captain, 53-year-old shah but so far nothing about the background that suggests foul play. the head of the cia says the agency has not heard any chatter suggesting terrorism but the u.s. is still not ruling it out. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> thanks, tahman. gloria riviera is at a military base in kuala lumpur this morning where she spoke to the chief of malaysia's air force leading the search for the plane. >> he insists he's been misquoted about a change of direction the jetliner may have taken and when gloria asked him why after five days there's still no radar data his response was a firm "no comment." stay with abc news for all the new developments on the mystery of flight 370. we have live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." well, new this morning what one passenger is calling the miracle on us airways flight 678 left tampa bound for phoenix

forced to make a landing in houston. that's because a baby on board stopped breathing. two passengers with medical training saved the child. >> ran up and had the baby held in his hand upside down. the baby was purple. >> there are people that assisted and they were told there would be an emergency landing and everything went smoothly. everybody was just invested in -- when we heard the baby cry, teary moment for everybody. >> all right. wonderful. the flight continued to phoenix where it landed just an hour late. and apartment building under construction in san francisco is not much more than a pile of smoldering scrap iron this morning. the fire broke out at around 5:00 last evening and within minutes dense black smoke shot into the air. flames ate through the structure quickly producing waves of blistering heat. >> i was standing pretty close and the heat was intense. the fire was just insane how big

it got and i was really worried was it going to spread to these buildings and also this building over here. >> more than 150 firefighters and 90 trucks will battle it until daybreak at least but the chief says they are getting it under control. amazingly only one firefighter suffered minor injury. >> it will be a day of weather extremes for millions in the west, flooding concern, the melting snow pushing waterways in montana and wyoming beyond their limbs making roads up passable and isolating hundreds of people. some towns still evacuated. others taking precautions to prevent flooding. in the eastern part of the country the taste of spring is now ending. it is time to put away the skateboards and retrieve coats and gloves because winter will make a copback. the latest from jim dickey. >> a powerful winter storm moving its way out of the midwest tracking across the ohio valley and will strengthen, move its way to the eastern seaboard. the heaviest of the snow will stretch from the cleveland area

into northern new england. overnight this gets going. could be talking about blizzard conditions in the state of maine. at times feet and snow in northern new england. behind this air, our spring preview is over. many spots 20 to 30 degrees colder than tuesday. santa ana winds building up bringing them out of the 2340r9 and east, gusts up to 60 miles per hour. that could cause power outages and high fire danger. john and marci, back to you. an experienced skier died in an avalanche in montana. the 27-year-old was skiing in the back country when he was buried by the snow. he died before other skiers could dig him out. he is the fourth skier to die in an avalanche in the area in less than three months. experts say there is more danger right now because of heavy, wet to and rain. in florida the gop is the victor in a bellwether special election. voters elected david jolly

despite the democratic candidate alex sink being better known and funded and supported by the party's biggest name. the first midterm election of 2014 and a test of each party's message. one of those issues obamacare. a new tally shows a number of enrollments is going up slowly, 4.2 million have purchased it since it launched in october. 943,000 last month and 1.1 million in january. but with the march 31st deadline the affordable care program is unlikely to reach its original goal of 7 million enrollees. president obama welcomes the ukrainian prime minister to the white house. his visit comes as armed russian militia have taken control of the main airport in crimea. that's the part of ukraine that will vote on sunday on whether to become part of russia. president obama is considering economic sanctions against moscow for its military advances in crimea. and the cia is denying accusations that it spied on senate investigators who were looking into the agency's

enhanced interrogation techniques. senator dianne feinstein took to the floor yesterday to express her concerns about the cia interfering with a year's long investigation into post-9/11 agency activities. that investigation produced a controversial report that is still unreleased. feinstein claimed the cia removed documents that senate investigators were supposed to have access to. cia director john brennan says nothing like that happened. president obama managed to escape washington politics for a day for a fund raising visit to new york city and he made sure that he went home with some presents in hand. >> he did. the president stopped by a gap store where he picked up a few things for the ladies in his life. but he also worked in a little support for raising the minimum wage praising the chain's voluntary decision to increase wages. all right, there's a big stink over parmesan cheese. why some of your favorite cheeses could change names. photoshop fail. a major retailer is apologizing

for this image on his website. can you spot the problem. a pill is helping get big results. they're going to another country to get it.

welcome back. the justice department is the latest to investigate gm's handling of a known defect. the automaker knew for years the ignition switches on some compact cars could suddenly turn off. the motors and air bags and only issued a recall last month. repairs won't begin until next month. 13 deaths and 1 accidents plamed on the defect. cbs vs is the target of an

investigation of missing pain pills. they lost track of 3700 hydrocodone tablets. they could be fined $39 million if the charges turn out to be true. the l.a. home used for exterior shots of phil and clair dunphy's house on "modern family" is on the market. it is nearly 2700 feet with four bedroom, five bathrooms, the price tag, 2.5 million bucks. so is a big change looming for cheese? the european union wants american food companies to stop using european names for keyess made in the u.s. >> parmesan, munster and cheddar are geographical indicators and the american versions aren't as good. the europeans plan to raise the issue at this week's trade conference. hmm. we're american obviously. when we come back, unholy crime, a church robbery nets

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dannon oikos greek yogurt, fuel your pleasure. are you guys enjoying this? very much so. welcome back. a winter storm is dumping snow on highways in the upper midwest before moving into the northeast. highways will also be wet across the southeast. now if you're flying airport delays possible in chicago, detroit, atlanta, charlotte, washington, philadelphia, new york and boston. back to the news now, since being hit by a steph dating data breach target is trying to restore its reputation. >> now facing a new embarrass many. epic photoshopping failure. take a look. in an effort to slim down a bathing suit model they cropped out chunks around her thighs and didn't finish. it is bad enough but triggered outrage over the bad message it sends about body image. target has issued a statement

saying "this was an unfortunate error on our part and we apologize. we have removed the image from our website." all right, one of the most promises weight loss devices is made in san diego but americans have to travel to mexico to get it. a capsule connected to a thin tube patients swallow. once in the stomach it's inflated and hunger feelings are gone. three balloons can be inserted over four months. patients use an app to post everything they eat and the doctors monitor that. doctors say they can lose between 30 and 50% of their excess weight quickly. >> what we're looking at is very similar weight loss to gastric surgery but instead of in a year and a half, we're obtaining that in three to four months. >> the obalon capsule is costing $300 to $400 to insert. a promising new tool for

migraines. they approved the first device to prevent necessary headaches. a headband that emits an electric current. adults can use it up to 20 minutes a day. study participants reported fewer migraines each month and say they would be willing to buy one. nine children taken to a hospital after a chemical leak at a swim center suburban houston. more than 40 were evacuated. it appears the chlorine system malfunctioned sending up a cloud of gas triggering watery eyes. no one seriously injured but they were taken to the hospital as a precaution. also in houston pastor joel osteen's megachurch suffering a theft. nearly $600,000 in cash, checks and credit card donations disappeared from the safe. they sent an e-mail to members monitoring or asking them to monitor their accounts. amazing video here caught on surveillance cameras at a

barbershop in texas. several people were inside when a white suv barreled through the front window. just one customer's leg was hurt. the woman behind the wheel lost control when she swerved to avoid another vehicle. she and her two small children in the vehicle were not hurt. a mountain lion has been caught on camera prowling around the hollywood hills casually strolling between parked cars in a neighborhood not far from griffith park. national geographic believes this cat may be the one that it tagged and named p-22 but they don't know for sure. well, moving to sports most of the major conference men's tournaments get under way and 12 teams have already booked their place in march madness. >> this morning's highlights though are all from the nba. we get those from our guys at espn. good morning, welcome to our "sportscenter" studio. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. rocket and thunder have long memories. >> i have on long underwear but

nothing to do with the highlight. kevin durant, patrick beverly and westbrook. beverly went after westbrook that caused a knee injury that knocked him out of the playoffs and oklahoma city stoppeded by knocking them out of the playoffs. james hard en has a beard. kevin durant, step-back bobby jack. he's going to cross over there. pick it up off the floor. durant had 42 and thunder win 106-98. blazers and grizzlies. battling at the bottom of the western conference in the playoff race. grizzlies down 3. gasol. final seconds. lilith had 32 points. blazers still down now, mike conley the pick and pop to gasol. nearly got a triple-double.

grizzlies win it 109-99. going to be an interesting race in the western conference for the playoffs. going to be a lot of fun. >> interesting race for us to get out of the building right now because we're done. back to you. >> guy, thanks. probably going to get to the point of this story quickly. even show it's our "play of the day." >> that dog was pressing its owner's car horn for 15 annoying minutes. it was apparently upset the owner was taking too long in an art gallery. >> the dog's name is fern. do you think she knows what she's doing? >> it seems like it. >> silly noise coming from. it's to idea it's her. >> i don't know if i'm buying that innocent face. up next "the pulse" where president obama tries something new to promote his health care law with funny man zach

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didn't really work out very well, did it? >> oh, cool. the president also plugged obamacare and that had an immediate effect. >> yeah, tens of thousands of young people went to healthcare.gov after watching the video. president firing back. >> funny. >> yeah, it was. look who is writing a children's book. >> keith richards and grandfather of five will release "gus and me." it's coming out later this year. the main clab raritier for his book is his 28-year-old granddaughter. >> inspiration is his grand of father. jazz musician who encouraged him to pick up a guitar. he wrote "life," his autobiography. >> a big switch from that book to a children's book. >> you got that right. a look at this video made by this artist. she brought together 20 complete strangers and paired them up and have them stand in front of a camera and just start making out. talk about awkward. >> awkward moments but then the

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moving later in the day to the northeast. it'll rain in most of the south and be dry in the west. and finally this morning, keeping track of your dog's fitness while you try to keep him or her in shape. >> well, maybe you're wearing one of those high-tech gadgets that monitors your calories or how many steps you've taken. abc's david wright reports that you also can get one for your four-legged friend. >> reporter: from couch potato cats to pooches with paunches. youtube is full of fat pets. >> a bean burrito from taco bell, gone. >> reporter: a moment on the lip, a lifetime on the hips. little wonder america's obesity problem extends to our four-legged friends. now there's a high-tech solution. along the lines of the hugely popular fitbit or the nike fuel. this is the first of several fitness trackers for animals to come on the market. it clicks red under the clog's collar and keeps a log of his daily activity even sending it right to your phone.

especially useful for animals left alone for much of the day. >> i can remotely access and check up on how much exercise she's getting so i love, love that feature. >> reporter: how much exercise your dog needs depends on its age and breed. the device not only keeps track, it also lets you see how your pet stacks up. >> compare it to other dogs in the same age group and the same weight group. >> reporter: a fitbit for fido won't teach an old dog new tricks, maintaining that girlish figure is hard work. this high-tech device just one more piece of motivation. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> hey, it's a great idea but then again it's one more expense involved in owning a et. >> a pretty staggering statistic. $55 billion spent last year on pets and pet products. so here's a new one. >> yeah, so the good old-fashioned way, just make sure to bring fido out for lots of exercise. >> an hour a day in the park or do a nice walk and get exercise

too. they say be precise when you feed the dog, put the measuring cup and make sure you don't stick it in. >> don't eyeball. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. stay with us for "good morning america." have a wonderful wednesday. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is "good morning washington." >> an investigation leads to more questions. officials in malaysia are backtracking and sending mixed signals about that lane. i had at a key meeting today, new developments out of ukraine that could have implications for u.s. ties with moscow. good wednesday morning to you. >> happy hump day. let's get right over to jacqui jeras. how nice is it going to