fredricka whitfield picks up our coverage right now from atlanta. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 is our top news item of the day. there are several significant developments over the last few hours. here's what we know right now. four orange objects, about six feet long, have been spotted today in the southern indian ocean. australian officials who were leading the search call it the most promising lead so far. ships are on the way to the area to investigate. and officials say several other objects picked up by ships yesterday turned out to be fishing equipment and other trash. there is probably only about a week left of battery left on that flight recorder. and because of that critical deadline an australian ship carrying a u.s. pinger locator and undersea search equipment leaves for the search zone shortly and is expected to arrive there on thursday. >>> and back in malaysia, frustration is growing. a group of chinese families flew to malaysia to hold this news conference. they're demanding officials provide evidence on the fate of the

i'm fredricka whitfield. the top stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom." >>> rescue crews are scouring the south china sea right now looking for any signs of malaysia airlines flight 370 after the jetliner vanished about 26 hours ago. this is new video of the search operations. the biggest clue to the plane's whereabouts. traces of oil in waters over the search area spotted by a vietnamese aircraft. officials say the oil slicks are between six and nine miles long. the bol eing 777 took off from malaysia headed to beijing with 239 people onboard most chinese nationals. at least three americans are among the passengers and there is some confusion surrounding the identities of two european passengers. malaysia airlines says there is one austrian and one italian passenger onboard the missing jet, but austria and italy deny that saying the citizens in question had their passports stolen. saying this, "we are aware of the reporting on the two lost, stolen passports. no nexus to terrorism yet, although that's

i'm fredricka whitfield. wack to the cnn are in maria. brand new information about the events leading up to the disappearance of flight 370. here's what we know right now. malaysia's prime minister says the cockpit's signoff to ground control which was "all right. good night." was said after the plane's communication system was disabled. more on what all that could mean straight ahead, and malaysia's prime minister also says the evidence points to the likelihood that someone inside the plane deliberately took the plane off course, and the investigation will now focus on the crew and passengers. this is video of police leaving the home of the plane's copilot. the pilot's home was also searched. u.s. authorities say they continue to review the backgrounds of the crew and the passengers, but so far have found no links to terrorism. satellite signals now indicate the plane may have been airborne for seven hours after it lost contact with ground control, and radar shows dramatic changes in altitude during that time. officials have also conclud

i'm fredricka whitfield. two big stories topping our news this hour, the massive search for that flight 370 and the multinational investigation now into one of the biggest aviation mysteries of our time. >>> plus, crimea's crucial vote to join russia. it could have major diplomatic consequences around the world. first we want to bring you the latest information on flight 370. in the last hour we've learned that france is sending investigators to malaysia today to help sift through the clues. a top military official in india says that country has temporarily ended its search for the plane while malaysia reviews the massive deployments from 25 countries. the search area now covers large areas of land including extremely remote regions. crews are looking along two corridors, one to the south, the other to the north, reaching all the way um to kazakhstan. authorities say they're examining a flight simulator taken from the home of the pilot. a u.s. official tells cnn u.s. intelligence is leaning toward the theory

>> i would think so, fredricka.at device is going to swim around in the ocean and hope to get luck y, i think the odds are it's not going to be lucky. it's going to be like winning the lottery. however, what we don't know is there's some other classified piece of information that says go to a particular spot and deploy that device. i don't know if that could be from a submarine, other satellite capability. maybe they have some reason to send it out. if they find something, look how lucky we are. >> clive irving, sticking around after the break. going to talk about what it's like for journalists covering the magnitude of this story. much more after this. >> you probably never guessed figure skater max started on a different kind of ice. he started as a toddler. he started with his sister to help his game. he was starting in figure skates and ending in hockey skates. from 2007 he was well on his way to fulfilling his team. he was on the elite usa development team. in 2008 he had a major setback. >> my back was constan

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> officials in vietnam believe a search plane found a significant clue to the mysterious disappearance of that malaysia flight 370. the boeing 777 disappeared not long after takeoff from kuala lumpur malaysia more than 26 hours ago headed to beijing with 239 people onboard. traces of oil have been spotted in areas over the search area. the slicks between six and nine miles long, found about 90 miles south of vietnam's tochu islands. the passengers are from all over the world. 14 countries in all, in fact. but more than half of them are from china, and at least three are americans. >>> u.s. intelligence officials are following reports about the two passengers who may have been traveling on stolen passports. they tell cnn, "we're aware of the reporting on the two lost or stolen passports. no nexus to terrorism yet, we're still tracking that intelligence source." we have correspondents and analysis covering this story from all angles. cnn analyst tom fuentes in washington and andrew st

i'm fredricka whitfield. "your money" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> elephants, bulls and bears, oh my. this is "your money." i'm christine romans. the elephant in the room, it's a russian bear. tomorrow marks five years since stocks hit financial crisis lows. a quick check of your 401(k) let's you know where we've come from there. can the record continue in standing in the way, a slow jobs recovery. europe on the verge of a trade war. america bowing to impose costs on russia for its intervention in ukraine and yet another week, another record for the s&p. investors clearly saying they don't believe russian president vladimir putin will retaliate against u.s. sanctions. richard quest, host of "quest news business" and ken rogoff is with us, a friend of the show. guys' russia's stock market took a big hit and so did its currency. a tough start for the ruble. richard, basically the obama betting booten got a taftaste o what's to come. maybe the market will do what -- >> i don't thin

so -- >> how are you, fredricka? >> based on the information we're getting from malaysian authorities, are you anxious to hear whether there was more to this message? all right, good night? or is it alarming or disturbing enough to you that it was just simply all right, good night, after the communication system was disabled? >> all right, good night, is a game changer in this investigation. so i think we just have to back up a little bit. we have a plane that took off from kuala lumpur in the middle of the night. the middle of the night is the least traveled time for airplanes, the least time that air traffic controllers are manning the stations. things are much more relaxed. 45 minutes into this flight we now know from the prime minister of malaysia that it was either the transponder or the acars system. i'm not sure which one, was turned often, and then you have a communication, which is, all right, good night. now, with all deference to mr. quest, i disagree with that, with his analysis. i they was an atypical an

i'm fredricka whitfield. see you at 2:00 eastern time.obal public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york today. we'll start the show with the continuing crisis with russia. i will ask president obama's former national security adviser tom donilon what the president's options are at this hour. and to understand crimea, you have to understand its history and put the current crisis in context. we will do just that with a terrific panel. >>> also, israel's prime minister netanyahu finally came out for secretary of state john kerry's middle east peace efforts this week. but he faces intense opposition within his own country. in fact, within his own cabinet. i will talk to his economics minister, naftali bennett, who tells us why his boss is wrong.

>> it sure does, fredricka. good morning.t's one of those situations where there are a lot of historic parallels who what's going on right now. and when you have experienced the cold war like i did in the late 1980s when it was winding down and also, of course, before then, there are significant areas where the russians are acting a lot like the soviet union did back in that day. now, there are also significant differences. but the danger is there. there's a danger of miscalculation. there's a danger that russian action s whether they're paris pated by real russian troop or militias or both of them could make a significant difference in the calculations to the west has to make as well as the calculations that have to be made by the ukrainian government itself. there are significant issues that need to be weighed as we go forward with diplomatic efforts and military responses to what's going on there now. >> what are your greatest concerns about russia's reach? do you believe the threat is real? that it may be beyond crimea? >

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i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome back. we're getting new information about search for flight 370. crews scour the southern indian ocean are on the lookout for a new potential clue for four orange objects about six feet long spotted today in the certainly zone. australian officials leading the operation say they are worth investigating and ships are on the way to the area now. several other objects turned out to be fishing equipment and trash. one escapable fact on everyone's mind, the battery life on the flight recorder pingers is running out. there's only about a week left. because of that critical deadline, an australian ship carrying a pinger locater and other search equipment leaves for the zone in several hours, expected to arrive there thursday. australia's prime minister says search crews are prepared for challenges ahead. >> frankly this government won't rest until we've done everything we reasonably can to give those families and wider community of the world a little more peace and insight into exactly what happened. >> so there have been lots of objects in the indian oce

i'm fredricka whitfield. captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> elephants, bulls and bears, oh my. this is "your money." i'm christine romans. the elephant in the room, it's a russian bear. tomorrow marks five years since stocks hit financial crisis lows. a quick check of your 401(k) let's you know where we've come from there. can the record continue in standing in the way, a slow jobs recovery. europe on the verge of a trade war. america bowing to impose costs on russia for its intervention in ukraine and yet another week, another record for the s&p. investors clearly saying they don't believe russian president vladimir putin will retaliate against u.s. sanctions. richard quest, host of "quest news business" and ken

i'm fredricka whitfield. stories topping our news this hour, the massive search for that flight 370 and the multinational investigation now into one of the biggest aviation mysteries of our time. >>> plus, crimea's crucial vote to join russia. it could have major diplomatic consequences around the world.

fredricka whitfield picks up our coverage right now from atlanta. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield.ews item of the day. there are several significant developments over the last few hours. here's what we know right now. four orange objects, about six feet long, have been spotted today in the southern indian ocean. australian officials who were leading the search call it the most promising lead so far. ships are on the way to the area to investigate. and officials say several other objects picked up by ships yesterday turned out to be fishing equipment and

. >>> i'm john berman in for fredricka whitfield. we are covering the flight of 370.ot of developments today. in four hours, searchers will be over the ocean looking for three now, three objects they have not been able to identify. images of a third object were captured by a chinese satellite four days ago and released to the public today.

thanks so much for joining us, i'm debra feyerick in for fredricka whitfield. on the road to disaster in crimea. nato condemned russia's military action after an urgent meeting. today president obama is meeting with his national security team on the crisis. he's expected to call key u.s. allies. all of this comes after ukraine's prime minister says russia's military moves amount to a declaration of war. secretary of state john kerry called this a stunning act of aggression. michelle kosinski live at the white house, phil black, ian lee is in kiev, the capital of ukraine. we are going to fir start with the white house, with michelle. white house rallying allies to its side, try to is late president putin, try to push him so perhaps he'll reverse his positi position. is there any sense the white house feels they are succeeding? >> we're not getting that sense. we're not hearing from the white house today. it was made very clear what was talked about in these discussions that started yesterday. first president obama spoke to the leaders of canada and france saying

i'm randi kaye in for fredricka whitfield.new developments on flight 370 so let's get you caught up. a new object has been spotted in the southern indian ocean, a chinese satellite captured images of it four days ago, about 74 feet by 43 feet. you so he it right there. china is sending ships to try to locate it and determine if it's wreckage from the plane. the object was found 75 miles from two other floating objects spotted by a commercial satellite a week ago. crews have been looking for the first two mystery objects for three days now but haven't been able to find them. today a few small items of debris were spotted including a wooden pallet. more ships and countries are headed to the search area. australia says the help is appreciated. >> we welcome these additional assets including the chinese aircraft. they have a capability that will be important also to the search. i'm told that they're a good platform for visual observations, and as i mentioned earlier, it is more likely that a pair of eyes are going to again identif

i'm randi kaye in today for fredricka whitfield. we are following new developments in the mystery of malaysian airlines flight 370. we have updates on the search and intriguing information about the last data sent from the plane. first on the search, malaysian authorities say france gave them a third satellite image today showing possible debris in the southern indian ocean. chinese and australian satellites have also spotted objects there. today eight planes and a ship searched that area of the ocean but they didn't find anything. crews did find something yesterday. they found a wooden pallet with strapping belts floating in the water. pallets are used in the airline industry but also used in shipping so it's not clear where that's from. malaysian authorities clarified what was in the last communication from acars communication system at 1:07 a.m. officials say it showed nothing unusual and the plane was still heading for beijing. that debunks the idea that the plane's computer was reprogrammed to take a different route before that

i'm fredricka whitfield at the top of the hour. these are the stories we're following. >>> fresh new clues on the malaysian aircraft. prime minister will be meeting president obama. vladimir putin showing no signs of backing away from crimea. a new blood test could predict your chances of developing alzheimer's. researchers are calling it a game changer for research and treatment. >>> first up search and investigators from across the globe to solve a baffling mystery, disappearance of the jetliner that vanished on the way to beijing 22 hours ago, 239 on board, including at least three americans. today investigators got two significant leads. one in the gulf of thailand. some floating objects in the area. search boats are on the way to the site right now. meantime malaysian military officials say radar data indicates the plane turned around before vanishing. because of that they are asking crews from thailand to refocus their search on the sea, the small or circled area to the left there. we're also learned more about the tibet boug

i'm randi kaye in today for fredricka whitfield.we are following new developments in the mystery of malaysian airlines flight 370. we have updates on the search and intriguing information about the last data sent from the plane. first on the search, malaysian authorities say france gave them a third satellite image today showing possible debris in the southern indian ocean. chinese and australian satellites have also spotted objects there. today eight planes and a ship searched that area of the ocean but they didn't find anything. crews did find something yesterday. they found a wooden pallet with strapping belts floating in the water. pallets are used in the airline industry but also used in shipping so it's not clear where that's from. malaysian authorities clarified what was in the last communication from acars communication system at 1:07 a.m. officials say it showed nothing unusual and the plane was still heading for beijing. that debunks the idea that the plane's computer was reprogrammed to take a

i'm fredricka whitfield. these are the stories that top the clues.ew clues surface in the mysterious disappearance of the malaysian jetliner. find out what the plane did right before it vanished and how that's affecting the massive accepting under way. >>> a potentially ground breaking study just released this hour could have a major impact on families struggling with alzheimer's. a simple blood test could identify who will get the disease. >>> major developments today in the ukrainian crisis. the country's prime minister prepares to head to the u.s. for face-to-face meeting with president obama while russian president vladimir putin makes his own diplomatic moves with key u.s. allies. >>> first up the mystery that has the entire international community working around the clock to solve, finding malaysia airlines flight 370. the jetliner vanished on its way to beijing more than 48 hours ago. 239 people were on board, including at least three americans. surge crews and investigators from the u.s., europe and asia are all working together to try to pea

i'm debra feyerick in for fredricka whitfield. >>> the white house, president obama reaching out to u.sng with ukraine's prime minister saying russia's military action is a declaration of war and that the country is the on the brink of disaster. secretary of state john kerry calls it an invasion, plain and simple. >>> plus there's a huge winter storm to worry about. more than 100 million people in its path, southeast to midwest. we'll tell you who is going to get hit hardest. >>> ukraine says it's on the brink of disaster as russian troops move to military bases in crimea. prime ministers called it a red alert, said it called russia's military move amounts to a declaration of war. video from crimea shows unmarked crews coming in, unmarked but license plates are russia. it has had the international community on edge since president putin got parliament's okay to send troops into ukraine. right now nato ambassadors are meeting on the crisis here in the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has strong words. >> it's an incredible act of aggression. it is really a stunning, willful choice by p

that's in the "newsroom" with fredricka whitfield at 2:00 eastern. i'm erin mcpike. union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> an evident tragedy wrapped in mystery. today two of the 239 people aboard a plane which disappeared between kuala lumpur and beijing used stolen passports to buy tickets. >> our focus right now is to find the aircraft. once we have found the aircraft, i think the investigations on any speculation on a sinister motives will assist us when we look at

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. >>> i'm john berman in for fredricka whitfield. we are covering the flight of 370. a lot of developments today. in four hours, searchers will be over the ocean looking for three now, three objects they have not been able to identify. images of a third object were captured by a chinese satellite four days ago and released to the public today. the object, 74 feet by 43 feet. just to be clear, satellite imagery from china now, has captured picture of what could be debris off the coast of australia. this is in addition to the two pictures taken about a week ago now that australia has been looking into to get a visual confirmation of. china is sending ships to try to locate this piece of possible debris to determine if it is wreckage from the plane. it's about 75 miles from the two other objects, possible floating objects spotted by the commercial satellite one week ago. the search for all three of them could be complicated by bad weather. conditions earlier today were good enough. crews managed to see several small items in the ocean, including a wooden palette. none of