up next, weekends with alex witt. >>> rattling nerves. a series of after shocks on the west coast after the second quake in the l.a. area in as many weeks. we have a live report next. >>> a new search area. have the latest efforts turned up anything in the plane mystery? is a potential breakthrough on the horizon? >>> the strong words from bridgette ann kelly after the christie administration report. >>> what would you do? the tale of a teenager who suddenly discovered tens of thousands of dollars in his bank account. what did he do? >>> good morning. welcome to weekends with alex witt. here is what's happening now. we have brand-new clues in the hunt for missing malaysian airline flight 370. an aircraft just spotted three suspicious objects in the new search zone over southern indian ocean. they are described as red and orange. unclear if they belong to the missing jet liner. they have shifted 700 miles northeast after new analysis of radar data showed the plane was traveling much faster and burned more fuel than originally thought. new

weekends with alex witt starts now. >>> a warning. president obama tells russia to stay out of ukraine or else. the big question, who could the u.s. do. >> 911 where is your emergency. >> tale of the tape. 911 calls from the four days of gorge washington bridge gridlocks. who do they have on the investigation of chris christie? >>> a frantic rescue caught on tape after an avalanche roars through a neighborhood. why it's incredible anyone came out alive. >>> what the tax bill will be for the couple that found precious coins in their back yord. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. here's what's happening. we have developing news of president obama warning of consequences of military intervention inside ewe rain. he called on russia to exercise restraint after helicopters flew into crimea. it is a region in southern ukrai ukraine. here is what the president said in a late friday statement. >> days after the world came to russia after the olympic games, it would invite the nations around the world. indeed, the u

welcome to weekends with alex witt. i'm in for alex today. here is what happened over an hour ago in kuala lumpur. the transportation minister was handed a note saying they spotted a floating object in the ocean. take a listen. >> the news i just received is that the chinese ambassador received satellite image of floating objects. they will be sending ships to verify. they will announce this in a couple of hours. this floating object is 22 meters long and 13 meters wide. >> just within the past half hour, cctv, the chinese television network released this satellite photo showing a floating object. nbc news has not independently confirmed the authenticity of this photo. it was taken four days ago. kir simmons was there when he made the announcement. he joins me now from kuala lumpur. give us details on the information we are getting in this morning. >> reporter: we are just hearing the information, just a warning that it's coming from chinese media. you saw that image of the debris. it was spotted on noon of the 18th of march. it is 100 miles

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." we have another potential big development in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. malaysia's transport minister says france has new satellite images showing possible debris in the southern corridor of the search area off australia's west coast. at the same time, search teams are trying to find a wooden pallet spotted from the air by a civilian aircraft yesterday. it was surrounded by several other objects, including what appeared to be strapping belts of different colors. also new today, tony abbott says he's encouraged by the latest developments. >> it's still too early to be definite, but obviously we have now had a number of very credible leads, and there is increasing hope. no more than hope. no more than hope that we might be on the road to discovering what did happen to this ill-fated aircraft. >> okay, let's go to perth, australia, and nbc's ian williams. with a good evening to you, what are officials saying about today's search efforts? >> well, it's not encouraging, a

. >>> good morning and welcome to weekends with alex witt. rescue teams are searching for a malaysia airlines jet. it went missing on the way to beijing. it happened yesterday afternoon east coast time. there are 239 passengers and crew on board. it is flight mh 370. they insist everything is being done to locate that aircraft. >> they have activated the search and rescue team to locate the aircraft. our team is currently calling the next of kin of passengers and crews. >> meanwhile, the malaysian transportation minister says so far, there is no sign of any wreckage and denying reports the plane crashed south of vietnam. >> there are two issues that have been reached earlier that the plane landed. it is not true. the second point, they found wreckage in an island on the south side of vietnam. they have said it is not true. >> here is what we do know. boeing 777 took off from kuala lumpur. air traffic controllers lost contact with it two hours into the flight. it was expected 6:30 a.m. local time. three americans including an infant are on the

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welcome to "weekends with alex wi witt. "breaking news in the hunt for the missing malaysia airlines jet. for the first time, several objects have been recovered from the indian ocean. the australian maritime search authority says two ships pulled a number of objects from the sea inside that new search zone. it's about 1,100 miles off the coast of australia and the objects cannot be confirmed, nor discounted as being part of flight 370 until they are analyzed. nbc's keir simmons is joining me now from kuala lumpur. so keir, what do we know about these objects and where will they take them? >> reporter: alex, they have been prolonged for these two ships, one australian, and one chinese. and that's where the hope perhaps fades a little. because it's not confirmed by nbc news. but two chinese media outlets are saying that they -- it does not appear to be related to flight 370. the china people's people daily website, according to our producer there, is saying there are no findings that the suspect objects collected by the chin

(whistling) >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt."hundred for missing malaysia airlines flight 370. i want to bring in the editor-in-chief of "flying" magazine. why do you think it has taken officials this long to dispatch the ship with the black box detector? is it all about trying to pinpoint the location and that's the only reason? >> it's a really good question, alex. there are two ways of looking at it. first, i think there are a lot of people who are increasingly skeptical about how transparent the state of the investigation is. the malaysian government has made announcements that seem to contradict other announcements that they've made, and when you bring in a ship like this that can really only do about a hundred square miles of ocean a day, towing the submersible -- the blue fin 21 that can only do about 40 square miles of ocean a day, you don't really do that unless you're got a good idea where you should be looking. there have been no announcements of any of the debris that they've found that's associated with the flight, s

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." breaking news out of russia, where the russian parliament has approved vladimir putin's request to use troops in the crimea region of ukraine. putin says the move is needed to protect a russian military base there, as well as ethnic russians living in the region. let's go to nbc's jim maceda with the very latest on this. jim, let's get the latest. are we seeing something that could be another cold war brewing here between the u.s. and russia, ultimately? >> reporter: alex, well, the first sign things were going seriously south today was this morning when russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said that ukrainian power militaries actually attacked the ministry in crimea, wounding several people, presumably ethnic russians. despite there being no confirmation, no evidence of that, that alleged threat to russian compatriots in ukraine triggered a quick escalation, which russia has used many times before to justify an invasion. first the leader of ethnic russians in crimea called on presi

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's go to the ukraine. the prime minister says ukraine is, quote, on the brink disaster. he calls the russian military bases a declaration of war and blames president vladimir putin for bringing the nation to those point. the president expressing deep concerns over russia's violation ukrainian sovereignty and the international law. putin defended what he called russia's rights to protect its tests. today on "meet the press," secretary of state john kerry cave his take on putin's actions. >> there are plenty of ways to protect russian speaking people in crimea and other parts of ukraine. but they're really sort of a hidden pretext here, possibly trying to annex crimea. >> meanwhile, protesters in ukraine stormed an administration building and kharkiv. what's it like on the ground here today or this evening? >> reporter: hello. in ukraine, you may be able to make out behind me, in the square surrounds by protesters. these protesters are defending lenin, they say. there are flowers. there are photographs. but

welcome to weekends with alex witt. we have breaking news in the disappearance of the missing malaysian flight 370. for the first time, the planes erratic changes and course and the disabling were caused intentionally by someone on board that flight. >> this movement are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane. in the latest development, the malaysian authorities refocused their investigation into the crew and passengers on board. >> the malaysian prime minister was careful not to label it a hijacking and maintains officials are looking into all possible scenarios. >> despite earlier reports that the plane was hijacked, i wish to be very clear, we are still investigating all possibilities as to what caused mh 370 to deviate from the original flight plan. >> the malaysian prime minister confirmed the jet liners last satellite communication happened at 8:11 in the morning, some 7 1/2 hours after the flight took off from kuala lumpur. it shifted from the south china sea to one as far north as thailand, th

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welcome to "weekends with alex wi witt. woegs i'm betty nguyen. >>> a chinese satellite spotted this object floating in the southern indian ocean. but it's just a satellite photo and whether it's debris remains a mystery. the world got the news this morning when the malaysian acting transport minister was handed a note during his daily news briefing in kuala lumpur. >> i just received, the chinese received satellite image of floating objects in the southern corridor. and they will be sending ships to verify. the beijing government will announce this in a couple hours. this floating object is 22 meters long and 30 meters wide. >> all right. so right now china is sending ships and planes to investigate the object. and according to authorities, its location is less than 80 miles from the debris spotted by australia earlier this week. six aircraft and 26 countries, including new zealand and the united states are involved in scouring this remote stretch of the indian ocean some 1,500 hundred miles off the coast of australia. and

welcome to "weekends with alex wi witt." breaking news from overseas where investigators from several countries are searching for the missing malaysian jet liner. the plane vanished seen after taking off on its way to beijing. the boeing 777 aircraft was carrying 227 passengers. 12 crew members. the flight was due to arrive in beijing at 6:30 local time and passengers have been taken to a nearby hotel as they anxiously await for answers on what could have happened to loved ones. malaysian authorities say they aren't ruling anything out. duncan gholstony has been following everything and joins us from london. officials from austria are confirming two names on the missing plane's manifest match two names on passports that were both stolen in thailand? what do you know about this? >> reporter: yeah. hey, alex, good afternoon. so this is a discrepancy on the flight's manifest. two passengers listed as being on board are, in fact, safe and well, and at least one of them had reported their passport stolen. a spokesman confirmed to

now it's time for a preview of "weekends with alex witt." alex?t job filling the chair, though, jonathan. so well-done. >> thanks, alex. >>> day 16 now. a new satellite image. will it hold clues to the disappearance of the missing malaysia jetliner? is the exhaustive search effort about to get more difficult? a major weather event is brewing. what it means for crews in the indian ocean. >>> the clinton tea leaves. did hillary tip her hand on her 2016 intentions? what she said last night that's fueling speculation. don't go anywhere. i'll be right back. ris] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" [ male announcer ] if you can clear a table without lifting a finger, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. ♪ zyrtec®. muddle no more™. [ female announcer ] this wee

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welcome to "weekends with alex witt."reaking news in the disappearance of the malaysian airlines flight 370. the prime minister says the erratic changes in course and the disable tofg jet's communication systems were most likely caused intentionally by someone on board that flight. >> this movements are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane. >> now, the prime minister did not go as far as to label the incident a hijacking but says tishls are still looking into all possible scenarios. >> despite media reports that the plane was hijacked,officialo all possible scenarios. >> despite media reports that the plane was hijacked, i wish to be very clear we are still investigating all possibilities as to what caused mh-370 to deviate from its original flight path. >> according to new data, the jetliner's last satellite communication took place at 8:11 in the morning local time some 7 1/2 hours after the flight took off from kuala lumpur's international airport. the search area has now shifted from the south chi

up next, weekends with alex witt. >>> rattling nerves.ter shocks on the west coast after the second quake in the l.a. area in as many weeks. we have a live report next. >>> a new search area. have the latest efforts turned up anything in the plane mystery? is a potential breakthrough on the horizon? >>> the strong words from bridgette ann kelly after the christie administration report. >>> what would you do? the tale of a teenager who suddenly discovered tens of thousands of dollars in his bank account. what did he do?

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now it's time for a preview of "weekends with alex witt." alex? >> thanks, jonathan.ppened to malaysian airlines flight 370. the new information today just adds to the intrigue. i will talk with a security analyst. might that plane have landed safely somewhere? >>> and might be pot luck for folks in prison. a new move gives people convicted of marijuana crimes a get-out-of-jail-free card. who did the president reach with his between two ferns interview? if you haven't seen some of the best highlights we'll show you and get reaction. >>> and the best of states for exercise. that's our list of number ones. ♪ from the classic lines to the elegant trim in each and every piece, ♪ kohler will make your reality a dream. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore. salegets up to 795 highwayeal's the passamiles per tank.sel salesperson #2: actually, we're throwing in a $1,000 fuel reward card. we've never d

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now it's time for a preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> hello, jonathan.tery deepens. the search widens. why the investigation for the missing malaysia flight 370 just got harder. >>> also, from the passengers to the pilots. new questions are being asked after the disappearance was called deliberate. >>> congressman paul ryan blasted for comments about the inner city. now he's going to meet with the congressional black caucus. so what will members say to him? >>> plus, the new turn in the mystery surrounding gold coins that turned up in a california couple's backyard. don't go anywhere. i'll be right back three minutes from now. cer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® cut! [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relie

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