as andrew spencer tells us with 90 people still missing, they expect that number to rise. >> reporter: no survivors have been found in days but this still is not a recovery operation. >> as far as i'm concerned we're still in a rescue mode. i haven't lost hope yet. there's a lot of people up there that haven't lost hope yet. >> reporter: with that in mind searchers worked deliberately and delicately. dozens of people remained unaccounted for thursday as rescuers continue to dig into the ground. >> we're not going to run big, huge heavy equipment over areas where we may collapse something where we could have a survivor. i want to brace everybody that that chance is very slim but we haven't given up. >> what we're doing is slowly walking through piece by piece, moving as much as we can, taking shovels, using our hands, whatever we can do to get in there to see what we can find. >> reporter: the national weather service's forecast calls for more rain today and beyond. in fact, showers could continue for the next week or more. all that rain would only hamper search efforts even further. i

i'm andrew spencer kron4 is my hope is live from senator leahy's home. >>: we receive this complaint yesterday. he is home tonight behind me. he is not spoken with us yet. of course we will attend to talk with him. he left court after a 10 hour a day yesterday. carias leaving with a throng of media. centered lee--senator leland yee. this comes after the fbi discovered search warrants. he is accused of taking campaign contributions and and return providing favors for what turned out to be an undercover. coming up at 5:00 it will hear from his attorney. you also have much more from the shocking criminal complaint. >>: want to focus on one of the target of the raid. he is 5 ft. 5 caught but troubling. when he was growing up in hong kong that name stuck when he moved here as a teenager and kron4's catherine heenan has more on his part in all of this. >>: up the golden dragon massacre of 1977, the worst mass murder in san francisco history. five killed and 11 wounded when a chinese gang members opened fire in a chinatown restaurant. teenaged raymond chow was there but was neither hurt or

as andrew spencer reports, new information may put the plane over the indian ocean, well away from theriginal search area near the gulf of thailand. >> reporter: a u.s. officials tells cnn there's a good chance c -- that flight 370 is at the bottom of the ocean. >> it's akin to me if you were looking in the waters off new jersey, all of a sudden, we're looking at the coast of oregon. >> reporter: after the flight left kuala lumpur, they say the data reporting system shut down after 1:00 a.m. , the transponder spopped transmitting 14 -- stopped transmitting 14 minutes later. over the next four, five hours, officials say the plane is believed to have transmitted several pings. if true, the comaptder of a u.s. naval ship says the search area would go from the size of a chessboard to that of a football field. >> quite frankly, if somebody was in the gulf of thailand. we would have found it. we covered every inch. what do you do? you can't possibly cover the entire intee -- indion ocean. >> reporter: -- indian ocean. >> reporter: even if the plane crashed, a former ntsb feels it will be fou

i'm andrew spencer, reporting. in world news. russia has agreed to hold a special meeting in brussels today to discuss the crisis in ukraine. the agreement comes at nato's request. russian troops still occupy the crimean region in ukraine. now, u-s officials say the obama administration may impose economic sanctions on russia as soon as this week. secretary of state john kerry says the united states stands with the people of ukraine. he spoke to reporters in kiev tuesday. kerry accused russia of making up reasons for its intervention in the crimea region. it's an intervention the u- s believes violates international law. our commitment to ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity according to international law. we condemn russian federation's act of aggression. somehow russia leaders invited intervention. not a single piece of credible evidence supports any one of these claims. none. russian president vladimir putin said tuesday ukraine's new government came to power as the result of a coup. he has vowed to protect russian'

andrew spencer reports. "are they saying help?" this is what tim tesseneer saw as he drove across the sand of daytona beach. "help! help! help!" "we heard 'em plainly screaming for help, and i just threw my vehicle in park and just.just took off running." "one kid was on the mother's lap, like, wrestling with her for the steering wheel." he and stacy robinson tried to stop her. "i was telling her that you that have to get out of the water, the kids are scared. this is.the police are coming, you're not supposed to be in the water." "she looked at us with this blank look, and it was just scary." "she just kept repeating that they were okay, they is were fine." not but she was not okay -- not according her sister's call to 9-1-1 earlier that day. "i tried to take her to the hospital yesterday, and she signed herself out today. she's getting a little bit better but she's still not all here." a daytona beach police officer stopped the woman almost two hours before this scene on the beach, tuesday afternoon. the officer and a detective d

i'm andrew spencer reporting. >> catherine: new video of that fire has been released.fire crews rushing to the scene - when a fire- ball bursts from the building's bottom windows. >> catherine: handle on it with water from shattered windows. as we take another look. not one but two big fire bursts >> catherine: the cause of that fire still under investigation. >> catherine: an internal investigation has cleared new jersey governor chris christie of any wrong-doing in the george washington bridge scandal. perhaps not a surprise - since it was a law firm hired by christie. "in connection with allegations related to the george washigton bridge realignment we found governor christie had no knowledge beforehand of this george washington bridge realignment idea and that he played no role whatsoever in that decision or the implementation of it." >> catherine: the more than 300-page report says that christie top aides to create gridlock near the bridge last fall - as political payback. >> catherine: the report also says the governor responded appropriately after learning about

i am andrew spencer reporting. >> the time is for 30 7:00 a.m.. you can i use your fault while you drive so apple has created a new way for you to use your iphone and the car. newt to >> >> apple is stepping up the i- phone experience. the cupertino-based company is teaming up with major car makers to make i-phone applications easier for drivers to use. the system -- called "car- play" will allow i-phones to plug into a car. drivers will be able to bring up maps, make calls and request music and more-- all just by talking to your car. apple's basically -- connecting your phoneto the car's dashboard screen. honda, hyundai, ferrari, mercedez-benz and volvo are previewing the new system this week at the geneva auto show. other car makers also plan to adopt car-play in the future. the system requires apple's latest software and any of the i-phone 5 series. >> federal officials have filed a lawsuit alleging that sprint over-billed government agencies $21 million for wiretap services. the department of justice claims in its lawsuit that sprint charged t

as the search for victims continues, cnn's andrew spencer reports crews have another concern. >> there are searching the devastation and they are aware of the contaminated soil. >> we have all this household products. >> the army has set up a station where you can claim off, there is a potential impact for rest of accounting. >> we are worried about contamination, the less than that we want to do is take them back to our families. >> they even have a dogs a did a thorough washing. there was its lack founder the site and they continue to work through the dirt, mud and rubble. rain has been a problem. >> there are waiting for them to drain however, there were able to make some progress. >> if the number of people on the counter for is not as high as it was a week ago but is still leaves some families without no answer spirit >> we want to wesrescue any possible person. >> that would be in a rescue mode as long as there is the possibility of finding someone. >> andrew spencer reporting. >> we will have an update on march madness after the break. h,z/ >> warriors on the road and finding th

andrew spencer reports new information may put the plane over the indian ocean -- well away from the gulf of thailand. a 100-year-old water pipe burst in san francisco, causing all sorts of problems. and taking all day to fix. crews worked all afternoon and in to the night yesterday to repair the rupture on the northbound lane of the stockton street tunnel. between sutter and bush streets. the tunnel had be closed for about 8-hours as crews dug a hole in the ground to get to the pipe, which has been there since 1914. officials with public utilities commission say the age of the pipe led to the break. stanford plays 2nd-seeded ucla today in the pac-12 topurnament semi-finals what a day for dwight powell. first he was named pac-12 scholar athlete of the year. then he helped the cardinal defeat arizona state in the quarterfinals. final score: 79-58. meantime, cal lost to colorado. they won't be in the tournament. the raiders sign a pair of super bowl champs to their defense. the team inked defensive end justin tuck to a 2-year, $11 million contract. tuck played nine seasons with the new

andrew spencer reports many relatives of the victims refuse to give up hope. >> the pain was just too much to bear for simas officials told the families of malaysia flight 370 that their loved ones are likely dead. >> this is clearly a devastating for the families. >> without hard evidence many of the refuse to believe that there rez family members are gone. >> someone put their eyes on the water and stated that they found something. >> family members demonstrated on the streets of beijing and they marched toward the embassy to the man answers to rid >> their holding--the malaysian government is lying. >> for now, the search efforts are focused on a remote area of the indian ocean. >> we are now searching for a needle in a haystack. we are still trying to find the haystack. >> officials are stating that those members of flight 370 are dead. it has been very difficult for them to find. >> andrew spencer reporting. >> the united states is pressuring russia out of its aggressive pose, cutting it off from a major coalition of leading industrial nations. the united states, france, canada,

andrew spencer has the details. >> fuelled by strong wind, flames quickly spread through the building in downtown boston. >> in 30 years i've never seen a fire travel that fast and that quickly and create such havoc in such a short period of time. >> more than 150 firefighters responded with 20 firefighter trucks to the building. the rescued in number of people stuck on upper floors. at one point an explosion blew firefighters down the stairs. if officials later announced that renews. >> a lieutenant and another firefighter all from engine 33. >> it's a sad day for the city. we lost to heroes today. it makes me proud to be near the city of boston after watching the way the men and women of the boston fire department worked today. >> officials say the two became trapped soon after entering the building. both found in the basement where the fire appears to have started. walsh leaves behind a wife and three children. kennedy, a veteran served in the marine corps. >> we sacrifice our lives for the citizens of the city of boston. >> 13 other firefighters suffered injuries from burns to bro

but andrew spencer reports, russia shows no sign of backing away from its military campaign to control the crimean peninsula. >> the president spoke for an hour with vladimir putin on thursday stressing the u.s. position on the ukraine. the white house says obama indicated the need for a diplomatic solution and direct talks between ukraine and russia. this as an upcoming referendum calls for the peninsula to leave ukraine and become part of the russian federation. >> the proposed referendum on the future of crimea would violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. any discussion about the future of ukraine must include a legitimate government of ukraine. >> putin has taken a different stance call in the interim government of ukraine illegitimate, the use of on constitutional revolution. canada's minister of foreign affairs addressed the referendum. >> russia has invaded. they are occupying with military force and no referendum can have any validity of that is taking place. >> canada expelled nine russian soldiers saying they would leave the country by the end of fr

andrew spencer has more. >> no survivors have been found in days. this is still not a recovery operation. >> we are still in a rescue mode. there are a lot of people up there who have not lost hope. >> with that in mind the work deliberately. dozens remain unaccounted for on thursday as rescuers continue to dig into the ground. >> we won't run the huge heavy equipment over areas where we may collapse something where we could have a survivor. i want to presume that that chance is very slim. but we have not given up. >> we are slowly walking through moving as much as we can. taking shovel's using our hands. what ever we can do to get in there. >> the national weather service forecast calls for more rain today and beyond. showers could continue for the next full week. all that rain would only hamper the search efforts even further. >> b-p now estimates 39 barrels of oil... about 1600 gallons... leaked into lake michigan from its refinery in whiting, indiana. that's more than double the initial estimate and comes after b-p analyzed the amount of crude c

andrew spencer reports, the search for the missing plane and passengers grows more desperate by the hour. >> the longer a missing passenger jet state's missing, the more difficult the surge becomes. >> with every day, crucial time passes. >> three days after the airline took off crews from 10 countries on four ships and more than three dozen aircraft have found nothing. chinese officials arrived on monday to press the malaysian government to intensify the search and speed of the investigation. passengers on the flight were from passengers from taiwan or china. news that an american is among missing is a shock to his brother's. >> we're taking it sometimes one hour and a time. sometimes one minute at a time. we are holding together. >> the use of stolen passports this feeling talk of a potential terrorist plot. >> it has been a transit point for terrorism in the past. two of the 9/11 hijackers' ultimately were surveil by the cia in 2000 in the area. >> if it was terrorism, where is the claim of responsibility? the stolen passports may have just been used for immigration. it could have bee

andrew spencer reports, the families of the plane's passengers aren't willing to accept yesterday's announcement that the plane crashed in the indian ocean. russia is being pushed out of the g-8 as punishment for its been told them their loved ones were likely dead. >> not entirely unexpected, this news is devastating for the families of those on board. >> without hard evidence, many refuse to believe the relatives are gone. >> i really thought that someone had already put eyes on the water and found something when they made that statement that was so definitive. >> family members demonstrated on the streets. a rare sight in china as they marched toward the malaysian embassy demanding answers. >> they are holding signs saying they want their sons and daughters back. they say the government is lying. >> the turning point will be when we to pull a piece of debris from the ocean and identify this as being part of the aircraft. >> for now the search effort exists in a remote area of the indian ocean. >> is not a needle in a haystack. we can't find a haystack. >> whether all those on board are dead a

andrew spencer reports. >> without answers the family has turned to prayer. >> we're, and strong and we are hanging in there. >> would is among three americans, one of 239 people on board a plane that disappeared over the weekend. >> this is pretty fresh. we are processing this and we have just had a bit of time to be together as a family. >> the flight left for beijing early saturday morning. search teams from eight countries including the u.s. have been scouring the gulf of thailand. >> we have not found anything that appears to be an object from the aircraft. >> this is not the first time a modern jet has disappeared. it took nearly two years to find a majority of an air france flight which crashed from rio de janeiro to paris in 2009. adding to the mystery of the missing airline flight, interpol says at least two of the passengers had used passports stolen from an italian and an austrian to board the plane. those tickets were later to be found purchased together. theories of terrorism have been fuelled by it's too early to draw conclusions. the stolen passports may have been used

andrew spencer reports, kerry plans to meet with his russian counterpart, to ask for his help. >> troops around military installations around the crimean peninsula. the crinkles in act of aggression. the u.s. calls a violation of international law but the russian on voices the tree with its neighbors allows up to 25,000 troops in the area. the russian journalist refutes what many westerners have described as a military incursion. >> there are russian troops but we have always had them. the russian black sea fleet is there and that is many thousand. but that is not an incursion. >> another key difference is the president who fled the ukraine and protests and it was then ousted by parliament. russia still considers him the democratically elected leader but timid government. u.s. officials have acted strongly suspended upcoming talks with russia on trade and investment also cooperative military engagement such as port visits and planning conferences. the president gathered his national security council on monday to discuss the ukraine and according to senior administration official examine

cnn's andrew spencer reports how they have another concern. >> we are waiting for this area to drainurally before we can reach these areas however, there were able to make progress. >> the number of people unaccounted for is not as high but some families do not have answers. >> we're trying to go through here and rescue any possible survivors can find other loved ones. >> the governor stated that the crews will still be there as long as there's a possibility of finding survivors. >> andrew spencer reporting. >> until this month, two women crashed their car into a cafe and then took off. police are looking for them, building inspectors will have to decide if the cafe to reopen for buildin\ business. this happened around 2:30 a.m. this morning. offices on the scene say that this lexus happened to the corner of the building. they're checking hospitals to see if anyone shows up with injuries. >> one person is dead and the overnight shooting in oakland. police said that man died at the hospital after some people dropped him off. a second person was shot in the leg also ride but the person

andrew spencer reports. russia remains firm in a strikingly different position. the senate failed to come up with the 60-votes needed to advance the military justice improvement act. that bill would have altered the way the military handles sexual assault cases. it would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses. the pentagon's leadership opposed the measure. is but supporters say they will not give up. grocery giant safeway- which is based in pleasanton - has agreed to be sold. itsthe same company that already owns the albertson grocery chain. will be the new owners. safeway still has 21- days to receive counter offers. no stores are expected to close. industry analysts say. it's more liekley that the merged offer companies will eliminate redundant management. and embrace a change in philosophy by improving customer service to better compete with places like trader joes and whole foods. the acquisition is worth about seven-billion dollars. and could go as high as 9-billion. safeway was also recently

andrew spencer reports. a woman who knows one of the co-pilots. claims he once invited her to ride in the cockpit. >>: she said it didn't seem out of the ordinary. >>: while illegal for u.s. carriers such behavior isn't necessarily ban all international ones. transportation officials say is true it does show a sloppy attitude towards rules and safety. >>: sadly it isn't the first time. and it's been at least 43 crashes are caused by this very kind of behavior. >>: malaysia airlines says it is shocked by the obligations and has been able to confirm the story. the revelations add another layer to the mystery surrounding flight 370 raising further questions for the potential of pilot error and as the search for a 370 continues off officials the still large short of the cost may have been a mechanical error or terrorism. i manager spencer reporting. >>catherine: at 415 was the latest with our forecast. erica following that for us. good morning. >>erica: not only will we see temperatures in the '70s again but we have breezy conditions in springlike wea

andrew spencer reports the recording of justices in session is an apparent first. >> this is a clip that was up loaded on you tube. this is to be the first video of them in session. if >> for i certainly fit did not expect anyone to do this. >> i am baffled because of for so many times, the news media has also walk through metal detectors. we cannot bring equipment broker in >> this was not just a product, if this was recorded by an abbacy groups. this man wanted to voice his opinion to loosen the restrictions on the corporate campaign spending. >> i rise on behalf of the american people will believe that monday--days like this should not be for sale. >> it now faces a federal charge. as of how this multis cameras in, the supreme court stated that they are born to review their screening procedures. >> president barack obama will personally appeal today to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the palestinians. obama and netanyahu are meeting at the white house today at a critical juncture in those talks. obama plans to meet later this month with pa

andrew spencer reports relatives of the passengers searchers on a vietnamese plane checked the area chinese authorities flag. their first search, thursday morning, did not find anything in that area. they planned to conduct another search, later thursday. meanwhile u-s investigators believe the plane many have flown for four hours once it lost contact with air traffic controllers. malaysia airlines says it has retired the missing jetliner's flight code mh370 and mh371 as a sign of respect to the 239 passengers and crew on board. act ukraine's interim prime --president obama met with ukraine's interim prime minister at the white house today. the visit comes ahead of a referendum planned in crimea. on whether or not to leave ukraine and become part of russia. the president renewed his opposition to the impending vote -- and russia's involvement in the ukrainian crisis. ukraine's prime minister said, he appreciated the support of the united states. and told president obama that ukraine "will never surrender." in bay area news: a mountain view teenager is recovering. after overdosing on drugs.

cnn andrew spencer is in perth, australia where the search may be gaining new momentum. take it away. >> reporter: no doubt about it. this search is indeed gaining new momentum. in fact we're being told the malaysian prime minister may be making a press statement in the next hour or two. so, i don't think he's going to be making a press statement just to reframe what we already know. so that's a closely watched affair. the search is ramping up and as more planes go up, more debris success discovered. two distinct areas today but not that far from each other and that's critical. the chinese spotting what they describe as relatively large objects surround by some smaller white objects in a radius of a few miles. then the australian as couple of hours later saying they found these two or seem to have found and seen, two different things in this search, seen these two objects. now gray, obviously the fuselage, the wings of the plane are gray and the orange card, they do have orange red markings on it. so there san australian war ship already there. night has fallen in the la