>> doreen, thanks. some are charging this crisis might never have happened if president obama in the pat had been tougher on russian president vladimir putin. they say they're eager now to help him get tougher. as the crisis in the crukraine, they're getting ared to convene. >> it's more than a cause for concern. it's a cause for action. >> reporter: and tenses rose in eastern ukraine. in crimea where the russian navy, air force, and army have control, russian advocates strapped in a cafe, a dutch united nations man finally three. aboorted his mission and checked vladimir putin's rationale for sending russians here. that they're in danger. in paris russian foreign minister met with secretary of state kerry but he refused to meet with ukrainians. >> we renew our call for russians to speak for the government of ukraine to send troops back to their bases. >> reporter: back in washington john mccain charge thad obama defense secretary chuck hagel did not know putin would send troops to crimea. >> the fact i

steve handelsman has more. >> and yes, thank you, doreen. some saw the news conference and thought that putin had taken leave of his senses, but he did try to lower the temperature of the crisis. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin was reassuring to some. he said force was not needed for now in ukraine. and he pulled russian troops from the border. but putin claim ed that ukrainians are living in terror, and he denied that he put the russian army into crimea, south ukraine. they are local self-defense forces, putin said. some of the troops fired warning shots today near ukrainian forces. president obama said that russia is not fooling anyone, and he does not respect ukrainian democracy. >> and mr. putin can throw a lot of words out there, but the facts on the ground indicate that right now, he is not abiding by that principle. >> reporter: secretary of state kerry was on the square in kiev where hundreds died in demonstrations trying to take down the pro russian prest. kerry denied that ukraine is plagued by the terror that russia

. >> i'm doreen gensler. tonight, the interim president of ukraine says they will not accept the measure by russia. >> this is asking more sanctions against russia. this could make it difficult to travel or conduct business outside of russia. steve handelsman with more. steve? >> well, the problem, vance, is ta they apply to seven russians and four ukrainians, and the obama aides say that the sanctions will impose a cost of what happened in crimea, but president obama is being ignored by p president putin and he is being pummeled by big name republicans on capitol hill. >> reporter: president obama repeated the warning to russian president vladimir putin. >> this was a clear violation of ukrainian constitution, and international law. it is not going to be recognized by the international community. >> reporter: he slapped u.s. sanctions on 11 people who said to help putin grab crimea, including outgoing presidenti yankovich who lives like a king. >>> and if they continue to interfere, we will impose more sanct

i'm doreen genltsler. >> malaysian a airlines flight 370 has been missing for almost two weeks now. and tonight, there is some new evidence that a sharp turn before the plane disappeared may have been premeditated. jim handly has more on this. >> this is really amazing information coming in. and it raises new questions tonight about the pilot's intent. sources tell nbc news this evening that that u-turn that we've been talking about this week was programmed into the plane's computer before the transponders were turned off. and before the co-pilot's last radio transmission. experts say that is a sign of premeditation. here is the thing. it does not necessarily mean the pilot had ill intent. former ntsb investigator greg says some pilots will program an alternate flight plan in case of an emergency. >> they had taken off, had a problem, all they would have to do was pull up that standby flight plan, put it in the active wind ordering hit execute to come back to kuala lumpur. or they could have put in a standby flight plan to take the airplane well away from beijing and kuala lumpur an

news4's doreen beginsler tells us what to look for before taking these products. >> reporter: powerful weight loss, calm and relaxation. reading the labels of some dietary supplements, you might think these were magic pills. but experts warn, rather than help, some of these pills can actually cause a lot of harm. >> they can have serious side effects. and the side effects include things like liver damage. >> reporter: george washington university hospital gastroenterologist dr. marie borum says adverse reactions from supplements are common. one study found nearly 20% of all drug-related liver injuries are caused by supplements. the problem has gotten so pervasive that consumers union recently released a list of what they call the dirty dozen, 12 of the most harmful substances out there. >> dietary supplements are not like prescription drugs. they do not have to be tested for safety or for efficacy before they make it to the market. >> reporter: news4 went shopping for some of these substances at drugstores, supermarkets and speciality shops. experts told us that some of the items we fo

>> doreen, 24 people are confirmed dead in the mudslide that has devastated an entire community, and today, crews found more victims on the east side of the collapse. 30 people are still missing after officials revised the total number of missing down from 90 this weekend. for the families the wait is agonizing and the grief is hitting the searchers who are faced with finding the bodies. those searchers are exhausted and some of them have hypothermia, and others are just overcome with the emotions of what they have seen in the past ten days of the search. >> and we got to this particular incident, and you could not even fathom what had happened. >> people can be gone so fast, and just tell the people that you love that you love them. hold them close. >> the searchers say that there is no time line and the search could take months. in some cases the mud is 70 feet deep that they are searching through. and coming up tonight on the nightly news with brian williams is on news4 at 7:00. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> and now the california, there have been more than 150 aftershocks

. >>> let's go back to doreen in doha. >>> the girlfriend of the rolling stones front man mick jagger has been found dead. found hanging from a scarf in an apparent suicide. a spokesman session he is completely shocked and devastated by the news. >>> in the past hour, scientists in the united states have found evidence of the big bang theory. believe they have found signal left in the sky by the super-rapid expansion of space. they say it must have occurred just fractions of a second after the big bang. beinkristin saloomi is there wih more. >> doreen we're talking about what happened a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after the big bang. there was this rapid expansion of the universe known as inflation. and while there has been growing support for this theory, of inflation over the past decades, there hasn't been any direct evidence until now. scientists from the harvard smithsonian center, have been looking at bicep 2, and they say light waves date back to the beginning of time almost, light waves from that period just after the big bang that support this theor

. >> doreen gentzler, news 4. >> bruce walters is back at work but won't be getting a pedicure anytimen. states inspect nail salons. in virginia, they are mostly driven by consumer complaints. >>> a prized possession. we hope we have given away the last of the season. coming up, the winner of the >>> definitely right here. if you were to ask folks to do a survey, most would tell you they are done, tired of the winter. we are all hoping that this week's snowstorm is the last of the season, but while the snow is here, why not have some fun with it, right? pat collins issued a snow stick challenge and asked you to snow us your frustration. meet the winner. >> reporter: it was snowing. it was march and quite frankly, many of us were snow over it. our challenge. snow us your frustration. we asked you to send in pictures of your angry snow faces. best picture gets an official pat collins snow stick. we got hundreds and hundreds of entries. our panel of morning anchors and traffic reporter danella sealock looked at the pictures. then using an olympic scoring method, they chose the best, then

>> well, doreen, police sourcs s tell us that the note they found here at the site of the shootout from this suspect who they killed expressed his angst towards society and police officers, specifically, and also in the note, he admitted to the murder that police had charged him with, and he said, he wanted to take out as many police as he could. >> he opened fire on the officers with multiple shots, and they returned shots. >> reporter: he had been in an apa apartment when police came. >> we had officers around front and back and perimeter in place, and he came out with a weapon and exchanged fire with our task force members, and was shot. >> reporter: the suspect was wanted for the murder of this 19-year-old woman who was shot and killed on february 27th in northeast d.c. the police have been look g finr the suspect for nearly two weeks, and they believed he was staying with a relative who lives nearby. and the police say that as soon as they knocked on the front door, he ran out the back door, and where two officers were waiting. >> a lot of gunfire and unbelievable the gunfire. it h

>> reporter: hey, doreen. with today's new developments, what this does is it shifts the focus, no longer placed on the most recent incident, but highlights all three. ten years ago, nancy dunning, the wife of a then sheriff murdered in her home. >> friends of nancy done having set up reward fund to encourage people to call in with tips. >> reporter: last november, transportation planner ron kirby gunned down. >> detectives are still inside the home where ron kirby was found shot to death. >> reporter: and just last month, music teacher ruthanne lodato shot and killed when answering her front door on ridge road drive. >> moments ago the alexandria police chief confirmed some very grim news. now police have evidence that could connect all three. detectives are investigating them as a, quote, series of murders. but today the police chief avoided any reference to a serial killer. >> the bullets in ruthanne lodato, ron kirby, and nancy dunning cases have the same general rifling class and characteristics. >> repor

deputy commissioner doreen sullivan has now taken to pre charge of the force until the new commissioner is appointed news of the commission's decision to step down as increase pressure on the minister for justice alan shatter the opposition parties say the fish out of commission is now on tenable this evening the labour party spokesman described the chopper as a reforming minister saying the junior coalition party had every confidence in him the domestic departure of the garda commissioner this morning. the dramatic allegations that afternoon dr janet at the answer has to date but did martin cameron had to go with the resignation of the well um i don't know i am i was pretty surprised that it happened i think that. we have to wait somebody service in rome for fourteen years old she is a lot of distinguished service to the stage into the most challenging periods in the very existence of the steepest challenge by subversive mr haddad also welcomed the independent target or seek a clutch of those serious allegations he said the cabinet was informed today. the minister for justice get steak

>> reporter: doreen, this happened in front of a church filled with worshipers, many of them children. yellow police tape and flashing lights are what people attending the children's service at antioch baptist church on 50th street northeast saw as they exited the building. police would not allow them to turn the corner on to lee street in order to shield the children from the sight of one of the victim's bodies. >> we were locked in until we got information that we could come out. and we saw that everything was roped off when we got here and were told that we couldn't go down either way. and we didn't know exactly had happened. but to hear that two people have died is doctor unfortunate. >> reporter: gunshots were reported on lee street. the first police officer foss arrive found the two victims on the ground. >> and at this time, we don't have very many details. we are going to go door to door, and also ask for the public's assistance on this case. >> reporter: on thursday, two teenagers were killed in separate incidents in just a three-hour time span in southeast washington. 17-yea

that's fit europe for now, let's go back to doreen. >> lauren, the search for the missing malaysian passenger jet moved into the 11th day, thailand has shared new information, radar equipment in southern thailand may have detected the flight just minutes after it's communications went down. it asked evidence the plane may have turned around towards the strait. thailand said it didn't share the information earlier because it wasn't specifically asked for it. well, relatives of chinese passengers aboard that flight, are threatening to go on hunger strike. they are demanding answers about the missing aircraft. mcbride has this report. >> the frustration of not knowing boils over into anger. >> respect life, return our relatives can everyone read it. >> this was a meeting between relatives of the passengers and airline staff at the hotel in beijing, that has become the focal point for any information. >> the relatives believe that information has been with held until now. >> what we want is the truth. >> the malaysians are counting days but we chinese are counting seconds. the families are at the

now back to doreen. >> japan's prime minister has been visiting the area around the fukushima power plantsnd told former residents of the now deserted town that he will listen to their needs. >> reporter: adjourning into the heart of japan's nuclear disaster has become almost a daily routine. the once thriving town that joins the power plant. >> just because we're retired does not mean that it's not business any more. we need to do all we can to keep this place alive. >> reporter: so these men and their volunteer colleagues monitor the levels and clear the water away. their exposure is not a problem. admitting that it amounts to twice the recommended limit. their goal is to get 400 people back and living in the outlying neighborhood in the next two to three years. amidst all this optimistic activity there is a realism that bringing anyone to live here at a time when nuclear disaster continues to unfold will be very difficult. it's a task they will have to pass onto the next generation. >> we come across a different group. no masks or hazard suits here. it's all about confidence. tight secu

let's take you back to doreen in doha. >> thank you felicity. >>> occupying government buildings in a trade deal against china. rob moore has moor. >> out on the streets for another night of protest surrounding the parliament building that students have now been occupying for nearly a week. and despite the violence the night before, many students said they were more determined than ever. >> i really cannot believe this. the harder the government hits us the harder we just stand up for ourselves. >> reporter: late on sunday around 200 people stormed past riot police and took over the main cabinet building. that's when the authorities stepped in arresting some people and according to witnesses hurting others. >> someone on my left side who was dragged away was hit, my right side, the very man who helped me was dragged by his hair. it is very clear there is excessive use of force in enforcing the law. glur taiwanese. >> -- >> reporter: taiwanese president, urged protesters the benefits of opening up to china. >> the approval of the trade pact is to open taiwan's market to mainland china

. >> and i'm wendy rieger sit ing in for doreen. tonight, we are told that the allegations are lies even as the prosecutors are laying out the evidence. we know that jeffrey thompson, the man behind the money has plead giuilty to two counts of corruption. and he says that mayor vincent gray asked for his help, and agreed to keep his identity secret, and he also a admit eed to giving money to hillary rodham clinton's presidential run, and other numerous local and federal council members. >> and now after an investigation that took many years, we have tonight a team of reporters who worked the story. we have mark se grave segraves district court. >> to give you an idea of how detailed this is, it took more than 60 pages to put it in the plea agreement, and inside, more than four hours for thompson to explain to the judge how he illegally funded different campaigns ranging from the local council races to the race for the white house. >> reporter: any comment? >> jeffrey thompson refused to speak to reporters as he walked

doreen gentzler was the first to cover it, and she has more. >> it is a story that we have been covering for two years. news4 reported the death of a 14-year-old girl in hagerstown in february of 2012. doctors say that she died of caffeine toxicity, and that is what is on the death secertifice after she drank two large energy drinks in less than an hour, and her mother was on capitol hill asking to prevent the death of another child. >> i performed cpr before the rescue team got there. >> reporter: and she talking about the tragic accident of her niece who was a girl with a mild heart condition who died after consuming two energy drinks in a 24-hour period. >> one of the problems with the drin s s is that they target children, and even though it says on the label, it is not recommended for children, but that is who they target. they target to kids with extreme sports, an sponsor rock bands and concerts. >> reporter: delegate kathleen dugay responding. >> what happened is when i first looked into it, the medical community is against the kids having access to the drinks. that is why we hav

>> reporter: doreen, this is a chase that involved both tacoma park police and d.c. police. if you take a look behind me, you can see heavy track marks right here in the ground and you can see a parking sign that