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erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone i'm erin burnett we want to begin with our breaking news. there's an active shooter at fort hood in colleen, texas. this is an ongoing situation. the base is in lock down. security personnel are chasing a suspect. military officer on base at fort hood tells us he heard sirens and has been told to shelter in place. there are more than 40,000 military personnel on the fort hood base. the president of the united states has been briefed on this fluid situation and i can tell you right now literally this information just coming in to us at cnn, a hospital nearby say they are receiving patients. they don't have a number. this san active and ongoing situation. i want to get straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. what's the very latest can you tell us? >> reporter: what we're hearing is that there are, in fact, multiple injuries from this incident which began perhaps looking at the clock just over an hour ago when the first reports came in of an active shooter at fort hood. the army very efficient information.

erin? >> miguel, thank you very much. reporting live on that big news tonight, which is that they are going to be done in that current search area and are moving it away from the most promising search center. so what are investigators going to do next? joining me now our own richard quest from kuala lumpur. richard, let me start with you in kl. what is the next big move in the search? >> the next big move is both practical, and it's with the agreements between australia and malaysia. everybody is looking two or three steps ahead. if bluefin does not succeed in the narrow search or the medium search, you go to a long-term searching plan. that means the assets that will be required, the costs that will be involved, the manpower that needs to be deployed. you can only do that when everybody has sat around and come up with a master plan. >> all right. well, the master plan, tim, is going to involve some changes. right now we have been relying on that bluefin-21. there are several different things they could do. the u.s. navy

the army is really not ready for it, erin?. >>> now we have breaking news on the missing flight 370. we just got news, showing the depth where the mission was forced to abort. they now are saying it is deeper than previously thought. the bluefin-21, they thought it couldn't operate that deeply but now they say it can. so they will reprogram it. and at this moment confirming the underwater search is happening in the area where the second ping was detected. they only heard it for 13 minutes, saying it is the single most promising lead because of its quote unquote quality. and that is where they're focusing the search tonight. all right, we'll be right back in just a moment. when fixed income experts... ♪ ...work with equity experts... who work with regional experts... that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. (music) defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. calcium citrate plus d. highly soluble, easily absorbed. that's why i got a new windows 2 in 1. it

erin? >> that's a shocking ending. all right, brian todd, thank you very much. >>> "outfront" next the question you're asking at home and asking here, how could this have happened again at ft. hood? the texas attorney general is "outfront" next. >>> standing by for a news conference about malaysian airlines flight 370. the husband of a passenger on the missing jet tells me why he thinks investigators are hiding something. >>> and live pictures in denton, texas. want to show you this as you can see in the distance the clouds against clouds. they have a tornado warning in effect. tonight, possibly going to be a night for tornados and we're watching that story, as well. we'll be right back. (dad) well, we've been thinking about it and we're just not sure. (agent) i understand. (dad) we've never sold a house before. (agent) i'll walk you guys through every step. (dad) so if we sell, do you think we can swing it? (agent) i have the numbers right here and based on the comps that i've found, the timing is perfect. ...there's

i'm "erin burnett outfront." a major figure in the malaysia airlines investigation breaking his silence. malaysia's prime minister today sat down with richard quest, his first television interview since the plane disappeared 49 days ago. >> it's a bizarre scenario, which none of us could have contemplated. >> now the prime minister would not confirm to richard that the plane actually crashed. richard quest is in kuala lumpur tonight. and richard, as the search has become, you know, more and more targeted, a lot of people have been saying look are, they focusing too much on one area? do they actually know where the plane went? i want to play one of the most incredible moments from your interview. >> this is very, very different from the air france incident, very different from the silkair incident. this is totally unprecedented. what do we have going for us? what is the evidence? the evidence simply lie with the pings, the handshakes that we have analyzed. that's all we have. >> that's all we have, he says, richar

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next a british submarine joins the search for missing it flight 370. a live update from the search team straight ahead. >>> plus new security procedures at malaysia airline. why the airline may not want a pilot alone in the cockpit and gm executives grilled over a faulty ignition switch linked to deaths. why the company failed to fix what would have been a 57 cent problem. let's go out front. >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, new details in the search for malaysian airlines flight 370. great britain sent a nuclear sub to help find the missing jet. we're going to tell you exactly what it can do. is it, too. late? search planes went out today, 26 days after the flight 370 disappeared without a trace. it's been a long time and frustrations are grog. the search now includes ten aircraft, nine ships. so far all of them failing to find any evidence of the missing in 777. the batteries in the black box are expected to expire in the next few days. the cl

erin? >> all right, thank you very much. miguel reporting live from perth. in just a few moments we're going to be joined by sara bajc. her partner was on flight 370. she has been coordinating the families. i have this list here tonight, 26 questions they have submitted to the malaysian government. they want answers to these. i want to bring in first arthur rosenberg and richard quest who is covering kuala lumpur tonight. let me start with you, arthur and jeff, because your here with me in the studio. you hear miguel saying the single best promising lead has so far turned up nothing. there could be a miracle. this hour we get the results that the bluefin didn't find anything. we might find out in the next ten minutes that they found the plane. but we're probably not. so here is my question to you. do they know they're searching in the best place? they say this was the best ping. the others weren't that good. if some weren't that good, might they all not be good? >> here is the bottom line.

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, breaking news in the hunt for malaysia airlines flight 370, searchers are closing in, just announcing the search area has changed dramatically. this is a huge change. it was 29,000 square miles. it's now 22,000 square miles. that drop in just one day. the search area is now roughly the size of west virginia. yes, still huge, but remember, we were talking about a search area originally bigger than the continental united states. and they have picked up new signals that they say could be from the plane's black boxes. it had been two days, as you know where they said look, we're feeling worse about this and worse about this. we haven't reacquired the signal. now they have two more times. could this be it? the question is time is running out. it is day 34 of the search. the batteries in the black boxes are fade mortgage as each day passes. it's pretty incredible if in fact they are still working at this point. the australian ship ocean shield i was just showing you first

erin? >> ed, thank you very much.73-year-old frazier glenn cross is his name. i want to bring in david pack, he interviewed him on his radio show and joins me now. why did you decide to interview this man? he has been known as having a hateful and violent past. >> well, at the time he was running for senate in missouri, he had an incredibly racist anti-jewish ad that was running in missouri. it seemed this was someone who must have an incredible story how they came to have these believes, extremism is something we talked about on my program quite a bit. i'm interested in what's the source of that. >> and he had all of those things, and, obviously, his hate was directed at jews. you're jewish, and this came up, and i want to just play the exchange between you and he. >> how can i get in on this power? i'm jewish, i feel completely powerless. who can i talk to, where can i go, where are the meetings? i would love to get in on that power myself. >> well, you were born with it. all the big jews discriminate in favor of ot

erin mclaughlin in perth.thank you. >>> this morning there are also new developments in the investigation into why flight 370 turned off course. a u.s. official tells cnn a cell phone tower in penang, malaysia, tried to make contact with the co-pilot's cell phone some 30 minutes after the jet made its left turn and headed back over the malaysian peninsula. now, the phone was apparently turned on at that time. let's go to kuala lumpur senior international correspondent nic robertson there this morning. he's been covering this investigation. nic, walk me through what this means and what authorities believe was going on at the time of this contact with the cell phone tower. this is not a live phone conversation, it's a cell tower and the phone making contact. what does that mean? >> reporter: sure. so, let's look at the location here. penang is on the west coast of malaysia, the malaysian peninsula. so, the aircraft we know makes that sharp left turn, comes back across the malaysian peninsula. penang is right on

>> what about that conflicting time frame right there, erin? because you've been reporting this, you know, for days now. there are those who are saying it could be today, tomorrow when it's done, it's 90% complete with the search, then just yesterday telling us that it could be two more weeks. what's the basis of this conflict? >> reporter: well, we've reached out to the department of defense here in australia. no comment so far on those quotes. david johnston telling the "associated press" that it could be as much as two weeks, that they want to be very thorough in their search efforts. but if you look at it, they were finished with about 80% of the search area yesterday, finished with 90% today, so they managed to cover about 10% of that more narrowed search area in just a matter of a day, so seems like they're on track to finish in the next few days, but still awaiting confirmation. >> and this is the area of greatest depth in this search, erin? >> reporter: well, that's what some analysts have been saying, but so far, authorities not exactl

erin? >> before you go, athena, the bottom line here is they just wanted to wait to do this so that those who have been critical of healthcare.gov and obamacare wouldn't have been able to spike the football too early on? >> right. one last thing that the critics could point. to kathleen sebelius was able to show that this positive number, and then bow out. erin? >> athena, thank you very much. appreciate it. we're going to have more on that breaking story throughout the out with kathleen sebelius out at hhs. >>> now to our other top story tonight, the breaking news coming in in the search for malaysian airlines flight 370, michael holmes monitoring the search. he is in perth. joe johns in kuala lumpur with the breaking news on the investigation. at this moment, they've got a fifth possible ping and they're analyzing it as they think it could have come from the black box. this is a new ping. they're look agent it at this moment. they're hoping to that that analysis any instant at this hour.

truly, erin, an incredible turn of events. we are right at the edge of battery life for the black boxes. just walk us through what mr. houston announced moments ago. >> that is right, errol, very encouraging news announced this morning. they are now confident houston says that they are searching in the correct place. they detected not one, but two signals as he mentioned there. the first lasting a total of five minutes, 32 seconds. that detected yesterday afternoon. the second lasting a total of seven minutes, detected in the evening. houston did note that these signals were weaker than the first two detections picked up on saturday. and he attributed that to either one of two scenarios. the first scenario being that they had possibly moved away from the source of the signal. he said that that was unlikely the more likely scenario that the signals were weaker due to the diminishing battery life of the black box pinger. now as for next steps, the australian vessel, the ocean shield equipped with the american run towed ping loca

>> reporter: erin, very powerful day in court.er accused to offer up an apology before his testimony, but in doing so turning his back on the judge, looking into the gallery and trying directly to say sorry to the mother of the woman that he killed. now, also, during his testimony his defense team asked if he was on medication. he said he was on anti-depressants and sleeping pills because he just couldn't forget valentine's day. >> i have terrible nightmares about, about things that happened that night where i wake up and smell, i can smell, i can smell the blood and i wake up to being terrified. if i hear a noise i wake up, just in a complete state of terror, to a point i'd rather not sleep. then fall asleep and wake up like that. >> reporter: oscar pistorius is showing remorse in court today also explaining his fear, his vulnerability, particularly because of south africa's high crime rate. he relate ad story how his mother when he was a small child was awful fearful of noises, of intruders in the night, she would gather her thr

cnn's erin mclaughlin is in perth with more. erin? >> good morning, chris. military planes were actually in the air today despite difficult even

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, we begin with the breaking news in the search for malaysia flight 370. a change this the flight path at a possibly dangerous altitude. a senior malaysian aviation source telling cnn that the plane had crossed into vietnamese airspace when it took that initial turn. so giving us more detail on exactly when that happened. at that point, the plane then climbed to 39,000 feet, which is at the upper end of its safe flying altitude. the plane maintained that altitude for about 20 minutes over the malaysian peninsula and then began the descent to about 4,000 feet. not all the detail you need to know, but more than we had known before. and from there, investigators believe the plane then flew for another six hours. another major development today is that the best hope for finding that plane, the bluefin 21 is about to finish its sixth mission. the fifth dive was aborted shortly after launch due to problems with the navigation system. we've had now several of these missions

erin mclaughlin, thank you for that live report. overnight, the frustration of families of those from flight 370, they marched to the malaysian embassy looking for answers. we will take you to beijing for what it was like in just a few minutes. >>> now to the crisis in ukraine and new word into cnn this morning that new sanctions could come as early as today against some in russia, also possibly some of putin's key allies. russia says the u.s. is behind what is happening in eastern ukraine, talking about it as a pawn in this geopolitical situation, but the white house is insisting that it is russia that is stoking the unrest. a lot of finger-pointing here. the administration promising action. listen. >> let me be clear, if russia continues in this direction, it will not just be a grave mistake, it will be an expensive mistake. >> our diana magnay is live in moscow this morning. hello to you, diana. i know that our elise labott did get word that sanctions from the white house may come as soon as today. you know, up until now, these s

let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, two major plane stories we're following at this hour, the mystery of how a teen flew more than 2,300 miles from san jose, california, to maui in the landing gear of a boeing 767. we'll see how he did this. it was 80 degrees below zero. first, the details in the search for missing malaysian airlines flight 370. we're awaiting the bluefin-21 underwater search drone to finish its mission. that should happen any moment now and we'll find out did it find the plane? tonight, though, some are worried, telling cnn while they are talking about if the plane is not found. searchers have been focusing their efforts in one place, a ten-kilometer radius around where they heard the second ping that they think came from one of flight 370's black boxes. so far they've completed searching about two-thirds of that area. after a week of hunting, they found absolutely nada. it's far from the only place they've spent time searching. we've shown you this. the search area in the indian oc

erin. >> reporter: hi, john, well, news of these new detections certainly encouraging.ngus houston, the man responsible for coordinating this multinational search gave a press conference earlier today in which he expressed his optimism. take a listen. >> but if you had asked me, let's say, when i arrived last sunday night, i would have been probably more pessimistic than i think now. i'm now optimistic that we will find the aircraft, or what is left of the aircraft. in the not too distant future. >> reporter: houston went on to say that the signal detected was weaker than the detections on saturday. and he said that was most likely because the battery of the black box pinger was likely expiring. has a shelf life of some 30 days. we're now on day 33. so the focus of this mission very much on the australian vessel, the "ocean shield" equipped with the american-operated towed ping locator, which is still out there scouring the waters trying to reacquire those signals. and that's really key to this effort right now. the more detections they have, the more information they h

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a game changing new question in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. high hopes that a piece of debris found on the shore of australia was the plane dashed just moments ago. officials telling cnn, quote, analysis of the photos is enough not to warrant further analysis of the material. what was the material? well, it was found near augusta, australia, about a thousand miles from the current underwater search site. the object described as an eight-foot tall piece of metal and fiberglass. but as the underwater search comes up empty again tonight, new questions raised about whether they're hunting in the right place. >> by mh 370 may have landed and not crashed. >> the answer according to australia's prime minister, the plane went down somewhere in the indian ocean. but they haven't found anything yet. in augusta almost four hours south of perth, the southwest tip of the country. near where that possible debris was found. miguel, how seriously were officials ta

erin? >> pretty incredible story. incredible what he said about his purpose in life and you have those moments. thanks very much to ed lavandera. >>> "outfront" next, mystery of flight 370, a major change on tap in the search. we'll talk to the man leading america's effort to find the plane. >>> plus, racial comments caught on tape. could this end donald sterling's career as owner of the clippers? >> people call and tell you i have black people on my instagram and it bothers you? >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast you're associating with black people. this is the first power plant in the country to combine solar and natural gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when it's cloudy, we use more natural gas. this ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪ i don't always have timeh to eat like i should.. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar

all right, erin mclaughlin in perth for us. thanks, erin. you know, if these signals are from flight 370's data recorders, it's worth noting that american know-how played a crucial role in finding this missing jetliner. the pinger that detected the signals and the underwater drone that will help find the plane, both manufactured by the same maryland firm. let's get more on that from brian todd. >> there's really two vehicles in question, the towed pinger locator that we've heard so much about that apparently located these signals, and also the bluefin 21, which is an autonomous underwater vehicle, both made by phoenix international, and we got access to phoenix's facilities here not far from d.c., near largo, maryland. that's their headquarters. that's where they made all of this very sophisticated equipment. the way it works that the towed pinger locator goes down and sweeps that area first. the towed pinger locator can go down as far as 20,000 feet below the surface of the sea. it can detect the pinger from up to 2 miles away. it can detec

erin?they just go investigate it, even if they don't think that's what it is, go check it out? >> because those very questions that miguel raised a little while ago. think about this. if this in fact happened, you have to be able to believe that this plane not only landed here, but that it also maintained largely its shape. because most of these fit the configuration of where a plane would be. if that were the case, erin, then how come there are no life rafts? how come nobody tried to get off? how come nobody tried to go anywhere else? but yet, they're stand big this saying our science is good and we want people to go check it out. with no other leads, a lot of people say they ought. to. >> thank you very much. obviously that fits in with the theory some have put out there about an intact plane. joining me arthur rosenberg, les abend and jeff wise. what do you think, jeff? >> you know, it's very interesting of the timing of this coming out. because the australians' underwater search seems t

now erin, tonight a u.s.official tells cnn lopez was awarded full time off to go to that funeral anywhere between ten and 14 days but he declined and u.s. military official tells cnn he was triesing to a new specialty in the army truck driving and lopez wanted to get back to go through more of that training that he needed to go through. this is one of those situations and part, one of the things investigators are taking a much closer look at tonight. >> thanks very much. still to come more of our special breaking coverage for the search of flight 370. and why the remote island diego garcia hasn't been searched. a good source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. when folks in the lower 48 think athey think salmon and energy.a, but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. thousands of people here in alaska are working to safely produce more energy. but that's just the start. to produce

erin mclaughlin in perth. thanks so much. >>> now to kuala lumpur, where malaysia airlines is stepping up security on its jets, even though there is no sign yet of terrorism behind the disappearance of flight 370. that has some crew members upset, insisting, look, they did nothing wrong here. nic robertson live in kuala lumpur for us this morning. nic, what are they saying? first, how is the airline changing procedures inside the aircraft and what are the airline workers saying about it? >> reporter: christine, what the airline has done is told now that whenever a pilot leaves the cockpit, that somebody of the air crew on board has to take his place inside the cabin. and also, they need to do sort of blocking procedures, if one of the pilots is leaving the cockpit to go to the bathroom or whatever. they're saysaying, the crew mems are saying that they haven't been trained for this sort of security procedure, that they are trained to help people get off the aircraft in the case of an emergency. but really, what

straight ahead, erin mclofland -- erin mclaughlin. how big a shift would this be? >> reporter: depends on what happens in the next five to seven days. they're in a critical stage of this operation and have to be making decisions. still no sign of this missing plane. already authorities are talking next steps, possibly broadening out the search area. maybe exploring, introducing additional submersibles to help in the search. take a listen to what the acting transportation minister had to say in a press conference earlier today about possible next steps. >> i have to stress that there's -- that this is not to stop the operations, but to also consider other approaches which may include widening the scope of the search and utilizing other assets that could be relevant in the search operations. the search will always continue. it is just a matter of approach. >> reporter: that being said, the focus on this operation very much on the task at hand, on the work of the bluefin 21 scouring these waters and a source close to the operation telling us as of 10:30 a.m. eastern t

good morning, erin. >> reporter: good morning, john. well, just a short while ago, i talked to the spokesperson from the british ministry of defense, and she tells me that the british vessel, the "hms echo" is currently moving towards the australian vessel, the "ocean shield." she said that it's moving because the "ocean shield's" detections at the moment, the most promising leads in this search. she also says that they have discounted those detections made over the weekend by the chinese vessel. as for what it's going to be doing when it gets there, she says that's unclear. at the moment, the "ocean shield" leading this search. it is worth noting that the "hms echo" is equipped with sophisticated sound-detecting technology, but it's also equipped with capabilities of being able to map the sea bed. now, authorities here in perth are not commenting at the moment on this development, not saying whether or not this potentially signals a new phase in this search. as far as we know, the "ocean shield" is still out there combing those waters,

erin mclaughlin live in perth this morning. thanks so much. >> and understandably, many flight 370 families are reaching their breaking point. they're furious with malaysian officials over what they call a lack of information and unwillingness to update them on the search for the plane. our flight 370 coverage continues with sumnima udas from kuala lumpur. communication has really been an issue for these families, hasn't it? >> reporter: that's right, alison, and particularly, these briefings. i mean, they don't happen very regularly here at all, so there's always a lot of expectation around these briefings. in fact, the last time that family members and family members of those on board mh-370 and crew members, the last time they were called to a briefing was at least two or three weeks ago. so, as you can imagine, there's a lot of expectation as those families are walking in, they're very anxious, they're prepared with a list of very specific questions, about 26 questions for the officials. we have some of them here. they want

>> all right, erin mclaughlin in perth for us this morning. thank you, erin. the flight 370 families still demanding answers from investigators. they held a prayer vigil in beijing. cnn's ivan watson will be live with details on that a bit later on "early start." >>> this morning there is a diplomatic deal in place to resolve at least part of the crisis in ukraine. there is still plenty of skepticism, however. secretary of state john kerry says he hopes russia lives up to its pledge to curb the violence in ukraine. meanti meantime, tensions in that eastern part of the country remain very high. there is international condemnation for fliers reportedly handed out by masked pro-russian separatists, ordering jews in the city of donetsk to register with authorities. the authenticity of these fliers very much in question. cnn's phil black is live in that city for us this morning. phil, what's the latest? >> reporter: what we know is someone is trying to inject anti-semitism into this ongoing political crisis, someone on the ground here in the city of donetsk, becaus

cnn's erin mclaughlin live in perth, australia, for us. what's the latest, erin? >> reporter: hi, christine. well, a spokesperson from the british ministry of defense tells me that the "hms echo," which is a british vessel, is currently on its way to join the australian vessel, the "ocean shield." she said that it's going there because the "ocean shield" currently has the most promising leads in this search. she also said that they have managed to discount those signals detected by the chinese vessel over the weekend. as for what it's going to be doing when it gets there, she said she wasn't sure, that the "ocean shield" at the moment taking the lead in this search. it's worth noting that the "hms echo" is equipped with highly technologically sound-detecting equipment. it's also equipped with technology that would enable it to map the ocean floor. now, officials here in australia are not commenting on this development, they're not saying if this perhaps signals a new stage in this search. as far as we know right now, the "ocean shield" equipped with that american-

erin mclaughlin in perth. thank you. >> meanwhile, we're learning new details about what may have been going on inside the cockpit of that 777. a u.s. official tells cnn the co-pilot's cell phone was turned on during the flight and that cell phone tried to make contact with a cell tower over penang, some 30 minutes, 30 minutes after the plane made its turn off course. senior international correspondent nic robertson live for us this morning in kuala lumpur. he's got the latest on the investigation. nic, what does this new information mean about what might have been happening on board that jet? >> reporter: well, penang is on the western side of malaysia. and what we understand is that the aircraft, as it made that left turn, crossed back over the malaysian peninsula, we understand that once it had gone about 80 miles offshore, it was down to about 4,000 or 5,000 feet above sea level. it now appears that before it was even crossing over the shoreline over penang, it was already coming down, lowering in altitude

i'm "erin burnett outfront" tonight. the breaking news in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. the air search just resume agent this hour. officials, though, are desperate. the underwater search has been continuing around the clock. so far, though, nothing. today, australia's ocean shield, the ship that heard pings over the weekend is at the northern end of the defined search area. and at the south, the chinese ship haixun 01 which also believes it heard pings over the weekend, which by definition would be unrelated because they're hundreds of miles apart. the british ship hms echo is joining the search. it's been two days since searchers on the ocean shield believe began at the north came from the plane's black boxes. they have not been able to reacquire the pings. they have heard nothing, and they have found nothing. and time is fading fast. we're on day 33 now of the search. black boxes would have to be incredibly resilient to be working at a very audible level at this point. we've seen the search area shift,

>> all right, erin mclaughlin. thank you, erin.0 families are still demanding answers from investigators. they held a prayer service in beijing. cnn's ivan watson will be live with details on that and what the families are asking for. we'll get to him in a few minutes. >>> other news this morning, diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in ukraine appear to have worked at least in one case. however, it remains to be seen how this deal will be implemented. will pro-russian militants in the eastern part of that country disarm and disband, getting out of government buildings that they've occupied? in the meantime, there's another troubling development, someone tryi ining to inject anti-semit into the already volatile situation on the ground. cnn's phil black live in donetsk in eastern ukraine. phil, explain to us exactly what's going on. >> reporter: john, masked men have been seen here in donetsk outside a synagogue, handing out leaflets that have shocked the jewish community, because they demand all jewish people over the age of 16

erin mclaughlin live in perth, australia. erin, what's the latest this morning? >> reporter: good morning, john. well, the focus of this operation very much remains on that american-operated towed ping locator on board the australian vessel, the "ocean shield." earlier today, angus houston, the man responsible for spearheading this multinational search effort, briefing reporters alongside the australian defense minister, delivering the news that they so far have been unable to reacquire that signal. take a listen. >> the towed locator pinger work continues. there have been no further contacts with any transmission, and we need to continue that for several days, right up to when the point at which there is absolutely no doubt that the pinger batteries will have expired. >> reporter: right now, the "ocean shield" is still out there combing the waters in a ladder-like formation, trying to reacquire that signal. and it's absolutely critical, they say, to this operation, critical that they get more data to be able to narrow down a potential search area. houston today

erin? >> thank you very much. and joining me now on the phone is navy commander william marks of the u.s. 7th neat. he is on board the uss blueridge which is leading the american search effort for flight 370. commander, good to talk to you this saturday morning. how are you focussing the search today? >> we're doing well out here in the pacific. and as each day goes on, as the search area is smaller and smaller, especially since even a week ago, we're pretty optimistic here. so i do want to stress we are still searching with our tpl, the towed pinger locator. we do want to maximize the use of that. so as long as we can use the tpl to listen in, see if we can get a better picture on that black box, we're going to use it. and we'll go as long as we can until we think the batteries are dead on those things. the important point to remember is before we get the bluefin and side scan sowner, we want to maximize the use of the tpl. so that's what we're doing today. >> and the man who made the pinger on this plane told me

let's go to erin mclaughlin. she's live in perth, australia, this morning. erin, it seems as if this portion of this search is wrapping up and still no answers, day 45. >> reporter: that's right, victor, and weather could be a factor in the search over the coming days as well. we're hearing of a tropical cyclone named jack striking to the northwest of where they're searching for debris, and that could, of course, complicate those efforts. very difficult to spot debris as it is. australian officials saying that it's unlikely that they'll find any sort of debris at this point. so, the fact that this cyclone, which is not making a direct impact on the search area but could cause more waves and more swells, could make it even more difficult, but for right noxsion the focus of this search effort very much on the work of the bluefin-21, currently on its ninth mission as of this morning. it's traversed about two-thirds of this very narrow search area with no signs of the plane so far. and this is a really critical area, because this is the place where australian au

in the meantime, erin mclaughlin live with the latest on the search. we understand you have new information. >> reporter: that's right, john. we have new information from the joint agency coordination center, responsible for organizing the search efforts here in perth, telling us that western australian police have attended to a report of material washed ashore. 10 kilometers east of augusta in australia. they have secured the material. they say the australian transportation and safety bureau is currently examining these photographs to see if it has any reallevance to the search for m 370. they provided photos to the malaysian investigation team as well. we have reached out to the western australian police for comment on the latest development. no comment so far. there have been plenty of leads in this search, john, so i think it's important to say that authorities really make a point of considering all these leads and trying to rule them in or either rule them out as being potentially connected to missing flight 370. the last lead we heard of was an o

but here is the thing, erin.oogle 30-year-old women with 80ish-year-old men who don't have a lot of money, you don't find a lot of those relationships. isn't that shocking? some are going let me get this straight. the guy has $1.8 billion. he is the owner of the clippers. she gets to sit courtside, l.a. clippers with magic johnson and others. okay. the two bentleys, the ferrari, the range rover. >> of course it is. >> of course that's what it's about. and that's not unusual. well see that over and over and over again. well see the older man with the arm candy, right? but i think, again, the issue isn't v. stiviano. the issue isn't his wife. the issue isn't sort of this tension between the two. the issue is that they were both with an a terrible, terrible man because he has money. because don't tell me that mrs. sterling, having been married for 57 years didn't know that he was racist, didn't know the way he operated. >> to the point you all were making, she may have agreed with those things. she may have been on

erin, appreciate it. thank you. >>> now on to the crisis in ukraine and new word into cnn this morning that new sanctions could come as early as today against some key allies. president vladimir putin. russia says the u.s. is behind what's been happening in eastern ukraine, but the white house is insisting it is russia that's causing the unrest and the administration is promising action. listen. >> let me be clear, if russia continues in this direction, it will not just be a grave mistake, it will be an expensive mista mistake. >> phil black is live in donetsk, ukraine, this morning with the latest. phil, there is a lot of optimism and hope a few weeks back about the geneva deal. is that in the rearview mirror now? >> reporter: yeah, very much. the hope and optimism, if there ever was a substantial amount, george, has faded very quickly, not long after the ink dried on that document, really. what we're seeing on the ground continues to be something of an escalation. we've seen the most assertive action ye

erin mclaughlin live in perth with the latest on the search. erin, what's the latest this morning? >> reporter: hi, john. well, this is some of the most optimistic language we've heard from australian officials so far. the prime minister, tony abbott, was in shanghai earlier today attending a lunch. he gave a speech in which he said that they are confident they are now within some kilometers of the black box, but he said that they are working to get as much information as possible before the batteries run out. take a listen. >> we're now getting into the stage where the signal from what we are very confident is the black box is starting to fade, and we are hoping to get as much information as we can before the signal finally expires. >> reporter: he went on to admit that he was withholding some information ahead of his meeting with the chinese president, which is effective in about an hour or so. it is worth noting that australian officials have been long to point out that they are not going to be certain that this is, in fact, from the missing plane until they see actual physical

cnn's erin mclaughlin is live in perth. erin, after hearing yesterday, the signals had been lost, this was a huge development for investigators and rescuers overnight. >> reporter: that's right, christine. the bottom line is they are now more confident that they are looking in the right place than they have ever been before. angus houston is the chief coordinator behind this multinational search operation. he gave a press conference earlier today in which he talked about these new detections. take a listen to what he had to say. >> i can now tell you that "ocean shield" has been able to reacquire the signals on two more occasions. like yesterday afternoon, and like last her time. a detection team yesterday afternoon was held for approximately 5 minutes and 32 seconds. the detection late last night was held for approximately 7 minutes. >> houston saying that those detections noticeably weaker than the signals detected on saturday. and he says that's most likely because the batteries on the black box pinger likely to expire.

>> erin mclaughlin, a busy week for you this weekend in australia. thanks very much. >> moving on to the investigation of why flight 370 flew off course. this morning, malaysian officials poring over data after revealing to cnn that they believe the jet dropped altitude and disappeared from radar right after crossing over malaysia. our senior international correspondent, nic robertson, broke this story. he's been working it ever since. it has been causing quite a stir in kuala lumpur. nic, what's latest this morning? >> reporter: well, john, what they're saying is that it disappeared from military radar, and their assessment of all the data that they have available, they believe, therefore, that it descended to about 4,000 to 5,000 feet above sea level. this is way below the normal uprated minimum for aircraft in their normal flight, before reappearing almost right at the edge of the military radar capability in malaysia. their assessment based on this data is that whoever was piloting the aircraft at that time was trying to avoid this sort of busy c

erin, bring us up to speed on what's the latest. we know that they've searched that -- they've narrowed that search area, but it is still slow going as they listen for more sounds, more acoustic events, as they call them, from these black boxes. >> reporter: that's right, christine. a short while ago, i spoke to a spokesperson from the british ministry of defense, who told me that the "hms echo," which is a british vessel, is currently on its way to join the australian vessel, the "ocean shield." she says it's making its way there because the "ocean shield" currently has the most promising leads in this search. she also said that they've managed to discount those chinese detections made by the "haixun 1" over the weekend. as for what it does when it gets there, she says that's not clear, that the "ocean shield" is currently taking the lead on the search. but it's worth saying that the "hms echo" has sophisticated sound-detecting equipment, but it's also capable of mapping the sea floor. officials here in australia are not commenting

live in perth, erin, tell me about this object of interest. what more do we know about it? >> hi, ashleigh. we're hearing from the head of australian transportation and safety bureau that it was found about 160 miles to the south of here, to the south of perth. he said that the atsb is currently analyzing photographs of the object. he described it as a metal sheet with rivets. we're also hearing from an australian defense force source saying it appears as though it's coated in fiberglass. not exactly sure what that means exactly. martin dolan, the head of the atsb, also saying, urging caution, saying that the more they analyze these photographs, the less excited they're getting about this find. we understand from officials that it's currently en route to perth for further analysis. ashleigh. >> erin, is it possible there's been other material that's been found and just not publicized, has anyone talked about that? >> well, this is the first report of an object of interest that has washed ashore that we're aware of that authorities are taking seriously. as a serious lead in

we're pleaded to announce his fiance erin hurley has joined us. welcome, erin.he second hero in this book and if you are half of the saint that jeff writes you are, he's indeed a lucky man. you have some news, we can't see it in the shot right now but you have a baby on the way. >> yes, we do. >> congratulations. i know you don't know the gender. he details what a source of strength and how he couldn't have made it where he is today without you. i really admire what you did and how selfless you were. one of the things i have to say -- and i said this about the descriptions of the rehab, this book is so candid and one raw. i mean it in the best possible way. jeff, when you write in it you talk about how difficult rehab was with, how you miss your legs. you write about struggles that other members of your family have, your relationship with erin. you two had broken up, you recently got back together before the marathon and write about how difficult it was. there a vivid scene where you have a little to drink and this is after the bombing and you get in a fight in

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erin mclaughlin is live in perth with the latest for us. good morning, erin. >> reporter: good morning, christine. the focus of the operation continues to be on that american-operated towed ping locator on board the australian vessel, the "ocean shield." angus houston, the man responsible for this multinational search effort, giving a press conference alongside the australian defense minister earlier today, in which he delivered the news that they had failed to detect a third acoustic event. take a listen to what he had to say. >> the towed locator pinger work continues. there have been no further contacts with any transmission, and we need to continue that for several days right up to when the point at which there's absolutely no doubt that the pinger batteries will have expired. >> reporter: right now, the "ocean shield" is still out there combing the waters in a ladder-like formation, trying to detect any other potential signals from a black box pinger. but again, no luck so far, and this is really critical to their efforts. what they're

this brings us back to erin brockovich who will be out there fighting for those victims. so much for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> the victims of this particular contamination as we mention were unaware of the toxins until it was too late to sue under state law. do you think there should be time limitations on these type of pollution cases? >> well, no, it's actually very, very concerning to me this situation which is qwhy i'm goig to head to washington, d.c. if you go back to the film erin brockovich it's like the community in hinckley california who lived on polluted land and 99.99% of the time don't know for the first ten or 11 or 12 years they are in fact being poisoned. and it isn't until 10, 11, 12 years passed that they find themselves with disease or children with cancer. and there should not be a pass for that polluter. they need to continue to be responsible for their pollution. 15, 20, 25 years down the road. and statute of repose would give them that pass. i don't think it's fair to any of us who live in an around super fund sites across america. >>

we're hoping to hear in the next three hours what that oil, and if it's related to the missing jet, erin. >> thank you very much, michael. reporting live from perth. and i'm actually looking at my blackberry right now, waiting to see when the alert does come in. it usually does come at this time. we may get an update on exactly what the bluefin found. so we'll keep our eye on that. 19 n the meantime, richard quest joins me along with arthur rosenberg and jeff weise. let's talk about the search. let's talk about this oil slick. from your reporting, what are they going to be able to ascertain? let's say it tests positive for it is jet fuel there are lots of reasons jet fuel might be around. it's unclear. will they be able to tell it comes from this plane? >> first of all, the jet fuel