. >> reporter: last year, the web site was used after typhoon haiyan in the philippines. volunteers scanned satellite images to help direct relief teams. the hunt for malaysian air 370 has gained momentum on facebook and twitter. >> i haven't seen a friend post a selfie in, like, 24 hours. everybody is posting their stats on this. >> reporter: that interest is driving many to try and help. do you feel like you're really making a difference in the search effort? >> i do, but i feel like i'm making a difference not only because of myself but because me exponentially with everybody else working together. >> reporter: and so many people are logging on. the web site has already crashed several times. but, scott, those volunteers are soon going to have a brand new set of images to analyze. digital globe tells us it's now redirecting its satellites to get a better view of the indian ocean. >> pelley: and the very latest on this mystery tomorrow morning on "cbs this morning." carter, thank you very much. willate today, federal investigators said they are going on the assumption t

. >> reporter: last year the website was used after the typhoon in haiyan in the philippines.elief teams. the hunt for malaysia air 307 has gained recognition on facebook and twitter. >> i haven't seen a friend post selfies. they're posting on this. >> reporter: that interest has gotten many to try to help. >> reporter: do you feel like you're making a difference in your search effort? >> i do. not only because of me but everyone exponentially working together. >> so many people are launching on the website has crashed many times, and those volunteers will soon have a new set of data to analyze. digital globe tells us it has redirected its satellite to get a better view of the indian ocean. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning." the latest developments on the mysterious disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370. >>> also, the new gold rush. why jobs are lighting up in colorado. >>> and best selling author janet ooe van vich is in studio 57 to talk about her latest thriller. >>> finally, a baby gorilla was delivered v

. >> two basketball teems in the philippines found a creative way to raise money for tafe on haiyan relief. they shot impact for three days straight, raising $70,000 to rebuild moments. guinness reviewed the evidence and declared them victorious. >> check them out. >> countries around the world taking time to observe earth hour. major monuments wept dark after sundown. it was started by the worldwide fund for nature in order to help people consider burning fossil fuel. >> duke and dame cambridge took time to be photographed with their little baby. little george was more interested in the dog. the photo released ahead of the royals visit to new zealand and australia. 8-month-old george is third in line to the thrown. that will do it for this edition of al jazeera. i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. as always, thanks for watching. to explain how helping others makes you more successful. looking for a job? you aren't alone. there are roughly three people applying to fill

, whatever it is we look up to, look forward to and whoever we are chasing, to that i say typhoon haiyann, all right, all right, all right. >> cate blanchett's convincing portrayal of a broke, manipulative socialite in woody allen's "blue jasmine" earnt her a best actress, jared letto best supporting actor for his heart breaking performance of a transgender person dying of aids in "dallas buyers club," and gave a moving acceptance speech and spoke up for people striving for freedom and self determination. >> for all the dreamers out there watching this, as you struggle to make your dreams happen, to live the impossible, we are thinking of you tonight. >> this year's winners came to grips with serious subject matter - slavely, aids, transgender and the exploitation of women. it is a sign of the times that frothy entertainment is out, and serious drama is in. >> and as always, there's lots more on our website, aljazeera.com. plenty of news analysis and commentary is there. latest on all the news we are covering. aljazeera.com. we are joined by mel brooks, reflecting on 60 years of pushing

typhoon haiyan, so devastating, crowd sourcing hedged identify within 24 hours some 60,000 objects of interest that helped aid in the recovery and response effort there, even in the boston bombing we saw investigators use crowd sourcing to help identify the suspects. collecting images from the public and able to use algorithms that zeroed in or highlighted the tsarnaev brothers. poppy? >> let's hope in this case it helps. appreciate it. great report. >>> two men on missing flight 370 were traveling with stolen passports. that may have nothing to do with the plane's disappearance, but just how big it the black market for stolen and forged passports? >> there's a huge black market for stolen passports. it's absolutely huge. it is probably on a daily basis an average fraudster buys five or six. >> a convicted forger tells us more, straight ahead. so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7. i'm sorry, i'm just really reluctant to try new things. really? what's wrong with trying new things? look! mommy's new vacuum! (cat screech) you feel that in your muscles? i do... d

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relief now. -- typhoon haiyan relief now.it had sustained winds of almost 200 miles per hour, it was the strongest storm ever to make landfall and the results and devastating effect is obvious and necessary for action today. sadly, the results were catastrophic to the philippines. according to that nation, 16 million people were affected, 4.1 million were displaced and over 62,000 perished. months after the disaster, help is still desperately needed. this includes the need for health care, food, clean water and shelter. the united nations developed a strategic response plan to coordinate and prioritize assistance from u.n. agencies, nongovernmental organizations, other international entities and the philippine's government. the u.n. has paid $788 million, and they estimate that much will be needed to accomplish the goals of the s.r.p. through october, 2014. of that amount that is estimated to be needed, only $369 million has been provided so far. now, while i know americans can do help -- can and will help anyone in need, we

protests including one that called for an end to labor trafficking and justice for victims of typhoon haiyan. >>> thousands of bay area girls were able to pick out their perfect prom dress free of charge, the princess project provides dresses to high school students that might not others with be able to afford them. this year, they are expecting to help2,000 girls have special prom night without stretching their families' budget. >> it could have been difficult. i am a family of five and i have sisters and i don't know if we would have been able to do it. >> there is nothing better than seeing a girl leave with a huge smile on their face. >> that giveaway continues tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 in the evening and the next two saturday as well. >> stander and uc berkeley rate in the top-ten of this year's list of the best universities in the world. times higher educations ranked universities worldwide according to criteria that includes the quality of teaching, research and innovation. cal tech in pasadena once again ranked first in the world stanford came in 4th and uc berkeley was rankedt

. >> what about such disasters as super typhoon haiyan or other events like that. >> absolutely, we have tens of thousands of people helping us comb through hundreds of thousands of injuries. we convert the imagery, identifying individual instructours to get the best help for the recovery. >> terror of product development from digital globe. we hope your developers do find something. >> thank you for having me. >> a look ahead to thursday on al jazeera america. an indepth look at the people would could be key players in the future of crimea. a culture with a long and tragic history on the peninsula, and at the hands of leaders in moscow. return from exile, thursday at 3 eastern on al jazeera america. later in this hour - a terrifying spike in heroin addiction in a place you may least expect. our indepth series, addicted in vermont begins with the father of a teen addict and the vicious culture of other heroin users. >> she died a slow death at the apartment of the people she was with. they sanitised the place as see was dying. they knew she was going, she was gone, and they took care of

. >> what about disasters like super typhoon haiyan. >> we had tens of thousands combing through hundreds of thousands of images. we identified individual scructures and damaged neighbourhoods to get best helps for recovery. >> dr from digital globe. thank you. we hope your contributors do find something. . >> thank you for having me. >> a look ahead to thursday. an indepth look of the key players in the future of crimea. a culture with a long and tragic history on the peninsula, and at the hand of leaders in moscow. "return to exile", later in this hour - a terrifying spike in heroin addiction in a place you may least expect. "addicted in vermont" begins with the father of a taken addict and the vicious culture of heroin users. >> she died a slow death at the apartment. they sanitized the place as she was dying. they knew she was going, gone, and they took care of themselves first. >> correspondent adam may on the cold truth about heroin, and being addicted in vermont. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment.

reporter: the digital humanitarian network was last mobilized in the philippines in the wake of typhoon haiyan. maning sambale was a volunteer with openstreetmap, an open source collaboration that is the wikipedia of mapping. >> for the mapping, we have asked people all over the world to trace features, map features using satellite imagery. >> reporter: more than 1,600 volunteers provided four and three-quarter million updates to maps of the tacloban region in less than a month. the volunteers looked at satellite imagery captured after the storm and traced out the footprint of homes and buildings to give relief workers maps that accurately reflected their devastated surroundings. >> it's the most comprehensive map they were able to see a week after the typhoon. there were other maps that were there on the ground, but the difference is we have this detail on the street level. >> reporter: but does it work? does it really save lives? relief workers in the philippines or in haiti tell you yes. and at digital globe, they claim some success as well although not always with a happy ending. they inst

legislation to encourage tax-deductible donations to help the philippines recover from typhoon be haiyan. live coverage over on c-span. also on capitol hill today, the acting white house drug czar will testify on the president's 2015 budget request. the $3.9 trillion plan includes $25 billion to fight drug addiction. that hearing is at 3:00. we'll have that live on c-span3. and at 5:30 eastern on c-span3, a hearing on the satellite home viewer act. the legislation allows satellite tv operators to include broadcast television coverage, but the provision expires at the end of the year which means that 1.5 million households with satellite tv would lose access to broadcast networks unless congress acts. >>> and today is the 25th anniversary of the exxon valdez oil spill which dumped hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil into alaska's prince william sound and polluted more than 1300 miles of shore. last week the sierra club and the alaska wilderness league held a press conference on the continued impact of the exxon valdez spill. >> thank you all for joining us this morning. my name

of supplies and funding after the 2011 triple disaster in japan, and after last november's typhoon haiyanon developing. in short, taiwan, a stable and capable friend in the region contributes to be censored in the region. finally, mr. chairman, members of the committee i think you can for the opportunity to appear today to highlight the strength and durability of ties between the people of the united states and the people of taiwan. and to underscore the substance and success of our cooperative efforts within the context of unofficial relations. taiwan has earned a respected place in the world, every society wishes dignity for itself, and people on taiwan are no exception. thanks to the taiwan relations act, people of goodwill in the united states and on taiwan have a firm foundation on which to strengthen, or further strengthen a robust relationship. without, thank you so much i look forward to answering your questions. >> well, i think you, mr. moy. i have to tell you, there's one really disappointing thing to me, and that is, i frequently speak to assistant secretary danny russell on t

accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of typhoon haiyan in the philippines. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy the nuary 3, 2013, gentlewoman from california, ms. speier, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i thank you for the opportunity to address the house tonight on what is called the defense logistics agency, something probably not many people have heard about. well, the d.l.a. is like a big hardware store in the department of defense. and about 30 years ago we heard horrific stories about wasteful spending, taxpayer dollars being spent, $436 being spent on a hammer,, $7,600 on coffee makers and $640 for toilet seats. and we all thought, well, it's been taken care of. well, not so fast. i'm showing you right now what is a plumbing elbow. at the local hardware store i, this elbow sells -- store, this elbow sells for $1.41. but the taxpayers of this country spent $80 to a defense contractor who charged us that much money for this elbow. how about a box

two basketball teams found a creative way to raise money for typhoon haiyan victims. they had the longest game of hoops ever. they raised $70,000. givenest reviewed the evidence and chaired their attempt victorious. speaking of basketball the n.c.a.a. tournament is keeping fans on the edge of their seats. mark morgan is here with the details of how the game went down to the wire. >> if your team is in the tournament you are losing a lot of fingernails. the games are fantastic. we have seen it all in march madness. blow-outs, stunning upsets, and down to the wire finishes. the west regional final was the record tying 7th overtime game of the tournament. we'll pick it up with under a minute to go. arizona trails by two. it's off the mark. jefferson is there for the putt back. 10 off the bench. we go to ot in the extra period. trayvon jackson to the bucket. frank is there. 28 points and 11 boards up by three. arizona down one. johnson drives and is calling for the offensive foul. you rarely see that call in an end game scenario. the ensuing pass tipped out of the bounds