we get an update from our correspondent on the ground in mali. gaza rockets are fired at israel's airport as the west bank braces for more palestinian protests. demonstrators angry over the ongoing violence. the u.s. says russia has fired artillery across its border with ukraine. the state department says it has evidence of moscow's direct involvement in the separatist insurgency. also coming up in the program, u.s. president barack obama takes a swipe at tax evasion. fans from around the world gather in san diego for the annual hop culture festival known as comic-con. fresh israeli fire has pushed the palestinian death toll in gaza to over 800 according to emergency officials. israeli aircraft struck 30 houses killing a leader of islamic jihad, now a group of hamas. hamas continues to launch rockets into israel. two were intercepted by the defense system as they headed to the airport in tel aviv. following the young combination -- u.n. condemnation of the hundredsf a shelter, of displaced palestinians were shelled on thursday. we go for an updat

we have been told by the transport minister of mali, the plane is in mali and the president of mali wasevelopments in terms of securing this crash site. clearly a big difference from what happened with the malaysia plane a week ago. >> ben, i know there is a lot of investigating they have to do to find out what took the plane down, the black boxes will be critical, but they are ruling some things out, right al? >> reporter: it appears. but it also appears we are getting conflicting -- we were told they could rule out a missile brought down the plane. the press conference, they are leaving the options open. we have heard from the first time from a spokesman for the spanish company that operated and leased that plane to the algerian airline company coming out to say no survivors, extending condolences saying it's too early to tell what might have happened. separately, the pilot's union said the two pilots, a man and the co-pilot would have been considerable experience in afri africa. they are not sure how much experience on this route. >> there were severe thunderstorms rumbling around th

it lost contact with officials as we understand over mali.line that we are getting on this is actually from the french foreign minister saying that he thinks it is quite likely that french people were on board and if so there were certainly many of them. what more do you have on that? >> well, we are not getting more than what you just said quoting him. it is certainly a route that a lot of french people take and a lot of french passengers are doing carries on a very regular basis. these are french former colonies and it is possible that a lot of the passengers were french. in the algerian papers reports are most are from algeria but obviously this is all unconfirmed. the latest that we are getting conflicting reports because although the u.n. and french seems to say that the plane may have come down somewhat in northern mali we are getting other reports that it may have come down in neighboring. the route is possible to fly over from algeria from burkina faso. i don't think any crash site has been found for now. >> lots of conflicting report

and now mali, the latest is mali's transport minister is saying that the helicopter from burkina fasoded at the crash site and identified it was indeed a crash site. and that the mali president is due to go to this area to show how involved and concerned the government is. and as a show of respect by the people of mali to this plane that has crashed in their area. now, as to why it crashed, weather clearly seems to be a part of the equation, but perhaps not all. here is how a top general from burkina faso put it to his television station just a while ago, let's listen. the plane expressly asked to change itinerary because of the bad weather, that may be the reason, but there could be other hypotheses as to why it went in the other direction. >> what he didn't mention is that mali is in conflict, or parts of it a military zone. there are different factions, french troops have been in that area. so it is a dangerous area in conflict with a plane that has crashed in a remote area. there is still a lot to be found out and learned hala? >> okay, al goodman live in spain. when we return, we

radio france, internationale, in mali. onund engineer claude verl could set up a sound -- studio anywhere. when he was taken to a remote saharan town, he jumped at the challenge. hours after the interview, verlon and dupont's bullet-riddled bodies were found in the desert. group claimednked responsibility for abducting and murdering the journalists. known for his caution and meticulous technical skills, verlon had worked with some of the worlds deadliest countries -- world's deadliest countries, including afghanistan, libya, and iraq. olivier voisin, freelance, in syria. olivier snuck across the border into syria. days later, he was hit by shrapnel while covering fighting between rebels and government forces. he died three days later at age 38. some of theorked in country's most dangerous countries for journalists, including libya and somalia. french president francois hollande said, "his death is a tragic reminder of the risks taken by journalists to inform our fellow citizens regardless of the dangers." been's civil war

northern mali is an unstable region seized by jihadist groups in 2012.rench troops remain present. two fighters have been used as part of search efforts. >> it will be a matter of urgency to establish what has happened. until then, all resources will be dedicated to locating the airplane and ensuring families are informed. we in the country expect our solidarity with them. board,g the french on some were due to transit at algiers and going to paris. >> catherine noris is of the foreign ministry with the latest. >> the foreign minister laurent fabius has come back after meeting with president hollande. he is in the crisis center that has been set up to deal with this crisis. they havehe said received 1000 calls from members of the public who may be were -- worried about their families or looking for information. laurent fabius speaking out. his department is in charge of felony affairs -- foreign affairs. many expatriates living in west africa have been aboard this paris.coming back to one of the junior ministers in charge of residents living abroad has f

for hours search efforts were focussed on the border area with mali. but then the worst possible news. >> we have found the algerian plane. we set a scouting team to a location indicated by locals. we do not have more details on what they have found. but i guarantee we have found the plane. >> the majority of passengers aboard flight ah 5017 were french. france has a long history in this part of africa, as a formal colonial power and with military intervention in mali. >> we cannot establish the cause of what happened, but we will have to. what we do know is that the crews signalled that it was changing routes because of difficult weather conditions. we'll find out the truth. >> the area where the plane came down has been fought over by rival groups in recent years. >> the group al qaeda in islamic mag rid has been prominent. there's no suggestion so far that they had involvement in this incident. flight ah 5017 should have finished its journey at the international airport. officials there suggest the most likely reason why the plane came down seems to

there is one person each from switzerland, belgium, egypt, ukraine, nigeria, cameroon and mali. all six crew members are from spain. the plane may have crashed in mali. >> translator: despite intensive search efforts, no trace of the aircraft has been found. the plane probably crashed around gao in northern mali. >> two reconnaissance planes from a military base in neighboring niger will join in the search. france president, francois hollande, says his thoughts were with the families of those on board and everything will be done to find the plane. >>> police officers from australia will soon be heading to eastern ukraine. they'll help with the investigation into of the malaysian airli killed in the crash. >> we are ready to deploy au help secure th an international team under united nations authority. >> prime minister abbott said pro-russian separatists have prevented a thorough search of the crash site. he said 50 australian police officers are preparing for their mission. all 298 people on malaysia airlines fli lastwh shot down. but international experts assessing the remains

. >>> the wreckage of an al jeer yan plane caring 116 is found in mali. the french president said there were no survivors. >>> a day of anger. that's what palestinian leaders called for over the rising number of those killed and injured in the israeli offensive in gagaza. the fighting shows no sign of slowing. around 30 houses have been destroyed in south of gaza. there's a lot of action taking place in the center of the strip. this is the scene in the west bank as palestinian demonstrators clashed with israeli soldiers. 10,000 marched towards east jerusalem. two palestinians died and 200 were wounded. yesterday followed the attack on a u.n. school where 13 died including women, children and u.n. staff. hah mass blames israel. it's investigating who's responsible. this takes the death toll of palestinians to at least 815 as of today. 32 israelis, 32 soldiers and two civilians have been killed since the offensive began 18 days ago. we can cross now to our correspondent john who is near east jerusalem. a lot of security there after night's clashes. >> repor

france, which has 1,700 troops in mali has taken the lead in investigating the incident. french soldiers have found one flight recorder. their main base is 150 ilometers from the crash site. >> our intention is to transport the bodies as soon as possible, where they can be taken care of in order to proceed to an identification process before being returned to france and to other countries. >> france sent 4,500 troops to restore sovereignty to ma lie last year, but -- mali last year, but rebels are still active. they have bases in the region where the plane came down. the french authorities say bad weather rather than foul play is the most likely reason for the crash of the plane which was bound for algiers. alex duval smith, bbc news. >> now, wikipedia has blocked users at the u.s. house of representatives from editing their website. the 10-day ban will address what they say is persistent disruptive editing following a number of anonymous entries on politicians. >> now, muslim rebels in the central african republic have rejected a cease-fire deal signed earlier this week,

and found this wreck aage the border of burkina faso and mali. >> thank you very much. oulon giving us the latest there. they've found that. obviously no evidence of survivors, but they'll have to return in the morning to look. joining me tonight miles o'brien and our analyst david soucie. what are the odds that when rescuers get to this wreckage there could be survivors? >> probably pretty slim, frankly, erin, given the nature of this. it appears they're at high altitude at cruise, a long plummet to earth. and statistically, it has happened -- there have been people who survived subpoena thi -- such things but very remote. >> we emphasize this is a very dangerous part of the world. when we were there along that border, the rebels, the al qaeda-linked militias had shoulder-fired weapons, rpgs, that air space is still prohi t prohibited by the faa. >> it is. >> at this point everything points to it being weather. the pilots radioed in saying they were in weather. it does appear, no investigation yet, that's what will be what happened. what's going on in the cockpit. >> i

but we're told it disappeared over northern mali. the official algerian news agency says officials lost track of the plane less than an hour after the takeoff. >>> president obama in los angeles planning to meet with college students to talk about the economy. the president arrived in southern california yesterday. he'll visit a community college later today. talk about the importance of job driven skills training. now before leaving for l.a., the president was of course in the bay area for a whirlwind fund raising trip. a pair of fundraisers in fact, one at san francisco's four seasons, the other in los angeles, oh sorry, the home of real estate mogul george marcus. netting about $1 million for the democratic party. >>> obama's arrival in southern california almost coincided with a less predictable arrival. take a look at this video, there goes the motorcade, posted on instagram shows a pregnant woman in labor who could not cross the street to the hospital because the presidential motorcade, unclear how long she waited, but police s

mali is home to alal qaedady affiliate.ies, terrorism. travelers may be concerned about air safety given the recent grim accidents. in march, malaysia 370 goes missing over the indian ocean. and malaysia 777 shot down bodies still being recovered. and wednesday a plane crashed in a typhoon killing 48. >> flying remains far safer than getting into the car and driving to the grocery store. >> reporter: nearly half of the passengers were french many on their way home from africa. abc news washington. >> we're staying with aviation and aviation topping your first look at business. aviation money -- monitors will be addressing a plan for the downing of flight 217 and they will be looking at two other crashes that happened earlier this week. >>> fast food workerses will converge on how to escalate their campaign for higher pay and union reputation. they want a 15-dollar minimum wage, but critics say it would hurt jobs. >>> stocks were flat on thursday amid a lot of buying and selling. futures are pointing to a lower open. >>> must be nice to ha

nearly half of the passengers were french. [ non-english language ] >> mali's transport minister said a helicopter had landed near the crash site shortly before nightfall and that a crisis team located the burned plane scattered over a wide area. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: the head of the team said he believes a thunderstorm may have caused the crash because the pilot had messaged air control saying he was trying to avoid the storm and was deviating from his planned route. the plane is owned by spanish airlines swiftair and leased to air algerie. the accident is the third major airplane crash in a week. last thursday, a malaysia airlines flight was shot down over ukraine. on wednesday, a taiwanese plane crashed during a storm. friends and family of those on board the air algerie flight had been waiting anxiously for news hoping their loved ones somehow survived. wendy gillette for cbs news. >> global aviation leaders are expected to meet in montreal next week. >> the purpose is to initiate discussions on a plan to address safety and security concerns stemming from the recen

wreckage has been cited in northern mali and officials say they are exploring all possibilities as to what right down the flight. -- what brought down the flight. >> joining us for analysis, and air security analyst. tim, do you have any idea what would have happened to this plane? >> for the moment, we do not have enough information. i have a suspicion, though. as a private, -- pilots, the first thing i'm doing is checking the weather. the area where the plane was flying through had heavy storms. it is extending up to 50,000 feet, so 15 kilometers, and you're a very cold air up there and ice. remember france flight 447 on the way to paris crashed in something exactly like that. this could be something, but it's peers speculation. we have to find the flight data recorder. >> if we rule out, or for the moment at least, human error, pilot error, what do we know about the airline? we just heard that they had a -- an excellent safety record. could anything else have gone wrong? >> i think it is too early to rule out pilot error. flying into a storm area would definitely go into this field

it's daylight in northern mali. we expect to get the first pecktupec pictures of the air al gear flight. 110 passengers and six crew were killed in the crash over the conflicts there. yesterday this was the images that were first coming out. right now we don't know the cause here because officials say that the pilots did send a final message asking for a change in route because of heavy rains that were happening. now france, which has been helping mali fight al qaeda-linked rebels is helping with the crash investigation. french president fran swa said one black box has been found. most of the passengers were french others from africa, the middle east, europe. five from canada. media reports coming out four were from the same family. no reported americans on board. with a third disaster in a week. u.s. officials are rushing to reassure the public that flying is still safe. >>> it's been a rough six months for international aviation all told nearly 600 people have died. now another crash. air algerie left for africa w

the french government says it will work with officials in mali to determine the cause of the crash. >>> the foreign ministers of the netherlands and australia have paid their respects to victims from the downed malaysia airlines plane. frans timmerman and julie bishop saw off caskets being sent home from the airport in eastern ukraine. an earlier flight carried the first group of bodies to the netherlands for identification on wednesday. all 298 passengers and crew members were killed. investigators believe some remains are still at the crash site. >> our entire reason for being here is to ensure that we can secure that site, that we can have access to it, that a proper investigation can be carried out and that we can bring people home. that's our focus. >> the two foreign ministers met their ukrainian counterpart in kiev. they agreed on the need for a multinational team of police officers at the site to ensure the safety of investigators. they also signed an agreement stating that netherlands would take charge of all matters relating to the investigation. countries that lost many nat

it is in desert terrain that is difficult to access on the border between burkina faso and mali,. . the black box recorder will be analyzed in a city in northern mali. >> isis militants say they have taken control of a major military base in eastern syria. >> this video posted on social media claims to show the moment isis fighters blew up the tomb of a prophet that is holy to both christians and muslims. they have gained control of large swathes over the two countries in the past few months. >> the ukraine crisis, and the possibility of fresh sanctions against russia, are weighing on countries -- companies in germany. the ifo business confidence index sank for the third time in a row. >> at the same time, the consumer confidence keeps rising. the index looks set to hit the highest level since december 2006. >> rising income, a stable economy, and the german soccer team's success of the world cup are all helping sales. and low interest rates are encouraging germans to spend rather than take cash to the bank. but the business community is not so buoyant. the ifo business climate inde

but about 50 minutes after takeoff, it disappeared from radar over mali. close to a zone of ongoing conflict between islamist rebels and the government, an area the faa had warned pilots to stay above 24,000 feet to avoid becoming a target. as of now, there is no indication the plane was hit by a missile. but the early indications suggested bad weather in the area may have contributed to the crash. air traffic controllers told the pilots to change course to avoid sand storms in a part of the world where conditions are breeding grounds for hurricanes. the military chief of staff for the burkina faso army, the plane ex-expressly asked to change itinerary because of the bad weather that may be a reason. now there may be other hypotheses linked to other conditions, but we cannot at that time venture in that direction. the mcdonnell douglas plane was carrying at least 110 passengers plus six or seven crewmembers, including the pilot and copilot. about 50 of the people on board were reported to be from france. about 25 from burkina faso. a long list of nationali

commercial airliner carrying 116 people has crashed in mali, northern africa. a lot of questions of what . jon: friends ministry has located the plane. the disc heavy rain was reportee area at the time. 110 passengers, six crewmembers onboard. amy kellogg live with the latest on that. reporter: the very latest is france for minister has not confirmed what the ministry of defense had said that the plane was located near the town of gao in mali. all he would say is that it probably crashed. he did put forth a bit of important information, which is that the pilot had asked for a change of fruit when he was flying because of bad weather. but no distress signals went out at all, so whatever happened happen very quickly but it is not clear what happened, it is not clear how the plane crashed. the plane was air algerie flight 517 to the algerian capital, disappeared off radar 50 minutes after takeoff but it was hours before algerian officials announced it was a problem. it was apparently due to storming whether that deterred the route. this is the sort of airplane tha

we get an update from our correspondent on the ground in mali.aza rockets are fired at israel's airport as the west bank braces for more palestinian protests. demonstrators angry over the ongoing violence. the u.s. says russia has fired artillery across its border with ukraine. the state department says it has evidence of moscow's

. >> also burnt wreckage in mali. many questions remaining what brought this airplane down but the recovery of the flight data recorder brings hope there will be answers. >>> we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. thank you for being with us. we begin in gaza where hamas and the israeli military have agreed to stop fighting for the next 12 hours. >> but right up until the last minute and you see these live pictures both sides whether trading fire. hamas firing rockets into israel and israel launching more air strikes on gaza. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is pushing for a week long truce to begin on sunday. >> the gaza health ministry says 883 people have been killed, close to 6,000 wounded. 40 israelis have been killed most of them soldiers. >>> john vauss is in jerusalem for us. he joins us now with the latest and again, john, they're hoping for 12 hours of peace but that smoke over gaza and these live pictures could be some sort of ominous

, by then the patient will have lost so much blood it's going to be very hard to do anything where mali revenue-neutral and tax reform. the other complaint i have heard endlessly is oh it's so unfair to make this may 8 which is the date of the 11 transaction which also i believe happens to be the date that senator wyden published his op-ed in "the wall street journal" which messed me up because he wrote what i was going to write so i was furious but i came here anyway. so the may 8 deadline was known.

claude verlon, radio france internationale, in mali.sound engineer claude verlon could set up a sound -- studio anywhere. when he was taken to a remote saharan town, he jumped at the challenge. hours after the interview, verlon and dupont's bullet-riddled bodies were found in the desert. an al qaeda linked group claimed responsibility for abducting and murdering the journalists. known for his caution and meticulous technical skills, verlon had worked with some of the worlds deadliest countries -- world's deadliest countries, including afghanistan, libya, and iraq. olivier voisin, freelance, in syria. olivier snuck across the border into syria. days later, he was hit by shrapnel while covering fighting between rebels and government forces. he died three days later at age 38. voisin had worked in some of the country's most dangerous countries for journalists, including libya and somalia. french president francois hollande said, "his death is a tragic reminder of the risks taken by journalists to inform our fellow citizens regardless of th

the wreckage spotted in the deserts of mali. this happened around dangerous weather. the reporting is fresh, the facts may change. >> reporter: wreckage of the plan has been located near the city of gao who confirmed the news. 1:17 a.m. local time, flight 5017 left bound for algiers, it was supposed to be a four-hour overnight flight but about 50 minutes of take off, it disappeared from radar over mali close to a zone of on going conflict between islamic rebels and the government. a area pilots were warned to stay above 25,000 feet. as of now, there is no indication the plane was hit by a missile, but the early indication suggested bad weather in the area may have contributed to the crash. air traffic controllers told the pilots to change course to avoid sand storms in a part of the world where conditions are breeding grounds for hurricanes. the point expressly asked to change i ten rarely because of the bad weather. that may be a reason. the other hypothesises linked to other conditions but we cannot venture into that. a staple in small commercial passenger jets was

start in mali, is what the latest there?do or don't have the wreckage, whether they found the wreckagen this was flight 5017, from burkina faso to al gear, 116 on board. we had an algerian officialerly on saying he knew for sure the plane had crashed but weren't sure why they knew that. the plane left at 1:17 local time, set to arrive 5:10 a.m. but disappeared 50 minutes into the flight. and as you mentioned, we believe the plane went down in the deserts of mali there was a report that the pilot tried to get around a bad storm, a sandstorm, it would appear. half of the passengers on board the flight are french citizens. we're told this was an md-83 flying over, as you mentioned, northern mali, where mighting continues, especially in the north. experts say fighters

mali is home to an al qaeda affiliate. but while they may have shoulder-launch missiles like these they can't reach a jet at high altitude where the md-83 was flying. travelers may be concerned about air safety given the recent spate of grim aviation accidents. >> the whole picture is that flying remains far safer than you even getting in the car and driving to the grocery store. >> reporter: nearly half of the air algerie passengers were french. many on their way home from africa. susan saulny, abc news, washington. >>> and there are new calls for united nations team to take over securing the malaysian airlines crash in ukraine. pro-russian rebels controlling that area are accused of hindering the investigation and now the obama administration says russian forces are escalating hostilities by firing at ukraine from inside russia. the state department also says it has evidence that russia plans to deliver more weapons and more pro-russian fighters to the rebels in ukraine. >>> in the mideast the violence spilled over into

reuters is reporting the wreckage has been spotted in the west african nation of mali. according to the president of that country, the plane took off from the nation of burkina faso bound for the capital of algeria but lost contact near mali which is now where it lies according to reuters. thunderstorms were in the area during the flight. burkina faso's transport minister says the plane was asked to change course. mali is in turmoil with islamists can fighting the government and french forces there. this crash comes a day after a transasia airways an flight crash while trying to land in rain. taiwan. at least 48 people on board were killed. it's only been a week since malaysiaia airlines flight 17 was shot down, allegedly from a section of ukraine controlled by pro-russian separatists. 298 people were on board. three planes, hundreds lives all gone in a week. it's temperaturing to read patterns into it. after all, weather may have played a role in the two most recent incidents and malaysian 17 and this latest plane were flying over conflict zones. joe johns, what can yo

hours later they reported the plane crashed in neighboring mali where government troops have battled at all clear that hostilities had anything to do with what happened. we simply do not know. at this point we don't even have reports on casualties. we do know the plane is an md-83 built by

detected the crash in a desert area with difficult access between a couple towns in mali. now, there were reports earlier in the day citing african diplomats by news reporters in africa that said that the plane which was going from burkina faso to algeria, it should have been a straight shot about three hours north had to divert because of bad weather in the area, and that's when they lost contact about one hour after it took off. also, on the people on board conflicting figures, 116 is the number that we've heard including crew, but it may be as high as 119. a number of nationalities, about 50 french. we've got french officials in paris saying clearly there were a lot of french citizens on board. some number from burkina faso, five canadians, four germans. others from lebanon and from various countries in africa and in europe. right now the effort is trying to find them. it appears that the coordination, anderson, is being done by authorities in algeria, which is where the plane was going. anderson? >> chad, let's talk about the weather, what it was like over west africa

. >> the badly burned wreckage of the air algerie jet has now been found in mali. none of the 116 people on board survived. >> and nearly half of the passengers were french, many going home from africa. the pilot had apparently changed course because of the severe storms in the area. >> it is, of course, the third air disaster in a week. abc's susan saulny has more. >> reporter: the scene feels eerily familiar, a lost passenger plane, this time over africa. anguished family and friends gathered desperate for information. overnight the authorities from several countries confirmed that wreckage had been found. the plane, an air algerie md-83 carrying 116 people, crashed on thursday in severe weather over the strife-torn country of mali. about 50 minutes into the flight, the pilots wanted to change course. according to the french, the jet disappeared. this shows what the plane was heading into, strong storms. >> it's likely to be a combination of the weather and the pilots not being able to react to the weather. >> reporter: but the french foreign minister wouldn't ru

it crashed in neighboring mali after take off 15 minutes later in a storm.h officials say the wreckage is in a bad shape and most passengers were french citizens. >> crash is the third major international aviation disaster in a week and global leaders are concerned. they will gather in canada to begin discussions on a plan to address safety and security issues. malaysian airline jet was shot down over ukraine with 298 people on board and these days ago, a transasia airway plane crashed off the coast of taiwan claiming 48 lives. >> in the middle east we israeli bombers hit 45 homes in gaza killing the lead of solano immilitary jihad group and two sons. the violence comes after a bloody thursday where 119 palestinians were killed bringing the total to more than 800 in the 18-day war. israel has lost 32 soldiers and two civilians. negotiators including secretary of state john kerry say they could be close to a week-long humanitarian cease-fire between the two sides. >> in palo alto, israelis and palestinians gathered to get each of their messages across. two si

the most dramatic is edwin dyer, who had gone to mali to a music festival. he happened to be grabbed with two other, a european, two from switzerland and a german. britain made it very clear from the beginning that they would not pay a ransom. and a negotiator told britain don't tell them that. you can have this policy of not paying ransoms, don't tell them that. they sent the message anyway, they killed edwin dyer. >> among others journalists who have been kidnapped, whether we can cover what's happening in all these places. a pleasure to have you with us, a fascinating story in new york times. >>> absolutely. >> what's trending on the web? >> protest a recent comment by turkey's deputy prime minister. to protect moral values, women should not laugh in public. hundreds of thousands of turkish women are defying that sentiment. they are posting photos of themselves, laughing all over social media. but it is not a laughing matter. turkey is one of the worst countries for women's rights. it ranks 120th out of 136 countries. deputy prime minister's comments prov

the government of mali and french forces for months. we should note, we do not know, at least at this hour, why this plane crashed. there were also thunderstorms in the flight path. that could be a factor. we'll talk to chad myers about that. chad joining me here, david soucie is joining me, madrid bureau chief, al goodman, as well. al, let me begin with you on the who, what, where we know so far. what do we know about the cause of the crash and who was on board this plane? >> hi, brooke. as to who was on board the plane, we've had the most definitive description here just in the recent hours from an executive of algeir airlines. he said there were 116 people aboard from 16 different nags nationalities. 24 from burkina faso from where the plane took off. five canadians, four germans, eight from lebanon. three whose nationalities are not known and spanish crew. this was supposed to be a straight forward flight. overnight, left 1:00 in the morning from burkina faso, a three-hour flight straight north to algeria. but the french foreign min

it was found about 30 miles from the border of burkina faso.near a village in mali. searchers say they've found human remains. and scattered wreckage. the jet was carrying 116 people when it disappeared in a rainstorm. nearly half the people on board the plane were french. today was the bloodiest day yet in the more than two week conflict between israel and hamas militants. 119 palestinians died today alone -- including 15 at a u-n shelter. israel insists it didn't do it.suggesting it was a hamas mis-fire. international observers say no way -- it was a deliberate act. palestinian officials agree -- saying that israelis knew exactly what they were shelling. the victims again included many palestinian children > > we do not target u.n. facilities we knew where the facilities for. we have an ongoing relationship with u.n. regarding the conflict and beyond. >>"i'm not saying that either side is responsible, i do know that the israeli side had all the gps coordinates of all our installations including the school in beit hanoun and we had spent much of the day trying to or

near gao, mali.ance flight 447, 228 people on board en route from rio to paris on june 1st, 2009. pilots on the airbus 330 were flying through an enormous storm spawned by the intertropical convergence zone. >> if you fly underneath that, that can be some of the most dangerous parts of the thunderstorm. >> reporter: intense winds coming down at you and from different directions. >> and hail. >> reporter: flight 447 was more than 30,000 feet over the atlantic. the storm shot up to more than 50,000 feet. the pilot added power and climbed until the plane stalled and slammed into the ocean. the crash found to be pilot error. what caused flight 5017 to crash now, under intense investigation. now, france has declared a three-day mourning period beginning monday to honor the victims of flight 5017. i want to bring in cnn aviation analyst miles o'brien and rick francona and air safety analyst david sousi, i want to ask you first, david, about the plane and the crash site. we know that it's a very specific cr

. >>> now that deadly airliner crash that crashed in mali. 118 people were killed when the flight to algeria crashed shortly after takeoff thursday night. officials say the plane apparently encountered bad weather when it suddenly disappeared from radar. france, of course, led the fight in mali against the islamic terrorists last year, but officials believe weather may have been the cause of this accident. investigators now trying to determine exactly what happened after that airliner disappeared. in the meantime, some of the victims' family members are being flown to mali to see the crash site firsthand for themselves and the french military unit is on the ground there. >>> president obama telling leaders of some central american countries to stem the flow of children across our southern border in a meeting with the presidents of honduras, el salvador. he said children without a proper claim to stay will be returned to their countries. meanwhile, lawmakers in washington continue to work on a bill to deal with the border crisis amid reports that the president is close to issuing a ne

we will go to mali as soon as we can. >>> the governor of the american state of arizona has ordered a of the execution process. woods was given a lethal cocktail of drugs, the latest in the number of botched executions in the united states. >> reporter: these executions are supposed to take just a matter of minutes. this one took two hours and the eyewitnesss who saw this particular death take place say that joseph wood, the inmate thrks convicted double murderer was gasping and snoring throughout. there does seem to be some dispute as to whether this was a botched execution. there has been comment from the department of corrections in arizona who say that their medical team was present throughout and that the patient remained deeply sedated until death was pronounced. a statement for the spokesperson from the attorney general's office in arizona saying there was no gasping of air, that it was peaceful. whatever the truth there is a back story to this and that is the legal team for joseph wood argued this execution should not go ahead because not enough information is known about the

localizan en un desierto en mali los restos de un avion desaparecido de air algerie con 116 personasas canchas de fÚtbol. >> sÍ, muy lamentable, pero para la informaciÓn completa nos acompaÑa alejandro con esta y otras noticias deportivas. no tuve la oportunidad por darte la bienvenida. >> sÍ, una gran oportunidad, una experiencia magnifica. en lo profesional le dimos duro. >> que rico. >> a ponerse a dieta. >> se te ve muy bien. >> el otro dÍa platicaba con cecila, me dijo que mucha almedra. >> y los jugos verdes. >> exactamente. >> desde maÑana vamos a entrar. >> achicar el estÓmago. >> sÍ, hace falta. pero bueno, aquÍ estamos con mucho gusto. mucha informaciÓn deportiva. estamos en una Época de vender entradas, sacar billetes para los equipos grandes que estÁn en estados unidos para las giras de trepemtorada, preparando su siguiente campaÑa. hay partidos amistosos que son muy interesantes porque cumplieron muchas figuras colombianas, muchas figuras latinas, tambiÉn en el terreno de juego con resultados escÁndalosos. tambiÉn aceptaciÓn a el tema de quiÉn llega a dÓnde y por cuÁnto.

state tv in mali announced late in the day that the wreckage has been found in northern mali. >> woodruffon the newshour online right now, how concerned should we be about a mosquito- borne virus that's just now been transmitted within the u.s. for the first time? federal officials say two florida residents have been infected with the chikun-gunya virus, which causes fever, severe joint pain and other symptoms. learn more about how to prevent infection on our science page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight, on friday, we'll look at the link between creative genius and mental illness from hemingway to tesla. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff, we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement