i'm morgan radford live in new york city. the center stage of ukraine's crisis moved from kiev to crimea. russia is preparing for a military intervention and ukraine's interim government has started to mobilise troops and has called up reservists. diplomats met for a special session on saturday. the u.s. is calling on the u.n. to send observers. president obama called the russian vladimir putin asking him to pull back the troops but russia is not bundling. jennifer glasse has more of that storey from crimea. >> jubilation, "the russians are coming." as moscow endorsed the use of force, ethnic russians took to the streets, like ena and her family. supporting the russian flag. they are her protectors. they are just here to guarantee safety. >> beneath the statue of communist leader lenin russian and soviet military flags. the bond was close. crimea was part of the russia until 1954. they have a pro-russian prime minister, who moved to take control. >> translation: i have decided to temporarily take command of all national force

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. we'll have a look at the weather with meteorologist eboni deon in a few minutes. >> first, we'll return to our top story, the malaysian jumbo jet that disappeared en route to beijing. it's been more than 12 hours since malaysia airlines flight 370 was scheduled to land at the malaysian international airport. it was carrying 239 passengers and crew members. vietnamese state media quotes a naval official saying it crashed off the coast of vietnam. >> malaysian authorities deny the reports. we have no information of any wreckage. we have no information, but we are looking at all possibilities. >> let's go to al jazeera's rob mcbride at the airport in budget. reports of wreckage found in milan. what are the asians saying right now? >> this has been a long day of waiting and it continues. we are trying to get any kind of confirmation of the vietnamese reports that, indeed, the aircraft was lost somewhere over the south china sea between malaysia and of the coast of south vietnam. those are

i'm morgan radford. here are your headlines.resident vladimir putin has authorized the use of force in the ukraine. and over in california heavy rains have brought mudslides but not much relief from their devastating drought. plus the secret service is leading an investigation into possible cyberattacks on sears, but so far they don't have much evidence. it is now four months where 40 million pieces of data were stolen. we'll show what you target has done since then. >> reporter: target wants to make its credit card smarter sooner. she hasn't used her target card or any credit card at target since the data breach. we told her about target's plans to change it to make store credit card transactions more secure. >> i think it's a good improvement. anything they can do to make it safer the better. >> reporter: would you feel more comfortable using your credit card after that happens? >> yes. >> reporter: a lot of people have bee not felt comfortable shopping here period. it said it has put chip and pin technology in place with the

i'm morgan radford. today marks seven years that an american working for the cia mysteriously went missing in iran. his family demanding that the u.s. government find him and bring him home. >> former fbi agent robert levinson disappeared march 9, 2007 here on kish island off the southern coast of iran. at the time the u.s. government said he was working as a private investigator looking into cigarette smuggling and avoided claims that he worked for the cia. that year levinson's wife and son went to iran in search of answers. he was last seen alive in these photographs released last year sent to his family by a private investigator in 2011. the family released this video. >> i am in hell here for three and a half years. >> reporter: last year an associated press investigation reported he had been working on a mission for the cia spying on the iranian government. levinson's family confirmed his cia employment, but exactly what he was doing in iran remains unclear. the family says the u.s. government has n

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. family members notified of the malaysian crash. >>> warning shots in ukraine talk of diplomatic solutions and sanctions. >>> plus fukushima three years after the disaster began. >> an oil slick may be the first sign of a missing malaysia airline jet. searches spotted a slick just off the coast of vietnam. the boeing 777's last recorded connection. many have assisted in the search. we have more. >> reporter: anxious families wait for news for flight 370 which is disappeared off the radar. the flight left the airport at kuala lumpur on its way to beijing. in beijing, it's a similar scene. the fact that the crew did not send a distress signal means what may have happened, may have happened quickly. >> we'll work with first responders and mobilize full support. our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members. >> reporter: vietnamese search and rescue members said that the last signal from the plane was detected 225 kilometers southwest of vietna

i'm morgan radford. live in new york city. here are the stories we're following for you right now. crisis in ukraine secretary of state john kerry gets ready to meet face-to-face with his russian counterpart. >>> washington state honoring those killed in last week's fatal mudslide. >>> southern california shaken by early morning earthquakes. >> there are signs the crisis in ukraine could be inching towards a diplomatic resolution. secretary of state john kerry altering definitely plans to speak with russian foreign minister. jennifer, for weeks russia has been building, putting boots on the ground near the ukrainian border, but foreign minister lavrov said that russia does not have plans to invade. has he offered explanation for why the troops are there in the first place? >> reporter: initially they said they were on exercises. but the united states intelligence said there it doesn't look like there are any exercises going on. it doesn't look like a normal spring exercises. there ropes digging in, and t

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i'm morgan radford. i'm back with you. remember, you can tune into the website at aljazeera.com, or follow us on twitter at ajam. don't go anywhere, we'll be right back. >> mid air mystery. the massive search to find a missing plane, and word that two passengers had their passports stolen. >> a continued show of force as a growing number of forces are slotted into crimea. >> a ship seized over oil. >> where do you park the car if you don't have a street, for example? >> floating neighbourhoods solving a housing problem. they come with a few challenges. >> good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. u.s. officials joined the search for the missing malaysian airliner. the transport safety board are sending a team of experts. the u.s. navy will be joining the search, sending the uss with-paintney" to the south china sea. it is expected to leave the site. authorities are widening the search area. radar indicated that the plane would have turned back to kuala

i'm morgan radford plif in new york city. it's been a week since malaysia airlines flight 307 went off radar with 239 people on board. overnight the prime minister of malaysia gave his first news conference suggesting foul play. >> we can say with a high degree of certainty that the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system for acar was disabled >> sources close to the investigation say someone may have purposely flown the aircraft off course. the search has been redirected to kads -- khazakhstan, and the south indian ocean. the data recorder, the little black book sends out signals for 30 days. recovering the black box is imperative for seeing exactly what happened. >> these are developments announced by prime minister najib razak on saturday. they focus on two areas, the first that there's evidence of action on the flight deck of the triple 7 to shut down the transponders and turn the aircraft in a separate direction. >> they confirmeded satellite information showing that the aircraft entered two sky highways,

i'm morgan radford morgan radford. >> confrontations in crimea, what can and should western nations do. the death toll rises as the u.n. presses for answerses. a devastating picture hammers home the suffering of children in syria. e-cigarettes, are they a gate way to the real thing. hi, i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this," here is more of what's ahead.

i'm morgan radford. here are the stories we're following for you right now. the search for a jetliner that has vanished in the middle of the night carrying 239 people. and warning shots in ukraine talk of diplomatic solutions and economic sanctions. plus live from national harbor maryland, a cast of conservative all-stars plan to speak on the final day of c pac. it's becoming more and more likely that a missing malaysian rare liner crashed in the south china see. 239 people were on board including three americans one of which was an infant. this morning an oil slick was spotted of off the coast of vietnam. the investigation into what happened is already under way and sank has confirmed that two people listed as passengers had their passports stolen in thailand. >> the vietnamese search, the flight left this airport in kuala lumpur on its way to beijing. in beijing there are similar scenes. there are few details but the fact that the crew didn't send a distress signal means whatever happened may have happened quickly. >> our focus now is emergency first respon

i'm morgan radford.d here are today's top stories. >>> the search goes on for a missing malaysian jet that disappeared overnight with 239 people on board. this morning searchers spotted a large oil slick in the water off vietnam. >>> european military observers were shot at when they tried unsuccessfully to enter vie mia. mia--crimea. polispoland will close its conse and russia warns against the west if they follow through on sanctions. >>> and the final day of c pac. on the agenda presidential hopefuls and closing remarks by former alaskan governor sarah palin. >>> well good afternoon to all you east coasters. it's shaping up to be a beautiful day. check out these temperatures behind me. we're talking about the 30s across portions of upper new england. once you make your way down to the mid atlanta we are in the 50s. new york city climbing to a whopping high of 51. believe it or not that's closer to where we should be this time of year. but given the fact that it's been so cold for so long, they'll buil

i'm morgan radford. hundreds of search for survivors in a mudslide. >>> and it's election day turkey holds it's first vote since anticipate government protest erupted last year. >> secretary of state john kerry is in paris where he's meeting with his return counterpart sergei lavrov. >> reporter: this meeting between john kerry and sergei lavrov comes after a direct phone call between kerry and lavrov. kerry was flying back to the u.s. after a meeting in the middle east but turned around after the phone call with lavr lavrov. it comes after the build up of tens of thousands of troops on ukraine's eastern border. it's worrying that russian troops could move into ukraine proper. sergei lavrov says putin has no intention of what would be considered invading. kerry said that there should be a new constitution for the country, one which creates a federal nation which gives more autonomy for the regions notably. those regions are dominated by russian speakers. washington for its part has according to officials

i'm morgan radford. >> the search for the missing airplane is expanding and now 25 countries are helping with the search. flight 370 deliberately steered off course with 239 people on board. >> inside this gated community is the home of the airline captain and the police searched the home and interviewed the family and examining the flight simulator that the pilot kept in the home. the friends were quick to defend him. this is a tribute posted on youtube. they don't believe he's involved in the disappearance. >> he cares for people and responsible in his job and if anything happened to the plane he would make sure everyone is taken care of. >> in a nearby suburb is the co-pilot's home. the captain and co-pilot didn't skt to fly together. he was alleged to have invited female passengers into the cockpit on a flight in 2011 and smoking on board. a neighbor describes him as courteous. >> i didn't know much about his family. i can say that i hope all the news -- i think this is not because of the pilots. no

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i'm morgan radford. a moment of silence is planned for later today for the victims of the washington's deadly mudslide. >>> attacks in kabul, afghanistan, in just 24 hours. four attackers were killed ahead of next week's presidential election. >>> secretary of state john kerry is changing his travel plans to discuss with russia's counter part about ukraine. >>> a stroke of midnight same-sex marriages could legally married in most of the united kingdom. gay couples have been allowed to form civil partnerships there, but as of today they are and they can tie th the knot. >> it was a lot more emotional than i thought it would be. >> g.m. has expanded it's recall to include two and a half million vehicles. the recall of a million cars is connected to a faulty ignition switch linked to 12 passenger deaths. g.m. is facing a growing number of lawsuit, and now a congressional inquiry is expected in the coming days. let's take a closer look at this credit. g.m. said it will replace ignition switches in cobalt, an

i'm morgan radford. just ahead a big reservoir going dry. first meteorologist eboni deon. >> it's a soggy weekend for the eastern sea bored. we are deal with showers and storms. we had general storms rolling through across georgia, into the carolinas. it's the next batch that could trigger severe weather. no thunderstorm warnings in place, but that could change. anywhere from the caroliners, we could be in line for large hail and strong gusty winds into the afternoon hours. as we track the rain, we are seeing it along the coast aft areas, we'll see more. much of the north-east on the drier side. we are effecting a cool down, spelling out snow. we could see a few inches before the weekend. that's why we had the advisories in pleas. rain will be heavy at times in areas of the north-east. >> while california is suffering a year of drought, the situation is worse in nevada. it is home to the latest reservoir. as melissa chan reports, it's drying up. >> we talk about the drought in california, how about a dro

i'm morgan radford.live in new york city. we want to return now to our top story out of crimea where ukrainian forces are in a tense stand off with russian troops. al jazeera america's nick spicer is at the belbek air base and said russian forces have now taken over the facility. he filed this report just a short time ago. >> reporter: i think it's safe to say following a standard procedure, men wears various kinds of camouflage uniforms, they are firing handguns up and down the street when we arrived. the armor personnel vehicle driven by russian soldiers first how the russians got into the base is not particularly difficult because they've been occupying the adjacent airfield. so presumably some soldiers came in from that side of the base to take the part of the base in which the ukrainian soldiers had been bunking out. had been sleeping for past weeks refusing to surrender. the situation as we understand it now is that russian soldiers and self defense forces are in there now. we can't get closer to t

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i'm morgan radford.the criminal investigation in relation to malaysia airlines moves forward. >> first, the temperatures across the country with meteorologist eboni deon >> it will feel colder. the colder air is coming back unfortunately. winter is definitely running out of time. spring arrives on thursday. winter is not leaving without putting its mark across the north-east and mid atlantic. temperatures 10 to 25 degrees colder, now that we are getting the cold arctic push. we are starting off at 23 in cleveland. 38 degrees. as we go through the day to day. notice the blue shading, going all the way to areas of the deep south. we'll feel the cooler air mass. we'll rebound as we get into the ground on tuesday or wednesday. we'll see the yellow shading going further north, to the 40s and the ohio valley. >> talks to end the crisis in south sudan. little progress has been made beyond a ceasefire that has been violated. fears of violence keeps tens of thousands of refugees inside of camps. most describe lif

i'm morgan radford life in new york city. the search for survivors of that deadly washington mud slide enters a second week. the number of missing has been revised from 90 down to 30. that drop due to duplicate reports of missing people and others found safe and sound. but the death toll increased to 18, with more bodies waiting to be identified. crews are using heavy equipment, dogs and bare hands to search for the victims. an estimated 180 people were in the path when it hit the village of oso. seven were immediately pulled from the record and are hospitalized. we have more from derrington. >> a week after the mud slide heavy rain soaks trees, mud and debris. that's all that's left of the lives here. earlier at 10:37am a moment of silence. the moment a week ago when oso became home to one of the worst mudslides in washington state history. more than 200 crew members and rescue dogs navigated through the floodwaters, in search of the victims. the letters pv are spray paint to notify rescuers of suspected victims. >> diana ha

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. we have special coverage today of our top story. the growing crisis in ukraine. the russian parliament has approved president vladimir putin to authorize the force in ukraine. this comes in a scheduled referendum for increasing its autonomy. for days we've seen armed men patrolling there. they're meeting to discuss their next step to discuss a mediation mission. the european union will address its discussion on monday. >>> what are the people expecting from the russians? >> you know, as the news broke that the russians have authorized the use of force, there is celebration here 60% of the population is ethnic russian, and they feel that the russians are protecting them. they felt a lot of unease about what is going on in kiev. they've been watching television reports for months calling the now government thieves, thugs, fascists. they have created roadblocks to protect themselves from these people. and we have seen armed men and their military uniforms with no distinguishing insignificant knee i can't iininsignificaninst building un

i am morgan radford.-year-old world war ii veteran says she has been fighting for are social security benefits but huh been denied because she's transgender, al jazerra has that story. >> reporter: she is a world war ii veteran, a flight instructor, and at 92 a stock market trader. >> life is beautiful. it is such a joy to live. >> reporter: two years ago she says she lost the love of her life. her husband norwood. >> [inaudible] >> reporter: but when she went to claim about $600 per month in survivor benefits from the social security administration, they told her she had been denied because she was legally male at the time of her 2004 marriage. born robert in 1921 she was a may have a pilot in world what are two, after the war she came home to work in finance but struggled with her identity. >> i would go to work and as a man, i put a suit and tie on and would go and do it. and then i would come home at night and be a woman. well, it was difficult because i had the emotional twinge of going one way the o

>>> good afternoon, do you and welcome to al jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city. russian soldiers surround a ukrainian military base in crimea, this amid warnings of military intervention. >> it's really 19th century we haven your in the 20th censure. >> i this cannot be the way to conduct international affairs. >>> also anti-government marches resume in venezuela. and the red carpet out in los angeles for tonight's academy awards. ♪ ♪ >>> ukraine has ordered full military mobilization in response to russian moves on the crimean peninsula. the acting president says that the country is on the brink of disaster. they are calling up every single military reservist and russian troops have surrounded a ukrainian military base in the southern region of crimea. the ukrainian prime minter is calling it a declaration of war. john kerry says the g8 countries are all ready to isolate russia. jennifer glasse is live in the capital of crimea now. earlier this morning you witnessed a pretty tense stands off have things calmed down at all since then? >> reporter: well, as darkn

i'm morgan radford. it's been a violent weekend in iraq. today a suicide bomber driving a minibus completely packed with explosives killed at least 35 people. police say at least 50 cars were set on fire at an area checkpoint, and people were trapped inside. nearly 150 victims are treated for injuries, and then on saturday at least four people died from a car bomb blast in northern baghdad. it happened near a popular market. >>> today marks seven years since an american working for the cia mysteriously went missing in iran. robert levinson will turn 66 on monday, and an investigation by the associated press last year suggests the former fbi agent vanished while spying on the iranian government. in a statement released today secretary of state john kerry says the united states remains committed to the safe return of mr. levinson to his family. he also added we respectfully ask the government of iran to work cooperatively with us so we can ensure his safe return. >>> protests are expected again today in venezuela where more than 20 people hav

i'm morgan radford. live in new york city. a tug of war in ukraine where russian soldiers arrived in caimia -- crimmia. reasons troops were videoed. it was called a provocation. russia says it's part of a military arrangements. the prime minister of crimea claiming he is in control of the military and the police. president obama is concerned about the situation. we have team coverage of the price. with a tense diplomatic situation. we begin with jennifer glasses where the show of force in russia was under way. >> is in evidence of a russian presence? >> there is, actually. we hear overnight less than 100 miles east of here a small ukrainian naval base was taken over by russian forces. 350 russian forces wearing russian insignias, with their badges and cars of licence plates, in contrast to what we have seen. in sevastapol, an hour's drive away, home to the black sea police. you can hear the people chanting behind me. the crowds here, and on the saturday afternoon. behind them the russian parliament. we saw the troops come in.

i'm morgan radford. here are the hetd lines. >>> a rescue mission is underway in northwest washington state following a massive landslide where crews say they heard cries for help coming from beneath the debris. the mudslide killed at least three people. >>> cleanup is under way in galveston, texas after an oil barge collided with yet another ship. the bar barge was carrying almo1 million gallons of oil. around 160,000 gallons could have leaked into the ocean. >>> meanwhile, crews in australia wrapped up a full day of search operations for that missing malaysia airliner. eight plane scoured the ocean on sunday covering moefrn 10,000 nautical miles. several news satellite images came from france showing objects floating right there in the water. >>> it may never rival the louve but there's a unique museum in los angeles that is one of a kind. rob reynolds visited the collection of art. >> if creepy, crying clowns are the stuff your nightmares are made of, this museum might not be for you. >> welcome to ve

i'm morgan radford. now for a recap of today's top stories. >>> the search for the missing malaysian jetliner continues. reuters is reports that the vietnamese navy may have actually spotted debris that looks like belongings from the missing plane, but still no confirmation on the exact whereabouts. twro passengers boarded the flight using stolen passports. no one checked database before the plane departed. >>> rising ocean level threaten the future of the world's coastal cities causing architects to look for ways to get them to coexist. we go to a floating village in amsterdam that may pave the way for aqua architecture. >> this is the heaviest object in the house. >> reporter: from the basement bathroom of her east amsterdam home she explains that her house was built around her bathtub. >> there's the water right there. >> yes, you can see the water and sometimes i see people swims or with a canoe here. >> reporter: it takes one peek out of the bathroom window to understand why the weighty fixture make

30et / 4:30pt on al jazeera america good afternoon, to you and well thinl jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city and here are the stories that we are following for you right now. russian soldiers moved to surround a ukrainian military base in crimea. this amid warnings of a military interception. >> it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st censure. >> i this cannot be the way to conduct international affairs. >> plus a knife attack in a train station in china leaving 29 people dead. and at least 130 wounded. left out in the cold, one small group of volunteers is making a big difference trying to get the homeless off the frigid streets of new york city. ♪ ♪ >>> ukraine has ordered full military mobilization in response to russian moved on the crimean peninsula. the acting president says the country is on the brink of disaster. they are calling up every single military preservist and russian troops have surrounded a military base in crimea. the minister calling it a declaration of war. second john kerry says the g8 countries including the u.s. are all prepared to diploma

i'm morgan radford. it's 3am in washington state where rescue workers have been searching through the night for victims of a massive mud slide. it happened saturday morning, 30 miles north of seattle killing three people. rescue workers say they heard voices crying for help from beneath the debris. the state governor declared a state of emergency after a mountain of mud flowed. >> rocks, debris hit the area north-east of seattle. >> 2 miles from here. it's pretty much everything that is gone. >> this man was driving when the slide hit. >> i was coming down the hill. i saw the darkness, like someone wants to grab you and everything was gone. like three seconds. three people were called by a wall of mud, 80 feet wide and deep. others were taken to hospitals, including an infant. >> search and rescue operations began where six homes from destroyed. including one house. >> saturday's weather was sunny and clear. the wet weather season saturation is to blame. concern grows along the squamish river, blocked by

i'm morgan radford. an international team of monitors is on its way to ukraine in an attempt to de-escalate tensions. they are not sure if they'll be allowed to enter crimea. >> vladimir putin signed a bill last week making crimea a part of the russian vasion. ukraine is trying to create closer ties with the west. leaders signed a deal with the new government amid canada's prime minister and foreign minister. both expected in kiev today. >> phil ittner is in kiev. phil, while the international monitoring team makes its way there the u.n. secretary-general is in the city visiting several locations. i heard that you spoke to them. can you tell us what he had to say? >> well, al jazeera america was fronted access to secretary-general ban ki-moon. he toured the site of the memorals on maydan square. he took a moment and had a silent prayer at a memorial for one of those ukrainians that was shot dead by a sniper. it was a poignant moment. on his way back to his cavalcade he stopped and turned to me and said "

i'm morgan radford. for news updates throughout the day, follow us on twitter at ajam or go to our website at aljazeera.com. >> what's very interesting at least from where i sit in moscow is they're just food soldiers from nato, for the european union and particularly for washington to achieve the foreign policy. it's difficult for me that they can't see the self-irony here. "the new york times" is one of the worst examples. when look at how iraq fell apart, are they held responsible and is any editor fired over there. they go to the next crisis. it's always going to be humanitarian intervention and always going to be for democracy when it's patently obvious it's almost never, ever about any of those things. >> i think you don't have to justify the actions of america or any other western countries in order to criticize the actions of russia. that's the game that the kremlin wants people to play. it's something called what aboutism that is an old soviet tactics. when they criticize you, they say what abou

. >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford live in new york city. it's 8am in ukraine, and the start of a fateful day for the people of crimea. in just 24 hours they'll vote on whether to join russia or remain a part of ukraine. western powers say they won't recognise the outcomeven as international observers arrive there. moscow says it will adhere to the outcome of the referendum libby casey explains that an 11th hour appeal to stop the vote failed. >> a meeting between john kerry and sergei lavrov. >> we have no shared vision of the situation with western countries. sergei lavrov says sunday's vote in crimea is about self-determination. >> translation: we will respect the as a result and express our opinion after the results. >> secretary of state john kerry repeated the white house's vision that the vote carries no legal weight and is outside ukraine's constitution. >> neither we nor the international community will recognise the results of this referendum. secretary of state john kerry went into the meeting hoping to turn back the vote, ready t

i'm morgan radford. "inside story" is coming up next, and remember for news updates all throughout the day you can always head on over to www.aljazeera.com. economy and oil producer in iraq and defense ties and economic situation. but today egypt's hosni mubarak and his successor mohammed morsi has both been overthrown and the military has driven muslim brotherhood underground. and one of washington's closest allies israel, continues to build housing and move settlers into areas that israel occupied. are the united states and saudi arabia in a relationship? change the status to "it's complicated." president obama flew to the saud saudi arabian capitol riyadh. the president's visit is meant to smooth out relationship trains with 89-year-old king abdullah. they have seen internal and external tensions in the past year. first, saudi arabia lost powerful allies in egypt and tunisia in the arab spring. in both countries the u.s. supported change and publicly backed the will of the people. the will of the peop

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i'm morgan radford. the next chapter of ukraine's political crisis is unfolding as we speak.olless are open in crimea, where voters will determine whether to join russia or remain part of the ukraine. >> western nations say they should stay as part of ukraine. the vote has been called illegal. russia exercised veto power of an un-security council resolution. china abstained. >> inside ukraine more clashes between supporters and opponents of that referendum. russia says it's been askeded to step in and protect demonstrators. voting is getting underway with 1.5 million of people in crimea eligible to cast a ballot. nick schifrin is at one of those polls stations. >> what are you seeing at the polls station right now. >> for weeks we had fear and loathing across crimea. huge amounts of intimidation, violence, tension. today seems calm. there are a lot of people here already at this particular tags that i am at. i was talking to a few of them, many back here 30 minutes early, it's not something you see at home, and a huge amount of excitement at this polling station, which is an

al jazeera america, i am morgan radford.eople in power is coming up. >> the far north of europe - a place of extraordinary beauty - home to an astonishing array of plants and animals which have survived largely thanks to the indigenous people of this area p the sami. to this day many sami follow herds of free-roaming reindeer, maintaining a tradition that has helped preserve their ancient environment. but in recent years a new species has arrived p the multinational. as this video shows the floodgates are open and mining companies are being invited to europe:s far north to exploit its riches - and right across lapland a way of is being pushed to the brink. every winter vast herds of reindeer descend from the scandinavian mountains to their winter pastures in the jokkmokk region of sweden just above the arctic circle. thousands of animals converge under the watchful eyes of their sami herders. it's a pattern unchanged for centuries which now hangs in the balance. british company, beowulf mining, plans to build a giant of open

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. russia has taken over one of the last military bases in crimea after a standoff that lasted several hours. there was explosions as soldiers were corned and the russian -- cornered and the russian troops demanded their surrender. russia sent in reinforcements and started to unload from a war shop. the take over is part of russia's official annexation of crimea. demonstrators filled the streets in the east of ukraine, calling for viktor yanukovych to come home. >> russia's operation to seize belbek was larger and more violent than other bases. jennifer glasse takes a look at crimea, and the impact on the crisis. >> the take over of the belbek outside of sevastopol is another example of russia tightening its grip on ukraine. it was an aggressive move in daylight, something we have not seen much of. there was an ultimatum to the ukrainian forces. the russians told them to give up their weapons. they were negotiating twice, the russians moved in aggressively. armoured personnel carriers mo

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. we begin with breaking news. a malaysian airline jet vanishes. authorities are searching for answers. the plane is carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. it's a boeing 777 that has been in service since 1995. it's been more than eight hours since the plane was scheduled to land in beijing, and air control lost contact two hours after it took off from kuala lumpur. vietnamese state media quotes a navy official saying it crashed off the coast of vietnam, near an island in the gulf of at the end of the day land. malaysian airlines has been reaching out to passengers and crews' family. malaysia airline flight m 8370 is a boeing 777. it can hold 31,000 gallons of fuel, weighing 541,000 pounds. and can travel 6,000 miles. and travelling monday to new york and tokyo to san francisco. now we turn to allen schauffler, where boeing makes the 777 for the reaction to the planes. >> this is one of the safest planes in the air, one of the best selling models that they have made and shipped more than 100 boeing 777s to tr

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i'm morgan radford in new york city.ense stand off and warning shots fired at an air base in crimea. plus china says new satellite pictures may have detected debris from that airliner. anand an oil boom attracting job seekers, but now creating an entirely new problem, one that no one saw coming. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news out of crimea where russian troops are in a tense stand off with ukrainian forces. they're demanding that ukrainian troops clear completely out, and they're saying that russian forces have now taken over that facility. >> i think it's safe to say following standard procedure, which is an entry by local self defense forces, men wearing uniforms, they are firing handguns up and down the streets when we arrived. the armored personnel vehicle driven by russian soldiers arrived first. how russians arrived into the base is not difficult because they women from the adjacent airfield. presumably soldiers came in from that part of the base to take over the base that the ukrainian soldiers had been

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i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. it's been two weeks since malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished with 239 people on board. the focus is on a remote patch of the indian ocean, 1500 miles off the australian coast. that's where satellite images showed two large objects floating in the water of the search crews are focussing on that or. six planes and two merchantships are taking part in the search. the pentagon says the u.s. spent $2.5 million on the search efforts. >> officials are also pouring over transcripts of the final 54 minutes of recordings between the pilot and ground control. al jazeera's andrew thomas brings us the latest. >> of course the objects spotted by the satellite on sunday, 16 march will have moved. the swells are rough, as much as 3 metres, over 20 foot up and down. if there are objects there, of course they may have filled with water, some may have sunk. the bigger object, 24 metres in length, a sizeable chunk there, whatever it was, australia's deputy prime minister said on friday that sort of si

i'm morgan radford live from new york city. >> crimea is part of ukraine today. it will be part of ukraine tomorrow. it will be part of ukraine next week. >> powerful words from the united nations on the referendum of crimea. >> this movement are consistent with deliberate action by someone. >> that's the prime minister of malaysia confirming what many have already been speculating about the missing malaysian airliner. and three years of fighting in a devastated syria. we look back on a very grim anniversary. >> the count counsel in ukraine has begun and tomorrow crimeans will cast their votes on whether they want to rejoin russia. there have been clashes in the east. the ukrainian president saying the russian kremlin is to blame as rallies of protest before and against the action in crimea. the focus is on the united nations where john terrett joins us live. they have just voted a referendum upholding the ukraine sovereignty, and what is the affect and will it have an affect on the referendum tomorrow. >> reporter: nuclear weapontheyg to get the you niece to abs

i'm morgan radford live in new york city.e are the stories we're following right now. >>> taking sides in crimea. a standoff between pro and anti-russian forces. >>> investigators may have discovered new clues in the disappearance of the malaysian airliner. >>> it's been seven years since an american cia operative disappeared in iran, and al jazeera america talked to his wife about the ongoing ordeal. >>> kenyan children turn to raci

i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. ukraine's acting president is accusing russia of aggression in crimea, that's where gunmen seized two airports. the area in southeastern ukraine is the center of resistance to the new government. russian transport planes reportedly flew across the border, landing troops. crimea says military exercisers are not unusual there. president obama is deeply concerned and warned there would be cause for rushed military intervention in ukraine. a u.s. official says washington is consulting with its allies. >> after a week in hiding ukraine's ousted president made his first public appearance. speaking from russia in russian, viktor yanukovych appeared defiant climbing he was still the president of ukraine. >>> rain to hit california, 1,000 residents have been evacuated from east of los angeles. rain on friday triggered flooding in the region. the same area devastated by wildfire last month. >>> the national archives released more than 4,000 documents from the clinton's presidency. including doc

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. a lip dough mattic showdown in paris, secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart try to put the crisis in ukraine to rest. >> hundreds of volunteers and crew members leading the search in the washington mudslides. >> potential for stronger seismic activity on the west coast after earthquakes shake southern california. >> secretary of state john kerry is in paris where he'll soon meet with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov. this is the latest attempt to ease tensions over the annexation as of crimea. we have that story from paris. >> this meeting between john kerry and sergey lavrov due to happen at the residence of russia's ambassador to front after a direct phone call between kerry and lavrov saturday. john kerry was flying back from the middle east to the u.s., but turned around after speaking to sergey lavrov. it's well known that the u.s. has concerns about what it believes it the bit up of tens of thousands of russian troops on ukraine said eatern border. it's

i'm morgan radford live in new york city.he stories right now. >>> investigators have discovered new clues in the disappearance of that malaysian airliner. >>> plus, taking sides in crimea. a standoff between pro and anti-russian forces. >>> riding high on a new wave of homes in amsterdam.

morgan radford in th bringing uo date with what authorities are saying. >> reporter: that's right, del. 18 people have now been confirmed injured, two women have been confirmed dead. that's after two buildings collapsed after 9:30 a.m. this morning. just moments ago mayor de blasio said an unspecified number of people are still missing, but they're waiting to search the rubble until the fire department can put out the fire. >> this is a tragedy of the worst kind because there was no indication in time to save people. we know we've lost two people already. we know preliminarily 18 are injured, different levels of injury. we also know that there will be a search through the rubble of the building as soon as the fire is put out looking for those who are missing. there are a number of missing individuals. >> reporter: del, con edison said they received a call of a noxious gas. residents report smelling something funny before the explosion happened, and once it happened the explosion was so strong that it suspect people were ejected from the building. there was one man who was working as a

i'm morgan radford.e are today's headlines. russian forces heading north from crimea. >>> the flight malaysia 370 has turned into a criminal investigation. it appears the plane was deliberately diverted by someone on board. and today marks the anniversary of three years of war in syria. there are more than 5.5 million registered refugees. >>> every year monarch butterf butterflies fly from mexic north america. >> hundreds of monarch butterflies taking refugee. it's an annual journey but each year fewer make it. >> in general terms the situation for monarch butterfl butterflies is critical. this is the lowest number of butterflies we've seen here in 20 years. >> reporter: that's because many who start the flight do not complete it. their choice of food is depleting. wide scale farming has wiped out large parts of it, drought is also to blame. until recent they also face habitat loss in mexico. large parts of this forest were under threat from loggers. now public and private programs are looking to replant