our poppy harlow has been working the streets. she has seen people with blood on their head, 11 injuries so far. far. our don lemon on the phone right now. he is with someone, i believe, that witnessed this blast. don? >> i am here. i am actually very, very close to the blast. we are with a business owner. we are less than a block. i can see it as clear as day. you have firefighters up on the ladder, metro north trade has been shut down in both directions here. there are police officers up on the metro north train. i have police officers here where i am wearing a dust mask and some of them are wearing air masks and they are gingerly going through the brick and the mortar from this building. the building is completely flashed. i got several pick were your of video back and it is still smoking. george lezano, his business is less than a block away. we are standing inside of his business now. he says it has to be 1552. his address, 1600, pretty much in the same part of the block. what did you hear at 9:00? >> it was shaking. i got sc

welcome back i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm christine romans. to have you, poppy. >> let's begin with flight 370. it's resuming in the indian ocean. more than a dozen planes. china now heavily involved in the mission sending in four ships and five aircraft to assist. so far, so far nothing has been found. meanwhile, family members in china coping with this agonizing grief. mountinging anger. many trying to rush the embassy in beijing for answers. let's bring in andrew stevens. he's monitoring that search from perth, australia. it's agonizing. the weather has called off the search. it was postponed for a day. now they're all back out there and waiting to see to find any shred of an airplane to put the pieces together, andrew. >> reporter: yeah, indeed, christine. the world is waiting. and at the moment, we have no fresh leads on the search, about 1500 miles from where i'm standing, it's been the biggest air search so far. a total of six countries in that search. there are airplanes going down there, small commercial jets with a dozen or so spotte

i'm poppy harlow. >> nice to have you here, poppy. >> good to be with you. >> i'm christine romans, thursday, march 27th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> breaking news, officials in thailand have new satellite images of 300 objects floating in the southern indian ocean search zone, a potential debris field thai officials believe may be linked to the missing jetliner. at the very same time, there's no one up in the air looking for it, because brutal weather has forced search planes to evacuate the south indian ocean just a few hours ago. now, five ships are still in the area

we still don't know where ten are. >> poppy harlow on the scene for us in harlem in new york city.thursday morning over in malaysia and china where we're expecting more new developments in the investigation of the mystery of flight 370. chinese officials, they have released satellite images that may show the plane's wreckage. stay with cnn for the very latest. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. that moment you enjoy it at home. life with crohn's disease ois a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisinfo.c

. >> i'm poppy harlow. it's 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. 12 planes and

i'm poppy harlow in for john berman today. >> nice to have you here, poppy. i'm christine romans. it's wednesday, march 25th, it's 5:00 a.m. on the nose in the east. let's start with the search for 370. back in full swing. china is now heavily involved sending in four ships, sending five aircraft to assist. nothing so far. meanwhile, family members in china, they are furious, many of them trying to storm the malaysian embassy in beijing in search of answers. let's bring in andrew stevens he's monitoring the search from perth, australia, this morning. it's morning here, but evening there. this is the time of day when you look to hear from authorities what they have found. have they spotted anything? they have brought anything on board a ship just yet? and so far, what are they saying about this full day of searching? >> reporter: all of those questions still unanswered at this hour, christine, frustrating for everyone. not the least the families, of course. you're right, we usually start hearing from the authorities leading the search around about now. anytime now, it could be -- i

one woman said our poppy harlow, it jammed her apartment door shut. >> i didn't know what was going on and i looked out my window. may neighbors came banging on my door telling me to get out. they evacuated the building and couldn't get out. the explosion jammed the door as well. >> looking into it, you can't see past it. the mayor is there on the scene. we have also learned that president obama has been briefed and cnn has live coverage on this explosion. i know you are at 117th and park. set the scene for me right here. >> i'm looking at piles and piles and rubble. i have never seen anything like it. i am looking at dozens of firefighters on the scene. earlier just before you came to me, the firefighters were digging through the rubble. they are not doing it anymore. i'm not sure why. that means they feel they have found everyone or the shift change is too dangerous to go further. that's what i'm looking at now. some firefighters are moving away. looking at firefighters who were looking aggressive. i am looking at a hook and ladder truck and spraying these two buildings. the hot spot

i'm poppy harlow. this is "early start." >> i'm john berman. good to see you this morning. 5:00 right now in the east, march 21st. we're going to tell you the breaking news we have this morning. at this moment, still no sign of flight 370. five jets, four from australia, one from the united states, flying over the search zone in the southern indian ocean overnight, looking for those two objects that could possibly be connected to the missing jetliner. one of these search planes has just returned moments ago from the search area. it had to fly several hours even to get there. >> right. >> the first plane is back. the pilot moments ago reporting no success, no sign of any debris. there are four more planes out there right now still searching. we'll bring you the news of what they say as it comes in. joining us with coverage from kuala lumpur, jim clancy is there. jim what can you tell us? >> reporter: you know, i had a chance yesterday to sit down with one of the people that is very close to this investigat n investigation, a source that has to r

i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm christine romans. it's friday, march 28th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with breaking news this morning, this major shift, major shift in the hunt for flight 370. the focus of the search has now moved to a new area of the indian ocean. this new area, 680 miles to the northeast. this is based on what australian officials say is new, credible evidence. four aircraft already over the new search zone has since returned and all ten planes and six ships now have new marching orders and are on the way there. they're now searching somewhere else entirely. why? well, new radar analysis suggests the plane was traveling faster than previous estimates. that means it was burning more fuel and would have flown a shorter distance in the indian ocean. let's get to cnn's andrew stevens. he's live in perth, australia. shifting the focus of that search, andrew. this is going to allow the australia-based aircraft more time over the zone. it's actually closer to the continent, isn't it? >> reporter: yeah, that's a very important point, christine. they are quite a

. >> i'm poppy harlow in for christine romans today. it is friday, march 21st, 4:00 a.m.on the east coast, an "early start" for us because of the breaking news. >> an especially early start. >>> up next, the race against time to find missing flight 370. five jets, four from australia, one from the united states, scouring the surf zone in the indian ocean overnight, looking for two objects

i'm poppy harlow in for christine romans today. >> i'm john berman.nutes past the hour right now. >>> this morning, there are new clues in the disappearance of a malaysia airlines flight 370, new leads being chased down over an area spanning thousands of miles. it has now been seven days since that plane just seemed to disappear. now, u.s. officials tell cnn the plane continued to send pings to satellites for up to five hours after it lost contact with radar, meaning it could have flown up to 2,000 miles off course in this direction you're seeing right now, which takes it out over the indian ocean. this morning, officials in the u.s. are poring over data that seems to indicate the jet did take that turn from its scheduled route, headed out into that huge area in the indian ocean, which is why a navy destroyer is heading there now to join in the search. this amid worry from malaysian officials that communication systems on the plane seem to have been shut off, shut off at different times, and that's significant, because it points to the possibility of

i'm poppy harlow in this week for christine romans. this is "your money." one week ago exactly, malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared and the mystery of what happened to that boeing 777 is sharpening the focus on the business of flying. the modern jet is likely the most complicated global product you'll ever sit in. it has the ability to transform economies and erase borders. with a price tag starting at $261 million, the boeing 777 has 3 million parts provided by 500 dissuppliers, all around the world. that is the global economy at work, and while the boeing 777 has one of the safest records in the industry, boeing stock still took a hit this week. most analysts say long term, whatever happened to this flight won't hurt boeing's business. why not? because countries and companies want these planes. for emerging companies like malaysia a fleet of shiny aircraft and a sparkling airport is a foothold in the economy. just this week, india's fourth biggest firm confirmed an order worth more than $4 billion. in beijing, dubai, bang koshgs international visitor

. >> i'm poppy harlow in for john berman today, thursday, march 27th, 4:00 a.m. on the east coast.f news this morning. we begin with that desperate search for flight 370 c

. >>> quick check of some headlines, poppy harlow is here360 bulletin. >> russian president vladimirhas signed a decree recognizing crimea as a sovereign state after its vote over the weekend to break away from ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators have taken to the streets in celebration. the united states and the e.u. have denounced the vote and slapped sanctions on several officials from russia and ukraine. a putin aide calls the sanctions a, quote, great honor. >>> at the oscar pistorius murder trial, a gun dealer told the court today the olympian knew south african gun safety laws restricting the use of force. pistorius said he accidentally killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after mistaking her for an intruder. prosecutors believe he intentionally killed her after an argument. meantime a law enforcement official says it appears that l'wren scott committed suicide at her new york apartment this morning. the 49-year-old as mick jagger's girlfriend for more than a decade. >>> also this morning anchors at ktla took cover under their desks when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the

. >> i'm poppy harlow. it's 4:00 a.m.n the east coast. 12 planes and ships from six countries desperately looking for any sign of the missing jetliner in the south indian ocean. china now heavily involved sending four ships and five aircraft to help in the search. nothing found so far, though. meanwhile, family members in china furious. storming the embassy in beijing in search for answers. let's bring in andrew stevens monitoring the search. what are the latest developments, andrew? >> reporter: good news is, the search did bring a lot, poppy. 12 aircraft, all of that include five of the corporate jets they've been talking about, the ultra-long range jets. two are returning, military, in the next two hours. and we are hoping to get some sort of word of what has been spied today. nothing so far. but as you say, very important now, they've got ships in the area. two ships in the area. and three more chinese naval ships very close by. so the search is being defined still, still, tantalizingly there is no evidence. there is

i'm poppy harlow. >> nice to have you here, poppy. >> good to be with you. >> i'm christine romans, thursday, march 27th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> breaking news, officials in thailand have new satellite images of 300 objects floating in the southern indian ocean search zone, a potential debris field thai officials believe may be linked to the missing jetliner. at the very same time, there's no one up in the air looking for it, because brutal weather has forced search planes to evacuate the south indian ocean just a few hours ago. now, five ships are still in the area looking for those 122 objects photographed sunday by a french satellite, but the planes have been called home, and so far, there hasn't been a sighting. meanwhile, investigators digging deeper into the background of flight 370's captain to find out if he could have been involved in taking this jetliner down. still asking questions, still very careful, investigators tell us, of not ruling anything out. we want to begin with the search, the latest in the search off the coast of australia. andrew stevens live from perth this morn

i'm poppy harlow in for christine romans today. it is 4:30 a.m.e on the east coast. >> i'm john berman. great to see you this morning, a lot going on with new developments in the hunt for really what is a needle in a haystack in one of the most remote places on the planet. this is the latest in the search for those two pieces of debris that could maybe be from malaysia flight 370. five jets, four from australia, one from the united states, scouring the search zone overnight in the south indian ocean, overnight our time. it is daytime there. we are told the visibility in that area, as it is daylight there, is said to be ideal, but it will not last. conditions will worsen in a hurry. at this point, there's no trace of those two floating objects that were picked up by satellite imagery several days ago. that's at this point. australian maritime boss john young is giving an update on the search. let's listen. >> although the search area is much smaller than we started with, it nonetheless is a big area when you're looking out the window and trying to

. >> i'm poppy harlow in for christine romans today. it is friday, march 21st, 4:00 a.m. on the east coast, an "early start" for us because of the breaking news. >> an especially early start. >>> up next, the race against time to find missing flight 370. five jets, four from australia, one from the united states, scouring the surf zone in the indian ocean overnight, looking for two objects that could be connected to the missing jetliner. ships are in the area as well. visibility today described as excellent. that is a positive change, but the search so far has turned up nothing. listen to this update from the australian maritime boss, john young. >> although the search area is much smaller than we started with, it nonetheless is a big area when you're looking out the window and trying to see something by eye. so, we may have to do this a few times to be confident about the coverage of that search area. >> let's go live straight right now to our jim clancy. he is in kuala lumpur. you know, i was just listening to that update, jim, from the head of the australian maritime a

poppy harlow is also on the phone. are you with me?porter: carol, i'm with you. >> what are you seeing? >> reporter: i'm on 116th and madison between madison and park, which is the block where firefighters are fighting this right now i just spoke with a firefighter that told me it was multiple buildings, confirming, multiple buildings. we do not know more than that how many. we do not know if they were residential, how many people were inside of them. as adam was just saying to our viewers, i have lived in new york city for 11 years. i haven't seen smoke like this anywhere in this area. we are east of columbia university. we are in east harlem. 116th street and east harlem. we are told that this explosion happened somewhere around 9:30 eastern time. coming up here, listening to local news reports, witness accounts on the radio here, one woman called from frederick douglass boulevard, which is about 2 to 3 avenues, which are long, long blocks from where i am. she said she heard the explosion this morning. so that gives you a sense of th

. >> i'm poppy harlow in for john berman today, thursday, march 27th, 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. a lot of news this morning. we begin with that desperate search for flight 370 cut short by very bad weather. 11 aircraft evacuated from the search area in the southern indian ocean just a few hours ago, after spending a few hours looking for those 122 objects photographed sunday by french satellite, but not a single sighting. ships, though, do remain in the area searching for any sign of that missing plane, all while investigators dig deeper into the background of flight 370's captain to find out if he, or who could be the one who possibly took this jetliner down. let's begin with the latest on the search off the coast of australia. andrew stevens is live for us from perth this morning. good morning, andrew. >> reporter: good morning, poppy. we're actually here inside the perth air force base, just waiting for the australian flight to return. it didn't get down there. it was turned around halfway down because of that bad weather. now, you can see behind me, here's one of the p-3 orio

cnn's poppy harlow is live for us in harlem. poppy, how many people are still missing?d morning, brooke. unfortunately, that number is high. it is nine people that they are still searching for after this tragic blast. i want to zoom in so you can see what we're talking about, because the smoke that is still billowing from these two buildings that collapsed is because firefighters tell us they have not completely been able to put out the fire yet. the wind here, it is extremely windy, making it much more complicated as they continue to fight the fire. so many other first responders digging through the rubble looking for anyone that may have survived. [ sirens ] new york city's east harlem neighborhood shaken by an intense explosion wednesday morning. the blast shocking residents and reducing these two buildings to piles of rubble. >> it was so powerful that you heard the boom, and then it rocked the whole apartment. >> the ceiling tiles started to fall down. the back wall was lined with mirrors. the mirrors started to shatter and fall down. >> reporter: it's believed the

i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm christine romans. it's friday, march 28th, 4:00 a.m. in the east.et's begin with breaking news this morning, this major shift, major shift in the hunt for flight 370.

our own poppy harlow is on the scene for us in harlem in new york city. poppy, what's the latest?you learning? >> reporter: well, wolf, just take a look behind me. we're going to pan in so you can see what dozens and dozens of fdny new york city responders, digging through the rubble of what was two buildings of two residential apartments, 1644 and 1646 park avenue. as you said, 24 injured and being treated at this time. we know two are dead, two women. mayor de blasio calling this a tragedy of the worst kind because of the lack of advanced notice. again, the only notice they were given was that call of someone in the area smelling gas just about 15 minutes prior to this explosion. also, i want to tell you that an nypd detective told me, quote, 1644 park avenue appears not to be there anymore, a total collapse of these buildings. an extended operation under way. this is very much a search and recovery effort still at this time, wolf. they have literally just been putti putting out the final flames from this fire, now searching through all of the rubble. we got here just about half

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>>> quick check of some headlines, poppy harlow is here360 bulletin. >> russian president vladimir putindecree recognizing crimea as a sovereign state after its vote over the weekend to break away from ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators have taken to the streets in celebration. the united states and the e.u. have denounced the vote and slapped sanctions on several officials from russia and ukraine. a putin aide calls the sanctions a, quote, great honor. >>> at the oscar pistorius murder trial, a gun dealer told the court today the olympian knew south african con safety laws restricting the use of force. pistorius said he accidentally killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after mistaking her for an intruder. prosecutors believe he intentionally killed her after an argument. meantime a law enforcement official says it appears that l'wren scott committed suicide at her new york apartment this morning. the 49-year-old as mick jagger's girlfriend for more than a decade. >>> also this morning anchors at ktla took cover under their desks when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the los angeles a

. >>> quick check of some headlines, poppy harlow is here360 bulletin. >> russian president vladimirutin has signed a decree recognizing crimea as a sovereign state after its vote over the weekend to break away from ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators have taken to the streets in celebration. the united states and the e.u. have denounced the vote and slapped sanctions on several officials from russia and ukraine. a putin aide calls the sanctions a, quote, great honor. >>> at the oscar pistorius murder trial, a gun dealer told the court today the olympian knew south african gun safety laws restricting the use of force. pistorius said he accidentally killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after mistaking her for an intruder. prosecutors believe he intentionally killed her after an argument. meantime a law enforcement official says it appears that l'wren scott committed suicide at her new york apartment this morning. the 49-year-old as mick jagger's girlfriend for more than a decade. >>> also this morning anchors at ktla took cover under their desks when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook

i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday, march 28th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> and we begin with major breaking news, a shift in the hunt for malaysian flight 370. the search has moved to a new area of the indian ocean, 680 miles to the northeast. based on what australian officials say is new, credible evidence. aircraft and ships now being deployed to the new search zone. officials say new radar analysis suggested the plane was traveling faster than previous estimates, in the process burning more fuel and flying a shorter distance in the indian ocean. let's get straight to andrew stevens. he is live for us in perth, australia. andrew, the only positive part of this seems to be the fact that this new search area is pretty significantly closer to land, which means that those aircraft, the p-8, p-3, et cetera, will have more time over the search zone. is that correct? >> reporter: that's correct, poppy, and that is crucial, because the more time they get on, the more eyes they get on in this area, the better chance they have of actually finding som

we also know there are 17 injured, which was our last count to our poppy harlow, as the nypd had told her, 17 injured. and still, the serve goes on for those who may be unaccountsed for. andy peralta lives within a half block and watched the explosion happen. your windows were blown out and you could see bricks blowing? >> yes. it looked like when they came over -- first you feel the heat. like something hit me when the explosion came. >> let me explain, there is a con edison truck passing between us and into the scene right now. and con edison has been on location, all indications for those joining us, this was a gas explosion, con edison responsible for that. so clearly not an unusual sight. >> and when i -- when the explosion came over, like i guess shocked. i called 911. i see brick flying away. >> did you leave your apartment right away? >> i left my apartment. >> right away. >> yes. and i was in underwear. >> you left your apartment not even dressed. >> not even dressed. >> not surprising. >> not surprise. because i got shocked. i thought it was like a terrorist attack. because