i'm richelle carey. here are top stories.eaking news malaysia airlines confirms it has lost contact with one of its jet liners. heading to beijing carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. boeing 777. was expected to land in beijing three hours ago. what you see here is file picture of the exact plane that is missing. reuters is reporting contact is lost over vietnam. search and rescue is trying to find this plane and trying to contact family members of the crew and passengers. >>> russia says u.s. sanctions to pressure moscow to leave crimea will back fire. the number of troops continue to grow with estimates from 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers on the ground. the strategy there has been popular at home, thousands gathered in moscow's red square to support their president. we'll continue to follow those stories. i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. >> on "america tonight": the blade runner's toughest challenge. stunning testimony in the trial of olympian oscar pistorius. a case that raises new questi

i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories.n washington state, a sixth day of searching for survivors of the deadly mud slide on friday. officials are facing questions about whether they ignored warning signs. 15 people have been confirmed dead. the number is expected to reez significantly soon. >> australian authorities have moved the search location from malaysia airlines flight mh370. the switch is based on credible information coming from an international having team. the hunt is 680 miles north-east of the previous election. it's 1149 miles west of perth. president obama heads to saudi arabia in the morning for the final leg of the trip. on thursday he met pope francis for the first time, discussing economic equality. president obama met with the italian president and prime minister. the house and senate voted to punish russia for actions and ukraine. lawmakers passed almost identical bills that would send a billion in loans to the ukraine. congressional leaders hope to have a final measure on the president's desk by the e

i'm richelle carey in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. >> the mission is to bring closure to the rest of the families of lost loved once. >> agonizing wait for families waiting, we talked to the brother of a woman who was swept away in her truck. >>> lying eyes, the billion dollar program to stop potential terrorist programs, by nothing but body language, does it work? >>> the moment the woman who was born deaf hears for very first time. the science behind this magical moment. >>> plus untouchable. sounds like from a sci-phi film. why. >> almost a week since the earth gave way in a small town in washington state. one week since lives were lost in seconds. and from the days of searching, officials say there are so many things they do not know. searchers comb through mud looking for scores of people. and rain is making things worse. be allen shof schauffler, what e know now? >> we know that they are exhausted. we know that they're frustrated and we know that they're not giving up. they're behaving in tha

richelle carey has the latest information. >> nine people are upacted for. three were killed, 24 more - 27, let me correct that, were injured after the blast. some felt the explosion blocks away. it blast may have been caused by a cas leak. residents reported smelling gas last night. >> terrified residents ran from their homes after a massive explosion and fire rained down debris and sent smoke and ash into the air, all as a result of a suspected gas leak. residents reported a strong odour of gas and called the power company, conedison before the explosion. this explosion comes a day after a report was issued on aging infrastructure, including the natural gas lines saying it would cost nearly $50 billion over four years to make the necessary repairs. according to the report, 6300 miles of gas mains are 56 years old. >> new york city has an old infrastructure in need of repair. it certainly came home that this is sometimes what happens when you have infrastructure that can approach 100 years old or in this case more. >> the report says many of the city's gas

i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories.r days after it disappeared, there's no sign of missing malaysian air flight 370. there were reports that the military saw radar evidence of the plane changing course. officials say it's possible the jet flew to the strait of malaka, 350 miles from its original flight path. a raging fire in san francisco bay neighbourhood. it's under control. the damage is significant. fighting the flames is more difficult, because the fire suppression system had not been in stalled. there's no report of any injury. >> results are in in a congressional district in florida, it covers parts of st. petersburg u the first political test of obamacare. republican beat the democrat. nearly $9 million was spent in that race. those are the headlines. richelle carey next, and an al jazeera report, "lockerbie, what really happened", all the latest news online at the website. that is aljazeera.com. appear you're watching: lockerbie: what really happened >> three years ago al jazeera began investigating the convict

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. it's day 13 of the search for the missing malaysia airlines's plane, search crews are focussing on the southern indian ocean. last night the australian government released images of some objects floating 1500 miles off the coast of australia. nothing has so far been found. >> president obama signs an executive order to impose sanctions on key areas of the russian economy. >> greg phelps died at the age of 84. his church was known to picket furnitures -- funerals of army veterans. >> over 100 people were found crammed into a house in texas. five people have been arrested. >> the u.s. army general will not spend time in gaol after pleading guilty to adultery. >> is sexual assault charges were dropped as part of the the plea. those are the headlines - i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. remember, you can get the latest news online on the website at aljazeera.com. lead. underwater experts stand ready to go down deep. >> at what point is it too late for you guy

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories.roud display in the russian capital, earlier today president putin signed an order annexing the region. international monitors to ukraine have no mandate in crimea. , ukraine has signed a pack with the european union to deepen ties. the move led to the protest that eventually brought down his government. >>> exactly two weeks ago malaysia airlines flight 370 fell off the radar. search efforts are underway again in the southern indian ocean. so far nothing has been found. the pentagon says the u.s. has spent $2.5 million on this search. twitter corruption, of turkey. the country's prime minister threatened to, this is a quote, rip out the roof of the website. >>> a major upset on the second day of march madness, duke lost to mercer university. mercer went to a 20-to-8 run in the final minutes. these are the headlines. i'm are ricialg. richelle carey. check out our website, aljazeera.com. is hospital. i need them to stitch it up. it needs to be closed. >>> a botched execution. >> when yo

i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" with joie chen is next. can get the latest online as well at aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": the blade runner's toughest challenge. stunning testimony in the trial of olympian oscar pistorius. make way. oscar how do you feel the trial is going? a case that raises new questions about the shocking level of domestic violence in south africa. also, tonight, new worries in crimea. the crisis in ukraine threatens to explode in a new round of clashes. canned he can't pass

richelle carey has more. >> propane, natural gas and heating soil is expensive as the nation shiversn record cold. with temperatures plunging, demand for fuel has been soaring, and prices have reached new highs in some areas. >> consumers have been lulled into a safety net feeling that prices wouldn't go up. this winter has hit with a bang. consumers were not prepared for it. >> the residential price for propane is up 30%. 5.5 million homes use propane. natural gas jumped 20%. according to the sensis bureau, half of u.s. households use gas as the primary heating fuel. home heating oil rose 2%. the bottom line the average bill for an american family last winter was $150. this year it's closer to $450. analysts say these increases are common in winter, but this has been a gold season affecting so much of the country that the prices are under more pressure. >> we have seen a $5 billion increase in costs for consumers, and it can't go on much longer. >> that report from al jazeera richelle carey. consumers are feeling pain at the pump. gas climbing $0.17 in the past 21 days, hitting an a

richelle carey, reporting. richelle. >> after that blast tore through manhattan neighborhood this morning, some felt the explosion blocks away. new yornew york city are mayor l deblasio said, neighbors smelled the gas last nightly. >> massive explosion and fire rained down debris and sent be bl buildings into the rare, called the company con-edison just before the accident. this explosion comes just one day when the center for somewhere, aging infrastructure including its natural gas lines saying it would coast neerlts 50 thowl over four years to make the necessary repairs. also according to the report, 6300 miles of gas mains in this city are 56 years old. >> new york city has an owld infrastructure that is in need of repair. it sernls came home, this is something there can proper 100 years odle our in in case, maybe more. >> the report also says many of the city's gas lines are made out of of old materials, over 2% of the gas to commerce ever year never make its to its final destination. an aging gas line is n

i'm richelle carey, here are tonight's top stories.ties are still looking for clues -- there are still very few clues three days after a malaysia flight disappeared. search and rescue teams are scouring the area where the jet disappeared. the plane was on its way to beijing. there were 239 people on board including three americans. two of the passengers were men flying with stolen pass ports. they have identified at least one of them. but it is still not clear how the men got the tickets and why they were traveling. ukrai ukraine's prime minister will be in washington to talk with president obama. and in six days the crimea region is set to hold a vote on whether to join russia. >>> and these number of heroin deaths is a public crisis, eric holder says. he is encouraging first responders around the country to carry the drug that can reverse the fefkts of opiate overdoses. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. you can always get the latest on our website, aljazeera.com. do keep it here

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. no agreement on ukraine.iplomats spent hours in talks today but no common ground. the vote to become part of russia, and ukraine's forces have been put on full alert. the pentagon is sending 25,000 prepacked meals to kiev. the ukrainian army has been staging drills as the russian troops do the same near the shared border. >>> approximately one week after the malaysia airlines 370 vanished, there are signs that foul play may have played a part of the disappearance. rapidly climbing a steep drop after losing contact with ground control. another indication that someone may deliberately have flown the plane hundreds of miles off course. the search for the missing aircraft and 239 on board has now been extended into the indian ocean. >>> the smog in paris is so thick right now that public transportation is free this weekend in an effort to keep cars off the road. the european environment agency says it's the worst air pollution since 2007. meteorologists say unseasonably warm weather is partially to blame. those a

i'm richelle carey in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. >>> 54 minutes, the full and final communication he of flight 370 from the cockpit to ground control. tonight what the transcripts reveal about that missing plane. >>> putin's men. a closer look at the russian president's inner circle and the oligarchs being called out by president obama. >>> fracking facts. how dangerous is it? our science and technology expert jacob ward sets us straight. plus the power of music. the extraordinary story of how rhythm and blue is being used to bring peace to a war torn country. we begin with the fate of malaysia airlines flight 370. two weeks ago tonight the plane with 239 people aboard vanished without a drais. -- trace. the focus is on a remote patch of the indian ocean 1500 miles off the australian coach where satellite images showed two objects floating in the water. it's the second day in a row, malaysia is now asking the u.s. to provide undersea surveillance equipment to help. the pentagon says the u.s. has

richelle carey is leer with that. >> john, there is evidence to point that this may not have been an accident. someone may have deliberately flown the jet hundreds of miles off course. satellites continued to pick up signals from that plane and it is believed the plane may have turned west towards the indian ocean. each day that ticks by becomes more critical. those black boxes only send out signals for 30 days. we're already a week into this. it's imperative to find out what happened. the u.s. destroyer and surveillance planes are joining efforts there. and that is a vast expanse of water to find the 239 people on board that plane. john. >> all right richelle, thanks so much. captain jim tillman joins us from phoenix. he's a former american airlines pilot. can captain, than -- captain, w. >> thank you. >> suggested the altitude of this flight went up to 45,000 feet, came down to 20,000 feet. what do you make of that? >> i'm very suspicious of those altitude readouts, for one it also indicates they dropped some 40,000 feet in one minute. i don't think there's any way under the sun to

i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. the white house getting tough with russia over ukraine. today president obama spent an hour on the phone with russian leader vladimir putin. earlier he authorised visa restrictions and sanctions on russians and ukrainians threatening democracy in ukraine. the crimean parliament voted to hold a referendum with hopes and join russia. the vote is set for march 16th. the western backed kiev denounced the move. >> the jersey governor christ junior was greeted with applause. the conference will here speeches from the governments tomorrow. christy was shut aftout of the event last year. >> a report linking human trafficking to the super bowl. the study looked at sex ads placed online. it connected hundreds of ads to sex trafficking and 52 minors. those are the headlines. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. you can get the latest news online at our website, aljazeera.com. >> translator: you are escalating the situation, europe and the usa. >> so is the push-back. >> this is ill decis

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories.s new president is accusing russia of armed resistance. the state department is warning u.s. citizens to put off all nonessential travel to ukraine particularly crimea. president obama says he's deeply concerned about the situation. earlier this afternoon he warned there cost for any russian military intervention in ukraine. washington is consulting with its allies. >>> after almost a week in hiding ukraine's ousted president made his first public appearance since driven out of power. speaking in russia veurkt yanukovych says he is-- viktor yanukovych says he is still the real president of ukraine. >>> more rain is expected to hit southern california tonight, a thousand residents have been evacuated. rain triggered mudslides in the region, same area devastated by fire last month. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" with joie chen is next. thank you for your time. do keep it here. >> maint investigates. "america tonight" investigates. beaten up by sheriffs dep

i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories.sing malaysia airlines flight mh370 disappeared three weeks ago. crews are looking for debris at a new part of the indian ocean closer to the australian coast. a chinese vessel arrived in the new area saturday morning. officials are analysing pictures that search planes captured of objects in the water. ships are trailing to the new zone to help with the hunt. day seven in the search for dozens missing from a mud slide. rainy weather is making it difficult for crews. 17 are confirmed dead. that number will rise. >> vladimir putin telephoned president obama today. they pent an hour on the phone. president obama told the russian president to avoid further provocation and pull troops back from the border. >> at the stroke of midnight same sex couples were able to marry. they are allowed now to legally tie the knot. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next. remember, you can get the latest news online at the website - aljazeera.com. >> people here don't make enough to get by, but

i'm richelle carey. here are your top stories. it's day 13 for the search of the missing malaysia airlines plane. the australian government released satellite images of large objects floating 1500 off the australian coast in the south indian ocean. >> president obama signed an executive order giving the u.s. authority to impose sanctions on key sectors of the russian economy. it will have a painful financial impact. >> texas authorities arrest five after finding one of the biggest smuggling rings in years. 150 people were stashed in a house in houston. they are believed to have entered the u.s. illegally through the operation. >> ahead of the controversial church reverend fred phelps passed away from natural causes in kansas. his church picketed the furnitures of veterans calling it punishment >> a 16-year-old who climbed to the top of the new york trade center has been charged with trespassing. he sneaked on to the site, clipped scaffolding and sneaked past a guard who has been fired. "consider this" is next, and you can get the

headlines just after this. >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey.e are the top stories. six days after malaysia airlines flight 307 vanished there are no signs of the plane. al jazeera confirmed a report by the "wall street journal" that says the plane sent electronic transmissions after disappearing from radar. malaysian authorities deny that, as well as a report that it may have kept flying after it disappeared. on friday a round of diplomacy aimed at diffusing the crisis in ukraine. the secretary of state is set to meet its counterpart a day after moscow started drills near the ukrainian boarder. another in control of crimea. they are gearing up for a controversial vote on sunday on whether to leave ukraine for russia. the u.s. and the e.u. says it violates international law. attorney general eric holder voiced support for a proposal shortening prison sentences for nonviolent sentences. the change will produce costs and create a balanced criminal justice system. the proposal will be voted on next month. >> "america tonight" is next, and you can g

i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories.he death toll in washington state in the mud slide stands officially at 16. authorities have spotted at least eight more bodies, and that can bring the total to 24 by daybreak. they are not expecting to find any more survivors. more than 170 missing children reports were filed. >> search clues look for debris in the southern indian ocean, the "wall street journal" is reporting a partial ping sent eight minutes after the final satellite location. >> the supreme court heard the hobby lobby, testing whether employers must provide insurance coverage for all contra-septemberive. the decision will not happen until june. >> president obama warned moscow of tougher economic sanctions if russian forces moved behind crimea. the president is in brussels to visit. those are the headlines. "america tonight" with joie chen is next. you can get the latest news online at the website, aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight. a desperate search for life and hope, after the massive landslide that crushed a

i'm richelle carey. here are today's top stories.a fatal shooting in new mexico is raising questions about police violence. the neighbors say the man was unarmed. the 24th shooting in albuquerque, in less than five years. >>> a deadly mudslide hit washington state. this crew pulled a four-year-old boy out of the mud hours later. at least 16 people are dead. >>> new clues into the search for flight 370. satellite spotted 122 objects in the southern indian ocean on sunday. it could be a debris field from the plane. the plane disappeared 18 days ago. >>> the transportation security administration is asking for increased security at airports. the agency today issued a list of security recommendations including armed personnel, more panic buttons and active shootser training for its agents. >>> michigan's governor says more than 300 same sex marriages performed on saturday will not be recognized. the marriages were legal at the time the federal judge had ruled the state's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. an appeals court suspende

richelle carey is here with the very tough news. >> i know, it keeps getting worse john, this brutalwinter has heat up all across the country. and the cost keeps rising, no matter what kind of heat you use. >> propane, natural gas, are higher, temperatures plunging demand for heating oil has soared, reaching new highs in some areas. >> last couple of years, consumers have been lulled into a safety net. this winter has hit with a bang. so consumers really weren't prepared for it. >> the residential price for propane is up 30% from a year ago. 5.5 million homes use propane. natural gas has jumped more than 20%. according to the census bureau about afl of u.s. households use natural gas as their home heating method. the bottom line, the average heating bill for an american family last year was $150. this year it is closer to $450. these increases are common in winter bit this has been an exceptionally cold season affecting so much of the country. the prices are under even more pressure. >> it really can't go on for much longer. our consumers are going to be strapped. >> those are big nu

first to richelle carey with the headlines. (technical difficulties) >> 22 objects in the southern indian ocean on sunday. it could be a debris field from the plane. the plane disappeared 18 days ago now. a federal agency has gip football players at north western the right to unionize. the landmark ruling is meaning players are considered employees under federal law. north western university argued the athletes are student and shouldn't be put in the same category as workers. >> a dramatic rescue caught on tape after a mud slide in a small town in washington state. the crew pulled a four-year-old.from the mud hours after the disaster. five days later authorities are searching for 90 people still missing. the death toll is at 16. authorities have found eight more bodies. >> thank you. more on that story now. allen schauffler standing by in washington state with the latest. >> we saw some of the big pieces of heavy equipment that are being used to search for people or remains, but it seems to me that this mud is causing big probl

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories.e days ago a malaysia airlines flight vanished somewhere over the south china sea. the fate of 239 on board still unknown. the flight was on its way to beijing. search and rescue continue. two passengers on the plane raise questions about security. >>> a standoff continues in ukraine. six days from a referendum. a vote the u.s. and the eu call illegal. nato said it will closely monitor ukraine's bother this week. the new prime minister much ukraine will be in washington. >>> the 6.9 magnitude earthquake instruct about 50 miles west of eureka. no one was hurt, no damage reported, it was a close call but the distance of the earthquake from land reduced its impact. a campaign set out to ban the word bossy. condoleezza rice and beyonce are among the ones fighting the name calling. that's it for the update. you can always get the latest on our website, aljazeera.com. do keep it here. unanswered questions. also tonight, three years later. a horrible disaster. the natural and man made disaste

i'm richelle carey. and here are the top stories. president obama signed a state of emergency for washington today after the death tolls from that devastating mudslide. emergency crews are telling us not to expect any more survivors, but they will keep looking. the mudslide wiped out or damaged more than 40 homes north of seattle. more than 170 missing persons are reported. >> we have concerns about encroachment from russia into ukraine. >> president obama warned of tougher economic sanks if russia's forces move beyond crimea. he was in netherlands for a security summit, largely overshadowed by the crisis in ukraine. he's in brussels to meet with other european leaders. he confirms that he will ask congress for changes to the surveillance program. he wants the nsa to stop collecting data from american's phonecalls. if. >> the hunt is for flight 370. the relatives of the passengers held protests today in beijing, saying that they want evidence of a plane crash. richelle carey, and you can always go to aljazeera.com. >> on america toni

that was richelle carey reporting, and they said it's their mission to help students thrive in a technology-drivenorld. now jalela. >> meteorologist: we have storms across florida right now. that will go until 5:00 tonight. we have a strong line of thunderstorms that continues to make its way, bringing down heavy, heavy rain to the east of hall hasy and central florida right around the orlando area. a strong thunderstorm that has a history of producing damaging winds greater than 70 mph. it will push through daytona, and along i-10. cooler air will be making it's way into the region. now we do have another line of rainmaking making it's across alabama. if you're on the roadways, be careful of flash flooding looking to be a problem not just across the southeast but also across the northwest. the oso community where the landslide occurred last week we're looking at heavy rain coming down i-5 in washington state. be careful if you're traveling there. we're looking at half an inch through monday and rain in the forecast as you can see. temperatures are going to be right around 57 degrees here on monda

i'm richelle carey in new york. john siegenthaler has the night over. the takeover is complete.mir putin reclaims a part of ukraine for russia. moscow celebrates tonight with fireworks. >>> military moves. one by one russia's forces are taking over ukraine's naval ships in crimea and the white house says it's skeptical about troop movements along the border. >>> two weeks. that's how long malaysia flight

i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" with joie chen is next. thank you for your time. do keep it here. >> maint investigates. "america tonight" investigates. beaten up by sheriffs deputies. >> i had four or five came around and i heard this. >> denied medical care. >> she would sit and cry and say please please take me to the hospital. i need them to stitch it up. >> and a botched execution. >> deprive them of oxygen for 25 minutes as they slowly die in front of their family. it would take a big imagination to come one a more brutal form of execution than that. >> good evening, i'm joie chen. crime and punishment, they go together, that's understood. but when the punishment involves brutality, neglect, even torture, something has gone terribly wrong with our criminal justice system. not only unconscionable, it's unconstitutional. we beginning with the largest jail in the country, run by the los angeles police department. the jailers themselves had been indicted for criminal behavior. merrick michael okwu reports. >> at that point i'm lying face down with my face on the

i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. >> on "america tonight": the blade runner's toughest challenge. stunning testimony in the trial of olympian oscar pistorius. a case that raises new questions about the shocking level of domestic violence in south africa. also, tonight, new worries in crimea. the crisis in ukraine threatens to explode in a new round of clashes. and he can pass cheese burger. the cats, cars and more than a few failed log entries on a fast ride to success. >> disney started with a mouse. i started with a cat. >> would you be as big as disney? >> i would love to. >> and good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joining. it is an international murder case, very strong echoes of the strongest controversial trials in this country ever. accused of killing his long time love in a rage. in the trial of south africa olympian oscar pistorius. accused of killing reva steincamp as she cowered in a bathroom. brought forward serious questions about women's rights in that country. >> make way, make way. >> reporter: giant mobs pushing and shouting paid it diffic

i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. get the latest news on our website, aljazeera.com. >> people here don't make enough to get by, but will get rid of their food cards, whatever to get one more. >> why can't i be a normal human being. >> nobody should be burying their child. >> the small state in the middle of a big crisis. heroin, for so long associated with big cities and back allies has infected small-town america. vermont, with its picture postcard towns is the poster child for an epidemic that is ruining communities, lives, across the country. i'm adam may, and this is an "america tonight" special report, "addicted in vermont." >> we've been through it all, institutions. i really didn't think i would be sitting here today. >> people here don't make enough money to get by, but they'll get rid of their food cards, whatever means date day. >> take money from the children k anything. >> they'll steal from friends and family to get one more. >> heroin is spreading through rural america, striking small up tos like rutlan

i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" is up next with joie chen. and the latest news online at aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight, the desperate search for a missing 8-year-old. an increasingly grim investigation just a few miles from the nation's capital. and new questions about what was done to protect little relisha. >> we cannot ignore the possibility that he may have killed her. >> and faith broken. the imperial exes of a bishop priest. a boycott and the angry questions from the faithful. >> if you have the nerve to reply it would be most welcome. >>> also tonight the slide and search. the death toll rises in washington state and we learn more about the fury of the flow coming down the mountain. >> and good evening, thank you for joining us i'm joie chen. an intense search for a missing little girl here in washington remains our focus. more than a month after the last firm clue about 8-year-old relisha rudd's disappearance, search dogs have fanned out north of the u.s. capital. amid disturbing signs and now many fear the worst. even the poli

those are the headlines, i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" is up next. >> on "america tonight": new clues as the hunt for flight 370 moves into its second week and the search enters a whole new ocean. >>> also tonight: addicted in vermont, a new generation. our special series on how vermont's rampant addiction problem is risking the lives of its most vulnerable citizens even before they're born. >> drug sickness amplifies itself with symptoms, babies muscle tone gets stiff, rigid and that in itself is uncomfortable. >> and the young innocents in the worst place in the world to be a child. syria's children, growing up in the nation's fourth year of civil war. good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. just about this time one week ago came the first now of news out of southeast asia, terrifying word of a plane disappearing with twod 30 people on board. who could have expected, a week later, no one knows exactly where it is. the mystery began early hours of the morning local time. air traffic controllers lose contact with malaysia 370, it seems to disappear. a day later, the

i'm richelle carey, john seigenthaler has the night off. >> president obama and vladimir putin had an hour-long phone call to discuss the crisis in ukraine. >> new search, new clues. plans trying find flight mh370 are looking in a new area. >> rain

so sna so >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey here are the top stories. >> vladimir putin signed a bill making crimea part of the russian federation. ships have changed flags in sevastopol after 23 years of flying the ukrainian flag. >> the search for the missing malaysia airlines plane continues. it's been two weeks. transcripts of the air to ground conversations from malaysian airlines flight mh370 is public. analysts say the communications between the crew and ground appear to be routine. >> twitter is blocked in turkey, the prime minister imposing the ban after critics used the network to publish corruption allegations against him. the u.s. condemned turkey's actions calling it a violation of free speech. >> a federal judge struck down michigan's ban on same-sex marriage. michigan plans to appeal. >> according to a survey on public zools, zero tolerance policies leads to racial inequality, beginning in preschool. students of colour are three times more likely to beexpeled than their white peers. >> those are the headlines, "consider this" is next. you can get the

richelle carey. check out our website, aljazeera.com. is hospital. i need them to stitch it up. it needs to be closed. >>> a botched execution. >> when you strap somebody to a board, deprive them of oxygen for 25 minutes as they slowly die in front of their family. it would take a big imagination to come one a more brutal form of execution than that. >> good evening, i'm joie chen. crime and punishment, they go together, that's understood. but when the punishment involves brutality, neglect, even torture, something has gone terribly wrong with our criminal justice system. cruel an unusual punishment, not only unconscionable, it's unconstitutional. "america tonight" looks at three stories about away can go wrong behind bars. we begin with the largest jail in the country, run by the los angeles police department. shockingly: the jailers themselves had been accused of criminal behavior about. not only the friends and relatives who come and visits. "america tonight"'s michael okwu reports. >> at that point i'm lying face down with my face on the ground, my hands behind my back and i

tonight: special edition, only on al jazeera america >> >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey, with a look at the top stories this hour. officials in washington state said they do not know how long the research and recovery effort will take following the deadly mudslide. the task was made tougher because of rain. >> malaysian airliner flight mh370 has been missing for three weeks. searchers are out looking for debris closer to the australian coast. a chinese vessel arrived in the new area, and pictures have been analysed of multiple objects floating in the water. ships are travelling to the new zone. >> president obama spent the last leg of his trip with the king of saudi arabia. he sat down to reassure the king he's not taking too safety a stance on syria and other middle east countries. >> governor chris christie says the appointee of the new jersey project has resigned. federal prosecutors and state lawmakers are investigating the closures. those are the headlines. "consider this" is next. you can get the latest news on line at the website. that is aljazeera.com. do keep it

i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. you can always get the latest on our website, aljazeera.com. do keep it here. on "america tonight": a disturbiny more than 25 years later. an al jazeera documentary investigates, lockerbie, what really happened. unanswered questions. also tonight, three years later. a horrible disaster. the natural and man made disasters that changed this japanese fishing village. michael okwu open fukushima. >> what keeps these hearty minnesotans for one more year on the ice. >> it makes our winter go fast and it's just plain fun. >> and good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. so far, the most startling and disturbing about malaysia flight 370, ask so little that has been found. after three days, the search has been significantly expanded with still no sign of any significant part of the boeing 777 located. it was on its way from kuala lumpur to beijing, china. where it vanished somewhere over the gulf of taiwan and the south china sea. >> if you want to know how it feels to lose a son at

those are the headlines, i am richelle carey. being "america tonight" with joie chen is up them. you can also get the headlines at aljazeera.com. >> the blast that rocked manhattan. >> my daughter in the corner, i want to know if my daughter's fine. i want to know if she is dead or not. >> disaster in new york city and the questions already about why this happened. also tonight, the cold pain of heroin addiction. >> it's too much. i know how i raised him. i know how i recognized him. we live such a wholesome life. i don't know how this addiction took over. >> a police you might least suspect, why it's out of control and so many find themselves addicted in vermont. >> who wouldn't want to float face-to-face with florida's gentle manatees. what is all that love worth to people who want to protect them? >> good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin in new york's harlem neighborhood with an explosion felt more than a mile away, a blat believed to have been caused by gas leak, leveled to two five story buildings and killed two people and nine missing. with so many pe

i'm richelle carey in new york.john siegenthaler has the night off. >> the mission is to bring closure to the rest of the families of lost loved once. >> agonizing wait for families waiting, we talked to the brother of a woman who was swept away in her truck. >>> lying eyes, the billion dollar program to stop potential terrorist programs, by nothing but body languag

richelle carey's interview with the band. next. >> good evening, i'm meteorologist kevin corriveau. massive landslide that occurred just this last week. what led up to it is all that rain, in the last 30 days, wesh saw 130% of the rain they usually see in the month. we have seen in the area of where the landslides were, that particular area saw about 200% of the average in terms of rain. normally only seeing about 2.1 inches, saw 5 inches of rain in the last 30 days. they saw a pretty good day today in terms of clear skies but notice just off the coast we do have more rain showers coming into play. the reason is a major storm system is in the pacific, bringing those clouds and rain showers up along the coastal region. it is not only going to be washington that sees the rain. vancouver to parts of northern california but for washington over the next couple of days, we do expect to see one and two more inches of rain. that's a look at your national weather. tony is up with news right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a very special bedside performance for a seriously injured teenager, mason indres

i'm richelle carey with a look at the top stories this hour. >> authorities in washington state are getting a clearer picture after the aftermath of the mud slide. they are looking for 90. 15 are confirmed dead, and search teams have found more bodies. some have taken comfort in the rescue of a 4-year-old boy hours after the mud slide hit. >> the hunt for malaysia airlines flight mh370 focus the on 370 square miles. 120 objects have been spotted on satellite. >> president obama has a meeting with the pope. he met with n.a.t.o. secretary-general and pledged to intensify military cooperationway ukraine. >> controversy in new mexico after another officer-involved shooting. police opened fire on a man in albuquerque. officers say he had a gun and fired it. the man's family say he was unarmed. he was the 24th person to be killed in a shooting involving pushing police in less than nine years. >> "consider this" is next, and remember you can get the latest news online at our website at aljazeera.com. sh next. >> the death toll climbs in a grim day for rescuers in washington state's massive mud sli

i'm richelle carey in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. >>> 54 minutes, the full and final communication he of flight 370 from the cockpit to ground control. tonight what the transcripts reveal about that missing plane. >>> putin's men. a closer look at the russian president's inner circle and the oligarchs being called out by president obama. >>> fracking facts. how dangerous is it? our science

i'm richelle carey and you can get the latest news online at our website, aljazeera.com. >> the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerby, scotland, 25 years ago, was one of the world's most terrible acts. lockerby, what really happened, raisings questions on aljazeera, who was responsible for killing 270 people that night? we'll analyze with the film's director and the director of the defense team, and also the chief investigator will defend the investigation, and plus two men who lost their daughter on the flight. one of them represents british relatives of the victims. >>> and we'll get an iranian response to the allegations about the country's involvement. hello, i'm antonio mora, welcome to a special edition of consider this. >> 20 years ago, a bomb destroyed pan am flight 103. only one man was found guilty. >> we are confident this day that al magrahi was responsible. >> aljazeera tornado exclusive information that points to another party. >> the intelligence we got indicates iran, libya. >> if they didn't retaliate against the united states, we would consider to shoot down them.

i'm richelle carey, with a look at the top stories. the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 now extends to the indian ocean. a report has been confirmed that the plane sent electronic transmissions after disappearing from radar. authorities are denying that, that says the plane may have kept flying four hours after it disappeared. a u.s. airlines flight skidded off the runway in philadelphia. the pilot avoided take off and the nose gear collapsed. all 149 evacuated safely. >> on friday another round of diplomacy aimed at diffusing the crisis in ukraine. russian forces are in control of crimea. the region is gearing up for a vote on sunday over whether to leave ukraine for russia, the u.s. says the referendum violates international law. firefighters recovered an eighth body from the gas explosion. authorities launcd an investigation into the explosion, which entered dozens and levelled two buildings. "consider this" is up next. you can get the latest news on the website. that is aljazeera.com. wild, inside the deadly word of neknomi

i'm richelle carey, with a look at the top stories.ges that could be the first sign of malaysia airlines flight 307 were released by the chinese government. the photos show three large potential pieces of debris. the search area expanded for the plane that disappeared from radar. it was headed to beijing from kuala lumpur. the fate of the plane and 239 people on board is a mystery. president obama reaffirms his commitment to the ukraine in a meeting with the prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk. they are asking the u.s. for help and says he is not standing down against russia. secretary of state john kerry will meet with russian forn secretary sergei lavrov on monday. >> nine are missing after an explosion in new york city. three are dead, dozens injured, after a building cal appsed after -- collapsed after a gas leak. thursday marks a year since pope francis became the leader of the catholic church. he's considered a modern leader and tackled tough issues. he was named "time" magazine's man of the year and made "rolling stones" cover in f

i'm richelle carey and here are the top stories. the death toll is rising in a mudslide an hour north of seattle. rescuers say they don't expect any more survivors, but they will keep looking. >>> search crews continuing an intense hunt in the southern indian ocean for flight 370, and a partial ping was sent minutes after the last transmission between the plain and the satellite fast. >> a hobby lobby case that challenges the affordable care act that deps whether insurers have to provide insurance coverage for all contraceptives. f. >> on tuesday, on the sidelines on nuclear security, he warned russia to hold back from further action in ukraine. the president said that russia would face more sanks. >>> tuesday, protesters marched albuquerque's police headquarters demanding an investigation. the mayor said that the police should not have said that the shooting was justified. those are the headlines, and you can always get the latest online at aljazeera.com. >> a plea from president jimmy carter to end worldwide violence against women

. >> welcome to aljazeera america, i'm richelle carey. here are today's top stories.our days after it went down, no sign of flight 370. there was evidence that the plane changed course. it's possible that it flew all the way to malacca, 350 miles from its original flight pact. >> . >> a huge fire is burning in a san francisco neighborhood, sending plumes of smoke into the sky. it started at a high-rise building under construction, fighting is it difficult f. >> crimea's parliament has adopted a declaration paving the way to break off from ukraine. inn five days, they are voting. and the prime minister has done more to prevent that vote. he will be at the white house. f. >> and washington startling allegations today. dianne feinstein accusing the cia of spying on senate computers and conducting an improper search. cia director, john brennan, denies those allegations, those are the headlines, and lockerby, what happened, is up next, and can you get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. you're watching: lockerbie: what really happened >> three years ago al jazeera beg

richelle carey, and you can always go to aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight. a desperate search for life and hope, after the massive landslide that crushed a washington state community. my 16-year-old daughter, my adult son and his two young sons were down there digging with their hands trying to find her. >> didn't anyone know this might happen? also tonight, guns and rights. memories of two young men and the stand your ground claim used to justify their killings and the inspiration of a different firearms campaign that puts protection out front. >> i'm pretty much armed 24/7. when i carry, my main goal is protecting me. i'm not there to protect society. >> and an unusual approach to alcohol addiction. why the dutch government pays alcoholics in beer. >> and good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. against hope the desperate search continues north of seattle with more than 100 people still missing four days after a mammoth mudslide crushed the small community of oso. the slides saturday morning killed at least 14 and that number is expected to clim

. >> al jazeera's richelle carey takes a look at how technology is changing the way that it was lisped to. >> the sound, the smoke, the spotlight. evering about the university of south florida band touch may seem traditional. >> there's a question, where are the instruments. >> we are sitting there. >> the idea of commaking music on a tablet came up four years ago. >> when the ipat came out, this is something that music teachers should now how to do. tablets can be the prelude to a pricey instrument. if you level the playing field, everyone can play. professors and students make you the quartet. like anything - practice makes perfect. >> once they pick up the ipad, it's like learning a new instrument. don't misunderstand. these highly trained musicians get that there's a defense between a pricey gettar and an app. for them it's about a different way of engaming with music, by getting back to the beakses. being able to hear changes, hear where cords go and pick out mel address. if that's the basicses, music can be made on anything. the band is finding it plies to rch. >> i found the aut