sarah hoye has the story. >> it's with deep sadness and regret that i must inform you that according to this new data, life of 370 ended in the southern indian ocean. >> the missing malaysia airlines plain that vanished 17 days ago, crashed, he said. citing new data analysis by satellite company bringing new comfort to the families of draughdistraught passengers. >> for them the past few weeks have been heartbreaking. i know this news must be harder still. >> reporter: plaintiff malaysia's prime minister addressed the world, malaysia airlines met with the families of the missing passengers. released a statement that said in part, it must be assumed the flight had been lost. chaos ensued with many screaming inside the briefing room in agony and disbelief and dozens needing medical attention. the announcement was too much for this woman who heard the news at a hotel where many of the relatives are staying in beijing. although there's been no confirmed sighting of the plane for days satellite images showed possible debris floating in the indian ocean. with the search window finally narr

sarah hoye back with us. tens of thousands of hotels. i hadn't considered it before. that is a lot of hotels. any changes to be made? >> there are 5 deer,000 of these hotels. but there is good news. hundreds have now updated their systems. so that is good news. >> the hunts, i know from your previous report, they had originally a low bar of the number of people that wanted to get involved. >> absolutely. on their petition they only wanted 100,000 signatures. it is well over 400,000 now and have the attention of the commissioner. >> the commissioner saw the report about carrie and he came to talk to us. he has been active in this. silt quite personal. when he saw that it struck a cord for a reason. he even personally updates the hunt family. >> so they are quite connect campaign. >> that's right. >> thank you so much sarah hoye. america tonight correspondent here. >>> after the break, brothers in tragedy. how the memories of jordan davis and trayvon martin inspired parents to speak on a florida stand your ground defense. >>> and a different campaign on firearms and gun

here is sarah hoye. >> reporter: they say there are always two sides to every story. >> i cannot be part of a network funded by the russian government putin. >> reporter: liz had enough working for the state-run television station known as russia today. she quit on air this week. >> i'm proud to be an american, and believe in disseminating the truth, and that is why after this newscast, i am resigning. >> reporter: and she is not the only one taking issue with the story line. abby martin spoke out what she described as misinformation. >> the coverage i have seen of juke has been truly disappointing and rife with misinformation. >> reporter: it highlights how the crisis in ukraine has become a propaganda battle. each news out let with their own perspective. kremlin controlled media are doing everything they can to discredit the newly formed government in kiev. >> they see fascist gangs seized power in kiev. they are dangerous. they jeopardize the livelihoods of russian speakers, russian compatriots, ethnic russians, however it is put in russia. russia is do the rescue. >> reporter: channe