. >> an airbus a320 crashes in southern france. >> hello you're with al jazeera live from doha. also on the program houthis open fire on protestors. >> a special report on libya dawn, one of the most powerful militias accused of tearing the country apart. >> no progress on greece's bailout as the prime minister meets the german chancellor. >> some news just coming in from france, that of a german wings plane that has crashed in the southern french apples. this is a budget carrier budget airline en route to either from barcelona to did you say he willdorf or the other way around when it crashed. >> we understand that it was flying from germany to barcelona. the company is saying it's aware of reports of speculation about one of the its airliners but it hasn't gone any further than that. german wings is the low cost subsidiary of lieu of chance is a. there's no confirmation of what caused the plane to come down, whether there were fatalities. events are fast moving. we will be looking into this to find out what german wings is saying about it, whether there were adverse weather co

it happened in southern france.now that the french transport minister confirmed there were no survivors onboard this germanwings plane. germanwings is the low cost subsidiary of lufthansa a german airline and so germanwings was operating this flight from barcelona to the city of dÜsseldorf. we know that flight 9525 went down in the southern french alps in the provence region. we know that it rapidly lost height from 38,000 feed to 60,800 feet in a few minutes indicating that the plane had some sort of mechanical problem. we know he there were 142 passengers and crew onboard. stay with us here on al jazeera. we'll have more on that crash with bulletins further in the day. thank you for joining al jazeera. this is techknow a show about innovations that can change lives. the science of fighting a wildfire. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight techknow investigates gold at any cost. we travel deep into the

now breaking news here of an airbus operated by lufthansa's german wings airline crashing in southern frances there's no possibility of survivors. and we may be talking about 150 people. we're not sure yet. also ministers from several countries are working on trying to figure out the nationalities and the names of the people onboard. they're working on that. they're working on getting to the families first and then getting the information to us. likely a significant number offer is mans of than flight from barcelona to dusseldorf given this is a heavy vacation time and they use those flights. the accident happened in a zone that is very hard to access according to one expert here on the scene. a spokesman for france for france's aviation authority said the airliner crashed near the town of barcelonnette, 100 kilometers near the french riviera city of nice. the statement of the prime minister's office said the crash happened in a remote and sparsely inhabited commune in the foothills of the french alps. the airbus said it was aware of reports about the crash in the area. everybody is trying t

let's listen in. >> ladies and gentlemen, we have horrible news from southern france, the crash of theman airplane is a shock that us in germany and in france and spanish people put us into deep mourning. we don't -- we don't know much about the data of their -- and speculation on the cause of this -- the crash. everything should be thoroughly investigated today. i am concerned about the scale of this -- that this catastrophe has so many victims. my thoughts and my sympathy of the whole federal government is with the people who lost their lives, among them many compatriots, the suffering of their families, it's -- is huge. we'll do everything possible that the assistance and assistance is provided. what can be done in these hours in the previous hours with president hollande and also with the spanish prime minister over the phone. we have agreed that our countries will help each other in any possible way to clarify the cause of this -- also to support the forces at the airport. we have created a crisis headquarters where all the efforts will be coordinated. i will go there tomorrow to

a passenger jet has crashed in southern france. 150 people on board. the president of france says he fears there are no survivors. we'll be right back with this continuing, breaking news on msnbc. american express for travel and entertainment worldwide. just show them this - the american express card. don't leave home without it! and someday, i may even use it on the moon. it's a marvelous thing! oh! haha! so you can replace plane tickets, traveler's cheques, a lost card. really? that worked? american express' timeless safety and security are now available on apple pay. the next evolution of membership is here. . >>> welcome back to "the rundown." we are following breaking news this morning. a passenger plane has been lost in the french alps and the president of france says that he believes all of the people on board have lost their lives. 150 people on board. so far the maker of the germanwings airbus says it's unclear what caused the crash. a press conference is expected at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the plane took off from barcelona just before 10:00 a

we're continuing with our breaking news, coverage of the crash in southern france.rench transport minister confirmed there are no survivors of that germanwings plane crash flight knife 525 that's the flight number that went down in the provence region. 142 passengers and six crew members were known to be on the plane traveling from barcelona to dÜsseldorf.

all we know is a german wings aircraft and a 320 bus crashed with 122 passengers aboard in southern france in the french alps. as soon as we get more information, we'll let you know. this is a story we'll be following with great interest this morning. >>> now let's turn to weather. we have michelle looking at the forecast today. we warm up today? >> yeah, drying out and drying out. we have a beautiful shot, dark skies are still out there and a beautiful shot of the bay bridge for this morning and here's a shot of the bay bridge going off into the western direction on act i that's why those temperatures are slightly on the chilly today side for this morning. expect a mix of sun and clouds but better rain chances will stay off to the north bay. clouds right now showers chances well off to the north so really nothing in our area. i'll go ahead and time the showers. most of the area dry and north are santa rosa have the potential for a shower. we'll just going to see some cloud cover across the north and east bay and delta area and higher elevations could see a stray shower, and the south bay

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here is a look at today's eye opener. >>> the airbus crashed in southern france. rvivors. >> sighted the wreckage from the air it could take a day and a half to get there. >>> thste la time she did it two years ago thousands of women went for testing and many lives were saved. >>> are you thet mos conservative candidate in the republican field? >> right now i'm the only announced candidate. y >>ou say if you are elected you would repeal the affordable care act. >> at this point it is single largest job killer in the country. >> they said they couldn't corroborate the details. >> critics call james corden hilarious, witty and inspired. >> in three months this show will be mine. >>> david copperfield accidently flooded his apartment building after his private pool emptied into the unit below. then copperfield said ta-da! >>> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell. charlie rose is on assignment. france's president said it appears there are no survivors from a plane crash this morning in the alps. the airbus a 320 was headed from barcelona, spain to dusseldorf germany. >>

a passenger plane carrying 150 people on board has crashed in southern france. germanwings airbus flight 9525 was traveling from barcelona, spain, to dusseldorf germany, when it went down over the french alps. we're just getting a statement in from the state department here in washington. the spokesperson general psaki -- we are saddened by the news that germanwings flight 9525 crashed in southern france on from barcelona to dusseldorf. we express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families. the united states stands ready to offer assistance and support to the governments of france germany and spain as they investigate this tragedy. that statement from the state department here in washington. let's turn to cnn's tom foreman. he's over at the magic wall with more on what's going on. the terrain over there is 6,000 feet elevation in that part of france. it's pretty rough. >> very rough. if you take a look at it as we fly into the terrain here and take a look at it we'll bring up some of the mountains of the french alps here. you can see as this chang

we want to start with the tragedy in southern france. 150 people are believed dead after a german wingst crashed in the swiss alps. what do we know? >> and kayla, two bullet points that have crossed within the last ten minutes, rescue choppers have landed near the crash site. they are on scene now. and according to the french prime minister, those who are there are reporting that plane is disintegrated. it's going to be spread out over a wide area. springs up the question, what happened this morning in southern france as this germanwings plane went into the french alps. he here's our understanding. there was clear weather in the area. it does not appear to be weather related. about 10:545 a.m. the a-320 started a rapid descent dropping 3750 per minute. not in a freefall. look at th this graphic here. this plane went from 38,000 feet down to 6500 feet, what you see with that orange line there, that is the speed in knots and see how quickly that ends or comes down there at the end. by the way, this germanwings plane, the crash killed 150 people. 144 passengers on board, a crew of six and

cnn's carl penhal joins me from southern france.ely it may not be possible to identify all the victims, right. >> reporter: yeah that's what we've been hearing today, jake. the terrain is rugged. i hiked up there a few days ago. i got a really perspective on what's going on. the recovery teams so far have managed to recover and identify at least bodies or parts of bodies. because of the speed of this crash, more than 430 miles an hour when it slammed into the steep side of the ravine some of the bodies were broken up into small parts. what that crash investigators are saying today is that some people may not get any remains of their loved ones back. that is going to be a hard pill to swallow, but certainly in terms of the bodies they have identified before. >> seems like we lost carl. he was in southern france. carl thank you so much for what you were able to report. difficult terrain to broadcast from. so much information coming out today prompting tough questions about whether officials should have known that the co-pilot was not

be and if there could be any survivors out of this but again, the break news just coming from southern francenow that a passenger plane crashed almost 150 people on board that plane. aaron? >> richard jordan thank you. >>> your safety on metro will be talked about. montgomery county metro leaders sthd sitting down with the county city council talking about the changes since the underground emergency two months ago. the tunnel near the l'enfant plaza day. one woman things to know on the tuesday morning. you may have seen extra security at the maryland princeton game last night. because someone threatened the president's niece. she plays for princeton's basketball team. the secret service said the threat was a hoax. >>> uva student martese johnson is expected to plead not guilty following an arrest that left him with 10 stitches. virginia governor ordered state police to look into his arrest. >>> in a new bit for the new york times angelina jolie reviewed she had her ovaries removed to prevent fallopian cancer. two years ago she had a double mastectomy. >>> arlington county police will ticket w

web users have in posting under the #in southern france. the spanish counterpart have taken to twitter to offer condolences to the family and friends of the crew. american actress angelina jolie had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. it is a preventative measure against cancer. she shared her news in the new york times. she had already undergone a double mastectomy two years ago to cut her risk of rest cancer. her recent announcement generated widespread commentary. a lot of able have taken to social media with messages of support. posts supporting her bravery and going on with preventative surgery. a lot of web users say she is in its ration to women with cancer everywhere. -- she is an inspiration to women with cancer everywhere. she has been praised for relaying her news to the media. this will help raise local awareness about surgery for cancer. in the article published tuesday she said she wanted women to find out more about the different types of cancer and the preventative measures available. the twins lurch challenge as these

france. this is the director of southern california aviation. what is this door made of? is an inch and a half thick kevlar. >> this has a key override lock system, too. it has what the airbuses a, a numbering system. what is that for in >> this is the key pad punch where you punch in the code to unlock this door. >> what can destroy this door, anything? >> virtually nothing. they are very indecemindestruct. >> can i quick it? >> you can kick it. >> you can tell it's pretty indestructible. >> that's correct. >> let's go inside. now we're going to show how the pilots lock the door from inside the cockpit. come back in here now. >> okay. >> then we'll close the door. this is the switch in question. this is the switch on the boeing 737. there are three settings. auto, unlocked, and deny. you leave it on auto, what does that mean in >> the normal setting of this is to stay in the auto position. >> this is normal on this, it leaves the door locked. if someone knows the number combination, the door will open. >> that's correct. he's got -- or he can deny them access. >> if he d

. >> at the crash site in southern france they are still going through debris trying to find human remains. when they do they'll be brought to the u.s. for dna analysis and then there's the question of accountability. >> translator: should it be the case that the colleague who signed off sick then i have to be very clear. someone with a sick note has no business being at work. she have stayed home. i can't understand that. some of the victims mostly germany and spain have lost left their own memorial near the spot where their loved ones died. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> still to come, the military claims a big win against boko haram. house a town in the u.s. is struggling to cope with the spike in hiv cases. >> "the stream". >> your digital community. >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts. "the stream", it's your chance to join the conversation. tuesday to friday, 3:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. the saud i led coalition has launched a third night of air strikes against yemen meanwhile two pilots

regrets" plays throughout ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> want to bring you some further breaking news now from southern francescene in seyne-les-alpes in france. the staging area as some of the helicopters land, many of them taking off and landing trying to get to the nearby crash site. where that airbus a320 went down in very rugged terrain. we have news that we can tell you from reuters. and that is this -- it is being reported by the french interior minister that they have found at least one of the black boxes, make no mistake, they are orange. this is something they may have been able to spot from the sky as there is no reporting that anyone has been able to land. there has been some reporting that rescuers. >> reporter: at least recovery agents have been able to lower via cable from helicopters but no helicopters are landing but there is news that one of the flight reporters has been found, whether it is the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder is unclear at this time. but one of those recorders has been found. whether it's been retrieved is also another issue as the weather is terribly inc

right now in southern france investigators are putting together the pieces in a grim search for answers. why did the plane crash in the french alps. nbc's bill neely breaks down what we know right now. >> reporter: on a rugged french mountain side in thousands of scattered pieces the remains of a crashed plane. here and there, rescuers. but there was no one left alive to rescue. the airbus with 150 on board had simply disintegrated on impact. flight 9525 took off from barcelona at 10 climbing normally to a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet at 10:27. for eight minutes the pilots sent no distress signal. flight radar 24 says it lost contact with the plane which had dropped more than 30,000 feet at 10:40. on board were 144 passengers two pilots and four flight crew. among them at least 67 passengers from germany and 45 from spain. >> crews renewed their search just a short time ago. nbc's keir simmons is at the command center near the crash site this morning. keir, what is the latest? >> reporter: dara good morning. you can see behind me helicopters ferrying air accident investigators up to

they will run special flights to the southern france so the relatives of the victims can be get closer to the scene. the voice recorder revealed a potentially game changing clue. the pilot or at least one of them has been locked out the cockpit. eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: investigators are looking at that new clue from the voice recorder is to what happened on that germanwings jet liner in the moments before the crash. this is video of the voice recorder which as you can see has been recovered from the crash. a newspaper is reporting on the recording you can hear one of the pilots locked out of the cockpit banging on the door. investigators are trying to figure out why he was locked out and what was going on in the cockpit. all 150 people on board were killed in the crash. among them, 21-year-old emily selke on the flight traditionalling with her mother. yesterday drexel released a statement saying they were saddened by the tragic loss. >> it affects everybody here, even though i didn't personally know her, i don't know, i feel terrible for her family. >> it affects the drexel

reportedly by "the new york times" concerning that passenger airline crash that took place in southern france yesterday. that crash killed 150 people. it has dominated headlines around the western world since it happened. well, "the new york times" is reporting some new details tonight about with what transpired in the cockpit in the moments leading up to that crash. they are very troubling new details. what we have known about this crash up until tonight is that this plane, an airbus 320, taking off from barcelona, heading to dusseldorf in germany, it took off as normal yesterday morning. it reached a safe cruising altitude of 38,000 feet. it leveled off for about four minutes. and then over the next eight minutes, it went on what has been described as a controlled, fairly slow, not particularly steep, straight descent. before crashing into the mountains. or crashing into the french alps, killing all 150 people onboard. what has remained unclear is why. what caused that controlled descent in the first place. what led that plane to not, say, drop out of the sky suddenly. because something cat

posting under the #germanwings hashtag sharing thoughts and feelings following the plane crash in southern francedozens of politicians, like french prime minister manuel valls and his spanish counterpart manuel rajoy have taken to twitter to offer their condolences to the family and friends of those aboard the airbus operated by german wings. american actress angelina jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, a preventative measure about cancer. she shared her news of last week's operation in "the new york times." she had already undergone a double mastectomy two years ago to cut hurt chance of -- her chance of breast cancer. a lot of people have taken to social media with messages of support for angelina jolie. posts applauding her bravery, a lot of web users saying she is an inspiration to women with cancer everywhere. angelina jolie has been praised for releasing her news in the media a move that will help raise global awareness about preventive surgeries for cancer, and ovarian cancer in general. and this was, in fact, why she published the article. she said she wanted women to f

. >> reporter: at the crash site in southern france they are going through the debris trying to find human remains. when they do they'll be taken away from dna analysis. identifying the victims and notifying the relatives will be a slow process. then there's the question of accountability. >> translation: should it be the case the colleague was signed off sick i have to be clear, someone with a sick note had no business being in the cockpit. >> reporter: some of the victims have left a tribute in a memorial near a spot where their loved ones died. >> reporter: the last-known ebola patient in liberia has died. in neighbouring sierra leone, the government enforced a 3-day lock down to stop the spread of the disease. the president ordered everyone to stay indoors until sunday night. dozens of infections are reported. health officials worry that people are compleasant. >> we want to remind people we have ebola, and must make a children push. >> a u.s. state of indiana is dealing with an h.i.v. epidemic. john hendren went to scott county, where the number of infections has gone up. >> in

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. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of southern france. crash of the germanwings airbus with 150 on board. this is an image that's come in of the crash site. if you see closely there, a little smoke can be seen at the center of your screen. also right now the french interior minister is having a news conference. let's listen in. >> translator: we are mobilizing a variety of policemen, 300 troops. the first ones on the site today were the high mountain range policemen. they have much more intimate knowledge of the terrain and they were able to fill us in on what happened. we mobilized ten helicopters to facilitate the search and rescue. the mixture of all resources are intended to help the search and rescue mission, even in the violent shock leaves little hope for the outcome. we are still engaging in an intensive search and this is all happening under the leadership of marseilles i would like to thank you for being here today as well as your diligence. all of these resources will be coordinated by the prefecture. and any additional resourc

. >>> we have break news in the crash of a commercial jet in southern france today. officials say the black box has new been located. night 9525 started barcelona space, on the way to dusseldorf germany. it crashed in the french alps. all 150 are approved dead. >> a plane carrying 144 passengers including two babies and six crew members crashed into the french alps and according to authorities no one survived. >> i want to express our profound sympathies and our sorrow to the families that now are waiting. >> the airbus a320 is owned by lufthansa tweeting this morning that this is a dark day for lufthansa and changed chair colors from red and yellow to bray and black. 45 minutes into the flight the airbus a320 flying from barcelona to dusseldorf vanished dropping great 38,000 to 6,000' before crashing near a popular ski resort. >> the plane is known as being very good and passed routine investigation yesterday and now a search for answers including why it lost altitude so suddenly and why there was no distress call made. >> the moment we know what went wrong of cours

we are following that breaking news out of southern france where a passenger jet has crashed in the french alps with 148 people on board. just minutes ago the president of france said it is likely that there are no survivors. there are several reports that debris from the plane have been found near bearsly net which is about 65 miles north of nice. >>> the fbi has teamed up with ray lay hoe police. tara moriarty is live from mayor island where authorities believe the woman was abducted. >> reporter: that is right we are here at the command post where the fbi and office of emergency services is set up. there is a lot of resources that are being pulled into this investigation. the victim's home being just around the corner. this is a photo we want to show you of 30-year-old denise who works as a physical therapist in kaiser. authorities believe she was taken from a home on the 500 block of kirkland avenue yesterday afternoon just before 2:00. officers were notified of the potential kidnapping by a 30- year-old man whom sources tell us is either a friend or boyfriend. we want to show you pict

. >> at the crash site in southern france they're still going through the debris trying to find human remains. when they do, they'll be taken away for dna analysis, identifying the victims and notifying their relatives will be a slow process. and then there's the question of accountability. >> typically the case if the colleague was signed off sick. then i have to be very clear. someone with a sick note has no business of being in a cockpit. i can't understand that. >> the families of some of the victims, mostly from germany and spain have left their own tributes at a memorial near the spot where their loved ones died. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> italy's top quarters overturn the conviction of amanda knocks for the murder of british student meredith concerner. her throat was slashed and she had been sexually assaulted. knox was convicted in 2009 acquitted and freed in 2011 and convicted for a second time after the after the acquittal was overturned. now she has showered never to return to italy. ten people have been killed and dozens wounded in somalia after a gunman frommal shah fr

from europe's squares" we begin with controversy in the form of a central square and a town in southern francein charge isn't archconservative one power almost a year ago. ever since, he has made no bones about his opposition to muslim immigrants and to a politically correct culture of tolerance. instead, he crusades in favor of christian values, clean streets, and conservative morals, starting, of course, with his town's main square. >> it's part of the mayor's realm. not only the town hall itself, but all of the facades and the grounds, too. there should be no satellite dishes on balconies, and no washing lines, either. he is also against spitting. he is town's new moral guardian. >> this is not naples. it's not part of the town's tradition. have you ever seen washing lines on the shum said a say -- the champs-elysees? no. >> one of the founders of reporters without borders, he used to be left-leaning. now he defines himself as a reactionary. he came to power almost a year ago with the support of the far right national front. >> we have judeo-christian traditions here, and we are very proud

. >>> at the crash site in southern france they are still going through the debris trying to find humanns. when they do they will be taking away for dna analysis. identifying the victims and notifying their relatives will be a slow process, and then there's the question of accountability. >> translator: should it be the case that the colleague was signed off sick then i have to be very clear, someone with a sick note has no business being in a cockpit. he should have stayed home. i can't understand that. >> reporter: the families of some of the victims mostly from germany and spain have left their own tributes at a memorial near the spot where their loved ones died. dominic kane al jazeera. >>> to syria now where at least 12 people have been killed in the suburb of the capitol damascus. activist video uploaded to youtube appears to show the aftermath of the air strikes. al jazeera is unable to verify the images but activists say the bomb hit market and a mosque during friday prayers. dozens of people were injured. >>> syria's president says he has opened a dialogue with the united state

a businessman businessman, woman a piano teacher we believe are being questioned by police in southern france about what they knew about their son's activities. what we know about andreas lubitz was his apartment was searched yesterday by police and they made what they believe is a significant discovery. they say it's not a suicide note but it is something they've now taken before testing and it may provide a significant clue. they also took away a computer from his flat. still, there is no great clue as to why he did this. he was suffering from depression at one point during his training. he broke up with his girlfriend last year we believe but still nothing that would indicate why a man would smash a plan with 149 people other people on board into the side of a mountain. it remains just a terrible mystery. back to you. >> absolutely unthinkable. thank you, bill. as families come to grips with their loss investigators are left with serious questions. katier the katie tur has the latest on the investigation. >> the co-pilot was 27 the german who spoke fluent english, grew up in a picture effe

once again we begin in southern france with nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: from his parents' home on a dead end street, and from his own apartment, the things andreas lubitz kept hidden are emerging. torn-up doctors' notes declaring him unfit to work for days, including the day he crashed the plane. notes he should have given to the airline. "the torn-up sick notes," says the prosecutor "support our assumption that he hid his illness." investigators are now analyzing reports that lubitz suffered from depression. he was examined here exactly two weeks before the crash, but the hospital denied they treated him for depression. his remains lie with those he killed. searchers finding more than 400 body parts, but no body intact. more families of the dead came to a memorial near the site today, a wind-swept place of flowers and the faces of the lost. many relatives angry. >> they are angry. they want to cry. it's a mix of emotions. >> reporter: including pity, felt by the father of one of the three american victims, robert oliver. >> i don't feel anger. i'm really sad for the father -- the

that a co-pilot tasked with keeping travelers safe intentionally crashed and germanwings 9525 in southern france according to authorities, all 150 onboard were killed. >> we don't want to be on a plane and then this happened confirmed our thoughts of traveling. >> howard born and his wife canceled a 50th anniversary vacation this summer. someone can get on an airplane and cause such dramatic terror. >> and just one day after seeing the wreckage of the lufthansa subsidiary airline in pieces their nephew called off a college spring break getaway. >> the backpacking trip with six boys and they canceled because of that trip. 16 students were killed and they identified with it. >> flight attendant joe graham knows and trusts air travel safety. he only spoke to us about his feelings as a passenger. >> you have flight attendants who will come up and serve as a barricade. >> north american travel is the safest in the world. due to rigorous screening and safeguards to prevent unauthorized entry to those at the controls. though sad today, flies somewhere new with her grandchildren each summer and says she

we have a team in place covering this horrible tragedy starting with bill neely in southern france. bill? >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is a crash that has experts baffled. a plane flying apparently normally in good weather that suddenly plummets more than 30,000 feet in ten minutes. unimaginable for those onboard. i'm at rescue headquarters today, high up in these mountains. the search began for clues and for the dead. on a rugged french mountainside in thousands of scattered pieces, the remains of a crashed plane. here and there, rescuers. but there was no one left alive to rescue. the airbus with 150 people onboard had simply disintegrated on impact. searchers, though, did find the cockpit voice recorder. this was the doomed aircraft operated by the low-cost airline germanwings. flight 9525 took off from barcelona at 10:00 this morning, climbing normally to a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet at 10:27. but minutes later, it began an unexplained descent over the alps. for eight minutes the pilots sent no distress signal. flight radar 24 says it lost contact with the plane

and it went into a rapid decent and crashed in southern france.estigators recovered one every time black boxes. they same the airbus lost contact with the control center but the pilot sent out no distress call. the european and american officials say there is no indication of terrorism, but at this point nobody knows what brought the plane down. the plane was operated by germanwing. a budget carrier. seven of the flights were cancelled tonight because the crews felt unfit to fly following the crash today. >>> philadelphia police investigating the un-earthing of a woman anticipates body in frankford today. and dann cuellar is live with that story. >> jim, there was screaming coming from the couple's apartment, but nobody called police. then neighbors say that the suspect was going around asking if he could borrow a shovel but nobody had an idea what he was up to. and then he would later be arrested in connection with a women's body in a shallow grave. the grisly scene this evening as police carried the women's body from a from a shallow grave. and

bill neely has the latest from southern france. bill. >> reporter: good morning. this was another bomb shell in a story of extraordinary rev lags. last week we learned that andreas lubitz had torn up sick notes to hide his medical condition from his employer. then we heard maybe he was suffering from depression. yesterday the prosecutor in germany trumped that. an dry andreas lubitz had had suicidal tendency tendency. he'd always dreamed of flying but it's clear he also considered killing 234i78s. he'd been receiving therapy on his mind suicide. >> treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicidal. >> reporter: he'd seen doctors just before the past and in recent years but there was no record of any suicidal tendencies or aggression. evidence from his apartment shows he tried to hide his medical condition from the airline. investigators are examining reports that that condition was manic depression or bipolar disorder. his employers now face more questions. did they know about his decide dal thoughts and if they did, why did they belie

once again tonight, bill neely leads our coverage from southern france. >> reporter: inside the head of andreas lubitz was a troubled mind. he'd always dreamed of flying, but it's clear he also considered killing himself. years before he qualified, he'd been receiving therapy. on his mind, suicide. >> treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicidal. >> reporter: he'd seen doctors just before the crash and in recent years, said the prosecutor. but there was no record of any more suicidal tendencies or aggression. evidence from his apartment show he tried to hide his medical condition from the airline. investigators are now examining reports that condition was bipolar disorder, or manic depression. his employers at lufthansa now face more questions. did they know about his suicidal thoughts? and if they did, why did they believe they were all in the past? because this is what his boss said of lubitz last week. he was 100% fit to fly, he says, without any restrictions. the pain of the bereaved families is already immense. an apparent leak of the cockpit vo

let's begin with bill neely in southern france. bill, we are all left sick over this. >> reporter: yes, indeed. good evening, lester. this was one of the most stunning announcements in aviation history. what we still don't know is why the co-pilot did it. how he did it is now clear. in total silence he deliberately programmed not just his own death but the deaths of his colleagues and of his trusting passengers. the harrowing search for the remains of the dead intensified today at the scene of what was believed to be a tragic accident. not anymore. this is the site of a mass murder. the french prosecutor blaming this man, the 27-year-old german co-pilot andreas lubitz. his intention was to destroy this plane, he insisted. he deliberately made it lose altitude. his evidence is from the plane's cockpit from the battered voice recorder found in the wreckage that allowed investigators to hear the cockpit sounds. the plane flying from barcelona had reached its cruising altitude when the pilot is heard leaving the cockpit. he tried to ge

tragedy in europe up to 150 people are believed dead after a germanwings airliner crashes in southern france. >>> want to get to another story that we. >> reporter: have just been breaking. mary thompson has. ruth porat of morgan stanley. >> that's right. ruth porat is leaving that firm and she will become the cfo of google google. wall street veteran moving to silicon valley. she's been with morgan stanley for 28 years. among the roles including ceo or cfo, she has been the lead tech banking, she led the company's banking franchise and also of course to serve the company to deal with changing regulatory environment as cfo. she's starting at google on may 26th. of course, replacing patrick pichet at google. ruth porat a key executive, key figure at morgan stanley for the last five to seven years as cfo and before that uninvestment banking area. she will be the cfo of do. >> thanks very much. interesting, of course particularly in light of continued conversation going on about the lack of female representation in silicon valley. >> very good point. >> we should point out, google's cfo will be

moments ago search efforts resumed in southern france for bodies an debris from a passenger jet that crashed in the alps yesterday. police officials tell nbc news there are 100 national police and 150 firefighters involved. nbc's bill neely brings us up to the min nut. >>> the remains of a crashed plane. here and there, rescuers. but there was no one left alive to rescue. the airbus with 150 people on board had simply disintegrated on impact. searchers though did find the cockpit voice recorder. this was the doomed aircraft operated by the low cost airline germanwings. flight 9525 took off from barcelona at 10:00 climbing normally to a cruiseing altitude of 38,000 feet at 10:27. minutes later it began an unexplained descent over the alps. for eight minutes the pilots sent no distress signal. flight radar 24 says it lost contact with the plane which had dropped more than 30,000 feet at 10:40. i heard the noise of the impact this man says. then we saw smoke and thought the flight must have crashed. on board were 144 passengers two pilots and four flight crew. among them at least 67 pas