♪ ♪ see what's new at projectluna.com ♪ it is the morning's big story. breaking news in the search for malaysian flight 370. >> aircraft are on the way to try to locate them. >> abc news has a team in australia, the closest big city to this search. nicki batese is joining us, what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest here on the ground in perth, one of the lieutenant commanders who was in direct touch with the poseidon who sent out the search today. they just arrived to the area within the hour and radar hit a significant size, which is raising their hope that is this could potentially, this debris could potentially be the plane. >> okay. and so, nicki, what is the next step from here? >> reporter: from here, the aircraft will collect photo evidence of any debris that they find to bring it back to the ground. and at that point, look at the photographs and confirm whether or not this is the missing flight. and then the australian rcc will coordinate a recovery of evidence and any debris and go from there. of course, they will be looking for the black box and anything they can find to help piece together what happened. >> nicki, this p8 poseidon is such a significant plane, you talk about radar of significant size, educate us a bit, does that mean that radar hits could possibly be debris underneath the water, underneath the surface? are we talking about possible the 78-foot object that's on the surface, that satellite images found? >> reporter: my understanding is it's primarily on the surface. we were told this morning that they can spot objects as small as the size of a basketball floating on the water. this plane is incredibly high-tech. we have two reporters on the plane who were allowed to put nothing on, no communication devices, very classified here on the plane. it has -- they are covering 30,000 nautical miles of search today. it's incredibly high-tech. >> and it has enough fuel to stay above the search area for a few hours we understand? >> reporter: yes, it will be in the air for ten hours, three hours to get to the location, they will spend about three to four hours searching, and then three hours to get back. >> okay. our thanks to nicki battiste live in australia. we'll continue to stay on top of this story throughout the morning. >> fascinating developments for us. we'll see what happens. coming up, a shocking case of attempted murder. >> a 19-year-old man now in police custody accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. well, wait until you hear what he used as a potential murder weapon. >> "world news now" 19-year-old man in custody a 19-year-old man in custody is charged with using a chemical weapon to kill his ex-wife's boyfriend. >> he hid a substance inside a scratch-and-sniff birthday card. dan quail of our philadelphia affiliate has the story. >> reporter: heavily armed squaut teams moved in to the eleanor apartments. the teams wore full biohazard suits in event there was more of the deadly ricin at the suspect's apartment when they went in to get him. moments later authorities say 19-year-old nicholas todd hellman was arrested without incident and we want along with the heavily armed men. >> the individual has been taken into custody and we do not believe there was any threat to public safety as it relates to today's events. >> reporter: authorities say back on march 7th hellman confided in a coworker he placed a scratch-and-sniff birthday card in the mailbox of the man currently involved with his ex-girlfriend. he told the woman that he ground caster beans inside the card. police say he told the woman that the substance would kill anyone who came in contact with it. the coworker called police. hellman was arrested and authorities said he told him his intent was to scare his ex-girlfriend in hopes of reconciling their relationship. he told them he coated the letter with sodium hydroxide, used to extract ricin from caster beans. >> preliminary lab results on the white powder that was found in that correspondence did prove to be, to test positive for the toxin of ricin. >> reporter: neighbors here were absolutely stunned something like this could happen here in little old hatboro. >> that's really disturbing. i have a 9-year-old, and the kids outside play, ride bikes around here. to know something like that's going on as close as is really troubling. >> troubling to say the least. he's been charged with attempted murder among other offenses. >> he's being held without bail pending a psychiatric evaluation. all right, coming up, what's making headlines in "the milk." >> we'll tell you about a 40-story handstand and a woman who was told she was too fit for the gym. >> must be you. you hit the gym, right? 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people have parachutes in case they mess up. >> 300,000 views as of late wednesday evening. i imagine it will have 300,000 more very soon. >> i want to see the wide shot. is there a whole team of people waiting to catch him if he starts wobbling a little bit? >> no, i think that's it. >> oh, my goodness. >> look at that. he pulled it off, he's fine. >> i guess you have to be in pretty good shape to pull something like that off. a woman in california was told she was in such great shape, she was intimidating everyone else at the gym. they made her cover up. we will show you a video of this woman. she is wearing the outfit she said when she was wearing when she went to planet fitness. maybe we don't have that video. she was wearing pants and a little top showing off the midriff. then someone came to her and said, you are intimidating others. >> i don't feel like it is anything crazy. but i mean, you can tell me if it is burning your eyes. >> looks pretty good to me. >> you wouldn't be complaining? >> no, i wouldn't be complaining to management. >> yeah, i think i've seen much tighter out fits at the gym where i workout so, whatever. all right. a happy song you just can't get out of your head? listen. they are all new, it's all about puppies, it's adorable. we will let you go with this one. ride it out. ♪ breaking news this morning on "world news now." breaking news this morning on "world news now." it should be a major break through in the search for malaysian flight 370. debris has been found in the waters far off the coast of australia. search teams are above the scene and we'll have the latest from on board one of the navy search planes. it is thursday, march 20th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. >> and we begin with that breaking news in the search for flight 370. here's what we know right now. the p8 poseidon, america's most advanced submarine hunter, is over an area where objects possibly related to the missing plane have been spotted by satellite. >> prime minister tony abbott has announced the discovery and said they have been diverted to the area to try to find the objects. >> two possible objects related to the search have been identified. i can inform the house that australian air force orion has been alerted to attempt to locate the objects. >> an emergency ship in the area has responded and is also on the way to the scene. the australian maritime safety authority says the possible pieces of debris, one of which is said to be as much as 78 feet long, have been spotted approximately 1500 miles southwest of perth, australia. abc's david curley has been following the search for flight 370 from the very beginning. >> david is joining us now to give us some perspective on where this is taking place. >> reporter: the satellite, according to the prime minister, has seen one piece, that was at least 24 meters across, which is a pretty big piece of debris, and then many smaller pieces. so now the p8 from the united states and the p3, another aircraft the australians are flying, are going to fly over this area where the satellite saw this and take pictures. and those pictures will then come back and they will analyze, is this looking like a fussile lodge or debris from a 777. if that's the case, then vessels will be heading to the same area, trying to pick up the actual debris. there will be serial numbers on any parts of the fuselage. could be luggage with luggage tags on it. looking for any clues that says this is the triple 7 we've been looking for for more than 12 days now. the u.s. investigators were interested in this area southwest of australia. this is where they wanted to concentrate. and in the last 12 hours, 24 hours, experts have been able to take those satellite pings that the aircraft was pinging a satellite every hour, which apparently, whoever was at the controls didn't know about. in fact, nobody knew that they continued to do this after a certain system was shut down. they were able to take the satellite data and refine it, and get a little bit more information, which apparently gave them more plot lines, in fact, we reported this earlier, that went right through this search area. so it allowed us to go to an area the size of texas to half that size. and now we are looking for debris in that area. if this is what it looks to be and we are talking about australians, a credible sour, this could be really good news. we will see what they actually found. >> david kerley, we do have to guard against overoptimism. satellites from china spotted debris about eight days ago, and that turned out to be nothing. it is possible, and even the australian authorities who held a press conference not too long said it is possible that it could be unrelated, but it is possible, this is a very, very promising developing situation. >> in that conference they said this is the best lead so far. based on the size of that one piece, 78 feet long, and the fact that there are a number of objects spotted in that same area, that's what makes this worth investigating. but they don't want to jump to conclusions just yet. that's why they need to visually see what is there before they can move forward and determine if this could possibly be from malaysian airlines flight 370. >> we are in a great position. and if, in fact, this does turn out to be the development, david wright is on board that plane you are looking at right there, that is the navy p8 poseidon, one of the most sophisticated planes in the world, if not the most sophisticated, and that is in the search area as we speak. and it is getting radar readings of debris. >> right. the crew on board said they have radar hits of significant size, which indicates there is something below, but at this point they can't see what. they can't see if there are markings on this debris or anything that would indicate it is from an airplane or if it is possibly something else. >> there would be photographers taken at this stage of the game, they would be brought back and analyzed, ships are actually on the way as well, and they would be able to hopefully get some of this debris. but the air will be radar efforts and photographic efforts that the point until the ships can reach it. we don't know how deep the waters are right here, but the average depth in that area of the indian ocean is about 14,000 feet. so it is a very complicated situation. >> absolutely. if this turns out to be debris from that airplane, the depth certainly adds a level of complication to the search, but of course there are crews that are experts in this sort of thing, so it's just about narrowing down this area and finding those pieces of debris. >> oceanographers as we speak are looking over the ocean currents since the way the plane disappeared, going back 11 days since the plane disappeared. they will map a graph that eventually could potentially sort of be back tracked to try to find more debris. we will stay on the story. it is a very interesting developing, fascinating development this morning. stay with us again. abc news, "america this morning," following that up with "good morning america." and of course we'll update you at all times, 24 hours, at abcnews.com. there was a surprise at the terrorism trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law. sulaiman abu ghaith took the witness stand to talk about the 9/11 terror attacks. he said that when the u.s. found out he was responsible for this they would kill him and topple the regime in afghanistan. he reportedly said he was too pessimistic. police dash cam video catching a train that crashes into the man's semitrailer in atworth. now richard brown was lucky enough to get out in time. but he lost his furniture, clothes, mattresses. the train dragged that trailer for a quarter mile. brown was cited for failing to obey a railroad crossing. federal investigators are beginning to reconstruct the news helicopter that crashed in seattle on monday killing two men who worked for komo, the news agency there. they will try to determine what caused the crash. meanwhile, komo colleagues, bill strothman and gary pfitzner's are coming to terms with their deaths. >> today it is much more of a reflective newsroom, as everyone realizes what we've lost. >> i think the shock has kind of worn off to give way to realization that something terrible happened just a couple hundred yards away from us. >> komo viewers have been leaving flowers and well wishes at the station and near seattle space needle where the helicopter crashed. the new revelations about the crack cocaine use by toronto mayor rob ford. ford was running through toronto city hall yesterday after police released the first description of the video on which ford was seen inhaling a vapor. the police report said that vapor quote appears to be a narcotic. ford has admitted to smoking crack in a drunken stew more. police claim ford was given the chance to review the video but refused because of the conditions being offered. all right. now for some good news. today is the first day of spring. >> choir of angels. >> feels so good to us, say. for most of us, it arrives, not a moment too soon. >> got that right. we'll look at the forecast in a minute. but first, abc's ginger zee is looking at our discontent. >> reporter: as we officially say hello to spring, millions of us are saying good-bye to the harshest winter in almost 30 years. those momentum mounds of record snow in philadelphia, chicago, indianapolis, and cincinnati buried in their top five snowiest seasons on record. perpetual plows in virginia and the images that scream, will it ever end, from new york city. toledo, ann arbor and peoria all with their snow west seasons ever. profound polar chill from minneapolis to chicago, freezing everything, including that perma smile off of our own gio benitez. >> oh boy, gio, you can even see his lips are freezing a little bit. >> reporter: and with a third of the nation still covered in snow and so many yearning for spring, it's actually good news that almost everyone east of the rockies will be colder than average the next few weeks. that gradual warming will help avoid flooded scenes like this. so after all the records that brutal winter, now we have the official numbers. 22 states spent their winter below average from minnesota, yes, down to texas, alabama, new york state and washington state. but there were seven states that were above average this past winter, and that includes florida, most of the southwest and california with its warmest winter on record. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> it's almost going to be warm enough, we're almost there. here's a look at your weather now. it will be rainy in the northeast, not quite the weather you need for that, john, sorry. the mountains will see the snow and the upper plains may see rain or snow today, too. windy almost everywhere. >> high temperatures ranging from mid 30s to mid 50s. 60s and 70s in the south. temperatures will reach the 60s in the ohio valley from south dakota. the southwest highs should be in the 70s and 80s. millions of college basketball fans are poised and ready for march madness. >> it all starts just afternoon eastern time today. but it might be worth staying up late to catch the last game of the day. >> that's when sim bhullar will lead the new mexico state aggies against san diego state. that's 7'5", 355 pounds. >> whoa, did you see that? >> man, oh, man. >> things shake when he goes up there, wow. he is five inches taller and a hundred pounds heavier than any other player san diego state has played against this season. his little brother who is also on the team is shrimpy, only 7'3". >> oh, a little guy. >> a little guy. little brother. we continue to follow breaking news this morning, a possible discovery in the search for malaysian flight 370. >> up next, an aviation expert getting his take on this latest discovery. 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radar returns of nothing, so it sounds to me that we've indeed found the wreckage. that they've been looking in a certain area. what happened here is the u.s. intelligence community has been brought to bear and have been able to use satellite data of that part of the ocean based on forensics david was talking about with the pinging down south and so they've been focussing very, very intently on this area. earlier in the day we saw the australians focused their search area in a very particular way, which to us was a clue that they were zeroing in on where they thought the actual impact was. it is all being run through a rescue coordination center, again, as david said, the australians are very professional. been working hand in hand with the u.s. the u.s. and navy and the australian air force are very used to working together. i'm sure there is all sorts of coordination going on. my guess is what will happen now is you'll have the p3 and p8 which have satellite communications. will go over, if they find some wreckage, see some wreckage, they will take pictures and send that back via satellite. i think that we will get an i.d. pretty quickly here. we saw the australian prime minister, tony abbot, called the malaysian prime minister with this news a couple hours ago. to me, that's a pretty clear signature that this is something they think they have found. and the courtesy call means that this is probably what we've been looking for. i think if they have pretty good beliefs that this is it, i think they are probably dispatching ships to the area. we heard in the press conference that a merchant ship had been sent to the area. yes, we want to find wreckage. yes, we want to confirm that this is in fact the aircraft, and that we have the area, but now, as david said, we need to do some forensics and do some meteorological and oceanography to figure out where this actually came from. and yes, this is good news. we also need to remember that in the air france mishap, we were on top of that wreckage five days after the mishap. but it took us two years, even though we were right on top of the wreckage to find the black boxes. so we still have a long way to go. you know, there's something good to be had in finally finding the wreckage and hopefully bringing closure to these families. but in terms of solving this mystery, we have a long way to go. >> that is important to point out. while this may be debris from that flight, it is only a possibility at this point. australian officials say it is just too soon to speculate, which is why they are sending these merchant ships and airplanes all to this area to get some confirmation. >> one of the objects discovered, whether or not it is belonging to flight 370, we will find out, but it is about 78 feet in length. david wright, abc's david wright, is on a p8 poseidon. that's what he was talking about, david. and he will have information for us on the scene as soon as they get it. >> stay with us, we'll be right 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(tdd# 1-800-448-1433) good morning, i'm john muller. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. we are following breaking news this morning. >> australia's prime minister announced that two objects poblt related to malaysian flight 370 has been spotted on satellite imagery. aircraft and a ship are on the scene. we will have full details in a moment. in georgia, a train plows into a trailer stuck on the tracks, dragging it a quarter mile, and it was all caught on video. osama bin laden's son-in-law says he warned the al qaeda leader that once the u.s. learned who was behind the 9/11 attacks, america would kill him and oust the taliban from afghanistan. his son-in-law testified at a trial. and reporters invade a maryland town in search of america's newest mega millionaire. after one winning ticket bought there in the $400 million mega million jackpot. no one has come forward yet. that's one of our top stories on this thursday, march 20th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with that breaking news on the search for malaysia flight 370. here is what we know right now. australian prime minister, tony abbott, announced that two objects related to the missing flight have been spotted on satellite imagery. >> abbott says aircraft has been diverted to the area to try to locate those objects. and the maritime says the possible pieces of debris, one of them as large as 78 feet long, has been spotted approximately 1500 miles southwest of perthh, australia. >> i would like to inform the house that new and credible information has come to light in relation to the search for malaysia airlines flight mh370 in the southern indian ocean. >> abc's david wright is on board an american p8 poseido subhunter on the scene. david says the crew says to him they are getting significant radar hits. of course, we have an abundance of caution. debris found by chinese satellite 8 days ago and didn't have to do with this flight. but these clues could be a major development. but australian authorities are warning that they don't want to speculate just yet. this is too soon for speculation, that's why they are sending merchant ships and airplanes to take a look at this debris. >> they will take photographs first, presumably. and ships are taking a lot longer to get there, obviously. this is even by plane, four hours from the west coast of australia. so this is remote. the depth there not confirmed yet, but probably in the range of about 14,000 feet. so anything under the surface again would be a real challenge to find as well. >> although the satellite imagery they say is not precise enough to see if it has any distinctive markings on it to tell them if it could be from the missing plane, they do say this is the best lead that we have had so far in the search for flight 370. >> very encouraging of course because the search area is narrowed in the last 24 hours to this very area. here we have what we feel is debris -- one of the objects, 78 feet. that's 82 feet in length. that was determined by the satellite. two objects at least, one is supposed to be significantly smaller, but a 78-foot piece of debris and all eyes on this area of the indian ocean and the u.s. poseidon plane will be the first one on the scene, and essentially they are on the scene and david wright is on that plane. >> for more information, stay here with abc news. >> with each passing day, the families of those missing on board malaysian flight 370 are facing anguish. >> of course it hasn't helped that malaysian authority have added to all of the mystery and confusion, seemingly overwhelmed by the case. the families reaching their boiling point. >> reporter: a mother's anguished cries, proof of families at their breaking point. where's my son, she whales. why won't your government give me an answer? he joins 20 family members of flight 370 passengers protesting, the daily malaysian government news conference accusing officials of lying to them. they are doing nothing this woman screams. the malaysian government is doing nothing. the scene descending into bedlam as the families were dragged out of sight. that mother screaming one word, why? malaysian officials later defending what's been a confusing investigation riddled with contradictions. >> we are trying our very best. and it is heartwrenching, even for me. zblu. >> reporter: but the brother of american passenger william wood is very frustrated that the malaysians are making a civil issue about people and turning it into a military secrets issue. phillip wood worked in malaysia, his desk now colored with hundreds of oregami cranes, a message from coworkers saying they are not giving up hope. now, of course, the families here in kuala lumpur are asking the same thing. please don't forget our children. they are pressuring the government to get them home as fast as they can. >> and our thanks to bob woodruff for that report. lots of new details still coming in. >> we'll have more later in this half hour. abc news, "good morning america" will have more and of course abcnews.com. the murder trial of world class runner oscar pistorius is in recess until next week. yesterday a ballistics expert said defense claims on details of how his girlfriend was shot and killed are impossible. he thought it was an intruder in the bathroom. prosecution says they fled to the bathroom after an argument with pistorius. and authorities may have avoided a major tragedy. they raided a house they found with more than 100 people crammed inside, all presumed in this country illegally. just one toilet, no furniture. conditions were filthy. most people inside the so-called stash house were in their underwear. >> it is classic signs of a smuggling and coyote operation in which people were treated more like annals and not human beings. we are glad we've got these five individuals in custody. >> police went to the house looking for a missing young woman and her two children. they found them. most of the people in the house are being questioned and fed. a pregnant woman was also taken on to the hospital. authorities in central north carolina are asking for the public's help to find a teenager girl. danielle locklear hasn't been seen since last tuesday. investigators say the 15-year-old left home saying she was going to a friend's house but she never made it there. some pieces of locklear's clothes were found a week ago at a popular creek hang-out spot but police have not found anything since. a woman's chance of getting alzheimer's disease is almost twice that of breast cancer. abc's mara schiavocampo has more. >> reporter: ed and peg greason share everything, 6 children, 11 grandchildren, decades of work and joy. but these days peg is facing her own unique challenge, alzheimer's. >> there's been some memory loss in peg's case, but it's like you can deal with it a day by day. >> reporter: reports showing just how common the gleasons are, women over 65 are almost twice as likely to develop the disease as their male counterparts. one reason? age. on average, women live longer than men with a life expectancy of 81 compared to about 76 for men. with alzheimer's starting to spike for both sexes at 75. researchers say it is more likely more complicated than that. and they are racing to see if genetics, hormones and differences in brain structure could all play a role. >> there's also still mysteries in the brain. that's why more federal funding for research is needed to unlock the mysteries of this disease. >> reporter: women also bear another burden, they are much more likely to be caregivers. sobering new statistics known firsthand by so many families. >> mara schiavocampo, abc, new york. all right. we have an amazing comeback story here. a professional dancer seriously injured in the boston marathon bombings is walking again. >> she lost a leg and she has a prosthetic specifically designed so she could dance again. >> that is so great. her short rumba, she hopes to inspire others to reach their goals and to be proactive in their lives. how inspiring is that. >> so moving. and a quick remind tore check our facebook page for stories you might have missed. >> including john's chat with the giz wiz himself. dick debartolo. as he shows off the best gadgets to help you around the house. to see it, go to wnnfans.com. >> he has the best gadgets, every time. >> he really does. >> a really interesting guy. coming up, we continue to follow the breaking developments in the malaysian flight 370. >> debris has been spotted in the indian ocean. now search teams are speeding towards the scene. and today is the day we've been waiting for all winter. we are celebrating spring. it's the first day of spring and a throwback thursday. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ergens? 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weekend, kendra muller was named prom queen of her school. according to students and teachers at her high school, no one was more deserving. >> she is a happy girl. she never looks upset. she has a sparkle. >> reporter: but kendra, paralyzed in a freak accident a couple years ago, decided to give up her crown to special needs student amanda bellman. >> i was, of course, i was honored and happy, but i always felt, like, amanda would be even more happy and more honored to get it. >> reporter: so that's exactly what she did. >> i was so happy, yeah, it was really good. >> i went to amanda and gave her a hug, she was like growing, she was so happy. >> reporter: a generous and kind act that not only touched amanda but everyone else. >> as a mom, that was just really touching. that someone of kendra's age would give that title up. and she really knows what life is about, to truly serve someone else. >> it was also an act that did not surprise anyone who knows ken da. >> it would be really hard for me to do, i don't think i can do that, but i was not surprised that kendra would do that for amanda at all. >> reporter: kendra says it wasn't a difficult decision, just a decision to look out for others. >> if it is in my power to make somebody happy, then why not make somebody happy? >> nice girls rule. >> that is the greatest story. so inspiring. >> i love it. more news next, including the breaking news thisng breaking news this morning on "world news now," in the search for missing malaysia flight 370. objects that could be debris from the plane have been spotted off the coast of australia. >> we have new and credible information that has come to light in relation to the search. >> right now search crews are speeding full steam ahead toward the area hoping to finally put an end to this 12-day mystery. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm john muller. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> we'll begin this half hour with breaking news in the search for missing malaysian flight 370. here's what we know right now. the p8 poseidon is searching an area where the latest missing flight may have been spotted by satellite. >> prime minister tony abbott announced the discovery and said aircraft have been diverted to the area to try to locate those objects. >> abc's david wright is on board that high-tech plane, the poseidon, and filed this report just a little while ago on his way to the search scene. >> reporter: it's david wright. i'm on board u.s. navy p8 poseidon. the call sign for this flight is rescue 74. we are past the area headed toward the south pole, almost due south of kuala lumpur. what we are being told from the flight crew here is that they have some intelligence now that there's some sort of debris in the water, they are not clear what. we will be the first plane on site. and we are just descending through the clouds right now. this plane has some of the highest tech gear available, much of it clouds are by, and if anybody is likely to find something down there, this plane has are a very good opportunity to do so. it's a serious enough sighting of debris that not only is this plane headed into the area, but two australian planes are also headed this way. they will be combing the waters for the next several hours. we'll be searching for three hours looking for visually the plane and also the high-tech gear they have on board to see what this might be in the water. it may be a false alarm, but they seem to be treating it as a very promising sign. it's about 1400 miles from antarctica, 2,775 miles south/southwest of kuala lumpur and about 1,300 miles from australia. we have been traveling three hours just to get to this site. we'll have three hours close to the water to search for whatever might be down there and then three hours to fly back. one more item to add, the flight crew here tells us that they are getting radar hits now of significant size. so all indications are that there's something down there. whatever it might be, we don't know until we get a visual look, but we'll be up close very soon and we will report back, of course, what we find. this is david wright aboard the u.s. navy p8 poseidon, call sign rescue 74, about 1300 miles southwest of australia. >> thank you to david wright. now let's go to abc news aviation expert steven getner for his report on this. >> reporter: it sounds to me that we have indeed found the wreckage. we know that they've been looking in a certain area. i think what probably happened here is that the u.s. intelligence community has been brought to bear and they have been able to use some of the satellite data in that part of the ocean based on some of the forensics david was talking about with the pinging down south. so they have been focusing very, very intently on this area. earlier in the day we saw that the australians focused their search area in a very particular way, which to us was a clue they were zeroing in on where they thought the actual impact was. >> the australian officials are saying this is the best lead so far. they just need confirmation of what they are seeing so far, but this imagery that they are seeing is not precise enough to get an idea of what these pieces of debris actually are. in that press conference they said they weren't able to tell if there were windows or markings indicating that this is a plane. they have to get closer and actually make a visual confirmation. >> and the united states poseidon that david wright is on should be in the area almost as we are speaking, but they caution that it could take a long time to actually locate the debris. one of the two pieces identified by satellites right now, 78 feet long. just saying, it could take a long time to actually zero in on that piece of debris. and again, they have to have an abundance of caution here. you remember a week and a half ago the chinese satellites found what was thought to be very promising debris sign and it turned out to be nothing. but clearly, the australians are very skilled in this kind of search and rescue operation, and if they are as gung-how, so to speak, as they seem to be right now, this is a fantastic lead and this could be it. >> and it is important to highlight something that david right said, that the crew aboard the plane that he's on right now also got radar hits from below of significant size. and he said that is an indication that there is something down there, but again, the question remains, what is that something? >> and it's been 12 days, so, in fact, if they find debris, they have to analyze currents, they have to backtrack with oceanographers calculating the currents from the last 12 days and try to follow any potential debris field back 12 days ago. but again, it's a -- hopefully it won't be a long wait, but this is a very promising development. >> and this is the part of the indian ocean that is very deep, so the next step in the process if they determine that this is a debris from the malaysian airlines flight, there's a challenge there as well because the ocean is so deep in this area. >> also so encouraging that the search area was narrowed in the last 24 hours to, in fact, this very area. that now we found what could be the debris in. so again, very, very encouraging signs. the australian prime minister has called the head of state of malaysia. that doesn't happen unless there's a real strong feeling here. >> absolutely. we'll wait to see as this continues to develop. >> we'll have much more later in this half hour. stay with abc news for "america this morning" followed by "good morning america" and of course we'll continue to update you at abcnews.com. and now to the latest in the crisis in ukraine. in russian-controlled crimea ukraine has admitted defeat planning a full evacuation of its soldiers and their families. this follows pro-russian forces storming the ukrainian navy's headquarters and taking its top commander prisoner. throughout crimea symbols of ukrainian rule are being dismantled and clocks are being set ahead two hours to moscow time. toyota is facing wrongful death lawsuits, but the company has agreed to pay over a billion dollars to settle a government investigation into these accelerations. nbc's rebecca jarvis has more. >> reporter: it was a series of horrific accidents that put fear in the hearts of drivers. >> our accelerator's stuck, we're in trouble. we can't -- there's no brakes. >> reporter: sudden unintended acceleration in some toyota and lexus vehicles was killing people on the highway. >> we are approaching an intersection. hold on. pray. >> reporter: four people died in that 2009 crash and a wave of reports about runaway toyotas sparked investigation. toyota admitted that it misled u.s. consumers by concealing and making deceptive statements about unintended acceleration. >> toyota confronted a public safety emergency as if it were simply a public relations problem. >> reporter: the justice department says toyota first blamed driver error and then admitted floor mats could trap the gas pedal in some models. but in january 2010 abc's brian ross aired the story of a runaway toyota in new jersey that could not be blamed on either the driver or the floor mats. >> it just took off. it just took off, it seemed like the more i hit the brakes the harder it wanted to accelerate. >> reporter: it turned out some toyotas also had sticking gas pedals. the record-breaking toyota settlement could provide a road map into a simple investigation into general motors and its faulty ignition switches. the attorney general made that clear saying other car companies should not repeat toyota's mistake. meanwhile in a statement, toyota says in the more than four years since these recalls, we have gone back to basics at toyota to put our customers first. rebecca jarvis, abc news, washington. enjoy the low interest rates while you can. the federal reserve plans to hold them down for another year or so and then let them rise. the fed chief janet yellen says the decision to let them rise will no longer be tied solely to the unemployment rate. she also said the central bank will cut back the bond-buying program to shore up the economy as expected. more than 100 people have been freed from a so-called stash house. the people thought to be victims of a human smuggling operation were found crammed into a small house in houston. they were living in filth, most were wearing underwear only, one toilet, no hot water. five suspects arrested and the other people are being questioned and fed. a bizarre story from a wealthy community in northern new jersey. a former inspector in the village of ridgewood has pleaded guilty to stealing $460,000 in money collected from parking meters. thomas rica basically took the money one quarter at a time over the course of about two years. he got busted when a village employee noticed lots of quarters missing. >> there was no money spent on any elicit matters, just spent it to add to what he was using to live on. >> in return for rica's guilty plea, prosecutors will recommend that he receive five years probation and that he has to pay about $200,000 in restitution. there is disturbing news about alzheimer's disease. a study finding that it is more likely to strike women. 1 in 6 over the age of 60, that's twice the likelihood of breast cancer. the report of the alzheimer's association also finds that women are more likely to care for someone with the disease and less likely to ask for help. now a subject near and dear to those of us who work the night shifts. the chronic lack of sleep could lead to brain damage. catching up on your sleep doesn't fix it, at least that's what a study found in mice. researchers say the next step is to examine the brains of shift workers after they pass away to see if there's evidence of brain damage. that's a little frightening. >> that would explain a lot. >> you got that right. today is the day college basketball fans across the country have been looking forward to, march madness getting underway after noon eastern time. >> millions have their bracket all ready to go, and that includes president obama who filled out his along with andy katts for espn. as for which teams the president sees going the distance? >> who do you have winning? >> i think that michigan state is playing in as tough a conference as there is. >> arizona versus louisville. >> i've got louisville going back to the finals. >> who do you have winning the national championship? >> i have michigan state going all the way, to bring it home for me. it's been a while since i won my pool. >> he loves his basketball, doesn't he? the president admits his picks may not be the most adventurous, but he says he thinks they are the right one. >> during his presidency, the only correctly picked national champion was north carolina in 2009. we are following breaking news this morning, the discovery of debris in the 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the lieutenant commanders who was in direct touch with the poseidon who sent out the search today. they just arrived to the area within the hour and radar hit a significant size, which is raising their hope that is this could potentially, this debris could potentially be the plane. >> okay. and so, nicki, what is the next step from here? >> reporter: from here, the aircraft will collect photo evidence of any debris that they find to bring it back to the ground. and at that point, look at the photographs and confirm whether or not this is the missing flight. and then the australian rcc will coordinate a recovery of evidence and any debris and go from there. of course, they will be looking for the black box and anything they can find to help piece together what happened. >> nicki, this p8 poseidon is such a high-tech plane, you talk about radar of significant size, educate us a bit, does that mean that radar hits could possibly be debris underneath the water, underneath the surface? are we talking about possible the 78-foot object that's on the surface, that satellite images found? >> reporter: my understanding is it's primarily on the surface. we were told this morning that they can spot objects as small as the size of a basketball floating on the water. this plane is incredibly high-tech. they are new. we have two reporters on the plane who were allowed to put nothing on, no communication devices, very classified here on the plane. it has -- they are covering 30,000 nautical miles of search today. it's incredibly high-tech. >> and it has enough fuel to stay above the search area for a few hours we understand? >> reporter: yes, it will be in the air for ten hours, three hours to get to the location, they will spend about three to four hours searching, and then three hours to get back. >> okay. our thanks to nicki battiste live in perth, australia. we'll continue to stay on top of this story throughout the morning. >> fascinating developments for us. we'll see what happens. coming up, a shocking case of attempted murder. >> a 19-year-old man now in police custody accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. well, wait until you hear what he used as a potential murder weapon. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. a 19-year-old man in custody this morning north of philadelphia is charged with using a chemical weapon to kill his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. >> he hid a substance inside a scratch-and-sniff birthday card. dan from our philadelphia affiliate has the story. >> reporter: heavily armed s.w.a.t. teams moved in to the eleanor apartments. the teams wore full biohazard suits in event there was more of the deadly ricin at the suspect's apartment when they went in to get him. moments later authorities say 19-year-old nicholas todd hellman was arrested without incident and very quietly went along with the very heavily armed men. >> the individual has been taken into custody and we do not believe there was any threat to public safety as it relates to today's events. >> reporter: authorities say back on march 7th hellman who worked at this target store has confided in a coworker that he had placed a scratch-and-sniff birthday card in the mailbox of the man currently involved with his ex-girlfriend. he told the woman that he ground caster beans inside the card. police say he told the woman that the substance would kill anyone who came in contact with it. the coworker called police. hellman was arrested and authorities say he told them his intent was to scare his ex-girlfriend in hopes of reconciling their relationship. he told them he coated the letter with sodium hydroxide, used to extract ricin from caster beans. >> preliminary lab results on the white powder that was found in that correspondence did prove to be, to test positive for the toxin of ricin. >> reporter: neighbors here were absolutely stunned something like this could happen here in little old hatboro. >> that's really disturbing. i have a 9-year-old, and the kids outside play, ride bikes around here. to know something like that's going on as close as is really troubling. >> troubling to say the least. he's been charged with attempted murder among other offenses. >> he's being held without bail pending a psychiatric evaluation. all right, coming up, what's making headlines in "the mix"? >> we'll tell you about a 40-story handstand and a woman who was told she was too fit for the gym. >> must be you. you hit the gym, right? >> yeah. gym. >> must be you. you hit the gym, right? >> yeah. woolite detergents clean your save jeans and won't torture your tanks. so clothes look like new even after 20 washes. from crest 3d white, new brilliance toothpaste and boost. after brushing, our exclusive boost polishes your smile and whitens with 3x the stain lifting ingredient for a smile that dazzles. new crest 3d white brilliance. for a smile that dazzles. that's notthat's dirt r carpet, creeping in. send it 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[ male announcer ] no need for ninjas. reduce up to 95% of inanimate allergens becoming airborne from fabrics with new, dermatologist tested, febreze allergen reducer. time n time now for "the mix." we start with o time now for "the mix." we start with a video that's awesome. it brings the term high fashion to a whole different meaning. check this out. >> yeah. >> you have to see how these people are dressed. this is an italian model named roberta mancino. and a bunch of her very stylish friends. and they do their catwalk thing up to the edge and just jump. this whole video is worth taking a few minutes to watch. >> is that what they call a plunging neckline? sorry, couldn't resist. very nice. are you going to do that some day? >> yeah, i'll get around to that one. >> you'll get around to that one, a little reporter involvement. speaking of heights, maybe you can do this one. this guy in shanghai, china, his name is scott young. he will do a handstand on a 40-story building. check out this view as he goes into his handstand. >> okay. that's just crazy. >> just a little crazy, right? >> yeah. at least the other people have parachutes in case they mess up. >> 300,000 views as of late wednesday evening. i imagine it will have 300,000 more very soon. >> i want to see the wide shot. is there a whole team of people waiting to catch him if he starts wobbling a little bit? >> no, i think that's it. look at that. >> oh, my goodness. >> he pulled it off, he's fine. >> i guess you have to be in pretty good shape to pull something like that off. there is a woman in california that was told she was in such great shape, she was intimidated everyone else at the gym, they made her cover-up. we will show you a video of this woman. she is wearing the outfit she said when she was wearing when she went to planet fitness. maybe we don't have that video. she was wearing pants and a little top showing off the midriff. then someone came up to her after being on the treadmill for about 15 minutes, we are getting complaints from some other people and we need you to cover-up. >> let's listen to what she had to say about it. >> i don't feel like it is anything crazy. but i mean, you can tell me if it is burning your eyes. >> looks pretty good to me. >> you wouldn't be complaining? >> no, i wouldn't be complaining to management. >> yeah, i think i've seen much tighter outfits at the gym where i workout. so whatever. all right. a happy song you just can't get out of your head? listen. listen to the words. they are all new, it's all about puppies, it's adorable. it's a new viral video. we will let you go with this one, ride it out. ♪ breaking news this morning on "world news now." it could be a major break through in the search for malaysian flight 370. debris has been found in the waters far off the coast of australia. search teams are now above the scene and we'll have the latest from on board one of the navy search planes. it is thursday, march 20th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. >> and we begin with that breaking news in the search for flight 370. here's what we know right now. the p8 poseidon, america's most advanced submarine hunter, is now over an area where objects possibly related to the missing plane have been spotted by satellite. >> the australian prime minister tony abbott announced the discovery and said aircraft have been diverted to the area to try to locate those objects. >> two possible objects related to the search have been identified. i can inform the house that australian air force orion has been diverted to attempt to locate the objects. >> an emergency ship in the area has responded and is also on the way to the scene. the australian maritime safety authority says the possible pieces of debris, one of which is said to be as much as 78 feet long, have been spotted approximately 1500 miles southwest of perth, australia. abc's david curley has been following the search for flight 370 since the very beginning. >> david is going to join us now to give us some perspective on where this is all taking place. >> reporter: the satellite, according to the prime minister, has seen one piece, that was at least 24 meters across, which is a pretty big piece of debris, and then many smaller pieces. so now the p8 from the united states and the p3, another aircraft the australians are flying, are going to fly over this area where the satellite saw this and take pictures. and those pictures will then come back and they will analyze, is this looking like fuselage? is this looking like debris from a triple 7. if that's the case, then vessels will be heading to that same area trying to pick up this actual debris. there will be serial numbers on any parts of the fuselage. could be luggage with luggage tags on it. looking for any clues that says this is the triple 7 we've been looking for for more than 12 days now. the u.s. investigators were interested in this area southwest of australia. this is where they wanted to concentrate. and in the last 12 hours, 24 hours, experts have been able to take those satellite pings that the aircraft was pinging a satellite every hour, which apparently, whoever was at the controls didn't know about. in fact, nobody knew that they continued to do this after a certain system was shut down. they were able to take the satellite data and refine it, and get a little bit more information, which apparently gave them more plot lines, in fact, we reported this earlier, that went right through this search area. so it allowed us to go to an area the size of texas to half that size. and now we are looking for debris in that area. if this is what it looks to be and we are talking about the australians, a credible source, this could be really good news. we will see what they actually found. >> david kerley, we do have to guard against overoptimism. satellites from china spotted debris about eight days ago, and that turned out to be nothing. it is possible, and even the australian authorities who held a press conference not too long said it is possible that it could be unrelated, but it is possible, this is a very, very promising developing situation. >> in that conference they said this is the best lead so far. based on the size of that one piece, 78 feet long, and the fact that there are a number of objects spotted in that same area, that's what makes this worth investigating. but they don't want to jump to conclusions just yet. that's why they need to visually see what is there before they can move forward and determine if this could possibly be from malaysian airlines flight 370. >> we are in a great position. and if, in fact, this does turn out to be the development, david wright is on board that plane you are looking at right there, that is the navy p8 poseidon, one of the most sophisticated radar planes in the world, if not the most sophisticated, and that is in the search area as we speak. and it is getting radar readings of debris. >> right. the crew on board said they have radar hits of significant size, which indicates there is something below, but at this point they can't see what. they are not able to see if there are any markings on this debris, anything that would indicate if it could be from an airplane or if it is possibly something else. >> there would be photographers taken at this stage of the game, they would be brought back and analyzed, ships are actually on the way as well, and they would be able to hopefully get some of this debris. but the air will be radar efforts and photographic efforts at this point until the ships can reach it. we don't know how deep the waters are right here, but the average depth in that area of the indian ocean is about 14,000 feet. so it is a very complicated situation. >> absolutely. if this turns out to be debris from that airplane, the depth certainly adds a level of complication to the search, but of course there are crews that are experts in this sort of thing, so it's just about narrowing down this area and finding those pieces of debris. >> oceanographers as we speak are looking over the ocean currents going back 11 days now since the plane disappeared. and they will look at the way the ocean currents went over the previous 11 days and map a graph that could potentially be sort of a backtrack to find more debris. we will stay on the story. it is a very interesting developing, fascinating development this morning. stay with us again. abc news, "america this morning," following that up with "good morning america." and of course we'll update you at all times, 24 hours, at abcnews.com. there was a surprise at the terrorism trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law. sulaiman abu ghaith took the witness stand to talk about the night after the 9/11 attacks. he says he told bin ladin that when the u.s. found out he was responsible that they would kill him and topple the taliban regime in afghanistan. bin laden reportedly said he was too pessimistic. for one man in georgia, a traffic citation was the least of his worries, the police dash cam video catches a train that crashes into the man's semitrailer in ackworth. now richard brown was lucky enough to get out in time. but he lost his furniture, clothes, mattresses. the train dragged that trailer for a quarter mile. brown was cited for failing to obey a railroad crossing. federal investigators are beginning to reconstruct the news helicopter that crashed in seattle tuesday killing two men who worked for komo, the news agency there. they will focus on the frame and the site of the crash to try to determine what caused the crash. meanwhile, komo colleagues, bill strothman and gary pfitzner's are coming to terms with their deaths. >> today it is much more of a reflective newsroom, as everyone realizes what we've lost. >> i think the shock has kind of worn off to give way to realization that something terrible happened just a couple hundred yards away from us. >> komo viewers have been leaving flowers and well wishes at the station and near seattle space needle where the helicopter crashed. the new revelations about the crack cocaine used by toronto mayor rob ford. ford was running through toronto city hall yesterday after police released the first description of the video on which ford was seen inhaling a vapor. the police report said that vapor quote appears to be a narcotic. ford has admitted to smoking crack in a drunken stupor. police claim ford was given the chance to review the video but refused because of the conditions being offered. all right. now for some good news. today is the first day of spring. >> choir of angels. >> feels so good to us, yes. for most of us, it arrives, not a moment too soon. >> got that right. we'll look at the forecast in a minute. but first, abc's ginger zee is looking that the winter of our discontent. >> reporter: as we officially say hello to spring, millions of us are saying good-bye to the harshest winter in almost 30 years. those momentous mounds of record snow in philadelphia, chicago, indianapolis and cincinnati buried in their top five snowiest seasons on record. perpetual plows in virginia and the images that scream, will it ever end, from new york city. toledo, ann arbor and peoria all with their snowiest seasons ever. profound polar chill from minneapolis to chicago, freezing everything, including that perma smile off of our own gio benitez. >> oh boy, gio, you can even see his lips are freezing a little bit. >> reporter: and with a third of the nation still covered in snow and so many yearning for spring, it's actually good news that almost everyone east of the rockies will be colder than average the next few weeks. that gradual warming will help avoid flooded scenes like this. so after all the records that brutal winter, now we have the official numbers. 22 states spent their winter below average from minnesota, yes, down to texas, alabama, new york state and washington state. but there were seven states that were above average this past winter, and that includes florida, most of the southwest and california with its warmest winter on record. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> it's almost going to be warm enough, we're almost there. here's a look at your weather now. it will be rainy in the northeast, not quite the weather you need for that, john, sorry. the mountains will see the snow and the upper plains may see rain or snow today, too. it will be windy almost everywhere. >> high temperatures ranging from the mid-30s to the mid-50s in the northeast. 60s and 70s in the south. temperatures will reach the 60s in the ohio valley from south dakota. the southwest highs should be in the 70s and 80s. millions of college basketball fans are poised and ready for march madness. >> it all starts just after noon eastern time today. but it might be worth staying up late to catch the last game of the day. >> that's when sim bhullar will lead the new mexico state aggies against san diego state. that's 7'5", 355 pounds. >> whoa, did you see that? >> man, oh, man. >> things shake when he goes up there, wow. it's an amazing fact. he is five inches taller and a hundred pounds heavier than any other player san diego state has played against this season. his little brother who is also on the team is shrimpy, only 7'3". >> oh, a little guy. >> a little guy. little brother. >> amazing. we continue to follow breaking news this morning, a possible discovery in the search for malaysian flight 370. >> up next, an aviation expert gives his take on the latest discovery. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" weather brought to you by air wick national park scents. ents. brou ou by air wick national park scents. brought to you by air wick national park scents. now you can experience the fresh pristine scent anywhere. perfected by the fragrance experts at air wick. fresh coastal waters and silver lotus is a 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was talking about with the pinging down south and so they've been focussing very, very intently on this area. earlier in the day we saw the australians focused their search area in a very particular way, which to us was a clue that they were zeroing in on where they thought the actual impact was. it is all being run through a rescue coordination center, again, as david said, the australians are very professional. been working hand in hand with the u.s. the u.s. and navy and the australian air force are very used to working together. i'm sure there is all sorts of coordination going on. my guess is what will happen now is you'll have the p3 and p8 which have satellite communications. will go over, if they find some wreckage, see some wreckage, they will take pictures and send that back via satellite. i think that we will get an i.d. pretty quickly here. we saw the australian prime minister, tony abbott, called the malaysian prime minister with this news a couple hours ago. to me, that's a pretty clear signature that this is something they think they have found. and the courtesy call means that this is probably what we've been looking for. i think if they have pretty good beliefs that this is it, i think they are probably dispatching ships to the area. we heard in the press conference that a merchant ship had been sent to the area. yes, we want to find wreckage. yes, we want to confirm that this is in fact the aircraft, and that we have the area, but now, as david said, we need to do some forensics and do some meteorological and oceanography to figure out where this actually came from. and yes, this is good news. we also need to remember that in the air france mishap, we were on top of that wreckage five days after the mishap. but it took us two years, even though we were right on top of the wreckage to find the black boxes. so we still have a long way to go. you know, there's something good to be had in finally finding the wreckage and hopefully bringing closure to these families. but in terms of solving this mystery, we have a long way to go. >> that is important to point out. while this may be debris from that flight, it is only a possibility at this point. australian officials say it is just too soon to speculate, which is why they are sending these merchant ships and airplanes all to this area to get some confirmation. >> one of the objects discovered, whether or not it is belonging to flight 370, we will find out, but it is about 78 feet in length. david wright, abc's david wright, is on board u.s. navy p8 poseidon. that's what he was talking about, david. and he will have information for us on the scene as soon as they get it. >> stay with us, we'll be right back. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. skinny time. skinny time. surprising play made by patriots quarterback tom brady. >> making a real estate move few saw coming involving this, the l.a. home he and his wife gisele bundchen just built. the 14,000 square foot mansion with six bedrooms and state of the art gym is for sale less than a year after they built it. why go through all that trouble? the asking price, $50 million. >> that is amazing. all right, it had been reported the power couple would move to l.a. full-time once tom retires, but it seems they are choosing boston where they are building an even bigger mansion. it must be good to be them. >> uh-huh. >> moving along, john travolta has been trying to make amends for that oscar flub that we pay have shown you once or twice. let's show it again. >> please welcome the wickedly talented one and only adele dazib. >> we never get sick of this. we know he apologized to adina manziel the next day on twitter, but now we are learning that he sent an enormous bouquet to her dressing room on broadway. a classy way to say sorry, but we're still laughing. >> sorry, john, still very funny. man, oh, man, that was funny. netflix feeling good about snapping up a couple classy stars. >> the online 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