Powerful convergence of fire and weather all brought on by an invasion of tumbleweeds. Fight for life, a familys battle with the Insurance Company to get their daughter the operation she desperately needed to live. And flying high, the famed blue angels return to the sky. Tonight, the spectacular show from the air. The ground and the view you will never forget. And good evening, we have now entered the third week of the mystery involving Malaysia Airlines flight 370 which disappeared with 239 people on board. And today, a possible new clue was revealed. The chinese satellite image showing a large object in the southern indian ocean not far from where another piece of debris was detected by another satellite and revealed earlier this week. We have all the developments covered tonight. We want to begin with the very latest from nbcs kerry sanders. Reporter well, good evening, this latest image spotted by the chinese hoped to be another piece of conclusive information. Instead as you will see it is once again leading to a dead end. Tonight, as morning breaks in australia, reconnaissance flights resume out of perth australia, and the new zealand air force. It is a massive operation. Reporter daylight, a key to the flight crew as they have now gone low tech, literally looking out windows for debris. Were utilizing now every available asset. And that is radar that is infrared, that is advanced optical enhanced vision. And were using human vision. Reporter guiding their path, whatever it is, it is large, 74 feet x 43 feet, by after six aircraft honed in to the target, disappointment. Nobody saw anything that matched up. All that was identified in the indian ocean was a small wooden pallet and seaweed. The conditions were quite good for a search. Reporter the chinese image reveals an item only five feet smaller than one of the pieces of debris australia revealed in their satellite pictures six days ago. The items on the water in the pictures are separated by only 79 miles. There is a lot of ocean debris floating around the globe continuously. And containers do fall off ships. And so there are any other number of potential explanations. Reporter word of chinas satellite picture came during a News Conference in malaysia. The minister of transportation was handed a note after he began to speak. I just received from the chinese ambassador, the satellite image reflected in the southern corridor. And they are sending ships to verify. Reporter meanwhile, in beijing, the officials met with victims families. Exhausted and despondent. We want to know what happened. What the reality is, we want to ask you. Reporter the goal is to ultimately find the wreckage so it can lead back to one of these, the flight recorder. But when the pinger, which is right here, stops sending out and transmitting a signal, well then it will be likelyi lookingr a lost diamond ring in the sand in texas. Thank you very much. And in australia, the search just resumed with first light on the other side of the world. Nbcs bill neely is near perth, australia, where the flights started. Bill, what do you have . Reporter yes, good evening, david, a fourth day of searching about to begin here in the next few hours. Half a dozen mostly australian aircraft will take off from here, more in hope than in expectation. But they hope for a new satellite image in a new precise location, and reinforcements have arrived. Three chinese aircraft will take off from here. China also sending ships, there are japanese planes and ships from australia and britain and australia has asked the u. S. For a refuelling aircraft so the planes can spend longer than two hours over the site. But much depends on the visibility. Nbc news was on board one plane yesterday. Visibility really pretty poor. The forecast for today, even worse. Rain, wind, showers and that will last for 36 to 48 hours. The area that theyre searching is enormous. It is about the size of the u. S. State of new mexico. Australia trying to dampen down expectations of what can be found, china throwing resources into this search. So a new dawn here, a new day. But the riddle of this missing plane remains. David . Bill neely in perth, australia for us, and were joined now by our longtime correspondent, robert hager, bob, this is so daunting, do you hold any hope about the piece of debris . Yeah, there is a chance. In a piece about that size it could be a wing of a plane. But even if it is the piece of the plane, say it is the wing that doesnt tell you much if you get all the things going and you know you actually have the plane. It doesnt tell you much about what went on here, i mean, the point is to somehow get some of the wreckage on the surface and then trace it back to where it went in the water. And kerry was talking about the black box, it is so important, you have to get close enough to it to hear the pinging. You have to lay out listening devices in the water and try to hear the pinging, so you have to find out where the heavier pieces went when they went down. There is a deadline here, they dont have a lot of time. Technically it is another two weeks, but i think you could change it, maybe get a month more, but then if you have not located then you have to locate the boxes without the pingers, and it is a long haul, they did it in air france, found the boxes after two years. But that is a real long shot, they had better clues on even where to look. All right, thank you so very much. We want to turn now to the crisis in ukraine. There were tense moments there from russian and ukrainian troops happening at a base in crimea a day after russia formally took over the regulation. Our chief Foreign CorrespondentRichard Engel has more with the latest. Reporter Russian Armored vehicles today breached a ukraine air base that had been holding out in crimea. Russia fired warning shots as they moved in. In the end, ukraine had no choice but to surrender. 30 miles away, hundreds of prorussian protesters took another ukrainian base, that one also surrendered. Moscow and its allies are systically taking apart what is left of ukraines defenses in crimea. Russian navy today even stopped and seized a ukrainian fox trot class sub in the black sea. Almost anywhere, these would all be acts of war as russian sailors stripped off the ukrainian emblem. It seems russia is trying to humiliate ukraine but there is not much ukraine can do about it. It is far weaker. And many of its own people support what russia is doing. This is one of the biggest cities in Eastern Ukraine and these demonstrators have come to protest in front of city hall. Theyre all ukrainians, but they demand that russia intervene. Theyre calling for Eastern Ukraine to follow russia. Many tried hard not to be provoked by the demonstrators. But here as in crimea, russia and its supporters may be trying to pick a fight. Richard engel, ukraine. And back in this country, a massive mudslide tore through homes and onto a highway today in northwest washington state, it happened in the town of oso, two people were killed, five others injured including a 6 monthold. The mud slide was described as 100 yards from top to bottom. Several other homes were destroyed by the slide. Rescuers were searching for other people, the mud slides were triggered by the heavy rain recently. And in other news, the crash that killed a pilot and photojournalist on board. The ntsb says the review of the chopper says it started to take off from a roof top helipad, and continued to rotate for 360 degrees before it pitched forward and crashed. In michigan, a day after a federal judge struck down the states ban on samesex marriage, the issue is on hold tonight. Dozens of people wasted no time and gotriig in four counties in michigan. But the states attorney general asked for an emergency stay of the judges ruling, and late today that request was granted by a federal Appeals Court which said it needed more time to consider the appeal of yesterdays ruling. As the vatican tries to confront the issue of child sex abuse by priests, pope francis today named the first eight members of a Church Commission that will deal with the problem. They include four men and four women from eight countries, among them Cardinal Patrick o malley of boston, and an irish woman who was abused herself in the 60s and has campaigned for justice for the victims. In china, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a strong message about the virtues of free speech in a country that has little room for dissent, Nbcs Kristen Welker has more. Reporter from a game of pingpong, First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters are on a good will trip to china, their first trip to the country. It was supposed to be a trip that avoided thorny topics, but while speaking today mrs. Obama delivered a message on free speech, the u. S. Opposes chinas message on the internet. When it comes to yourself to worship as you choose and having open access to information we believe those universal rights, they are universal rights. Reporter and they got personal. My husband and i are on the receiving end of plenty of questioning and criticism from our media and our fellow citizens, and it is not always easy, but we wouldnt trade it for anything in the world. Reporter it was a rare political statement from a first lady who has largely stayed away from controversial topics. Sort of mention in a way that wouldnt completely offend the chinese but also gets the message out. Reporter each event, a carefully made trip on the pivot to asia. She is talking about issues that fit a broader framework of the administration. Reporter the diplomatic push came against the somber issue with the Malaysia Airlines issue. My husband has said the United States is offering as many resources as possible to assist in the search. And please know that we are keeping all of the families and loved ones of those on this flight in our thoughts and our prayers at this very difficult time. Reporter as the first lady continues with her travels in china, some competing headlines, the latest documents from Edward Snowdens leaks, showed the nsa happened to china view it as a threat to u. S. Business, the nsa rep says it is only pointed towards foreign intelligence targets. And back home, watching the weather once again tonight. It is spring officially and looks it here in d. C. There is a potential for heavy storms as a big snow develops in the next couple of days. 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Her story has captured worldwide attention and we get the very latest from nbcs gabe gutierrez. Reporter growing up near san antonio, alexis shapiros smile used to be what most people noticed. What we used to do as a family, everything changed. Reporter but two and a half years ago she had a benign tumor removed, and it moderated her weight afterwards. Her weight grew to more than 200 pounds, she is only 47. She is always hungry, it is not her fault, it is her body and brain telling her she was starving. Doctors said she would put on two pounds a week unless she had surgery, but the Insurance Company denied it. Reporter that drew worldwide attention, 84,000 was raised on line. The support that we got has been amazing. Reporter perhaps even more amazing, insurer tricare then reserved its decision, telling nbc news the initial request had no information indicating that this patient had a rare disease. I just really hope that this surgery will be a life changer for her. 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Reporter Thomas Rogers has been fighting fires for seven years and was behind the camera when the dust devil spun out of control. It was definitely interesting to watch, im a fire buff as well as a weather buff and here i had a weather event and fire event coming together. Reporter dust devils happen when hot air rises quickly to cooler air above, causing this effect. This time, the tumbleweeds and controlled burn added to the mix kicking up a dangerous combination, dry, fiery tinder flying through the air. You get the hot air through the fire rising, then you get the whirl wind set up. This doesnt happen often. Reporter a reminder of how unpredictable fires, even those deliberately set, can be. Any time there is heating, unstable atmosphere, high winds, the fire danger is very high. With wind probably being the biggest component. Reporter this time the dust devil lasted for just five minutes, no injuries, and firefighters were able to stop the spread and get it back under control. 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County marks the show for the aerial demonstration squad. Kids clearly are captivated, the sky a sketch pad for their imaginations. Im like dad, i want to be that when i grow up. Reporter the Lieutenant Commander dave tickle was a kid when he first saw the blue angels, now he is a lead pilot. Seeing the excitement on the kids faces, it really shows you the pride the people take in the military. Reporter it was grounded last year thanks to budget cuts from the sequester, that meant absolutely no performances at any air shows. The impact was huge. There was disappointment. Reporter Dennis Dunbar worked at places that counted on military jet teams. Many places cancelled, we were fortunate that ours did not. But we struggled through it and were back. Reporter back, they break formation to cheers from the crowd. And then on the ground. Thank you so much for coming out. It really means a lot to us. Hey, buddy, did you have fun today . Yeah. All right. Reporter Lieutenant Commander tickle meets his young fans who can now see firsthand the sky is always within reach. Joe fryer, nbc news, lancaster, california. Good to have them back, that is nbc news this saturday. Thank you for joining us, lester holt will be back tomorrow and ill see you on meet the press. Have a good night. A is. Jay lenofa ultimate interview and boy george mostfa candid sit downxd yet and dak andco kristen papar÷ i debate. So many favorite moments only seen here on access hollywood. Hico everybody. Welcome to. Im