i m authorizing sanctions on russian officials. announcing sanctions on seven russian officials. these sanctions are interesting. they re dramatic. does putin know his own end game? do we know the end game? or is he just making it up as he goes along? where do we go from here? there are some really big questions looming. we are imposing sanctions. we re making it clear there are consequences for their actions. good evening to you. i am ari melber in for lawrence o donnell. we begin with breaking news on malaysia airlines flight 370. the new york times is reporting tonight that the plane s first turn that divert td from its original flight path was carried out through a computer system that was most likely programmed by someone in the plane s cockpit who was knowledgeable about airplane systems. that s according to senior u.s. officials. now, 26 nations are now involved in the official hunt for malaysia airlines flight 370, a mission that enters its 11th day. of co
fuel actually was loaded on to that plane before it took off or making the assumption it was only enough to get to beijing and another hour or so? no. they haven t verified how much fuel was on board. they have say that the plane had enough fuel to make it as far as kazakhstan after it was last seen on radar. and kazakhstan, obviously is a long way from malaysia. but they are not at least they are not giving us the precise numbers and saying we can say for certain this how much fuel was on board that 777? no. they are not giving out precise numbers. they are saying it could go as far as kazakhstan or the west coast of australia in the indian ocean. terry, thank you. i know it s it like pulling teeth getting information out of there. thank you, tara. thank you. another clue today. senior officials telling the new york times the plane s first turn to the west was made through a computer system not by manual controls. and the flight path was likely altered by someone in th