the country. five nato troops killed but their nationalities not known at this time. the taliban claims it shot down the helicopter. but nato says it s investigating. violence has been increasing in afghanistan as coalition forces prepare to with draw at the end of the year. president obama getting a royal welcome on his arrival in malaysia. it s the third stop of his asian tour and the first by an american president in almost 50 years. topping the agenda, trade, defense, and maritime security in the pacific. president obama will hold a town hall style forum which young people and is expected to offer condolences for the tragedy of malaysia might 370. i m kelly wright. i ll see you back here at 1:00 p.m. for america s news headquaters. now back to forbes on fox. one of the things this country has to keep power in check are the inspectors general. these are independent watchdogs meant to keep government
live from america s news headquaters, i ll kelly wright. an update on the sunken south korean ferry. one of the boat mates making his first voyage was behind the wheel when it went down. the captain and crew members are under arrest on suspicion of recklessness and abandoning people in need. divers spotted more bodies but couldn t retrieve them. 32 people are confirmed dead. more than 250 are still missing. leaders in ukraine calling an easter truce saying it would suspend military operations against pro-russian separatists in cities around the most religious holidays if many christians. it follows the deadly yesterday of violence against troops there and after a deal to calm tensions reached by russia and ukraine and the west on wednesday. now back to forbes on fox.
live from america s news headquaters, i m kelly wright. searchers are racing to find the black boxes from flight 370. their batteries are about to run out and when they do, the beacons will fall silent. the australian ship ocean shield is sweeping the waters with a pinger locator hoping to pick up any signals but so far nothing has been heard. ten airplanes and 14 ships are looking through the ocean in a narrowed down area. a technical clich above the earth. a back up computer is not responding to commands and a space walk may be needed to fix it. the astronauts are not in any danger. the problem threatens to delay next week s launch of a supply ship to the space station. i m kelly wright. i ll see you at 1:00 p.m. eastern for a brand new hour of american s news headquaters. now back to forbes on fox.
they do to let you know if you should run or not. i don t have any of that kind of organization going. i ll never say never. it depends on what it is that americans really, really want in a candidate. never say never. and we re going to soon find out what conservative americans want in a candidate throughout the conference. attendees have been voting on a straw poll for their favorite presidential candidates. when those results come in we ll bring those to you live. but first, we asked you on twitter which candidates you favor. likely favorite among conservatives to run for president? holcomb is saying that jeb bush or marco rubio. better yet. both of them. and dennis writes rand paul and rick perry for president just among a few of the twitter responses we have been receiving here at america s news headquaters here in washington. thanks to all of you.
live from america s news headquaters, new information emerging tonight about the teen behind yesterday s shooting at a colorado high school. 18-year-old karl pierson is described as a smart and outgoing student. strong political views. pierson was heavily armed with a shotgun he legally bought. he was seeking revenge against a specific teacher but instead shot a fellow student leaving her critically injured. he then took his own life. an annual wreath laying ceremony today at arlington national cemetery. for the past 22 years the group has been laying wreaths and more than 100,000 head stones of veterans and u.s. leaders. it s mission is to remember, honor and teach. i m robert grey. now back to geraldo at large.