Ukraine says 16,000 Southern Forces control the region. This morning president putin says though peaceful, force remains an option. He says russia has no plans to make crimea a part of russia. New this morning, secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev in ukraine to discuss Financial Assistance for the nation. And washington sends a message to moscow suspending the plan to trade investment talks with russia. First, Global Markets making a comeback today. U. S. Stocks took a big hit yesterday including the dow which suffered a triple digit loss. Lets bring in in Christine Romans. What is behind the bounceback . How do markets look now . Markets look good now for u. S. Stocks. Whats behind the bounce back is the fact president putin ended the military exercises in russia. When that happened and the president gave his press conference about four to five hours ago and said that he was not going to an ex crimea, you saw the highs reached in stock futures. Dow up 165, nasdaq up as well.
Pereira. It is 8 00 a. M. Out here in l. A. I am here for the oscars. At this hour, the area is bracing, bracing for torrential rain that could lead to dangerous mudslides. It has prompted an Evacuation Order for about 1,000 homes in Southern California. If you can see the conditions on the road live from that camera, it is bad on the roads. You have to take your time. We know the state desperately needs rain. They are in a drought. They are saying this is about the worst drought this area has seen in modern history. The ground is so dry, some areas getting hit so much, pounded by as much as six inches of rain, there could be flash floods. There is a Flash Flood Warning here in Southern California that is good until saturday night. The other issue is some areas are seeing this runoff. A lot of areas dont absorb as well. Sandbags are being distributed. Barricades are being set up to redirect some of that water. Lets take you to Northern California where it is not any better. We are told
Bloodshed already. The spot i am here in independence square, people died a little more than a week and a half ago. It is a memorial to those who died. Well show you around a little bit. There are barricades and sandbags. People bring flowers and light candles, paying homage to those who died for change. The crisis caught many by surprise, many in the government. A new government, a shaky government at best. An interim president , a new Prime Minister, all of them are hoping some sort of diplomatic effort can solve the crisis in ukraine. They are looking to the west and the u. S. For help on the diplomatic front. But they are calling up military reserves. A lot has occurred over the last 12 and 24 hours and a lot happened over the weekend to get you up to speed on. Heres a look at the last 72 hours. Is it a fact that russia has surrounded or taken over practically all military facilities in crimea. Is it a fact that russian jets entered u. S. Am baas dor to the ukraine. A blunt answer
Flown in that direction. All we know the transition stopped. We dont know that someone turned them off. Developing this morning, new planes that Communication Systems onboard were shut down separately. The American Navy rushing to the new search area. As new details pour in every hour. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning, welcome to this special edition of newsroom im carol costello. Breaking news on the dispeerance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The investigation and the search taking a radical turn. Reuters reporting new evidence that someone deliberately and secretly rerouted the plane towards the indian ocean and flew for hours after the last contact. Citing military radar and unnamed sources, reuters adds a bizarre new twist and helps open up a vast new search area. Were covering all the angles. Correspondents and reporters and lets begin with Richard Quest and this new reuters report. Tell us more, richard. Well, what this report does is take the information that the a
That information and do the right thing. I can assure you as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. Also a medical mystery. Shes beautiful, talented. 4yearold sofia and the illness that has doctors scratching their heads. I saw her left hand mid grasp stop working. Dozens of other cases under close watch. Americas military facing a hard reality. I had someone come in this horning asking about the draw down. The pentagon slashing kbun is and jobs. The defense secretary heading to rough wooaters as he visits washington. Its a slap in the face to anyone whos served over the past decades multiple times and left their life to do this. Youre live in cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thanks so much for joining he. The clock is ticking in arizona where the governor has a few days left to decide whether to veto a bill thats become a lightning rod in the battle. In effect that bill would allow busines business. In the interview with cnn, republican governor jan