Referendum in crimea. New questions about satellite images. Executive, the white house changing direction for millions of workers. Superdrug 10 times the strengths of vicodin, the government says is just too powerful. And we begin with the crisis in ukraine. Tension builds, as crimea prepares to break away, and a defiant new ukrainian leader is looking for help from washington. Heres the latest, the countrys interim Prime Minister met today with president obama and congressional leaders. In four days people in crimea will vote on whether to become part of russia. Secretary of state john kerry says he plans to meet in london on friday with russias foreign minister. Our Mike Viqueria is at the white house with more on that. Mike what happened at this meeting today . Well, john it has been an afternoon of heavy symbolism and bold words. But the question is at the end of the day will any of this have any effect on russia and its occupation of crimea . Thank you mr. President. It was a show
A building explosion leaves six dead and dozens injured. A gas leak that may have been lingering is believed to be the cause, in new york city. Colorado reaping the benefits of legalizing pot. An impressive number of jobs have been added to the states workforce. A new theory this morning about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Six days after the plane disappeared with 239 on board, theres no sight of it. Im stephanie sy, welcome to al jazeera america. A report suggests the plane may have flown for hours. It may be why its difficult to locate the missing jet. A dozen countries adjourned the search mission. A lot of new developments this morning. Good morning. As you can imagine, theres so much frustration and concern. Theres not been any idea what happened. It seems to have vanished. Now there are new reports that are already being discounted by government officials in malaysia raising the possibility of an intentional act coming after what is a sitting or what appeared to
Buildings. Nine are still missing. Its considered a toxic, dangerous place in america. How it may be leaking radioactive waste. Hi there, welcome to al Jazeera America. Im thomas drayton. We begin with a search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. That search is taking a new turn. China released these satellite images showing what could be debris in the south china sea. The malaysian chief says no signs of the missing plane have been found. Here is what we know tonight. The plane bound for beijing disappeared from radar over the gulf of thailand. There were 239 passengers on board, including three u. S. Citizens. 80 ships and planes are searching on area about the size of indiana. Malaysian officials reveal the final message from inside the cockpit. A routine signoff all right, goodnight. Authorities have not ruled out possible cause, pilot error, sabotage or terrorism. Mary is the former Inspector General of the u. S. Department of transportation, saying if the debris belongs to the plan
And dodging dangerous debris out in space. And movie music. A weekend revival of one of hollywoods most recognizable riffs. A day of defiance in ukraine, Vladimir Putin made a dramatic appearance in the newly annexed region of crimea. He was there for eventing celebrating the end of world war ii. At the same time ukraine saw some of the most intense fighting so far between prorussian rebels and progovernment forces. It happened in donetsk where people are about to vote on their independence. Reporter the fire burned well into the afternoon. The Police Building near the center of the city had clearly been hit by heavy caliber weapons. On the ground. Traces of blood. And bodies. At least two still there, this one a policeman. [ gunfire ] reporter this is amateur video that we collected at the scene. What happened here is extremely unclear. A ferocious fire fight no doubt. But nobody seems to know who was shooting at who or why. According to official reports from the governments units of
On who will be on top for gaming supremacy. Youre looking at stunning before and after satellite images of Tacloban City and you can clearly see the massive devastation caused by typhoon haiyan and the pictures show trees and buildings washed away completely by the storm. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America im stephanie si, the destruction of haiyan is turning the city of tacloban into a morgue and death tolls are more than 4400 and the casualties are in once this lively city and a week after haiyan struck bodies are if the streets and others stored in the buildings by the airport and facing a task and burying the unidentified dead with a ceremony. The mass grave because the cadavers in the meantime needs to be buried and for the dead. Reporter for those lucky to survive staying alive in the aftermath is not easy and aid to the city is slow and threat of disease is on the rise and we have more. Reporter it has been a week since typhoon haiyan ravaged parts of the philippines