breaking news overnight. a deadly accident at a popular musical festival. there are deaths, there are many injuries. why did a car just plow into this crowd? the death toll rising this morning after two new york city buildings came crashing down. what investigators now believe could be to blame. and stunning, new clues in the search for flight 370. does this satellite picture show wreckage? and then this question about the shocking report that the plane may have flown for four hours, four hours after its last point of contact. big implications there. we are live. wow. welcome back, everyone. a lot to talk about this morning. this is early start. i m john berman. i m christine romans. it s 30 minutes past the hour. let s start with this news this morning, a tragic car crash at the south by southwest festival in austin, and police say it took less than one minute to inflict horrifying destruction. at least two people now dead,
i would also say that if they had some minor mechanical situations, i m speculating here, i m not suggesting this happened, but say a windshield crack. that s the kind of thing where they know they are not going to go on to beijing. they are probably going to go back to kuala lumpur for maintenance. they may have started a turn and the windshield failed. that s the kind of sing narrow that there was a turn. the pilots until they knew they had a major problem. would focus on flying the airplane and getting their oxygen mask on. you can envision mechanical failures in this situation also. mary sciavo, dr. allen deal, thanks to both of you. edward snowden will be back in the united states this morning, sort of. the fugitive and whistle blower, scheduled to speak at the south by southwest festival in austin. it is kind of controversial,
in ways you never thought possible. welcome to what s next. comcastnbcuniversal. big festival in austin, texas, that highlights film, music and interactive technology. it s drawn a big name. we re talking about the man wanted by the united states for leaking classified information. the nsa leaker, edward snowden. he s living under political asylum in russia, but today spoke remotely to a packed audience at the south by southwest festival in austin. cnn s
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investigating them against laurent gbagbo. it is a horrible situation there, and we will continue to follow it fionnuala. appreciate it. and the annual south by southwest festival in texas is huge and drawing celebrities and ordinary folks from all over the country and overseas as well. this year s bash has something new creating a whole lot of buzz. tom foreman has a look in this building up america report. reporter: the south by southwest festival in austin is a hot bed not just for music, but also for innovation. twitter, four square and many other text sensations made early big splashes here, so during this year s festival, cnn.com invited innovators from around the country to pitch their ideas during a short ride in a pedi b pedicab. i m max mullen working on something called bouncer. it is for e-mail addresses to shorten, share and protect your e-mail address.