In any conspiracy to abduct or kill her. The defense for Oscar Pistorius heads into the homestretch of his murder trial. The next few weeks could be crucial for the disabled olympian. Thanks for joining us. You are watching cnn newsroom. We would like to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. The search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370 is entering a new phase and it will cover territory never chartered before. After nearly two months scouring 4. 6 million square kilometers, officials are still empty handed. The bluefin 21 sonar probe will be used for at least another month but authority also bring in additional underwater technology to map the seabed. Cnns will ripley is live in kuala lumpur. Will, we heard from that News Conference that was held earlier, no trace found of the missing plane, but the high level officials confident that theyre in the right place. What is their plan . Reporter they simply are, but their plan, and this begins on wednesday,
The woman that recorded his racial comments is defending him. V. Stiviano told abcs Barbara Walters sterling is not a racist and she is not sterlings mistress. She opened up about her relationship with the 80yearold, sterling. I am mr. Sterlings right arm man. I am everything. I am his confidant, his best friend. His silly rabbit. His what . His silly rabbit. His silly rabbit . Is that what he calls you . No, thats what i call myself. I see. I joke around, i make him laugh. I do things that some people find very silly. Right now, sterlings l. A. Clippers are just hours away from a crucial game seven playoff game against the golden state warriors. Lets go to ted rowlands who is in los angeles outside the staples center. Ted, stiviano says she talked to sterling after the scandal broke. What is she saying . Reporter she says that hes confused and that hes hurt basically. Barbara walters asked her what Donald Sterling was going through, because we havent heard from Donald Sterling. And on
Not from the battlefield, but their own base. In fewer than five years, a soldier opened fire. He is specialist lopez, an iraq war vet who shot and killed three military members and wounded 16 others just about almost 24 hours ago here. Among them major patrick miller. This is from his facebook priority. His mother identified him as one of the wounded and asked for prayers for her sons recovery. Millers attacker unlike what happened in 2009 will not see trial because specialist lopez, father of a 3yearold little girl turned the gun on himself after he came across a military Police Officer here at ft. Hood. He was approaching her at about 20 feet. He put his hands up and reached under his jacket and she pulled out her weapon and she engaged and he put the weapon to his head. Clearly heroic. What she d. Lets be clear here. The focus is twofold. On this military family as they lot of several people here, focus on the victims and to the why. The motive. Investigators have not ruled out ter
Announced maj cuts to the number of active duty arm troops. Certain planes and programs are also on the chopping block. The defense secretary says he is vowing to economic realities in a way that will maintain military readiness. It has been a disappointing day at the Supreme Court if you are a gun rights activist. The justices have now decided not to review the three cases concerning gun rights. Two of the cases involve laws preventing 18 to 20yearolds from buying, carrying hand guns and that third case was from people in washington, d. C. Who wanted the right to buy guns from out of state dealers. The laws will stay on the books. Some good news. Wall street on fire today. The dow up just about 170 points here. Here you go. S p 500 and hitting a record high as well. Why . Corporate earnings deserve the credit today. Many topping expectations in the fourth quarter, but keep in mind we like that color green. Dont we . All the green you are seeing, this is a sharp turn from last month. H
Alexander field kpa alexandra field joins us now. Three were in the basket, two involved with the Womens Basketball program. They were also graduates of the college and former collegiate athletes themselves. Shortly before that final ride, one of the women even went to her Instagram Account posting several pictures which show their apparent excitement. One of their last pictures posted on instagram, two friends smiling in the basket of a hot air balloon, getting ready for what might have been a great adventure. Another snapshot from their tethered practice flight friday morning. It was hours before this fateful assent in the blue balloon. Tried it at 6 38 a. M. But was too foggy. Will go up this evening. Anxiety, writes jenny doyle, a basketball coach for the womens team at the university of richmond. Hours later, spectators at the midatlantic Balloon Festival see a balloon burning after hitting a power line. The hot air balloon appears to be still smoking. The basket has come off, so