And republicans accusing the cia of spying on the United States senate. And the director answers the charges. Im off the coast of california, the lingering concerns and the Lessons Learned three years after the disaster at fukushima. We begin with a story thats growing more mysterious by the day. Still no sign of Malaysia Flight 270 or the 230 people onboard, but today, reports that the plane changed course, flying hundreds of miles offcourse after its final contact with air Traffic Controllers. Richelle is here. The story is changing by the day. Were in the fourth day of a massive search and rescue operation involving dozens of teams. Its possible that they may be looking in the wrong place. The beijing jet was last heard of saturday, and it was thought to have disappeared between the gulf of thailand. But now radar evidence that the plane changed course and made it all the way to the strait of malaka, 350 miles away. It was last detected at 240 am, and it may have been flying 3,000 feet lower than its thought altitude. First t. Rules out a mechanical explosion or mechanical failure, and it means that the responder or tracking systems were turned off or malfunctioned or that the plane was flying below radar. And finally, it expanded the plane or wreckage. Today an official said that hes not certain what happened. Just that it turned this is a possibility. And thats why authorities are dramatically broadening their search over the strait. Today, also, two passengers who boarded the plane with stolen passports. They are iranian, but may have been Asylum Seekers with no known links to terrorist plots. They are looking for more information about other passengers. The family and friends of the passengers are obviously desperate for answers. Interpreter i really hope that all of the passengers are safe. Especially my little brother. John, thats the latest that we have right now. Thank you very much. And from scottsdale, arizona, captain tillman, its great to have you on the program. And thank you very much. Thank you, john. Let me start with this new information, and by the way, there are plenty of questions still about exactly where the plane was and where it was last seen, but how do you read this new information . Its hard to read it. It might as well be in seven different language thats i dont understand, because every time i turn around, they have a brandnew scenario. This is really whats going on. So much conflicting evidence about what really happened until its just utterly confusing. I mean, at one point the airplane fell off radar just as it was about to cross into vietnamese airspace, and the next thing, it looks like it did a uturn and it was going back from where it came from. And no, it wasnt a u turn, it was almost a uturn and it flew for an hour over the southwest and over a small island. And then no, it didnt make that kind of turn. Come on, guys, how about some factual information that you can document and trust to be the straight skinny. Other than that, dont tell us anything. And im sure that the family members, who were literally screaming at the Malaysian Airlines today about the questions that they have, and simply not getting answers, what happens when i mean, this is about controlling the information, Malaysian Airlines has as much information, we summas anyone, and how have they handled this . They have handled it very badly. I have to tell you that. And i can understand how the family members are really upset, theyre on an emotional rollercoaster. We dont even know that the airplane crashed. We dont have any evidence to that. All we have are the reports that we have been getting and the reports have been unreliable at best. I have to tell you that i can understand their frustration. We have a lot more to talk about with captain tillman. We have a special report in half han hour, and thank you very much. We appreciate it. Okay. Well have much more on the story at the bottom of the hour here on aljazeera america. Tonight, controversy on capitol hill. The chair of the Senate Intelligence committee accusing the cia of hacking into the Senate Computers. Mike, serious accusations and whats behind this . John, this really exploded this morning. The five senators coming out of the Senate Intelligence committee and it deals with one of the most controversial accesses of the bush war on terror, what does the public have the right to know . The senator from california. Good morning. Taking to the senate floor, dianne feinstein, the democrat chairman of the Senate IntelligenceCommittee Going public with an accusation, they were spying on her. After a series of meetings, i learned that on two occasions, cia personnel electronically removed Committee Access to cia documents after providing them to the committee. The subject of her panels five year inquiry, the five year bush era program, fienstein said the cia turned over an internal review of that program only to remove and later search through the same documents on committee computers for possible material they were not authorized to get. What was unique and interesting about the internal documents was not the classification level, but rather their analysis and acknowledgment of significant cia wrongdoing. In 2002, the program, which included water boarding, began in secret. Four years later it was divulged publicly. After a four year inquiry, the senate panel began a full investigation in 2009, and it was in 2010, fienstein said, that the documents area removed from files. And two years ago, the cia director informed her of the document search. Cia director, john brennan, issued a strong denial. Theres nothing further from the trut. We wouldnt do that. Thats beyond the scope of reason. Brennan also cautioned that the full story has not yet been told. When the facts come out on this, i think that a lot of people claiming that there has been this tremendous spying and hacking will be proved wrong. After the dispute, some experts say that its the basic right of congress to veg the ective branch. They interfere with oversight by withholding information, that really is the executive branch stepping on the Congress Constitutional sphere of authority and thats a problem. Now, there are two competing investigations, john, the Inspector General of the cia is referring to the Justice Department to investigate cia actions, and the cia wants the Justice Department to look at what the committee is reporting and its ultimately up to president obama to decide what gets classified and what stays secret. Mike viqueira at the white house, and joining us this evening, a reporter, welcome. Thank you for having me. The most interesting thing that ive heard so far, the response in the cia, which questions the truthfulness of a u. S. Never, and why. Certainly, this has been the latest in an escalating battle between the two sides. And last week, there were reports that came out in the press that suggested that Intelligence Committee staffers had removed documents from the cia with unauthorized access, and had moved the classified documents, perhaps something that they suggested was criminal. And they have had the trickle reports coming out, accusing the Senate Intelligence committee of wrongdoing, and today you saw senator fienstein fire back on the floor. Why today . Why now . Its interesting, on the one hand, she was responding to some of the pressure that came out last week, and she said that thethey she wanted to correct te record and you saw cia director, john brennon, who had this investigation an hour before she closed her remarks, and you had the juxtaposition today on the topic. This is obviously unusual, right. This is certainly out of the ordinary. You dont often see one of the interesting things about the Intelligence Committee, it has a different clearance level than the other members of the senate. They are specifically given the right to look at these intelligence classified documents, so normally we dont know about the actions between the Oversight Committee and congress, and the Intelligence Community on the other hand. So to see them not just fighting but taking their fights public and calling each other out is highly unusual. What happens next . Its interesting. As you heard in the package, they have dual referrals to the Justice Department. So on the other hand, the Inspector General is accusing the cia of possibly criminal conduct. Senator fienstein cougs them of violating the constitution and several laws, and staffers who may have removed documents. So you were going to see some possible decision from the Justice Department on whether to investigate, and i think well see this war of words continue in the court of public opinion. Right now, theres a dark cloud hanging over u. S. Intelligence with all of the revelations that have come out about surveillance and the National Security agency, and nobody wants to lose more face right now, so theres a fight to prove to the public that theyre on the right side of this space. Thank you. And now to the latest developments in ukraine. In just five days, crimea will vote on whether to be part of russia. Ukrainians taking to the streets streets, the Prime Minister says that he must protect them. A man is arrested, suspected of being a russian intelligence officer, and seeking to stir up unrest. Jennifer is in crimea, and whats happening there right now . Reporter well, john, a lot going on, but not a lot of movement here. We had secretary of state, john kerry, speak with his russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov today on the phone, and the two have been talking about this problem for a week. They met twice in europe and today, and they spoke again, but the United States wants russia to recognize the government in kiev, and they want them to pull their forces out of crimea and disband the kremlinbacked militias here, and moscow says that the United States is wrong on this, that it has the right to defend the people here, and that the crimeaian people have the right to their own interest, to vote on their own interest, and it will recognize sundays referendum. We also heard from the ousted ukrainian president , victor yanokovych, speaking from russia, a few hundred miles from here. And he says that he remains the rightful president , but here in crimea, things are moving very quickly as this referendum is happening sunday and the crimeaians are preparing for this historic vote. The campaign is sponsored by russian organizations like peoples unit. The posters saying no to nato and why russia is the only choice in sundays referendum, why crimea should breakaway from ukraine. Interpreter all of us know how to answer the question, where to go and why. We dont want to stay with ukraine and with the current government. We simply wouldnt survive. What they offer us is not life or existence. Its much worse. Reporter lina hands out newspapers, to get voters to choose ces session, interpreter the tv says russians are occupiers, but theyre really protectors. If the russians werent here, the enemies of kiev would be here suppressing us. Reporter the majority of russians here want to join russia. Even though they havent had time to prepare, they will be ready for sundays referendum. Then it will request to be part of russia. They use kosovo as a precedent. Expanded right in russian crimea. The community now is pretty much aware of the situation,. He is familiar with the break up of nations. This is the lavadia palace, once home to russian czars. It was here in 1945, and Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and stalin carved up europe after world war ii. The transfer of crimea is expected to be more straightforward as they return to their russian roots. Though the rote is five days away, crimea continues to assert its sovereignty. Today, john, all nights were stopped to anywhere except moscow. Venezuelas National Guard launched yet another assault on the upscale neighborhood of crist boll. The protest has been gripping the country for five weeks. One protester was killed overnight been troops and demonstrators. Paul is where the at i government protest first broke out and paul, is it any quieter there tonight . Good evening, john, it is quite quiet here on the streets for now, but as you mentioned, this has been a flashpoint for the last weeks. There are hotels and apartment buildings, and today, as we arrived here, about six hours ago, was in the middle of an assault by the National Guard on these barricades. They smashed through them with troop carriers and moved down the streets and pushed the troops several blocks away. But they rebuilt the barricades. We spent the teenagers spend the afternoon making case loads of molotov cocktails, and theyre gearing up for more tonight. What do you hear from the people of San Cristobal . Well, john, we have had the chance to talk to some of the protesters, and they are telling us, its an act of desperation. They have been backed into a corner. They have not been able to protest peacefully. When they did five weeks ago, the government responded with a very heavy hand and cracked down, so this has evolved from a Sexual Assault on an University Campus to protesting shortages and crime. And now its about the right to protest. And the cycle, its hard to imagine how its going to be broken. There are families out here, and people serving coffee to the people on the barricade. So theres a disjointed effort between deadly serious business, and business as usual. Its hard to hit your head around it, john. All right, paul continues his report from venezuela. Thanks, paul. And three years later. Im jake ward off of the coast of california where scientists are studying the signs of radiation from fuk shim a. But the danger may be a lot closer to shore. Congress demands from General Motors withabout a faulty ignition switch. Its like the third hangover movie. President obama laughs with funny man, zach galifianakis, and gets serious about healthcare. General motors is now facing a congressional investigation over the deadly ignition problem. And the House Committee wants to know why it took gm almost a full decade to issue a recall on 1. 6 million cars. Ignition problem can turn off the engine while driving, and it has been linked to 13 deaths to far. It wait knew of the problem in , but it didnt issue the recall until last month. It has been three years since fukushima in japan. And Buddhist Monks remembered it today in the deslated ground near the fukushima power atlanta radiated water went into the pacific, and jake, they years later, people still worry about what they dont know might be in the pacific, right . Well, thats right, john, and scientists have been studying two things. One, the content of the water, and two, the content of the seafood that moves bort. The pacific blue fin tuna has been of particular concern, it lives off of the coast of fukushima and comes to the coast of california. But scientists have found that eating an entire fish would leave you with less radiation than taking a flight. They sit on the bottom much the ocean right now with their reactors exposed. And since 1968, they have gone down in crashes, but the real questions that most scientists have have to do with these incredible amounts of radiation. And its a handful of scientists. And jake, so what are the do we have any sense of what the real dangers are to the United States some. Well, really the dangers in the United States may very well be on our shores. Im parked right now in front of the san onofre power plant, it was decommissioned last year, but the Radioactive Material thats fuel t. The actual fuel is still onsite. They keep it in pools just like the ones in fukushima and the parallels dont end there. The 30foot tsunami pals are there. And this was meant to withstand a 7. 0 earthquake. And just the other day, we had a 6. 3 off of the shores of northern california, just a few miles away from here. Its not a question of what fukushima may bring to us, but the dangers of a slipshod industry, one thats always trying to cut costs here in the United States. Thank you, jake ward in california. If. We have the results of a special Congressional Election in california. Race for the 15th congressional seat which covers st. 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