Four aircraft have been reoriented to locate the objects, approximately 2,500km southwest of perth as a result of this information. Welcome back to Al Jazeera America. Im thomas drayton, in new york city. Our top story at this hour breaking news out of australia in the search for flight mh370. Early thursday the australian Prime Minister tony abbott announced satellite images appear to show a pair of objects in the southern indian ocean that may have been a part of flight mh370. That has not been confirmed. For a breakdown of what we know, we want to bring in erica pitzi. We know that one of the object measures nearly 80 feet. Australia is not releasing any of the images of what the satellite picked up just yet. The Maritime Safety Authority Held a press conference. Here is how he described what they saw. The objects are relatively indistinct. I dont profess to be an expert, but those who are expert indicate that they are credible sightings. The indication to me is of objects of a reas
Just moments ago president obama addressing the u. S. Response to the crisis in ukraine. The president stressing the referendum in crimea yesterday was in violation of international law. Mike viqueira is at the white house, and the president authorizing new sanctions against russia, bring us uptodate. Reporter there are a number of actions that have taken place over the last couple of days. Are these going to be symbolic . Will they have teeth hyped them or is it something that will compel Vladimir Putin and those around him to reverse course in crimea. So far there is no sign that thats is going to be the case. United nations in the Security Council the United States pushing forward this resolution to condemn what has happened in crimea. Russia having that veto power vetoed and spoke of the International Unit that demonstrated with the exception of russia. Today signing a second executive order authorizing yet more sanctions against individuals within russia and todays order authorizi
We are following two big stories at this hour. First president obama announcing new sanctions against russia less than an hour ago. Meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin. It appears the threat of any sanctions by the u. S. And e. U. Have done little to have moscow back down. Also satellite images showing two objects that could be two pieces of plane debris in the southern indian ocean. Military sending planes to the area which is 1500 miles off the australian coast. Phil ittner life in kiev is covering the crisis in ukraine. But we begin with mike vacarra. The president adring reporters a while ago. What the did he have to say . A lot to unpack there. We heard from Senior Administration officials in a Conference Call. Basically the United States, the Obama Administration is not only responding to what is happening in ukraine and over the course of the last three days, but a very ominous warning, not only from the president but from his advisers speaking on anonymity because the
Good Tuesday Morning. Im john muller. And im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. We begin with the u. S. Military changing its approach to searching for the missing malaysian plane. The military is pulling its warship from the uss kidd to the international effort. They are now going to rely on aircraft and submarines as the search area expands and the investigation becomes more complex. Abcs Tahman Bradley is live in washington with the latest. Good morning, tahman. Reporter marci and john, good morning. This is truly unprecedented. 26 countries including the u. S. Now involved in the search. As weve been saying, satellite data have given the experts a sense of where to look, but the water is so deep. The search for flight 370 has expanded to an area of roughly the size of texas. Planes and ships are scouring the extremely deep and remote southern indian ocean. Officials say this is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The sheer size of the search area poses a huge challenge. The
Good monday morning. Im john muller. Im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. We begin with new developments overnight in the search for flight 370. The search has shifted to a new area as investigators focus on the background of the pilot and copilot. Tahman bradley joins us live from washington with the new details. Tahman . Reporter good morning. The search now covers the very deep indian ocean and 11 countries the plane could have flown over. It could take months, or longer, to find the plane. At least 26 countries have joined the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. The u. S. Using its most sophisticated submarine hunter, the p8. As the search continues, more evidence that the disappearance was a deliberate act. There is nothing out there indicating its terrorist. Something with the pilot and the copilot. That has to be drilled down on. Reporter abc news has learned that the flight, 370, that a hard turn of the flight path was preprogrammed into the computer. The Data Transm