for us from bangkok, thailand now. david? reporter: hi, jon. yes, rescue teams are continuing to search the crash site but there does seem little hope they will find any survivors from that russian plane crash. now the rescue teams are facing the grim task of getting the bodies they found so far down the mountainside. they re carrying them in nets but it s a difficult task because this is very steep mountain, over 7,000 feet. russia s latest airliner the sukhoi super jet 100 was carrying 45 passengers and crew when it disappeared from radar during the demonstration flight near the indonesian capital jakarta yesterday. according to the indonesian authorities pilot requested to descend rapidly 6,000 feet near the city of bogor 20 minutes into the flight. but the plane wasn t heard of again after it flew into mount news area which includes mount salak which
outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his quote/unquote evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. here s how he put it to abc news robin roberts. i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. the human rights campaign immediately released a statement saying obama s presidency has shown that our nation can move beyond its shameful history of discrimination and injustice. and celebrities and politicians took to twitter to celebrate. ellen degeneres tweeting thank you, president barack obama, for your beautiful and brave words. i m overwhelmed. new york mayor michael bloomberg wrote president barack obama s announcement is a major turning point in the history of civil rights. there were even tweets from former
outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his quote/unquote evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. here s how he put it to abc news robin roberts. i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. the human rights campaign immediately released a statement saying obama s presidency has shown that our nation can move beyond its shameful history of discrimination and injustice. and celebrities and politicians took to twitter to celebrate. ellen degeneres tweeting thank you, president barack obama, for your beautiful and brave words. i m overwhelmed. new york mayor michael bloomberg wrote president barack obama s announcement is a major turning point in the history of civil rights. there were even tweets from former
indonesian mountains. there are reports coming out of russia now that it may have been hijacked but there has been nothing so far to substantiate that claim. this is russia s latest civil airliner. this is the sokoy super jet 100. it was carrying 44 passengers and crew when it disappeared from the radar during a demonstration flight in the indonesian capital, jakarta. according to reports the plane s crew requested to descend to 6,000 feet but the plane wasn t heard from again after it flew into mount news area that includes a mountain that stands at 6,000 feet. one eyewitness saw the plane veering to one side and engines roaring and heading to the mountains but didn t hear any explosion. many on board were russian diplomats and representatives of indonesian airline companies looking to buy the plane and also some journalists. rescue crews including
outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his, quote unquote, evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. here s how he put it to abc news robin roberts. i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. the human rights campaign immediately released a statement saying obama s presidency has shown that our nation can move beyond its shameful history of discrimination and injustice. and celebrities and politicians took to twitter to celebrate. ellen degeneres tweeting thank you, president barack obama, for your beautiful and brave words. i m overwhelmed. michael bloomberg wrote president barack obama s announce maenlt is a major turning point in the history of measure civil vierights. there were even tweets from former