malaysia 370. and what about the pilot sitting beside fariq hamid? captain zaharie zamad shah. >> there were questions whether he was having extra-marital relations, whether his marriage was actually in trouble at all, there were questions about his political affiliation to the opposition. >> then there was the flight simulator zaharie had built in his home to practice landings. >> yesterday officers from royal mission police visited the home of the pilot. >> it seemed like a potential lead until investigators declared it a dead end. >> the examination of the flight simulators revealed nothing suspicious for the authorities. >> and nothing came of speculation about his marriage or political leanings. like first officer fariq, zaharie lacked any apparent motive. >> many aspects of the case had been centered on the captain, and the more they looked, the less they found. >> i just don't see any logic. i don't see any reason he would want to be a rogue pilot. >> zaharie's sister spoke out to channel news asia. >> he does not -- he did not have that kind

>> reporter: well, it means that malaysia airlines can go ahead with it. already, they have started giving out initial compensation but many of the families in fact, have refused it because they worry that once they take the compensation it means the malaysia government will stop searching for the aircraft something which malaysia's government says they are not going to do despite this announcement today, that the disappearance of the flight has been ruled as an accident. chiefly, though it doesn't really answer any of the key questions that the families have, which is where is the plane and why did it disappear? more than ten months on their agonizing wait continues, and they're no closer to understanding just what happened to their loved ones. some families yes, will be interested in compensation but a lot of them feel that by not taking compensation they are putting on pressure on the malaysia government because at this point in time they have very little trust in the officials. >> bbc's jennifer pak with that update from kuala lumpur. >>> the japanese

but rather wad if news for neighboring malaysia. cordscott heidler now reports. >> run their light their homes. big savings for thai governmental. and that will trickle down to the people here who are living in a stagnant economy. analysts say with less dollars going abroad to pay for oil imports more will be staying in thailand. >> it will be a big boost to consumer confidence. people can go shopping, spend money on items that are produced here. spend more money on food on clothes and so forth rather than spending moing on filling money on filling their tank. >> focus on cheap oil should be on savoring the untapped oil thailand still has. >> if you don't use the indigenous resource. then it will prolong its use. >> reporter: with extra cash in their pockets thais will spend more. lower oil prices will prompt malasians to spend less and weaken their currency lower to the u.s. dollar. >> heavily dependent on oil revenue. something like 30% of our government revenues are derived from oil sources so it's going to be very difficult for

reality is taking malaysia for a bit of a ride. they must take a look at that assumption and review it. today, we are expecting the prime minister to announce measures to adjust the -- >> half the time you give with one hand or take with another. or you take with both hands, in times of austerity. what is that thinking? >> when we think about fiscal consolidation and malaysia, the prime minister is committed to, it raises the question, will growth be taking a hit in terms of consolidation, the targets are 3% for 2015. when you look at how the budget is doing and income of $235 billion with expenditures of $273 billion, the gap may be a bit wider. when you think about the type of revisions we have seen across the research gdp will likely come down to below 5%. the official forecast of the government is between five and 6%. could there be a review on the table for gdp forecasts? the prime minister says malaysia is not in economic crisis. >> there will be a net positive right? >> malaysia is a good exporter, 22% of work -- exports com

the families in malaysia have been silent, very quiet about what's gone on. some may not want to recognize or admit their loved ones are dead. we wait for the coming hours and days to their reaction to the statement being made. however, malaysia airlines and the government say the search continues for the plane, 18,000 square kilometers of the indian ocean have already been searched in some cases to a depth have 6,000 meters. authorities say they will not give up the search to find the missing plane. >> let us turn now to another fatal aircraft, arab asia flight 8501. the investigation said the co pilot was at the controls when it went down. indonesia's national safety transportation committee said the flight data recorder gave a clear picture of what happened, saying the pilot asked to increase altitude to avoid dangerous clouds, and then eventually, the plane crashed into the i can't have in a sea killing all 162 onboard. we have developments from jakarta. >> one month after the air asia crash is a preliminary report sent to seven countries around the world

malaysia getting a big hit as well. >> one of the biggest losers of oil falling. it makes up about 22% of exports. 30% of state and, comes from -- state income comes from energy. the government's plan to reduce the fiscal deficit, they plan to reduce the fiscal deficit to 3% of gdp this year. as those plants may go down the drain -- those plans may go down the traidrain. -- we're not happen seeing brent average about $50 a barrel. the prime minister coming out today to address those issues. he said yesterday he would announce some sort of adjustments, intervention in order to face the changing economic climate. >> everybody will be listening. looking at other commodities, checking rio tinto at the open at sydney. take a look. it is down, iron ore production rose 12% in the fourth quarter. stockpiles are growing. that pushed iron ore prices down more than 40% last year. shanghai has retained its title as the world's busiest container port for a fifth year running. it pushed further ahead of sin

malaysia civil aviation declared the disappearance of malaysia airlines mh370 an accident. the civil aviation chief says 239 op border presumed dead clearing the way for families to file compensation claims. mh370 disappeared in march last year while flying from kuala lumpur to beijing. the search for the debris is a priority. we have more from kuala lumpur. >> periodic statements have been made by the civil aviation authority of malaysia today on thursday is no different. we were expecting a technical statement to be made by the caa, an update on what they knew about the technical information that they managed to gather from the search scenario. this unprecedented statement made by the caa, really did come out of the blue stating that the malaysian government and the caa agree that the flight mh370, with 239 passengers on board. passengers and crew is officially missing. it leaves the door open for negotiations between the airline and the families who have lost their loved ones to start. compensation deals will be negotiated on a case by case scenario but it allows the fam

let's bring in sophie from bloomberg malaysia tv. immediately, we get reaction from the prime ministers office saying that they have to downgrade their economic growth forecast. >> there has been some pressure on the government to revise 2015 assumptions because they were initially based on $100 oil. with today's announcement, the assumption is revised to $55 a barrel. >> even that is being optimistic. >> currently today, the way it is trading. but they have to say they are going to average out what is going on. taking a look at their new revisions, gdp forecast have been revised to 4.5%-five .5% versus the original forecast of 5%-6%. >> a slight slowdown in that ratio. what are analysts saying? >> there was some speculation before the announcement about whether the government would take on spending cuts. when you take a look at the budget and how much was being parceled out for operating expenditure, that was where some belt-tightening could be made. today, it still remains part of the agenda with a deficit target now at 3.2%. econo

nearly a year after it went missing disappearance of malaysia 370 has been declared an accident 239 people on board to the flight to beijing when it vanished and means the families can begin to receive compensation and we have more. >> reporter: statements have been made by the civil aviation authority of malaysia and today on thursday was no different. we were expecting a technical statement to be made by the caa, an update on what they knew about the technical information that they managed to gather from the search scenario. but this unprecedented statement being made by the caa and the dean here really did come out of the blue stating now that the malaysia government and caa agree that the flight mh-370 with 239 passengers on board, passengers and crew, is now officially missing. it leaves the door open for negotiations between the airline and the families who have lost their loved ones to start compensation deals will be negotiated on a case by case scenario but it allows the families to be able to gain a death certificate or paperwork that will allow them to get a death certificate in

the families in malaysia have been silent. some may not even want to recognize or admit that their loved ones are dead. so we'll wait for what their reaction will be. however, the government says the search continues for the plane. authorities here are saying that they will not give up the search, to try to find the missing malaysian air lines plane. >>> investigators are looking into the fatal crash of airasia flight. saying the co-pilot was in control when the plane went down in december. the flight data recorder showed that the pilot asked to increase altitude in order to avoid dangerous cloud, the plane went into a fast climb and stalled before crashing into the java sea. all 162 people on board were killed. >>> diplomatic ties between the u.s. and cuba have been the main focus of a meeting of latin america leaders in costa rica. but raul castro warned that normalizing relations completely is impossible while the embargo is still in place. what else came out about these relations there, lucia? >> reporter: jane even though

and they've declared the disappearance last march of malaysia airlines flight 370 an accident. they say the decision will help speed up the compensation process for relatives. the passenger jet was carrying 239 people when it vanished during a flight from kuala lumpur to beijing. a team led by the australian government has been searching the indian ocean looking for any signs of the aircraft. but the plane hasn't been located after nearly a year. an official with malaysia's aviation authority said on state-run tv the possibility of survival for the people on board is very low based on available information. >> the government of malaysia assures that malaysia airlines will undertake their responsibilities in relation to the legitimate rights and interests of the next of kin as provided under the relevant international instruments and relevant domestic laws. with due consideration to international practice. >> government leaders say they'll keep searching, but the families of some passengers say they do not accept the declaration as there is no firm evidence. >>> some strawberry

jon: new problems for malaysia airlines. the website has been hacked. visitors to malaysia airlines.com see the in message, isis will prevail. a group calling itself "lizard squad" is taking credit for the attack. they took the same responsibility for hacks on sony and microsoft xbox servers. this comes after a disappearance of one malaysia plane and downing of another over ukraine. jenna: information on the energy markets with oil prices continuing to plunge to a near six-year low amid signs that saudi arabia's new king will keep the country's production policy the same as it has been other last year or some joining us from the fox business network is cheryl casone. cheryl why is that key to the market? what does the new saudi arabian king has to say? >> anything that the saudis do is the oil market. they are the biggest producers. they're the ones that still hold all the cards although you will see headlines crossing that say that the u.s. has more power we don't. let's be clear here. the saudis want to keep their production going. it is all their eco

and some feel the impact of low prices could have malaysia look to other sources of income and drawing down on the reliance of oil revenue and means if it goes down in the future it will have less impact on the economy. and back in thailand some feel the nation could use the current good news to bring change too and a future less reliant on imported energy and using a price break on oil as a time to build the renewal industry. bangkok. >>> ptsd is a major concern for soldiers having been through combat because in afghanistan with conflict for 40 years there is additional problem and that is cultural stigma that is attached to the condition as jennifer glasse explains. >> reporter: in the military ptsd or post traumatic stress disorder unit this soldier wants to go back to the battlefield. you're are in a hospital not a prison the doctor tells him. . >> translator: tell the commander to come get me out of here or i will kill myself he threatens. >> reporter: the doctor tells a nurse to give him an injection and tells the patient it will make him feel better and also tells him suicide is

we're dealing with much shallower water than with malaysia flight 370. and worse case scenario even if they did not find those data and the black boxes there are still ways to piece together almost literally what happened with the airplane just by virtue of analyzing the wreckage itself. >> okay. and then captain, could the body of the flight attendant and emergency door choout etc. mean possibly she opened had door during ditching attempt? no coincidence? >> it is difficult to say because we haven't seen the evidence close too. it is possible. nothing is impossible. but i suspect the investigations will look at that once they got as much of the plane back as they can. because then they can look at the fuselage as a whole. but we really cannot speculate on that action i don't think. >> and les, if they can track the planes in live time why don't say send data into the cloud for easier retrieval? >> that is a very good question. >> it is a good question. it is probably an issue with band width. the security of that information, so on and so forth. a littl

on government spending. >> delayed dollars some feel the impact of these low oil prices could push malaysia to look 52 other sources of income drawing down their reliance on oil revenue. that means it will have less impact on the economy. back in thailand some think the nation could use good news too legs reliance on imported energy, a time to build its renewable energy industry. >> and don't forget the al jazeera website aljazeera.com. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher. you're in "the

. >> reporter: take malaysia air 370, the missing 777 is believed by many to be somewhere at the bottom of the indian ocean. by examining other crashes, investigators can deduce what likely happened if the massive plane did crash into the water. >> in this case the primary energy this wreckage was absorbed by the right front cockpit. it has two jet engines just like the malaysian aircraft. but, in fact it's 10,000 pounds versus the 777 which was 600,000 pounds 60 times larger. >> if it broke up that debris field on the bottom of the sea floor would be massive. >> you're absolutely right. >> this is a wing that crashed into the waut sgler what's important to us here is tracing the front leading edge of this right wing. it looks like it struck some object. in fact this wing hit the water, the water being a very very hard surface when you hit it fast. >> so if you're talking about a 777 hitting the water, it would be immensely more noticeable. >> that 777 would be moving at much higher speed than this aircraft here. therefore, the energy would be greater. >> reporter: yet even with all the

deepwater we have a hard time. >> reporter: take for example malaysia mh-370. the jet is believed to be somewhere at the bottom of the indian ocean. by examining other crashes, investigators can deduce what likely happened if the massive plane did crash into the water. >> in this case the primary energy of this wreckage was absorbed by the right front cockpit. it has two jet engines just like the malaysian aircraft but, in fact it's 10,000 pounds versus the 777 which was 600,000 pounds 60 times larger. >> if it broke up that debris field on the bottom of the sea floor would be massive >> you're absolutely right. >> this wing here. this is a wing that crashed into the water. >> hats important to us here is tracing the front leading edge of this of this right-wing. looks like it struck some object. but, in fact this wing hit the water, the water being a very very hard surface when you hit it fast. >> so you're talking about a 777 hitting the water it would be immensely more noticeable. >> that 777 would be moving at much higher speed than this aircraft. therefore

we're joined now by david soucie malaysia flight 370. why it disappeared and why it's a matter of time before it happens again. and miles brian and david who coled the search for flight france 447. david galo let me start with you. jets and apparent piece of the fuselage have been found. does that definitely mean that searchers are closer to the location of the main crash site do you think? >> well certainly closer than having found nothing, for sure. at least there's tangible evidence of needle in a hay stack. i feel bad for the family another minute another day. a closer and smaller search area thanks to what they found so far. >> david soucie obviously, the severe weather conditions are hampering the search. high winds, monsoon season heavy rains and large waves. is this going to prevent them from finding the main body of the plane? how big a problem is this for the searchers? >> well it's a huge problem. did you see today, excuse me one of the divers went out to try to get into the water and said he wasn't even able to get into the w

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the hunt for airasia flight 8501 in the java sea and malaysia air flight 370 in the indian ocean has given the world a good look at the trash conditions of our oceans. objects floating in the water turned out to be junk, discarded nets and old buoys among a myriad of items. >> these are the examples of plastic pollution. >> reporter: anna cummins is the director of the institute. >> the biggest offender is plastic pollution, roughly 80% to 9 the 0% of the debris in our oceans is plastic and the worst of it is that people don't realize this is not just unsightly. this plastic pollution is getting into the food chain and may ultimately be affecting our health. >> reporter: it's affecting the animal animals. >> roughly 660 species today and that is a conservative estimate are affected by plastic, they either get tangled in it or ingest it. lot of single use disposables and packageingpackaging. what is insidious, plastic in the oceans doesn't disappear. it acts like a sponge for contaminants. >> reporter: noaa says massive passes of garbage swirl about between california and hawaii. ther

the missing malaysia air jet. plane took off with 239 people aboard. disappeared and despite a global effort to track it down, it continues to this day not a single scrap has been found. >> well, look how could they find it? once it is way down at the bottom of the ocean, there is no device. satellites cannot find it. unless there are submarines crawling along the bottom of the ocean. it is gone. it is sad, but it is gone. >> almost as amazing and just as tragic, the second malaysia airplane with 298 people on board that was shot down while flying over the conflict in ukraine. >> seeing the debris field and learning it was looted and i'll never forget live on my show watching car after car after taken to the morgue. >> change the name of your airline. who is getting on malaysia airline? i'm not. >> worst international land grab. the rush by the russians into crimea and ukraine. >> russia's relationship with the rest of the world is getting weirder and weirder. to me as a voter. i'm not an expert. it has a real cold war vibe. >> what happens when putin

malaysia airlines is still working to resolve the issue. those were the top corporate headline this is hour. >> coming up next the voters have decided against austerity in greece. but what does that mean for the future? our all in discussion when "asia edge" returns. >> let's talk about the whole problem with greece which is this huge tcheat it has. this is arguably smoke in mirrors. it may not be as bad as that you could argue. >> there has been a movement in the way debt has been accounted for. it's not anywhere near the 175% of g.d.p. that doesn't matter because you are dividing apples with bananas. g.d.p. say flow concept. it has andersen you'll flow of goods and services and income. debt doesn't have a flow. so it's like saying i'm going to divide like the price of my house with my income so it doesn't mean anything at all. >> be that as it may the more important is how much of the greek g.d.p. is dedicated to paying interest? take a deep breath. .5%. that doesn't look that big. >> that is interesting. >> 15 years maturity which is one

. >>> china's vice minister for public security says more than 300 chinese have traveled via malaysia to join islamic state. the communist party affiliated newspaper global times says one reported that claim to malaysia's home minister. the paper says mung asked the malaysian government to help prevent chinese from joining the group. the article also quotes an expert as saying the chinese recruits plan to return home and commit terrorism. leaders in china are cracking down in terrorism. they've seen a string of bombings and killings. they say extremists from the uygur ethnic minority could be training abroad ready to stage more attacks back home. analysts say the chinese government appeal for foreign help could be a way to justify the crack down. >>> a syrian man who fled his country's civil war and found a new home in japan has reunited with his family. usef left syria three years ago. he couldn't get refugee status from japanese authorities, but he got a special residency permit. he met his wife and children for the first time in two and a half years. they had been living in a refug

. >>> the true scale of the flood disaster in malaysia is being revealed as water slowly starts receding. more than 100,000 people are still in temporary shelters. our correspondent has more from the biggest hospital in the region hit hardest by the floods. >> reporter: this is the main hospital here the capitol of the state, one of the worst flood-affected areas in malaysia. now the south say that they had prior warning that the floods were coming their way, and they were able to take measures to mitigate the damage. they evacuated this low-lying building which is the peed -- pediatric to the dental wing, and moved patients to an area that wasn't affected by the flood. the cleaning crew hasn't managed to come here yet, so you can see the absolute damage the floods have caused in this room. this doctor is the director of the hospital. doctor, can you tell me -- you were here for the 20 04 floods. how does this flood compare. >> this flood is more -- more serious. and the [ inaudible ] is more worse, and it costs more damages, and this is what we are [ inaudible ] to combat right now. >>

. >>> meanwhile, the malaysia government says the disappearance of malaysia airliner was an accident. no trace of flight 370 has been located since it went missing last march en route to beijing. all 239 passengers are presumed dead. that means victims families can continue the compensation process with the airline and insurers. still, some family members are not giving up just yet. >>> the face of a japanese journalist and jordanian fighter pilot being held captive by isis unknown hours after a deadline passed. their fate is unknown. craig boswell says jordan is ready to bargain but it may be too late. >> reporter: an isis deadline for jordan to release an iraqi woman it has in prison in exchange for the life of a jordanian pilot has come and gone. >> the jordanian pilot moaz al- kassasbeh will be killed immediately. >> reporter: the ultimatum was delivered in an audio message read by another isis hostage, japanese journalist kenji goto. isis demanded jordan release would-be suicide bomber sajida al-rishawi in exchange, the terror group said it would spare the life of moaz al- kassas

he was called on malaysia as well to settle claims with passengers. we're hearing about huge pressure because everyone wants to know. are we any closer to knowing? >> in a word no. and we won't be until they find a little piece of the aircraft. because then you have to go on the internet and you can see the theories that it did end up in that part of the world, that it landed elsewhere, that it was shot down you name. there's every kind of theory you can imagine. even when you speak to experienced pilots they still can't agree on whether this was done intentionally by somebody on board or whether it was an accident, a catastrophic event, that basically meant the aircraft was flying effectively with no one at the controls for seven hours. even the experts, even the guys who fly these routes every day don't know what happened. >> because remind us of what we doe know when the plane took off. there is some information there about what happened in those few hours. >> we know it took off, we know it turned we know that the pieces of equipment on board that

indonesian, thailand, and malaysia have seen that outflows. why is this? she take a look at the case of malaysia, for example, asia's only major oil exporter, and the philippines, which imports almost all of its oil -- >> almost mirror images of each other. >> also, the makeup of the economy and how the oil dynamics have changed -- it makes the external economy healthier. indeed, it is an economy that is quite rare for emerging markets. it is not wealthy on a per capita basis, with 70% of the economy comes from consumption. this puts money into people's pockets. a big part of the index is made up of companies that have exposure to the consumer sector. it is a bit more expensive. i think only indonesia is more expensive than the philippine composite. >> it is expensive by any measure, especially for the emerging market. at the moment, at the altitude-sickening level. [laughter] >> it has outperformed its nearest neighbors. there you go, one of asia's most expensive markets. last i checked, the index was down about four points. it was a record high it hit on

airlines logo very, very visible. >> the plane was on its way in malaysia when it went down. >> this is the second major tragedy to affect malaysia airlines this year with the loss of another plane in march on route to beijing. prime minister has spoken overnight of his shock and are his dearmings determination that those responsible be found and brought to justice. >> now they have proof the malaysian jet liner was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. evidence about the origin of the missile launch is not conclusive. that's why they are saying it was a missile attack but nobody in the obama administration is pointing a finger at either side. >> violence grips an american suburb. a community in crisis. a deep racial divide. a wall of silence in missouri. still, so many unanswered questions. why did a police officer kill an unarmed black teenager? is a militarized police force heightening the tension attacking freedom of the press and how account community can the community heal? flash point ferguson, the way forward. >> the patch of pavements where michael brown took his last breat

last year march, april, we were talking about the malaysia airline mh-370. they were using towing devices to try to listen for the sound. a very specific frequency that comes out of the black boxes. our understanding from malaysian and indonesian certifysearchers is that is now beginning and we will see what yields in the days ahead. >> a lot of challenges. david molko reporting for us in surabaya indonesia. thank you. still a few days before the weather improves or that search zone in the java sea. meteorologist ivan cabrera has more. ivan very challenging conditions. >> challenging and impossible. you cannot have divers going into 50 foot waves. that will not happen here. they will have to be on stand by on the ships and as weather clears there will be brief windows of that. maybe they can get some work done. take a look at the satellite. this is a 24-hour loop. there's the java sea. you can barely see it behind me as the thunderstorm activity basically blossoms here and takes over the region here. there have been a few breaks however, the timing has not w

the missing malaysia air jet. the plane took off with 329 people aboard, disappeared and despite global effort to track it down that continues to this day, not a single scrap has been found. >> well, but look. how could they find it once it's way down at the bottom of the ocean? there's no device we know of that can find it. their satellites can't find it unless they have submarines crawling on the bottom of the ocean and they can't find it. so it's gone. it's sad but it's gone. >> almost amazing and just as tragi tragic, the second malaysia airplane with 298 people on board that was shot down while flying over the conflict in ukraine. >> seeing the debris field, learning it was then looted and then i'll never forget live on my show watching car after car after car being taken finally to, you know, the morgue. >> this is terrible stories, change the name of your airline. change the name. who is getting on malaysia airline? i'm not. >> worst international land grab. the rush by the russians into crimea and ukraine.

it is critically important that we are going to see change in vietnam and brunei and malaysia and other countryies that don't have that record that we use that to achieve the objectives. so i will be evaluating very carefully not just what we do on tpa because we're so far down the line on tpp. also, an open process on both tpp and tpa as it deals with human rights in good governance. i want to ask one more question and then have your response on that in the second question. and that is, tpa would deal with more than tpp. it would deal with t tip as you already pointed out. there's a growing concern with our european partners that they are sympathetic to bds legislation dealing with boycott boycotts and sanctions. i'd be interested in those discussions whether we have been raising the issues that such action by our european partners would be considered to be against our overall trading objectives and whether we are using t-tip as an important to protect against such legislation. i'd be glad to hear your comments on both of my points. >> well, thank you senator. thank you for your leader

malaysia airlines held today's announcement will offer the families closure of sorts. crucially, the right to claim compensation for the deaths of their loved ones. >> 13 nations have also lost sons and daughters to this tragedy. it is nonetheless important that families try to resume normal life, or as normal a life as may be possible after this sudden loss. >> but for many other relatives most of whom are chinese the announcement brings not comfort, but anger. >> why do they have to rush to answer in this way? what do they have to gain? >> many accuse the malaysian government of bungling the operation. >> we are very upset and very hurt. we feel very bad. this is not possible. we don't believe what they say. >> for many, there can be no closure until the wreckage is found. the government says the search will go on, but nine months after the disappearance of the plane, the prospect of success still looks remote. >> with that we come to the end of the journal. you can always get more news and information on our website. >> thank you for your company. >> we will see you

. >>> search crews in malaysia haven't found a single piece of missing flight 370 but today ruled the crash an accident. relatives watch in disbelief as the government said all 239 people on board the missing plane are assumed dead. there's still no indication how or why the plane disappeared nine months ago, but the government says searching for it is still a priority. it is believed the malaysia airlines flight crashed in the southern indian ocean off the coast of australia. declaring the crash an accident clears the way for victims' families to get compensated. >>> the murder trial of former new england patriot aaron hernandez is underway. prosecutors said they found traces of hernandez's dna on a marijuana joint lying next to the body of the murder victim oden lloyd. they said they also found his dna on a .45 caliber shell casing in his rental car. lloyd was shot execution style near boston in june of 2013. >>> a measles outbreak linked to disneyland is nearing 100 cases. today the california department of health confirmed it knows of 95 people infected. they live in eight states.

the floodwaters reseed in malaysia revealing the destruction beneath, the we find out what happened to all the weird and wonderful gifts given to european commission staff. oegypt's highest court has order add retrial for three journalist whose have been in jail for more than a year. it sited procedure flaws but the three remain in custody, and it is not clear when they will be back in court. mohamed fahmy peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june, peter and mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail, baher got ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest. now their detention and convictions sparked protests around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain in prison. despite an appeals court in cairon't graying the retrial, baher mohamed peter greste, and fahmy are still behind bars. >> at the same time with demand that they are immediately released, they are unju

the similarities between this air disaster and the disappearance of that other plane back in march, malaysia airlines flight 370. but while wreckage has been found in this most recent airline disaster, no leads have panned out in the search for 370. as one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history stretches into the new year, our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: nearly ten months since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, and still not a trace of the 777 and the 239 people onboard. some 1,200 miles southwest of australia search teams have been mapping the ocean's floor in an area thought to be the plane's most likely resting place based on pings between the plane and a satellite before it went missing. but what makes flight 370 different from the airasia crash is the lack of any physical evidence. >> where's the floating debris? i've expected for months that we would find light objects, things like styrofoam cups or flotation cushions or other light particles from the airplane. >> reporter: not even a wing tip or a suitcase. it was march 8 when flight 370 left kua

malaysia airlines says the domain system was compromised. he's launching a political action committee to raise money for a potential campaign. the governor christie's move to seek the republican nomination was widely expected. it comes after months of preparing far white house campaign that includes visiting the key early voting states. >>> reverend jesse jackson speaking in the bay area received a very warm welcome at a church in richmond that is heavily involved in ending gun violence in the city. >> some of us who talk about back in the civil rights day when did it end? >> reverend jackson spoke at bethlehem church. he talked about the ongoing street protest over police use of force. reverend jackson said the police are not the root of the problem but poverty and lack of opportunities are. >> police should not shoot people. people should not shoot police. we can resolve the people because we need each other. >> reverend jackson will visit the peninsula and silicon valley later today. >>> contra costa county is looking for volunteers to he

. >>> now the flood waters in malaysia are receding after crippling the northeast of the country for more than a week. the northeastern town is one of the hardest hit areas. as ca relinquish ma reports many are returning to find their homes completely destroyed. >> reporter: she scrubs the few possession that his she has left behind her is a pile of rubble that used to be her home. 17 members of her family lived here including her six grandchildren. she said the boughter came without warning she had to flee seeking shelter in an empty house on higher ground. >> i worry about where we are going to live. we have food but no place to sleep. i can't keep living in that house, we can't live like this for long, when it rains we'll get wet. >> reporter: one of the worst affected areas in malaysia's state. 70% of the town was submerged. and in some places the water was almost 35 meters high. for days relief aid could not reach this community. waters are now slowly receding. revealing a trail of destruction. the army estimates that at least 40,000 people in this area have been affected by the

that includes both market access __ access to markets abroad like japan, china, malaysia. also dealing with issues like sanitary standards and making sure that other countries are applying standards consistent with science. it also goes back to an issue mentioned earlier of geographic specifications. making sure that we can sell our products from the united states and have its products nnames respected. >> one last question, if i may. to address what the present them __ president touched on a respected china. with which country in the asia_pacific area does china already have a trade agreement, and how specifically with those disadvantaged the american middle class? >> my understanding is that china has negotiating 14 fta's. one with 10 countries in total. right now, they are engaged in another negotiation with 16 countries __ spanning from india to japan. what is important about this is __ these are the fastest growing markets in the world. right now, there are about 570 million consumers in asia. that number is expected to grow over the next 10 years. the question is who

malaysia airlines says data remains secured. the company is still recovering from two disasters last year. >>> last week american and cuban officials held the highest level talks in decades. there were no major breakthroughs, but manuel bojorquez did find these signs of progress in the streets. >> reporter: in a country accustomed to keeping old models running and even older buildings standing, we discovered computer repair is no different. this man is co-owner of this shop in havana where parts of one broken computer are used to fix another. what's your hopes with these diplomatic talks? >> translator: i think it will always be better to have a friendlier relationship, he says. >> reporter: easing exports from u.s. to cuba should allow him to get the parts he needs. i was surprised to see businesses like his. for the very first time young cubans feel they no longer have to leave the island in order to make a living. >> translator: i'm willing to stake my future here, he says, and i think i can succeed. >> reporter: this caught

anthony stefano reports from malaysia. >> this is the second major tragedy to affect malaysia airlines this year with the loss of another plane in march. the prime minister spoke overnight of his shock and determination that those responsible be found and swiftly brought to justice. >> u.s. intelligence tells us they have proof the malaysian jetliner was shot by surface to air missile. experts say the origin of the launchers are not conclusive that's why they say it was a missile attack. but no one is pointing the finger at either side. >> reporter: violence grips an american suburb. a community in crisis. a deep racial divide. a wall of silence in missouri still unanswered questions. why did the officer kill an unarmed black teenager. is a militarized police force heightening the tension. attacking freedom of the press. how can the community heal. flashpoint ferguson - the way forward. >> reporter: the patch of pavement where michael brown took his last breath are two blocks from a quiet street where we met a bi-racial ferguson couple who have not been protesting. they are among many

. >> malaysia's civil aviation authority declared mh370 crashed in an accident, clearing the way for compensation. they say it is impossible that any onboard survived. it went down somewhere in the indian ocean on march of last year. investigators say the search is still a priority. >> we have concluded that the aircraft disaster over a defined area of the southern indian ocean, and that the aircraft is located on the sea floor close to that defined area. this is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. it is also an area with the worse sea conditions with known depths of more than 6,000 meters. >> live for us now in kuala lampur, it was an accident, not caused by outside interference, but what did cause the crash? >> well, that is still the question on the lips of many families i'm sure as they hear this news coming out from the civil aviation authority. the c.a.a. here in malaysia did supplement that news conference by saying there was no reliable data that they could deduce what may have happened to the plane as it supposedly went down in the indian ocean but they d

something -- who is getting on malaysia airline? i'm not. >> worst international land grab, the rush by the russians into crimea and ukraine. >> russia's relationship with the rest of the world is getting weirder and weirder, but to me, as a voter, i'm not an expert on this stuff obviously, but it has a real cold war vibe. >> the question is what happens when putin goes into the baltic states which he's undoubtedly going to do, if we're not ready to fight, nato is dead. and that's a real problem. >> best news for hard core angle files, the vote to break scotland off from the united kingdom failed. >> i'm glad it was defeated. i want to the see those, everything over there stay as it is. england, scotland, long live the queen. >> other stories shook the planet, the abducted nigerian girls. >> if you take 200 girls from detroit, you'll end up being a hostage. we don't take that. >> that ferry crash near south korea. the hostage stand off in australia, the terrorist slaughter of children in pakistan and the clash between palestinians a

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the similarities between this air disaster and the disappearance of that other plane back in march, malaysia airlines flight 370. but while wreckage has been found in this most recent airline disaster, no leads have panned out in the search for 370. as one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history stretches into the new year, our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: nearly ten months since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, and still not a trace of the 777 and the 239 people onboard. some 1,200 miles southwest of australia search teams have been mapping the ocean's floor in an area thought to be the plane's most likely resting place based on pings between the plane and a satellite before it went missing. but what makes flight 370 different from the airasia crash is the lack of any physical evidence. >> where's the floating debris? i've expected for months that we would find light objects, things like styrofoam cups or flotation cushions or other light particles from the airplane. >> reporter: not even a wing tip or a suitcase. it was march 8th when flight 50 left ku

the similarities between this air disaster and the disappearance of that other plane back in march, malaysia airlines flight 370. but while wreckage has been found in this most recent airline disaster no leads have panned out in the search for 370. as one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history stretches into the new year our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: nearly ten months since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, and still not a trace of the 777 and the 239 people onboard. some 1,200 miles southwest of australia search teams have been mapping the ocean's floor in an area thought to be the plane's most likely resting place based on pings between the plane and a satellite before it went missing. but what makes flight 370 different from the air asia crash is the lack of any physical evidence. >> where's the floating debris? i've expected for months that we would find light objects, things like styrofoam cups or flotation cushions or other light particles from the airplane. >> reporter: not even a wing tip or a suitcase. it was march 8th when flight 50 left kua

the missing malaysia air jet. the plane took off with 239 people on board, disappeared, and despite global efforts to track it down that continues to this day, not a single scrap has been found. >> well, but look. how could they find it? once it's way down at the bottom of the ocean there's no device we know of that can find it. their satellites can't find it unless they have submarines crawling on the bottom of the ocean they can't find it. so it's gone. it's sad but it's gone. >> almost as amazing and just as tragic, the second malaysia airplane with 298 people on board that was shot down while flying over the conflict in ukraine. >> seeing the debris field, learning it was then looted and then i'll never forget live on my show watching car after car after car being taken finally to, you know, the morgue. >> this is terrible stories. change the name of your airline. change the name. who is getting on malaysia airline? i'm not. >> worst international land grab. the rush by the russians into crimea and ukraine. >>

. >>> the families of the victims of malaysia airlines flight 370 are hoping for new information about what happened to their loved ones later this hour. we're waiting for the malaysian transport ministry begin a news conference scheduled for about foims from now -- 15 minutes from now. millions of searching has turned up no sign of the missing jet or its 239 passengers and crew. mh370 vanished less than an hour after taking off from koala lump lumpur. we'll have a full report and reaction from family. >>> now to the u.s. state of california where one person is dead and at least four people injured in a massive fire in san francisco's mission district. >> i want you to look at this video our affiliate ktvu capture captured as the fire erupted wednesday evening. no cause yet on the -- no report yet on the cause. a spokesperson says they don't know how many people have been displaced, but 50 have gathered at an evacuation center nearby. we'll keep an eye on that story. >>> coming up a rash upon online messages cost -- of online messages costing money and headaches. >>> and the latest on

but more recently their technology has been used for airplane search and recovery including malaysia flight mh-370. why was your vehicle chosen to help with the search and recovery for the malaysia flight >> our vehicle supports that because it's easily broken down into small modular pieces and easily shipped around the world. >> reporter: earlier the bluefin-21 spent three weeks searching for the malaysia flight. now another recovery effort that bluefin could help with is under way. would your vehicle be good to use in the air asia crash? >> it can be employed in that if need be. our vehicle could help map a debris field if it was located and then help provide faster response time for collecting things like flagt data recorders. >> reporter: the wreckage of flight 8501 has been found. but the debris could be scattered across the ocean floor. it's the type of mission that's helped increase bluefin's business by 15% this year. in the case of the air asia plane their auvs could once again be on the front line. they often spend 25 hours under water searching for a plane. and cost half a