Ships have been blocked. They have moved to black the entrance to a lake. This is a very interesting movie. The pro Russian Parliament has called for a referendum on whether to stay part of the ukraine. They want it to take place in ten days time. Lets begin at the white house. Reporter today, we see a sort of symphony of diplomacy. All 28 yeerp peen heads of state hold a special sanction. Something thats also been actively repaired for right here. Well, russia still insists all those system engineers arent russian. We dont accept anything that president putin said as fact. Carefully. The United States and its partners is focusing intensely on a remedy. Reporter john kerry met with his russian counter part who then refused to meet with ukraine. They are urging russia to pull back its troops, let in International Observers who yesterday were blocked from getting into ukraine and continue discussions. The result now moves towards sanctions by europe and by the u. S. On its own. Were at a
How a teen with terminal cancer inspired so many people to give back. Hello, everyone. You are watching cnn newsroom. Im rosemary church. Im john vause. Wed like to welcome our viewers around the United States and the world. Right now in the United States, nearly 75 Million People are facing the threat of severe storms. Violent weather, sometimes spawning tornadoes, is tearing through the deep south right now. As a result, georgia and alabama are both under states of emergency. Lets get you up to date. The areas seeing the worst of it are in northern mississippi and alabama and southern tennessee. At least 29 people have died in these storms since sunday. And much of the deep south will remain under threat for the next two days. The region is also facing the possibility of flooding because of heavy rain. This twister is called a wedge. You see it crossing a river outside tupelo, mississippi. Some buildings are not just damaged but are completely wiped away. Storms began sunday in the m
Course and an area with no significant land masses. So the focus is still on finding that aircraft. We have just learned that that search is expanding. Its pushing further east and further west. The u. S. Is also trying to help. They are sending in the uss kidd to the indian ocean. And also activity on the sea floor hours after the plane went missing nearly one week ago. We are turning to our reporters all around the world. We will start with jim clancy in kuala lumpur. Reporter let me give you a little bit of perspective on what were talking about about the deliberate track the plane took. Malaysian officials are in a press briefing right now. They told us that the pilot may have attempted a turnback. Transponder went off. They can turn that off if they think theres a short and its causing a problem. Maybe thats why they turned it off. They had a problem. Then the pilot turned. They think he was trying to turn back to come back right where i am. But he didnt make the turn sharp enough
Indian ocean for any sign of that vanished jetliner. Weve got a team of reporters covering all angles this morning. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start. A lot going on this morning. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its thursday, a very wet thursday, may 1st. 4 00 a. M. In the east and much of the east coast is waking up drenched this morning. Flooding reported from florida all the way to the northeast. Worst part about this, it is not over yet. Your thursday may yet be another washout. The gulf coast hit the hardest with historic rainfall in the pensacola area. Nearly 2 feet of rain fell in just two days, just destroying roads, wiping out homes. Cnns ed lavandera is there. Reporter christine and john, residents here along piedmont road in pensacola, just south of the airport, tell me that it was the middle of the night when pieces of their road started slopping up on to their front lawn, and thats when they knew things were not going very well in this neighborhood. Sever
Air and still frustrating. Today back to square one. Debris sighted this weekend leading to dead end. Four items on a reconnaissance plane turned out to be Fishing Equipment and dead jelly fish. None of the items were related to flight 370. In an exclusive interview, they say theyre not giving up. How long can this be sustained . The search a ramping up, not winding down. Reporter i toured the ship this weekend as crews outfitted the vessel with an unmanned robot and black box detectors. The latest analysis has zoned in on this search area more than a thousand miles off the coast of perth, australia. Weve just got very General Information about where this aircraft has come down but nevertheless we are giving it the very best shot we can. Prime minister abbott refusing to put a timeline on the search as distraught relatives play at a buddhist temple in kuala lumpur. We owe it to the 239 people on board and to the whole world. We will keep investigating and we will never give up until we