Snoou. A warm welcome to on you viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Air force one just touched down in kuala lumpur moments ago. Hes in the asian region during a particularly painful time for so many people. Well stay on these live pictures and wait for the u. S. President to depart. We expect that to happen in moments. But this has been a busy trip for the u. S. President. Overshadowed somewhat by a number of transportation tragedies in different Asian Countries on friday, in south korea mr. Obama offered condolences for the sinking of the sea ferry there. He pointed out he has two daughters the same age of many of the School Children on that vessel. In malaysia the anger and anguish continue for so many families. President obama arriving in the country right now, seven weeks after the disappearance of Malaysia Airline flight 370. 239 people aboard that boeing 777. As we said, not a trace of wreckage has been found. The u. S. President told malaysian newspaper, in fact, his country is committed to helping in the search efforts, of course. The fbi has helped in its investigation and so has the ntsb. A few factors at play overshadowing somewhat the u. S. President s fournation asian tour for strengthening economic tice with u. S. Allies there. Were waiting for the u. S. President to depart air force one. We understand if things stick to schedule, in about 20 minutes there will be a welcoming ceremony for the u. S. President at Parliament Square in kuala lumpur. Lets bring in will ripley in kuala lumpur covering this part of the u. S. President s tour. Will, the u. S. President , of course, arriving at a time when malaysia has been distracted, completely inundated with the search for the airline and lack of results. Reporter youre right. This is a very significant visit. Especially for malaysia, considering president barack obama is the first sitting president of the United States to visit this country in 40 years, since lyndon johnson. He truly will be getting a rock star welcome, as soon as he gets off air force one, youll go to the arrival ceremony where hell be joined by the Prime Minister and many other dignitaries. In addition to the celebration, there is that cloud hanging over this event, and that is mh 370, yet unsolved and the crisis the goth has taken a considerable amount of heat. You have president obama here to talk up the United States revived relationship with malaysia, in the sense theyre trying to become better trading partners, continuing to cooperate in the area of counterterrorism. You have the president visiting malaysia to show United States believes this is a moderate partner capable of partnering with the United States, prosperous for years to come. And then the government taking so much heat over how it handled the initial days of this crisis. It certainly complicates the visit. If youre just joining us, were watching live as u. S. President arrives in Kuala Lumpur Asia ahead of an official visit. Were seeing some of the pomp and circumstance. Our will ripley is live in kuala lumpur watching all of this with us. One thing to note as we watch the u. S. President to arrive is that the Prime Minister did speak with cnn with Richard Quest. He didnt seem to feel he had to make a choice between alying economic alley with the u. S. Or china. He seemed to feel he could strike a balance with both, shortly as soon as president obama arrives there, hell be seeking a special status with the country at least. Reporter sure. You heard him say during that cnn interview that the Prime Minister was dancing, to which the Prime Minister replied, im not dancing, i dont have to make a choice. It is an interesting situation for malaysia to be in when you have powerful countries, china, malays malaysias largest trading partner, and u. S. , the largest investor, neither wanting the other tomorrow brace malaysia with open arms. Thats why this historic visit by president obama is happening. The president wants to send a message the United States is interested in growing this trade relationship, which is critical for malaysia, critical for the United States. Malaysias relationship with china is also extremely important. The malaysian government has to be extremely careful how they do it, whether you call it dancing, good politics, theres much at stake here. There is no larger sign of strengths and ties than a sitting u. S. President taking that air force one there plane to visit. Youre seeing u. S. President barack obama making history as first u. S. President to visit malaysia in almost five decades. Stepping down onto the tarmac and shaking hands with officials, steps away from the socalled beast, the fortified and reinforced black limousine that transports the u. S. President when he is overseas. Will ripley is in kuala lumpur. One interesting aspect of this this visit, too, will, is that the u. S. President will be appointing one of his top diplomats, susan rice, and allowing her to meet with several members of the opposition in malaysia. What kind of message is being sent with that . Reporter very significant message. It says a lot about the state of malaysian politics. Last year was the closest the opposition has been to take control of this country, the b. N. Party, since they declared independence from britain nearly 60 years ago. You have a party in power, the establishment, and another party moving upwards. The fact hes sending his highest level security adviser, susan rice, to meet with opposition leaders sends a clear message that, a, United States wants to invest in aisha, they want to build relationships with all signs of the spectrum, that they hope to grow for years to come. The u. S. President departed air force one, in his special vehicle would it to kuala lumpur ahead of a special welcome ceremony we expect to take place within the next hour. Will ripley is there. Hell join us as soon as we see that ceremony get under way. You saw it here live, president obama has arrived in malaysia for an official visit. As we wait for the official welcoming ceremony, lets bring you more on flight mh 370. Some relatives of chinese passengers on bothered are venting frustration once again. They couldnt get a meeting with malaysias ambassador so they tried to take their concerns directly to him. You see about 100 chanting protesters who gathered outside the embassy in beijing after a daylong protest they left without meeting the ambassador. Angry family members insist the government is withholding key information. Malaysian Prime Minister says his government will release a preliminary report on the missing airliner next week. Its now been 50 days since the plane vanished without a trace. The initial underwater search as well near the location of a detected ping signal is approaching its own end. The unmanned vehicle scanning the bottom of the indian ocean has found no signs of wreckage so far. We will have more on mh 370 ahead this hour, including a look at those emergency beacons aboard the missing flight that never sent out distress signals. Well bring that up. They suspended the search efforts for sunken ferry in south korea. Authorities say 187 bodies have been recovered so far. Divers found the bodies of 48 school girls still wearing life vests in one of the ships cabins. Authorities say those vests made have made it more difficult for the girls to escape because of the way the ship listed and tilted and then how it positioned itself under water. Right now 115 people remain missing. Meantime prosecutors say all crew members involved in this disaster are now in custody. Four more people were detained today. Meaning that at least 15 crew members now have been arrested so far, that includes the ferrys captain. Our Nic Robertson is live in south korea with search efforts there. As diverers go under water theyre getting a sense for where bodies are located inside the vessel. What are they figuring out based on that, about how this ship possibly went under water . What are the positioning of the bodies telling investigators . Reporter we had heard all along people on board were told where to stay for a long time. What appears to have happened is many of the students at least seemed to have gathered together. This group of 48, mostly girls, were all gathered in a room only large enough for about 30 people which gives you an indication they were clustering together, afraid, not sure what to do. Divers believe there is another room that may hold another 50 Young Students in it. So, it does appear that in this period of uncertainty, some of them were clustering together. And not apparently able to follow direction, if any was given or not given direction, when to get out in a timely fashion. The divers are finding a lot of debris on their way. At the moment, they say that the currents under water are too strong. Theyre on a fourhour period of suspension at the moment which could end in the next couple of minutes. We contacted their control room a few minutes ago. They told us theyre not sure. They really have to see what the tides and currents are doing. The currents became too strong a few hours ago. Thats why the dive operation was suspended. There is heavy weather coming in, a storm coming in. Thats why you see a lot of fishing boats behind me in the harbor. Its not normally this full. Theyve come in to get out of the bad weather. So, this sort of surge, if you will, the swell out at sea, is going to have an impact on this operation. For now, there is no diving. For the families of those more than 100 people still missing, this is a very, very frustrating and worrying time for many of them here. They are still at the harbor site, still waiting, still hoping. Yeah, hopefully conditions will improve at least in the short term so divers can get back in the water and finish that important task of recover the remaining missing. As clashes heat up in ukrai ukraine, World Leaders move to impose new sanctions on russia. Coming up, well bring you a live report from Eastern Ukraine. Stay with us here on cnn. Jooushgsz if it doesnt work fast. 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The government in kiev saying it has relaunched what its calling second phase of antiterrorism operations. Still, theres been no significant military movement weve been able to see. But if the Ukrainian Military should decide to advance on these various prorussian positions, while they say that they are ready. This is the command and control center of the prorussian revolt. Cnn was given rare access behind the barricades of the Security Services building. On condition we dont show any faces. Just as kiev announced the second phase of its socalled antiterrorism operation. These selfdefense units, as they take results, are digging in. This is one of the vehicles captured from the Ukrainian Military around a week ago. Those that are inside the Security Services or sbu building. They are absolutely confident they can repel any sort of attack. A former military man turned Spokesman Says they have 2,000 fighters at the ready and plenty of weapons. Its war trophies. Ukrainian army gave them to us, he says. In 90 of the cases it was voluntary. They are communicating and coordinating with prorussian groups in other cities and towns. He says they have developed several layers of defenses. Which was tested on thursday when Ukrainian Military approached their barricade on the outskirts of the city. The barricades are set on fire, which then warns the mobile groups that the enemy is approaching, he explains. They seemed to work. The Ukrainian Military withdrew. Confidence seems to be growing among prorussian militants. Smoke drifts into the sky. A helicopter was fired on and destroyed, says Ukrainian Defense ministry. Others say it was an accident. Ukrainian soldiers guarding the perimeter looked edgy as they argued with curious locals. This isnt what theyre trained to do, nor is it a conflict they want. For now, the prorussian group seemed assured that what they have, they will hold. Just to give you an idea of how chaotic the situation here is, yet a military Verification Team under an osce mandate made up of eight youre yans and five ukrainians went missing. It turned out they were detained by prorussian rebels. They still remain in their custody with one of these selfdeclared leaders saying they were nato spies. Russia calling for their release. It gives you just the beginning of a glimpse of how lawless the situation here potentially could become. And also revealing that chasm between what the prorussian supporters say is taking place in that country and what european supporters say is occurring. Thank you, arwa. Cnn is covering all angles of this ukrainian crisis. In about half an hour well show you how russias ruble is feeling the pinch. Analysts say it will get worse. That stay tuned for that important story. Also ahead from pope to saint. Well have a look at miracles that lifted Pope John Paul ii to sainthood. s where you email, shop, even bank. But are you too comfortable . These days crime can happen in a few keystrokes. American express can help protect you with intelligent security that learns your spending patterns, and can alert you to an unusual charge instantly. So you can be a member of a more secure world. This is what membership is. This is what membership does. Welcome back to cnn. On sunday the Catholic Church will elevate popes john paul ii and xiii to sainthood. It will draw over a million pilgrims to st. Peters square. Lets bring in our correspondent to rome for a look ahead what were looking forward to on sunday. Pope francis is unlike any of his predecessors. This past year hes been calling nuns. He called a woman in argentina married to a divorced man saying she can go to communion, an apparent contradiction to catholicism. He appears to sake things up and taking a more personal touch. Reporter yeah, thats right. In fact, the canonization is an example of that because the pope himself is the one who wanted to include john xiii. There is three women in particular who helped make this day possible because they are the women who received the miracles through the ent intercession. The path to sainthood involves numerous steps. The final and most daunting is the verification of two miracles that must be attributed to the candidate after they die. Traditionally the canonization process doesnt begin until five years after the candidates death. But john paul ii changed the lives of so many people around the world that the process began just weeks after his passing. The latest involved a nun, her prayer to john paul and her unexplained and immediate recovery thereafter from parkinsons disease that provided the miracle needed. Pope john paul ii had suffered from the same degenerative disease. They declared it an official miracle in 2011. The second miracle was reported by a costa rican woman who says she was partially paralyzed because of a brain injury. She was told she had just days to live. She prayed to john paul ii from a small shrine dedicated to him. Translator thats when i heard the voice in my bedroom say, get up. It surprised me and i looked around the roornlgs my god, im alone. I heard something say, get up. It repeated to me, get up. Do not be afraid. Reporter doctors found no trace of an aneurysm in her brain and had no explanation for her recovery. From that day to today im standing because Pope John Paul ii that day took away my fears, the agony and gave me a peace. The peace that gave me the certainty i was healthy. Reporter pope xxiis canonization, his one healing was an italian nun. A she was not expected to live after the removal of a tumor in her stomach but she made an instant recovery after other nuns placed a statue of pope john on her stomach. Translator you ripped this miracle out of my heart. After that sister katherine stood up and said, im healed. Im healed. Reporter the vatican said it was a miracle, leading to Pope John Paul xxiis. Millions will come together to honor two pontiffs who have left an indelible mark on catholicism. These are just the official miracles approved by the vatican but the priest in charge of john paul iis cause told me he received thousands of miracle stories and you can bet some of those people will be here tomorrow to celebrate their favorite saint. Theyll all be so excited. We should let our viewers know you and i will be here tomorrow at this time as all of this takes place and unfolds. But one thing im curious of is what we can expect to see. Pope francis appears very comfortable being accessible to masses of people. Kids have jumped up on stage with him during ceremonies before. What can we expect to see tomorrow . Reporter well, this is a very formal, solemn vatican occ