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CNNW Early Start With John Berman And Christine Romans April 23, 2014

We begin with breaking news from south korea. Officials confirm to cnn, the divers have not found air pockets on the third and fourth floor of the capsized ferry. This morning, they are looking for survivors, but only finding victims. The death toll stands at 150. Roughly the same number are still missing. We are finding new details of what happened the moments passenger and crew realized there was something wrong. Lets go to Cnn International Senior Correspondent nic roberts . Jindo south korea. Nic, what can you tell us . Reporter the latest news we are hearing from the divers they found no pockets on the third and fourth level of the ship is perhaps going to be a. , a grim milestone and b. A turning point. The hope had been the air pockets would be where some of the students would be holding out. They were believed to be on the third and fourth floor. Divers havent searched the whole ship, there may be air pockets aboard somewhere else on the ship. The focus was the third and fourth floor where the students were believed to be. It is potentially beginning to move from a rescue to recovery operation. That is not being said by officials here at the moment. What we are hearing from the divers, really is very bad news for many of the families who are waiting. The divers are only searching the third and fourth levels at the moment. They would be able to bring out bodies. If there was hope they thought there would be people survivoring on other levels of the ship, they would be focusing on that. Its not good news at all this day. They continue to bring up or as we continue to see the Police Maritime ships. For the family, today has been another tough day of waiting. A Memorial Service in a school near seoul where many of the children attended school, even before their parnlts know what happened to their children. So, this news, very tough news for everyone here, poppy. Nic, we know the offices of the ferry operator and the Residential Home of the owner being searched by authorities because there are so many questions of how this all happened. You have nine arrests of crew members. At the same time, news now that a young boy, a passenger first called emergency officials three minutes before any of the crew sent a distress signal. Is that right . Reporter it is. Its incredible. At 8 52 in the morning, the young boy called the 119 Emergency Service here. They try to connect him with the coast guard. The coast guard is asking for latitude and longitude, which he didnt have. The message was simply help us, the ship is sinking. Its three minutes after that before the ships crew called the maritime Emergency Services to try to get help for the ship. There were other calls made by passengers on board to Emergency Services as well because they were panicking about the situation. The search now, as well, we are hearing that the owners of the ship that their premises and offices have been searched. Again, will be troubling. The crew members, senior crew members arrested. The offices being searched. We have heard as many as 30 senior members of the company that ran the shipping line may be under scrutiny at this time as well. Poppy . So many questions. Your heart breaks for the families. The bodies have been coming in behind you ship after ship and the grieving parents waiting for news. Thank you. Appreciate the report this morning. Five minutes after the hour. Breaking news in the search of flight 370. Australia Prime Minister is speaking out about the missing jet. The Prime Minister indicating the strategy may soon change. Also saying the search will not go on forever. This is ten underwater missions are complete with no sign yet, at all, of debris from the missing boeing 777. Bad weather today is hampering the search from the air. The planes were forced to turn back because of the remnants of a cyclone. We are expecting an update from malaysian officials in an hour. In the meantime, Erin Mclaughlin live with the latest on the search. We understand you have new information. Reporter thats right, john. We have new information from the joint Agency Coordination center, responsible for organizing the search efforts here in perth, telling us that western Australian Police have attended to a report of material washed ashore. 10 kilometers east of augusta in australia. They have secured the material. They say the australian transportation and Safety Bureau is currently examining these photographs to see if it has any reallevance to the search for m 370. They provided photos to the Malaysian Investigation Team as well. We have reached out to the western Australian Police for comment on the latest development. No comment so far. There have been plenty of leads in this search, john, so i think its important to say that authorities really make a point of considering all these leads and trying to rule them in or either rule them out as being potentially connected to missing flight 370. The last lead we heard of was an oil slick discovered in the vicinity of the vessel. There was speculation at the time potentially it was from the engine of mh 370. Later, testing rules that out. I think its important to treat these kinds of leads with caution. The joint Agency Coordination center saying a report of material washed ashore 10 kilometers east of augusta, they secured the vehicle and they are currently looking at it. The list of leads is long from satellite pictures to debris spotted from the airplanes to apparently the oil slick and of course, we dont know about the pings that were heard under water. Nevertheless, they told us about the debris they are looking at that washed upon shore. Its been a lingering question for some time, six weeks after the plane disappeared. If they believe it disappeared where they said it did, would there be a sign on shore and when might that happen . Reporter absolutely. It must be said, hours and hours and hours of searching by plane, satellite and sea, scouring the ocean for physical signs of mh 370. They have all turned up to be garbage at this point. That effort continuing in earnest, despite the fact Australian Authorities said its looking less and less likely they are going to find debris from the missing plane. Certainly, if it did you want turn out to be from mh 370, its the First Physical piece of evidence they have discovered. Again, treating the leads with caution. Authorities are working to rule them in or out at this point. John . Erin mclaughlin with the news australian officials are looking at objects that washed on shore. They are analyzing them. Theres a News Conference expected in an hour from malaysian officials. Thanks to erin for that. Well bring it live here on cnn and give it to you live. If they have objects, we hope to get answers soon. Also, now, in a few hours, president obama touching down in tokyo for the first leg of a long delayed trip to asia. He will spend time in japan. Our White House Correspondent michelle kaczynski. What is the goal of this trip . Reporter this is a really important trip for the u. S. And for these four countries that the president will visit with. I guess if you could pick an overarching theme, its relationships and reassurance, affirming and redefining the u. S. Commitment to the region in the short and long term. These are americas closest allies, but that doesnt mean there arent problems or tensions. The focus is trade, hammering out the transpacific partnership, a trade deal. With japan, talks are at a stalemate and the credibility to get progress. Other countries have different issues, but no less serious. More serious, you might say. South korea, of course. Its the north korean threat. The u. S. Has a security commitment to this region as well. When you look at malaysia and the philippines, they are involved in territorial disputes with china. You know that relationship, as well, overshadows the discussions that will happen on this trip. The u. S. Doesnt want to set up a stance so it seems like china is on the opposite side or these countries, in the meetings feel like they need to choose between an alignment with the u. S. Or china. The key is to strike a balance and lay more ground work for cooperation on all sides, if possible. Poppy . Absolutely. Well check in with you later on as you continue to travel with the president. I appreciate you reporting this morning. Thank you, michelle. The crisis in ukraine escalating. Ukraine and russia blaming each other. Is civil war imminent . We will take you live there straight ahead. 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Join today at angieslist. Com in ukraine, a truce unraveled with the president promising the government will restart the operations to go after prosecuterussian separatists. One side saying the ukrainians are committing the atrocities. Both sides pointing fingers. A complete mess as john berman has been describing it. Frederick is live in kiev this morning. What can you tell us in terms of the developments in the eastern parts of the country . Reporter well, its very murky, poppy. What we have heard is the body of this politician turned up yesterday in a river and had signs of torture. The government blames the prorussian separatists and they have been holding an entire region as hostage. Its why the Ukrainian Government wants to launch an antiterrorism operation. They are move sboing into the eo get them out of the buildings. The prorussian side says they believe this politician was murdered by a nationalist ukrainian group. They point the blame in the other direction. Theres another incident that is significant that ukrainians are over the towns held by prorussian separatists, shot at and sustained bullet holes and able to return to base in kiev safely. It appears the truce called unilaterally seems to be unraveling. They want to relaunch the operation in the east. They say they want to get that over with in a couple days, however, its still very much up in the air, very much up to question, how long such an operation would take and how many casualties there would be. Once you get into that and theres casualties, theres the danger of the russian side moving forces on the boarding of ukraine into this country and launching a fullon invasion. Brings into question whether theres a chance of deescalation. We hope there is. Appreciate the reporting, fred, thank you. 17 minutes after the hour. We are finding new details about the teenager who hitched a ride on a jet from california to hawaii in the wheel well. The 15yearold was trying to get to somalia to see his mother. He seems to have picked the first aircraft he reached after jumping a fence to san jose airport. He didnt realize the jet was headed to hawaii. He spent six hours on the ground before the jet took off. He told police he ran away from home. Classmates say he was a quiet and shy kid. I was really shocked, you know. Glad he made it and is all right now. Probably the last person you would expect. He never talked about going to the airport . No, that was a surprise. They are reviewing security to see how he scaled a six foot fence topped with barbed wire and avoided being spotted by employee patrols. European stocks are slightly lower. Futures here are flat after gains yesterday. Everyone in new york city is watching air b b. Its the company that allows travelers to rent a room, apartment or home. The service has become wildly popular operating in 34,000 cities nearly 200 countries. Here in new york city, lawmakers are saying, look, you are violating some of the rental laws. They are asking air b b to hand over the names of new yorkers who rented out their home on the site. Its likely those individuals will be on the hook if the Business Model is found to be illegal. This has been a long, ongoing debate over air b b, the legality and tax issue. Are they paying their fair share . I had to explain to you what it was. Now, i am an expert. 18 minutes after the hour. Lets talk about the weather that could become very dangerous. Chad myers is here with a look at the forecast. Good morning. Poppy, havent seen you all week. Welcome back. An area of Severe Weather popped up. Not many tornadoes, just yet. 58 in new york city. The cold air is here, but the warm, moist air is here. Thats where the storms could pop up later this afternoon. Windy across the northeast. Im expecting airport delays. When you get 34mileanhour wind gusts, you cant use all the cross runways. You cant get as many planes on and off the ground. Theres the risk of Severe Weather from nebraska to texas. Another round of Severe Weather into the weekend. There you go, new york city, another rainy day for you, rainy night on friday. Saturday and sunday, in the plains, another round of Severe Weather. Do you know the technical term of two rainy days following five sunny days . Bummer. Weekend. Thanks for the technical term. Appreciate it. Next, a history making night for one of baseballs great Albert Pujols. Joe carter breaks it down next in the bleacher report. Like tw. Salesperson 2 actually, getting a great car with 42 highway miles per gallon makes it like two deals in one. Salesperson 1 point is theres never been a better time to buy a jetta tdi clean diesel. Avo during the first ever volkswagen tdi clean diesel event, get a great deal on a jetta tdi. It gets 42 highway miles per gallon. And get a 1,000 fuel reward card. Its like two deals in one. Volkswagen has the most tdi clean diesel models of any brand. Hurry in and get a 1,000 fuel reward card and 0. 9 apr for 60 months on tdi models. Breaking news from australia this morning. This just in. Officials say they have an object of interest in the search for flight 370. It washed ashore about 150 miles south of perth. Its apparently a long piece of metal. Officials are cautioning, they have no evidence it is from the missing jet. They are looking into it. They are investigating. They put out this release a short time ago. They have been taking a look at the photos and trying to get their eyes on a physical object. Well bring the latest from perth in a few minutes. Other news, Albert Pujols is now the member of a new poll, the 500 club. Berman is very excited about it this morning. The slugger hit two home runs in one game last night to reach the baseball milestone. Joe carter is here with the bleacher report. Good morning. Good morning. Before the game, pujols told his teammate he was going to hit the two home runs in the game. Of course, he went out and did that. He hit two out of Nationals Park to hit the 500 career home run mark. Hes the third youngest to reach the 500 club. Alex rodriguez and jeremy fox got theirs at age 32. Pujols is contracted with the angels through 2021. 700 is certainly a possibility. 600 feels definite. Get this, the fan who caught the ball is an air force serviceman from california. He returned the ball to pujols, no charge. For all those who thought indiana is finished, you have to simmer down. The top seed in the east played like the top seed in the east last night. The pacers win by 27 points. A dominating 16point win. The series is even at one game a piece. Game three and four move to atlanta where the newfound momentum will be put to the test. The Washington Wizards are trending on bleacherreport. Com. This young team went to chicago and snatched the first two games of the series from the bulls team. Chicago had a chance last night. Kirk was fouled in the final three seconds. He had to make two at the line. He missed the first. He had to intentionally miss the second. Chicago could not come away with the rebound. Washington goes on to win. They go up, 20 in the series. Games three and four are in d. C. Check this out. A huge crowd outside air canada last night before the raptors nets game. Toronto showing love to their Basketball Team in the middle of playoff hockey season. They had a fivepoint win over the nets. We have three more games tonight, the bobcats and heat on tnt. Maveric mavericks spu

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