Welcome to World News. Big new questions about the passenger plane.
We meet the witnesses who claim the flight flew directly over their
head. What did they see and hear? Crash near the Space Needle. Our
colleagues in Seattle report the tragedy in the family. This will be
a very difficult time. Defiance. A celebration in red Square is prudent
fires back with contempt against the US. Good evening. We come in the
air, it is now 11 days since the passenger jet vanished into thin
air. All day long, new theories have been emerging around the globe. Is
it possible something caused the pilots to pass out? Would a testing
those communications when they turned them off? Tonight our
correspondent rakes down the latest facts. The mystery of flight 370
came no closer to being solved when today the Malaysian government
changed the story. So few facts have produced so many theories. The
long`time pilot who wrote that it could have been a fire in the
cockpit which brought that he'd turn off the flight path. US sources
remain focused on what appears to be a deliberate act. It is all because
of the two bits of information we do have. As we reported this weekend, a
source says that somebody programmed the autopilot that dramatic left
turn off the flight path. That was before one 7am. Then the final radio
call to controllers. All right, good night he said. No sign of trouble.
Two minutes later the transponder goes dead. At some point and other
communication system stops working as well. Then a hard bank to the
left sends the plane away from Malaysia and into the Indian Ocean.
A shutdown of systems, although Stearns, tell investigators someone
was at the controls who wanted to disappear. But even that is not a
complete timeline, 11 days in. 11 frustrating days of conflicting and
confusing information. Example? A critical piece of information on
when a communication system shut down, ACARS. We cannot determine
exactly when ACARS was disabled. It leads to a lot of speculation not
just within the public and the media, but also investigators and
searches. Thailand says its radar saw the plane in this area around
Malaysia. More proof of that term. Tonight we have an area near
Australia the size of Texas where the latest intensive search is under
way. This includes a hi`tech US Navy plane. A reminder that in these
incidents, a couple of small pieces of data could completely change the
focus of this investigation. Another surprising new piece of data in this
worldwide detective story. I witnesses come forward to say they
saw the plane above them in the air. Our correspondent went out to find
them on the water today. We travelled to the tiny fishing
village to find witnesses who say they saw the plane. These have been
the last people to have seen flight MH370? A group of men aboard this
boat on the night the plane vanished, fishing fortune. They say
they were here, ten miles out to sea. `` fishing for tuna. They saw
something bigger than any plane they had ever seen in the sky. He tells
us that the body of the plane was not clear, but the lights were very
bright. Would it have been MH370? This is where we believe the plane
flew after making that infamous left turn. Might it have dipped because
of the crisis on board? Back in the fishing village, we learned more
about the co`pilot. This is where his grandmother lives. A nice home
for this town. It is where he grew up. We also came across these
children. Their pictures of the missing plane, their hope and prayer
is that it is found soon. With thanks to Bob, we want to bring in
our aviation expert. With the shifting information, anything that
leads to a greater probability of an accident. We keep thinking maybe the
pilot simply lost consciousness. We are at the point where we will have
to entertain lots of different theories. If they have any validity
or if there is anything which could lead us to the crash, we cannot
exclude it. We are at the point where there are other very little
signs coming in. There will be some forensics on the ground, we are at
the point where we can't rule out anything until we get that wreckage
and those black boxes. Everything entertained. What about this
location the Australians have now targeted? Specifically, where is it,
how easy is it to get there and search? They have pushed the search
out to way off the coast of Perth. Almost two thirds of the way to
Antarctica. Those are treacherous, deep seas. Winter is coming. The
rescue effort continues to get more difficult either day. Does it
suggest the Australians have something very specific? I believe
the Australians and the US have come to an agreement that the most likely
science is pointing to this area well south of Perth. It is such...
It is not even a needle in a haystack. It is a needle in
thousands of field of haystacks. Very difficult. Thank you for
bringing your perspective. Now, a fiery scene near the space Needle in
Seattle. A helicopter crash, and we get the latest on how it happened,
and the colleagues were lost. The helicopter, flown by an ABC
affiliate, had just taken off, when it dropped directly onto the street
alone, exploding on top of cars. Kill an impact, the pilot and a
photographer. It was taking off, and it kind of wobbled and swung, then
it started going down sideways on the street. When firefighters
arrived, they found two cars and a pickup truck involved in fire, and a
small river of flaming fuel flowing down the street. One man reportedly
jumped out of his flaming car, his body in flames. I saw the truck that
was it, and a man coming out of his car with his body burning. The
photographer was a wonderful family man, who had recently retired, but
came back part`time. On air, emotional bankers were left to
report on their friends, and the catastrophe right outside their
door. We have reached the point that we can talk about the two people we
have lost. This will be a very difficult time. We are just
underneath the helipad right now, and you can get a sense of the short
distance the helicopter made it before it crashed. Investigators are
already interviewing witnesses. We move next overseas to a kind of
battle cry from Vladimir Putin. A scathing message for the US about
Ukraine. Tonight, Joy in the streets of
Moscow. Thousands bellowing the Russian anthem, welcoming Crimea at
two Fatherland Russia. This, after their leader, Vladimir Putin,
basking in his moment, said Crimea will soon be theirs. We have already
achieved much, he said. There is even more to do. We shall prevail,
because we are united. Glory to Russia. Vladimir Putin blasting the
US for behaving rudely, irresponsibly, and unprofessionally
in Ukraine, saying the US had crossed a line. He accused America
of hypocrisy, applying power against sovereign states, a clear reference
to Iraq. The US shot back. John Kerry calling Putin's moves
dangerous. No one doubts Russia's interest in Crimea, but that doesn't
legitimise just taking what you want because you want it. Or, because you
are angry about the end of the Cold War or the end of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, was shaped by the Cold War,
watching the Soviet Union collapsed from this, to this. Now, some of the
nations that broke away are watching Russia's moves nervously. That is
why vice president Joe Biden is in the region at the moment, reassuring
those nations and telling them that the US may rotate American forces to
the region for expanded military exercises, and training missions.
Tonight, a note about something that is busting family budgets in this
country,. The rising price of groceries. We learned today that it
ticked up last month, and is expected to rise at least 3.5% this
year, which is the biggest spike in years.
The Wren Scott wrote his silence, and we are learning new details that
could hold clues to the confounding tragedy.
From the famous leap private Mick Jagger, a public outpouring of
grief. This afternoon, posting a tribute on his website to lost lover
the Wren Scott. On Monday, his partner of more than a decade, and a
successful fashion designer, was found hanged in her apartment on the
leading friends and family struggling to figure out why. From
the outside, she seem to have it all. She often posted pictures of
her glamorous life on Instagram, and talking about it on her website. I
am always looking at what is around me. Like to travel, like art, I like
to read. Last month, L'Wren Scott abruptly cancelled a fashion show in
London, citing production delays. The company has been revealed as
being $6 million in debt at the beginning of 2013. Today, the
Rolling Stones postponed seven shows in Australia and New Zealand.
In the series of wild weather, we would like to show you what happened
in Idaho. A massive Semi truck, no match for winds toppling and
skidding across the bridge. Luckily, the driver was able to escape.
Coming up next, the grandmother sending life lessons to everyone.
He volunteered twice to go to Vietnam, and now he has recieved the
congressional medal of honour. He charged into enemy fire armed with
as many grenades as he could. He took out several enemy bunkers, and
kept going even after he was shot three times. What gives you the
ability to do that? To run in the direction of enemy fire. We have got
to do what we have got to do. Not a hint of bitterness. 25 individuals
who should have received this metal years ago, now receiving them. It is
better late than never. Now, a cautionary tale. A student in Italy
visiting a museum in Milan saw this statue, and decided to climb up and
snap a selfie. Unfortunately, he also snapped off the leg. Luckily,
it was only a replica and not the priceless original. Finally, an
eight`year`old grandmother has become a sensation. She is known as
grandma Batty, and it came when she decided to get a gift from her
grandson. Her grandson set up with Instagram,
after she was diagnosed with Council. I don't think about it. A
week ago she had 5000 followers, and today she has 206,000. That is a lot
of people, isn't it? Hip young things. I don't know who you are,
but I love you. That is a lot of good people watching good old
grandma. Her upbeat photos are in inspiration. We thank you for
watching. We are always here@BBCNews.com.
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