19/03/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

would say fat chance but maybe it will do better next time. Budget

they all day on BBC News. It is now time to catch up with ABC World

News. 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 [email protected].

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