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their quest at others are paying with their lives. `` but others. The

sport a bit later on. Time now for a look at the news as seen across the

United States a couple of hours ago in ABC World News with Diane Sawyer.

Welcome. Tonight, anguish and outrage. Devastated relatives told

there are no survivors from the missing plane. What led to that

announcement and why some are still demanding proof.

In the West, the race against time to reach any survivors buried in a

massive mudslide. New hope in the battle against skin

cancer and how to spot trouble early.

And the star witness. The woman shot to death by her boyfriend Oscar

Pistorius, her words in court today describing her fear.

Good evening. After 17 days of mystery, we learned today that all

that stands between fragile hope and a brutal reality is one sentence.

The government of Malaysia today told the families of 239 people

their loved ones will not be coming home. That new evidence concludes

the plane plunged into the ocean. Today, what have officials learned

that makes them so certain and what about the debris in the water? Is

that from flight 370? We begin on that shattering news for the

families. It is therefore with deep

sadness... The Malaysian prime minister delivered the news we have

all dreaded. Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

Today in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur, heartbreak. As the Malaysian

government announced that the final flight path was narrowed down

through `` data from a satellite. The plot matches that of the

southern route, not the northern route. The exact spot it went down

is still unknown. Earlier today, new clues. An Australian plane spotted

debris. A grey or green circular object and an orange rectangular

object. We don't yet know if they were from the plane. Searchers

marked the area with smoke flares. For one week, they have been guided

by greenie satellite images. Combing this remote stretch of sea, bigger

than California. `` grainy satellite images. Once they find the debris,

the wreckage is likely to be miles away and miles down. Finding it will

require drones like these. The computer models we have shows the

debris has moved almost 500 kilometres away from where it was

originated. It has been so long and the currents are strong. Tonight, an

Australian warship is headed into collect and confirmed the possible

debris. But if you thought the first part of the search was difficult,

get ready. The second part, they will be flying blind on the ocean

floor, deeper than the Titanic. Alcoa responded is in Kuala Lumpur,

with the families as they struggle. `` our correspondent is in.

For the families of the 239 passengers and crew, the news was

devastating. At this hotel in Beijing, where many families have

been living, raw grief. Others brought out by stretcher. There was

also anger. Malaysian Airlines is lying, this man shouts. The families

I met Cech to themselves today. Patrick was the chief steward on the

plane. Three days ago, his wife and four children told me they have been

burning the scandal since the plane disappeared, so he could find his

way home, at least in spirit. If it's in the ocean, it's final. He

comes back in a different way. Which is what we want. I talked to her

about one hour after that announcement. She was absolutely in

tears but she was surrounded by her family. Her priest and a

representative from the airline. In that bowl, the candle was still wet.

Thank you. We have an aviation consultant with us and our

correspondent. How convinced our American investigators that these

families should give up hope? They are convinced the aircraft is in the

southern Indian Ocean. What we learned today from the satellite

companies, data points, they put together some additional and they

had others check that data. But the fact they did it today says to me

they know even more. There will be national security assets used. I'm

sure they aren't telling us everything. What about the debris?

We are seeing more and more sightings of debris. What does it

tell you? Looking at debris in the ocean is difficult. When an air

plane hits on land, it creates a pattern that investigators can look

at. Although they are looking at small pieces, they also have the

whole of the puzzle. When it hits water, the wind and currents and the

tide disburse the debris. It is difficult. We are looking at

individual clues and it makes it difficult to did use anything

specific as to why the air plane came down, which is why we need to

get to the black box. David, we have a black box here. Show us where the

ping is. It is kind of a metronome sound. Let's listen to it. This is

what the crafts will be listening for. But there is a chance it won't

be working. Then they have to use sonar to look for debris. But the

only hope is that sound at the bottom of the ocean? Get into this

box. We thank David and Steve and the entire team. They will be

providing you with the latest online always.

Baccy, a massive mudslide out west, more than 100 people missing and a

brace against time to find them. `` back here. These images of those

rescued. A four`year`old boy and the devastation below. We hear tonight

from survivors that the mud struck with lightning speed, rising up to

their chests. Hovercraft joined a small fleet of

helicopters today over what looks nothing like the community, looking

for any signs of life amid the disaster so chaotic officials

haven't accounted for over 100 people and they aren't sure what the

actual toll of the missing years. The King from the scene these little

clues, where 30 homes once stood. This woman said with infrared was

like a washing machine. `` picking from the scene. We had mud in our

eyes, our nose. I'm grateful I'm alive. The scale is mind blowing.

You can see trees that are up to 60 feet tall that have been tossed

around like toothpicks and thrown hundreds of yards. The mudslide

started here. One square mile sized chunk broken loose, cascading over

this valley. Take a look at the community before, dotted by houses

to the left of the river. And today, Walmart, levelling everything. The

area's only school was closed today. Many of their students lived in the

mudslide zone. The school may have been hardest hit? It's not just the

school, it's the town and the community. Tonight, some rescue

crews are being forced to pull back, fearing more mudslides in the same

area. There are definitely more risks of

mudslide. This region has had above average rainfall. It's possible we

will break the all`time record. Over the next few days, there will be

extremely heavy rain. And this area could see up to three inches of rain

on Friday. And on the east coast, it's all about this weather system

here. This storm will come together Tuesday night into Wednesday. Most

of it will hit coastal New England. Again, very strong wind and cold

temperatures. Now to be stand`off between Russia and the US. Russia is

mobilising tens of thousands of troops and the US is circling the

wagons with other world powers full up Russia has been exiled from the

G8. As President Obama held an emergency meeting with world leaders

today to turn up the heat on Russia, the Russian military added to their

forces on Ukraine's border. There are now 30,000 Russian forces there,

10,000 added in the last week. NATO's commander says they could

invade at any time, seizing not just eastern Ukraine but also parts of

Moldova. This force is very sizeable and very ready. Today, President

Obama pledged to stand with Ukraine. Europe and America are

united in our support of Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people.

And tonight, Russia has been suspended from the G8. Now, it's the

G`7. Vladimir Putin says his troops are there on the border for military

exercises and nothing more. But one Western official says we have every

reason to be sceptical of what the Russians are saying. And new hope

for people worried about melanoma. Over this last week, a beloved

Hollywood actor lost his battle with the disease. But there is news of a

possible game changing new drug on its way. A familiar face. The

65`year`old lost his battle with melanoma this weekend, once again

putting into focus just how dangerous the disease can be. It's

the deadliest form of skin cancer. The average survival for advanced

melanoma without treatment is months. But tonight, there is word

that new drugs could be headed to the market as early as next year.

These new treatments can stimulate the body's immune system. This is

how it works. Melanoma is so hard to stop because it can turn off your

body's ability to attack it. These new drugs can event that. Clinical

trials have been promising. While not a cure, the drug can increase

short`term survival. That can mean everything to sufferers. Last year,

this woman feared she had just months to live but after being

admitted to a drug trial last year, she says her scans are completely

clear. It's amazing and I don't even feel sick. Doctors say that the

trick is early identification. Early detection is critical. Doctors say

don't forget to check spots you might not think of like behind your

knees or between your toes. And if you have any question at all, get it

checked out. Coming up: Girlfriend who became the prosecution's most

devastating witness against Oscar Pistorius.

Now to the trial of Oscar Pistorius. They were a red carpet couple, Oscar

Pistorius and free `` Reeva Steenkamp. But in a series of text

messages, Reeva Steenkamp's voice from the grave. Those words were

read aloud by a police expert. This was the first time we have been able

to see the inner workings of what was it all to us relationship. That

storybook image was shattered. Oscar Pistorius is accused of

murdering Reeva Steenkamp. He says he mistook her for an intruder. Most

of the messages were mundane. She seemed loyal to Oscar Pistorius but

sometimes was afraid of him. In some messages, he sounded jealous and

quick to anger. She often offended. `` she was often offended. But only

one person knows what really happened that night.

Tonight, a provocative new clue about trouble having a baby. A new

study finds that the more stress a woman has, the harder it is to get

pregnant. Researchers measured and enzyme found in saliva and found

that women with high distress were more likely to be in photo.

Researchers recommend yoga, meditation. `` were more likely to

be infertile. And now, listen to this voice.

Johnny cash. It has been 11 years since he died but that song is on

his new album recorded in 1984 and it has been sitting on the shelf.

Tonight, his family are calling these songs johnny cash at his

prime. The album comes out tomorrow. Exciting news to share from our

family. Then Sherwood was named today as the next co`chairman of

Disney media networks. He will take over when the incumbent steps down

next year. He has been an energetic and passionate contributor to this

newsroom and that won't change as he moves to his new position in

California. Tonight, a new movie that has everyone talking before it

reaches theatres. It has been a favourite story for many children in

Bible school, Noah and the flood and the animals. But what does the movie

say about the story? Noah, just like in the Bible, is a man consumed by

God's message to save the animals from the deluge and start a new.

Now, one of Hollywood's's most vivid directors is bringing us his take on

the end of humanity. Everything in it is a miracle, everything is

mystical. A says he has been passionate about the story of Noah

since he was 13 years old. You don't want to mess with it. You just want

to bring new life to it. He says Russell Crowe's depiction of Noah is

based on the original text. This is the man who stood by while the

entire population of the planet died. He is not benevolent. He is

not even nice. The first thing he does when he gets to land is he gets

really drunk. And that was a clue for us. After surviving and after

this moment, he gets so drunk that he gets naked and curses his own

son. They used the Bible as a blueprint for the Ark, which most of

us think of as a ship but which the Bible describes as a rectangle that

did not need a keel to navigate. This biblical epic has been told

since time immemorial and is being brought to the screen for the first

time. Thank you watching us. It looks like the month will close

on a chilly note, with temperatures quite well