well tony abbott described the disappearance as one of the great mysteries of our time. >> i have to admit to the house that so far, we have not found any trace of mh-370. but i do reassure the families of our hopes and expectation that the ongoing search will succeed. i can't promise that the search will go on at this intensity forever, but we will continue our very best efforts to resolve this mystery and provide some answers. >> tony abbott. well, i've been speaking to desmond rossen an aviation expert, based in sydney about the financial restraints of carrying out a search like this forever. >> my understanding that it costs around $120 million u.s. is budgeted for this between australia and malaysia. now, it can't continue forever. the search will continue even if it's on an occasional basis. and i'm confident that some day, somebody will find something. >> are they looking in the right place? >> i don't think so. but that's a gut feeling. that's my instinct as a pilot who's flown around the world. and i've actually flown through that area that they're searching on our helicopte

australian prime minister tony abbott told reporters the search "can't go on forever," but as long as there are leads it will continue. so far, no trace of wreckage has been found. australian prime minister tony abbott told reporters the search "can't go on forever," but as long as there are leads it will continue. companies have had to spend more money to buy water due to the drought. >> brian :we may have a little bit of rain this next coming week but it might not help much with the drought. this is a live view here are the clouds coming over the mountain and pushing into the day. will have cloudy skies to start of the morning and possibly some spotty drizzle in some places. sunshine for the afternoon everywhere except for the coast. and temperatures again in the warm side. fog in the day livermore valley. through the morning will watch the clouds go back to the day at around 10:00 a.m.. and then evidence to back out to the ocean around noon, and then it will be sunny for the rest of the afternoon with the exception for the coast. temperatures at the coast will be just below '60s, o

tony abbott said that over time the relationship with indonesia must endure and grow strong. he said that he was personally revoted and australians are sick to their guts about what was going on he said this won't jeopardise the rags sh between the two key allies. are all avenues explored - they are going to be killed. >> the phrase that the lawyers used and consistently will use is where there is life there's hope. they have not given up all hope. there are still two legal avenues, they are saying the president didn't consider the clemency carefully enough and have appealed against that decision. there are allegations that the judges who sentenced them to death all those years ago, were potentially subject to bribes. they are saying while the appeals are ongoing, they should be executed. it doesn't look as though they are clutching at straws. the execution will go ahead. australians are waiting for the transfer. they are going for days and weeks. they transfer by plane to java or the boat ride across to the island where the executions are expected to take place. what we have

the malaysian government was not fully forthcoming on some of the radar information so i think tony abbott's being -- wrong day i suppose to be this bluntly honest, but it won't go on forever. >> there was confusion and there was also apparently some serious human error, expired pinger batteries, miscommunication between radar operators and air traffic control. what do you think the aviation industry can learn from this even though the plane hasn't been found yet? >> well, many things. the aviation industry can learn that in this day and age that it is ridiculous for a modern jet liner not to be equipped to be visible and seen even after a tragedy befalls it meaning it needs to have a continuous download from the aircraft as to location. there are recommendations like that now afoot. obviously it can't help this plane, but that was first and foremost in that this plane shouldn't be flying around and literally be invisible unless they communicate with air traffic control. and i think the other thing that was most troubling to me is that they didn't comply with the battery requirements. i don'

tony abbott also rejected that. as far as he is concerned, you stop the boats, that in his words is the humanitarian thing to do. >> let's be clear here. has tony abbott actually taken issue with the contents of the u.n. report? or is he just taking issue with the messenger here? >> very good question. what he has sought to do is turn it away from the question of the treatment of people inside these offshore detention centers and talk about the overall policy of immigration. the policy of stopping the flow of asylum seekers coming by boat stopping the number of people dying at sea, and of course again, going on the front foot and directly criticizing the united nations. as he said australians in his words, are sick of being lectured to i go the united nations, but he has not gone to the substance of the allegations. and this is what we saw from the government just a matter of weeks ago as well when the human rights commission here also brought down a report critical of the treatment of children in detention centers.

tony abbott offered a prisoner exchange to save the men. indonesia rejected the bid. andrew chan and myuran sukumara have now been transferred to the so-called execution island. why they were against a prisoner exchange. >> we understand the need for australia -- such efforts should be done in a way that is respectful to the laws of the country and also respect the sovereignty of the laws in indonesia. we do not have any laws pertaining to the issue of negotiation. anchor: now to the united states. the child for dzhokhar tsarnaev is now on -- the trial for dzhokhar tsarnaev is now underway. the defense is going to try to convince the jury that tsarnaev was unfairly influenced into committing the crime. reporter: victims of the boston bombing arrived for the first day of the trial. he showed no sign of emotion as see sat and listen to the witness accounts in graphic detail. two pressure cooker bombs exploded amongst crowds know the finish line of the boston marathon. three people died, including an eight-year-old boy. almost 300 were injured. >> jp right here and parke

that is the word from the prime minister tony abbott. the forces are 40% down with the 23,000 square mile search zone. we will check in with anna coren live from kuala lumpur where the search of the report has been released. good morning, anna. >> reporter: john the interim report has come out. as far as the families are concerned, it is meaningless because it doesn't tell them what happened to their loved ones. they have been missing now for more than 12 months. these people are going through torture not having any answers. one thing in the report that is quite alarming is one of the flight data recorder did not have or batteries had expired. there were batteries, however, in the cockpit flight data recorder. it was emitting a signal. the fact the batteries had expired in one of the black boxes shows maintenance was poor and it was an oversight. the other thing in the report it said there was mass confusion in the initial minutes and hours of the plane disappearing. a fact that really hindered the search being activated. what should hav

those words from prime minister tony abbott. search crews are 40% done with a 23,000 square mile search zone off the coast of australia. he is optimistic this plane will be found. cnn's anna coren is live from kuala lumpur for us. a report has now been released. anna what does this report conclude? >> reporter: we are looking at the report that provides more questions than answers, christine. i say that because the flight was routine. it was normal. nothing wrong with the plane. there was a battery among the black boxes which had expired in the flight data recorder. a major maintenance oversight. there was the battery in the cockpit voice recorder which was operational. the pings were emitting for the 30 days after the crash if that is what happened. which is what is presumed. certainly it doesn't look good for malaysia airline. the other thing to come out of the report christine, a minute-by-minute blow as what took place in the air traffic control tower when they realized the plane was lost. there were emergency pro toe calls

tony abbott is sending people to help with the training missions in iraq and said it was still to be decided when the troops will go. >> 12 years after the war, more australians are heading back to the middle east with a different enemy. >> the decision marks the next phase of australia's contribution to disrupt degrade, or destroyed the death coltult. we require support to build capacity and hold territory. >> the 300 regular army soldiers are expected to join commandos who are already helping to train local government forces. they will work alongside 140 new zealand troops who had their deployment announced last week. the government says that none of them will be involved in combat roles. australia recently removed -- there is little public appetite for the country to become embroiled in another war. katty: the families of some of the victims have been given access to the wreckage recovered from eastern ukraine. pieces of the malaysia airlines plane are being analyzed by investigators and some of them could provide clues as to who was responsible for downing the passenger jet. west

australia prime minister tony abbott refused to be drawn. >> a diplomatic fight with indonesia, but doesn't want them to be shot. >> we deplore drug crime, we understand the position of the indonesian government that it wants to crack down on drug crime. the indonesian government's perspective is the same as ours. these two individuals because they are reformalitied are an asset in the fight against drug crimes. it would be counterproductive to excuse them. >> japan is marking the fourth anniversary. in tokyo, the emperor and empress led a tribute to those that died in the worst peacetime disaster. >> icery relations between russia and the west is felt in an important port. moscow's embargo on imported seafood led to soaring prices uch as rory challands reports, buyers and suppliers are struggling to adjust. >> a statue of a woman washes the cold waters waiting for a fisherman to return. this is the largest city in the arctic circle helping to put a large fishing industry with an international history. an icy grip of sorts enveloped this trade, a political one. since the pictures were filme

>> it's not just judy bishop and tony abbott but richard branson is trying to persuade the indonesian government to let them go. >> i don't think i've ever seen a case of the australian government working this hard to free two australian citizens. >>> we're going to take a short break. when we come back a daring late night raid in northern france. armed men attacked a van carrying millions in jewels. we'll have the latest coming up. >>> also a congressional hearing turns contentious on that open letter by republicans to iran. >> this is not a speech. this is a statement about the impact of this irresponsible letter. my lenses have a sunset mode. and an early morning mode. and a partly sunny mode. and an outside... to clear inside mode. transitions® signature™ adaptive lenses... are more responsive than ever. so why settle for a lens with just one mode? experience life well lit®. ...upgrade your lenses to transitions® signature™. visit your local walmart vision center today. to ask about transitions® signature™ lenses with chromea7™ technology. and start living a life well

prime minister tony abbott addressing troops heading to iraq in december. he stressed again that it will not be a combat mission. >> it is iraq that must defeat the death cult. but we do not want to leave the iraqis on their own. we are reluctant as a peace of loving people to reach out to far away conflicts, as we know the conflict has been reaching out to us now. the the government's decision has the support of the prime minister of iran and responds to a formal request from the united states to contribute specific australian defence force capabilities to the international coalition. >> south-west columbia where work is under way to broker a peace deal between the indigenous tribe and the government. 40 have been wounded in violence between security forces in the fast few days. many have been forced to leave sugar foundations they say it is part of their ancestral land. >> in dozens of small camps like this one. the nasa people continue their obligation of the sugar cane farm. a delegation came to the camps to speak to the people to try and broker a deal

. >>> australian prime minister tony abbott says he is sick of being lecture kd by the u.n. over the way australia seeks asylum seekers. it comes as a united nations report is being published, accusing the australian government of violating the rights of asylum seekers to be free from torture. asylum seekers who arrive in australia by boat are transferred to papua new guinea for assessment and resettlement. >>> afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman. and despite some improvements in recent years, many still struggle to find work. but in the northern city one woman is helping to break down barriers. she is working in the very male world of taxi driving. as jonathan biel reports. >> reporter: like most woman in afghanistan, sarah does the housework. like many, she also looks after her ailing mother as well as the kids. though sara's single she's the breadwinner for 15 relatives. and that's where the similarities end. a quick check of the oil, a wash of the windscreen and she's ready to go. sara's a woman in a man's world. >> translator: pe

malaysia and other partners - tony abbott from australia, the australian prime minister. and china's vice president. a who's who was here. it's time now to reflect for the people of singapore as to the direction future politicians take them >>> victims of flooding in chile's northern desert region began digging out her home and business. two days leaving 10 dead, 90 missing. the worse hit around the capital santiago >>> mayors and parliamentarians are being selected. it's believed that the president will face defeat daniel schweimler in la paz tells us why. >> reporter: this is election campaigning - at least for some of bolivia indigenous community, making up half of the population. this man is standing as governor for la paz. trying to wrest control from the opposition and quotes a struggle against the administration. >> they made us live in two bolivias, one was abandoned and the other had all the privileges. now we have to integrate. this is bolivia's first indigenous president. in office in 2006. many credit him for creating space and instilling confidence in more in

tony abbott says he will do -- says his government will do all it can to stop the executions. >> my thoughts are with those two young men on death island in indonesia. i want to assure people that, even at the 11th hour, the australian government is doing everything we humanly can to let the indonesian government and people know that it would neither be in their best interest or best values for these executions to go ahead. molly: in france, a project building a dam in the southwest continues to stir controversy. critics say it will destroy biodiversity and favor only a handful of farmers. a local council voted to downsize the project. it calls for all activists to be removed. >> the construction of the dan has divided the population in the southwestern region -- the dam has divided the population in the southwestern region. men and women who had been occupying the site -- forces were deployed to prevent clashes. authorities have for bidding fatigue of groups from taking -- have for bidding -- have for bidden the two groups from taking to the streets. >> the interior minister was right to ba

australia prime minister tony abbott refuses to be drawn into a diplomatic fight over the executions. >> we deplore drug crime, we understand the position of the indonesian government, that it wants to crack down on drug crime. it is entirely the same as ours but these two individuals, because they are reformed have become an asset in indonesia's fight against drug crime. that's why i think it's counterproductive to execute them. >> remembrance ceremonies in towns and cities around the disaster zone, and in tokyo, the emperor and empress lead tributes to those who died. thousands were swept away in 2011. that sparked a nuclear crisis. greece is demanding world war ii repatriations from germany. a 1960 deal with the germans was never paid in full. germany rejected calls for war compensation saying the issue has been settled. >> relations between russia and the west are being felt in one of the country's important ports. an embargo on imported seafood led to soaring fish prices. buyers and suppliers are struggling to adjust. >> a statue of a young woman watches the port's cold waters wa

prime minister tony abbott joined hundreds to remember the man who lead the nation between 1975 and 1983. he died at the age of 84 after a brief illness. >>> afghanistan is still recovering from a series of deadly avalanches, they brought down power lines that supply electricity to the capitol, disrupting power for millions of people. jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: 3400 meters high afghan engineers are working to restore power to millions of people. 1100 towers along a 500-kilometer route bring electricity or did until the snow came. >> translator: we were standing right now there's 10 to 15 meters of snow. so we can't bring in our heavy machinery. we can only use basic equipment. >> reporter: this tower and two others are completely destroyed. workers must carry all 15 tons of the replacement ton through the snow. the force of the snow was so powerful it tore a 15-ton tower off of its cement base and carried it 150 meters down the hill. and working in these conditions means doing almost everything by hand. for two weeks no power flowed at all, one line now carries 100 megawatts t

tony abbott joined hundreds of mourners who remember the man. he died at the age of 84, following a brief illness. >>> myanmar's military commander says he'll support successful elections in november, but warned that the army won't tolerate instability or threats. he was speaking to troops at a mill stair parade on the 70th anniversary of armed forces day. this year's elections will be the first held by the semicivilian government that swept the power after a 2010 vote. >>> a thai court has ruled that a family of suspected muslim uyghurs must be held in detention. it's a diplomatic tug of war between china and turkey. the family says they are from turkey and want to return. beijing says they are from the northwest region of china. >> reporter: the fate of 17 muslim uyghurs here in thailand is still in limbo. their detention because they illegally entered thailand is sound. that's something their attorney is going to appeal. >> translator: this case is definitely tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. they have family members back in

including the prime minister, tony abbott. he tweeted this picture out for -- picture out. he was in singapore. yvonne: clark mentioned about -- his former teammate that died a few months ago after been struck by a cricket ball. i want to talk about the coach. they were out celebrating after the big win, so they were tweeting out pictures of them having fun. one saying still going with the kings and going hard. that is from him. theket au tweeting out -- night everything turned australian gold. it was sort of a perfect again. david: gold prices are trading up. thank you. coming up on "trending business," the number 23 worked for michael jordan. ♪ it's monday, march 30, and this is "trending business." we will this hour, but first, here is what we are watching. twice ass in japan, much as forecasted, attic to the pressure of faltering inflation and the drop in consumer spending. more stimulus to come in china. the governor says he still has room to act after telling the forum that the slowdown has gone too far. a final farewell -- singapore says goodbye to the founding fat

in a joint mission with new zealand, prime minister tony abbott says they will train local fighters battling to regain territory seized by size ill. >> it is iraq that must defeat the death consult. but we do not want to leave the iraqi on his their own, we are naturally reluctant as a peace-loving people to reach out to far aware conflict but as we know this conflict has been reaching out to us for months now. the government's decision has the support of the prime minister of iraq. and it respond to his a formal request from the united states to contribute specific australian defense force capabilities to this international coalition. >> activists say at least four people have been killed in government air strikes in syria. they reportedly hit the town in the country side. ooh-rah jim air strikes also hit the town north of there. libya's international recognized parliament has agreed to return to u.n. brokered peace talks with its rifle government following a meeting with the u.n. envoy to libya. they said they will meet for talks only if it's recognized as the sole government. it suspended

while tony abbott was optimistic, the deputy prime minister says the search can't go on forever. paul, malaysia's transport minister says he is confident the plane will be found. >> yes. he really has to say that publicly. he can't be seen to be giving up hope at this point. he thanked the international community for its support around the time this report was released. it is important to stress that the report wasn't there to apportion blame or issue any sort of liability. it is really there about the future -- the prevention of future accidents like this. in that regard, malaysia's transport minister says there are changes underway to how the international community shares flight data. aboutare not only talking a tracking system. we also talked about the black boxes. canlso talked about how we coordinate between countries, how we share data, share information. when it comes to the aviation industry, it cuts across all countries. this change the whole world's perception about aviation safety. liow tiong lai defended at malaysia's handling of the incident, saying the country had

tony abbott says that even if nothing is found, it will not be the end. >> as long as there are reasonable leads the search will go on. we have 60,000 square kilometers as the surface of this search. if that is unsuccessful, another 60,000 square kilometers will be searched. we are reasonably confident of our ability to find it. >> it is all terribly expensive. $120 million and counting making it the most expensive searched in aviation history. >> a report out there says the investigation is not intended to blame, but some transcripts suggest the chaos and confusion the night mh370 disappeared maybe something else happened. quick it is a very long report. 584 ages. i have had a chance to take a look at it. there is a rather instructive exchange between immolation airlines -- between malaysian airlines operations and air traffic control. "nevermind, i wake up my supervisor and asked her to check last contact on this thing." four hours after he last had contact, the shift supervisor was so relaxed, he was asleep. the report says very clearly, a whole page devoted to it, that this is not abou

. >> australian prime minister tony abbott says the hunt will continue if the current search off the coast doesn't find anything. >> the price of a gallon went up. the national average is $2.54. the survey for drivers in california are paying the most at nearly $3.53. two californian refineries shut down after a union strike and another had a recent explosion. it is short by 300,000 barrels per day. the change to the trend is part of what drove up the cost >>> that's not the only thing going up. temperatures well. to rebecca stevenson. we are dealing with rain. >> yes. in the warm areas. further north. it's helping the low temperatures warm up for the north. texas has so much rain fall. there's son seriousness about flash flooding tonight through to tomorrow. the rain moving east and north. slowly, it's a storm system that will take its time. ysk, through tuesday there'll be heavy rain, but it will take until next weekend for the waves coming through before the large tomorrow moves out. you can see the rain they we had within 24 hours, an inch and a quarter. it's causing problems wit

. >>> australian prime minister tony abbott says the hunt will continue even if the search off australia coach doesn't find anything. flight 370 was on the way from kuala lumpur to beijing when it went off the radar. it's hoped the mystery could change and improve how each plane tracks in the future. jacob ward explains. >>. >> malaysia airlines flight 370 was an unimaginable loss. the total disappearance of 239 people. 2014 was full of pad -- bad news, in july a shooting down of a plane. an alalgerie crash in mali. many dead. but when you look at the statistics. 2014 was a safe year. and the single greatest year of aviation ever. there's at least one clearing problem left. in of the vast stretches of ocean, there's no radar, and when air traffic control loses contact with the plane, it's gone. it doesn't have to be that way. 90% of long haul sites carry a satellite based position. they ping their location 30-40 minutes at most. indonesia, malaysia created a trial. it's not real time tracking. the obvious issue is that there are situations where aircraft can be out of touch. >> might dat

. >>> australia's prime minister tony abbott announced he is sending military forces to training mission in iraq on request of the u.s. and the iraqi government. we have the report. >> reporter: 12 years after the u.s.-led war in iraq more australian soldiers are heading back to the middle east. this time with a different enemy. >> this decision is the next phase of australia's contribution to disrupt and ultimately defeat the isil death count. iraq's regular forces now require support to build their capacity to reclimb the territory. >> the 300 regular army soldiers are expected to p join australian commandos helping train local iraqi government forces. they will work alongside 140 new zealand troops whose deployment was announced last week. none of them will be involved in combat rolls. australia only recently withdrew forces fighting in afghanistan. there is little public appetite for the country to become embroiled in another war. bbc news sydney. >>> the egyptian court suspended the upcoming election following a supreme court ruling. it deemed laws the vote was unconstitutional. the

australian prime minister tony abbott requested another conversation with joko widodo on the matter. >> we are continuing to work with the indonesian government to try to get them to appreciate that it's in their best interests, in accordance with their best values not to kill the two australians who are an asset in the fight against drug crime. they have been doing good work in the indonesian prisoncm to turn others against a life of drug crime. we are continuing to do what we can. >> the columbian government and f.a.r.c. rebels agreed to remove land mines. talks to end a 5-decade long conflict have been ongoing in the cuban capital. statistics show land mines killed or injured 11,000. the government says the deal is a good start. >> our main objective in the conversation is to put an end to the conflict and avoid further victims. that is why the mining proposal is a step towards peace. this is proof that we are working in the right direction. >> today, we the envoys for each party hand the country a humanitarian agreement beginning the clean-up in the fields of mines and seek to el

prime minister tony abbott will send 300 forces. it brings the total number of troops in the region to 900. >>> at least 20 people killed when the bus they were traveling in fell off a cliff in central china. state media says the bus was carrying members of a local opera group. >>> next a film about allusion that is taking china by storm. it plowed more than $150,000 of her own money in the project. the film got 100 million views online in two days. pollution is a huge issue in china. they call for authorities to do something about it. what has been the reaction to the film? with me is our chinese service editor raymond lee. there's a personal story behind it isn't there? >> they mention it at the beginning of the film. the whole idea of doing this was for concern for her infant child, which is obviously suffering a benign tumor. she worry about if it's from the smoke or air pollution. >> there's a poignant moment where a 6-year-old girl asked if she ever saw the stars. she said no. have you ever seen a blue sky? she said no. what e

. >> australian prime minister tony abbott says the search will continue even if nothing the found. >>> search for archives 20 years ago, may turn out to be the vatican paying for them to get them back. the cardinal reportedly refused to pay a ransom for michelangelo michelangelo's papers. >> national average of gasoline $2.54. the lundberg survey say drivers in california are paying the most at nearly $3.55. the lowest is in louisiana. lundberg says the change to summer blends may be part of what's driving up the cost. including the oil refinery fire. rebecca stevenson joining us. >> we have warmer for folks further north that felt great now in the south we're getting lots of rainfall, impacting parts of texas, gulf coast heavyier rain showers. we have got all kinds of flood watches and advisories going into place. the amount of rainfall in the last 24 hours has been well over an inch from houston to corpus christi. we're going to see intense showers continue over several days next week. tracking over the southeast flood warnings for streams and creeks still running high from the las

former prime minister tony abbott honored the man. mr. fraser died at the age of 84 after a brief illness. >> still ahead on the news hour, in sport find why this state champion being forced to apologize to his country. >> welcome back. myanmar's military commander says he will support successful elections in november, but warn that the army will not tolerate instability for threats. he was snowing troops at the military parade at the seventh anniversary of armed forces day. this year's elections will be the first held by a government that swept power after the 2011 vote. >> 17 are being held in what's said to be a diplomatic tug of war between china and turkey. the family said they are from turkey and want to return there. beijing said they're from china's northwest region. >> the u.n. estimates there are 10 million people worldwide who aren't citizens of any country an't can't get support from any government. in canada's yukon territory he met a man trying to prove he's canadian. >> it's an exercise as he gets his kits from school. not

listen to australian prime minister tony abbott. >> these were two misguided young australians, and australians born and bred, went to school here grew up here. imbibed our values. and yet it seems they have succumbed to the lure of the death cult and they were on the veshlg of doing something terrible and dangerous. >> we're also learning this weekend british authorities had contacted three girls before they left to join isis in syria. evidently they spoke to the british girls about another classmate who disappeared and now is believed to be in syria as well. in united states the fbi and department of homeland security have issued a joint warning to law enforcement agencies all across the country about the growing isis recruiting efforts that are trending with american youth. so far, isis is trying to recruit teens in denver, chicago, and a suburb of washington, d.c. the fbi believes that isis controls 90,000 twitter accounts and is doing everything that it can to recruit young adults all across the country. arthel? >> thanks. meantime, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff with some eye-o

the prime minister of australia, tony abbott, is promising the search will continue, but he is making the point that it won't happen at this intensity forever. >> no, it won't. that's the thing, george, and that's the big fear for the families, if the plane is not found in this search zone, which they are holding out hope the plane is in, if it's not found there, the family say what happens next, is there a commitment to continue the search? the malaysian transport minister dodged the question and said he would take advice from experts about that. but 239 souls aboard flight mh-370. the families of 239 people still in limbo. i was in kuala lumpur recently and interviewed one family and this is their story. ♪ >> every now and then once in a while i do call his phone, yeah. and it goes to voice mail. you never know. he might pick it up or someone who has them would let them have the phone. the hope is there, you know? every little hope that comes along, it's something. >> reporter: jacquita gonzalez has never lost hope. every day in almost every way, her husband remains part of her li

. >>> the australian prime minister tony abbott described claims that an australian teenager carried out a suicide bomb attack in iraq as absolutely horrific jake bilardi, a white muslim convert left his home in melbourne last year to fight with islamic state militants in iraq. >>> australia has been in the news for offering to cover the cost of life imprisonment for two citizens both facing the death penalty in indonesia for drug trafficking. julie bishop said she made the offer to her indonesian counterpart last week but received no response. >>> thanks for staying with us on "bbc world news." still to come on the program -- it may be armor plating but takes a lot of courage to wear an outfit like that on the streets of afghanistan. we speaks to the artist who did and find out what response she got. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> hello. this is "bbc world new

a short time, we heard from the prime minister tony abbott who was interviewed in australia. the question put to him, you know, is all hope lost? and he actually said, look, if we don't find the plane in this priority search zone that we are currently scour, this 23,000 square-mile area, then we are prepared to look again in an area of a similar size. that is new information coming in, because, obviously, the concern of the families is if there is no debris found in this search zone, in the southern indian ocean, that the search will be called off. one of those people terrified that would happen is danika weeks who is an australia woman whose husband paul was on board mh-370. take a listen what she had to stay. >> i'll never stop searching for him. he gave everything to us. he is amazing. and so if i know if the shoe was on the other foot, he wouldn't stop looking for me. and i'll never stop looking for him either. >> reporter: it's just heart breaking listening to her pain, to her grief. and it doesn't stop. it's not going to stop, because, you know, these people have no ans

here's the australian prime minister, tony abbott. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of all those killed but particularly with the loved ones of the two australians who have lost their lives. >> the uk also is mourning 28-year-old andrew bramley. he spent a few days with friends in barcelona after finishing his first year studying hospitality and management. his mother is quoted as saying he was the best son, he was my world. and one high school in germany dealing with the unimaginable loss of 16 students and two teachers. the community gathering at a memorial outside the school. let's go there. cnn's fred pleitgen is in the hometown there in germany. what can you tell us about those students and those two teachers, fred? >> reporter: wolf it's an absolutely devastating scene here outside this school. you've got people coming here basically throughout the entire day laying down flowers, lighting candles, most of them standing in silence, some of them however, breaking out into tears. that's how much all this has hurt this community. this is a fairly small tow

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abbott today. let me bring in daniel rose. %-pyour firmisrepresenting24 families right? >> 27. >> 27 now. on this day, one year later, what do the families want the most? >> what they really want is a commitment that the search is going to continue until something is found, until there's some resolution to this. >> so what you heard from prime minister abbott today of australia, he said look we'll continue with this and he also noted it can't go on forever. how would you read that? were you encouraged? >> not really. it's an equivocal commitment to a search that needs to not be terminated in may or perhaps even in a year after that. there really somebody a commitment by for instance the malaysian government and maybe the chinese government to a time certain whether it's ten years and a commitment to fund every year of that the next ten years toward a search. >> can you give me a sense of how the families that you represent have been treated recently? i know there was a lot of pain from how they f

and the prime minister tony abbott saying there are millions of australians ahn now feel be sick in their stomach. >> we abhor drug crime but we abhor the death penalti. we not the australians deserve to be punished but don't deserve to be executed. >> now the families are on their way to the island. during that period they will be able to meet family member speak to legal representatives and also receive past older care speak to any -- pastoral care, speak to religious representatives. the indonesians saying they want these carried out as soon as possible. in the words of the legal team that are representing the pair while there is life, there is still some hope. errol errol, rosemary? >> it's upsetting to watch this unfoal. prime minister on, got has spoken out forcefully and done so almost on a daily basis. why has he taken on the wish such force? he seems to have placed himself at the forefront of force to save their lives. and at this moment it appears that that didn't make a difference. >> reporter: there's been a lot of momentum billioning here in australia. a lot of simple theme a

prime minister tony abbott going so far as to speak on their behalf and push the local government to take leniency but so far, nothing's made a difference. you wonder what would. >> reporter: yeah you really do. this is the 11th hour. and let me remind everyone that we didn't even think that these two men were going to get an appeal. and why does everyone care? because of course they are convicted drug smugglers. they were the ringleaders of the bali nine. it's undeniable that they did try to get more than 9 kilograms of drugs. what they're saying is that they shouldn't face the death penalty. they shouldn't face death by firing squad. the australian government has done its best. they've offered a prisoner swap. they've offered to pay for, if the death penalty is commuted to a life imprisonment sentence to pay for that so that the indonesian government isn't paying to keep them in prison. but so far, the foreign minister of australia said they haven't had a response. and then also just yesterday, a day before this appeal tuesday, the, wednesday, rather jakarta, a team of islamic scho

. >> i think it's interesting we heard australian prime minister tony abbott answer some questions that were posed to him today, asking about the search and how long it will go on. he said look we're 40% through this search area right now, but he didn't exactly say it was going to go on forever. >> yeah. no he didn't. he said it cannot go on forever, but i thought what was interesting in that interview is that he said we are willing to consider another search if nothing is found in his priority area and a thought nautical miles off the coach of australia, this search is conducted by both countries are putting $60 million toward finding the wreckage and this sort of terrain is 400 miles deep and there are trenches and volcanos and it's proving to be a logistical nightmare for the search crew but despite that they are still searching and tony abbott saying if nothing is found this time they will continue with another search. ink its certainly good news for the families who are desperate, poppy, for some answers. >> that's a good point as you just heard from some of the family members in t

host: let me get tony abbott maryland on the line. caller: good morning, c-span. first time talking with mr. kristol. i know you know to say. -- i don't even know what to say. i have been in service for 21 years. over total, 30 years of service. i am so sick of you trying to ask and expand. you did it with iraq and you are trying to do it again. it amazes me, c-span, the you have this man back on. terrorism is a business. a lot of you guys benefit from that. you pledge allegiance to israel more than this country. a lot of people in congress do. it doesn't make any sense. host: let's hear from our guest. guest: thank you for your service. i because unfortunate that you think i alleged my allegiance to israel. there have been american casualties. there are people buried in iran who died at the hands of iran. they died in lebanon in the 80's, and in iraq. iran has a lot of american blood on its hands. i don't think we need to fight a ground war with iran. we can use sanctions and sabotage. maybe the threat of military force. maybe an occasional airstrike to keep the