the indian ocean is wreckage from flight 370. that plane vanished without a trace last march with 239 people on board. right now a police chopper is scouring the coastline where that object was found. people living on the island are also being encouraged to help with the search. to put this into perspective, this is where the boeing 777 disappeared. for months authorities have been scouring a search zone off the coast of australia. here is where this debris was found. it's more than 2,000 miles away from the primary search area. we're covering all angles of this story and we have a team of experts, too. let's begin with cnn's christy lou stout in kuala lumpur. >> reporter: this is a break through. it's a major development. suspected debris of the missing malaysia airlines flight has been found off the coast of madagascar in reunion island. it has been a long and agonizing wait for the families of the 239