should be tracked in real time. >> rene marsh, thank you so much. bad weather hampered monday's search and with a long rainy season weather in the search area today, will it look a lot like it did the morning 8501 went down? that's the question. showers and thunderstorms are expected in the region again. one of the key countries helping with the search is nearby australia which played a big role in the hunt for mh-370 earlier this year. the australian ambassador to the united states joins us. mr. ambassador thanks so much for being here. i appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> how is australia going to be helping in the search? >> currently helping with aircraft. this is our close neighbor. we're operating the p3s -- >> what are those? >> anti-submarine warcraft. and they're american designed.