and new questions raised. and weather say mess. we ve got heavy snowfall. thunderstorms. ice as well. more than 20 states are waking up to a fierce winter blast. it bad now, but it is only going to get worse. and we need to reiterate this, the flu officially reaching epidemic levels. at least 15 kids killed by the virus. thousands of people i know are sick. we re going to talk more about it and give you the information you need to know. and despite all of that, we wish you a good morning. yes. a great start to the day. we hope that you are feeling well today. so glad you re with us. i m christi paul. i m victor blackwell. just after 6:00 on the east coast. we re starting this hour with the startling information coming out in the search for airasia flight 8501 and all the souls who perished on board. indonesia s transport
disproven and the families it was heart-wrenching for them. but let me say that s part of the investigation process. you follow a lead and it goes nowhere and you start over again. true. so hopefully this is a piece of the airplane. les and jeff stick with us. we ll talk with you a lot more this hour. it s been online all week. we ve been reading your questions. you ve been tweeting us. please send us your questions about this flight air asia 8501. we ll answer them #8501qs.
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bottom. i m sure the engines and the landing gear they re probably staying put because they re incredibly heavy objects. something smaller can be drifting around. at the surface, every minute of every day, every second of every day, those items are moving north, south, east and west depending on their shape and size and the wind speed and the current speed. so that s very dynamic. it s not only in the north, south, east and west it s also up and down in the water column. so it s an accident seen with the wind and currents moving all the elements every second of every day. gentlemen, thank you very much. david gallow tim taylor and ken christensen, i appreciate your insight as this recovery goes on. for more on the victims of airasia 8501 and how their families are coping please visit cnn.com/airimpact. stand by for the new sanctions against north korea
for bodies as well as that debris. this really is a race against time because searchers desperately need a break in that bad weather. reporter: day 6 of the search for airasia 8501 and only 30 bodies have been recovered of the 162 people on board. and from the plane, just a few pieces of debris. today indonesian officials recovered this one representing a window panel. the biggest obstacle searchers say, is the treacherous weather. the main obstacle was the height of the waves and the strong current. it was enough to stop us from continuing the search. reporter: high winds threatened helicopters above. and 13-foot waves battered ships and divers below, making this search painstakingly difficult. the frequency of the waves is they re so tightly together that it s impossible for boats to launch recovery equipment. the torrential rains that happen every day, the divers are facing