analysts says it might be the wing of the missing triple seven. this means another delay in what could be a debris frooeld field identified by french satellite images. andrea stevens is joining us live. first question, andrew, how long before the search can resume? reporter: they are talking about resuming tomorrow. perhaps later in the afternoon. but this area of the planet is known for violent storms kicking up quickly. just look at the satellite images and the debris field identified by the french satellites on march 23rd is right in the middle of what looks like very heavy clouds. visibility down to virtually zero. severe turbulence. heavy winds. heavy winds could disperse the debris. the timing could not be worse.
turned out to be a forgotten suitcase. it was not on the president s route. in the meantime, president obama began his day with a replaying at a memorial honoring americans who died liberating belgium in world war i. the president also expected to make remarks after a summit with european leaders this morning. cnn will bring you his comments live when they happen. still to come on the newsroom, new images and new hope in the search for malaysian flight 370. andrea stevens following the latest developments. that s right, carol. two promising leads both from the satellite and from spotter plaengs. the weather is holding up as well. we ve got the latest in just a moment.
shoppers today. making it the third busiest day of the year. and that s probably because christmas fell on a sunday this year. so many people have the day off. and lucky them. and what is better than doing some shopping and bargain hunting on your day off. we could see 50% more shoppers on this day after christmas, compared to the same time last year. and also, a lot of gift cards, given this year, and $28 billion worth of gift cards. so you can expect to see new merchandise, in the aisles, and on the shelves today, and so retailers are hoping that you will buy something new that wasn t promoted for today in the circulars, with those gift cards. but here is a partial list of some of the major stores that are open this morning. and so of course, kohl s is open right now. walmart should also be open right now. at 5:00. and toys r us opening in an hour. at 6:00. and macy s at 7:00. and best buy at 8:00. and you re taking again a live look, at kohl s, earlier this morning, i saw