Breaking news. This is cnn and we are following this breaking news out of indonesia. Authorities say lion air flight 610 has crashed into the sea off jakarta. The plane was carrying 189 people, including children. It vanished from radar just minutes after takeoff on the way to bangal, penon. They sent in boats, copters and rescuers to the site. They are working on the assumption the plane sank and taking equipment to find an under water locator beacon. Cnns will ripley joins us now live from hong kong with more on all of this. So, will what more are indonesian authorities revealing about this plane crash off indonesias coast just hours reporter as you said, rosemary, they are operating on the assumption this plane crashed into the wat and sunk, and sadly, the images we are seeing of plane debris, some passenger items coming to the surface of the java sea some 34 nautical miles from jakarta, it indicates indeed a horrible event took place, a crash. The plane disappeared from radar after
human problem we don t know or criminal terrorist activity. the plane dived very quickly and is now under water in something like 30 to 40 meters. so, it shouldn t be too long before the authorities find it. yeah, indeed. greg bamba, thank you so much for sharing your analysis and perspective on this. we shall see in the coming hours if we have some answers to so many questions. thank you so much for joining us. rosemary, and our thoughts are with the families and their friends and those on board. absolutely. thank you so much. surely our thoughts are with the families wondering what the situation is. horrible to think of the agony they are experiencing right now. absolutely. well, here in the united states, you talk about agony, 72 hours of hate-filled crimes, they were committed during that time, two of them deadly. in addition to the mass shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh, critics of the president were
viewers here in the united states and, of course, all around the world. indonesian authorities confirm its lion air flight 610, the passenger plane went missing soon after takeoff from jakarta on its way to pangkal pinang. rescuers are searching the crash site, this just 34 nautical miles from jakarta. greg bamba joins us now from australia, professor at the department of business management and author of up in the air, how airlines can improve performance by engaging their employees. good to have you with us. hello, good evening. so, we are learning more about the circumstances leading up to this plane crash. the plane only climbed to about 5,200 feet, and just 20 minutes into the flight, crashed into the sea. and the pilot had apparently