the mission combing the area, today at least. despite much better weather, nothing was cited today by these planes. the growing international force of ships is steaming to the southern indian ocean to help with this search. there is an australian naval vessel that will alive. australia s prime minister spoke warning that the two objects may not be from the plane. investigators are looking into the activities of the pilot before the flight took off. malaysia airlines said today it is aware of the media reports that the pilot made a cell phone call some eight minutes before the flight took off. malaysia airlines ceo said today that flight 370 was, indeed, carrying a small cargo of lithium ion batteries. they first broke this story last week. those are the type that are used in p laptops and cell phones. they have been used to catch fire but it is rare. they are in this search for the long-hall. two pilots join us, john l u