Suggest that all evidence suggests that the plane might be at the bottom of the sea. The other major story we continue to follow hundreds of passengers desperately waiting on that ferry right there in freezing temperatures. The ferry has been on fire for more than 24 hours. And many people are still waiting to be plucked off to safety. And hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Youre watching cnns live coverage. Im natalie allen. And im john vause. And for a second day a broad area in the java sea is the site for a search for the missing flight 8501. Its a total of almost 155,000 square miles. Indonesia has put out seven vessels to search for the plane. Australia and singapore and malaysia sending ships. The flight went missing sunday with 162 people on board. It was just a twohour nightflight. Despite the ongoing efforts, a top official had a grim message about what may be the airliners fate. Here it is. Translator if the target is on land it is ea
Good morning. We want to begin with breaking news in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. This metal object of interest is how its being characterized. Its been found on reunion island. There is the picture. There are some markings that are being examined. This is the first image that weve getting of that object. And cnn is continuing to get information from a alimony Government Official there. But a source tells us the origin of this debris is what still needs to be verified. But take a look there. Everybody im sure has an opinion about what they think it could be. As we zoom in there you could see some markings that could help identify it. A piece of an aircraft wing that washed up on the island has officially been identified as part of a boeing triple 7 aircra aircraft. This is the flaperon. That idea is coming from french authorities. Mh370 disappeared 17 months ago and was a triple 7 aircraft. The debris arrived yesterday in toulouse. You see it here under police guard. We
Here are our top stories. Divers searching for the wreckage from airasia flight 8501 have been told to stand down for now. The weather has improved after days of rough conditions but conditions at the dive site remain murky making visibility near zero. Another body was found before dive efforts were stopped. That brings the total number found to 31 and three more bodies have been identified bringing that total to nine. A fifth piece of large debris was also spotted. No confirmation of course that its from this airplane. It could be from something else. And rescuers will continue to search today, using sew far. Cnns gary tuckman joins us live from surabaya. And gary you reported earlier that the bodies that they are finding are giving a little more possible information to investigators. Reporter right. One of the three bodies that was recovered and identified today is the body of a Flight Attendant, the only male Flight Attendant on the flight. What that means is 31 bodies have been rec
News room starts right now. A good day to you. We start this hour with the Deadly Club Fire in romania. Flames ripped through the club during a concert killing 27 people. Nearly 200 people went to area hospitals, many in critical conditions, with critical injuries, i should say. Some 400 people were inside the building when it started and here is the thing. There was only one exit to escape. We got details from alexander. Listen. Reporter there was a basement from the factory from the communist era. The beginning of this year, in january the authorization to open the club. But, again, we must say that last night it was a show, a rock band had a show. The entrance was free so we had almost 400 people over there. There were fireworks in the middle of the show. One of the people who were there and fortunately they escaped, told me they had two pieces of fireworks at the beginning of the show, then at the end of the show. Because it was in a basement and they had a wooden box with insulati
Latest to find out what happened to their family members and loved ones. What theyre telling us right now is that egyptian officials are very uncertain about how the plane went down, but what they are telling them it did in fact hit the water. It crashed into the mediterranean. This is different from the official line we are getting from various government officials saying they are not saying this plane has crashed yet although it is eight and a half hours after it disappeared from radar. Right now, the main focus is on the strip of water 175 miles north of the egyptian coastline. Thats where we have the Egyptian Military searching the area. The navy is out there. The coast guard is out there. They are cooperating with the greeks to find what is left of the plane. So hope of a possible survivor. Right now, this very much is a search and rescue operation and the families behind me waiting to hear the latest updates. They are expressing frustration. Rightfully so. Ian, eight hours after