in ma maisha. i ve just spoken to a politician from that party. he told me that, yes, he knows captain zaharie used to attend their meetings and social events. he wasn t terribly vocal. i said to him, was he an extremist? he said absolutely not. it would be absurd to say that or to believe that. he was just a member of the community who wanted to be a part of our party, which is a party for change within a democratic system. christine? all right, saima mohsin, thank you. many of the people who had family members on board that plane are still holding out hope that this was something other than a terrible accident, and perhaps, their loved ones may still be alive. still, they re not one bit happy at the slow pace of the search and lack of information that is coming in. pauline chiou is live in beijing with that part of the story. good morning, pauline. reporter: good morning to you, john. yeah, there s still this steady