Were not searching for a needle in a haystack, were still trying to define where the haystack is. Thats how australias defense minister describes the search for flight 370 in the remote indian ocean. Want to bring you cnns saima mohsin from kuala lumpur and will riply in perth where planes are getting ready to take off, we hope. Saima, first to you. What can you tell us about this socalled International Working group, a group that the malaysian government is now forming to help narrow the search area . Whats involved here . Reporter well, wolf, that still remains a mystery. Thats all theyve told us so far. As you know, we get very Little Information in these press conferences, which is amounting to a lot of frustration for a lot of people, including us trying to report this story. And, of course, more importantly, the families that are involved in this. Now, what we know is that this working group will be heavily reliant on the data that particularly countries like the United States an
Altered by computer, by someone in the cockpit. Airline Officials Say the course was originally set for beijing, but they couldnt rule out the possibility that the flight was reprogrammed. And the search area now covers, get this, 2. 2 million square nautical miles. Thats about the size of the continental United States. Were covering this story as only cnn can. Our correspondents and analysts are all standing by. Lets begin with a closer look at the report that the planes course was most likely altered by a computer by someone inside the cockpit. Our justice correspondent, evan perez, is joining us now. Evan, you have some new information. Well, yes, wolf. We know from the government from the latest government briefings that the u. S. Believes it has enough information to indicate that the heading of the aircraft, when it deviated course from its scheduled from where it was scheduled to go to beijing, somewhere over the gulf of thailand, it decides to start heading west. And that cours
That simulator had been deleted. Its not clear who erased the information or when. But a Forensic Team is now working to try to recover it. And also right now, to that sharp turn to the west. That the jet took about an hour after takeoff. Senior u. S. Official tells cnn, the altered route was actually entered into the planes guidance system, at least 12 men minutes before the co pilots signed off with air Traffic Controllers with the words, quote, all right, good night. Mean time, a u. S. Government source says all Available Evidence indicates its far more likely the plane is in the southern search corridor than up north. And australians leading the search there are narrowing their focus to the waters off of perth. They hone the search based on ntsb analysis of the jets fuel reserves. Waiting for word of the planes fate is taking a very, very emotional toll on the families of the 239 passengers and crew members. And many are getting increasingly frustrated with what they see as a lack
Hello, im wolf blitzer, reporting from washington. There have been plenty of developments today in the case of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Malaysians Police Inspector general says all 227 passengers have been cleared of any wrongdoing. The investigation looked at hijacking, sabotage, any personal or psychological problems that would have been in play. Also today, the families of 18 of the passengers met with investigators and government officials in kuala lumpur. This meeting was supposed to clear the air and answer families question in the investigation. Meanwhile, this search zone moved a couple hundred miles closer to the australian coast. The hmstireless, a Nuclear Submarine has joined the search to search for pings from the planes black boxes. Lets get more now on the investigation and what police say is the next step. For that we turn to our Senior International correspondent, Nic Robertson in kuala lumpur. Reporter yeah, wolf, 170 reports taken by the police so far as
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