with the best range on that is the p-8 and that s what we re using. commander william marks aboard the uss blue ridge command ship. thanks to you and to all the men and women of the united states marine corps for what you guys are doing out there to locate this plane. william marks joining us. let s talk a little bit what we heard and mark weiss, you re a 777 pilot, so you know this plane. you would understand obviously the wreckage from this kind of plane. are you encouraged from what you just heard from the navy commander? because he himself acknowledges they haven t spotted anything yet in all these flights going over this area. like you said i m a pilot, not a wreckage expert. from what i ve seen and been dealing with some other accidents, this wreckage, this debris field seems to be the best option that we ve got so