narrow don t the search area even more. we can show you the current search area. on the left, in the yellow and black tinted area there, the hunt for floating debris. it s now an area the size of about the state of virginia. a quarter of what it was a few days ago. crews now say they ve already looked there but today thayer crossed it in tighter patterns. on the right is the area where the australian air force has been dropping sonar equipment to pick up signals. that area is the size of the city of los angeles. the head of the search is optimistic they ll find the plane soon. today, a malaysian government official says investigators now believe the pilot spoke the last and final words to air traffic control. it was very minute in question. and the last worths were: good night, malaysian 370. the official said the pilot s voice did not show signs of,