was a major issue before paul left for his 28-day assignment abroad. we cried when he left. this is a big change for the family. we prepared lincoln, you know, to skype him and a map where daddy was going to be. when weeks left home, he told his wife he was leaving a few things behind. i m going to leave my wedding ring and watch and should anything happen, i want the ring to go to the first son that s married and the watch to the second. i said something to him, like don t be stupid, just come back and i ll give it back to you and you can give it to them. hours later, the pilots pass through security at the airport. they re there early.
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he d take them to the zoo, like, he was his little shadow. in fact, preparing the boys was a major issue before paul left for his 28-day assignment abroad. we cried when we left. i mean, this is a big change for the family. and we d prepared lincoln. paul had gone and bought him a little pad to skype him and a map with, you know, where daddy was going to be. when weeks left home, he told his wife he was leaving a few things behind. i m going to leave my wedding ring and my watch and should anything happen to me, i want the ring to go to the first son that s married and the watch to the second. and i said something to him, like, don t be stupid. just come back and i ll give it back to you and you can give it to them. hours earlier, first officer hamid and captain zaharie ahmad shah passed through security at
preparations. oxygen, check. instruments, check. in a 777 simulator, mitchell casado shows cnn s martin savidge the preflight prep. the pilot loads the route, programming the aircraft to fly to its destination. reporter: it s essentially step by step going to make this plane from kuala lumpur all the way to beijing. the plane is ready. before taking off, paul weeks sends a message home. the last line was, this counts as one day, so that means it s only 27 days till i see you all again. around 12:30 a.m., malaysian airlines flight 370 pushes back from the gate and eases toward the runway. the aircraft is cleared for takeoff. let s go. so the brakes are off and everything is set. the captain boosts the massive engines. the plane roars into the sky.
but there is no plane and no sign of philip wood, paul weeks and the 237 other passengers and crew members on board. coming up, the news no one could prepare for. after more than 30 hours without any contact with the aircraft, we believe that the family members should prepare themselves for the worst. alright, that should just about do it. excuse me, what are you doing? uh, well we are fine tuning these small cells that improve coverage, capacity and quality of the network. it means you ll be able to post from the breakroom. great! did it hurt? when you fell from heaven? (awkward laugh) .a little.. (laughs) im sorry, i have to go.