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
The surface of the indian ocean while an underwater drone maps the ocean floor searching for any scrap of flight 370. Were standing by for an update on the Third Mission of the bluefin21 and at any time could get the results of an investigation also into an oil slick that was found near the search area. This as flight 370 families are making new demands of the malaysian authorities. Our correspondents are following all the new developments around the world. Along with our team of experts here in the situation room. Get the very latest now from our aviation correspondent, rene marsh. Wolf, as much as weve focused on the search at the heart of all of this are the families of the people onboard who 40 days in know nothing other than the plane thats carrying their loved one is missing. Some of those families are now at an emotional boiling point. Youre all bloody liars and youre lying to us again now. Reporter families explode in anger and storm out of a briefing in beijing. After technica
Were following multiple new developments in the search for flight 370. Among the latest, confirmation that the planes route was reprogrammed by someone inside the cockpit the night it vanished. Also, officials have completed the search of the pilots and copilots personal come computers and emails and thailand has revealed that it was tracking flight 370 as it changed course, flew into the night and simply disappeared. Cnn is dedicating its Global Resources to this story and our correspondents and analysts are working all angles. Lets begin with jim sciutto. What are you learning . The reprogramming of the flight as well as data from thailand are two pieces of evidence that corroborate the leading theory and that is that this turn to the west of Malaysian Air flight 370 off the course from beijing was both deliberate and under control, like the actions of a pilot or a copilot or someone with the knowledge of the pilot, how to fly that 777. Burning questions remain who exactly and why. T
Is also scanning the ocean. The search above the water is moving full speed ahead. 14 aircraft and 11 ships were involved in todays search. And more frustration for the families of the 239 people on board the plane. Malaysian officials wont let them listen to the audio recording of the last communication between the pilots and air traffic controllers. They say its still part of the ongoing investigation. As we mentioned, the certain for flight 370 is a race against time. The batteries on the pingers from the missing plane were only expected to last about 30 days, maybe at tops 40 or 45. And this is day 28. Paula newton is joining us now from perth, australia. The staging point for the aircraft involved in this search. Paula, we know there is a sense of urgency surrounding this underwater search. But the process itself is oh so slow. And painstaking. Give us a sense of whats involved, and what the limitations are. Reporter well, you know, the commander in charge says its basically like