france, and that is where investigators will be analyzing and determining whether this piece is from the missing malaysia airlines flight. all of this as officials express growing confidence this morning that the debris could be the first clue in solving one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history. one of the reasons investigators do believe this could be the real thing, this component number found on the object. it matches the schematic for a boeing 777 which, of course, is the same type of plane asm h-370. while that s going on a u.s. intelligence assessment believes that it was likely someone in the cockpit who deliberately flew the plane off course before it vanished. joining us now to discuss the investigation at least in terms of the debris and where it s going, tim taylor, a operation submersible specialist. thanks so much for being with us. let s take a look at the map here. the debris which showed up on reunion island over here, given that the debris was found there, do
good luck to you, sir, don. just unbelievable. thank you commander when you look at the size of the indian ocean. they are in the south china sea right now. even the south china sea, it is overwhelming to think about the amount of area they have to search. it truly is, buddy. we have now i added this up. i can do an area search on a google map. we are looking at about 2 million square miles. if you only go 200 miles one way or the other of this last potential ping. if you weren t with us earlier, i don t have time to get to why we have this red arc here and this red arc here, trust me, it is part of an complete gps low okay tore. we only get one ring here. the plane was somewhere along here at 8:11. if you go 100 miles either side of that, you get something almost two-thirds of the united states to search for one airplane. chad myers, appreciate it. coming up, i m going to speak with a military and survival expert who says we
they have to search. it truly is, buddy. i added this up because i can do an area search on a google map. we re looking at about 2 million square miles. if you only go 200 mile one way or the other of this last potential ping, if you weren t with us, i don t have time to show you why we have this red arc here and this arc here but trust me, it is part of an incomplete gps locator. the plane was somewhere along here at 8:11. if you go 100 mile either side of that, you get something almost two-thirds of the united states to search for one airplane. chad myers, appreciate it. coming up, i m going to speak with a military and survival expert who says we should hold out hope. we should hold out hope that everyone on board that flight is still alive. he said it is very much possible. plus, more on our breaking news. a delta flight here in the u.s.