the most recent thing, a minister saying that he thinks that there s some reason for hope throughout this, the malaysian government has not, have not shown at all, they ve been they ve delayed and i can see why the families would be unhappy given what they had to put up with from the malaysian government up to now. we found the word hope used in the public briefing this morning unusual too or confusing, i should say because did he mean there s hope that these passengers might be alive or did he mean that there s hope we will find some sort of debris in the water? we couldn t tell. well, i think that, again, if it is possible to construe it as the former, it s the height of irresponsibility. and before you get up before the
nerves. they seem to be getting small. hopefully, this will get people to think about getting prepared because a lot of people are not ready. thanks so much. as we clothes ose our show, the australian ship was on the way to look for the black boxes. the search for debris will continue by air tomorrow. the hunt for flight 370. what are the next steps? we are having technical difficulties. i am going to throw to a break. we ll be back.
mixed with charrds of wood and metal. that heavy machinery out there working to pick up the big pieces of debris like roofs of homes, entire trees, clearing the way for the hand crews to go in and do their detail work. pain staking and dangerous. but little miracles like this 23-week-old baby have emerged. baby duke is still hospitalized but improving after suffering critical injuries. he and his mother were resdprud the muddy debris by a stranger determined to help shortly after the landslide hit. there s a ripped up roof on the mud there. laid the baby on that. ripped off my jacket i had and wrapped him in that. reporter: neighbors helping neighbors has always been the norm here. but now there s a new bond bolstered by tragedy and a community spirit that s stronger than ever. donations are pouring in to help
joining us now in the boeing 777. reporter: good morning, carol. we are going to talk about one possibility of how the aircraft may have gone in. depending on the way this plane hit the water, right now that is just a theory, would determine the kind of debris and wreckage that authorities could find. for this demonstration, we are going to ask mitchell to simulate the engines running out of fuel. the left engine, is that the one that shuts down first? normally. so we shut that engine off, cut the fuel off. even with only one engine, this aircraft continues to fly stable. it is not like it veers in one direction or the other other tips over. why is it like unaffected? we have a compensator, which is a computer that compensates for any a symmetric thrust. the other engine takes over without any problem and without any affect on the flight.
with australia s prime minister. this is a very, very difficult task but nevertheless we re giving it the very best shot we can. and if anyone can find this aircraft, it s us. how long can this be sustained realistically? the effort is ramping up. not winding down. but it s now a race against the clock as the battery life fades on those black boxes. both of those devices have been emitting a ping for several weeks. we believe they only have about a week of battery life left you re live in the cnn newsroom . good morning. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me this morning. the search intensifies for malaysian airlines flight 370. ten planes and 11 ships scour the southern indian ocean for debris. malaysian officials confirm the most promising lead those four