five people on their way to explore the titanic. new questions about the sub s safety, the warning signs. the ceo among the victims describing the sub s plexiglass windows 7 inches thick squeezing in under pressure. oceanographer robert ballard who discovered the wreckage of the titanic describing what he calls a smoking gun. tonight we re learning more about the push to book passengers. a businessman revealing text messages offering seats for him and his son at a discount price. and word late today the ntsb will now join the investigation. gio benitez on what authorities have now revealed. and those major developments in the war in ukraine. the leader of russia s mercenary group calling for an armed mutiny, claiming his fighters were attacked by the regular russian army. ian pannell in ukraine. here at home, the severe weather threat at this hour from texas to montana. a tornado watch in effect across several states, heavy rain moving into the northeast this weekend, a
the undersea tragedy, killing five people on their way to explore the titanic. new questions. the ceo among the victims describing the sub s plexiglass windows 7 inches thick squeezing in under pressure. oceanographer robert ballard who discovered the wreckage of the titanic describing what he calls a smoking gun. we re learning more about the push to book passengers. a businessman revealing text messages offering seats for him and his son at a discount price. and word late today the ntsb will now join the investigation. gio benitez on what authorities have now revealed. and those major developments in the war in ukraine. the leader of russia s mercenary group calling for an armed mutiny, claiming his fighters were attacked by the regular russian army. ian pannell in ukraine. here at home, the severe weather threat from texas to montana. a tornado watch in effect across several states, heavy rain moving into the northeast this weekend, and record heat in texas. rob marc
from the coast guard at a briefing set for 3:00 eastern time. meanwhile, we are learning that canada is stepping up its rescue efforts sending in a ship, the hmcs glace bay, equipped with a hyperbaric recompression, and we will be joined in just moments. sandra: molly line outside the u.s. headquarters in boston. first get to mike tobin, live at the staging area for the search in st. john s, canada. mike, exactly what we know, officials are reporting the remote operated robot discovered this debris field near the titanic and they are saying it could be linked to the missing titan but cannot confirm that to be the case. what else are we learning? well, we have learned that certainly very discouraging news for the people who are holding out hope for a miracle in this case. i spoke with larry david who is larry daily, i should say, logistics specialist for titanic expeditions, he was down to the wreckage in 2003, and 1 of the things he points out is when you go down to the
sound of the implosion, and when it may have occurred. late today, the coast guard revealing a remotely operated vehicle discovered five major pieces of debris, 1,600 feet from the wreckage of the titanic. roughly 2 1/2 miles down on the ocean floor. the coast guard says all indications suggest a catastrophic implosion, possibly at the moment contact was lost five days ago. families of the passengers notified immediately. the search for more debris continuing at this hour. growing questions about safety. the concerns about tiny cracks in the sub worsening with each dive. and the abc news exclusive, two of the world s fore most experts on the titanic, robert ballard and james cameron, here tonight. discussing a second tragedy at that very same famous site. i m struck by the fact that somehow individuals, companies, have attack on the largest nuclear power plant in europe. our team with the medical units on the front lines. what our ian pannell witnessed inside the trauma hos
expedition yesterday and failed to return safely last night. sandra: operated by oceangate expeditions, a company in the past year has begun taking tourists for $250,000 apiece to explore the wreckage, which is located on the ocean floor of the atlantic around 350 miles south of newfoundland. alexis mcadams has the latest breaking details. just having the developments roll in here, it s a small vessel, so an active search and rescue mission hoping to find the five mission specialists on board. oceangate launched it, the size of a minivan, so inside a small vessel from newfoundland, six-hour tour of the wreckage of the titanic. they reported it missing to the coast guard, the coast guard has also stepped in trying to reach out to the navy and armed force, all hands on deck. we are told it is designed in such a way if it has a problem it automatically floats to the surface. if it happened here, we are waiting to find out. video of the wreckage was taken by oceangate last ye