Its about the most inaccessible spot that you can imagine on the face of the earth. In a sea of possibilities. Was it hijacked . Was there an emergency . A special edition of newsroom starts now. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. Another day of disappointment in the search for that missing airliner, the cause, a motive, if there was one, still unknown. Its now been 14 days since the plane vanished and adding to the urgency, the dying batteries on the flight recorders. Just over 15 days from now the pings designed to help search crews locate them will start fading away. This morning crews were back out in the air and on the water scouring the remote area of the indian ocean for the object spotted on satellite images, unfortunately, they found nothing today. It is nighttime in australia now and theyre done searching from the air for the day. Cnns Andrew Stevens is in perth, australia, the hub of the crew. Andrew, the weather was good today. We were hoping
Kate bolduan in malaysia. Kate. Reporter good morning, everyone. Good morning, chris. Were coming to you live from kuala lumpur, about 3,000 miles north of where those planes are searching right now. The intrigue was sparked when australias Prime Minister suggested debris west of perth could be from the plane. Today he backtracked saying it may not have anything to do with the jetliner. Everyone involved offering healthy dose of caution. They are now saying crews need more equipment to locate data and voice recorders. As chris mentioned new york city luck so far for three of the search planes combing the indian ocean. Were Monitoring Progress of two others as we speak. For more on the latest developments lets go to perth, australia, where planes are rerng. Andrew stevens that the very late e latest there. Are you seeing any signs of progress . No progress. Just about an hour away from sundown. Waiting for the second of five flights to return. The first one got in an hour or so ago. The
strong. all of the families of the 239 people on flight 370 struggle with the same emotions in their own way. some venting anger at the malaysian government. in beijing, thursday, paramedics were called to the family s hotel when news of possibly discovering the plane s debris broke. there were fears that some might commit suicide. here in malaysia, many families are staying at one hotel, watching, waiting for any new detail. mr. salama, i look at you and you are standing so strong. you are waiting for concrete information. have you yet allowed yourself to cry over the fear of losing your son? he says he feels extremely depressed, that being with other families makes it more bearable, calms his soul? i ask mr. salama, if this is the plane that they find off of australia, will he go to perth? he told me, absolutely. he said that malaysia airlines
i recall k carol, despite today s search coming up miss, i spoke with one man whose son is missing and particularly of interest as his background as an aviation engineer. he said, he is sure his son had nothing to do with it. he says he welcomes investigation and police have yet to contact him. on some level, do you hope this is not the plane? for some of the families, the discovery of possible debris is being met with despair. for others, hope. salama omar says he still believes his son is alive. with the new developments in the search, he is preparing for any eventual outcome. his some. karul o mri is an aviation engineer who was a passenger on board. as the days pass, does it get harder or the same? the sadness is still there, he says, but i m trying to stay