three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with that massive hunt for the missing submersible in the north atlantic which is now in a critical phase. fears are growing for the five people onboard the missing vessel, which lost contact, during a descent to the wreck of the titanic. it s thought the oxygen supply on board may have run out. but the us coast guard insists it remains focused on finding the crew alive. we were told they were certain the crew would have slows their consumption of oxygen, extending the time available for the rescue. the search area has been doubled in size, and a french ship with a robot that can reach the sea bed is on site. live now to boston where sumi somaskanda has been following the story hello matthew. that is right. this is a massive search, and you have to understand that the ships and aircraft on site at the moment are scarring an area of around 10,000 square miles. they are also trying to loo
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