Filmed as coming from the 777. Some could just be white caps, others may have sunk or been moved considerably by wind, waves and ocean currents. Some could just be junk. Theres that to contend with tonight. Theres also the lingering question of what role if any the flight 370s captain played in the crash. Tonight youre going to hear from a reporter whose source in malaysian Law Enforcement is telling her the captain may have become deranged or flipped out and is responsible for diverting the plane. That based on a single malaysian Law Enforcement source by usa today stands in stark contrast to cnns own reporting that theres no evidence the pilot is to blame. Youll also hear some of the captains staunchest defenders including his son. There is a lot to cover tonight starting with kyung lah in western australia. Whats the latest . Reporter well, the latest is that the search has begun. Thats word from the australian authorities. But the planes have not taken to the air, anderson. Were no
bigger than we were ready for and something way bigger than anything we ve ever been involved in. i immediately stepped out of the engine that i arrived in and i started hearing people screaming for help and other people that were trapped behind water screaming that there s people out here that need help. and so there were three other rescuers that arrived on scene. my wife arrived next with the aid car. and then another member of our department, sheila dobbins, arrived, they were both swiftwater techs along with myself. so we all geared up, we headed out. we found two patients that weren t what we call their walking green they could walk out if we could get them out of where they were. they couldn t get extricated because they were surrounded by a muddy, swampy it s like pea soup with logs and trees and torn-up houses. and we found that there was one patient that seemed to be about 600 feet away that we needed to get to because he said his arm
i m craig melvin. you re watching msnbc. chris christie is in las vegas right now where he s betting that a scandal won t hurt him with one of the deepest pockets in the gop. new jersey s governor set to speak in a few minutes. if yesterday was any indication, he will not be trotting out that i m sad and disappointed line anymore. mojo, swagger, whatever you call it, does he have it again? now we re having an aftershock. it s definitely a good, healthy aftershock sequence. a 5.1 magnitude quake along with a slew of aftershocks strikes southern california. it s the second earthquake there in less than two weeks. now experts say there could be a sign of something bigger. also, a firsthand account of what it takes to sift through 40 feet of mud and muck when we talk to a had you had and wife team searching for loved ones in washington state. and no european citizen in no country of the european union can feel safe in the present condition. nervous ukrainian leaders i
and you helped find some 13 people that first day. yes, we did. and got them out alive. 13 saved. that s incredible. yes, we did. you were out searching with two volunteers. i understand they actually found their own relatives in the debris. the fact that you have family members out there with you, i cannot imagine how hard this is. it is. it s stressful. and first rescuers with me were my wife, jan mcclellan and a very good family friends, sheila dobbins. it was us three for approximately two hours trying to get to as many survivors and people calling for help as possible. some of them it took us an hour and a half to get through just 600 feet through all the logs and mud and trees and all the debris from all the houses that were smashed.