just begun, let s get right to it. first coast guard district commander. brief recap of our coordinated search efforts for the 21-foot submersible with the five on board and update on current search efforts and plans for the next 24 hours. on behalf of all the men and women of the united states coast guard and our search partners, we offer our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers for the five crew members, their families and their loved ones. our crews are working around the clock to ensure we are doing everything possible to locate the titan and the five crew members. yesterday we set up a unified command consisting of expertise from the united states coast guard, united states navy, canadian armed forces and coast guard, and the titan s parent company, oceangate expedition. a complex search effort, requires multiple agencies with subject matters expertise and specialized equipment. the u.s. coast guard has assumed the role of mission coordinator, we do not have all the nec
happened. china is still the enemy. what now? i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. secretary blinken says his talk with china s foreign minister and other officials was constructive. earlier after his meeting with the president of the communist nation, blinken said this. united states is committed to doing that. in the interest of china and unities and the world. we covered a broad range of subjects. i appreciate this opportunity to discuss this with you. harris: i pay way more attention to they do than what china says. the white house said it didn t exist and cleared up last week there is in fact a communist chinese spy base in cuba watching the united states. there are remaining tensions over the chinese spy craft that flew across the continental u.s. sending intelligence back to china realtime. china s ramped up aggression toward taiwan. so was it good to meet now? mixed reaction from republicans. despite our differences and despite the ratcheting
expected to run out of the oxygen at 7:08 eastern time this morning. that is literally one hour and seven minutes from now. right now officials are unsure if those reported underwater banging noises are a sign of life but they are still treating it as a search and rescue operation. with respect to the noises specifically we don t know what they are to be frank with you. i can tell you it s inconclusive. again, i think the important pieces we re searching in the area where the noise was detected. todd: search expanded over 2.5 miles below the surface with more vessels and equipment joining. in crews are also surveying over 14,000 square miles, twice the size of the state of kentucky cut. we are learning more about the history of ocean gait expeditions report of technical issues on six prior trips. one passenger claiming he was on the suband lost contact two hours forcing early end to the journey. safety report detailed several concerns including whether it met safety standar
debris from the vessel discovered not far from the crew s planned destimation, the wreckage of the tay tannic. we have deep sea experts standing by. we ll also be taking a closer look at the five people onboard whose families and friends are now grieving. we ll be joined by guests who knew several of the passengers and understood their love of exploration and adventure. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. tonight the coast guard says it is continuing its investigation of the submersible and its implosion. the discovery of debris confirming everyone s worst fears, that the underwater expedition to see the ruins of the titanic had a disastrous end. our correspondents are at key locations covering the story from every angle. first, i want to go to miguel marquez who s in newfoundland. the debris field was found just off the coast of canada where you are just
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