Its 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on a thursday. A lot of people talking about the satellite images captured sunday four days ago. The fact it was the australian Prime Minister who told the world about the pictures is adding a lot of significance to it. First glimmer of hope. They show whitish objects just under the surface of the indian ocean. This area is about 1500 miles southwest of perth, australia. Lets get right to nbcs tom costello. Hes been following this daybyday from the start. Tom, good morning. Hi, savannah, good morning. The malaysians say they believe these images in the ocean appear to be credible. One object 79 feet across, the other 16 feet across. The wingspan of a triple 7 is 200 feet. The tail is about 60 feet to give you some privilege. Lets talk about where this particular location was found. About the bottom of this area where the plane would have exhausted its fuel three to four hours from perth, australia, very close to the area of the zone the ntsb had said it
Discoveries, possible with the growing questions in the search for flight 370, the discovery, the metallic object that washed to shore on australia, there is word on that. And the bluefin has less than 10 ocean bottom to cover in the search area. It may take far longer to do that than we have been previously told. Several weeks instead of a couple of days. Deepening questions about the search and why we havent yet seen a sign from it. And one expert rethinking everything on the table. And in beijing, malaysia, growing demands from malaysian authorities. A lot to cover, with Michael Holmes in perth, and miguel, what washed to shore in augusta, what do we know about it . What does it look like . Reporter yeah, local Officials Say it looked like it was about eight feet tall, a couple of feet wide. It was attached with rivets, the local person said they held onto it for a couple of days to get it to the local airport and then they got it to investigators. Photographs were taken of it sent
Im lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. A stunning new revelation in the search for that missing malaysian jetliner is throwing a lot into question tonight, from the area being searched to what possibly could have been going on inside the cockpit. It now aheres that the 777 continued flying for hours after it vanished from radar. We know that, sources say, because the plane was transmitting discreet automated signals after the controllers lost sight of it on their radar screens. Its a puzzling clue that vastly expands the possibilities of where the plane ended up, and it leaves some experts to wonder aloud if this plane might have vanished because somebody wanted it to. Nbcs tom costello continues to lead our coverage. He joins me thou with the very latest. Tom, explain to me what these signals are. Reporter yeah, they are described as pings, and also described to us as a wireless route theyre stays on even when youre not really surfing the internet, transmit organize not transmit
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
Honest. We begin with the new discoveries, possible new directions and growing questions in the search for flight 370. The discovery that piece of debris that washed ashore in the far southwestern corner of australia where an early assessment is in. Theres word that the bluefin 21 has less than 10 more ocean bottom to cover in the search area. It may take far longer to do that than weve been previously told. Several weeks instead of a couple days. Deepening questions about how the search is being conducted and why we havent yet seen a single image from it. Theres also talk of widening the search area. In the words of one expert, rethinking everything, everything on the table. And beijing and malaysia, growing demands for transparency by authorities and family members. A lot to cover. With michael holm in perth and Michel Marquez where they found the debris. Lets start with you, the number to augusta, what do we know about it . What did it look like . Reporter yeah, local officials are