fuel actually was loaded on to that plane before it took off or making the assumption it was only enough to get to beijing and another hour or so? >> no. they haven't verified how much fuel was on board. they have say that the plane had enough fuel to make it as far as kazakhstan after it was last seen on radar. and kazakhstan, obviously is a long way from malaysia. >> but they are not at least -- they are not giving us the precise numbers and saying we can say for certain this how much fuel was on board that 777? >> no. they are not giving out precise numbers. they are saying it could go as far as kazakhstan or the west coast of australia in the indian ocean. >> terry, thank you. i know it's it like pulling teeth getting information out of there. thank you, tara. >> thank you. >> another clue today. senior officials telling the "new york times" the plane's first turn to the west was made through a computer system not by manual controls. and the flight path was likely altered by someone in the cockpit with knowledge about airplane systems. michael smith joins us.