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Woodruff they have found some of whats left of egyptair flight 804, and new clues may be emerging in the investigation. The passenger plane vanished from the radar early yesterday, en route from paris to cairo with 66 people on board. John yang reports on the days developments. Reporter at a cairo mosque, families of passengers aboard egyptair flight 804 prayed, and wept, for loved ones. translated he was my cousin. He was like an elder brother to me. This is very hard for the family and god bless all who died on the plane. Reporter their hopes dashed by the discovery of wreckage from the airbus a320, announced on Egyptian State tv. translated we have just received an official report from the egyptian army. Military airplanes have been able to locate wreckage or belongings of the airplane. Reporter the Greek Defense minister recounted the grisly details. translated we have been briefed about the discovery of a body part, two seats and luggage at the scene of the search, slightly to the south of where the planes signal was lost. Reporter a european satellite image showed an oil slick spreading over the area where the plane disappeared. Debris was spotted floating in the mediterranean, about 180 miles north of alexandria, egypt. Its an area were the sea is up to two miles deep. But still no Firm Evidence of what happened. Late today, what could be a significant clue the aviation herald, an online aviation community, reported that an automated Monitoring System on the plane sent signals indicating smoke in the front of the cabin and then failures of two key Flight Control systems before going silent. Egyptian officials had initially suggested a terror attack as the likeliest explanation, but the Greek Defense minister said today, its just too soon to tell. translated there is no possibility to assess the situation, we cannot be part of the speculation, because the Investigation Committee must be allowed to do its work. Reporter the french navy is helping scour the sea, and its investigators said no possible causes are being ruled out. translated all hypotheses are being examined; there is no specific one being favored. We have to find the debris and analyze it and of course the black boxes too, because we want to know the truth, the whole truth. Reporter so far, theres no hard evidence of an explosion. But from cairo to paris and beyond, speculation centers on terrorism. They cant pretend it wasnt or completely suspend judgment, they have to check the locks. Reporter steven simon served on president Obamas National Security council. He says officials have to investigate it as a possible terror attacks. Theyll look to see if any of the identities of the people on the airplane, the crew, the maintenance team, anybody who had anything to do with that airplane while it was on the ground in paris, theyll just go through, you know, those records with a finetooth comb, looking for dots to connect, if indeed there are any. Reporter at the same time, he said, europe has to work on beefing up counterterrorism efforts. Its sort of a, you know, cumulative process, you cant throw a lot of money at something and expect radical changes in six months, this is going to be a transformative process in the european context that will take a while to complete. Reporter . As the search for what, or perhaps who, brought down flight 804 presses ahead. For the pbs newshour, im john yang. Woodruff so far, theres been no claim by any group that it had a hand in bringing down the plane. Here to help us understand the questions still out there, is our science correspondent and aviation analyst, miles obrien. Miles, first, this automated data that became known this afternoon, what do you make of that . Well, just a quick bit of background for our viewers. As an aircraft flys, its Live Streaming the health of its system mostly for maintenance so when the plane lands they know what parts to have ready to fix it and get it back in the air. There were a series of faults right before the plane disappeared from radar beginning with problems with the windshield in the cockpit, smoke in the lavatory and avionics bay beneath the cockpit, then failure of the Computer Systems. Literally hundreds of Computer Systems control the aircraft and have to operate in concert. This is consistent with a catastrophic event, whether a bomb or some Major Mechanical failure remains to be seen. It also is consistent with that initial left turn reported on greek radar. The plane took a 90degree left turn initially when it apparently was in trouble and that is Standard Operating Procedure for a flight crew dealing with a decompression event and trying to do a a rapid descent. The idea is not to fly into the airway beneath you and potentially hit oncoming traffic. Woodruff so this is consistent with the little bit thats known about what the plane did before it plunged into the water . It is consistent with the crew dealing with a rapid decompression. The cause of that rapid decompression, we dont know. A bomb or a Major Mechanical failure are the open questions. Woodruff miles, what about the material they found floating in the water . They said two seats, a body part and luggage and so forth. Do we know anything based on that . Its a reminder u o, of cour, of the human tragedy. But its customary you see seat cushions and life vests and baggage because it typically floats. Its not helpful unless the baggage is near where the initial if you recall kurd. Whats useful is knowing where it is, the ocean currents and how long its been in the water, you can backtrack to the point of impact and thats where you begin the search for the main body of wreckage and the black boxes. Woodruff we heard in john yangs report that part of the mediterranean is two miles deep. What does that tell us about the difficulty of this ongoing search . That it is difficult. Its a big challenge fishing the boxes out. We go through this time and again. There is technology off the shelf used by the military right now which has ejectable, floatable, deployable flight data recorders. There is technology that makes it possible to stream this data back in realtime, not unlike the treatment weve just been talking about. In the 21st century the fact we have to listen for pings two miles beneath the surface of the ocean to find out the answer to a critical question is a bit scandalous. We should do something about it. Woodruff so, miles, a lot of people are saying now that we need to assume there was terrorism involved. Does it make sense to do that in the absence of a hard answer right now . Well, i think i would caution our viewers, if, in fact, there was some sort of mechanical failure here, thats a very important thing to know as soon as possible. This is a fleet of aircraft in excess of 6,000 the world over. Its a workhorse, and if there is some fundamental flaw which caused this, we need to know about it yesterday. Woodruff and youre saying but are we any closer . Youre saying its coming very slowly as we get any closer to answers. You know, absent a claim of credit, we havent seen that just yet. Were in the dark on this, and its you know, eventually, maybe a piece of fleeting wreckage will offer a clue as to whether there was a bomb on board, but im afraid well have to wait for the black boxes, the flight data recorder and voice recorder to be found. Woodruff but hold off on assumptions. I think so. Woodruff miles obrien, we thank you. Youre welcome, judy. Woodruff in the days other news, Health Officials reported the number of pregnant women in the u. S. Infected with the zika virus has tripled, to 157. The centers for Disease Control and prevention said its now including all women who test positive, regardless of symptoms. So far, fewer than a dozen have had miscarriages or babies born with birth defects. Meanwhile, president obama got a briefing on zika today, and he urged congress to get moving. Understand that this is not something where we can build a wall to prevent. Mosquitoes dont go through customs. To the extent that were not handling this thing on the front end, were going to have bigger problems on the back end. So for those of you who are listening, tell your members of congress, get on the job on this. Woodruff the senate has passed a 1. 1 billion bill to fight the virus. A housepassed bill totals just over half that, 622 million. A shooting near the white house put the executive mansion on lockdown for a time today. Federal Law EnforcementOfficials Say a Uniformed Secret Service officer shot a man who drew a gun. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. President obama was not at the white house at the time. In iraq, baghdad is under a curfew tonight, after protesters stormed the green zone and Security Forces fired tear gas and gunshots. Dozens were wounded, with at least one person shot in the head. It was the second time in three weeks that protesters had broken into the heavily fortified zone. Meanwhile, iraqi troops retook the western town of rutba, allowing the main road from amman to baghdad to be reopened. Political turmoil shook israel today and deepened divisions in the ruling cabinet. Defense minister moshe yaalon abruptly resigned, removing one of the governments last moderate voices. He said he no longer trusts netanyahu and his hardline supporters. translated in all my positions, i worked in harmony and in a serious way. But to my great dismay, extremist and dangerous elements have taken over israel and the likud party, and are shaking the house and threatening to hurt its inhabitants. This is not the likud party i joined. Woodruff yaalon warned that racism and violence is seeping into the israeli army and doing it damage. Prime minister netanyahu said he regretted the resignation. Its been reported he plans to name hardline former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman as the new defense minister. In turkey, the parliament voted today to strip lawmakers of their immunity from prosecution. Prokurdish legislators charged that the goal is to prosecute them, for allegedly supporting outlawed kurdish rebels. It is the latest move on political opponents of the turkish government. A new president has taken office in taiwan. Tsai ingwens Party Supports formal independence from china. But after a swearingin ceremony at the president ial building in taipei, she chose her words carefully translated the new government will conduct Cross Strait Affairs in accordance with relevant legislation. The two governing parties across the strait must set aside the baggage of history, and engage in positive dialogue, for the benefit of the people on both sides. Woodruff tsai is the first woman to serve as president of taiwan. Another wave of heavy rain added to the misery in sri lanka today. Flooding in the capital, colombo, has displaced more than 185,000 people. Today, trucks plowed through the water, to ferry out evacuees. Helicopters were sent in to rescue others from their rooftops. The rain also triggered mudslides this week, and hundreds of people are still missing. India has set a record for its hottest temperature ever nearly 124 degrees fahrenheit. It happened today in the western city of phalodi, as authorities issued a severe heat alert for several states, and called in Emergency Water supplies. translated today we are facing a very difficult situation. There is heavy traffic, and large quantities of water are being consumed from the big water tankers. People are drinking a lot of water, and the demand is still rising. We have to fill this tank at least three to four times day. Woodruff indias heat is always worst in april, may and june, before monsoon rains bring relief. Hundreds of people have been killed this week, and thousands of farmers have lost their crops. Back in this country, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin vetoed a bill that makes it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion. Her fellow republicans pushed through the measure yesterday. It would have been the first law of its kind in the country. San franciscos police chief, greg suhr, has been forced out, after a series of Police Killings of unarmed minorities. The latest came yesterday, when officers shot dead a black woman in a stolen car. Suhr was also criticized for not acting faster against police who sent racist text messages. Deputy chief tony chaplin will take over, on an interim basis. Wall street ended the week with a modest rally. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 65 points to close above 17,500. The nasdaq rose 57 points, and the s p 500 added 12. Still to come on the newshour revamped nutrition labels aim to kick our sugar habit; mark shields and david brooks analyze this weeks news; thawing relations ahead of the president s visit to vietnam, and much more. Woodruff and now, a new effort to fight obesity and diabetes in the u. S. The food and Drug Administration today rolled out new rules for the nutrition labels on the backs of packaged foods and drinks, with a much greater emphasis on how much added sugar is put in the foods we eat. William brangham has more on the story. Brangham the changes to these food labels wont go into effect until later this summer, and heres what youll see when you go to the store on the left is the label we all see today; on the right is the new one. First thing that jumps out is that the calories are going to be displayed more prominently. But the bigger change is further down a new line is being added showing how much added sugar has been put into the product beyond what was there originally. And the label will also tell you how much this added sugar adds to your recommended daily amount of sugar. So what does this all mean and will it make a difference . Allison aubrey of National Public radio is here to help us sort it out. Welcome allison. Hi, william, great to be here. Brangham thanks. I have heard these rules described as radical and wrong by some people and as a huge leap forward by others. Where do you come down on that . I would not say this is radical. I would say this reflects the evolve science, that this is incredibly wellgrounded in science. Its very clear now, many studies showing excess sugar leads to not only weight gain but higher risks of heart disease. The only thing that is surprising here is that the food and Beverage Industry really didnt get its way, Public Health won out. Brangham thats not a common thing these days. Not at all. Brangham what is the f. D. A. Hoping for here . Are they trying to create a sense of sticker shock that people go into the store, pull a product off the shelf and say, whoa, i didnt realize there was that much added sugar and maybe make a different choice . Maybe sticker shock in the beginning, but i think the label is a lot simpler. Gone are the recommendations about how much vitamin a and c youre getting in the product. Whats really amplified as we saw on the label you pointed out are calories. Calories are a big deal. Its not a perfect way to figure out what to eat but a clear and easy way to figure out how much youre getting and calories still matter. The other thing you pointed out, the sugar thing is absolutely huge. Added sugar is important. If you were to take a 20ounce sugary soda that has 65 grams of sugar, thats 16teaspoons of sugar. You will see that on the label. You will also see this product contains 130 of the sugar youre supposed to be eating in the day. In other words, this is more sugar than youre supposed to be eating in a day. Thats really what theyre trying to communicate here. Brangham that is sticker shock. It will be initially because people are largely unaware. Nobodys taking their coffee cup and putting 12teaspoons of sugar in it. Where were getting a lieutenant of the sugar is added sugar hidden in foods. So yogurts, cereals, all kinds of processed foods, lots and lieutenants of sugars and this will make it easier to see how much is there. Reporter what does science tell us about what changes peoples behaviors . Do you think this will work to steer people to healthier choices . I think the first thing you have to do to change behavior is to give people good information, right . Thats the number one step. Thats really the goal here. 20 years ago, people werent really reading these food labels. The usda has data showing that a lot of people, an increased number, a significant number of people are now reading the food labels. So the idea is better information, thats at least the first step to behavior change, and then you need the people around you to support you. I think that also gets into the role of powerful people promoting this. Of course, the first lady has been talking about this nonstop during her years in the white house and that has made a big difference. She has really used her platform and really used her meg aphone to raise awareness about these issues and bring attention to them. Brangham the grocery industry made their peace with this but th