but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. breaking news in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. officials analyzing a so-called object of interest which washed ashore in australia. the debris has been described, it was a piece of jagged metal with rivets and fiberglass coating. it was found about 195 miles south of perth. early reports we just have in tonight indicate the debris is likely not from the plane. we are still, though, awaiting official word. without real physical evidence, how can investigators piece together what happened? would that one piece of debris have been enough to answer the question of what happened and who did it? once again, miguel marquez is out front. steer 3-1-9.
but we re being cautious on this. could be a development that proves to be nothing. a piece of debris found on a beach in the southwest of australia, near a small vacation town. reporter: after many futile days of searching above and beneath the water, a new discovery in the hunt for flight 370. object of interest picked up near augusta on australia s southwestern coast. sources tell the associated press, after an initial analysis, the object is likely not from the plane but photos are still being examined. top australian transporter official says it looks like sheet metal with rivets, and a source in the australian defense force tells cnn, the object is kind of rectangular but torn and misshapen and appears to have a fiberglass coating on one side. after so many false leads, search officials and
third and fourth level of the ship. have a young schoolchild make a phone call to an emergency place. the captain was very indecisive. the 15-year-old boy who smuggled himself to hawaii told investigators he was trying to reach his mother in somalia. he just wanted to go back home. welcome back to new day. we do have breaking news in the search for flight 370. an object of interest has been found on the west coast of australia nearly 200 miles south of perth. it is reportedly a torn piece of metal, roughly rectangular with rivets and a fiberglass coating on one side. erin mclaughlin is live from perth, australia, with the latest. erin, what do we know? good morning, chris. that s right, martin dolan, the head of australia s transportation and safety bureau telling cnn this object of interest washed up on the coast of western australia about 190 miles to the south of here.
search for flight 370, a potential new lead. officials now say they ve recovered what they describe as an object of interest on the coast of western australia. it appears to be a piece of sheet metal with rivets, possible fiberglass coating on one side. officials are cautious, they say it s possible this has nothing to do with the plane, but they insist they re taking the discovery seriously and will investigate it thoroughly. let s bring in our experts. aviation consultant ken christensen. cnn law enforcement analyst tom fuentes. ken, let me start with you. you hear the descriptions. they haven t released a photograph yet. we don t know much more but they re taking it very seriously. how seriously does it sound to you? i think they should look at the object, but fiberglass and metal that says boat, if it s composite, carbon fiber and metal, aircraft rivets, flush
potential confirmation on the fate of flight 370 or will it become the latest dead end in the search? david soucie author of why planes crash, dave mcallen. judging by the description found, metal, rectangular, rivets, fiberglass coating how would they verify it s part of the plane or rule it out? from what i ve heard, it really wouldn t be convincing to me that of course without look agent picture we wouldn t know. what you d be looking for to make sure this is or isn t part of the aircraft, on the inside of the sheet metal that s on outside of the aircraft, inside of that is a zinc chromate finish, it s a dark or light green color, and that green color s very distinctive, very easy to test to see if that zinc chromate is there. on the outside you have a enron paint it wouldn t be rusted or have any signs of extended wear