this is where five explorers and would-be explorers first set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling some 460 miles from here toward the wreck of the rms titanic. then on sunday morning they were sealed inside the submersible tight sxn lowered into the ocean for their descent to the seabed some 13,000 feet below, about two miles. less than two hours later communication, as you know, was lost with the submersible and we just learned it was about that time a senior navy official tells cnn that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sounds consistent, they said, with an implosion but that it was determined to be, quote, not definitive, unquote. well, this afternoon we learned the worst. this morning an r.o.v., or remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the r.o.v. subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with exp
and good evening from st. john s newfoundland. with a sad and somber evening here. this is where five explorers and would-be explorers were set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling so 460 miles from here towards the wreck of the artemis titanic. then, on sunday morning, they were sealed inside the submersible titan, and lowered into the ocean into their descend into the seabed some 13,000 feet below, about two miles. less than two hours later, communication as you know, was lost with the submersible. and we just learned it was about that time that a senior navy official tells cnn, that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sound consistent they said, with an implosion. but it was determined to be quote, not definitive, unquote. and this afternoon, we learned the worst we this morning, an rov, a remote operated vehicle from the vessel horizon our tech, discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible, approximately 1600 feet from the battle of the tita
titanic sub. and then there s the personal loss for the families of those on board. coming up, i ll talk to the stepson of the man lovingly known as p.h. whose love of the ocean and deep see exploration ultimately led to the end of his life. also this hour, the rnc trying to force the field of 13 candidates to agree on at least one thing, supporting the eventual republican nominee. but so far it s not working. so who s going to blink first? and the name g. michael brown might not ring a bell, but he s accused of playing a key role in that so-called fake electors scheme. what his new testimony before a d.c. grand jury tells us about jack smith s case and whether it pushes us closer to any possible charges. but we begin with the search for answers in the loss of the titan sub, answers that lie in the pitch black depths of the north atlantic more than 12,000 feet down. the evidence shows that even at the very moment the sub imploded, it sent early clues to a top secret mil