the same robot that found the titanic sub is back at the wreckage site, the lead starts right now. what went so tragically wrong? causing the implosion that killed five people on that v voyage. first on cnn, a new mission today for that remote vehicle that discovered the sub debris. plus, a cnn exclusive. fake electors compelled to testify. as a special counsel investigation looking in efforts to over turn the 2020 election heats up. and in the shadow of trump, 2024 republican hopefuls converge on a conservative conference and try to separate themselves on one of the most divisive issues of this election cycle. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper here in washington. and i m anderson cooper in saint john, newfoundland, where the sub started one week ago today. this afternoon the canadian government is announcing it is launching an investigation into the implosion of the sub which killed all five people on board. mothership is set to arrive in
this morning it s a race against time to rescue the five men on the missing submersible somewhere in the north atlantic as oxygen on the vehicle is quickly running out. we just learned a remote vehicle is on the ocean floor looking for any signs. the latest next. a big morning at the white house. president biden rolling out the red carpet for india s prime minister. the tour of washington includes a state dinner and is also facing criticism from the president s own party. a deadly tornado tears through texas bringing devastating winds, rain, and hail. looking at the devastation as the threat for severe storms continues. these major developing stories and more coming in right here to cnn news central. happening right now, the extensive search in the north atlantic ocean is growing even more urgent as experts believe the missing titan submersible is nearly or may be already out of oxygen. several vessels are now playing a major role in the search including coast guard
bill: a plot to get to. shannon: this vehicle that bill mentioned has now made it to the floor of the ocean and we talk about these banging noises. they say they are in the area where they were heard. although other people say sometimes the sounds echo from very great distances. so it is tough to say. this is part of the last ditch effort to rescue these passengers in the final hours. bill: great question coming up. the vessel went missing sunday with a dive to the titanic. the search has grown roughly twice the size of the state of connecticut at this point. martha: the experts say the sub may have drifted. it depends on what its navigational ability is at this point whether it has battery and technology to control it in any direction. they also say it may have attached or hooked onto part of the wreckage. there are many pieces of the stern, the bow of the titanic and all sorts of pieces that fell off during that wreck. that s one of the problems in trying to find
debris from the vessel discovered not far from the crew s planned destimation, the wreckage of the tay tannic. we have deep sea experts standing by. we ll also be taking a closer look at the five people onboard whose families and friends are now grieving. we ll be joined by guests who knew several of the passengers and understood their love of exploration and adventure. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. tonight the coast guard says it is continuing its investigation of the submersible and its implosion. the discovery of debris confirming everyone s worst fears, that the underwater expedition to see the ruins of the titanic had a disastrous end. our correspondents are at key locations covering the story from every angle. first, i want to go to miguel marquez who s in newfoundland. the debris field was found just off the coast of canada where you are just
break day in the search of the missing oceangate vessel and planes and ships from all over the world are involved, and now a hyperbaric chamber is brought nearby. and today, the white house and president biden are welcoming in prime minister of ind india narendra modi to the white house. but some in his own party may skip the state dinner. and new updates with the power weather hitting the northwest towns of texas. now, at least one remote operating vessel has reached ocean s floor. one canadian ship has arrived on the scene carrying a medical team specializing in dive medicine and a hyperbar rick chamber has been brought on board. we are learning that there are several safety concerns, and learning of several safety concerns of that diving vehicle were raised in the years arngd specifically the thickness of the submersible hull and the battery and the materials used to build it. a former subcontractor who worked with oceangate says that the low-tech features were by di