by a remotely operated vehicle deployed in the search. the bbc has been told that the debris includes parts of the missing sub. the submersible was about 435 miles south of stjohn s, newfoundland, on a voyage to the wreck of the titanic off the coast of canada, when it lost contact. its exact whereabouts and the condition of the five crew onboard are unknown. with rescuers in a race against time to find the sub, it s thought that the on board oxygen supply may have run out. more ships are now in the area helping with the search. let s just run through what s been happening over the last few hours. two deepwater remotely operated vehicles have been scanning the sea floor. the us coast guard said on social media a submersible attached to the canadian vessel horizon arctic had reached the sea bed. another one, operated from the french research vessel atalante, has also been deployed. another remotely operated vehicle is on its way from jersey in the channel islands and is due to
let s get right to it. at this hour, adding to the horrific humanitarian crisis in ukraine, filthy water putting people at risk. plus, in just under 60 minutes, john durham set to testify in front of the house intelligence committee. expect a lot of questions about his scathing report on the fbi and doj s handling of the trump russia probe. the judge sets a date for former president s trial in his classified documents case. and the breaking news that charges filed against the president s son, hunter biden, mean he ll plead guilty to federal tax charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that plea deal for hunter biden. ken dilanian joins us now. my understanding, ken, is the judge still needs to approve this so what happens next and what more can you tell us about the terms of this deal? that s right. we expect hunter biden to appear in the coming days at this courthouse behind me
robot arriving at the search zone for the missing titanic submersible. the mission to find the five people on board critical juncture as experts warn the air supply may run thought a matter of minutes. todd piro joins us with the latest. todd: the coast guard is leading the international effort to find the five passengers on board who to your point are expected to run out of oxygen just minutes from now at 7:08 eastern time that literally is seven minutes from right now. officials are unsure if those reported under water banging noises are a sign of life. we don t know what they re. it s inconclusive. the important pieces we are searching in the area where the noises were detected. todd: the search now expanded to over 2.5 miles below the surface with more vessels and special equipment joining. in crews also surveys over 14,000 square miles twice the size of the state of kentucky cut. we are learning more about the history of ocean gates expedition with reports one pass
global, where we bring you the top stories from around the world, starting with the huge certs to find five people on board a submersible gone missing in the north atlantic the huge search. within the past hour, the us coast guard has said that the vessel may only have a0 or a1 hours of breathable air left for the five people on board. ships and planes are scouring the ocean around 6a0 km off the coast of newfoundland in canada. the coastguard says the search area is as large as the us state of connecticut. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly a000 metres with beneath the surface. about an hour and a5 minutes, all contact was lost. captainjamie frederick minutes, all contact was lost. captain jamie frederick from the first coastguard district gave a news conference around an hour ago, where he recapped the status of the search efforts and detailed the plan for the next 2a hours. l’ll search efforts and detailed the plan for the next 24 hours. for the next 24 hou
deep sea robot. right now, officials are unsure if those reported underwater banking noises we reported n were a sign of life. with respect to the noises specifically, we don t know what they are to be frank with you. but i can tell you that it s is not sure. obviously we have a bunch of people over there, a bunch of nations looking for them, the coast guard has a bunch of cutters out there. i think recovering it will be easy. finding it is the problem. my guess is that the stress levels are pretty high in there, as the oxygen depletes, their functionality is going to decrease. so i mean, i can t think of a more miserable death, personally. we are also learning more about the history of oceangate expeditions, technical issues on six prior trips. one passenger claiming he was on the submersible and lost contact two hours, forcing an early end to the journey. and 2018 safety report detailing safety concerns, whether it met industry safety standards, claiming the company h