east bringing perhaps some scattered showers which may have an impact on visibility in the area. but that being said, this is day 23 of the search operation here from perth. and still, despite hours and hours of scouring by air, by sea and by satellite still no signs of any debris from this missing plane. that being said they have 15 aircraft and 14 vessels out participating in this search today. and they're still hopeful, jake. >> erin, clear something up for us. there was some conflicting information today between new zealand and australian officials about whether the search is continuing in that specific area where the chinese claim to have picked up a signal. can you get to the bottom of that for us? what is the reality of that? >> reporter: well, angus houston, the man responsible for this international search long