Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. And happy new year. Im kate snow in for brian tonight. And for most of the families of those onboard airasia flight 8501 its been another long day of waiting. Of the 162 passengers and crew onboard that plane, only nine bodies have been recovered. The search area is huge extending some 5,200 square miles. And its easy to see how difficult the conditions are when you look at the weather radar for that region. Its the rainy season in indonesia and wind and rain are making it very difficult for rescuers and investigators to do their jobs. The forecast for the next 24 hours doesnt look much better. We begin tonight once again with nbcs katy tur on the ground in surabaya katy. Reporter kate as you said weather just a big issue out here. But they did manage to recover bodies eight and nine. And now family members are saying they just dont expect that anybody survived. The start of 2015 in surabaya was marked by the arrival of coffins, ea
Airasia plane. Separate crews spotted oil in the water as well as objects. No word yet about this is possible debris from the plane. The objects were spotted along the flight path in the java sea. The discovery comes after the plane lost contact with air Traffic Control over the weekend and susan saulny with the latest. Reporter a growing International Search resumed on the java sea this morning for the missing passenger jet, airasia flight 8501. The plane carrying 162 people disappeared from radar more than 24 hours ago in airspace thick with storm clouds. For desperate family members the wait is becoming ever more agonizing. We still have hope. We cannot lose hope. Reporter it was just after 5 30 sunday morning the nearly full airbus a320 took off from surabaya airport heading northwest to singapore. At 6 12 the pilot radios he wants to turn to go around the weather and climbs significantly from 32,000 feet to 38,000 feet. Its his last contact. Five minutes later the jet disappears o
2015 will be a busy one in politics. The race to the white house will intensify. Well also look and get predictions about the world of medicine and the economy from jim cramer. Cool. Were going to take a moment to look back at the fun we have had in 2014 from sochi to the big halloween show and so much more. Also we are going to start your new year with a song from Carrie Underwood. Lets check on the stop stories from sheinelle jones. Good morning, happy new year to you. Happy new year. Bad wet wither is hampering efforts to recover victims from flight 8501. Katy tur has more. Reporter the weather hamper ing the search effort. They were able to bring the bodies they already recovered back to surabaya today including the first one to be identified. Received with civic honors by Indonesian Military air force and naval officers victims three, four, five and six landed in surabaya today, followed by the remains of the first identified body hayati lafaya was handed over to her relatives. Jo
Williams. Good evening. And happy new year. Im kate snow in for brian tonight. And for most of the families of those onboard airasia flight 8501 its been another long day of waiting. Of the 162 passengers and crew onboard that plane, only nine bodies have been recovered. The search area is huge, extending some 5,200 square miles. And its easy to see how difficult the conditions are when you look at the weather radar for that region. Its the rainy season in indonesia and wind and rain are making it very difficult for rescuers and investigators to do their jobs. The forecast for the next 24 hours doesnt look much better. We begin tonight once again with nbcs katy tur on the ground in surabaya, katy. Reporter kate, as you said, weather just a big issue out here. But they did manage to recover bodies eight and nine. And now family members are saying they just dont expect that anybody survived. The start of 2015 in surabaya was marked by the arrival of coffins, each victim given a number an
Good evening on this new years eve and thank you for beginning your countdown with us. David is off, im elizabeth vargas. As we come on the air, millions of americans are ushering in the arctic cold. The frigid temperatures cant keep these revel earls away. This is new york citys times square, right now, where the party has already begun. More than 1 Million People will be huddled together packing the crossroads of the world despite wind chills in the teens when the ball drops at midnight. Out west a new years eve surprise for drivers in Southern California. Snow. Trapping some of them on the side of the road. And get this picture. Snow covered paum eded palm trees lining the streets of temecula. So much of the country dealing with the brutal cold. At midnight 70 of the country will be at or below freezing. We have Team Coverage of newyearolds weather and security tonight. And we begin with abcs chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking the deep freeze gripping most of the country in th