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Water. listening to admiral kirby, one thing that strikes me is what seems to be indonesian government reluctance to take in the help that the u.s. is helping here. the uss fort worth, a combat ship, it has side scan sonar, experienced dive teams, essential for the search. are you surprised by that? >> im not. i agree with the admiral. they are doing a good job and it would be wrong to impose ourselves on them. and they are aware -- and weve made an informal offer that we are available to help i...

Because everyday this goes on the pain just get mrs. and more intense not knowing where their loved ones actually are, carol. >> andrew stevens reporting live from indonesia this morning. lets take a closer look at the international search effort. malaysia singapore and the united states among the countries assisting indonesian authorities. we learned this morning the bodies were recovered by the uss "sampson" an american navy ship on site since tuesday. cnns senior washington correspondent joe ...

>> translator: she knew the risk but she loved this. it was her dream. she loved traveling. >> translator: good-bye. good-bye nissa. >> as we mentioned the search zone is now concentrated on an area about the size of delaware. crews from several countries are helping including from the u.s. lets talk more about that with joe johns joining us from washington. joe, who is helping from the united states? >> the united states has uss sampson already deployed received word today that the ship recover...

Coles with the u.s. seventh fleet. lauren thank you for joining us. the u.s. navy a large international effort led by the indonesian government. we have the uss sampson participating and spotting some wreckage we understand from an update yesterday. were you caught off guard by the announcement last night that the plane or majority of the wreckage had been found? >> no the sampson is a supporting role to provide whatever capabilities and tasking the indonesian government request. so they are con...

To carry out a recovery like this. >> seems like a fairly small body of water. when youre out there its huge. >> david gallow with ocean graphic. >> usually youre careful. >> participated in recovery effort of 447 off brazils northeastern coast whose black boxes took almost two years to recover foot noting what a painstaking process this can be. >> painstaking process. joe, the military we know is planning to get involved in the search and recovery mission. >> may assist in the church. u.s. comb...

Recovery efforts. crews aboard the uss "sampson" are working with thesian authorities to provide any assistance needed. rene marsh is here with that part of the story. >> reporter: we just learned from the pentagon that a second u.s. ship has been dispatched towards the region. were talking about uss "fort worth." you are looking at images of the ship. we know it usually carries a helicopter on board. it is a combat ship. however, this helicopter on board will be very useful as they continue to ...

That part of the story for us. good morning rene. >> good morning, carol. not only is "uss sampson already in the area. we just got word this morning that a second u.s. ship has been dispatched to the area. were talking about "uss ft. worth." i want to tell you a little bit about the capability of "uss ft. worth." we know its a combat ship. it does have a helicopter on board, which would be handy, as they continue to recover wreckage on the oceans surface. youre looking at images of "uss ft. wor...

What an earmark is. people are calling it that. so the process hasnt been changed. >> reporter: senator cochran hasnt faced a serious re-election fight in three decades. for now, hes keeping up his official schedule, breaking ground at a new development in starkville and christening a new combat ship in neighboring alabama. cochrans team criticizes mcdaniel for waffling on whether he would have voted for federal aid after katrina devastated mississippi. >> the question was not whether i could ba...

[ applause ] >> i dont think anybody could argue with that. commander, final words? >> i think the biggest thing we need to do is ensure that the aircraft carriers get refueled, that we maintain the nine if not ten aircraft carriers that we have. take the combat ship which is proven not to execute its mission, stop that program immediately and eliminate it and start building ships, a next generation destroyer thato have that sea presence. >> i want to thank all of you. i wish congress were liste...