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Water, up to 300 feet over the surface, allowing them to get close enough to see what theyre doing as theyre doing this visual search. >> tell us a little bit more about the technology, matthew chance was just telling us about it. youve got a british sub. youve got two major, major ships out there that are bringing the tpl or towed pinger locator beneath the surface there, but even the boat that youre on, which is basically a commercial fishing boat, has some of this sonar technology, right? >> ...

Keeping an eye on train conductors. and the mystery of flight 370 has reenergized this desire. mike karn says that cameras would be intrusive. >> i want the pilot worried about flying the aircraft. and current technology allows you to monitor so many other parameters, its not necessary. >> reporter: in 2000, the ntsb recommended that the industry record in two data recorders. but in the last 14 years, that has gone nowhere beyond that

A specific -- a specific search when daylight comes in a few hours. its not clear what theyre zeroing in on right now. the search zone has shifted again. this time a little bit to the north. officials say theyre refining the zone based on continuing analysis of satellite communications and the planes capabilities. just a few hours search crews will get some high-tech help. the australia vessel, ocean shield, is expected to arrive carrying a device that could help find the pingers on the data rec...

Lets talk about this. i want to bring in martin savage and mitchell casado. welcome to all of you. >> good morning carol. >> david, first question, do we need cameras in the cockpit? >> i dont think so. you know, when the ntsb put forward the rule the years ago, the number of aircraft flying with old technology data recorders was quite high. today with literally hundreds of hundreds of data points every single system on the airplane continuously reporting to the data a recorder what has been goi...

And long-term operation. >> it took two years just to get some perspective to find that air france jet liner that went off the coast of brazil in the atlantic ocean even though they found some debris, some wreckage five days in after the crash, it took two years after that to find the cockpit voice recorders, the data recorders. just to give it some perspective. you wanted to make a point? >> no, im saying that this is -- if we dont find something in the next week, we are in for the long haul. >...

Describe as a specific search in the coming hours. its not clear what theyre zeroing in on right now, but well of course continue to work our sources. the search zone has shifted yet again. this time a bit to the north. officials say theyre refining the zone based on continuing analysis of satellite communications and the planes capabilities. in just a few hours search crews will get some high-tech help. the australian vessel, ocean shield, is expected to arrive carrying a device that could help...

Perth. planes and ships are closing in on that area at this moment. in fact, there are so many aircraft in the sky that australia is sending an air traffic control plane just to keep them from crashing into one another. and now a nuclear sub, britains hms tireless, is joining the search. take a look at the search area. theres a lot of open water to cover. and theyre running out of time. the batteries in the planes data recorders, the so-called black boxes, are designed to last 30 days. the plane...

Is everything being done in the right way before time runs out? more on that in a moment. heres whats happening right now. the search area has moved yet again. this time to the east closer to perth. planes and ships are closing in on that area at this moment. in fact, there are so many aircraft in the sky that australia is sending an air traffic control plane just to keep them from crashing into one another. and now a nuclear sub, britains hms tireless, is joining the search. take a look at the ...

And clearly, its going to be interesting to see what happens when officials are able to evaluate all the areas during daylight as well to see how much more significant damage there is. martin arostegot, we appreciate your insights. thank you. now to the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. ten planes, nine ships scouring the indian ocean trying to find the jet, a jet missing for 26 days. time is running out to find the black boxes, those data recorders, before they stop pinging. in just a ...

And thats because many of the safety and security regulations are currently in place, they came about as a result of a crash or an incident involving an aircraft. september 11th, for example, hijacking. that led to the cockpit doors. the shoe bomber. that led to shoe checks at the airport. in 1996, if you remember, hazardous cargo onboard value jet flight 592. that caught fire. 110 people died in that crash when it went down in the florida everglades. that crash, that led to new cargo hold safet...