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Structure, could be found floating six days if the aircraft struck the water. >> reporter: air france flight 447 crashed into the atlantic ocean in 2009. in this case, floating debris led search crews to the wreckage five days after it went down. the debris field was relatively contained. that shows it broke up when it hit the water before it sank 2 1/2 miles to the ocean floor. in 1996, twa flight 800 exploded in the sky near new york. debris scattered far and wide. investigators had to map out...

Great job. >> reporter: most of the time is wreckage is not in one piece, debris scatters, some sinking, some floating. >> life jackets could be in there, seat cushions, anything in the bins that floated. so its certainly possible that substantial pieces of lightweight debris, not aircraft structure, could be found floating six days after if the aircraft struck the water. >> reporter: air france flight 447 crashed into the atlantic ocean in 2009. in this case floating debris led search crews to ...

Tornadoes near oklahoma city. im natalie allen. >> im victor blackwell. were with you live every hour, bringing you the latest developments. oklahoma has found itself in the middle of a series of storms. now, flooding threatens that state. george howell is near el reno in canadian county. two twisters touched down, george. what are you seeing there? we wont get a full look until sunrise. what do you see? >> we pulled over because on the road, when you drive out here, and its dark, you have to ke...

Ask me what are you going to do if the response isnt quick enough? so im hoping the response from the federal government will be quick enough. so far we have had great response. fema administrator fugate was here immediately after the storm, secretary napolitano came here immediately. we appreciate that. this is a massive debris field. its not just a couple blocks. its miles. its 17 miles long, almost a mile and a half wide. so its not just a little area. theres a lot to be done here. a lot of b...

Your biggest fear at this poio your biggest fear at this poin your biggest fear at this poid your biggest fear at this poier your biggest fear at this poi i your biggest fear at this poin your biggest fear at this poig your biggest fear at this point. >> well, ive had some people ask me what are you going to do if the response isnt quick enough? so im hoping the response from the federal government will be quick enough. so far we have had great response. fema administrator fugate was here immedi...

With us? >> james langford. >> live from d.c. you represent oklahoma city, right? >> i do, just north of you, actually, the district, you mentioned tom cole, thats his district youre standing in, i represent the district north of there. >> just north. obviously as somebody that grew up in oklahoma, you are certainly used to -- >> right. >> tornado warnings, tornado watches and then when the tornado hits. but i would guess looking at these pictures nothing could prepare you or the people of this ...

So, bill, weather obviously on one hand is cooling things down and we know that means there wont be new explosions but it will set back search and rescue. >> it already has. they didnt have power so there wasnt much lights. theyre debris fields trying to go through homes which isnt safest for first responders any way. they have been working for first light to come but unfortunately theyve had rain all morning long and they havent had ideal conditions there either. let me show you the town itself...

Evidence that investigators have been picking up from the debris fields. for example, pieces of the pressure cooker. a black nylon bag or backpack that pretty much remained intact. bbs, ball bearings, nails, this kind of thing used as shrapnel. these are things that investigators have been finding and they will take them, try to rebuild this device, track down the history of these components, and, therefore, try to track down who was behind this terror attack. crime scene photos show what could ...

Wrong message. >> megyn: i dont want to scare our viewers unnecessarily because again, were getting a pretty good picture what kind of person were dealing with over there, but what kind of capacity do you believe he has to actually hit us here in the united states and hurt us? >> well, im very concerned that were getting closer and closer where he can take that miniaturized nuclear warhead and put it on a mechanism. it doesnt have to be accurate. we saw from the debris fields of the ballistic te...

Anderson. >> and one of the reasons we picked the location we have, not only is it against a brick building, theres not a lot of debris fields anywhere within sight here. im told we have gary tuchman on the phone. gary, youre at a shelter. whats happening now that the sirens are going off? >> reporter: theres more than 400 people, this is the largest shelter in joplin, missouri, and theres a little panic going on right now because police officials and red cross officials just came in the room an...