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Last ten days. could those images have shown us nothing at all? >> well, theres a lot of garbage in the ocean even down in the indian ocean. we heard various reports that the southern i.o. is pretty clean but theres still a lot of trash there. so those reports until we have something picked up, they were just potential. i dont think that -- you know, theres no validity to those reports unless we saw something. >> the interesting thing is is they worked this out using mathematics, i think, right?...

Talking about for the last several days arent worth anything? >> well, they may not be. what i know is that the ntsb and the investigative team have been really breaking new ground on the analysis of the inmarsat data. if youre, working with a number that runs out to 15 digit points, theyre working with the last three or four numbers, which are very small increments, but it has given them a much clearer picture of where they believe this plane flew to and where it came down and its their best sh...

Long and short of it, they are able to work out, because it still has to be in the corridor. it still has to follow the pings. it had to be further north. therefore, thats how they worked it out. >> tom, that means these five satellite images we have been talking about are probably meaningless. the latest debris that the pilots spotted, the debris was actually there. should we feel more hopeful? >> carol, thats a big difference. you are right. the other debris was focused by satellites. the plan...

Deal or is this another false hope? >> well, i think its the best deal that they can come up with today. this is all new territory. the analysis is difficult, the analysis hasnt been done before. they had a fresh set of eyes looking at the data. they did it in a more extensive way. this is their best call in finding debris in the area with the airplanes rather than just five-day-old satellite images. >> miles a. pilot flying over, they see something white or gray or whatever, how long should it ...

And a lot of other things. the critical thing thats happening right now, we have photographs that are being analyzed as we speak. we also have ships that are heading to this area. they are going to pick up the debris and take a look at it. very promising news after some pretty discouraging information we have been looking in the wrong location. >> at least an aircraft has spotted something, although we dont know if that debris has anything to do with the plane. many thanks to you. i want to take...

The satellite imagery, and im sure they take it from commercial sources and from government sources. they provide us with the best data that is available. if you want a detailed explanation, you would have to talk to them. >> how much the debris, potential the. spotted supports the current search area given that may have drifted from that area. >> referring to the new area, aircraft have only just arrived on scene today, so we will need to wait to see what emerges. in regards to the old areas, w...

Catastrophic event and i think it is possible we will get a better sense in terms of number of people dead and the number of people missing. there is going to be a huge conference in a couple of hours. authorities are preparing everyone here in this area that the news is going to be quite bleak. they say that the death toll is going to rise significantly. at this point, you said, there are 17 confirmed dead. although we know that seven more people have been found in the debris. they just havent ...

Whatever was in those satellite photos and seen by the aircraft on those early searches was not related to 370 and probably was not serious degree at all. >> that can be very frustrating. even though things have shifted, planes are in the air, people are looking for possible debris. at this point, has anything been found? >> not yet. they have only been out there for a short time this morning. yesterday they were grounded by the weather for a second time this week. they are trying to get ten air...

Curveball, carol. well just have to go with the flow here. this is the nature of search. you know, we started with it could be anywhere in the -- in that hemisphere of the world and weve narrowed it down to the southern indian ocean now. this is just -- you know, when new data comes in you have to roll and move to the new area. its not throwing away efforts that say that weve searched in the south. we actually -- you know, we never picked up a piece of debris so to look at it that way, we really...

Searching through the debris. we are also talking about people that are untrained. community volunteers. >> when you say you are digging by hands, are you literally using your hands? >> yes, gloves on, garden tools. you try to move some debris and mud out of the way. you are literally, a handful of dirt at a time to get every board out of the way. it is so deep. it i six, seven feet deep. it is just roots, trees, wood, shards of glass, window frames. anything. those houses are blown into pieces....