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Object if it is findable, and then report back at an accurate gps position and task the ship to proceed to the area and attempt to see it. that would be our first chance to get a close-up look at whatever the objects might be and progressively advance the identification of whether they are associated with the search. >> malaysias transport minister said earlier this morning the search is continuing in the northern and southern corridors of the indian ocean. we have a couple of different members ...

>> why would you fly all the way for those many, many hours and eventually crash the airplane? >> in a completely different direction. >> it could be true but defies logic. >> lets assume it is. were looking at satellite of big hunks of the airplane. in your situation the water was about 130 feet deep? everybody saw where it fell out of the sky. this is a much differentç situation. >> much different. we had three radars that ping it pretty well. it took us four days getting radar there draggin...

Oceanographers, current experts to try to find out hard that debris may have shifted in big waves and strong winds? >> if we can believe the focus has narrowed to an area where they do have hard facts and have a photograph, they will bring every resource they can to track the currents and the winds and to track the path of the debris. youre right. time is the enemy of this investigation and 13 days have passed. its been a remarkable effort and continues to be remarkable and we hope for the best ...

Identification of whether they are associated with the search. >> malaysia transport minister said earlier this morning the search is continuing in both the northern and southern corridors of the indian ocean. nbc news kerry sanders has been following the developments throughout the night from washington. officials there are also trying to connect with malaysian authorities and australian authorities and figure out how they can help. kerry, what is the latest? >> mika, this was very hopeful news...

Good morning. welcome to "new day." we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we are following breaking develop. s off the coast of australia. authorities are saying they have their best lead so far in the search for malaysia flight 370 and youre looking at it right now. this, they believe, are pictures of debris captured by australian satellites, the obvious question, is what youre looking at part of the missing jet? investigators say they had the image for sever...

Theyre seeming to find here from satellite, is the debris here, the potential plane that, credible enough to discount the search areas that we were looking at prior to today? >> reporter: well, to the point that australian officials were asked a similar question said they are really shifting most of their focus to this area. so they seem relatively confident that there is a high likelihood this could be debris from the aircraft and a lot of that has to do with the perceived size. they think its ...

Offer a lot of caution here. this search is about 3,000 miles south of kuala lumpur. that is more than half way to antarctica, a big distance to be covering. there are still so many questions. well look for the answers from our experts and correspondence around the world. lets start with andrew stevens who is in perth, australia, covering this for us. andrew, is there any estimate how long it will be until we really do have eyes on the debris? >> its going to be a very difficult question to answ...

That is where the focus is right now, australias prime minister, tony abbott, saying that from satellite information they have identified two pieces of debris, possibly, possibly, that is not verified. theyre trying to identify what the debris is. as you know if you have been following this case now for 11-plus days we have been here before. we have chinese officials or at least what they said was satellite data showing wreckage from an aircraft. that turned out not to be the case. so we caution...

So that is a plus in terms you wouldnt have a lot of ships. it is a location of one of these gyres where things collect. so there is a lot of debris that may be in the area even though there are not a lot of ships in the area. >> which brings us back to this point. its not a big shipping area. this is a vast area. look, give you perspective, the royal australian forces who are searching this marine services, they basically have said this is the most remote part of the world that you can get to. ...

Bringing the navy subchasers or radar ships into this field is the only way to find that debris. they are taking off from new york and flying to denver and then doing their search in denver and then coming back to new york. its a huge distance and they are covering a huge area out there. you cant see with a naked eye debris on seas like that. 25 knot winds and nine-foot swells so they have all of the radar electronican assistance ty can and they have it. the downside is the human dimension is be...