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Fire explosion in mexico, families waiting on word of loved ones. thanks for joining us. im john vause. this is "cnn newsroom" l.a. a europe wide manhunt is on for a new suspect. authorities say 24-year-old anis amri is armed and dangerous, arrived in germany and has ties to terror groups. i.d. found into the truck used for attack. and arrested previously but judge ordered his release. chris joins us with the latest. europe-wide hunt. where are they focusing the

Tell. on the pieces of the aircraft, in was a fire explosion, theres pitting and characteristic pit marks depending on what caused the explosion. on the wreckage itself, theres a crumbling and tearing pattern. and whether the motion in which they were torn apart its all very important. experienced investigators can tell preliminarily from looking at the pieces. in this case, theyre taking them back to perth and they will decide what to do. there will be clues right away from the wreckage. the ke...

Have been for the past several days. >> thats very important. absolutely. not only that, they start with the naked eye but more than one aircraft picked it up. so it is something that is there. they will be able to find it. they have marked the position and will be able to send the ships there to finally haul it up on the deck of the ship. >> there will be tear patterns on the metal. if there was any kind of a fire explosion, explosions leave a pitting pattern on the metal and then other things ...

Took. we got information overnight, david. cnn reporting that it looks like the plane descended to 12,000 feet. that would be too high to evade radar but that descent is significant to you why? >> couple reasons. if they did turn back because they had a problem, they probably would have initiated a descent. if you had a fire in the plane, youre going to go to the nearest suitable place to land. >> ive heard mary and other pilots say it also, if one of the possibilities weve been talking about is...

Now that we learn they did not program that in, things start to make more sense and at the last communication it appears they are didnt realize or whatever it was hadnt started yet, they didnt realize they were headed for a problem. >> so this really speaks to intent. weve been hearing this word on cnn a lot, nefarious. so this sounds less nefarious to you two? >> it does to me. >> i agree. >> its interesting talking to our colleagues and a lot of you, frustration obviously from families, and we...

We dont know when the fire start and we dont know a lot of things. what about the cargo hold itself. i have to imagine there was protective shell or casing. in case of a fire explosion. can you tell me about that? >> lets get back to the batteri batteries. because they are hazardous cargo, there should have been manifest list that the airplane tax takes off. we need to know how many batteries were on board and where they are located. they have the batteries. as far as the is you this is an amazi...

Of the airplane. and im afraid i dont have any solace for the families victims or the passengers. in this instance the passengers and everybody on that airplane very quickly are asphyxiated. either by the toxic fumes or the simply the smoke. >> go back to the 8:11 a.m. handshake why do we have that? >> on the acars? >> yeah. >> that is an automatic thing thats happening. >> but that indicates, under your theory this fire explosion would have occurred shortly after about 1:17 a.m. >> yeah. >> and...

Now, an amazing story. two settings, here, in boston and in the texas town of west where a fire explosion killed 14,000 people. one man witnessed both this and the tragedy in boston. gary tuckman has that story. >> reporter: joe and amy look at this past week of disasters in boston and west texas from a very different van teenage point than others. so unique, its hard to contemplate. >> we just feel blessed that were both okay. >> joes story begins last monday in boston. he was running his first...

Two settings, here, in boston and in the texas town of west where a fire explosion killed 14,000 people. one man witnessed both this and the tragedy in boston. gary tuckman has that story. >> reporter: joe and amy look at this past week of disasters in boston and west texas from a very different van teenage point than others. so unique, its hard to c contemplate. >> we just feel blessed that were both okay. >> joes story begins last monday in boston. he was running his first marathon for a chari...

Now, an amazing story. two settings, here, in boston and in the texas town of west where a fire explosion killed 14 people. youre looking at exclusive pictures. incredibly, one man witnessed both this and the tragedy in boston. gary tuckman has that story. >> reporter: joe and amy look at this past week of disasters in boston and west texas from a very different vantage point than others. so unique, its hard to contemplate. they also look back with a deep sense of gratitude. >> we just feel bles...