official word from flight 370 investigators on that so-called object of interest that was found on the australian coast and whether it s linked to the missing plane. we re also watching the weather. it may threaten search crews heading out this hour. we have our team of experts here in the situation room. they re getting ready to break down all of the new developments along with our correspondents and analysts in the field. first let s go to cnn s miguel marquez in augusta, australia, near the area where that metal fragment was found. what s the latest, miguel? reporter: well, the latest is unfortunately this is going to come as a shock to folks here that it is not related to mh370 as far as officials can tell. they have looked over this pictures, and they have sent that item, say police, all the way up to perth. the interest was so strong that this might be part of that plane. it was found along the beach here in the sort of south
part of the national international contribution, i think all of the nations are keen that we started this together as a team and that we ll finish this together as a team. we re just business as usual. crews are motivated, focused and prepared for another flight. good luck, the royal new zealand air force. thanks for joining us. cnn meteorologist jennifer grey watching weather conditions in the search area. joining us with a closer look. what can you tell us, jennifer? it looks like the weather will be improving over the next 24 to 48 hours. we ve had remnants of a tropical cyclone, it s blown through the area. it s created strong winds, roughed up the seas and created wells. this is that surface search and that s where they re getting planes out there, so cloud cover s big deal and with the underwater search, conditions of the seas, that s a big deal for those folks weep need the
united states. now, without knowing whether or not he was killed, can you at least confirm he was targeted? well, i can t talk about a specific operation, but i can tell you that the bombmaker has been someone of interest for our counterterrorism efforts and has been on the high-priority list to take off the battlefield. i ll take that as a confirmation, although you re not confirming it officially. let s get more now from cnn s mohammed jamjoom. he s reported extensively from inside yemen. peter bergen, our terrorism analyst, is with us as well. mo m mohammed, what s the latest you re hearing? u.s. officials still skeptical. what are you hearing? still a lot of questions, but saudi officials telling me today, commenting publicly for the first time that the body of the saudi militant who s linked
you re right, it raises hopes, keep raising the hopes and dashing the hopes later when it turns out to be negative. these families, peter, you ve worked withthese families in other investigations of aviation disasters are suffering. listen to steven, a family member of one on board, his mom who he loves very much he was on cnn earlier today. listen to what he said. they must have covered up something and want to hide something. some of the questions are totally not confidential, it is just a fact, it is like the number, i don t know how it could influence the investigation. but they just give the answer, it s just like an excuse, not an answer. a serial number he says, basic information, why can t they release it? they shouldn t release it. ntsb has a rule, if the question can be asked and answered prior to the accident it should be. and the factual the factuals
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