How on earth does an airplane simply vanish . In the national lead, the ci achlt n a accused of spying on the senate. Well, the cia has gone too far. Is this a total breakdown of the only system that independently monitors the cia . Good afternoon, everyone. Im jake tapper and this is the lead. One of the most baffling twists, it appears that flight 370, after initially losing contact, flew in nearly the exact opposite direction of it is destination for about an hour. At 12 41 a. M. Local time, saturday morning, flight 370 takes off from kuala lumpur with 239 people on board. Around 1 30 the transponder quits working and the plane practically reverses course and a senior official says a military radar picked up flight 370 at malaysias western most island called pulua perak. The flight may have tried to turn around but the question which only truly grows more maddening with every passing hour is what could have possibly happened on board . The director of the cia today said that terrori
Cnn newsroom starts right now. Snooze captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com hello, everyone. Im fredricka whitfield. Wack to the cnn are in maria. Brand new information about the events leading up to the disappearance of flight 370. Heres what we know right now. Malaysias Prime Minister says the cockpits signoff to Ground Control which was all right. Good night. Was said after the planes Communication System was disabled. More on what all that could mean straight ahead, and malaysias Prime Minister also says the evidence points to the likelihood that someone inside the plane deliberately took the plane off course, and the investigation will now focus on the crew and passengers. This is video of police leaving the home of the planes copilot. The pilots home was also searched. U. S. Authorities say they continue to review the backgrounds of the crew and the passengers, but so far have found no links to terrorism. Satellite signals now indicate the plane may have been airborne for seven hours
Debris floating on the surface. It is probably the best lead we have right now. The American Navy and a group of 18 ships scouring the area. Aircraft taking to the skies. Storms at sea, though, hampering efforts. Dealing with white caps, bigger waves. Tough to see things. Ships move more slowly. Families just finishing up a press conference. Should a miracle be required . Thats what were hoping for. As malaysia manages expectations. For the families around the world, the one piece of information that they want most is the information we just dont have, the location of mh370. Here live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Thank you so much for joining me. Im carol costello. This is a special edition of newsroom. This morning, breaking news and a possible big break in the search for that missing plane. The latest lead satellite images of two large objects floating nearly 1500 miles off australias southwest coast. One of the most remote areas on earth. The debris, one large, one smaller, is
That simulator had been deleted. Its not clear who erased the information or when. But a Forensic Team is now working to try to recover it. And also right now, to that sharp turn to the west. That the jet took about an hour after takeoff. Senior u. S. Official tells cnn, the altered route was actually entered into the planes guidance system, at least 12 men minutes before the co pilots signed off with air Traffic Controllers with the words, quote, all right, good night. Mean time, a u. S. Government source says all Available Evidence indicates its far more likely the plane is in the southern search corridor than up north. And australians leading the search there are narrowing their focus to the waters off of perth. They hone the search based on ntsb analysis of the jets fuel reserves. Waiting for word of the planes fate is taking a very, very emotional toll on the families of the 239 passengers and crew members. And many are getting increasingly frustrated with what they see as a lack
Military intervention and a former secretary of state is calling him, quote, delusional. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Russian forces are tightening their hold on the strategic Crimean Peninsula and theres a verbal battle escalating between the United States and russia. Its a critical moment. Here are the latest development. Secretary of state john kerry visits ukraines capital and offers encouragement and a billion dollar u. S. Loan guarantee while accusing russia of inventing reasons for its military intervention. President obama says the u. S. And its allies strongly believe russia has violated International Law and says russia has not fooled anybody. As russia is digging ins it heels, has the right to take all measures there. Cnns Barbara Starr is standing by at the pentagon and Anderson Cooper is in kiev. Lets bring in with our National Security correspondent jim sciutto. Jim . Wolf, officials are at