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Stoic and he has been p quite opt mi optimistic with the pings that they do have, narrow, in, refine the data. and we keep going through the map of the united states and then texas and south carolina and west virginia. hopefully well get to the size of connecticut soon. so to be clear. mary is right. he said the detection wasnt from the black boxes. he is still confident that they are closing in on it. all right jeff wise, mr. skeptical here, if that did not turn out to be from the black boxes, ...

>> we wouldnt expect it to be able to return it at that point. they are spread over such a large distance that they should not be from the same source whether it is the black box or not. the search area is 12 miles across where they found the different returns. so there is a lot of reason to doubt the veracity. >> i want you to clear up something that a lot of people are asking. everyone understands that they want to keep listening to get any signals but what harm would there be in starting to m...

Derby that we havent found and keep continuing until the batteries run out and the auvs are deployed. we better raise our expectations for the long game because it could take years. >> it could take years. 35 days in, the mystery deepens, and we remain baffled. >> this will change the aviation industry. some saying the blocs need batteries that you know -- black boxes need batteries that you know can go longer. >> that was jeff wise and michael kay speaking to me earli earlier. centuries are e...

He said that he was not aware of any significant developments in this search. >> all right. thats erin mclaughlin live in perth, australia, just out the jacc coordinating this massive effort to find and confirm debris from mh 370. thank you. >> thanks. optimism from the australian prime minister somewhat tempered by angus houston whos heading the search. what were looking at is something of mixed messaging from the australian prime minister and chief coordinator. last hour i asked two cnn avia...

It in a way that would raise expectations which subsequently would be dashed. and ill direct your attention to the fact that when they first established the search area, remember the prime minister said this many times. the prime minister went before parliament in his own country and said this is the best tangible evidence or words to that effect. he characterized it as a very promising lead. it didnt pan out at all. and again, i think that was just the first example of setting up expectations r...

By searchers is called encouraging. i want to bring in my panel of experts. jeff wise, mary schavio, former inspector general of the department of transportation is now an attorney for victims of transportation accidents. lieutenant colonel michael kay, a former adviser to the u.k. ministry of defense. tim till mon, an american airlines pilot and fran townsend, homeland security adviser to president bush and geoffrey thomas in perth all back with me now. and clive irving. listen, guys, i have br...

Tony abbot on the international stage talking with increased optimism. id also say that i dont think wed -- we would be seeing tony abbot with this optimism if he hadnt consulted with those other five countries that formed part of the team thunder investigation. that is the u.k., u.s., china, malaysia, and france. >> okay. jeff wise, let me ask you this then. is there the chance -- of course theres a chance, but how likely is it that -- that angus houston would not have the same information that...

>> i think jeff raises a good point. i dont think its pessimism, i think its realism. throughout this investigation, youve got just enough evidence to leave all the cards on the table. and we dont have enough evidence to take any cards off the table. and thats why were left in this conundrum. there are three phases to this investigation. theres the where, the what, and the why. and we still havent achieved the where at the moment. what were doing is unprecedented when it comes to aircraft invest...

Extended one. >> reporter: absolutely. and that u.s. navy vessel that you mentioned is actually a supply slip that was sent to -- ship that was sent to provide supply materials for those searching for debris. it gives a sense that they are looking to the longer term, that they extending the search, they is made progress, that they are narrowing the field. even the search field for debris. theyre going to try and continue to do this, to find the welcomage, to find pieces of the -- wreckage, to fi...

Escape the busy commercial traffic lanes up above 18,000 feet. without a transponder, you would be at risk for a collision avoidance problem because your collision avoidance equipment wouldnt work. youd need the transponder for that. so there are lots of reasons to go down. the issue is, you know, this is suspect information because they have it on radar, and then they dont have it on radar. this is a boeing 777. this is not -- you know, this is not a jet copter. it doesnt go from 35,000 feet to...