dangerous than mango steamed fruit in the cargo hold. today that story changed yet again. we ve been looking into the potentially flammable volatility of this kind of battery, the sort used in laptops and cell phones, the sort that in the right kind of conditions can really go up in flames. but wouldn t the state-of-the-art fire suppression system on a 777 stop a blaze like this? we ll talk to our aviation experts tonight. and two weeks into this mystery we ll give you the latest on the search as a growing coalition of nations puts aside their politics for the moment and teams together for this extraordinary hunt. they re using everything they ve got. high tech aircraft, huge vessels, sonar, radar, right down to old-fashioned eyeballs through the binoculars there. but the search area, and that dark corner of the indian ocean, so huge, so remote, they can only cover a few small sections at a time. and with bad weather on the horizon, this round the clock hunt is only bound to
370 cockpit and the control tower in kuala lumpur. and then there s the revelation by malaysia airlines that there were potentially flammable lithium batteries in the cargo after all. cnn reported this a week ago, then four days ago the airlines ceo denied this report, instead said there was nothing more dangerous than mango steamed fruit in the cargo hold. today that story changed yet again. we ve been looking into the potentially flammable volatility of this kind of battery, the sort used in laptops and cell phones, the sort that in the right kind of conditions can really go up in flames. but wouldn t the state-of-the-art fire suppression system on a 777 stop a blaze like this? we ll talk to our aviation experts tonight. and two weeks into this mystery we ll give you the latest on the search as a growing coalition of nations puts aside their politics for the moment and teams together for this extraordinary hunt. they re using everything they ve got. high tech aircraft, huge
Because you have to use models that are using data. but there is always some area that propagates and creates some uncertainty that becomes bigger and bigger with time. luca, chris, thanks so much for your information here. i appreciate the insight tonight. and we ll be right back with a great story, everybody. don t miss it. on my journey across america, i ve learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want big savings on car insurance, it s a bit like asking if they want a big hat. . scuse me. .or a big steak. .or big hair. i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. and better is so easy withrning you cabenefiber.o something better for yourself. fiber that s taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything.
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And it is in fact the wing. how big is the search area in something like this? well, it depends on what the ocean is doing at that time. the ocean is mainly doing two things. it is moving in a main direction, so direction that the currents are going. the other thing is that because currents are not the same at all locations and there is also wind effect and waves effect obviously will start to dispersement and that will create a cloud of debris this spreading out. and then you have to do two things. first you have to locate something, and then you have to track it back. and every time you do a track back operation, you are going to introduce an error. because you have to use models that are using data. but there is always some area that propagates and creates some uncertainty that becomes bigger and bigger with time. luca, chris, thanks so much for your information here. i appreciate the insight