Too surprising that they didnt find anything, that the bluefin21 didnt find anything during that search. It really only lasted about two hours on the ocean floor, covering what must have been a fraction of the 15squaremile area that was designated for the days mission, that area being the most probable place for the black box, that according to officials based on those pings that were heard last week. This is going to be a slow and painstaking process, that according to officials here. Nothing happens quickly in waters of this depth. And what happened in terms of the bluefin21 in its First Mission is it went down and it entered waters that were deeper than its capacity of some 2. 8 miles, and it was simply then just resurfaced. And according to the company, that its programmed to do that, its programmed to behave conservatively. So, we understand that technicians aboard the ocean shield now are adjusting that search field to more shallow waters, waters that the bluefin21s more capable
U. S. And russia blame each other for the intensifying crisis. Is war imminent . Were live with whats happening right now. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im victor blackwell. Im christine romans. Nice to see you again today, victor. Good to be here. Its tuesday, april 15th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. We begin with the latest in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 and the news breaking overnight that an unmanned underwater vehicle, this bluefin21, found nothing of interest during its first search of the floor of the indian ocean. That journey ended abruptly after just six hours, when the unmanned sub had to surface after going too deep. This morning, crews preparing again to put the vehicle back in the water for another 16hour trip, they hope, scanning for wreckage from that jet, missing now 39 days. Erin mclaughlin is live in perth with the latest on the search. Erin, they reached the maximum depth this submersible could go. Reporter thats right, christine. Its also importa
The victims. Well, you are up very early or up late or up late. You might be finishing this sunday night. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im victor blackwell. Nice to see you yes, good to see you. Im christine romans. Its monday, april 14th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. And it may be early, but still a lot to get through this morning. We begin with breaking news in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Its now been 38 days since the boeing 7 77 went missing and this morning officials are switching their strategy, preparing to launch an unmanned submarine to look for wreckage on the ocean floor after admitting they have not heard any other sounds that could be from the black box pingers. They have not heard any other sounds in a week. That subs movements will be slow, it will be painstaking, the process covering just a few miles a day, as the search zone has widened again, and the head of the search revealed overnight that they found an oil slick in the ocean that could be conne
The east coast. Businesses leveled, trees ripped from the ground. Indra petersons is tracking what you need to know for today. Good morning, everyone. A busy wednesday. Welcome. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its wednesday, july 9th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. Happening today, president obama heading to texas. The trip was originally for two fundraisers. But all eyes are on his response to the illegal Immigration Crisis. The president has plans to meet with rick perry about the crisis. It comes the day after obama made a request to congress. 3. 7 billion to help curb the problem. Hes facing brushback from lawmakers. Michelle kosinski has more from the white house. Good morning, john and christine. The president will be in texas to address this issue. And weve seen now the white house lay out what it calls an aggressive plan for dealing with this border situation. Its a lot of money theyre asking from congress, nearly 4 billion. Even more than originally expected. About 2 billion of