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At least were not further south. further south, were talking about the roaring 40s here, were talking the screaming 50s down to the south, winds down there 60 miles per hour. >> thank you, chad. im going to get tim. tim, so glad youre here. i wanted to get you on earlier to talk about this, because conditions really are very tough. you are an ocean explorer. i have a question about what happens to debris in the waters. this is from bradley who says, how could the 79-foot object be a wing? wouldn...

Submarines can go. >> the depth is a factor here. the terrain is a factor. describe what it would look like down there. >> like the rocky mountains. >> its so challenging and for so many people, its hard to wrap your mind around what theyre doing and how difficult this is. >> reporter: if the objects and the satellite images can be found, if theyre from flight 370, if researchers can use the oceans currents to zero in on the planes data recorder, finding it among those peaks and valleys could be...

Difficult to find. we have plenty of experience in that of other searches. >> the race is on to get eyes on the floating objects. we want to bring in michael kay former pilot. >> also ocean explorer and logistics expert. lets talk about the logistics of this. how hard will it be to get out there and get eyes on the possible debris? what will it take to confirm its from flight 370? >> right now theyre in what i call phase one of discovery and trying to fig youre out whats going on. theyre working...

The bottom of that wall on a surfboard. its a life-or-death proposition. >> if you fall there, youre probably not coming home. >> a professional surfer and ocean explorer, garrett mcnamara, tackles the biggest and baddest waves the ocean has to offer. and its the promise of a whopper that bridges him, girlfriend, nicole, and a video crew to the coast of portugal in november 2011. what was once a completely individual sport has evolved over time. toe surfing, where one person on a jet ski pulls a...

One left. its paramount for us to be able to use this as the frontier base station of a realm that we know so little about. >> joining me now is film maker and ocean explorer, fabia fabian cousteau. i am so fascinated by this. as you were just telling me during the week, 95% of the worlds oceans are -- >> yet to be explored. >> yet to be explored, which is amazing. what do you hope to learn? >> there will be so many things. the record breaking is the least interesting part of this. imagine that ...

>> those methods work. many years ago after september 11, a very similar piece of equipment from the same company was in new york on one of the piers pumping water from the harbor where you had dead things, cats and dogs, and at the end of that piece of equipment, i was drinking the water. so were talking about something that has proven itself. there are many oil companies that are using it to clean the water thats been used when theyre pumping gas on land, and that can be immediately put in pla...

Biodegrags procebio d biodegradation process. right now none of the models are leading it to believe it would be the worst-case scenario, which would be coming to the west of here and bringing a storm surge and the oil onshore. best-case scenario is if it went over this way, the winds would push it away. from the coastline. so thats not going to happen, we dont think. >> thats the wishful thinking. >> yes. >> its nice to be hopeful. thanks a lot. jacqui, appreciate it. earlier i talked with oc...

President obama and others are looking at ways to keep deficits from choking the global economic recovery. forecasters are watching for the recommemnants of tropical s alex to gain momentum in the gulf of mexico today. they predict bad weather will steer clear of the oil disaster area and head for mainland mexico. but if it shifts course, it could temporarily stop oil recovery efforts. and we know the oil spill in the gulf is a major environmental disaster, but whats not known are the long-t...

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Clearly there is an aura of urgency. >> an aura of urgency. families are entering their second month without answers. some relatives held a vigil at a hotel in beijing where theyve been staying. one month cried as she blew out candles on a birthday cake to mark what would have been her sons 21st. lets get to the other side of the news desk. christine is an ocean explorer who plans underwater exhibitions. what are the searchers saying today? >> they say it has been another disappointing day for t...