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Entering a new phase. tony abbott says the new phase will focus on searching a much larger area on the floor of the indian ocean. mr. abbott says its highly unlikely any debris will be found on the ocean surface. western nations are poised to put more sanctions on russia over its role in the ongoing crisis in ukraine. this after pro-russian separatists detained eight european military monitors in eastern ukraine. seven of the observers appeared at a news conference sunday. an eighth monitor, a...

For some 41 days. of course, mh-370 disappeared seven weeks ago with 239 passengers on board. so, the prime minister has announced that the search mission is moving into a new phase. and as you say, they are expanding the search area. its now going to take in almost 40,000 square miles. that is the area now that they will be looking at, and its all going to be under water. so, lets have a listen to what prime minister tony abbott had to say a little bit earlier. >> it is highly unlikely at this ...

Submersibles, also get them, you know, to the search area. its now being expanded to some almost 40,000 square miles. so, an enormous amount of area to cover, which could take anywhere between six to eight months minimum. so, certainly frustrating and heartbreaking for the families and relatives of the 239 victims on board mh-370. they are desperately wanting answers, but you know, tony abbott here this afternoon described this as the most difficult search in history. but he said, despite the ob...

>> and, david, this shouldnt be viewed -- this move of kind of looking into arrangements with commercial organizations that shouldnt be viewed as nations >> no, nations arent giving up. same with air france 447. its just the kinds of people that have the technologies necessary to get to that water depth-in fact, bluefin being operated by phoenix international, i think phoenix international will still be in the mix. at least i hope so. it brings in the academic partners like the oceanographic deo...

Stage that we will find any aircraft debris on the ocean surface. therefore, we are moving from the current phase to a phase which is focused on searching the social floor over a much larger area. >> welcome, gentlemen. >> good morning. >> hello. >> good morning. so, david, officials say this new phase could take up to eight months to complete. doesnt sound really that hopeful. >> well, it really seems like it isnt. but the good news is theres a lot of area thats been covered. as disappointing a...

End, correct? >> reporter: it is another dead end, but it certainly doesnt mean that people arent paying attention. even folks weve been meeting in this various lovely beach community in southern australia or r talking about when they -- australia, are talking about when they walk along, they search for pieces of the plane. they have been for week. everybody is focused on this. police we talked to on the way here, also they were aware of it. it had been moved from here up north to brusselston. t...

Pictures of it taken, sent to investigators around the world, in the u.s. and malaysia, and canbera. and probably to boeing itself in order to discount this thing. keep in mind the flights are still going up, as well, looking for stuff on the ocean surface. p3s, p 8s, an enormous effort. theyve covered tens of thousands of square miles of ocean. they are not giving up. don? >> thank you. thank you, michael, as well. now to cnns richard quest in kuala lumpur. theres a preliminary report on flig...

Is a hub for militancy, it has very porous borders. the aqap network is very well established there and they have many hideouts. and frankly, after years of drone strikes and other strikes against that network, that network is, according to many analysts, as strong as its ever been and continuing to recruit people there. victor? >> all right, international correspondent mohammed jamjoom reporting from washington. mohammed, thank you. still no sign of flight 370. overnight, bluefin-21, the auto...

Thank you, richard. >> thank you. up next, a live update from our own david mattingly inside a sub that could be used to salvage a plane. youre looking at him there on his way down. a thousand feet beneath the ocean surface. how changes is the operation? he is going to show you exactly how it happens. thats next. plus, hundreds still missing after the ferry capsized in south korea. tonight, why one of our experts thinks that, yes, some of them may still be alive right now. salesperson #1: the ...

Work. this vehicle were in right now is not one of them. were at the bottom of horseshoe bay in british columbia. im with phil nuytten, hes internationally known as a deepwater dive expert. you actually develop vehicles like this so people can go deep into the water, places they never have before. and something ive been learning from you, as weve been down here, is how difficult even the simplest move seems to be. >> yes, it tends to be quite a chore, no question about it. the biggest attribute ...