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There was nothing else to listen to. >> reporter: after searching 329 square miles, the blue fins mission is over. the search continues in august when private companies take over. meantime, a new potential lead. cnn has learned a sound that could have been the plane crashing was detected by underwater microphones. >> our analysis is designed to detect new events and earthquakes. my understanding is looking at the data to see if there was any impact with the malaysian airline. >> reporter: theres...

Boosted confidence that the plane would be found. >> the four sounds taken together make up the most promising lead. >> but now the navy says the sounds could have been from the search ship itself or other electronics. >> we may have very well been at the wrong place, but again at the end of 30 days there was nowhere else to search for. >> after searching the ocean floor, the bluefin 21s mission is over. there will be new private companies taking over. meanwhile, a new potential lead. cnn has le...

Detected it. >> reporter: when detected, it boosted confidence that the plane would be found. >> the four sounds taken together make up the most promising lead. >> but now the navy says the sounds could have been from the search ship itself or other electronics. >> we may have very well been at the wrong place, but again at the end of 30 days there was nowhere else to search for. >> after searching the ocean floor, the bluefin 21s mission is over. there will be new private companies taking over....

Based on all of the imagery data weve collected and looked at, if that black box were nearby, we would have picked it up. >> when detected in april, the pings boosted confidence the plane would be found. >> the four signals previously acquired taken together constitute the most promising lead. >> reporter: now the navy says the sounds could have been from the search ship itself or other electronics. >> we may very well have been in the wrong place. again, at the end of 30 days, there was nothing...

Boxes. >> yes, id have to say at this point, based on all of the imagery data weve collected and looked at. if that black box were nearby, we would have picked it up. >> reporter: when detected in april, the pings boosted confidence the plane would be found. >> the full signals previously acquired taken together constitute the most promising lead. >> reporter: but now the navy says the sounds doh could have been from the search ships itself or other electronics. >> we may very well have been in ...

Ukraine. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." a potential lead in the search for flight 370. latest developments. australian authorities are looking into what they call an object of interest, a piece of sheet metal studded with rivets picked up on the coast about 1,000 miles from the search zone. stormy weather slows the aerial search for debris but the underwater hunt continues. bluefin-21 surveyed 80% of the search area and authority are considering bringing in more assets to expand...

Rescue teams to look in the right place. and, of course, betty, for the families, its just more anxious waiting, worrying. they wake up every day hoping to hear news and not hearing anything, all we get so far are these satellite images. >> that was keir simmons reporting. we said to head now to london and nbcs duncan golestani. whats the latest from what youre hearing there? >> reporter: hey, betty. well, the search has been intensified in the area expanded. more ships from the chinese navy are...

How cold it is, different layers in the water you can get from two miles to eight to ten miles of range. you really have to be almost on top of it to hear it. if you are in the search zone of 102,000 square miles you can see how this is becoming increasingly challenging for anybody to hear the pinger in a short period of time. >> great work on this story. thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. its the question the world is asking, where is the plane? today a new potential lead, several resid...

Attacked his wife. they tried to rape her. she was strong. she pulled back and ran away. the same men who are part of the poaching ring tried to attack him. he stabbed one of them. the unit doesnt find any ivory but four guns, ammunition and a cell phone. a potential lead to the poachers. the ecoguards torch the camp to send a message. these men often find themselves pursuing people they once worked with, friends, neighbors and family members. in the fight against the ivory trade, out here, its ...

Program created in the last year, where poachers are given amnesty if they hand over their weapons and confess. he says this raid is proof his program works. but the units successes come at a price. this is a country where corruption is routine, and where poaching with impunity has been a way of life. all these echo guards have been threatened. frank tells us, three men attacked his wife. they tried to rape her, but she was strong, she pulled back, and her dress ripped off and she ran away, he s...