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But i think the confidence comes from the fact they had four hand shakes and a partial fifth from the satellites. that last one, as they sent the "ocean shield" and their assets right there and boom, first day they got the ping. i think that was a big confidence builder that let them know they are in the right place, that the hand shakes from the satellite directed them in the right direction. i think thats probably the confidence. they seem to be in the right place. their clues so far are panni...

That ping is the most promising because of its quality is the word they use. details like many others in the search have been coming almost like clock work. we get them from australian authorities. in the search for answers, information has been harder to come by. the item, the co-pilots cell phone. pamela, what are you learning tonight? >> this is another tiny piece of the puzzle. expert s and sources we have been speaking with are trying to figure out what the information about the co-pilots c...

Joins us from australia. and what about the australian prime minister saying they will regroup and reconsider. what does that mean? >> if you havent found anything in the area where you were most promising to find something, and houston basically said its around the strong -- the ping that gave the strongest signal which we now know this evening was the second ping. if you havent found anything in that vicinity youve got to really seriously question is it worth keeping going to the first and the...

Week. >> late word just in from the u.s. navy which confirms the underwater search is happening in the area where a second ping was defected on saturday april 5th for 13 minutes. a significant length of time. lets dig deeper into the possibility in spice of the glitches with bluefin it would help to have more in the water. tom foreman has been exploring that angle. >> the effort above the water has involved dozens of planes and ships going back and forth why not apply that same thing below the w...

21 back into the water. but this is a really critical time in this search operation, the bluefin 21 having completed its very first mission. it scanned some 34 square miles. that area is really important because its the area that officials have, in part, identified as the most likely place to find the black box. and that is based on analysis of pings according to the u.s. navy, the second ping that was detected on april 5th. in particular, it lasted some 13 minutes. it was the strongest signal d...

Ping. i think that was a big confidence builder that let them know they are in the right place, the hand shakes from the satellite directed them in the right direction. so i think that is probably the confidence is that they seem to be in the right place. and their clues so far are panning out. so that is my take on why they were confident about where they are. >> mr. ginsberg, there are questions about the role that the hms nuclear sub is searching in the area. the second ping that was detected...

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Multiple countries involved. i assume it is australias call to talk about the next phase? >> i assume they would have to do that in conjunction with malaysia. because it is malaysias investigation to control. i think australia will make a recommendation and malaysia will concur or disagree. theoretically i would imagine they concur with what australia concludes but if the first efforts dont pan out i think they will explore all of the areas of all of the ping s and fan out more. remember, we hea...

Happening in the area where the second ping was detected. they only heard it for 13 minutes, saying it is the single most promising lead because of its quote unquote quality. and that is where theyre focusing the search tonight. all right, well be right back in just a moment. when fixed income experts... ♪ ...work with equity experts... who work with regional experts... thats when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. (music) defiance is in our bones. def...

Even if they find it, you are talking about 4,500 meters beneath the surface of the water. you are still talking about a very pain staking process to try to salvage the black boxes. its another reason that chief houston is telling everyone we should approach all of this news with caution. >> another good reason indeed. thank you, paula newton for us live in perth. just a short time ago i spoke with peter goles. i asked what this may mean that it happened not once but twice. >> its not uncommon t...