new hope in the search for the missing titanic sub, banging noises detected by sonar. plus hunter biden strikes a deal on tax charges and a gun charge but a judge will ultimately get the final say. and urgent call for the u.s. to step in as violence escalates in the west bank. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. good wednesday morning to you. we begin with what could be a major development in the search for the submersible lost at sea. crews using so he that are have heard banging sounds at 30 minute intervals. and the u.s. coast guard also says that canadian plane detected underwater noises. resources now have been diverted to try to find the source of those noises. no luck just yet. more on the search this morning from miguel marquez. reporter: a complex search now more complicated by time, which they are running out of. we know there is about 40 hours of breathable air left. reporter: deep water submersibles a
i m alex marquardt in the situation room. out front next. 34 hours, that s how much oxygen is left for the five people missing on a submersible heading to the titanic. plus, hunter biden s plea deal. president biden s son agreeing to plead guilty to federal criminal charges, most likely avoiding jail time. republicans are calling it a sweetheart deal. is it? and turning russians from putin s war into a prison cell. the new campaign from behind bars for alexei navalny. his daughter dasha is my guest. good evening. i m erin burnett. the clock is ticking as rescuers race to save five people on board that submersible off the coast of newfoundland called the titan. it has about 34 hours of breathable air left, according to the coast guard. the vessel was headed 13,000 feet beneath the ocean s surface heading to the titanic. it s been missing since yesterday morning. rescue teams are gathering at the scene. the search area for the su submersible is now larger than the
if people can stay home, stay off the roads, that ll be the best thing for them. as we start to see this move through, we start seeing pockets of water, in streams and white rivers over topping, we ll start looking at conducting mass evacuations. it s an evacuation orders put into place. how do you plan on communicating with folks if electricity is lost? is there a text messaging system that you have ready to go? yes. our city is equipped with a mask notifications system that we can utilize and tap into the presidential s we can make sure that everyone in the area regardless if they signed up for the system or not will get communicated with so that they did not miss any actionable information. mikel alford, we wish you the best of luck in the next 24 hours. thinking of. you thank. yeah. donald trump to turn himself in by the end of the week.
vulnerable. make sure you have the provisions you need in those power outages. first and foremost, stay informed and stay alert. stay informed. okay, you talk about downloading the apps to make sure that you re watching this, whether staying on top of the information. if you re looking at electricity outages, and wondering as we life talked to officials earlier, is there that text messaging system that fema is helping to put out there and keep residents, communities informed if there are evacuation orders in place? if help is on the way? that kind of the? yes, absolutely, and truly, it is about being informed, staying informed, and making sure that you are checking on your child or i your most vulnerable state and local managers. providing information in myriad ways. if power goes out, make sure you charge your phones ahead of time. it s really important. make sure you have all of your devices charged so they can
noises. tom foreman has more on what it is like inside this small craft. oceangate competitions offers you the once in a lifetime opportunity to be a specially trained crew member safely diving to the titanic wreckage site. reporter: it may look like a luxurious journey, but ask alex newman. i wouldn t call it plush, but it was very comfortable. reporter: the quarters are tight he says. hot near the surface of the water and nearly freezes in the depths. propellers to move the vehicle and controls seem rudimentary, although he and the company insist they are adequate. not super complicated. they have two sets of fans, up and down and left and right. reporter: but communications, that is another story. the craft checks in with the ship above through a text messaging system every 15 minutes. relying on that system for safety and guidance.