let s get to the latest on the search for heiraairasia flight 8501. the search is focused in the java sea where the plane disappeared. the search efforts include a dozen navy ships and several planes and helicopters. loved ones are now anxiously awaiting any word on the flight which had 162 people onboard including 155 from indonesia. officials are not sounding optimistic about the outcome of that search. it s likely that the plane is at the bottom of the sea. here s what we do know so far. at 5:35 saturday morning, the plane took off from surabaya to singapore. the pilot asks to change course and climb higher to avoid storm clouds. only the course change was approved. then at 6:17 42 minutes into the flight contact was lost.
reporter: they ve been searching all day but so far no word if they have seen any wreckage. they are halfway between indonesia and singapore. four countries are assisting in this search. malaysia singapore, indonesia is leading it and australia has given assistance. they sent a military patrol aircraft and it s the same one they were using to search for mh-370. weather does seem like it s a factor. it s cloudy here today so visibility is less than ideal. tomorrow it s supposed to rain and it s supposed to rain for the next few days. it s monsoon season in southeast asia so the wet weather will contribute to a difficult search effort on the water. they are hoping that if it is not in the water i know it sounds not too optimistic because the best educated guest is that it is under the java sea, they hope if somehow it