we talked about this underwater search vehicle, the ocean shield still pulling this locator around here, trying to find the bottom, trying to find something here. and we re talking about circling the area that we think it is, only about 4 miles around that radius. and this ship now, the ocean shield only going one half of a mile per hour looking for that. obviously, the autonomous vehicle right underneath it. rain across the center of the country, east coast good shape, lots of sunshine. boston, d.c., great shape today. planes in the air, no delays at all. expect a couple bumps through the middle part of the country and also the west, but other than that, this is a great forecast for today. i m not sure the east coast cities could actually get a better monday, especially for flying. there will be a chance of some severe weather. it s a small area, but centered right over dallas. we ll be watching it for you right here at the weather center. all right, looking forward to this posi
happening now, a sea bed search for missing malaysia airlines flight 370. the bluefin submarine returning to the ocean floor now for a second day after hitting a big hurdle. what it found on its first day on the job, this as new questions are raised about what was happening in the cockpit moments before that plane vanished. we ve got all these new angles live. pro-russian protests spreading this morning in ukraine, defying the country s demand they disarm. the standoff is escalating. will civil war break out and will russia officially get involved? we re live. welcome back to early start. i m victor blackwell. i m christine romans. 30 minutes past the hour. really nice to see you here this tuesday morning. good to be with you. there is breaking news this morning in the search for flight 370. the navy just revealing that an underwater search vehicle, the bluefin-21, didn t see anything
breaking news this morning. a sea bed search for missing malaysia airlines flight 370. the bluefin submarine is returning to the ocean floor for a second day after it hit a huge hurdle. just hours ago, investigators revealed what it saw on its first day near the ocean floor. and this morning there are new questions about what was happening in the cockpit moments before the plane vanished. we re covering all the angles, live. pro-russian protests spreading this morning in ukraine, defying the country s demand they disarm. the standoff escalates. will civil war break out and will russia officially get involved? we are live. welcome back to early start. i m christine romans. i m victor blackwell. bottom of the hour now. good to be with you. nice to see you. good to be with you this morning. we re getting to the breaking news first this morning in the search for flight 370. the navy has just revealed that an underwater search vehicle, the bluefin-21, saw nothing of interest in
points they take that make sense if you look to control of a border area. nick patton wash. that s it for us. see you at 11:00. good evening from boston. i am bill weir. we begin with breaking news on the never ending hunt for flight 370. navy s underwater search vehicle aborted its mission. it exceeded its operating depth of just under three miles deep. a built in safety feature returned it to the surface after six hours of data gathering. technicians looking at that data hoping against hope it might present some trace of the plane after a disappointing first search day. revelations about the co-pi lot s cell phone, a u.s. official tells cnn the phone
p it s not good combat air practice or the way things are conducted. that s the point the u.s. is making. you want to send a message, do it diplomatically. you get this close between military forces, accidents can happen. things can happen. no one wants that, and this is not the kind of of venue, if you will, to send a political message. don t mess with warships. don t mess with fighter jets. you know? act the way you re supposed to act at sea. that s really what the pentagon is saying back to the russians, and that is why they are talking about it so much. they want moscow to hear them. barbara starr, reporting live from the pentagon, thanks so much. still to come in the newsroom, hopes for finding flight 370 now riding on this underwater search vehicle. randy kay heads out on the water to see how the bluefin 21 does its job. that s just ahead. co: sometimes you don t know you need a hotel room