is there indication about how things are going and when it will be completed? >> reporter: the process started friday afternoon. if all goes well, it could be wrapped up tonight or tomorrow. that's the process of inspecting, pulling the cards out, inspecting the components part by part and downloading the data. at least the flight data recorder, the part that records and the instruments appear to be in good condition. that's the latest we got on that part of the investigation. "the new york times" is reporting this could be linked to a crash of lion air back in october, the 737 max 8, based on what is known as a jack screw found at the scene of the flight. that controls the position of the horizontal -- it causes the