the area wasn't a storm that was reported and we have been hearing about this rapid descent from 38,000 to about 5,000 feet in about ten minutes. we understand this is a steep decline but it is a kind of decline that many of us experience who are on planes in terms of going down quickly, but there was also no distress signal as reported by the french aviation authorities, so a lot of questions, jose, about what happened. what went wrong aboard this flight. >> ann as we continue to piece this information as you well put it, it is just developing just getting word thanks to you that the officials are finally reaching the area but this press conference is starting. i am going to as soon as it begins, we are going to go to it ann. we have to point out according to some officials in germany, there was some initial distress texted essentially when a 7700 but there was as you say ann no verbal communication between the