detected appears to be inconsistent with other data about the position of the plane, but scientists continue to analyze it. it just goes to show they are following up on every possible lead to find wreckage. they're hoping to share their findings sometime in the near future. rene marsh, cnn, washington. the u.s. navy later pulled back from those comments by deputy director of ocean engineering, michael dane, who says the pings were likely a false lead. a navy statement reads mr. dane's comments were speculative and premature as we continue to torque with our partners to more thoroughly understand the data acquired from the towed pinger locator. as a result we would refer to the australians to make additional information known at the appropriate time. today's announcement outlined the next steps. the first is a full mapping of