For flight 370 is ramping up this morning as the clock ticks down on that remaining battery life on the planes black box recorders. It is estimated they will only ping for about 30 days, and time is running out. As christine said, about six days left. Ten aircraft, ten ships will be scouring the search zone in the indian ocean today west of australia, looking for any sign of flight 370. Australian officials had described four orange objects spotted sunday as a promising lead, but theyve just confirmed to cnn they are not related to the plane. Theyre just pieces of fishing equipment. This morning an australian vessel, the ocean shield will make its way to the search area, carrying a hightech u. S. Navy pinger detector that can scan under water for the black boxes. Australias Prime Minister, tony abbott, says if the flight 370 mystery is solvable, they will solve it. He spoke exclusively with cnns Atika Shubert. Atika joins us live from perth, australia. Atika, whats the latest . Reporter yeah, another disappointing find that those orange objects, it turns out, according to the associated press, saying that they were fishing objects. And of course, the coordinating team confirming to us that they had nothing at all to do with the plane. Its been nearly four weeks now and no sign of the plane at all. So, when i spoke to Prime Minister abbott about the search, i asked him, how confident is he that hes getting the right information or that hes even looking in the right place . Take a listen. We are searching a vast area of the indian ocean. This is a very, very difficult task. Its far more difficult than the search for the air france aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean a few years ago, because we had very precise information as to where that aircraft had come down. Weve just got very General Information about where this aircraft has come down. But nevertheless, we are giving it the very best shot we can. And if anyone can find this aircraft, its us. Reporter and as you can see, here at pearce air base, planes continue to take off and land. Were expecting a malaysian and korea c130 to planned here from the search in an hour or so. But australia says they will continue with this search. In fact, the Prime Minister told me that they are not going to be winding it down. In fact, theyre ramping it up. They have ten planes in the air today, ten ships in the ocean and expect to have more out tomorrow. John . Atika, more resources than theyve had yet, but it has to be discouraging when we get reports like the one we just got back, that those objects that had provided so much hope, those orange objects they pulled out on sunday really turned out to be nothing. Reporter it is discouraging, and the search teams that have come back, you know, you can see the disappointment on their face, but they say this is how search and recovery goes. Every day you just have to keep at it, because you never know when youre going to be able to sight that one piece of debris that helps you find out where the crash might have been located. So, its imperative that they get out there, because that window is closing, john. Atika shubert for us in perth, where you could hear the planes taking off behind her. Good to see you. Meantime, were learning more about the malaysian government reaching out to the cia and its counterparts in britain and china in this investigation to take a deeper look at the passengers and the crew. This is fueling new speculation about just what might have happened to the jetliner. Lets go to cnns jim clancy in kuala lumpur. Hes been following all these investigations and their different twists. Jim, whats the latest here on what investigators are looking into . Reporter well, you said it, but i think we have to put it in perspective here. They have so little data, whether its down on the search area where atika is as we heard from Prime Minister tony abbott, they only have a general idea, they only have so many clues telling them where to look for this aircraft. Well, here in the investigation, its the same. There are only so many known facts. And certainly, the passenger manifest, the list of the crew members, that is one of the facts that they know for certain. This would make the third, perhaps the fourth time that they have gone through that list, and i think that they want to do it, they want to submit it to agencies like the cia in order to further examine, to scour that list. Lets face it, they dont have that many facts to investigate right now, and so, they want to make sure theyre not overlooking anything. And so, thats why theyve asked for these agencies to come in, to reexamine the list, to go over them to determine if once and for all they can say theres absolutely no terrorists on board this list. In order to support all of these wild theories, you have to have a perpetrator. So far, they have said there is no one subject to any suspicion about being involved with a known terror group. It simply doesnt exist, and there is no way to explain it, so they want to investigate further. Christine . Thats a really good point. They have so few facts, they need to really, really investigate the facts they do have, because theres no plane, theres a changing zone where they think the plane went down, and so few answers. Thank you so much, jim clancy in kuala lumpur on the investigation for us. And just think of the toll this must be taking on those families still waiting for any kind of word about their loved one, and that wait very much goes on. Cnns Paula Hancocks spoke with the husband of a Flight Attendant who told her how difficult it is to answer questions from his children. I even promised them im going to bring her home, but i really dont know where she is now. And now im not sure whether i could bring her home. Of course, im still hoping for gods miracles, but just like what we want is the reality, the true story. Thats just heartbreaking. The majority of those on board flight 370 are from china. Relatives continue to demand more information about the flight and the search from the airline and also the malaysian government. They did just receive a briefing in the past hour or so, so lets go to cnns Pauline Chiou live in beijing. Any sense, pauline, what they heard . Reporter yeah, in fact, john, that briefing is still going on, and theres a lot of discussion right now about the four emergency beacons that are on that aircraft. This is the elts, the emergency locator transmitters. Now, this is a continuation of a discussion that we had yesterday, at sundays briefing, when one woman asked about the elts. And it was discovered that four of them are on the aircraft. And when a plane makes impact, these four emergency beacons are supposed to emit signals. And a Malaysian Airlines engineer has said that as of now, no signals have been received, and Malaysia Airlines and the government doesnt know why. So, thats a big question mark. So, were continuing the discussion today, and the Technical Team here is answering those questions, and thats ongoing right now. Judging from the questions that families are asking, theyre presenting some scenarios, john. One person saying, perhaps the plane landed somewhere, and thats why these emergency beacons havent gone off. Or another scenario, perhaps there was a gradual landing into the water and then these elts are submerged in sea water, which might affect the range of the signals. And then a third scenario that was presented by a family member, maybe it was sabotage, maybe someone inside the plane turned off these beacons. So, john, the officials here are not they are not going there in terms of speculation. They dont want to answer those questions about scenarios. Theyre only answering the technical questions about how these beacons work at the moment. John . Its so fascinating to me, pauline, that the families in some cases are asking questions as technical and deep as sometimes reporters and investigators seem to be asking. I understand many of the relatives did go to kuala lumpur over the weekend. Theyre asking for an apology from the malaysian government. How effective has that mission been . Reporter well, theyve been very effective in getting their voices heard. And about 30 relatives left beijing late saturday night. They arrived in kuala lumpur on sunday, and they immediately had a News Conference, and they asked for an apology from the malaysian government for the delays in the beginning of the search, wasting precious time, they say. They also wanted an apology from the government for saying that the plane has gone down without direct evidence. And the third thing that theyre asking for, theyre demanding a meeting with officials from boeing, because the aircraft is from boeing. Its a 777. Also, officials from rolls royce, the maker of the engines, as well as inmarsat, the Satellite Company which provided the data which prompted the malaysian government to make that announcement. And youre right, john, its very interesting when you come back to these briefings with these questions that the relatives are asking. They are like detectives. In fact, one official here asked a woman if she was a lawyer, because she was so methodical in the way she asked questions, and she said, no, im just a School Teacher. A School Teacher who loves someone on board that plane and will make you think in ways maybe you would not have before. Pauline chiou live for us in beijing. Thanks so much for that report. All right, well bring you the latest on the search for this flight throughout the morning. But first, fear in ukraine. Is russia about to invade . Russian troops building at the border. Diplomatic talks between russia and the u. S. Breaking down. Breaking news this morning, russias Prime Minister in crimea. Were live with the very latest on that next. All right, welcome back, everyone. It is a race against time now to find Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The search now more than three weeks old, which really does mean it is just a matter of days before the Battery Power of that planes black box recorders runs out. There is some discouraging news this morning. Four objects spotted by an australian crew in the indian ocean search area turned out not to be related to the plane. There was a lot of hope this weekend about those objects, but now authorities saying just pieces of fishing equipment. Todays search team, ten planes, ten aircraft ten ships, i should say, out in the search zone. Remarkable. This happened on march 8th, and what were finding is all of this technology zeroed in on the zone and we see a huge, drifting garbage dump in the ocean, trying to pick through that to find any clues they can. Still, i mean, the headline is were no closer. No closer. Were no closer. More on the search for flight 370 in a moment. The sense situation on the border between russia and ukraine this morning is developing. Secretary john kerry says the u. S. And russia are committed to a diplomatic solution, but talks sunday produced no breakthrough in the crisis. And with some 50,000 Russian Troops stationed at the border with ukraine, fear of an invasion is palpable. Cnns karl penhaul is live for us this morning near the Ukraine Russia border. A big concern, these Russian Troops massing there, and a big concern that this political deescalation has not happened yet. Karl, what can you tell us . Reporter definitely a lot of concern here, christine, and absolutely no assurances from those diplomatic discussions that the Russian Troops will back away from the border. The border is about ten miles that way, and this, where we are now, is a logistics and medical facility set up by the Ukrainian Army. My guess is you dont set up medevac and Field Hospitals unless you really feel that that russian invasion is coming, and these men certainly do. In the fields around, we have seen armored personnel carriers dug in, weve seen t80 tanks also dug in. What theyre planning for here is the possibility of a tank battle in some of this potato farmland around here. But while the Ukrainian Military is making its preparations, the civilian population is also making their preparations as well. Theyre not standing idly by. There is a strong tradition here during world war ii of guerrilla war against the germans. And what the local people are doing now is breaking down into selfdefense committees, and they, too, say they will join the fight if the russians roll in. They say they will launch a guerrilla war using the forests and the swampland around here to fight back against the russians. Even yesterday during a sunday mass at a ukraine unorthodox church, we met a priest there and he was preaching to his flock and said quite clearly, lets hope, lets pray that the russians dont come, but if they do, we must stand and fight. And he said to me, he said, ill be one of the first ones there in the firing line, leading my villages against the russians, christine. Wow, remarkable. Karl penhaul, thank you so much for that. Setting up a medevac Field Hospital certainly shows you how palpable those concerns are in that region. Stunning to see him reporting from that location. Unbelievable. All right, it is a big day here in the United States as well. Last call for obamacare as open enrollment comes to a close today. The white house has been franticly trying to boost the number. 6 million enrollees as of last week, another 2 million visitors to healthcare. Gov this weekend. Critics say many hurdles remain and some suggest the administration is cooking the books. The final tally could take weeks to determine. Those who fail to get any coverage face a fine of up to 1 of their income. Thats right, and eventually, the irs will take it right out of your tax refund if youre not paying for your health care. More troubling questions for General Motors this morning. A parts supplier now says the company accepted ignition switches in 2002. 2002, knowing full well they did not meet specifications. 2. 2 million vehicles have been recalled. The defect linked to 13 deaths, 31 crashes. Congress is investigating why it took gm over a decade to act and why federal regulators twice declined to step in. Ceo mary barra testifies before congress tuesday. Thats tomorrow. Thats going to be a very big test of her big job running gm. The death toll in oso, washington, the landslide there keeps rising. There are 21 confirmed deaths now with 30 people still missing or unaccounted for. This weekend, brenda neil got the news she hoped wouldnt come about her missing husband. They said they found him. They recovered his body yesterday and theyve identified him. So, of course, we melted. I dropped the phone and i screamed a little bit and that. But you know, somewhere inside, we knew it was going to be it was a very likely thing, but we had been holding on to not feeling that hes gone. Officials say search crews still have not given up hope that they will find survivors in the mass of mud and debris thats there. A sobering warning on Climate Change this morning. A new report by u. N. Scientists says the worst is yet to come. Its the second of three planned reports as nations try to find consensus on a new Global Climate treaty next year. It details rising oceans, melting arctic ice, dwindling water supplies. It warns, if Greenhouse Gases are not reined in, the worlds Food Supplies could be in jeopardy and coastal communities put at risk. All right, and then there were four. Kentucky punching its ticket to dallas in the final four with a huge win look at this shot from Aaron Anderson with two seconds left right there. Wow. Kentucky wins 7572. That shot, insane this is the wildcats third final four appearance in the last five years. So, the matchups are set for march madness beginning saturday. Youre looking at uconn versus the Florida Gators right there, kentucky against wisconsin. You do notice that iowa state, the cyclones are not there. I know, thats too sad, but im going to root for wisconsin. Youre going for wisconsin, midwest . I like to stay with my neighbors. Go big ten. But that shot from Aaron Henderson was crazy, crazy. Unbelievable. Good luck to all of them. Good luck. And cyclones, you had a fantastic season. Proud of you. Youre handling it so graciously. Its actually annoying. I was hope you would be more bitter. I was crying on friday. 21 minutes after the hour now. The search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370. Time is running out to find the flight data recorder. Right now, a ship with the only black box detector on board is about to launch. Were live with all the new mounting problems facing the search crews, next. Good monday morning to you. Welcome back to early start. 21 minutes past the hour. An australian warship will soon be heading out to the flight 370 search zone, carrying a u. S. Navy listening device, a device capable of detecting those pings from the jetliners black box, detecting it from great distances. Its going to take the ocean shield a few days to reach that search area. Cnns will ripley is tracking all this. Hes live off Garden Island in western australia. Tell me a little bit about what theyre planning to do here. Reporter yeah, well, were now about two hours away, less than two hours away from this scheduled departure of the ocean shield, an australian ship that is normally used for humanitarian purposes but is being tooled with those hightech tools from the navy for this search mission. After they take off from sterling air base here on Garden Island, which is western australias biggest air base, theyre going to be heading to rot nest island where theyll be conducting some tests, making sure this equipment works