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>> so, here is the bottom line -- if the blue fin 21 comes up empty next week, it will be time for all search crews hunting for flight 370 to stop, regroup and reconsider the whole search operation may need a reboot at that stage. so, i want to bring in aaron mclaughlin who is at the search base in perth, australia. as we hear this news, is it good news, is it that they have greatgreat er confidence that they are close to finding it or if they don't find it in the next week or so they're looking in the wrong place? >> reporter: hi, jim, as far as we know there's no new information or data that...

>> we've been talking about the search under the sea. search on the surface has not let up either, almost two dozen ships and planes are eye balling more than 20,000 square miles for any sign of debris. let's check in with aaron mclaughlin. good morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, john. we know as of 9:00 a.m. local time, the bluefin was in the water over 12 hours later, not clear if it has yet completed that fifth mission. missions can take some 24 hours. we are learning more details about that fourth dive, which it completed last night. it was able to travel some 4.7 kilom...

>> there will come a time that we may need to regroup and reconsider. but in any event, the search will always continue. it's just a matter of approach. >> the u.s. navy underwater drone the bluefin 21 today completed its first full scan of the ocean floor after its first two missions were cut short by technical problems. the data from the bluefin 21 is being analyzed. let's talk about what might be on it. let's go live now to aron mclaughlin in perth. when do we expect to get full results from the first day on the ocean floor, and when might it begin its next full day on the water? >> reporte...

Million. so it does look like the cost this time is going to be much higher than that. but there's no question, people are not sitting there going, yeah, we can't believe how much this is costing. we are questioning the validity of it. people want to know what happened here, and we're not going to find out those answers until we find that black box. >> and quickly, tom, do you see the price tag becoming an obstacle at some point, or do you think they will spend what they have to spend to try to find this plane? >> i think the countries involved here are going to spend what they have to do. thi...

What everyone has been hoping for? some evidence, some sighting of the wreckage. let's go now to aaron mclaughlin at the search basin in perth at 2:00 where erin is and joins me on the phone. erin, i know that, you know, it takes just about four hours for -- even the data download from the bluefin-21. do you have any idea what the results from this latest descent could be? >> reporter: we have some new information from jim gibson the general manager of phoenix international. the company that's under contract to operate bluefin-21. he tolls cnn's brian todd the third guide was very productive a...