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The french interior minister says the flight data recorder has been found at the crash site. they're still looking for the cockpit voice recorder those two so-called black boxes. meanwhile, officials are telling us the plane is obliterated and there is no sign of life. 144 passengers six crew members were on board. helicopters have been flying over the crash site but they have not been able, we're told, to land. crews are in this zone of the crash. but the terrain, as you can see from these pictures extremely difficult to reach. some of the searchers may have to ski to the site we're told. let...

>> we want to remind our viewers who are just joining us. they have indeed located the tail section. you can see it right there on your screen with the letters a, i, also the letters x and a have been found from air asia flight 8501. this could mean the black boxes have now been found. we will, of course keep an eye on this story. >> security officials in yemen say 27 people were killed dozens more wounded in a car bombing outside of a place academy in the nation's capital. >> and one person is dead after a gunman open fired at a veteran's hospital. this happened in texas just a few hours ago....

These of course the beacons for the so-called black boxes. the flight data recorder. the crucial equipment that tells -- tells you what happened. and will give investigators an idea what happened on the flight. we also know some good news. that the batteries had recently been changed on one of the pingers. the second one. manufacturers say may have been changed for a competitor's model. but that that shows that they may have the full 30 days. the standard 30 days. that the pingers will be sending out that signal. to show where exact low they are. now of course this is goods now for searchers w...

Crew onboard that air asia flight 8501. the belief are the majority of the passengers and crew are with the fuselage, the main chunk of the plane, still strapped into their seats. the feeling is that once they find that debris they will find the bodies. and for the families who come here every day, this is what they want. they want news that their loved ones have been found. their bodies can be returned to them and they can then you know, give them a proper burial. soo this is the hope day 11 there are fears because of the bad weather conditions we are in the middle of a monsoon season in indo...

The radar a few minutes before that the pilot had asked to climb to a higher altitude. there were thunderstorms in the area. and as i say, minutes later, the plane disappeared from the radar. it crashed into the java sea and now day 11 finally, they have found the tail and hopefully with it they'll be able to down load the information from the black boxes and get some answers. >> anna just as you speak to us we're looking at these images the officials are looking at for the first time. anyone who's interested to know what happened to this flight certainly the relatives of the passengers will b...