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So-called black boxes. the battery on those devices are expected to run out in the next few days and they may have already run out. you really are on a race against time. kyung lah live in perth, australia. >> what i can tell you is that it will be held by angus houston. the man in charge of this entire operation. his first substantial news conference since he took control of this operation on sunday. we know that the timing will be mid-day australia time in the next four to five hours, but we don't know exactly what he is going to be telling reporters. we are being told that this is going to ...

Authority, even in their announcement today of what the search is that will be taking place on friday australia time, they refer again to this international group based that's refining that inmarsat data. they're continuing to refine where they believe the plane would have been when it went down. >> kl being kuala lumpur. we know that the australian ship "the ocean shield" and the u.s. navy towed pinger locator, they're looking for the so-called black boxes. the british ship "echo" is there. does that give you reason to believe they may be on to something? >> well, wolf, not really. what it te...

And in just a few hours, malaysia's prime minister will arrive in perth to see the search efforts firsthand. but time is likely running out to locate the so-called black boxes. their batteries may only have just a few days left. let's get the very latest from atika shubert live in perth for us, and atika, so many people looking for this, so many satellites trained on this location. new equipment is being brought in. still, the biggest frustration for searchers and investigators that you're finding is what? >> reporter: well, the biggest frustration is they haven't seen a single piece of debris...

Perth. planes and ships are closing in on that area at this moment. in fact, there are so many aircraft in the sky that australia is sending an air traffic control plane just to keep them from crashing into one another. and now a nuclear sub, britain's hms tireless, is joining the search. take a look at the search area. there's a lot of open water to cover. and they're running out of time. the batteries in the plane's data recorders, the so-called black boxes, are designed to last 30 days. the plane's been missing for 25. until they find wreckage the u.s. navy's pinger locater and submersible ...

Is everything being done in the right way before time runs out? more on that in a moment. here's what's happening right now. the search area has moved yet again. this time to the east closer to perth. planes and ships are closing in on that area at this moment. in fact, there are so many aircraft in the sky that australia is sending an air traffic control plane just to keep them from crashing into one another. and now a nuclear sub, britain's hms tireless, is joining the search. take a look at the search area. there's a lot of open water to cover. and they're running out of time. the batteries...