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Aircraft in the world to search every inch of it. if you take a map of the united states, superimpose that stretching from the north to the south indian ocean, it's kind of like saying, all right, i want to find a person somewhere between new york and california. i just don't know where they are. so that's the challenge here. >> it's extraordinary when you put it like that. commander marks, i appreciate you being on, thank you. good luck to all of you out there searching. thank you. and the search continues. unless you're a commercial airline pilot, it is hard to visualize what might have gone...

We appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule. i want to bring in chad myers. he is in the cnn weather center. this search area keeps expanding. >> i wanted to ask commander marks. he is here. the kidd is up heare. i wanted to ask why ma, where malaysia thinks the plane is because of the last ping. maybe we can get him back tomorrow or the next day. they'll be very, very busy. i wonder if those helicopters can fly over land? oh, commander, you're still there. >> i listen to you on the news all the time. >> thank you. i have the map of where the malaysian government has put these litt...

Need our focus. >> i have a question from jim sciutto for you. >> commander marks, the p-8 is a new air frame down there with remarkable surveillance capabilities. can you describe how that works in searching a size as large as the indian ocean? >> sure. the p-8 is the very latest in our technology. it's a significant upgrade over the p-8 and it's the most advanced type of the plane in the world right now. it's 20% faster and can fly at 500 knots compared to 420 for the p-3. it gives you more search time. and in terms of the radar coverage and software technology, simply a huge leap into the n...

Specially when you consider the size of the area. we have some very intelligent pilots and air crew out there. they are making the best of it. >> commander william marks, thank you. we know you are very busy. we appreciate you taking the time to come here. we want to bring in our meteorologist, chad myers. this search area just keeps expanding, doesn't it? >> it does. >> i want to ask commander marks. he is here in the south china sea. none of them, either one of those ship is is really where the arcs are. i wanted to ask them why they are not where malaysia thinks the plane was. maybe we can ...

North of japan, then south to australia and beyond. we have 70 to 80 ships and submarines, about 100 aircraft. we have continuous 24/7 operation everywhere from japan through the east china sea, south china sea, and of course in the indian ocean. so i think we're about right when you balance all of our responsibilities and the amount of area any one ship and helicopter can reach. >> commander marks, sounds like a herculean task to me. thanks so much for taking some time out to talk with us. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> i want to thank again both my bests here, colleen kel...