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On saturday, we said that based on new satellite information, we can say to high degree of certainty that the aircraft communication addressing reporting system, acars, was disabled just after the aircraft reached the east coast of peninsula malaysia. shortly afterwards, near the border between malaysian/vietnamese air traffic control, the air transponder stopped. these were drafted together with representatives from the lead international investigators, based on the information available at that time. yesterday, malaysian airlines clarified that we cannot determine exactly what acars has been...

The malaysia airlines flight that just disappeared with 239 people on board. there are new clues this morning in this investigation, new reports that the plane's turn off course was preprogrammed into the flight computer. the big question, was that done on the ground or was it done in the air? now malaysian officials say it is not clear if the final words spoken by the co-pilot to air traffic controller came before or after the plane's data reporting system was shut down. the malaysians themselves have changed the timeline here. the focus of the search now in the waters off australia, an enorm...

He said they now can no longer say that the acars system was turned off before the last point of vocal contact. they simply don't know if it was before or after, but it's very possible there was voice contact between the co-pilot before the acars system -- that's a data transmission system -- was somehow disabled, before the radar was somehow disabled. but this defense official went on to say that in no way affects where they are now searching for this flight, because that doesn't impact this satellite system that detected it flying for five to seven hours afterwards on one of these two giant ...

Communication systems were deliberately shut off minutes apart. joining me now to talk about it, vernon grose, a former ntsb member, he's chairman of mega systems group, and it's always a pleasure to speak with you. everybody's talking about this, and everyone seems bewildered. i spoke to mine who's a doctor and an experienced pilot, and he is baffled. how about you? >> i'm baffled right along with him although, you know, we have to keep searching here, as a matter of fact. the thing that really puzzles me most, gregg, is the fact that the malaysian government, which ostensibly is in charge --...

If the data reporting system suddenly shut down, how would the pilots handle that? >> if it was a mechanical failure. >> if the data reporting systems just shut down, what would the pilots do? >> if the data reporting system shut down, like the acars, that's a relatively big deal wechdeal. we would talk to dispatchers and maintenance. they are the folks that make the flight plan. they follow us along the route the entire way. we would talk to them and try to trouble shoot it. >> why is it they are not communicating? you brought this up, carol. there is a certain protocol that i a vee eight. >>...