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Identified there. they'll probably have to bring it back to perth to the experts there. >> mary, just a couple days. first the 155 objects were spotted. then the 300 objects spotted, of course, via satellite. and then this entirely new position of searching. what happened to the hundred of items that were apparently enough for the australian prime minister last week to say very credible leads, what happened to all of those? >> they are no longer considered part of the debris field. or a potential debris field, as i understand it. they have abandoned those items. and they're, really, according ...

Reported recovering something in the region. we are not sure if it is tied to the airplane. one is a chinese warship that retrieved objects from the indian ocean. so far, nothing related to mh-370. your thoughts. >> i said all along, debris fields are fascinating. debris in the hands of somebody who can verify it is fascinating. >> david, i wonder how essential it is to figure out what went on here that the black boxes are retrieved. even if there is nothing on the voice recorder. what would be most important to you as one investigated accidents? >> well, one of the things that is being discus...

Is a lot more rugged. what do you -- how do we tackle that to make sure we don't lose any more time? >> i don't think there's anything they can do differently. they're searching as many hours on station as the planes can stay up. they've been able to get more ships closer to where debris fields have been seen by the airplanes. and i think that's the improvement in the situation, is that before we were chasing satellite data that was four or five days oel and not really easily seen and then the ships were nowhere near it. the airplanes went outlook for it. couldn't find it in the rough seas. so...

Expectations of a breakthrough with successive satellite photos with what appear to be not just individual pieces of debris but possible debris fields. now satellites and planes have a new target zone in calmer waters and closer to the australian coast. cnn's kyung lah traveled aboard a p-8 po sidy aircraft and within minutes searchers spotted what could be debris. >> this plane did spot some debris, and there was a bit of excitement. the plane tipped to the right. they got very, very close to the ocean, some white debris, some orange rope, a blue bag, but it wasn't significant enough to say t...

Vessel which is already in place. the key here with those who can get it in the hands of those who can analyze it. >> that's happening and we keep going back to much a do about the other debris fields from previous images. are those no longer pertinent to the search? >> satellite pictures, they are valuable in the search for something tangible. what is more valuable to the people who are closely investigating the case is all the data and the radar images and the satellite. they are looking at this because they can calculate the altitude the plane was flying at. how fast it was going. they put ...