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Structure, could be found floating six days if the aircraft struck the water. >> reporter: air france flight 447 crashed into the atlantic ocean in 2009. in this case, floating debris led search crews to the wreckage five days after it went down. the debris field was relatively contained. that shows it broke up when it hit the water before it sank 2 1/2 miles to the ocean floor. in 1996, twa flight 800 exploded in the sky near new york. debris scattered far and wide. investigators had to map out several debris fields. the cockpit sank, but the fuselage and wings scattered far because of how hi...

Great job. >> reporter: most of the time is wreckage is not in one piece, debris scatters, some sinking, some floating. >> life jackets could be in there, seat cushions, anything in the bins that floated. so it's certainly possible that substantial pieces of lightweight debris, not aircraft structure, could be found floating six days after if the aircraft struck the water. >> reporter: air france flight 447 crashed into the atlantic ocean in 2009. in this case floating debris led search crews to the wreckage five days after it went down. the debris field was relatively contained. that shows it...

Tornadoes near oklahoma city. i'm natalie allen. >> i'm victor blackwell. we're with you live every hour, bringing you the latest developments. oklahoma has found itself in the middle of a series of storms. now, flooding threatens that state. george howell is near el reno in canadian county. two twisters touched down, george. what are you seeing there? we won't get a full look until sunrise. what do you see? >> we pulled over because on the road, when you drive out here, and it's dark, you have to keep in mind, you find yourself going through debris fields on interstate 40. that's a major prob...

Ask me what are you going to do if the response isn't quick enough? so i'm hoping the response from the federal government will be quick enough. so far we have had great response. fema administrator fugate was here immediately after the storm, secretary napolitano came here immediately. we appreciate that. this is a massive debris field. it's not just a couple blocks. it's miles. it's 17 miles long, almost a mile and a half wide. so it's not just a little area. there's a lot to be done here. a lot of businesses are closed. a lot of people without jobs just because their businesses are closed. ...

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