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Because there were planes above them. they turned left. that was the last we heard. as you say, bodies are now picked up by the indonesian coast guard. assets in the search 40 ships involved. two or three dozen planes and boats heading to the area to start to reel in the wreckage and look for the black boxes and look for the cockpit voice recorders. that sort of thing now becomes a recovery effort to find out exactly what happened. christine. >> thank you, andrew. daylight is running out. a lot of activity behind you as investigators try to piece through this. for a closer look at where the de...

Of the aircraft. that's all theory, but at this point, the weather data that we're looking at suggests that's a possibility. want to show you going into the morning hours, look how quickly it developed. the flight track was right around this region. it develops into a full organized storm system very symmetrical as well. and within a matter of hours, it collapsing on itself. that's akin to taking a balloon, filling it to max capacity and watching it explode. this brings wind rain lightning strikes, all of which could compound the problem if the plane runs into problems in this area. >> thank y...

Meteorologist pedram javaheri with the latest. >> the conditions across the java sea and indian ocean, not the best time. october through april, the monsoon is in place. the rainfall like this week on the order of several feet in the matter of a couple of days. this is the flight track on sunday morning. the last known point of contact. this is the storm we are talking about. the average storm spans 20,000 to 30,000 feet. this airbus not capable to climb up to 50,000 feet. there are down drafts if you try to go into it. headwinds as well. very dangerous scenario. we don't think weather by itse...

Let's them have the opportunity to see better. they have on board weather radar so they have the most current picture of what the weather is actually doing of anybody on the planet. and this weather radar is very up to date. it's tech nologically advanced and pilots are skilled and trained on how to use it. they are able to see the areas where you do not fly through and the airs where it is safe to maneuver around. an increase in the altitude would be absolutely normal and deviation off the intended flight track to stay out of the thunderstorms, those are routine events. so i think right now w...

Perspective, i got a play to europe next week. is this something people should be concerned about? should they be reconsidering flights that go over or even close to this war zone or other war zones where it's known that these weapons systems are, syria, iraq, afghanistan? >> it's up to the travelers to manage their own risks as well. you know, the airlines can't manage every risk and remember, to me, airlines are safe, safer and safest. and we're not talking about an unsafe situation, at least in my estimation, but each person's level of safety is their level of safety. so, there is a place w...