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The hms echo, though, it's got a two-mile-wide coverage. it's not high resolution like the bluefin submersible, but way broader brush strokes, if you like, and much faster. we've talked before about the silted bottom down there. perhaps meters of silt at the bottom. that would give off this echo from hms echo would give a soft signal back, if you like. now, that means that if there is a plane down there or wreckage down there, it would give off a hard signal. so it's obviously out there to sort of help now that we know those pings are in that area. going to go do broad brush strokes and see if...

Operation which now covers some 58,000 square kilometers. that is about 22,000 square miles. >> total of four suspected segales hasegal segal -- signals have been picked up in line with the estimated flight path. >> right now ships and aircraft are working the area of course looking for evidence of debris. >> all right, let's get the latest now on the search. our correspondent joins us live from perth, australia, aaron, after 3:00 in the afternoon in perth. we haven't had any update on search operations from air chief marshal angus houston. what do we know about any progress made on this day? ...

>> we want to welcome our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. here are the stories we are following for you right now on cnn. in the search for malaysian airlines flight 370, the hms echo is moving to the northern end of the search area supporting australia's ocean shield focusing on the area where four suspected pings have been picked up. >> authorities in pennsylvania say 16-year-old alex hribal went on a stabbing rampage at his high school wednesday. they don't know why. police say 20 students and one adult was stabbed in the attack. doctors say some of the injuries are life threateni...

The "ocean shield" while it was carrying out this very sensitive audio detecting work. so, it's unclear what the "hms echo" will be doing, how close it will be getting to the "ocean shield" when it arrives at its final destination later today, christine. >> and so we know that these ships and planes have really been looking for any signs of debris, and they have been retrieving things from the ocean, from the surface of the ocean. has any of that been tied yet to this flight? >> reporter: well, not that we're aware of. it's another search day, day 24. some 14 aircraft and 13 vessels are out th...

To say yes we have absolutely found it. off the record, they are absolutely certain. >> mike dean, what does your gut say -- were yesterday's pings the last pings we are going to get? how much could be left in the batteries? >> certainly could be more battery life and we hope they are not the last pings, but again as we continue to track and try to triangulate to a smaller search field, it's very encouraging that we are still getting some feedback from the pingers. >> geoffrey, angus houston was asked when would the drone start to look for debris and he said it wouldn't be far off. but isn't t...