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Cockpit recorders are located within the tail. they might have fallen free which could create some issues. but even if they are actually inside the tail it would be similar to removing a hard drive from a damaged computer. it's something you want to do very carefully and slowly and deliberately. so you remove that equipment from the aircraft and then it will be taken to a secure location and there will be a very careful, methodical process by which the data is opened up and by which the data is extracted. and this process will be filmed. there will be officials on hand. it's kind of a long pro...

There's been monsoon ss over the java sea. if the black boxes have broken free from the tail how likely is it that they are at least close by. is this any indication that the black boxes are nearby or not at all? >> well, one would assume given the depth of the water if they had come free, they would be fairly close by. it seems they've been discussing the debris field as being fairly compact, suggesting that the aircraft might have been intact when it actually hit the water, which suggests that they won't be far away. but then again, you know they haven't located the pings yet. from what i un...

Agency here in indonesia making that announcement you know about an hour ago is really so significant. because once they retrieve those black boxes, it is hoped they have the answers as to what went seriously wrong, this aircraft, the a-320 air bus, we know with the specific planes the black boxes are located in the tail. that's not the case for all aircraft. but as i said, all assets, all vessels, aircraft is being thrown at this particular area. it's in the secondary search area. we don't know, the pings with the black boxes led the search party to that specific piece of

The tail has been found. we'll of course keep an eye on that story and keep you updated. record cold temperatures have caused schools to close across the midwest. >> we have details on this u.s. midwest chill. the wind chills are dangerous across this area. we're talking about a region with a home of 70 million people in the advisories for wind chills and also warnings in place. you take a look at the early morning hours. roughly 7:00 8:00 in the morning. talk about 30 below 0 around chicago, nearly 40 below 0 in

They are not connected to flight 370. how about reports that a plane tail was spotted? also untrue. let's go live to david mckenzie who is live in beijing. what do we know more about kazim ali who bought tickets for the two men with stolen passports? >> reporter: well, jake, this is a disturbing development. the case of two individuals impersonating an italian and us a industry general. we've been working through the weekend and into today. it appears an iranian national mr. ali bought the tickets for them in thailand in the thai bot currency. they are described by malaysian authorities as not...