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The tail on the sea floor. the airplane's flight recorders, the so-called black boxes are located in the tail section. but there is no word yet on whether they have been found. search officials announced the find just a short while ago in fact. >> we have found the tail. that has been our main target today. the tail part has been found and confirmed. it was in the second priority search area. >> at least 27 people are dead. dozens more wounded in a car bombing in yemen. authorities say it happened outside of a police academy in the capital. no one has claimed responsibility at this point but a...

8501. i just want to give you some detail as they came across this area the speculation, whether it was pings from the black boxes. that has been ruled out. as of this morning it was the side sonar scan that picked up the ping. the echo sound basically gives a 3-d image of the debris on the ocean floor. several hours later that data processed, the chief authorized a remote camera to enter into the water and survey the scene. once those images were confirmed he gave authorization for divers to get into the water. and that is when they confirmed that the tail of this plane was there. and those a...

Today. the tail part has been found and confirmed it was in the second priority search area. not in the main priority area as was reported. >> reporter: now the other new information that we have received is that another body has been discovered. that takes the total to 40. but we are talking about another 122 passengers and crew that are still missing. so for the families here that come to the crisis center every day, you know, they just want 51-- they want confirmation that their loved ones have been found. so by finding the tail they are hoping that if it's still in-tact, that it will have ...

Crashed into the java sea, and for the last hours they have been searching for the wreckage. it is hoped, rosemary that the passengers are yet to be strapped into their seats. but as yet, finding the tail this morning a huge breakthrough in the search. >> absolutely, anna update asand as we look at the vision of the tail perhaps it will not take them long to determine if this is the right side of the wing and how long will it take them to extract that part of the tail section out of the water? >> reporter: well look they sent the divers back down to inspect. this is the middle of the monsoon s...

8501 has prompted increased scrutiny of the way they receive information about weather for the pilots. >> reporter: wind speed and cloud cover just some of the data the pilots of flight 8501 had at their finger tips. >> the temperatures in the cloud are very, very cold. >> this is where experts call together the critical weather material where planes fall out of surabaya. this is the report put out about the official weather agency. >> the report shows there is the more severe weather in this area. the initial way to change the routes choose the best flight -- >> the report for that fateful da...