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Another new development tonight malaysia airlines ceo acknowledging flight 370 was carrying a cargo of lithium ion batteries. he did not say how big the shipment was. that's very important, he did not clarify how big it was. these type of batteries have been implicated in other incidents. they are flammable. tonight cnn's martin savidge is back in a flight simulator along with mitchell cosado. i don't think you guys have ever left the simulator frankly. this is one aspect investigators are looking at, the possibility of a fire on board. there were these potentially flammable lithium batteries....

Crucial information from geoffrey thomas. >> geoff regarding this township of the transcript retained by the telegraph newspaper you say the signoff from the copilot still doesn't sit right with you. why? >> no. well, the international protocol from the international civil aviation organization is that the signoff should be a repeat of the instruction given by air traffic control. so typically the signoff should be mh 370, contact ho chi minh city on 120.9, good night. it repeats the instruction. that's the international protocol. all right good night is either very -- way too casual, not comp...

Off. 54 minutes in all, 54 minutes of conversation we did not have before. that said, we want to be careful to label it for what it is. this is a transcript obtained by a news source that has been translated from the original english into mandarin and back into english again. there's still plenty to learn. breaking news on the search. officials telling us another plane just took off out of western australia heading for the waters that were calm today, but rarely stay that way for long. and a big change in tactics. searchers relying less on radar and more on eyeballs and binoculars. and we're l...

Crucial information from geoffrey thomas. >> geoff regarding this township of the transcript retained by the telegraph newspaper you say the signoff from the copilot still doesn't sit right with you. why? >> no. well, the international protocol from the international civil aviation organization is that the signoff should be a repeat of the instruction given by air traffic control. so typically the signoff should be mh 370, contact ho chi minh city on 120.9, good night. it repeats the instruction. that's the international protocol. all right good night is either very -- way too casual, not comp...