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Book now at choicehotels.com the crash of flight 9525 has taken a toll and the families of the victims, relatives, and friends of the deceased gathered today in an area near the site where there loved ones died. they held prayers. there is a village there serving as a staging post for the recovery operation. loved ones brought flowers and pictures as they mourn the lives lost. cnn's karl penhaul joins us from the crash site. you made your way to the crash site which we understand the terrain is very treacherous.

Some kind of deliberate action and willingness to destroy this plane. >> the french prosecutor also described the moments before the impact. normal breathing inside the cockpit. the sound of the pilot locked out trying to get back in and then -- a collective cry in the moment before impact. here's what we know about the copilot. identified at 28-year-old andreas lubitz a resident of germany. joined germanwings in september 2013 directly after completing training. right into this with nbc's beal kneel bill neely near the crash site in france. bill good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. ...

Presumed to have lost their lives, i want to go to where andrew stephens have been talking to family members. the next phase of the search. what happens now, what do we know about it? >> reporter: it's still very much in most regards a search. the primary fuselage the shadow that the indonesian air force saw yesterday. the shadow that looked like a plane which suggests the plane is on the bottom of the sea. they haven't been able to relocate that. conditions at the site are not good. there's heavy rain band sweeping through there. it's high winds and there are reasonably rough seas as well. so...

To where the debris was found. the u.s. is one of several nations contributing to the effort. a u.s. navy destroyer arrived on tuesday and another will be deploying from singapore. >> it can be ready in as early as a day or two and can be there fairly quickly. >> reporter: so what we are being told is that there will be a staging post set up on i island of borneo. it's going to be very very tough for the families. they now have to identify their loved ones. they are already being asked to provide samples and photos to establish the identity. but the pain is not going to go away any time soon. ...