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>> initially where the search area was a few weeks ago, wasn't so bad. now it's moved into a tricky place with a lot of steep cliffs, lumps and bumps, you could hide it behind one of those and never hear it. >> the sound can play tricks on you? >> sure. it can be bent by topography. can you have thermal layers that would attenuate the sound. all sorts of ways to lose that pinging sound. and especially distance. it may not even be close to it. air france, the pinger itself was at a depth of two and a half miles, so it was quite deep. you had to be right on top of it to hear it. >> the pinger lo...

California. the wildfire in and around yosemite national park has burned through 192,000 acres. the fire continues to grow, but it is not spreading as quickly. a drone joined the fight from the air. it will likely take three weeks before crews can get that enormous blaze fully contained. >> unreal how big that fire is. that there's 30% containment is progress. let's get the latest on the weather out west. indra petersons has that. >> the good news is we do not have the red flag warnings. the temperatures in the 70s. the biggest threat today is the dry lightning. we are going see winds 15 to 20...

Valedictorian. a sharp kid. is a sharp kid, i should say. father says that he does not want to believe his son is gone. but all signs pointing to a very ominous conclusion. >> you mentioned steep cliffs. any around? is that a possibility? >> it is a possibility. it's also a possibility initially his parents thought he might be kidnapped. but this is an area that's relatively safe. a tourist center. a tourist destination. it's not a type of place in ecuador where somebody would be kidnapped for ransom. local firefighters that have grown up there told the father this is a safe place. we'll keep ...

Megyn: there is bad news on top of tragedy this hour as a storm tracks straight toward the italian coast as rescue teams struggle to find survivors in the wreckage of a massive cruise ship. we've got new images from the search teams inside the ship as they search countless cabins and narrow corps terse, they can hear the creeking steel and know the ship can move at any time. joining me now in -- ian mcdonald. thank you so much for being here. how dangerous is this recovery mission, this rescue and recovery mission that the divers are going through right now? >> it's very challenging. i'm sure ...

are missing is not yet clear. because there is some discrepancy between the lists of passengers and staff. that the costa cruise has given to the authorities. so, there are still about a number between 50 and 70 people missing. they could as well not be dead. hopefully. they could as well still be on the island. maybe having slept in a hotel and not being alerted that most of the other passengers were brought to the italy. or eventually being held in a hospital. >> do you know, the people -- are there members of the cruise line who are there helping these people? are they getting the...