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How much more narrow do we need it before the robots go in. >> the thousand sand fofoot lev doesn't say it's not here. it does say i'm getting something here, let's explore it. you look at the path where the ocean shield went and if you get this other pinger, let's look up here a little bit since we know there's some kind of signal there, let's find out if it's legitimate and the lower level. >> we've forgotten how many aircraft are out looking for floating debris and they've seen nothin nothing. >> again goes back to the importance of the maritime aircraft and looking for surface debris and t...

Hundreds of miles away. >> so captain gurley, if they never find any debris, does it matter in the search for those black boxes? >> well, carol, i think it's important to remember -- to look at the fact we're really doing two searches now. there's the search that is proceeding on the ocean surface for any floating surface debris that may have -- still be there for still floating around and dispersed by the winds and currents. but the second search is on the ocean bottom. that's the real debris field and that's where they'll find the evidence to help answer questions of what happened with this ...

370. there's a usual process we have been used to in the past of doing that. usually it involves identifying surface debris and getting down on the ocean bed. >> how confident are you that this is 370? >> i still think that we have a few facts that we need to get our heads around. but in the absence of anything else, i'm confident the data and what ocean shield has picked up so far is going to lead us to the location. >> thank you for that. david, authorities have analyzed the signals from saturday and concluded they need more from electronic equipment. so, let's take a look at this tweet. it ...

Inspector general of the department of transportation. lieutenant colonel michael of the ministry of defense. and david, author of why planes crash. and editor in chief of airline ratings. michael, we're now up to four signals since saturday. now confident are you that this is flight 370? >> well, the first priority here and the first priority from the outset has been to locate the final resting place of mh-370. there's a usual process we've been used to in the past. usually it involves identifying surface debris. >> how confident are you that this is 370? >> i still think that we have a few f...

There's no debris floating in this area? because this is like, you know, finding the needle before you find the haystack, really, if this is, indeed the black boxes. >> no, it doesn't concern me. given that we're 30 days into this, i wouldn't expect to see surface debris in this area. but having spent enough time now, and having acquired the signal twice, which i think is very reassuring to us, that we pick a signal up and then we manage to reacquire the signal on a reciprocal course, that gives us at least one good line of where we expect we might find the recorders. >> paul, i have a quick q...