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Currents work. they are optimistic they can help solve this great international mystery and even find more debris. that big piece of aircraft debris that has been found is in france and it will be examined by french aviation experts who are hoping to unlock its secrets. they packed it carefully. every square inch of the aircraft wing flap may be vital in answering what happened to malaysia airlines 370. the degree has arrived in france to be analyzed at a specialist defense lab. french police are searching reunion's beaches for more debris. locals are making discoveries, finding pieces of plas...

I'm joined by tom costello. what do we know now? >> we have looked at the still photograph which shows the part number on this particular wing flap that we saw yesterday in which boeing engineers have already said is one of theirs. the part number is indeed from what is called a animaleron. a wing flap come possibly that helps the wing maintain a bank if it is at a high altitude. and then of course it allows it to slow down and make an approach. the bottom line is they know pretty conclusively, this a boeing 777. there is only one missing. if this has been in the salt water all this time, is t...

Down. >> what looks like a break and what happened today was -- you could see across the team there was a new burst of energy. >> reporter: the atsb the australian transportation safety board. french police are scouring the beaches of reunion island and nearby islands for any more debris. they plan to take that wing flap to an accident investigation lab in toulouse, france. they're looking at ocean flowcharts to see if they can backtrack and find the rest of the plane. it will be a monumental challenge. >> thank you, tom. philip wood was the only american on mh-370. this morning on the "today"...

What do we know now? >> we have looked at the still photograph which shows the part number on this particular wing flap that we saw yesterday in which boeing engineers have already said is one of theirs. the part number is indeed from what is called a animaleron. a wing flap come possibly that helps the wing maintain a bank if it is at a high altitude. and then of course it allows it to slow down and make an approach. the bottom line is they know pretty conclusively this a boeing 777. there is only one missing. if this has been in the salt water all this time is there anything they can get for...

This piece from the rest at wing. whether there's any signs of scorching or fire or explosive residue. there's an awful lot to look at here. the trouble is it's been in the water for at the most up to 17 months. we don't know how long it's been bobbing in the water there off the coast of reunion. i can tell you that they're also going to be looking with marine biologists with the barn knackles on that particular piece to try to get a sense of some barnicles, some sea life maybe more natural and one piece of habitat is on one side of the indian ocean whereas, you know they may have other barnic...