helpful to solving some of the issues and questions behind all this. it remains a mystery. that's all for us tonight. cnn's special report with don lemon starts right now. this is cnn breaking news. >> this is a cnn special report. the mystery of flight 370. good evening. i'm don lemon. welcome to our viewers here in the united states. we have breaking news. the search is on, nearly three week since the plane vanished. tonight, satellite images of 122 floating objects in the southern indian ocean. so is this the big break? planes are in the air as we speak trying to locate these mysterious objects. some of them reported to be up to 75 feet long. i'm going to talk to the brother of a flight 370 passenger about what this news means to him. and is what happened to the plane premeditated? and if so, who was involved? the investigation turns its focus to the pilots of flight

370. you have been tweeting us your questions by the thousands. we have top experts standing by to answer them throughout this hour. like, this when they finally do find the debris, can they tell if an explosion or a fire was the cause of the plane going down? also, why is it so difficult to find the location of the many satellite images released? does the sat images contain proximate gps locations? richard quest is here with us. good evening to you. i want to get to cnn's correspondents for the latest on the search for flight 370. atika, planes and ships back at it combing the southern indian ocean for those 122 objects spotted on satellite. at this hour, how is the search to find this debris going? >> reporter: it's only really just started.

china's jet has left and a number of civilian aircraft are scheduled to leave now, all on their way to search area. the search area has been divided into two sectors, covering 78,000 kilometers. it's going to be a long day of searching and they have to do it quite quickly. the reports are that weather can deteriorate later in the day, prolonging the search. it's important the planes get as low as they can to eyeball that -- what the satellites have picked up, because what looks like a floating object, we just don't know what it is. they have to take a closer look, see whether it's potentially something that could be from the plane and then they'll call in the ships. all of that takes time, which is something we're running out of. >> you mentioned the weather, the weather was bad and now the timing really is crucial when it comes to the weather. it could impact the search as it has been.

>> reporter: yeah, it can. it's not just, you know, the planes having difficulty getting through. we're talking about huge swells meters high. so with these massive waves, it's harder to see anything out there and much harder for the ships to get through it all. even these massive ships struggle against these big waves. unfortunately, it's autumn here and the closer you get to winter, the worse the weather is going to be. that's another reason they have to speed it up. >> atika, thank you very much for that. i want to turn to cnn's pamela brown in washington. pamela, i'm going to start with you. as officials try to determine what happened on the plane, how is the investigation going in to the pilot and co-pilot? >> bottom line, they're looking at the co-pilot and captain. they're still a top priority in being examined. but so far, investigators say

they haven't found a smoking gun in either of their backgrounds that would suggest a premeditated act. a source in malaysia told cnn that a search of the pilot's home did not turn up any evidence such as a suicide note that would suggest psychological, suicidal or marital problems. and they haven't found anything in the hard drive that jumps out at them. there's been nothing from the simulator hard drive. at this point in the investigation, that's a smoking gun. but i want to emphasize, this is an ongoing investigation, and sources i've spoke to said they aren't ready to jump to conclusions. the plane still hasn't been found. that's the key here. >> yhave u.s. officials told yo anything about what happened on that flight, do they know? >> no, nothing is being ruled

out. we heard chuck hagel speak today, and he said terrorism still isn't ruled out. honestly, don, the people i've spoken to, the officials who are close to this investigation are baffled by this. they say with every theory you can poke a hole in it. there's a counterargument for every theory. therefore everything is still on the table. >> all right. pam, stand by, because i want to bring in sarah now. "usa today" is quoting a senior malaysian investigator saying police believe the captain deliberately redirected the aircraft. what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: that's not really new. we reported that a week ago. a source of mine said look, we believe this was an intentional act. the reason why they say that, initially at least intention at because of the fairly sharp turn that this aircraft, the boeing 777 took. can't do that on its open.

someone had to turn the aircraft around basically and start going the opposite way. it was supposed to be heading towards beijing. it came back towards malaysia, about an hour after takeoff. so that's been out there for quite sometime. the question, don, is whether it was a sinister act as opposed to perhaps the pilot or co-pilot trying to save themselves and the passengers. that is the detail that we just don't know. and i've come to the point now where it comes to sources, unless someone at this point comes on camera or talks on the camera with their name in lights, you cannot believe everything you're hearing. there are too many theories out there. the investigation is still continuing. and i think we do a disservice if we go after these pilots and this co-pilot and it turns out that they're not at fault, that indeed they were trying to save themselves and the plane and the passengers on board. it could have been a fire or

many different things. it does a disservice to their families who are grieving just like all the other passenger families. right now they've lost loved ones. they don't know where they are, they have no idea what's happened. investigators still not finished their investigation. so this is really hard. imagine being one of these family members of the pilot or co-pilot and having people look at you suspiciously. we just don't know. so a very hard time here for all the families involved. many of them still do not believe what the government and the airline is saying, that this plane was lost over the southern indian ocean. they still, even to this day, day 19, still holding on to hope that their family members are somewhere alive. don? >> sarah, thank you. and thank you to all of our correspondents. i want to see what my experts have to say. joining me now is richard quest. jeffrey thomas, editor in chief of airlineratings.com.

jeff wisen, author of "extreme fear." jim tillman, retired pilot. mary schiavo. thank you very much for all of you joining us. mary now represents victims of negligence by transportation companies including airlines. and tom fuentes is a former assistant fbi director. >> sarah is entirely right and proper that the investigators look into the pilots. of course it is. but what has happened in the last few hours is it's taken a very unsavory, unpleasant turn. >> how so? >> because we have sources who aren't named basically saying -- besmirching names of people. sarah is absolutely right. until -- >> until something is proven,

they have every right to look into it. >> they must. >> jeffrey thomas, you've spoken to an expert about what would have had to happen for this plane to take this course. what did they tell you? >> look, there's two elements to this. first of all, there's the course change that has to be human input. it can't be anything else but human input. reprogramming the flight management computer, it has to be done manually. the other thing we -- has been told is there is altitude changes. the detail of that varies a little bit. but some have that altitude down to 12,000 feed because of a possible decompression event. but the issue is, if the plane is in the southern indian ocean, and we're now getting more and more evidence that's where it

is, the plane would have had to have been up at cruising altitude of 35,000 feet for it to reach that particular location 2,500 kilometers southwest of perth. if it was much lower, it would have never got that far south. >> according to the mathematics, they believe it's there. tom, what are you hearing from your sources about the fbi investigation into the pilot and co-pilot? >> don, first of all i received a call today, it was a return call from a very senior malaysian government official that i've known many years, two had told me there is no increased suspicion or focus on the pilots. they have looked at the pilot and co-pilot from day one, invited the fbi into their command post to work with them day one, and they've vetted the pilots, the crew, the passengers, the cargo, and all

ground personnel that had access to that airplane. they have detected nothing specific to implicate the pilot and co-pilot. they're still looking at it just as intensely, but their report is that any reporting that they have suddenly become increasingly suspicious of the pilot is not true. >> jim tillman, as a pilot, do you think the scrutiny on the pilot and co-pilot, do you think it's fair? are they being scapegoated by malaysian authorities? >> there's a history for this that goes way back when. there was a habit that was called, blame the dead pilot. he can't protect himself. if you have a dead pilot and you can't figure anything out, blame this guy. it's easy to do. i'm very concerned about the attitude that the writer in "usa today" came up with. he insulted not only the captain, but he really insulted

every co-pilot in the air by suggesting that the first officer didn't have what it could take to make those maneuvers. get out of here. he was perfectly qualified to fly that airplane. >> it sounds like what miles o'brian said earlier today. it's understandable, because you're at the top in control of the plane. when something goes wrong, they don't blame the producers, they blame us. so geoff, 122 pieces of debris, is this the break we've been waiting for? >> they spent the whole previous search day looking for this very specific debris, and have been unable to find it. we just don't know. hopefully it will turn out to be what we're looking for. but like i said before, every time we search for something and don't find it, that's information, too. it tells us where the debris isn't.

>> all right. thank you very much. we'll get to the rest of our panelists coming up. coming up, planes are in the air and the search is on for those 122 mysterious objects that we mentioned. will we find them and are they debris from that plane? and later, a little insight into the catastrophe that families have been living through for close to three weeks now. i'll speak to a man whose sister was a flight 370 passenger. we'll talk to him a little bit more about his sister. if you've had a coke in the last 25 years, you've had a hand in giving college scholarships and support to thousands of our nation's

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our special coverage. it's breaking news tonight. the search is on off the coast of australia for any sign of flight 370. nearly three weeks ago it vanished and we had no idea in the world where it would end up. now we have satellite images of 122 objects floating in the southern indian ocean. but actually finding them is an entirely different story. here's cnn's jason carroll with more. >> reporter: daylight in this remote part of the indian ocean. so far, no sign of the debris spotted here by a european satellite. 122 potential objects over and area of 154 square miles. 1600 miles from perth, australia. the most credible lead to date in the search for malaysia air flight 370. >> some objects were as much as 23 meters in length. some of the objects appear to be bright, possibly indicating solid material.

>> reporter: the question now, if debris is found, could it be linked to debris spotted by satellite on two previous dates? >> perhaps the 16th captured some of the debris, then the 18th. if they can find the debris and if they can match it to those satellite images, that's empirical data and it's extremely important. those images could be invaluable. >> reporter: planes and ships from at least five countries racing to find out what's there, including two australian orions, a japanese gulf stream jet, and the united states dispatched an underwater vehicle which can search to be submerged objects at depths of more than 14,000 feet. already ready, undersea listening devices to pick up pings from the plane's data recorders before their batteries run out, if they haven't already. but those searches cannot search

large areas quickly. how large is the area? aunt the size of south carolina. searchers are still also relying on the human eye. >> hopefully today will be the day we find something. >> reporter: scanning miles upon miles of open water. >> we usually do about half hour to hour at a time. so it's quite fatiguing on the eyes. >> reporter: the exhaustive search continues. jason carroll, cnn. >> all right, jason, thank you very much. i'm back now with my panel. he's been speaking to boeing 777 experts about this flight's final hour. geoffrey, explain to us what your sources have told you about the altitude changes necessary for the plane to have ended up in the southern indian ocean.

>> reporter: yes, tom. look, there's various reports about altitude changes, some down to 12,000 feet, maybe lower, to do with a decompression event. but the reality is this -- for the plane to have got from the straits of malacca, down to the southern indian ocean where we understand it is, it would have had to have climbed back up to 35,000 feet, its cruising altitude, between 30,000 and 35,000 feet. otherwise it would not be able to, with the fuel on board, it would not have been able to reach so far south. it would have in fact reached on an area about half that distance on the midwest coast of western australia. so the only conclusion, according to a 777 check captain is that that plane had to go

back up to cruising altitude, about 35,000, to get to where it supposedly is. >> just quickly, geoffrey. on that point, there's some other statistics going around this evening. les abend, the 777 pilot was talking about them earlier. if you look at the charts for the 777, the distance change at 12,000 feet is not that much less than at 35,000 feet, which of course is the way i had interpreted it. so i'm wondering, do you think there's any scope for confusion on this point of how far the plane could have gone? >> reporter: well, according to my source, richard, the 777 at 12,000 feet can do about 340 knots. at 35,000 feet, it can do 480

knots. that's about 600 kilometers an hour, versus 900 kilometers an hour. if you do the range calculation as we have done to 2500 kilometers southwest of perth, the 777 couldn't do it at 12,000 feet. >> that's quite a difference. geoffrey, the question is, talk to us more about this scenario that you presented. if the plane did run out of fuel and crash, describe how that crash would have unfolded, at least according to your source. >> reporter: look, yes, it's rather heavy duty, if you like. no airplane is absolutely stable. so the engines fail, the electrical systems fail, the plane is not absolutely stable. so it will start to roll to the left or to the right. when it does that, it's going to go into a spiral. and it's going to go almost

super sonic in its descent and it's going to be a very rapid descent. interestingly enough, when the auxiliary unit sense there is's no power to the plane, it actually restarts, and so power would return to the plane for the last few minutes for that descent. that may possibly explain that possible ping where the power returns to the plane. >> we were just -- you answered the question as i said to richard as you were saying it, would that explain that partial ping, that partial hand shake that we spoke about. geoffrey thomas, thank you. i really appreciate your perspective. coming up, there are a number of working scenarios of what happened on flight 370. you have asked us, all of them, some of them, we're going to go through your questions coming up next. gunderman group.

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welcome back, everyone. so with the new information we have tonight, let's dig into the working scenarios for what could have happened to flight 370. back now with my experts. okay, i want to talk through some of these various scenarios that could have happened. we have discussed whether this was a deliberate act by a pilot or co-pilot. here are some of them. this first one i'm going to give it to tom fuentes. hijacking by passenger or passengers. paul says, ask if it could be a hijacking gone wrong.

the hijacker ran out of fuel flying under radar. so if it was a hijacking, are you perplexed by no claim of responsibility, tom? >> not necessarily. there have been other cases where there hasn't been. also the flying under the radar, i would dispute that. when that plane turned back and went through three other airport radars, those radars go to the ground. that plane would have had to have been a subway train to avoid radar. those radars would have picked that plane up. there's no going under those radars. >> this scenario is batteries on board catching fire. here's what lori says, huge question is the lithium batteries on board. could that be a cause of explosion and crash? huge question mark for me, could

that be the cause, jeff wise? >> sure. theoretically, that could be the cause. there could be an unknown cause of fire. fires can rise from a number of causes. there haven't been any indications, there's no evidence for a fire. there weren't any acars transmissions that indicated fire. there were no transmissions by the pilots saying we're on fire. to it's something we can't rule out. there's no evidence for it either. it's one of these many potential things that could have happened 679 >> let's talk about pilot error. jim tillman, this is for you. everyone is focusing on mechanical error. why isn't anyone focusing on human error on the parts of the pilots. decompression or -- no, i'm sorry, could it be pilot error? jim tillman? >> yes, you can always say that pilot error could contribute to a crash.

i don't think this evidence points to that a great deal. i don't know that the pilots made a mistake that made this thing crash. i think that's another one of those ideas. >> mary, i was trying to give jim tillman your question here. so i'll give it to you now. this says, decompression caused by aircraft fatigue or a deliberate act? nina says, could this have began as faulty decompression and escalated to pilot suicide when all died but him, mary? >> well, it's possible. there have been other accidents where we've had cabin decompression and from fatigue in the aircraft or maintenance mistakes. one is where the maintenance crew forgot to turn back on the automatic pressurization. another was from a crack in the fuselage. so it's possible. you know, at that point you would assume if everyone else had perished except for the pilot, presumably there was lack of control surfaces, too. otherwise we would have taken

the plane home and delivered the loved ones back to an airport, though perished. so there must have been something else. >> this is about an electrical system. john cook asks this, he says, what is the probability that an electrical issue rendered the acars and oxygen systems inoperable. geoffrey, what about that? >> jeffrey wise? >> no, geoffrey thomas. geoffrey thomas? >> sorry, okay. beg your pardon. look, electrical problem, you've got power from the engines, we know that, so you do have electrical power. you also have a ram air turbine which also provides electrical backup power. there are so many backups on the 777. there is not a scenario that would take out everything and allow the plane to keep flying at the same time.

so no, i don't believe that's the case. >> what are the legal implications of all of these scenarios, any of these scenarios here? >> well, as against malaysia air, no matter what the result is found to be, malaysia air is going to be responsible. whether it's hijacking, a terrorist act, act of the pilot, pilot suicide or mechanical failure, they will be responsible. >> my question is now, can malaysia airlines sustain this? can they afford to be in business after this? >> sure, they can. they have at least have $1 billion in insurance. so their liability will probably approach that amount, but they can withstand it with that insurance. >> there's always the government, as well. it is majority owned by the government. the malaysian government is certainly not going to step back

and away from this one. >> what is this new information you have about part of the plane that may hold the answer to the black boxes and batteries, what do you have? >> this is the story tonight that maybe the batteries on the black boxes, the pingers may not be that strong, because of the way they had been stored back in malaysia. david was reporting earlier, his sources told him that there was an audit that showed the batteries were stored in hot and humid conditions, and that the effectiveness had been degraded by some 50%. if that is the case -- >> the pingers have already run out. >> unfortunately, that would be the case. but there again, the makers of the black boxes and of the pingers, they say that they are built to operate in extreme conditions. and therefore -- look, put it this way.

it's very worrying if there is a question over the battery power for those pingers. because if they were gone already, that's very difficult. >> let's hope they haven't. geoffrey thomas, thank you very much. when we come back, a man whose sister was on board flight 370. he's been waiting anxiously. as an experienced ship captain, he's familiar with the waters of the indian ocean. we'll speak with him coming up next. when you have diabetes like i do, you want a way to help minimize blood sugar spikes. support heart health. and your immune system. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announcer ] new glucerna advance. from the brand doctors recommend most. man: yeah, scott. i was just about to use the uh... scott: that's a bunch of ground-up paper, lad! scotts ez seed uses the finest seed, fertilizer, and natural mulch that holds water so you can grow grass anywhere!

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so we can analyze, theorize and break down every element of the investigation into flight 370 but we can't know what the families of those passengers and crew are going through, after nearly three weeks with no word from their loved ones. joining me now is a man whose sister was a passenger on flight 370. hello to you. first thing's first, how are you and your family doing? >> we're going through very anxious moments. >> as simple as that. three weeks and still no answers, right? >> without an iota of evidence. the prime minister of the country of malaysia has said, he's given a mathematical solution to an emotional problem. i mean, it's an amazing thing.

i don't know what to say even. >> let's talk more about malaysian officials. they believe the plane was lost. you said you hoped they didn't give up the search, that you needed to see some debris from the plane. you said not just a mathematical solution. what do you think about this latest satellite photo that appears to show 122 objects floating in the search area? >> 122 objects. i've been searching the net for previous plane crashes in the sea. i mean, to find 122 objects floating from an aircraft, i don't think even air france had about three or four. i mean, 122 looks more like -- i come from an industry, the shipping industry.

they are floating around there, 122 is a large number of floating objects close together. >> you are familiar with these waters. again, i just want to reiterate for our viewers here. you have been sailing for 38 years. as a captain in the merchant navy. so you think that some of what they're looking at could be what they call just junk, jettisoned stuff people have thrown off? >> yes, yes. >> tell us about what sailing these waters, what's that like? >> these waters are very hostile waters. they're called the roaring 40s. the weather here can be very, very severe. and it's -- and coming to losing containers is a very -- it's, well, not abnormal, but a very

frequent happening. so losing containers, and another thing over there, it's a garbage patch. all the garbage for reasons which can be explained due to winds, the tides and open waters, there's lots of garbage which has accumulated over the centuries is over there. and it accumulates into a patch. i mean, i have -- >> i want to -- i think we have the message, that there's a lot of it. listen, we hope that they find something and in your case, i would imagine you hope that they find nothing. i would imagine you're still hoping that your sister is somewhere still alive, the passengers are somewhere and still alive. and i won't say tell me what your sister was like, but tell me what your sister is like, what kind of a person is your simser? >> my sister is a social worker.

she's always been a social worker. she's a doctorate in social work. she's been to some of the -- one of the best institutes in asia for doing social work. from mumbai. and she -- well, she was working for the welfare of the fishermen of the world for a very long time now. and a very down-to-earth person and very, very -- i mean, she was a really nice person. very nice person, yes. >> and if she's doing the kind of work she does, obviously she is one of the extraordinary people who in this world help others. it's been three weeks now, and i would imagine every single scenario has gone through your head and your family -- i don't

understand how you're even standing right now, i'm not sure i would be able to do that. but if you can, can you tell me what you believe happened on board this flight? >> look, i cannot recount the minutes of what happened on the flight, but it's almost like believing a fairy tale, you know, like believing jack and the bean stock or some fairytale like that. what i feel personally, is i think this whole -- it's an international issue now. it should be handed over to professionals and people who have done this kind of thing before. i hear stories of -- on the news

that, okay, china is doing their thing. japan is doing their thing. i mean, it should be handed over to some professionals who can -- who know what is it's all about, what is a search and rescue is. and be handled in a more professional manner rather than being, you know, getting countries involved and emotions getting high and i'm sure we can come to a logical conclusion. that's what i'm wanting. i'm not getting overboard with emotions or anything like that, but at least a logical solution. in this day and age where, i mean, and i have done search and rescue myself. believe me, it must be coordinated with professionals from all over the world. there are lots of people who know what they're talking about. and rather than being handled by governments and coordinated by the malaysian government.

i mean -- >> mr. sharma, the whole world is thinking about you. we thank you for coming on cnn and sharing your story. any time you would like to come back and share your story just to get it off your chest, you're more than welcome. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> we wish the families the very best there. i want to bring in a clinical and forensic psychologist. doctor, it's like a nightmare, you're thinking you're going to wake up from it every single moment. >> that's right, don. i really feel for these families, because every day the coverage is going on and they probably can't help but continue to glue their eyes to the tv and newspaper and hope some source is going to come up with some new information that will put this question to rest. so being in this state of ambiguity is just torture on the human mind.

>> it is. floyd, to you now, you practice in illinois where boeing is located. what type of lawsuits could boeing face here? >> well, depending on the outcome of the investigation, what is disclosed and ultimately determined, boeing could face lawsuits from all the passengers and the crew on board that aircraft. unlike the claims against malaysia air, which must be brought in certain jurisdictions, claims against boeing can be brought in the united states in my home state of illinois, just because boeing has its headquarters there. so it could face massive claims. >> the liability of the airline itself versus the plane manufacturer? >> yes. the liability of the airline itself is almost automatic. it definitely is automatic for the first $176,000. after that, it's virtually automatic, because the airline, not the passengers, have the burden to prove that they took

all necessary measures to avoid the loss or a third party is solely responsible for the loss. absent proving that, malaysia air is going to have to pay compensation. malaysia air is facing massive claims nearing their insurance policy limits of $1 billion. >> let's talk about if the malaysians conclude that this was a pilot suicide then, what does that do to any possible legal action? who is held responsible in that scenario? >> well, conceivably malaysia air could still be responsible because if their employee took that act they're responsible. it could involve negligent hiring, negligent entrustment of this plane and these person's lives to this person, if it's proved that way. i kind of join with my fellow chicagoan jim tillman in wondering about blaming the pilot. my experience in these aviation cases is they first blame the

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breaking news tonight, the search is on for the 122 objects

spotted by satellite in the southern indian ocean. there are a lot of theories out there tonight, ranging from sensible to maybe a little out there. now i want to find out from my experts. mary, i want to talk to you first. you heard what bimal sharma said. he said listen, i want it to be a coordinated investigation by people who know how to do this. this is a great question, it says after first week of inexperience, why didn't malaysia let ntsb head the investigation like air egypt case. should the ntsb be taking over this investigation or is it in capable hands at this point? >> i don't think the investigation to date has been -- i won't say incapable, but it certainly hasn't been handled in a way which regulations, not to mention the ntsb would have handled it. but according to the agreements,

it does long to malaysia. however, malaysia could ask the united states or great britain or any other country to do it for them. the reason they probably won't is because egypt was not happy with the ntsb conclusions. once they handed it over, then there was a diplomatic spat, and that resulted in the ntsb not issuing full recommendations and egypt air disputed what the ntsb found. the bottom line is, it's often political and malaysia will not want to let go of this investigation, particularly since malaysia air is owned by the government. >> tom, we've been talking about mostly this has been about satellite images that have been captured and them going to try to find them. here is what christopher says. all the satellite data has come from china, france, uk. why not u.s. military satellites, best resolution? is the united states possibly more involved than we know, tom? >> i think, don, the first

satellite information put out by the australians was based on the u.s. company in denver. so first satellite data that went out when the prime minister of australia announced the initial finding of debris based on satellite information, that was based on u.s. satellite information. >> yeah. jeff wise, here is what patrick says. why rely on planes and ships only? given the vastness of the search area, would it be useful to have other people scrutinizing these images? >> it's good in theory. the problem seems to be recurring in this investigation that satellite imagery has produced, it's pored over. by the time it gets to the searchers in the air and water, it's four days old and it turns out to be very hard to locate whatever objects corresponded with those images in the first

place. >> the brother of the young lady who was on board that flight says let's get this into capable international hands. why do you think there's been so much conflicting information over the last three weeks? >> is that for me? >> yes, tim tillman. >> i'm sorry. i think because actually the government and the airline were way over their heads. they were overwhelmed with this. i think their intentions are wonderful, but their experience and ability to deal with something like this is far short. they should seek out other countries or other opinions and some of the experts. i think the person you brought on earlier was right. professionalism really does pay off in on investigation like this. >> when we come right back, final thoughts and answers to more of your questions. gunderman group is a go. yes! not just a start up.

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we're back now. and i want to know what questions my experts have. so let's go through it now. floyd, what questions do you have? >> well, i think basically my general question is, was there a structural mechanical electrical failure of that aircraft? a more specific question is, is there an explanation for that transponder being turned off other than act by a pilot? >> jeff wise? >> where is the rest of the data? >> dr. judy ho? >> i want to know what type of psychological evaluation they went under, the pilots, and if they had an opportunity for re-evaluation. >> jim tillman? >> an accurate and precise timeline that we can count on. >> mary? >> what maintenance was performed on that plane just a few days before this flight, and what maintenance did they not finish they said they had to

finish the next time it was many the shop. >> tom? >> where is the crime scene? debris and the plane? >> hopefully we'll get answers to all of these questions. thank you for joining us. that's it for me. i'm don lemon. "ac 360" starts right now. good evening. everyone. it's 11:00're on the east coast of the united states, 11:00 a.m. in kuala lumpur and western australia. there are new developments in flight 370 and new questions surrounding what appears to be a growing focus on the flight crew. we'll be very transparent about the sourcing here, because it is important. there's a contradiction. "usa today" citing a high ranking malaysian law enforcement officer who says the captain of the flight is believed to be soly responsible for the flight being taken off course. if that reporting is accurate, it raises all sorts of questions.