heard from the u.s.-based company who says that 20 of its employees were on the plane. 12 were malaysian and 8 are c i chinese. and the company from austin, texas, says that we are solely focused on the employees and their families. our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragic event. the plane took off from kuala lumpur, the capital of malaysia with 239 passengers and crew on board. no wreckage has turned up, but one clue is giving people a bad feeling in that several miles of oil slick have been spotted in thailand on the general flight plan that it was on and looks possibly like jet fuel. we are joined by andrew stevens there in beijing, and andrew, for those people there, a gutting and painful moment for them, and are they getting any new information and has anybody