, indonesia which is a subs subsidiary of air asia. >> air asia is a low budget air line very well known within asia services southeast asia based in malaysia. koauala lumpur. it's been around since 1994. it's been around sometime. it is wide hly used in southeas asia with about 100 destinations it flies to. it has a number of subsidiaries. air asia indonesia is one of the subsidiarie subsidiaries. it has those with other countries as well. it's within the air asia company. it has a good safety record. this is a company that is well respected. it had gone through some financial difficulties back in the early 2000s but was bought out by a man who is basically turned it into a very successful business. so it is very profitable. it is very popular within asia itself and safety record wise as far as we can see, it hasn't had any crashes so it is a trusted airline but of course at this point, the focus is on what exactly happened to this particular aircraft, air asia indonesia, a subsidiary of the main airline. >> he appreciate you resetting and giving our viewers the important context on the

in this case, indonesia air asia but the air craft for example indonesia air asia has far, f ffar air craft than the parent company has. it will be an indonesian investigation. what i'm looking at now, look at the route this plane was taking over the water. it was up 32,000 feet give or take. the altitude seems to have been bouncing up and down a little bit and the pilot flying requested a deviation because of bad weather. those are the facts as we see them at the moment. >> richard, every search and rescue operation has its own unique challenges as you well know. as you look at this unique situation, what are the challenges here? >> well, the first challenge without any doubt is to get assets. we know the malaysians and indonesians have already sent planes. get assets on the way. we've seen this in all sorts but we're a lot more experiences in explaining this and a lot more people understand. you're going to see the sort of picture that we saw before of planes flying over water with people looking for wreckage. now in the case of 370, well, they could have will beilooked and wouldn't

air asia is owner of 49% of air asia indonesia which was the operator of this aircraft. highly rated stock as well. analysts had it as a byeuy rating before this incident. no fatalities. and an entrepreneur that has many plans for air asia is of course very very concerned at the fate of those crew and passengers. looking at the u.s. markets i'm taking a look over my shoulder after a very strong run up on the previous trading session on friday. we are slightly low and the dow down at 1%. the s&p futures trading 1% lower. this is coming off a very strong run for the u.s. markets in the last seven sessions the s&p put on 6% to the upside and registered it's 52nd record close of 2014. >> it's so great here. wouldn't it be great to finish at record highs and start the new year like that. steve is live in london for us thank you and have a great monday. still ahead more details on the search for the missing air asia flight. plus what makes the search differ from that of mh-370 earlier this year and regular season play comes to an end in the nfl. your sunday night football high

reports that an air asia indonesian flight is missing. it was travelling from the indonesian city of surabaya to singapore. air traffic control tell us they lost contact with it more than four hours ago. 150 are estimated on board. once again, this air asia indonesia flight gone missing near belitung island. as soon as we get more information we'll pass it to you >>> also ahead - the minimum wage - many want to see it raised to $15. what is could mean for employees, business owners and the economy. >>> tonight we take a deeper look at the minimum wage a subject of debate. the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 was set in july 2009. the minimum wage was introduced in the 1930s adjusted to $2,012, it peaked in 1968. back then it was $1.60. the equivalent today is $10.94. a full-time working making minimum wage earns over $15,000, just above the poverty line. if that person is the soul earner for a family of three, it puts them $3600 below the poverty line. as of january 1st, '29 states plus the distribute of columbia will have a minimum w

air asia was called a pioneer in 2007 for importing the low cost mad el to asia. in its eely day, some of its flights cost just a few dollars a seat. >> the founders saw an opportunity 234 southeast asia's rapidly growing middle class. that growth has attracted rivals. there are now nearly 60 low-cost carriers in the region and that hurt air asia's results in 2014. with the airline clocking one of its worst quarters in its 13-year history. but now, worries about revenue are giving way to worries about reputation. flight qz-8501 is air asia's first major crisis. and as investigators piece together the cause of the crash, one of malaysia's biggest success stories could unravel. >> richard quest says what happens next for the airline is a period of intense review. >> i think what the company will do now, it's going to be a moment of introspection because they will obviously be looking at what caused the pilots to do what they did. once the final report is known you have as an airline, as any airline does, you say where did we fail? if we failed at all. for an airline

air asia 58101, a passenger skwet has gone missing in southeast asia. here's what we know.horities have suspended the official search at sea because of darkness. it is about 3:40 a.m. local time there right now. the area is a busy shipping channel, and they have asked that ships check the waters off of indonesia. meanwhile, the full search is expected to presume after day break a couple of hours from now. use almost all of the passengers are indonesians, but one british national had been identified as an energy company executive, and he was traveling with his 2-year-old daughter who was a singaporean citizen. cnn international meteorologist joins me now from the cnn weather center. what do we know about the weather? when that planes went missing. >> well what we do know is we know a lot more and there will be scattered thunderstorms in the area. maybe not as strong as we had in the last 24. rstorm activity is reasonable to assume and we always talk about weather first when we have an airline the disaster or mystery like this. even though it was reported, there were some iss

we confirm they are 100% parts of the air asia planes. families traumatized of bloated bodies of loved ones. their grief was overpowering. one after another fainted. medical teams doing their best to console the inconsolable. here, a woman is told that searchers have found debris and bodies. >> oh, they have? i'm still hopeful for the miracle. >> reporter: at the airport, body bags were loaded up. the mystery disappearance of flight 8501 now a recovery effort. much of the wreckage believed to be at the bottom of the sea. so far, seven bodies have been found. four men and three women. one flight attendant still in uniform. none appear to be wearing life vests. >> so, there are a couple things that could be deduced from finding human remains with no life jackets on. one is that whatever happened happened very quickly. it was not a prepared ditching. or the other thing is the airplane might have come apart in midair and the wind blast from people falling through space would have taken whatever they had on their bolds off. >> reporter: the wr

hello everywhere i'm theat the c-- the breaking news in the air asia flight 8501. a massive search effort the thecrews are doing whatever they can to identify the bodies for the family members. could the high tech plane have stalled? sonar crews are searching for air asia 8501 say they have located the plane it's at the bottom of the java sea, they are hoping that the flight data and voice recorders that have yet to be found will explain the crash. 7 bodies have been pulled from the water,ing including one flight attendant. weather is hampering the recovery effort. tonyight tony fernandez has apologized to the families. gary we understand the families have been told that the wreckage has been found and also at this hour the bodies are being brought back. >> reporter: well that is right, john business is continuing as usual. people are arriving and departing. a lot of happy family members greeting them. but in this part of the airport, this is where families are gathering for support. they are watching tv and paying inging attention to everything that is going on tr

air asia c.e.o. tony fernandes said it was pointless to speculate on what might have gone wrong. >> there's a deep sense of depression here. but we'll stay strong and our first priority is to lock after the families. >> reporter: there have been few details about what hiv happened and relatives are frustrated as they weight in vain of any news. as the search continues the area will be wide bed and the director of indonesia search and rescue said they will send out teams to check on reports of smoke coming from the islands in the search area. norah. >> o'donnell: thank you, allen pizzey. the question remains what went wrong. transportation correspondent jeff pegues has been piecing together the final moments of the flight. >> reporter: air asia flight 8501 asked for permission to climb when the plane encourted bad weather 6:12 a.m. at 32,000 feet over the java sea. the pilot wanted to go to 38,000 feet but an indonesia transport official said the request denied because of traffic. at 6:24 a.m. air asi

indonesian, a people anxiously await news of their loved ones. 162 passengers and crew were on board air asia flight qz8501 to singapore. the plane and air butt 320 lost communications with air traffic control 42 minutes after taking off. >> translator: we have informed the coastal guards and all ships in the area to be on stand by and to relay information of any signs of the missing plane. we will provide updates of any developments on an hourly basis. >> reporter: at singapore's airport, those waiting for the flight to be to arrive are being given the same scant information. the plane lost contact as it flew over the java sea. the area was cloudy. air asia said the pilot requested to change course due to weather. this is the first major incidents for the malaysia low-cost carrier which has significant presence across southeast asia. but it trails two other malaysian i've areas tragedies this year. both involving the national carrier malaysia airlines. in march mh370 disappeared for a flight from koala lumper to beijing, it's still missing. then in july. mh17 from amsterdam to kuala lumbar w

and that's the worst case scenario here for air asia. land safely and lose their engine but keep in mind this air bus has a unique safety device aboard it. safety system. that's the best case scenario that, you know, we're all hoping for. you will see if this is a sully sullivan situation or air disaster. the other thing is there are search vessels out there. before the government rescue boats do. >> let's hope it is indeed for survivors. we will take a quick break and talk more with you on the other side. at ancestry, we call it a hint.. our little leaf that helps guide you through the past. simply type in a name and you're taken on a journey. a journey that crosses generations. and continents. all to tell the most amazing story. yours. discover your story. start searching for free now at ancestry.com huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four,

search at sea has been suspended for air asia 8501 because of darkness. it is the middle of the night. their local time. the area is a very busy shipping channel, though, and some ship that is are in that area continue to comb the waters off of indonesia, but a full blown search is now on hold until daylight returns to that area and that is still some hours off. the airbus a 32200 left indonesia and is bound for singapore. it is want a long flight. officials say at one point the pilot asked to climb to a higher altitude apparently to avoid heavy storms. the plane disappeared from radar while flying at around 38,000 feet and almost the entire flight was to be conducted over water. families as you can only begin to imagine, are desperate for any sign of what may have happened to this plane. there were no americans on board, but the ntsb is monitoring the wags situation from here in the united states and says it is prepared to assist if that request comes in. almost all the passengers on board are indonesian nationals and they include 18 children. this situa

an air asia plane with 162 people onboard is missing. lost contact with ground control shortly after taking off from indonesia. was on its way to singapore. both countries have launched a joint search and rescue operation. however, that search has been suspended until daylight now. the state department says the u.s. stands ready to assist with that search for the missing plane upon being asked. air asia has released a statement saying the crew had asked for a change in flight path. this to avoid some rough weather in their path. the flight left at 5:35 a.m. local time. they lost contact with is that plane at 7:24 a.m. their time. that flight had been scheduled to land in singapore about an hour later at 8:30 a.m. local time. most onboard were indonesian, 6 of them children. at least one of them an infant. pope francis has weighed in saying in the statement his thoughts are with those aboard the plane that disappeared. secretary of state john kerry tweeted our hearts and hopes are with the passengers and families of the air asia flight. n

another person saying he wished for a miracle for the families of those on board the air asia flight. let's now go to kelly kobaya from the london bureau. >> indonesia is leading the search. it is largely on hold until day break tomorrow, a few hours from now. the founder of asia air, tony fernandez is in indonesia. he met with some of the families. he tweet theed, this is my worst nightmare. he told the families he's promising to do what he can to help them. indonesian teams searched for ten hours today. they found nothing. the conditions were very bad. heavy rain, low visibility, choppy seas. they are hoping for slightly better weather tomorrow. most of those on board were with indonesian. no american passport holders. lots of families headed to singapore for a short vacation. a british passport holder with his 2-year-old daughter. a position their couple from south korea and their 1-year-old girl. in all, 17 children among the 162 people on board. some family members say they are praying for a miracle. for all of them, an agonizing few days and hours ahead as they wait to find out

the debris includes red and white materials, the color was air asia's aircraft plane door luggage, life senior air safety investigator greg fife. >> for the families it's going to help them get through this mystery. waiting is always very difficult. we found that with mh 370. now they can start to at least move to the next phase of their grief process and trying to get closure to this. what they have found, the fact they're recovering more than 40 body bodies i'm glad the search process at least slowed down to the point we know with the main wreckage debris field is. >> what mysteries overnight were solved. what remains unsolved? >> the biggest mystery was where it was. we had a general idea. they sent the assets. -- >> there was a report of an aland with a fire. >> absolutely. you get the stories, but these guys, they found a lot of debris and of course the bodies in the ocean. now they still can't stop the search because there could be some evidence out on some of the smaller islands in the area. for investigators, they can start to hone in. trying to map where the debris is and try t

air asia says the pie let had requested a change of course because of bad weather. is where they were supposed to arrive. air transport authorities at singapore's airport say 47 next of kin approached them. they were provided with counselors and officials from various government departments as well as the indonesian an embassy. singapore authorities say they are going to be sending two additional aircraft as well as a c130 they sent on sunday morning as soon as that plane went missing. this is now become a massive international search operation. this is the first major incidents for the low-cost carrier whose parent company in malaysia has significant presence across southeast asia. but it trails two other other malaysian aviation tragedies both involving malaysia airlines in march mh370 disappeared with 239 people on board. that plane was never found. then in july, mh17 from amsterdam to kuala lumpur was shot down over ukraine killing all 298 people on board. air asia has never lost a plane before. veronica palos dos pedrosa. >>> scott is in the airport where the p

the search for missing air asia flight 8501.esia confirms the debris from the plane has been found in the java sea. officials say there is red and white materials, the colors of air asia aircraft and the debris includes a plane door, oxygen tanks, luggage, and life vests. all visible. in a spokeman's for indonesia's navy 40 bodies have been recovered at this hour. crews on ropes are being lowered into the sea to search for additional victims. loved ones and passengers broke down in tears at the airport as their worst fears appear to become a reality. one middle age man collapsed while watching the news reports and taken out on a stretcher. the airbus passenger jet with 162 people on board was heading to singapore when it lost contact with air traffic control. there were high winds in the area and the pilot asked for approval to change the flight's path and elevation. tony tony fernandez tweeted. let's go to nbc katie tur a little bit delay live from singapore singapore. singapore. >> the latest are what you said. it's been a sad

this time it was a plane flown by air asia's regional partner. bus a-320 was traveling from manila when it skidded and overshot the runway in the central philipp e philippines. emergency sides were deployed but no one was hurt. but it is important to know the error was being slammed by a tropical storm at the time, flash flooding and landslides have killed more than 30 people in the region. there's also brutal weather out west ending 2014 with a bras. they are talking about snow in vegas. they're going to have to rug up. >> looks like just a few hours before midnight on new year's eve, we might run into a few flurries across vegas. scattered about the portions of the southwest here. the higher elevations, certainly significant snow accumulations a probability. but the last time it snowed in las vegas on new year's eve, it was 1974. that gives you the idea that snow not usually the threat here for new year's across this region, even the higher elevations, northern mexico will tap in with some decent know. five to ten inches around flagstaff. model

recuperan cuerpos y restos del aviÓn de air asia desaparecido en el mar.ciÓn de fin de aÑo, en times square, las autoridades de nueva york anuncia un importante dispositivo de seguridad. >> mientras el ambiente es festivo en times square en el centro de operaciones de la policÍa de nueva york el trabajo es intenso. habrÁ una estrecha vigilancia por tierra, agua y aire, anunciÓ en conferencia de prensa un grupo de altos oficiales. dijeron que miles de policÍas encubiertos estarÁn desplegados en sitios estratÉgicos juntos en grupos especializados en antiterrorismo. >> ahora mismo no tenemos ninguna inteligencia accionar le que vaya a haber un ataque terrorista contra la ciudad de nueva york. estos manifestantes reunidos ante la sede de la alcaldÍa anunciaban sus planes de protesta. el otro desafÍo serÍa el conflicto que el sindicato benevolente de la policÍa y el alcalde bill de blasio. aunque nadie confirma ni desmiente los rumores, el new york post indican que durante las Últimas semanas ha habido una reducciÓn del 80% de las actividades policiales. aÚn as

air asia is also based in malaysia. the final communication from the pilot and air traffic control came at 6:12 a.m. when the pilot asked to turn left and climb to 38,000 feet to, quote, avoid clouds. >> there were more than 160 people on board, including 17 children, one an infant. as their families desperately await word, there's a massive search and rescue effort under way right now. and abc's david kerley kicks off our team coverage from washington. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this jetliner has been missing for more than half a day and darkness is coming to the area where crews are looking for any sign of this aircraft. this is the air asia airbus 320 that has disappeared from radar and is missing this morning. search crews spent the day looking for any sign of the aircraft which was flying through strong weather early saturday morning. air asia, a low cost carrier serving the area, said in a statement, quote, at the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding

. >> breaking news right now an air asia air bus has gone missing from indonesia to singapore, airline officials report that the flight disappeared off radar shortly after the pilot requested to change the flight plan because of weather. syma chowdhry a has details live from the cbs-3 the sat center syma good morning. >> good morning, nicole. we know plane lost communication about 40 minutes in the flight. this happened last night when pilot requested a change of course due to weather. there were reportedly heavy thunderstorms over the java sea. officials say there was no distress signal from the cockpit. both indonesia and singapore have launched a search and rescue operation, flight 8501 was heading to singapore with more than 160 people on board, the plane had two pilots, five cab and crew and 155 passengers including 16 children and one infant. most of the passengers are indonesia. loved ones began gathering at an era port in indonesia waiting to get an update. air asia is a malaysia based airline. new back in march malaysia airlines flight 370 went missing soon after taking off fr

this is the air asia airbus 320 that has disappeared from radar and is missing this morning. search crews spent the day looking for any sign of the aircraft which was flying through strong weather early saturday morning. air heir a low cost carrier serving the area, said in a statement, quote, at the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we will keep all partied informed as more information comes available. the majority of the 161 on board were ind nearbyiens. flight 8501 took off from surabaya headed for singapore. it ran into weather, severe thunderstorms, turbulence, with the pilot asking to turn left around some clouds and to significantly increase his altitude from from 32,000 feet to 38,000 feet over the java sea, the last time the jet communicated with controllers. at least two aircraft were used by the civil aviation authority to search during the daylight hours. air asia says it is cooperating fully. the 6-year-old jet has a good safety record, as does the carrier. already air as

the ceo of air asia flight air asia flight air asia -- air asia says it is too early tospeculate -- to speculate. . [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: as for the families, all they can do now is wait. >> this has been a terrible year for airlines. in march malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished over the indian ocean during a flight stoobeijing. 239 -- to beijing. 239 people were on board that flight and that plane has never been found. in july, soldiers in ukraine shot down malaysia airlines flight 17, 298 people were on board that plane. the plane was flying from ampster dam to kuala lumpur. coming up, we will hear from an analyst who explains how stormy conditions could create turbulence severe enough to make a plane crash. >>> the police union criticized the new york mayor for supporting protests in the city. the mayor is now working to rebuild trust. . >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio attempts to diffuse tensions. >> to serve people in this way it takes determination and commitment. we praise you for making this choice. >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio's address came two days after of

air asia says his priority is to help the victims relatives. >> this afternoon, the first two bodies arrived. as yet, they are just numbers. their identities are unclear. the numbers are going to get a lot bigger before this is all over. helicopter crews brought a handful more bodies but it has been a frustrating day. recovery teams have been battling rain, strong wind, and waits of up to three meters high and the bad weather looks set to continue for several more days. the rumor mill has been working overtime. the search ships had detected the fuselage. this afternoon, the head of air asia said that report is simply not true. >> the rescue team is doing a fantastic job, they are narrowing the search. they are feeling more comfortable. they're beginning to know where it is. there is no confirmation, nothing. nothing confirmed. >> family members are lining up to give dna samples helps ease the identification process. so far, there are only seven bodies to identify. at her home in the city, -- only has photos of her son. just a few days ago, he was right here preparing to go on would b

>>> we have breaking news this morning an air asia plane with more than 162 people on board loses contact with ground control and remains missing this morning. we are following latest as frantic search and rescue mission is underway, and distraught family members wait for word on their love ones. >>> plus, tearful good bye to one of new york's finest friend, family and fellow men and women in blue pay their final respects to one of two police officers shot and killed last week even. >>> and dry for now but some showers are moving in carol is tracking timing coming up. today is unday december 28th good morning, thanks for joining us i'm nicole brewer at 6:00 o'clock. let's check that forecast with carol. possibly some rain. >> yes, we have seen some already. >> we will see more as we go through the afternoon. the not a big deal system but just hurleds an end to the great weather we have enjoyed yesterday with that spectacular? today is still mild but we have those showers to contend with. we will look outside. 44 degrees. that is the temperature looking at palmyra cove nature park in new j

air asia has never lost a plane before and has a good safety track record. according to an air ratio i can't statement on board the plane are two pilots, five cabin crew and 155 passengers including 16 children and one infant. among the passengers three south correspond korean also. and one from singapore and france. there's no indication that any americans are on board or that the plane's disappearance is linked to terrorism. "good morning america" will have more coming up at 8:00 a.m. we'll have another update in the next half-hour. >>> developing overnight philadelphia police are looking for a hit-and-run driver and the vehicle involved. they have questions for the victim. after finding a ski mask and a gun that has been slid underneath a parked car. the gun and masked came from the victim who is now in temple university hospital. he was struck at the intersection of with it kerr arena wyoming -- w4eu9 kerr -- w4eu9 kerr and wyoming avenue. a police delivery man was robbed near the scene. the robbery suspect was wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun. the h

i'll read a tweet that has come from tony fernandez, air asia ceo. this came through five hours ago. on my way to surabaya where most of the passengers were fro. we're hear from malaysia airlines proper where they write hashtag stay strong@air asia. our thoughts and prayers are with all of the family and friends of those onboard. tragically lessons have been learned but it's important to get the information out and communicate with people and that seems to be handled better in this situation than it was with mh-370. i'll give everyone details on the plane itself. it's an airbus. airbus released a statement while confirming details of the missing flight. airbus is saying that the aircraft was delivered back in 2008. it had accumulated approximately 23,000 flight hours in some 13,600 flights. the a-320 is short to medium range narrow body jet. it can carry up to 180 passengers. it has a range of about 3,700 miles or so. this plane is a very popular plane in wide use around the world. there are 6,000 right now currently in service. joining me via skype,

. >>> and where is air asia flight 8501? the latest on the search for the missing plane that vanished without a trace sunday morning. >> we'll get to all of those stories in just a moment, first, we start with a forecast on your monday, i guess late december, mild weather is still here. >> we'll take it just like we'll take you coming back. >> hope everyone had a good holiday. what's up. how are you doing? >> good morning guys, yes so we had nice mild weekend you probably noticed how warm it was every time you walked out the door this weekend. not bad for december certainly. that's all changing, my friends, we are seeing not just cold front cross through here, but certainly some colder air take its place. at the moment, things are pretty tranquil, all things considered, even despite the passage of cold front we are actually not dealing with any kind of poor visibility at this point in atlantic city or in most locations. so, it is a pretty tranquil start to the day. this is actually a sign of things to come. we are in for nic

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air asia plane is missing. flight with 162 people on board was coming from indonesia heading to singapore. airline officials say plane disappeared after the pilot asked for permanent mission to change course because of bad weather. and police officers from across the country paid their respects to new york city police officer rafael ramos, ramos was fatally shot with his partner in an ambush last week. >>> two people are in the hospital after a car crashes in the house in philadelphia's lawncrest neighborhood. investigators tell us that it is car was traveling fast when it hit a pillar of the house and flipped over. >>> now lets get a check of the forecast and a mild one carol. >> it will be mild, nicole, not as mild as yesterday, lets look outside i necessity you have not seen daylight you have been here since it has been dark but ben franklin bridge, we have some cloud that are over ben franklin bridge and over most of the area and we will be hanging on to these clouds as we go through the day. let's move on

>>> at 4:00 o'clock we have breaking news a missing air asia flight indonesia officials say they have recover several boding floating in the water where the the place was last seen. >> let's check with fox 29's jennifer joyce live on the news room with the more on these breaking details jen. >> reporter: that is right dawn, this is what indonesia officials are telling local reporters that they have recovered multiple bodies floating near where the missing flight was last seen this discovery comes as hundreds of search crews have been endlessly scouring the the waters for any sign of wreckage. at least 30 ships, 15 aircraft and seven helicopters are involve in the active search. several pieces of the the debris have been spotted in the sea, according to the indonesia national search and rescue spokesmen indonesia military aircraft saw white, red, black objects off the coast, air asia's jets are red and white. the these objects will be examined, at this point, they are not confirming that these are pieces of the missing plane. as news spread that bodies have within spotted in the water

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. >>> then a break through in the search for missing air asia plane, bodies recovered from where the plane was last seen. we're updating this story by the minute. >>> caitlin roth checking your new years eve forecast hi caitlin. >> that is correct, we are looking at a cold end to 2014, start to 2015, in surprise winter had to return at some point. we will time that all out and let you know how cold it will feel as we round out the year. >> and a good morning to you. december 30th already 2014. >> wow. >> where does the year go. >> we have a lot a lot breaking news but it is a cold morning. >> oh, yeah, winter in fully penning, caitlin. >> by the way my computer is right behind you guys and sometimes aim necessity that shot trying to get this, or toy distract you. >> good thing we cannot see what is on your screen. >> well, it is just this, nothing too exciting. >> never mind. >> it doesn't do much for anybody, i don't think, it is a radar. rain and snow showers down to the south and they should stay toward the south. a few sprinkles are possible as we go later in to the morning hours

mh-370 leaving 339 and today 161 possibly lost in the air asia aircraft. president obama has been briefed and monitoring the situation while families cling to hope while somehow the aircraft made it to the ground safely. >> that was david kerleyly -- david reporting. >>> there's more at 6abc.com. >>> the 2014 eagles play their season finale on the roads against the giants. this is not the way many of us thought the year would end. knack sports director ducis rogers joins us live from east rutherford, new jersey. doesn't count right? >> reporter: it's hard to believe we are in this situation. a few weeks ago we were talking about a first-round bye. today's game is meaningless which led to the question how does the team get you mean this? >> this is something you dream about as a kid you get an opportunity to put something on the film and end the season on a high note and be despited about getting the win owe being excited about getting the win. >> being a professional we have a task at hand we have to take care of and try to get the 10th one and we talk abo

the sea the the hypothesis is that the plane is at the bottom of the sees see. >> our focus for air asia a is to help and support next of kin of passengers. >> reporter: missing flight follows two other tragic air travel incidents in south east asia. the still unexplain disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370 in march, with 239 people on board, and million layer a airlines flight 17, that crashed over ukraine in july killing all 298 people on board. officials stress that they are still searching for answers about what could have happened here. the plane a's pilot is said to have thousands of hours of experience. the chris? >> real mystery there then, jennifer, thank you. >>> well, many children are expecting to go back to school next week after their winter break but that is not the case for some children in philadelphia. parents of students at walter palmer middle school just received letters saying that the school will not be reopening, after the holiday break. and now, they are scrambling to find a new school for their children. the the the letter says school witt shut down beca

and the search for air asia 8501.ports say they have located overnight. >> an armed man holds up a local convenience store making off with some loot. >> police plan extra patrols to keep people safe as they ring in the new year. >> good morning it is wednesday, december 31st. >> happy new year's everyone. as we barrel toward our big holiday evening we have cloud cover to our west. we are expecting lots of sunshine this morning and in through the day. 25 degrees right now in philadelphia though. it is cold out there. 26 in wilmington, 23 in allentown 29 in sea isle city. so, even down by the shore where we're typically a little bit milder in the morning it's still pretty cold and still in the 20's and this is a big change from yesterday. yesterday we were colder than the day before. today another 9 degrees off the current temperature from where we were 24 hours ago and 16 degrees colder down the shore. 25 degrees right now on your storm tracker 6 app. by 8 o'clock 26 and by noon 32 so it's going to stay on the cold sid

the air asia pilot was experienced with more than 20,000 flying hours.he airline and the airplane, an airbus both have good safety ratings. >> if the plane did crash in shallow waters as some of the investigators believe, that would greatly increase the chances of finding the missing airbus flight recorders. the u.s. seventh fleet based in japan and guam on stand by to help if they are asked. >> let's go to veronica pedrosa live from singapore. how are relatives there doing? >> hering singapore, we have been pretty much as the media away from the relatives. authorities at the chinese airport be trying to protect their privacy. while we've seen people enter and leave the relatives' holding area we haven't been able to talk to them except briefly for them to tell us they have some relationship with a passenger onboard the missing plane. however, today be we did get a release from airport authorities showing a group of the next of kin, but faces were not shown but it showed them being given a briefing by the airport authorities, and the civil aviation autho

then we'll look into it and see what we need to improve, if we need to improve. >> reporter: air asia flight 8501 encountered bad air sunday morning. the pilot asked for permission to climb to 38,000 feet, but a transportation official said the request was denied due to high traffic. minutes later air asia said radar contact was lost. there was no distress call. the former chair of the ntsb says weather alone probably was not a serious factor. >> it is never the single cause of what ultimately created the accident. accidents are always a chain of events. >> reporter: besides weather investigators will examine air speed, mechanical failure and the pilot's reaction in the case of an emergency. the captain, a veteran pilot, had more than 20,000 flying hours. the plane passed its safety check last month and arizona why has a good safety record -- and air asia has a good safety record. some believe the plane is at the bottom of the sea. five ships, 13 helicopter are examining for any debris they can find. he investigators expect to have a news -- investigators expect to have a news confere

air asia .hovers why were there so much tragedy in the skies in 2014? renee marsh is exploring this for us she is live if washington with more. >> mikaela, it's been a major headline, mohr times than we would like. commercial jets with lives on board, ending in a fatal crash. this morning we have a reality check. the disappearance of 162 people on board airasia is the second missing passenger plane in southeast asia in less than a year. >> it is eerie. it was unusual or it's just kind of spooky that this would happen in this area but we don't know the facts yet. >> reporter: after nearly ten months malaysia airlines flight 370 and the 239 people on board have still not been found. authorities are convinced the boeing 777 crashed in the indian ocean. >> malaysia there is good evidence to indicate it was flown a long long ways and again most likely as a criminal act by a rogue pilot or introud intruder or something like that. >> reporter: just four months later, july 17th, malaysia airlines would

. >>> then search and rescue teams admit to losing hope after an air asia flight goes missing but a new clue just announced could be a big help in the search this morning. >>> plus caitlin roth is tracking your holiday week weather, hi caitlin. >> good morning, chris. we are coming off a week even where we had highs in the 50's, it was beautiful but chillies back. we will end the the year on a very cold note. wet are authority forecast is coming up. >>> a big change to this years mummers parade what they are changing up with the route, and why. >>> good day, everybody it is monday, the december 29th 2014. thanks for waking up with us as we start off a new week. >> i know when i walk in the news roomy said to dawn at her desk. she said good morning? is it? what time is it? what are we doing up that the hour. >> am i awake. >> all right caitlin, good morning. >> good morning to you both. truth of it is a lot of people to have head back to work in between holidays so you are up very extra early with us. hopefully you had a great holiday week and weekend. we had beautiful weather over the w

developing right now indonesian official say australian planes have spotted things in the sea for missing air asia flight 8501. the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers yesterday while traveling from inch dough neice ya to singapore. cbs correspondent michael bert with more on the search mission. >> australian search planes have spotted objects in the java sea where an air asia plane disappeared investigators do not yet know if it is wreckage from flight 8501 with help pouring in from other nations including singapore, malaysia, and australia indonesian officials say it is likely the plane it is -- it is at the bottom of the sea. including 17 children, it took off for sing a poor. shortly after one of the pilots asked to change the route because of bad weather. the request was denied due to high traffic. cbs news aviation analyst says the airplane's data recorders will help reveal what happened next. >> we've got life if you will in the batteries for the next 30 days, maybe depending upon when these batteries were put in fu this aircraft, as long as even 90 days. >> indonesia promises s

>> breaking overnight an air asia plane has disappeared overseas. right now a frantic search is on for any trails of the airliner carrying 150 people. we have gathered new information on the people on board and what the pilot did after takeoff. details just ahead. good morning sunday, december 28. something a hit-and-run victim is rush to the hospital him police are looking for the victim involved. and have confess for the items -- questions for the items left behind. >>> penn state celebrates a bowl victory after sandusky rocked penn state. >> it's mild, looks like we skipped over winter. looking live on sky 6 we have cloudy skies we're seeing showers in parts of the area. we'll flip it over to storm tracker 6 live double scan, you can see areas north and west of the i-95 corridor, where some of the showers are this morning, we have another batch across interior sections of south jersey. the movement is generally west to east, nothing is too terribly heavy, every now and then we get into a steadier pocket indicated by the yellows. right now we're z

families are fearing the worst after an air asia flight to sing port last contact with the air traffic 162 people including seven crew, an indonesian air force spokesman says the last known location of the plane was over the java sea. the a320 took off from i indonesia's international airport at 5:20 a.m. local time and lost contact 42 minutes later. >>> the nato combat mission to afghanistan is coming to an end after 13 years, 2014 has been the deadliest of the conflict. more than 4,000 afghan soldiers and police have been killed. >>> the malaysian's government is pledging an extra $142 million to help 10s of thousands of people displaced by floods. rescue workers say fuel shortages are slowing aid effort. the prime minister has cut short his u.s. holiday after being accused of not doing enough for those affected. >>> the floods have also hit thailand, 13 people were killed there. the government has declared eight of its southern provinces disaster zones and warning people to prepare for more heavy rain. more than 184,000 households are affected. in northern malaysia, three states --

air asia said the crew asked for a change in flight path. they wanted to go from 32,000 feet to 38,000 feet to avoid rough weather in their path. here's a live picture where a help center is set up for families. there were 162 people on board, 7 crew members and 155 passengers. now most of them were indonesians with three south koreans, one from singapore and one from malaysia. 16 are children and at least one of them an infant. air asia is a regional low cost carrier with presence in several southeast asian countries. president obama has been briefed and the ntsb is monitoring the search and stands ready to help if needed. joining me on the phone is anthony roman. he's an faa licensed commercial pilot and licensed flight instructor. >> good morning. >> based on what we know let's look at the possibilities. this plane has been missing around 11 hours right now. that's not a good sign. >> well, you have to understand there is severe weather in the region. the season brings in the northeast monsoonal rains which are tremendous thunderstorms th