a terrible nine months facing malaysia we begin with deborah patta, deborah? >> search-and-rescue operations for the plane were called off as night fell in the southeast asian region. those operations resumed again at dawn local time. indonesia, singapore and malaysia are all involved in a massive search-and-rescue operation for the missing plane. rescuers spent hours flying over areas of the java sea but the dark and stormy indonesian waters have so far provided no clues. >> the flight time line is also murky. because indonesian and singaporean authorities are reporting different times for radar contacts with the plane. here's what they know so far. the plane took off from surabaya airport in indonesia at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time. for what should have been a quick two hour hop to singapore. but around 6:10 the airasia pilots asked to turn left and climb to a higher altitude to avoid clouds. and indonesian transportation official said the request was denied due to traffic. some time between 6:17 and 6:24 a.m. airasia flight 8501 lost contact with ind