many like laura zigg are seeing it for the -- like laura zych are seeing it for the first time that dayranted it was two and hey-years later but it's here. >> this is the wing. this is at the back. >> reporter: the rest of airbus 320 will be put together like a giant puzzle. crews collected everything down to the newspapers on the seats. >> i think my boarding pass is on it. i'm hoping that as they go through the artifacts it might be something i get back. >> the airplane is going to be preserved as opposed to restored. that means any damage that occurred in water will be there. you can't tell the story without the airplane. >> reporter: a story that resonates nearly two and half years later. >> i think that's one of the things people see. when they see this is the potential for good in all of us. >> reporter: the potential for heros and hope. kelly cobiella cbs news, charlotte, north carolina. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news". thanks for joining us this saturday evening. iech russ mitchell cbs news in new york. see you back here tomorrow. good night.g# captioning sponsor