we begin with pamela brown with the very latest. pam? >> wolf, officials are optimistic but the search to find the debris is back on. overnight, just as searchers announced that weather had again grounded the search. >> zero visibility with severe turbulence and icing. the risk did not outweigh the possible for searching. >> they rekindled hope, saying that their satellites found new evidence of debris. japan saying it found ten floating objects. these images, released by thailand space agency, shows as many as 300 objects, ranging in size from 6 to 50 feet long. so many objects close together could suggest plane debris. as many as five countries have released satellite photos off the coast of australia. but still no pieces of the plane have been found and the clock is i can itti ticking on the batte. >> it may not have made seven days or may not have made it today. >> reporter: they have no leads as to what caused the plane to disappear. sources say the fbi will soon release its analysis of the pilot and co-pilot. so far, the investigat

let me just add one also one quick thing to pam brown's very good analysis on the lithium batteries.a main debt cargo hold. this is since it was a passenger plane are about he low the deck with the very latest in fire detection and suppression. there would have been plenty of time for a distress call, which we did not see. >> i mean, it's unlikely in your estimation that lithium batteries could be to blame? is that what you are saying? >> for several reasons. they are recognized as having certain inherent risks. the packaging requirements are quite strict. the lack of a distressed call kind of moves that over further over to the enl of the table for me. >> many thanks to all of you. i appreciate it. >>> still to come, u.s. war planes new mission, find flight 370. we'll talk about high-tech u.s. assets being used. >> the plan is, we want to find these objects, because they are the best lead to where we might find people to be rescued. so you can be surprised by what you don't. get two times the points on travel and dining at restaurants from chase sapphire preferred. so you can taste

pam brown reports. >> reporter: the son of captain zaharie shah is breaking his silence, defending his father against claim he is might be responsible for sabotaging flight 370. the captain's youngest son, 26-year-old achmed set spoke publicly, dismissing criticisms of his father in an interview with the "new straits times." "i've red everything online, i've ignored the speculation. i know my father better, we may not be as close because he travels so much but i understand him." and the former ceo of malaysia airlines said he knew shah well. >> he's an excellent pilot and i think also an excellent gentleman. i think we're going to wrong way pointing figure at him. >> reporter: and the current ceo of malaysia airlines also defended him and his co-pilot fariq hamid. >> based on their records, they have been quite exemplary. >> reporter: sources tell cnn that despite speculation of deliberate action to divert the plane, investigators haven't found any evidence to suggest a premeditated act by either pilot. a u.s. official tells cnn that a preliminary review of the captain's simulator and

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our justice correspondent pamela brown is here. pam, what are you learning?ng from sources, wolf, that the fbi is getting closer to gathering data from the hard drive of the flight simulate are to. so far, it offers very little clues whether he deliberately diverted the plane but those who knew him are shedding new light on the captain. the man who helped build zaharie shah's simulator is offering a glimpse into the mind of a veteran pilot whose source is a key figure in the flight 370. >> it's not unusual to have a simulator at home. he was very passionate for his hobby. he wanted to make it as close to real as it could be. >> this man sold shah some of the parts he used to build his simulator. he tells cnn that the 53-year-old father was so interested in making the simulator feel real he wanted a robotic seat like the one seen here that would mimic what it feels like in a cockpit. he says he doesn't believe shah could have been involved. >> he was a down-to-earth guy even if he was flying, he's a pilot. i wouldn't think that he would go that far, no, to tur

pamela brown is joining us with more on this part of the story. pam? >> malaysian authorities have said that there's been full cooperation from everyone that they've interviewed, more than 100 people, they say, as investigators continue to focus on those that the pilots knew them the best, their families. investigators are digging deeper into the background of the pilots zaharie ahmad shah and fariq ab hamid. >> the issues outside the notion of just where is that aircraft? >> reporter: malaysian authorities have interviewed more than 100 people, including the family members of the passengers and crew. a news agency quotes police as saying all of those questioned cooperated fully. adding that cases like this could take up to a year to fully investigate. sources tell cnn that so far nothing from the interviews and background checks indicate foul play. but with few crews and no mek a wreckage, cnn is learning when flight 370 took off for the very last time, it was the co-pilot's first time at the controls of the boeing 777 without supervision and obama hi

let's go to our justice correspondent pamela brown for the very latest. pam? >> wolf, while the "usa today" article points to a deliberate act by the 53-year-old captain, is zaharie shah, they still haven't willing to leave anything out. the captain here seen in a new tribute video posted online did not leave suicide note or any other evidence at his home that showed he planned to take down the flight. tonight cnn has learned from sours that after a preliminary review of the hard drive from his home flight simulator, u.s. investigators have found no smoking gun. >> i have teams working literally around the clock to try and exploit that. i don't want to say more about that in an open setting but i expect it to be done fairly shortly, within a day or two to finish that work. >> reporter: sources say so far it does not appear shah went to great lengths to scrub the hard drive when files were deleted last month or that he had encrypted any of the files. sources say investigators have also not found any incriminating data on the hard drive of his 27-year-old co-pil

our pamela brown is in washing wi washington with details. pamwhy don't we start with you and give us an idea of what investigators are looking for in this data on the hard drive. >> bottom line, the fbi is throwing a lot at finding out what's on there. finding out what's on the duplicate hard drive from the flight sim mu lay tore. a top priority for a team of the fbi's top forensics experts. they are working to retrieve those files from the simulator as well as the laptop that police took from their homes. they want too see if there are any clues at all as to what might have happened to flight 370. they are going to look to see' data was deleted in a very simple, standard way or whether someone went to great lengths intentionally destroy those files to hide them permanently. it is important to note they might not find anything significant here but, of course, because it is the best evidence we have, this he have to check. >> so, mark, how hard is it to get this information they are looking for. is it that sim and how long could this process take

. >> pam: on wednesday, netanyahu travels north to silicon valley, where he will meet with gov. jerry browninc., before returning to los angeles. he leaves thursday. >> pam: the california trip should offer netanyahu a break from the weighty discussions in washington, where obama challenged the israeli leader to make "tough decisions" to salvage an elusive middle east peace plan with palestinians. >> reporter:new at six. >> reporter:the obama administration is raising concerns about the growing threat of superbugs -- bacteria resistant to antibiotics. a new report released by the centers for disease control and prevention -- shows hospital patients are at risk of deadly superbug infections -- because of the misuse of antibiotics. >> reporter:infections that can withstand some of the best antibiotics are killing more than 23-thousand americans a year. >> reporter:the c-d-c reports -- antibiotics can save lives. but using them too frequently helps the growth of antibiotic- resistant bacteria. the agency is looking for 30-million dollars to open special labs to help combat drug-resistant infec