she told us when she looks at the sea, she thinks of her son. >> axelrod: seth doane joins us now. seth, such grief as we just saw. also, a lot of anger in that gymnasium. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yes, jim, we have seen a real growing sense of frustration among these family members. we spoke with one woman who went to that stage in that gymnasium and yelled at other family members, "what are we doing just sitting here?" we asked her what she meant. she said, as this rescue effort has dragged on, her hopes of her younger brother's survival had dimmed; her frustration with authority has only grown. >> axelrod: seth doane amid the heartbreak in jindo, south korea. thank you. half a continent away and 19,000 feet up, the search continues for those missing after yesterday's avalanche on mt. everest. as allen pizzey reports, it appears most of these victims are among everest's most experienced climbers. >> reporter: while monks prayed and chanted, family and friends draped buddhist scarves called khada over the sherpa guides who died in the avalanche. so far, 13 victi

evacuation order was not given for another 30 minutes and many said they never heard it. >> pelley: seth doane is with us from inchon. seth, the stern of the ferry is resting on the seabed. are they going to try to lift the entire boat? >> reporter: they are, scott. the government is actually bringing in three ships with giant cranes on them, and they're going to try to turn over the ship and then lift it up as part of the salvage operation. we did just get off the phone with the coast guard, and they reminded us that still it is being termed a rescue. >> pelley: seth, thank you very much. there's a surprise agreement tonight that may head off a russian invasion of eastern ukraine. the u.s. and russia, along with ukraine and the european union, negotiated a deal in geneva today where we find our state department correspondent margaret brennan. margaret, what happened? >> reporter: well, scott, expectations were low for today's meeting here in geneva, so when the diplomats actually came to an agreement, secretary kerry called it "a good day's work." the deal was reached after nearly seven hours

the death toll from the ferry disaster rises as a crew member speaks to seth doane in south korea. what did the captain say? >> evacuation orders were not issued earlier. >> jeff: allen pizzey at the vatican as the pope celebrates easter with 150,000 followers. anne marie green on the death of a boxer without inspired a movie and a fight for justice. and the man in charges of protecting boston during tomorrow's marathon has also run it 18 times. >> that's my medicine, believe it or not. my philosophy is if i learn, i can conquer anything. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. transcripts released today show the crew of that ferry in south korea was crippled by indecision. that lack of action authorities believe was deadly. today families of those still missing blocked the caravan of south korea's prime minister demanding answers. this as divers began pulling bodies out of the water. 476 people were on board when the ferry sank on wednesday. at least 59 are now confirmed dea

they face charges of abandoning ship, scott, and failing to protect passengers. >> pelley: seth doane covering for us in south korea. thanks, seth. today tensions rose in the worst confrontation between russia and the west since the cold war. the russian foreign minister accused ukraine of breaking the peace agreement signed just last week. russia has masked tens of thousands of troops on ukraine's eastern border. troops in unmarked uniforms seized government buildings inside eastern ukraine and violence is breaking out. today, vice president joe biden landed in the ukrainian capitol, the u.s. is supporting ukraine's government in resisting russian pressure. it was just a month ago that russia annexed ukraine's crimean peninsula and, since then, many ethnic russians throughout eastern ukraine have agitated to join russia, too. holly williams is there. >> reporter: this town is under control of armed pro-russian separatists who have appointed their own mayor, vyacheslav ponomaryov, a former soldier in the soviet army. the town's elected mayor hasn't been seen in public since friday. th

seth doane on the search. manuel bojorquez has the arrest of a suspect in a series of highway shootings that had many living around kansas city living in fear. and steve hartman "on the road." how a simple sound changed donnie edison's life. >> that ping kind of sound. >> it, like, triggered something. >> it just-- it gave me hope. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. good evening, i'm jeff pegues. climbing mouunt everest is one of the greatest challenges there is. the tallest mountain in the world unforgiving, yet every year hundreds try. today a group well acquainted with the danger, nepalese guides, was killed when an avalanche came crashing down. it happened at 19,000 feet. at least 12 were killed, making it the deadliest disaster on mt. everest ever. four are missing. clarissa ward begins our coverage. >> reporter: the avalanche hit early in the morning as local guides known as sherpas readied the route for other climbers. with no apparent warning, a wall of snow a

seth doane is with parents asking, "have you found my child?" can it be? nancy cordes reports taxpayers are giving bonuses to tax collectors who owe back taxes. and dean reynolds on how a pair of oars can turn the tide of a young person's life. >> it switches a lot of kids on, and then they totally embrace it. and it's really fun to see that happen. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western addition. no surprise that people are divided about what happened in georgia today. gun control advocates are calling it the most extreme gun bill in america, but gun rights supporters say it's the most comprehensive pro-gun bill in the state's history. the law enacted today will, among other things, allow licensed gun owners to take concealed weapons to more places than ever and limit what police officers can do. mark strassmann is in atlanta. >> you know i believe i'm in the safest place in the state of georgia right now. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: several hundred gun right supp

we begin with seth doane in beijing. >> reporter: the h.m.s. "echo" will use sophisticated listening equipment to try to verify thosher those electronic pulses were coming from the missing jetliner's black boxes. the chinese vessel that reported detecting those pulses on friday and saturday is working in water nearly 15,000 feet deep. angus houston, who is coordinating the search, warned that there are lots of noises in ree ocean. >> we're dealing with very deep dter. we're dealing with an environment where sometimes you can get false indications. >> reporter: the separate signals picked up today were 300 nautical miles away, detected by a pinger locator onboard this australian ship, "the ocean ieldld." >> "ocean shield" is probably the best equipped of all the ships out there to investigate this sort of acoustic occurrence. she obviously has the towed pinger, but she also has a remotely operated vehicle which is highly capable. >> reporter: officials also revealed today that a correction to existing satellite data has teams focusing on the sou

seth doane reports on the "beat the clock" effort to find the plane before the pinging stops. afghans defy the taliban by the millions, ignoring death threats to show up at the polls and vote. charlie d'agata reports from kabul. a deadly ebola outbreak in west africa. kelly cobiella has the latest on a virus that's already killed dozens of people. and dodger fans strike out. teri okita on the standoff that's keeping millions from watching their team. >> fans are furious with the dodgers because they feel like they've been sucker punched. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is the western edition of the broadcast. from the beginning of the mystery of malaysia air flight 370, search crews have been in a race against time. the black box produces a ping for an average of 30 days after a plane goes down, and now on day 29, chinese state media report a chinese ship in the southern indian ocean hearing a signal that is the same frequency as what would be put out by the plane's data recorders. but as seth doan

seth doane saw the recovery operation firsthand, and he reports tonight from jindo. >> reporter: as bodies are pulled from the submerged ferry, identifying characteristics-- height, sex, clothing-- are posted on boards on this pier in jindo. families sit and wait for something recognizable. we overheard an aunt talking about her niece. "was she wearing a white t- shirt," she asked. "you really can't describe it," she told us. "it seems my heart will burst." investigators are examining computer data from the ship's on-board transponder that suggests it may have made a slow j-shaped turn. today, two more crew members were detained, bringing the total to nine. three crew, including the captain, are facing criminal charges. "i just want to kill him," she said, referring to the captain. "i feel he should be sent to an island to eat the grass and soil." >> reporter: as anger grows, we hired a small boat to take us out to sea. this is the heart of the rescue, and now recovery operation for that submerged ferry. you can see divers in some of the small boats around me here, and just over my shoulde

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seth doane, cbs news, beijing. >> pelley: investigators in california are searching for clues in theckage of a bus and tractor-trailer which collided thursday, killing ten people, including five high school students on a college tour. jeff pegues has the latest. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has requested video from first responders' dashboard cameras to see how the fire spread and how the survivors escaped. investigators are also scrutinizing the fedex drivers last 72 hours by collecting cell phone records and looking for surveillance video at gas stations along the truck's route. they're trying to determine if he'd had enough rest. on the day of the accident he traveled from sacramento to weed, california, to make a delivery, a more than six-hour drive round-trip. after picking up two new semi trailers, he was headed back to sacramento when the accident occurred. investigators say there was no indication the driver applied the brakes before he sideswiped a sedan and crashed into the tour bus. but skid marks on the road suggested the driver of the tour bus di

. >> pelley: nightmare at sea-- seth doane reports people missing after a ferry capsizes of the coast of south korea. ben tracy has a few words about the new s.a.t. why kids won't need to know the meaning of propinquity or lachrymose on the redesigned test. and anthony mason on turning forgery into an art form. >> this is being treated as a work of fine art. >> reporter: but it's a fake. >> it is, yes, but it's a very important fake. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. president obama said tonight russia has no excuse for massing troops on the border of ukraine, and no excuse for lending covert support to militias causing what he calls chaos there. ukraine is trying desperately tonight to put down an uprising in the eastern parent of the country. just weeks another russia snatched ukraine's crimea peninsula. this afternoon, the president spoke to chief white house correspondent major garrett at a community college in pennsylvania, where mr. obama had just announced grants for job training p

. >> pelley: seth doane on what is being called a great new lead. why investigators are optimistic they will soon find flight 370. and bill plante on how a son of the south achieved something few thought possible, 50 years ago. >> i'm about to sign into law the civil rights act of 1964. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from fort worth, texas. >> pelley: good evening. this is a western addition of the broadcast. we are coming to you from the bob schieffer college of communications, preparing the next generation of journalists on the campus of texas christian university. tonight, yet another american school is dealing with the trauma of violence. not a shooting this time, but a knife attack. a teenage student went on a rampage at his high school in murrysville, pennsylvania, just outside pittsburgh. that is the suspect in the back of a patrol car. at least 20 students and a school police officer were wounded, and four are in critical condition tonight, vanita nair is on the scene. vanita? t

seth doan has the latest. >> reporter: family members are gathered in jindo. they tell us as the rescue drags on, their hopes are dimming. it was not far from this place that the man who organized that school trip was found hanging from a tree. teams of divers searched for survivors again today, but only found bodies trapped in the submerged ferry. this chief of a rescue team explained the conditions. it is very difficult, he said due to the depth, the speed of the water flow and the weather. divers addressed relatives gathered in the gymnasium today and tried to explain what they're up against. a giant screen on the gym wall now updates the grim numbers, including the dead and the roughly 270 still missing. i'm slowly coming to the conclusion that my brother is dead, she told us. she showed us a picture of her 16-year-old brother who didn't want to go on the school field trip in the first place. initially we had blind faith in them, she told us but we've - lost trust and don't believe what they say at all. the ship's 69-year-old captain was arrested and faces

seth doane is following the story of flight 370s intended destination, beijing. >> reporter: authorities were announcing today they're appointing an independent investigator in charge to oversee an investigation team looking into this mystery. that team will include representatives from malaysia china, the united states and several other countries. meanwhile authorities in australia called today's search the biggest so far. searchers continue scouring the vast expanse of the southern indian ocean but still have not found a trace of the missing jetliner. on board a p 3 surveillance plane from new zealand, this wing commander says he keeps thinking about the victims' families. >> now they appear to be looking to find something so we can solve the problem, sofrl the mystery, and provide closure for the families and the people who are interested in this. >> reporter: but solving this mystery is about to get even more difficult. the plane's black boxes only ee met a locater signal or ping for about 30 days so the battery life is about to expire likely in less than 48 hours. pinger locaters ha

seth doane is in south korea. >> good morning, that's right. the death toll has jumped significantly in part because finally divers are able to get in to that submerged ferry they are describing teams working in murky water with heavy currents that are just pushing that submerged ferry back and forth but they have been getting in there. they have been pulling out bodies, some of them are students. we were with family members as those names were revealed. there is a growing frustration also among family members, we saw protests on the street today and scuffles with police as families members have protested the slow rescue. and late today we got in to the hospital where a crew member is being treated. we asked him about that slow evacuation he told us that he was waiting for evacuation orders from the captain. he said it was only the captain's decision to make that call. i asked what it was like when they finally did make that call. he said that the ship at that point was sloping so much it was just too difficult to reach most of the passengers.

the death toll from the ferry disaster rises as a crew member speaks to seth doane in south korea. what did the captain say? >> evacuation orders were not issued earlier. >> jeff: allen pizzey at the vatican as the pope celebrates easter with 150,000 followers. anne marie green on the death of a boxer without inspired a movie and a fight for justice. and the man in charges of protecting boston during tomorrow's marathon has also run it 18 times. >> that's my medicine, believe it or not. my philosophy is if i learn, i can conquer anything. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

seth doane joins us now on the phone where the ship went down. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. certainly it's devastating to be here where family members are waiting for answers. we see cranes being brought in on ships to help the with salvage operation. of course, the family members want this to be a rescue operation. they want to get a rescue operation, but at this point folks are certainly giving. i spent the day at a local gymnasium sleeping on the floor and spoke with one girl whose younger sister was on the boat, part of that school trip that so many students were on heading out to that island of jeju. we know that the appears to be the third officer at the helm temporarily, that certainly is being looked into. we know there was an investigation at headquarters with the owners of the ferry that was searched today. the vessel has a safety record so it was for 2013 and this year as well. anyway ire turni they're turning to crew for answers. >>> thank you, sect. >>> a deadly avalanche on mout. everest this morning. they ha

seth doane reports south korea's president calls what the captain did "unforgivable." carter evans on how a stowaway survived a five hour flight in the wheel well of a 767. and elaine quijano with a californian whose heroic struggle proves that he, too, is boston strong. >> i was going to walk and there was nothing going to stop me now. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

seth doane with how the u.s. navy is rushing to help. >> more than $15 million worth of cocaine seized by the coast guard, only on cbs "this morning," we are on board the ship that made the massive bust. >> and we're on top of the empire stay building. how do you suppose they got a ford mustang up there? >> and we begin with today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> at least four people have died and around 300 more are missing after a ferry capsized. >> a disaster unfolds off the south korean coast. >> about 200 were rescued. most of the passengers were teen-agers from a high school. >> many grabbed life jackets and jumped overboard. >> the bomb scare in boston on the anniversary of the marathon attack. >> police destroy back packs left near the finish line. they do have a man in custody. >> it happened on the same day thousands gathered to mark the first anniversary of the boston marathon bombing. >> we are boston we are america. we respond. we endure. we overcome and we own the finish line. >> the story

we get latest from seth doane. >> as the death toll rose, those once labeled missing were revealed by name, age and for high school students. for some, seeing it written down in ink was too much to bear. at sea the mission is shifting from rescue to recovery. more than 500 divers have been working to get in to the ship. angry family members clashed with police as they set out to protest the slow rescue. the ferry's captain was arrested saturday, two crew members were also taken in to custody. a prosecutor said when the ferry got in to trouble it was being steered by the third mate. it was her first time navigating that section of those current-filled waters. weary families are beginning to lose hope. her 17-year-old son was on the boat. how can you have children underneath the sea like that for several days, she asked. they're just kids. never got to live the life they wanted to. you can't get much closer to that submerged ferry than the end of this pier. these police lined up tell us they're here to prevent distraught family members from hurting themselves, even jumping in to the sea

seth doane reports. and john blackstone with steve scotts who would likely be dead if not for an accident of timing in the landslide. >> reporter: you would have been on that roof, you would be gone.

seth doane is in beijing, flight 370's destination city. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the prime minister is here today promoting trade ties. he said back at home investigators in australia will continue trying to detect those pins from under the surface of the indian ocean until they're absolutely certain that the batteries on those black boxes have run out. >> once that's been done it's our intention to then deploy the submersible, which will conduct a sonar search of the sea bed. and based on the sonar search attempt to get a visual on wreckage. >> reporter: abbott made headlines on friday here in china when he said he was, quote, very confident that the signals detected were from the black boxes on flights 370, but angus houston, the chief coordinator of the search urged caution. that was echoed by malaysia's acting transport minister today as he toured a new terminal at a kuala lumpur airport. >> we got a signal that needs to be verified. i totally agree with angus houston that any lead -- and this might be one of the

seth doane and mark albert report. the u.s. navy warship brought in to rescue a sick baby at sea.on dahler on these extraordinary measures in the pacific ocean. a dramatic new campaign to end texting while driving. anne-marie green asks, will it d rk? and kelly cobiella on prince george. international traveler down under. captioning sponsored by cbs "c this is the "cbs evening news." e glor: good evening, everyone. i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. flight 370 has now been missing for 30 d b

seth doane, cbs news, south korea. >>> baa back in this country, a gang member died after he was shot during his trial in utah. he attacked a witness who was testifying about gang initiation rituals yesterday. he was shot six times says witnesses. the fbi says he was acting in an aggressive manner. >> the defendant may have grabbed a pen or pencil and charged the witness stand. >> somebody behind us said get on the floor and everybody dropped. >> he was shot in the chest multiple times, boom, boom, boom. >> the witness was not injured. he was one of 17 gang members indicted for assault, robbery and weapons defenses. >>> the city of boston is breathing easily. yesterday's marathon went off without a hitch one year after the deadly bombing at the finish line. the race was held under extraordinary security. there were extra police, multiple check points, surveillance cameras and backpacks were examined. more than 30,000 people took part. meb keflezighi was the first american to win this in 32 years. rita jeptoo won for women. many of the runners wrote the names of the victims of last yea

seth doane reports on the anguish of the families. a rising death toll on mt. everest after yesterday's avalanche. allen pizzey on the risks the guides run as part of their job. one year after the capture of the boston bombing suspect, a cop wounded in a shoot-out updates us on his recovery as boston gets ready to race again. how close did you come to not making it? >> i think as pretty close as you can come. >> axelrod: and how did this sea lion pup end up in an orchard 100 miles from the pacific? danielle nottingham explores the mystery of hoppie. captioning sponsored by cbs

seth doane reports on the "beat the clock" effort to find the plane before the pinging stops. afghans defy the taliban by the millions, ignoring death threats to show up at the polls and vote. charlie d'agata reports from kabul. a deadly ebola outbreak in west africa. kelly cobiella has the latest on a virus that's already killed dozens of people. and dodger fans strike out. teri okita on the standoff that's keeping millions from watching their team. >> fans are furious with the dodgers because they feel like they've been sucker punched. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

. >> pelley: seth doane on what is being called a great new lead.nvestigators are optimistic they will soon find flight 370. and bill plante on how a son of the south achieved something few thought possible, 50 years ago. >> i'm about to sign into law the civil rights act of 1964. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news"

seth doane on the search.bojorquez has the arrest of a suspect in a series of highway shootings that had many living around kansas city living in fear. and steve hartman "on the road." how a simple sound changed donnie edison's life. >> that ping kind of sound. >> it, like, triggered something. >> it just-- it gave me hope. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

seth doane is with parents asking, "have you found my child?" can it be?des reports taxpayers are giving bonuses to tax collectors who owe back taxes. and dean reynolds on how a pair of oars can turn the tide of a young person's life. >> it switches a lot of kids on, and then they totally embrace it. and it's really fun to see that happen. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western addition.

. >> pelley: nightmare at sea-- seth doane reports people missing after a ferry capsizes of the coastkorea. ben tracy has a few words about the new s.a.t. why kids won't need to know the meaning of propinquity or lachrymose on the redesigned test. and anthony mason on turning forgery into an art form. >> this is being treated as a work of fine art. >> reporter: but it's a fake. >> it is, yes, but it's a very important fake.

seth doane on the search. a diplomatic breakthrough on arraine.brennan is covering the talks. anthony mason on the pain for russia, and holly williams at eid scene of the crisis. orip reid on the search for life on the floor of the gulf after the b.p. spill. >> four years ago, there was nothing. i saw one crab in an eight-hour dive. >> reporter: how about now? >> pelley: and mark strassman on america's 50-year love affair with a pony. what did you think when you laid eyes on it? >> i couldn't believe it, i couldn't believe it-- a mustang. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our wen

seth doane is in beijing where anxious families are waiting for news. seth good morning. >> reporter: good morning. officials involved in search tell us that the biggest obstacle in the near term is the battery life on those black boxes. they're designed to emit a ping or low kay or the for a month after their submerged in water. today was day 31 of the search. >> that australian ocean shield picked up that sound. angus houston n charge of the search says the audible signals sounds just like an emergency locator beacon. >> with the acoustic events in the area we are encouraged that we're very close to where we need to be. >> reporter: the first signal was detected and lasted per 2 hours and 20 minutes. then another signal was picked up for 13 minutes. officials say they detected two instinct pirng frequency. >> typically this would be consistent with transmission from the flight data recorder and the cox pit voice recorder. >> reporter: but houston warnd that it could take days to verify whether or not these signals are connected to flight 370. this is t

seth doane is in jindo, south korea, to look at the recovery operation divers are performing. not come from a member of the crew or the captain. instead, it came from a passenger who dialed south korea's equivalent of 911 several minutes before anyone in the crew sounded that official distress signal. we also got a look under water today at the view divers have as they are going into that submerged ferry. having to try to break through heavy glass and also through walls and doors trying to retrieve more victims. we have certainly seen more funerals here in south korea. in fact, there have been so many funerals planned for around that area where that high school is that funeral directors have had to tell families they're going to have to go to neighboring towns just to be accommodated. we're starting to see more yellow ribbons pinned to trees and around town here in jindo, r ribbons that symbolize some hope. and here on this pier where that excruciating wait continues, interest there is certainly hope for some closure. dwail gayle? >> thank you, seth. >>> millions of people in t

seth doane is in jindo, south korea. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. hour from shore to see some of those roughly 240 vessels and about 32 aircraft that are taking part in this search. of course the real focus is on the 500 or so divers who are going down in small teams into that ship. we spoke with one of the divers who told us it is murky down there. it's hard to see. he even admitted to it being a little bit scary, but he said he felt this incredible duety to go down there and to tray to retrieve those bodies. actually he didn't even refer to them as bodies. he respectfully in korean referred to them as people. and that is one of the most heartbreaking things that increasing death toll. and here on this pier where i'm standing in jindo just a moment ago actually a woman walked by. shefts barely able to hold herself up. she was being carried by two people next to her. it appeared she had just learned the identity of a loved one. there is a white board where people list the names and in some cases just the identifying characteristics, maybe what they

seth doane with how the u.s.ushing to help. >> more than $15 million worth of cocaine seized by the coast guard, only on cbs "this morning," we are on board the ship that made the massive bust. >> and we're on top of the empire stay building. how do you suppose they got a ford mustang up there? >> and we begin with today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> at least four people have died and around 300 more are

also seth doane on the new sign of hope from crews searching for flight 370.ine quijano has a look at the state-of-the-art american made robots ready as to scan the ocean floor for wreckage. plus, for many. survivors of the boston marathon bombing, for many of the survivors deciding whether or not to return to the race is a tough call. we'll talk to the couple who decided we're going to the altar. and hugh hefner looks back at what inspired him to become a playboy and activist, the self- proclaimed listen to this hopeless romantic. that's what hugh hefner calls himself, writes a note to his younger self. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. my 7:00 hugh hefner a hopeless romantic? he has a big story on how he became the way he is today. >> he is 88 years old today, too,. >> reporter: 88 is his birthday. that's right. >> all right. thank you. >>> time now 6:46. 14 minutes before 7: 00 now. for a bent metal update here's elizabeth. >> reporter: we're doing better now that we have a shoulder on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. so we had

seth doan is monitoring the search from beijing. th, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, charlie. that's right. authorities have been hoping to detect additional signals in an effort to narrow that search zone. today up to 14 aircraft have been scouring for debris, and some have been dropping buoys by parachute, similar to these demonstrated by an australian engineering company. the buoys dangle hydrophones into the water to listen for pings. an australian plane conducting an acoustic search today detected a possible signal with the potential of being from a man made source. the best lead to far, say investigators, are these simple pulsing sounds coming from the deep. these pings match the frequency emitted by flight data recorders. so far, four signals have been detected by that towed pinger locator, or tpl, which is owned by the u.s. navy and being dragged through the water by the ocean shield. >> the goal is to maximize the use of the tpl to get any sort of detection we can while there's still the potential for the bla

seth doane is in beijing where they sound more confident that the plane may be found. seth, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, norah. we had tony abbott, australia's prime minister here as you mentioned in china today and he did appear more confident saying that he believes those signals coming from the deep were indeed connected to flight 370. >> we very much narrowed down the search area and we are very confident that the signals that we are detecting are from the black box on mh37 on 0. >> reporter: abbott qualified his comments later in the day, confidence in the approximate position of the black boxes wasn't the same as recovery wreckage. that's something that we have heard all along from angus houston who is coordinating the search. he reported today that data analysis of that fifth possible signal is unlikely to be related to the aircraft black boxes. planes continue dropping those sonar buoys to aid in the acoustic search and the ocean shield is dragging that pinger locater through the ocean. until they're confident it has run out. inv

seth doane is in beijing where today marks a grim anniversary. seth, good morning. >> reporter: that's right, good morning to you charlie. yes, just a month ago on march 8th flight 370 was scheduled to land here in beijing. that, of course never happened. today in australia authorities there coordinating the search urged patience and said the priority is to try to detect additional signals coming from the deep. until investigators are certain that the batteries have run out, searchers on the "ocean shield" will continue to try to pick up those signals or pings from the black boxes. >> the battery life expires on the device at 30 days but experience with the kit from around the world is that they usually last longer than the 30 days. >> reporter: authorities say they'll drag the towed pinger locator through the ocean for several more days. for now, the submersible vehicle, blue fin 21 will stay above water. >> it is a large area for a small submersible that has a very narrow field of search so it's going to take a long long time. >> reporter: today

seth doane is at the port outside seoul where the disaster began 48 hours ago. >> reporter: good morning. the government is spendiending giant cranes to raise the ferry and will pump oxygen into the ferry to tried to aid any possible survivors. rescue teams surrounded what was left of the doomed ferry today, frantically searching for any sign of survivors. but the more than 500 divers called to the scene were forced to battle murky waters, low visibility and strong currents. family members of the missing grew distraught. some confronted authorities and demanded answers. this relative said other parents had received text messages about people trapped inside. the five-story vessel capsized wednesday. passengers, many of them high school students on a class trip, scrambled to escape. rescuers were able to pluck a 6-year-old girl to safety. she was hospitalized with no serious injuries, but her parents remain missing. some passengers said they were told to stay on board and wait for help. this cell phone video appears to show a group inside the ferry wearing life vests and waiting for help.

seth doane is in jindo south korea where survivors are recovering and relatives' patience are running out. >> reporter: good morning. hope gets more difficult as each day passes. the rescue effort is still under way. divers are currently in the water and they've managed to start pumping oxygen into that submerged ferry. a massive crane joined the crews hope to haul the ferry from the water. the equipment arrived as investigators revealed that a junior officer, not the captain, was at the helm when the ship capsized wednesday. "if the captain acted properly, many kids could have been alive," this family member said. cell phone video shows passengers clinging to the side of the ship. over the loudspeaker a voice tells everyone to stay put. during the final radio contact between the ship and port, someone on shore asked "any damage of the human life?" the answer -- "it's impossible to check right now. the body of the ship has tilted and it's impossible to move." emotions boiled over today at this gymnasium in jindo, where relatives have been waiting for word, watching the news on giant s

seth doane is in jindo, south korea, where he spoke with a crew member. >> reporter: good morning. four more crew members have been detained today, two first mates, a second mate and the chief engineer of the ferry, all face allegations they failed to protect passengers and abandoned the ship. fury over the botched evacuation of the sewol ferry is boiling over. at a cabinet meeting today, south korea's president park geun-hye called their actions unbelievable. more than half an hour passed before the captain issued an evacuation order. a newly released transcript of the ship-to-shore radio communications reveals confusion as the ferry was sinking. the sewol issued a distress signals an 9:07 a.m. ten minutes later at 9:17 a.m. controllers asked the status of the sinking ship. the reply "it's tilted more than 50 degrees to the left and it's impossible for people to move either left or right. crew members are asked to wear life jackets and stand by but it's impossible to check if they're wearing them or not. the crew members are gathered on the bridge and cannot move. please come quic