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 wre

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 try

it was around 34% for the year. 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

the water so far. to have been flown back for official identification. 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, -- o

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

we're continuing to follow the breaking news. air asia indonesian flight en route to singapore is missing. an indonesian transport official tells cnn that flight 8501 lost contact with air traffic controllers early sunday morning. the pilot asked to change route because of the weather and soon after that, contact was lost with the plane. the air line says search and rescue operations are under way. now, excuse me. as we focus on the people onboard, we're told 162 individuals were on the air bus 320. the kind of air craft you see on your screens right here. 155 passengers and seven crew. most are indonesians are three south koreans. one singaporeans. one malaysian and one french person onboard. we have also learned that 16 children and one infant are among the passengers. >> well the ceo of air asia tweeted this short statement. thank you for all of the your thoughts and prayers. we must stay strong. we've also received a statement from the singaporean prime minister. we also know that president obama who's currently vacati vacationing in

we have been following the breaking story all day. air asia flight qz 8501 losing contact with ground control after taking off from indonesia on its way to singapore. the associated press says indonesia, singapore and malaysia are involve had had in search and rescue efforts. it is expected to resume in a few hours. the u.s. state department and ntsb are monitoring the situation and are ready to help if needed. indonesia's acting director of general transportation saying a minlt before ground control lost contact the pilot asked to change his route and increase altitude to avoid clouds in the area. forecasters say powerful storms including showers and hail were in the plane's path. here is a timeline of the flight. it left indonesia sunday morning around 5:35 local time. indonesian air traffic cholesterolers lost contact with the plane at 7:24 a.m. their time. they con if i wered that. the flight was scheduled to land in singapore at 8:30 a.m. local time. there are 162, as i mentioned, individuals on board. most indonesian. 155 passengers incl

we're following breaking news in the search for air asia flight 8501. indonesian authorities say search teams using sonar have found wreckage from the plane at the bottom of the java sea. also four more bodies have been recovered including one more flight attendant bringing the total to seven. but rough waters are complicating the efforts. loved ones of those onboard have hope that somehow they would be found alive. but now that debris and bodies have been found, that hope has been given way to unbearable grief. >> each piece of debris discovered represents the destruction of their last hopes. >> the only slight benefit is that for some people there's closure. >> wreckage was discovered on tuesday, along with three bodice of those onboard. >> this is a scar with me for the rest of my life. >> now as victims' belongings are collected from the sea, the world is gaining a clearer picture of who we leave lost. 162 souls, including 18 children. one of the first pilots to spot debris told the indonesian newspaper "compass" that he saw victims floating in the w

tonight the search is expanding for a missing air asia flight. by all indication, this is the third tragedy to hit that part of the world this year. malaysia airline flight 370 vanished in march. flight 17 was shot down o ukraine in july. now light 8501. the airbus with over 300 on board left indonesia this weekend heading for singapore and vanished when the pilot changed course due to weather. allen pizzey? >> reporter: good evening norah. the u.s. is being asked for help in the search and the navy said it's in discussions to send ships and submersibles to comb the waters. relatives huddled together for comfort to check the list of missing. days after the aircraft went missing in the java sea hope is all they had. one woman wandered around stunned, holding a photograph of a family of 5 all on board. the captain's 22-year-old daughter angela issued a heartfelt plea pa parks come on, i still need you pa parks please come home. the pilot iryanto had 20,000 flying hours and the plane passed a safety check last month. the aerial search for the twin en

the incident was posted to social media. 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. models

asia. here's what we learned. the official search at sea has been suspended for air asia 8501 because of darkness. it's now just past 3:00 local time there. the area is a busy shipping channel, and some ships are continuing to comb the waters off of indonesia in the darkness. >> indonesian officials say at one point the captain asked to climb to higher altitude to avoid stormy weather. the plane disappeared from radar while flying at 38,000 feet. >> almost all the passengers that were on board were indonesians, and there was one british national and he has been identified as an energy company executive. he was traveling with his 2-year-old daughter, who is a singaporean citizen. it was less than 11 months ago when a flight went missing en route to beijing. there's still no trace of that aircraft or the 239 people on board. let's get to paula hand cox. she's on the phone. she's in jakarta, indonesia. what more are we hearing regarding any investigation or search effort? >> well at this point, as you mentioned, the search and rescue operation is on hold. >> it's the indonesian search and rescue. they

this is where the air asia aircraft left from 21 hours ago. e is a crisis center inside the terminal but they have put up plastic chairs and a at the present time outside because the people who came here to get more information, they were just -- the numbers were too great to hold them inside that room there. so right now a lot of anxious waiting. again it's been over 21 hours since the aircraft took off here. search and rescue operation on his sunday, they came up with nothing. no physical evidence of what could have possibly happened to the aircraft. couple of factors working against them the weather was one. and that's something that has been looked at very closely because that's something that the pilot requested a deviation from his normal route because of weather that was hampering the search and rescue operation on his sunday. but then also we look at, when you talk about trying to find, what could have happen to this, that search and rescue operation also was only really able to go on for a couple of hours because then nightfall came in

tonight the search is expanding for a missing air asia flight. by all indication, this is the third tragedy to hit that part of the world this year. malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished in march. flight 17 was shot down over ukraine in july. and now fight 8501. the airbus a320 with 162 people on board left indonesia this past weekend headed for singapore and vanished shortly after the pilot made a request to change course because of threatening weather. we begin our coverage tonight, in singapore, with allen pizzey. alan? >> reporter: good evening, norah. indonesia has asked the u.s. navy for help in the search and the navy said it's in discussions to send ships and submersibles to comb the waters. anxious relatives huddled together for comfort to check the list of missing. days after the aircraft went missing in the java sea, hope isys all they have. one woman wandered around stunned, holding a photograph of a family of five all on board. the captain's 22-year-old daughter angela issued a heartfelt plea, "pa-pa come home, i still need you, pa-pa

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

the search for missing air asia flight 8501. sia 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

for those just tuning in, the air bus a320 -- the last scheduled maintenance -- talking about the air asia 8501 went down because debris has been spotted. joining us to discuss the recent developments is aviation journalist and former pilot. you were probably listening to mike and i discuss the possible scenarios of what could have unfolded here. there are so many factors but the main speculation is centered on weather. weather alone, could it have done all of this or would there have been pilot error? >> it could have been weather. we couldn't have underestimated the monster thunderstorms. but what we don't know for sure until we get the radar -- sorry the air traffic control transcript there's is a lot of discussion about the last words from the pilot where there was a request for higher altitude. when the officials from indough she shaw success the -- indonesia success the request, they don't specify was it a turbulent ride or was the administrator who was giving us the information interjecting his own thoughts when the pilot asked for higher weather? the reason i am getting at this is

up next, more on the air asia flight search and rescue operation. what will the rapid growth of air traffic playing across the skies of southeast asia. stay with us. blap >>> we are back with the latest on air asia flight 8501. wreckage and six bodies were discovered. family members of the 162 on board collapsed in agony when they saw the images on television screens in indonesia. among the items found, a bright blue plastic suitcase, a life jacket and emergency exit door. the u.s. military is helping, sending ship two dive teams and navy aircraft to assist search and rescue operation. today admiral john kirby explained how the equipment can help. >> we had one ship on station. the destroyer samson. it wasn't outfitted for search and rescue and it was doing other missions but she has a helicopter on board so she can be used for search and rescue operations and can be helped with the recovery debris as well. >> there questions today about how the families were informed and the concerns about the crowded airspace over southeast asia. john is a former m

. >> there's no longer any hope of finding survivors in the missing air asia flight. a missing jordan -- a missing door belonging to the plane, he sickens, and several survivors were spotted off the coast of indonesia. authorities believe they downed the crash site -- found the crash site. can the wreckage and bodies tell us more about the circumstances of the accident? that's a question we put earlier to end aviation expert. >> the first question would be to see how they died, if they died from compression or the shock of the sea. if they died from compression this would mean the aircraft could have exploded in flight, breaking up in flight, or maybe everybody was alive when they hit the sea, and that's another possibility for the crash it self, for the reason of the crash. >> and were hoping to find this out by examining the wreckage? >> the answer will be given by the so-called black ox's, which are red boxes, actually. this time, i think we will have quite soon the answer. >> what happens now? authorities believe they have on the crash site. they believe the shadow

including that missing air asia flight. >>> the air search and rescue effort for that missing air asiahas been suspended for the night. boats continue to search for the passenger airliner carrying 162 people. the flight originated in indonesia and was headed to singapore. the pilot asked for a change in altitude because of winter conditions. >>> a manhunt for a man accused of stabbing five people in inside of a restaurant early saturday morning. the restaurant is located less than a mile from the white house. >>> and former president george h.w. bush appears to be on the mend after spending a fifth night at a texas hospital. a family spokesman for the 90-year-old former president says doctors are discussing when to discharge him from the hospital. >>> finally, a new way to get around town. they're battery-powered skates called rocket skates. they're not as easy as they may look. you have to be coordinated to stay up on those things. you have to keep your toes off the ground and your right foot acts like a gas pedal. seems like a lot of work, especially when you're paying up to 700 buck

the head of the indonesian rescue effort says it's now their estimation that the air asia plane is at the bottom of the sea. that just coming into us at msnbc. again, that official saying it is now their estimation the air asia plane is at the bottom of the sea. this is the first indication they've given that they know what happened to the plane. it's 10:00 a.m. local time. a sense of what it looked like there in the area on the screen you see now, joining us on the phone, anthony roman, former commercial pilot and flight instructor. we've been watching this, this is the first inkling of information in terms of where qz8501 is. it's been more than 20 hours since we understood they lost contact with 8501. it is 10:00 a.m. local time. what do you make of that wording of what that indonesian official said? >> it appears they may be referring to the last radar plots that they have with regard to the aircraft, and the estimations of fuel that the aircraft had on board and combine the known data with the amount of fuel they had to calculate the approximate location of the aircraft, which le

the air asia plane with 162 people onboard remains missing. ground control shortly after taking off on its way to singapore. both countries have launched a search and rescue operation. however, the air search has been suspended until daylight. joining me now, patrick tucker technology editor for the defense one website. patrick, with a welcome to you. what is the next step in the search in terms of technology. what will they be using, of course with the mh-370. we heard so much about the blue fin unit that was able to go to great depths under water. this was traveling over the java sea. do expect that to be brought out for this, as well. >> they probably won't need to do a lot of deep undersea exploration to find this. we have a pretty good idea of about where the plane went down. what they might use is the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system. it's a machine on planes that actually transmits data to the ground. it's primarily used for maintenance. so it's something that ground crews use to understand what happened on the pla

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

stampede is still being investigated. >>> we turn now to the painstaking and frustrating search in the air asia air disaster. more victims pulled from the water tonight. the recovery effort is being slowed by very bad weather. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran ishas the very latest. >> reporter: a simple but solemm moment today. two coffins, garlanded with flowers, carrying the bodies of two victims of the air asia crash. the first to arrive here in surabaya, back where the doomed flight began. just seven bodies have been recovered so far. the rough weather now becoming a huge issue. >> the weather, unfortunately, is not looking good for the next two or three days and that is -- that is slowing us down. >> reporter: as bodies are recovered, the painstaking identification process begins. this young woman was on the plane and this will help you identify her? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: at the crisis center here at the surabaya airport, we saw firsthand how the dead will be identified. inld neez yan red cross workers sorting through fingerprints and other personal data of the passengers.

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 abou

not clear what caused the blaze. >> darkness putting the air search on hold where crews are trying to find the wreckage of air asialight eye 501. 162 people were onboard. >> we are live in indonesia right now. most onboard were from the second largest city. how are their families reacting to the latest from indonesian officials, what their hearing? >> 77 of those people onboard that aircraft, that airbus were from this community, 77 of them. what's been happening is i'm at terminal two where the plane took off early sunday morning. there is a separate crisis center for family members just inside the terminal. we're not allowed in there. it's a private terminal. they have been visited by the indonesian vice president had a private briefing with them. at the beginning of the day monday morning, they were actually briefed before anyone else's brief by the search and rescue heads. they haven't really -- we haven't heard any vocal anger of how the airline or how the government has been handling the situation thus far. it's still very early stages, information is very, very slim at this stage sunday, there's bad weather

asia. a commercial flight carrying 162 people is missing tonight after taking off from indonesia. according to the transport ministry the air asia flight 8501 heading to singapore disappeared 42 minutes after take-off. airline officials say the pilot asked for an unusual route for weather conditions just before the plane lost contact with ground contact this afternoon. meteorologists say it appears there were thunderstorms in the area where the plane disappeared. an indonesia transport official says the plane was an airbus 2300. air asia has released a statement that "search-and- rescue operations are in progress." initial reports indicate no americans were on board. >>> tonight's disappearance comes less than ten months after malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished after leading kuala lumpur for beijing. 239 people were on board. a search of 1.8 million square foot of ocean so far and floor on the indian ocean has turned up nothing. >> we'll continue to monitor developments on that miss plane. >>> going new york and the funeral for one of two officers gunned down in the line of duty. ♪[ music ]♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me

the air asia flight took off from indonesia and was heading to singapore. there are reports that the pilots asked for an unusual route before air traffic controllers lost contact. this comesí months after a malaysia airlines jet disappeared. no wreckage has ever been found. count on nbc 10 for updates on the missing air asia plane. we will post information on the nbc 10 mobile app and tomorrow morning starting at 5:30 a.m. >>> a final salute to a fallen nypd officer. thousands celebrated the life of officer rafael ramos. he was gunned down with his partner in their patrol car one week ago today. the first of two funerals brought polvÑ;wk from around the country even as the nation remains divided over police and their actions. this is a difficult time for officer everywhere. >> it is including in philadelphia. tens of thousands of police officers from all over the country gathered in new york today for the service. vice president joe biden addressed the more than 25,000 police officers who stood shoulder to shoulder on a queens street. >> our hearts acheou fo

so the latest in the search for air asia flight 8501 officials are telling local reporters that bodies have been spotted in the java sea near where this missing air asia flight was last seen. so far three of been recovered. chris and dawn. >> thanks, jenny. >>> we are continuing to follow news out of nicetown where police are investigating a deadly accident. police say alcohol and speed may have contributed to the crash, this happened around 10:30 last night on wissohickon avenue and roberts avenue. police say a 23 year-old victim was fun dead on arrival, three passengers were transported to area hospitals one is said to be fighting for his life. fox 29's sabina kuriakose will have a live report coming up 59:30. >>> a man trying to a lieutenant police during a traffic stop is killed when his car crashes on chester pike in delaware county. now police say a man was driving a white nissan and sped off when a folcroft police officer tried to pull him over about his inn expects stickers. the driver eventually lost control. he hit the another driver in the red pontiac and force that had car

also coming up, bodies and wreckage found in the sea in the the search for the missing air asia plane. passengers whose italian ferry which caught fire killing 11 people off the greek coast arrived in italy, plus. in the southern indian state, coming up i will take a look another the challenge as unique community is facing in preserving it's history. >> >> thank you for joining us. the russian opposition leader has been detained by police, for breaking his house arrest tries to attend a protest in moscow. around 1,000 people attended the rally with dozens detained by russian authorities. he had called on supporters to join on unhorsed protests after he and his brother were convicted of gauze the judge gave him a suspendedded sentence, but his brother was jailed for 3 1/2 years. >> peter sharp is live for us in moscow joins us -- peter give us an idea of what is going on in the square now? has the protest died down. >> it has. it lasted precisely three hours from 6:00 o'clock local time, to 9:00 o'clock and just before 9:00 o'clock, about 40 to 50 riot police were arms linked just simp

my heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in 8501. on behalf of air asiaolences. on top of his nonstop tweeting the logo. website change from bright red to gray how do you think air asia has handled this disaster from a crisis communications perspective? were they prepared? >> very well. no holes. there were a lot of holes. malaysia 370, keystone kops. that was awful from the get-go that was awful. even afterwards. malaysian looked like a pack of amateurs. this looks like professionals who have concern about the feelings of the people involved. including the employees. so i think what they have done is right. a very professionally well thought out airline. i, i don't, i don't see a problem with air asia here except for the crash itself. >> can you give us five second please? >> there was a great point about not being able to not being able to follow up on on i can't do it in five second. >> what's your point. >> that's all right. we're good. >> keep it on schedule. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. carlene, mike mary david. when we come right back.

air traffic control is -- and they have all the trained air traffic controllers to manage the industry. >> and are you confident that everything is being done right now to look for the missing air asia flight that all resources have been deployed?airasia flight, that all resources have been deployed? >> the incidents are very different from last we have seen with mh370, but the government of indonesia is trying their best to coordinate between different countries including singapore, malaysia singapore, to make sure that they find the evidence as soon as possible. at this moment the communication between the countries' leaderships and managing the passengers' families is good enough. >> thank you very much for joining us from singapore. >> we're going to take you live to jakarta. joko widodo the country's new president. he has been taking a very personal interest in what is happening with the airasia flight. this is him right now giving a press conference just talking about the government's involvement in the search operation, the government and the army as well and what is being done. a spokesman has told the bbc they're confident that all the passengers and crew still stranded on

the search for air asia missing flight has been suspended for the second night. the air asia passenger jet that disappeared monday morning, we understand the search for that will resume at daybreak. the agency coordinating the search has asked the u.s. for help. it had 162 people on board when it disappeared. >> at first light, the search resumes. they are now deployed to end this ministry. they were early reports that debris had been discovered possible fuel tanks, but no link to the jet to be confirmed. the indonesian president went further same, -- saying, we have to tell it like it is. in the vast search effort, we have not found any clarity about the planes position. for the family of the pilot there is the creeping realization a cherished son may not be coming home. the captain was a distinguished military flyer before joining commercial airlines. his father lost another sent to diabetes seven days ago. the last time he saw his son was at the funeral. >> i want my son to come back alive, he says. if it was not meant to be, if it -- if god does not want it, i

families are fearing the worst after an air asia flight headed from indonesia airport to singapore losttact with air traffic control. flight number qz8501 was carrying 162 people including the crew. an indonesian airport spokesman says the last known location of the play plain was plane was over the java sea. it took off at 520 a.m. local time. and lost contact with air traffic control 42 minutes later later. >>> in other news the nato combat mission to afghanistan is coming to an end after 13 years. 2014 has been the deadliest year of the conflict. more than 4,000 afghan soldiers and police have been killed. >>> the that layer an malaysian government is presents being millions of dollars to help displaced people from floods. fuel shortages are slowing aid efforts. the prime minister has cut short his u.s. holdiday after being accused of not doing enough for those affects. >>> now, the floods have also hit thailand, nine have been killed there is. and the government has declared eight of its southern provinces disaster zones and warning people for prepare for more heavy rain. more than

. >> developing this morning the search and rescue efforts for are a missing air asia jet has been suspended. it took off for singapore when it vanished from radar. mary maloney describes the circumstances surrounding air asia flight 8501 disappear animals. >> reporter: area air flight 8501 vanished. it left an airport in indonesia 5:30 local time and never aiived in singapore. >> rescuers are keeping families up to date with what is happening, but right now they don't know what happened. >> reporter: the airline said the pilot wanted to change the planned flight route because of weather. and then communication was lost. >> there was tush -- rough weather. >> reporter: there are 1672 people aboard. 23 the people booked on the flight. didn't show. the airline is popular in the region for having low fathers and good safety -- low fares and good safety record. >> it's a low-cost airline it operates and it's popular, and the safety record is very strong. >> reporter: always crews search for the plane and any survivors the ceo tweeted thank you for all your thoughts and prayers we must stay stron

and why our pilot the, or the asia air pilots did not have that same information. and if they did, why did they get themselves into a situation where there was eventually a loss of control of the airplane? so i think that from right now, with the information that we have viable, it's hard to say, but it's evident that you had six other airplanes in the area. they were at least able to navigate their way safely through that line with theof thunderstorms. however, this crew got themselves in a situation with a loss of aircraft of the folks on board. >> talk to us about what it's like to be in the pilot seat trying to get an aircraft throwing that kind of weather. and knowing that based on radio traffic that other airplanes are getting through it. >> nay know when they've had this experience where these storms can build up in minutes to 60,000 feet that the weather can change so radically and so rapidly that they really have to be on their toes. now, with regard to your question about where were most of the airplane flight aware and these other databases that track ai

you you you >>> you are watching al jazeera, families are fearing the worst from air asia fight from baya dash singapore lost contact with air traffic control. the flight was carrying 152 passengers and crews. indonesian air force speaks men said the last known location was at sea. two greek fighting ships have been sent to help a ferry on fire in the adriatic carrying 480 passengers from western greece. it was heading towards ancona on the italian coast. >> the n.a.t.o. mission coming to an end after 13 years. 2014 has been the deadliest of the war. more than 4,000 afghan soldiers and police have been killed. >> an egyptian police officer has been killed in a drive-by shooting in alexandria. an egyptian security source says the gunman has opened fire. four others were injured in the attack >>> al jazeera continues to call for the release of our three journalists imprisoned in egypt for 365 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions peter and

not report bad weather and malaysia airlines malaysia airlines flight 370 kept -- it is unlikely the air asia flight qz8501 plane continued flying because radar would have pick ited up -- picked it up. [ speaking foreign language ] >> pope francis prayed for the passengers of the missing air asia flight qz8501 plane today. he said he is close to the family and those searching for the plane. >>> there is a rescue operation underway for the hundreds of people who are trapped on a burning ferry. it went up in flames on its way from italy to greece with 478 people on board. some passengers were transported to nearby ships but hundreds are stuck in stormy conditions waiting for rescues a the fire smold -- rescue as the fire smolders. passengers are reporting floors are so hot they are felting the souls of their shoes. >>> cold weather is hitting the bay area and expected to hang around. hazy skies across the region. there is another spare the air day alert tomorrow. it will be illegal to burn wood and those caught burning can be fined. >> i was surprised last night how chilly it was. our meteorolo

. >>> and the big story is the devastating developments in the search for air asia flight 8501, debris found is believed to be that of the plane. bodies and debris is being pulled from the sea. we go live now to new york. >> reporter: hello sara, darkness has fallen the devastation on the faces of these families is aapparent. everybody is hoping for the best knowing the worst has come. >> for the 162 souls on this flight it has been relaysed by these images debris from the plane. >> the worst feeling that someone can have, we need to stay strong for the families out there. >> before the waves became too intense halting rescue efforts, some bodies were pulled from the sea. investigators tried to piece together what went so terribly wrong. what we know, during a routine flight pilots reported turbulence and they asked to increase altitude. experts say that thunderstorms should not have brought down this plane investigators will look for clues from the plane's black box and a shadow spotted by rescuers seems like it could be that of the plane suggesting it could have crashed in tact. >> w

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>>> 4:32 now and we continue to follow breaking news in the search for the missing air asia plane. right now, search crews are investigating two different clues found just in the last two hours. air asia flight 8501 vanished after taking off from indonesia's surabaya airport on its way to singapore. 162 people on board. after search efforts resume this morning, a helicopter spotted two oily spots in the java sea, about 37 miles from where air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane. now, a different search team also found some objects in the water about 700 miles away. right now officials say it's too early to know whether either of those discoveries are connected to the missing plane. >>> 4:32. new from overnight, we have learned a row home fire has killed two people on spruce street in reading around 8:30 last night. someone who was in the area at the time of the fire snapped a picture at the scene, and we found it using our social media discovery app banjo. investigators have not identified the victims, but neighbors say an elderly couple lived in the home. >>> a garage f

. >>> the arduous search effort to retrieve and identify bodies from the air asia flight has resumed.0 crashed in the java sea on sunday. it went missing about 40 minutes in to its flight after taking off from the indonesian city heading for singapore. 162 people were on board. scott hider is in indonesia for us now. scott, what is the latest? >> reporter: nick, the latest is two bodies out of the seven that have been recovered from the java sea are on their way back here to indonesia a the same airport they left on sunday morning, they'll come back here, lands at this airport and be transported over to a police hospital off the airport complex and that's where the process of trying to -- any kind of fashion, initial with clothing, and then they'll do dn actual sampling most likely. that's something that's happened with the family members they have given dna samples and that's when the true identification process will take place, that's the first that we have heard that bodies, two of them on air force aircraft are on their way back in. expect in the next hour, 90 minutes they will ar

. >>> breaking news on the missing air asia flight 8501. rescuers continuing to pull bodies and debris from the waters where that plane was last even. >> indonesia officials made discovery in the area of the java sea where the plane difficulties a appeared with 162 passengers and crew on board . fox 29's jennifer joyce joining us from the news room with more on this good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the routers is reporting four bodies. we are awaiting official word from investigators in indonesia. this discovery comes as hundreds of search crews have been endlessly scouring waters for any sign of wreckage. several pieces of debris have been spotted in the sea. debris need to be examined to confirm if it is related to the missing air asia plane. as news spread that bodies have been pulled from the water, family members of the 162 passengers on board flight 5801 sat together they watched graphic details unfold on television. many screamed, broke down. one man collapsed and was russia way on the stretcher. plane disappeared sunda