two american ships, the "u.s.s. sampson" and "u.s.s. ft. worth" have been dispatched to help in the search and recovery efforts. airasia's ceo is trying to comfort family members. >> it's a horrible horrible experience. we're trying to do our best. >> the wife of flight 8501's pilot is hoping for the return of a loved one. a search for answers at the bottom of the sea. investigators are confident they will get those an centers because the wreckage appears to be located in shallow water. richard? >> brian mooar in washington, d.c. thank you so much. >>> parts of the world have begun saying good-bye to 2014 and begun to welcome 2015. you heard it fireworks over auckland new zealand. one of the biggest parties happens to it in in times square. that's where we go to nbc's sarah dallof. we know the temperature today, a little chilly? >> reporter: it's going to be a chilly start to 2015 richard. it's in the mid 230s right now. it will be roughly that when the clock strikes midnight. that's the bad news. the bad news is people will have about a fi

the u.s.s. sampson is expected to arrive later today. 40 bodies have been pulled from the water so far. 162 people were on the plane. recovery efforts continue tomorrow. it's nighttime in indonesia right now. divers are planning to search investigators belie it's the bulk of the plane's wreckage and this is where they hope to find the the black boxes. loved ones are preparing to board charter flights to fly over the last known location of flight 8501 to pray tomorrow. the president of indonesia is meeting with the victims' families soon. at the live desk. >> thank you. and many of the families watched the developments unfold on live tv. and uncensored. ne jordan reports. >> reporter: these images aired on indonesian television show the latest discoveries that are evidence of a plane crash in the java sea. the relatives of the 162 people on board watched in horror as their worst fears played out before their eyes. airasia flight vanished after the pilot reported severe storms ahead. they have radar on th

the u.s.s. sampson is at the site. teams are standing by ready to deploy. the pilots reported bad weather but it's still a mystery as to why the plane went down. it's being treated like a crime scene, investigators piecing together what happened. >> the question is, what would have caused that? was it a bomb, structural failure? what could have brought this plane down catastrophicly? >> they say their top priority is to bring the passengers home. >> the murder in the canada city -- canadian city in edmonton. three separate crime scenes police say it was not the public who will be in danger. maryland governor elect larry hogan announced more appointments to his staff today. he says he'll be working to keep spending under control including cuts to state agencies. of course, we'll have our eyes peeled. >> sin vent gray signs his final bill as d.c.'s mayor today. it involves the new stadium at buzzard point, also, the metro crash. the final bill creates new protection for inexat tated adults living with guardians. muriel bowser will be sworn in as the next mayo

. >> reporter: the u.s.s. sampson joined a growing number of ships, planes and helicopters involved in the mission. the plane, with 162 people on board, left indonesia sunday morning headed to singapore vanishing shortsly after the plane's captain requested to fly at a higher altitude because of bad weather. the request was denied because of heavy air traffic. in addition, investigators will look at whether the plane was going too slow, had mechanical failure and how the pilots may have reacted to an emergency on board. air asia has offered to fly relatives of the mittsing over the search area. this wreckage discovered 100 miles from shore and just six miles from where air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane that was two days ago. in the newsroom, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> another air asia flight was involved in an accident today in the philippines, no injuries when it skidded off the runway landed in windy weather. >>> at least so people are dead from the weekend fire aboard a ferry going from greece to ita

"u.s.s. sampson" has joined planes and ships which had been expanded to cover land. the missing plane with 132 people on board vanished after the plane's captain requested to fly at high altitude because of bad weather. the request was denied because of heavy air traffic. in addition, investigators will look at if the plane was going too slow. mechanical error. airasia has agreed to fly relatives of the missing over the search area. shortly after the bodies were found the airline's ceo tweets my heart is filled with sadness for all. on behalf of airasia my condolences to all words can not express how sorry i am lauren. >> mark albert in washington. allen pizzey joins us on the phone with the breaking developments. he's in the indonesian city of surabaya where flight 8501 took off. allen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it's quite a scene. relatives of the victims are staying here in a room. when the first pictures of a body floating in the water were broadcast on television. there was a monitor inside with some people going hysterical. local journals are dis

sent the u.s.s. sampson and fort worth to locate the plane's black boxes. >> i'm confident that they know more or less the position of the aircraft so we should be able to locate them. >> reporter: it has been a tragic year for air travel in southeast asia. a malaysian flight disappeared in march and hasn't been found. another flight was shot down over ukraine in july. craig boswell cbs news, washington. >> air asia flight 8501 was traveling from indonesia to singapore when it vanished from radar sunday morning. 155 passengers and 7 crew members were on board. >>> new at noon, we are getting a first look at the suspects who led police on that wild chase across three counties here in the bay area. 30-year-old andrew rojas, 53- year-old rudy martinez are accused of stealing a "chronicle" delivery truck yesterday. police say rojas was the driver. the truck hijacked in san francisco. the suspects allegedly then headed south. at one point they rammed a police car. they then crossed san mateo bridge, went to san l

is sending the u.s.s. sampson, a destroyer currently in the south china sea. with its help, lester, this will be the fifth country now combing the java sea for this missing flight. >> katy, thanks. we heard severe weather was one of the factors that could have led to this plane's disappearance. many of us have found ourselves gripping the armrest in the cabin when our flights hit bumpy air. the fact is of course that the pilots are trained and the planes are designed to get us through these scary moments. but how do pilots and airlines know when it's safe to push through? we get our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: flying in severe weather can be risky. lightning can strike at any moment, high winds, heavy fog, snowstorm. even clear air turbulence can cause passengers to panic, like this american airlines flight from south korea to dallas diverted to japan earlier this month. >> everything that wasn't bolted down or seat belted flew into the air. >> reporter: severe thunderstorms like those encountered by the missing airasia flight can b

. >> the u.s.s. sampson in fort worth are taking part in a multinational recovery effort. body bags in coffins and being prepared at area hospitals. family members will soon begin the grim task of identifying loved ones. >>> elite military drivers are also joining the search to quickly scour the crash site before rough weather moves in. live in the newsroom, i'm veronica de la cruz, kpix 5. >>> more problems for air asia. another one of its planes had a close call and overshot the runway in the philippines today. it got stuck in a muddy field beyond the runway. nobody was hurt. >>> an arsonist strikes three times in one night. people wake up to find their cars torched and this isn't the first time the neighborhood has been hit. >> and a man's plans to rob an atm blow up! literally in his face. video out of chicago. take a look at the right side of your s >>> influence at 5:00 some incredible video out of chicago. take a look at the right side of your screen. a brick wall of this morton warehouse collapsed leaving a row of cars at a nearby dealership buried in morton salt.

. >> the u.s.s. sampson is helping to detect it under water locator beacons. >>> investigators are trying to find out who behind a rash of car fires in santa clara county. six cars set ablaze within a 24- hour period in campbell and san jose's burbank district. as joe vazquez reports, the latest fires were yesterday evening. >>> reporter: the suspect got away and within minutes another fire broke out just a couple of blocks away in the 1900 block of willow. can you tell me what happened? >> so -- [ pause ] >> we had came back from laundry and then like we had parked the van there for like it's been there for an hour ago and then we come back and then we see the firefighters and we got out and then the car was burned down. >> reporter: andrew says he doesn't recognize the suspect but he got a good look at him. >> when you saw him, he didn't look like he was two faced. i started running out and i started running. he didn't run immediately when i opened the garage and when i yell at him. he was staying there fo

sent the u.s.s. sampson which boasts helicopters, recovery gear and surveillance equipment. a sonar aircraft is being sent and other assets are available. anything to hasten the wait for the families of the 162 families on board who will have to do the grim task of identifying loved ones. in the aftermath of the malaysia air disappearance this year airasia wants to get it right. >> the worst feeling one could have. we stay strong for the families to ensure we could look after them even after this incident. >> reporter: among the other assets the u.s. is offering indonesia what are called pinger locators, they could help find the black boxes the data recorders that are installed in the plane, and they could help solve the mystery of this crash and ensure a bit more the safety of future air travelers, lou? lou: greg, thank you greg palkot from london. >>> in this country turning to the obama administration and left wing assault on law enforcement, new york city mayor bill de blasio today met with new york police department and union leaders behind closed doors. their face-to-f

efforts to as in assist in this recovery. >> the u.s.s. sampson he equipped with sonar is on the scene. it arrived this morning ready to help about search and rescue or wrench sentenced recovery efforts. another vessel, the u.s.s. fort worth is preparing to deploy and could be ready to help in just a day or two. the u.s. is readying aircraft to help search the debris he field and the navy could help with salvage capabilities. they do have the ability to do that but they have not been called on at this hour to help out in that way. there have not been requests at this point to help search for the black box as follows or pings, but that's another way that u.s. forces could assist. >> u.v. law enforcement and security officials have been looking at the portage and crew lift. are we gasoline any new information out of that? >> not at this point. nothing new to report. officials say nothing significant has turned up, and that in itself certainly was newsworthy this week. at this point it's being considered an unexplained accident. >> the roll of the st

navy's guided missile destroyer, the u.s.s. sampson is expected in

. >> the u.s.s. sampson from the united states navy is helping find the black box recorders. the ship is equipped to detect under water locator beacons. >>> the centers for disease control says the u.s. has officially surpassed the epidemic treasure hold with this season's flu virus. the cdc estimates nearly 7% of all deaths nationwide were due to pneumonia and influenza during the week ending december 20. the flu is widespread in 36 states. >>> one of the bay area most highly acclaimed restaurants re- opening today nearly a half a year after a destructive fire in the early-morning hours of july 7 when flames engulfed manresa, los gatos institution. it was now restored. the michelin two-star restaurant is completely booked for tonight's new year's eve dinner service. >>> michigan fans last night offered a warm welcome to jim harbaugh. [ applause and cheers ] >> harbaugh introduced himself at the university of michigan's basketball game. fans, they were decked out in khakis. harbaugh's signature game day outfit in a show of support. he accepted a seven-year deal at $5 million

navy's guided missile destroyer, the u.s.s. sampson is expected in the region soon. and the search is now expanding above and below the waves. we are covering the breaking news on flight 8501 with our aviation experts. but before we get to that -- >>> are police officers under siege in this country? reports tonight of police in three major u.s. cities being ambushed or attacked in the wake of the assassination of two new york city cops just over a week ago. and the president who was at the microphones 15 minutes after a grand jury declined to indict a missouri police officer for a shooting in ferguson, has yet to make a single on-camera statement. in the past five days police have come under fire in los angeles, tampa and durham in attempted ambushes or attacks. thankfully with no major injuries. this is the tension between new york city's finest and mayor bill de blasio appears to have reached a boiling point. first a week ago some in the nypd literally turned their backs on the mayor in a shocking display blaming him for not having their backs as some in this city

navy's u.s.s. sampsonially quipped to detect underwater beacons. >> the side scanner is something many don't have available to them. >> reporter: the victims's families are waiting at the airport as police collect d.n.a. and photographs to help recover the bodies recovered. mark albert for cbs news. >>> u.s.s. fort worth is also standing by in singapore prepared to join the search efforts if they get a request to do so. >>> we are learning more now about the bishop from maryland who was involved in a fatal hit and run of a bicyclist north of baltimore on saturday. a 2010 police report reveals the officer says he pulled over bishop heather cook back then stinking of booze and admitting that she had had a few drinks. she was then ordered under supervised probation for dui. >> the episcopal diocese of maryland said they knew about the dui before promoting her to bishop. >> tom was a very special man, a wonderful father, great husband, a great friend. it really sucks he was taken out of the world like this. >>

. >> the u.s.s. sampson from the u.s. navy is helping find the black box recorders.is equipped to detect under water locator beacons. >>> centers for disease control says the u.s. has officially surpassed the epidemic threshold with this season's flu virus. the cdc estimates nearly 7% of all deaths nationwide were due to pneumonia and influenza during the week ending december 20th. >>> medical investigators studying ebola in in west africa say the first patient was a boy who got sick after playing near infected free tailed bats in guinea. fruit bats have been linked to previous outbreaks of ebola. >>> the first sierra snowpack survey of the wind revealed good news. there's more snow than this time last year. but the snowpack is still only 33% of normal. about an inch of snow fell in reno this week. check it out. you think it's cold here? strong winds plus snow are keeping a lot of folks in reno inside. today things are looking much better. it will be sunny with a high of 55. >>> it is 5:45. let's check weather the here's roberta with all the chilly weather and gusty

aircraft and seven helicopters from six countries are assisting in the effort, and the destroyer u.s.s. sampson is heading to the scene. dozens of elite military divers will also comb the underwater site, looking especially for the plane's black box recorders. their data may tell exactly what happened to flight 8501. joining me now is wall street journal reporter andy pasztor. andy, we just rattled off these different resources bringing to bear on this search. what's next? how long might it take? >> under the best of circumstances, it could be days or weeks. the water is relatively shallow. much shallower than the previous crashes you may be aware of such as malaysian 370cies 370 disappearance where they're still kook looking and also currents to contend with. but this is a scenario where investigators and experts hope they can find what they want relatively quickly. >> sreenivasan: okay. so how do they go about piecing together a cause, even after after they get this black box? >> of course, they will construct a time line and try to determine precisely what was happening in the cockpit at wha

. >> several cross are assisting in the search, including two american ships the destroying u.s.s. sampson and u.s.s. fort worth. this is debris discovered, a blue suitcase and oxygen tank and a deflated raft, all crews for investigators. >> once you have the debris, you look at it all. fire stands out explosion stands out. was it ripped apart or is something going on here. >> u.s. officials are preparing to send a maritime patrol aircraft in, which could also help with the vital search, so with little bits of aircraft on the ocean floor. >> let's go live to indonesia. how are officials propping for what's coming next? >> what's coming next is most like will you overnight we'll see five more bodies come here. we'll see the initial two as john mention said, five more expected here. they're being flown over from borneo, the closest land mass so where these bodies have been discovered, as well as the debris and suspected plane at the bottom of the sea. they are being flown here by air force aircraft, then transferred to the police hospital. this is where the makeshift morgues being set up, th

helping out in the recovery the u.s.s. sampson a u.s. navy ship is at the scene right now on board two helicopters, car go lifts. and we have got word that a second ship is being readied to come as well. those two will join ships and helicopters as first recovery of the bodies continues identifying them. identifying most of the wreckage and getting ahold of the black boxes which could indicate any kind of mechanical problems. weather is thought to be a main factor in this disaster. heather: gregg palkot live for us. trace: there is still a question about what happened to flight 8501. it looks like a shadow on the bottom of the ocean that could be the fuselage. if it's largely intact, what does that tell us about the crash? >> i think it hes us how it crashed. we are hearing there are relatively large pieces. for my experience it tells me that plane probably entered the water not going to speed. it may have been a controlled crash or an instance where the pilot lost the capability to fly that aircraft and it basically fell into the ocean.

the "u.s.s. sampsonbegan searching, the destroyer could help look for pings emitted from the black boxes. >> the navy has eavesdropping or technology that is second to none. they can pick up any signal that is coming especially in shallow waters. >> reporter: the navy is being asked to assist in search and recovery. >> finding a way to be responsive. >> reporter: for days crews from around the world have been scouring indonesian waters for any sign of airbus 8320. it's unclear how wide the search will go. >> if the aircraft went into a deep stall and nose-dived into the ocean, the debris field will be a lot more concentrated. >> according to an aviation source airasia recently began to upgrade its jets to improve the tracking of its fleet. but the airline has not confirmed that information nor has it confirmed that the missing plane was part of that upgrade. >>> this morning, we're learning of another airasia plane in trouble. this time in the philippines. a flight from manila overshot the runway at the

the u.s.s. sampson and ft. worth are joining the search the same day. the destroyer could help look for pings emitted from the plane's black boxes. >> the navy has eavesdropping technology that is second to none. they can pick up just about any signal that is coming especially in the shallow waters. >> the navy has been asked to assist in search and recovery by providing aircraft, ships and submersibles submersibles. >> our agency is focused on finding ways to be responsive. >> for days crews around the world have been scouring the indonesian waters for any sign of the airbus. it's still unclear how wide the debris field spans. >> if the aircraft just basically went into a deep stall and nose dove into the ocean, the debris field will be a lot more concentrated. >> according to an aviation source, airasia recently began to upgrade the jets to confirm the tracking of the fleets. the airline has not confirmed that information nor whether the plane was a part of the upgrade. >> jeff, thank you. and this morning we're learning of another airasia plane in tr

now the ship u.s.s. sampson is on site. preparing for the arduous process of identification collecting dna and other information from relatives to help pick out the dead. makeshift morgue made of shipping container sincere empty. relatives pray and sing. we believe that life and death are in god's hands, she says. we must always prepare everything because we never know when we will die. now, as for the sonar images ceo just said a minute ago they do not have confirmation that they found a plane. they do not have any sonar images. they're officially still looking for it. as for the charter flight they're going to give the families to fly them around the islands so they can pray for their loved ones they canceled that willie saying it's just going to be too hard. >> katy tur in surabaya indonesia, thank you very much. >>> rude welcome to the new year in the form of brutally cold temperatures. dylan is tracking the new year's eve forecast. what's it looking like? >> it's cold everywhere. no place in the clear from this cold ai