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New Clues in MH370 Search; Renewed Interest in What Happened to MH370; Taliban Has New Leader; Israel Condemns House Fire as "Barbaric Act"; Confidence Wing Part from a Boeing 777; Families of MH370 Passengers React Cautiously; Officer in DuBose Shooting Posts Bond; Trump Tops Polls While in Scotland. Aired 2-3a ET

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[02:00:08] LYNDA KINKADE, CNN ANCHOR: New clues in the search for the missing Malaysia Airliner as investigators examine wreckage found on the island in the Indian Ocean.

Also, the Taliban has a new leader. So what does this mean for peace talks with the Afghan government?

And in the U.S. state of Ohio, the police officer charged in the death of an unarmed black man is now free on a $1 million bond. We will show you new video of how that incident unfolded.

Hello. I'm Lynda Kinkade. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is CNN NEWSROOM.

Again, this hour, new developments in the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight 730. First, there is growing confidence that the airplane debris found off the coast of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777. That's the same type of plane as MH370, which vanished in March last year. The debris appears to be a part of a plane's wing. Investigators are sending it to France for a closer inspection.

Australia's deputy prime minister talked about the find a short time ago.

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WARREN TRUSS, AUSTRALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: There is strong evidence to suggest that the wreckage found on Reunion Island does come from a Boeing 777. That has not yet been confirmed, but the pictures that are viable for people to examine are certainly consistent with the parts from the wing of a Boeing 777. So a very small part of the aircraft, but it could be a very important piece of evidence.

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KINKADE: Police confirmed to CNN they are treating another piece of debris found in Reunion Island as part of the MH370 investigation. Now it looks like the remnants of a suitcase, and it has search crews looking for other potential clues.

CNN international correspondent, Nima Elbagir, is on Reunion Island.

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NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Search helicopters passed overhead, scouring the shoreline.

(on camera): This is where the plane debris washed shore and this is where it was found by the beach clean-up crews who dragged it across the pebbles and lent it over there against that stone wall, cleaning much of the evidence off it in the process. It was only when the police and the special investigation unit turned up that it began to dawn on them that perhaps they did discover something pretty crucial.

JOHNNY BEQUE, REUNION ISLAND RESIDENT: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

ELBAGIR (voice-over): Johnny's been working on this stretch of beach for years. As soon as he saw the debris, he said he shouted to the rest of the crew to stop what they were doing. Somehow, he says, he knew what it was.

BEQUE (through translation): I thought perhaps it was from a plane crash so I said, don't touch it any more. Because if it is a plane crash, then people have died, and you have to have respect for them.

ELBAGIR: Johnny was right. Local officials told us the barnacles you see in this picture will be vital in establishing where the debris sank and how long it's been under water.

This morning, more debris washed ashore.

(on camera): It appears to resemble the remnants of a passenger carry case but of course until further investigations are carried out, no one knows for certain.

(voice-over): Since then, police helicopters have been patrolling this stretch of sea, trying to get a better line of sight on anything and everything that is heading towards the shore.

(on camera): For many of the families of those that disappeared on that plane, this is the first time in a very long time that they are beginning to feel some faint glimmer of hope.

(voice-over): Hope they might finally know what happened.

Nima Elbagir, CNN, Reunion Island.

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KINKADE: And CNN David Molkos has been covering the disappearance of MH370 since last March. He joins us now from Hong Kong.

David, we know the 230 people on board were from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia. We heard a short time ago from the Australian prime minister. Just elaborate on what he had to say. DAVID MOLKOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Lynda, that is right. Warren

Truss saying that there is strong evidence this is connected to a 777. We have heard from others saying it is very likely or highly likely that this piece of debris is from a Boeing 777. The prime minister said something else, though, saying we need to be sure of the facts. And let me just quickly run you through what we know about this flaperon, this piece of debris found on Reunion Island. We know there is marking on it, a stencil that says 657BB. We know that is an apparent match for the schematics on the part of the right wing for a Boeing 777. There is a missing number plate that appears to not be on that piece. We have seen newer versions of the flaperon that have the number on the plate. There are barnacles consistent with something that's been in the water 16 months. Another point made by investigators, there are no other missing 777s. No pieces like this reported missing and Lynda, on top of all of that, there is confidence that this is consistent with this debris washing up on Reunion Island that is consistent with the current search area, the ocean currents from the Indian Ocean could have moved it from the currents all the way over the island over the past 500 days. A lot of facts, Lynda. A lot adding up. You can see why investigators are saying they are increasingly confident. Of course, Lynda, being confident is not the same as being a hundred percent sure.

[02:06:08] KINKADE: That is true. A lot of detail there. We do know that this piece of debris is now on its way it France. Can you explain why it is going to France and what investigators -- how quickly they may be able to determine whether this is from the remnants of MH370?

MOLKOS: Lynda, they have a lot to go on here. They have the fact that there are markings, as I just mentioned. France leading this investigation. Sorry, leading the investigation into this particular piece of debris because it washed up on French territory. Working closely with the Malaysians though.

We have a source who told CNN that the Americans, the NTSB, actually want to see the piece with their own eyes. They want to draw those conclusions when they see the evidence in person, this piece of debris. No one wants to make a mistake here. There is no margin for error, Lynda. They want to be a hundred percent certain on this.

There is another aspect, not only determining whether or not it came from MH370, Lynda, but could this piece of debris, this flaperon, this piece of the wing actually shed light, actually provide other clues about what may have happened on board the flight. We've had different experts begin to weigh in. One from the Independent Group, the one that helped Australia refine their search area. A gentleman by the name of Michael Exner (ph), an engineer, coming out and saying the damage patterns are pretty clear. The damage is only on the back half and not on the front. What he believes that means is that it somehow came off of the plane while it was still in flight. All of this important and matters because it could help officials determine again whether or not they are looking into the right area, how close to the final ping with the satellite that they believe the plane -- where the plane went down. Of course, Lynda, I have to stress, preliminary, extreme caution. But

that gives you an example of the type of information these investigators may be able to get from this piece -- Lynda?

KINKADE: And it is a big piece of evidence. It will be interesting to see how soon we get answers.

David Molkos in Hong Kong. Thank you very much.

Reunion Island is thousands of kilometers from where it is believed MH370 went down in the Indian Ocean. Analysts say the discovery of debris won't change the main search area, but has sparked renewed interest in what happened to the plane.

CNN U.S. justice correspondent, Evan Perez, reports.

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EVAN PEREZ, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: An assessment by the U.S. intelligence agency says someone if the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 deliberately directed the aircraft's movements before it disappeared. This assessment is based on satellite and other available evidence. And analysts looked at multiple course changes the aircraft made after deviated from its scheduled course from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Analyst determined it is most likely someone in the cockpit deliberately moved the aircraft to specific way points, crossing Indonesian territory and eventually towards the south Indian Ocean. This was an assessment that was done for internal U.S. government purposes and it surfaced from the investigation being led by Malaysian authorities. The FBI and NTSB have been assisting in that investigation. A Malaysian government report in March said that there is no proof of wrongdoing by the airplane's crew. They said, quote, "There were no behavioral signs of social isolation, change in habits or interests, self neglect, drug or alcohol abuse of the captain, first officer, and the cabin crew." The hope now is that finding aircraft debris brings them closer to answers.

Evan Perez, CNN, Washington.

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[02:09:57] KINKADE: The U.S. assessment is renewing its focus on the captain and the first officer of MH370.

Kyung Lah has a closer look at them.

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KYUNG LAH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and Co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid, the two men in charge of MH370 when it vanished.

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CAPT. ZAHARIE AHMAD SHAH, PILOT: Good night, Malaysia 370. LAH: The last transmission spoken by Captain Zaharie, age 53, a veteran joining Malaysia Airlines in 1981, logging 18,000 hours of flying experience. Father of three, passionate about aviation, so much so that he built a flight simulator in his Kuala Lumpur home in this gated community. Zaharie wanted to share what he knew, posting aviation tutorials on his own YouTube channel.

SHAH: (INAUDIBLE)

LAH: After the plane's disappearance, questions swirled around his marital status. But an international independent investigation committee found no indications that cast suspicion on him or his co- pilot.

This is co-pilot, Fariq. He was in the cockpit as CNN reported a feature story on the airline shortly before MH370 disappeared. Age 27, Fariq joined the airline in 2007. Much less experienced than his captain, this picture cast doubt on his conduct in the cockpit. Two South African women say Fariq invited them into the cockpit during a 2011 flight, a breach of safety rules.

As the search stretched into months, former FAA investigator, Thomas Anthony, kept returning to this question, why the systematic shut down of tracking devices aboard the plane.

THOMAS ANTHONY, DIRECTOR, USC AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY PROGRAM & FORMER FAA INVESTIGATOR: Is that a coincidence? It is an incredible coincidence.

LAH: Anthony spent 25 years with the FAA and the TSA investigating crimes against civil aviation. He agrees with the initial U.S. assessment that there was a deliberate act from MH370's cockpit, in part, because MH370's disappearance feels so familiar. Anthony investigated the crash of Egypt Air flight 990. Many concluded it was caused by suicide. Silk Air 185, American authorities also determined it crashed because of actions taken by the pilot.

(on camera): What is your theory right now regarding MH370?

ANTHONY: In view of the context of all the evidence, of the assessment on the ground and what's been found, it looks like that the most likely theory would be intentional interference by the pilot.

I think that this investigation could only be solved on the ground. It may have clues at the bottom of the ocean. It may have clues on the beaches of Reunion Island. But I think the answers, final answers of why this happened can only be determined on the ground.

LAH (voice-over): Kyung Lah, CNN, Los Angeles.

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KINKADE: And we've more on the debris found on the coast of Reunion Island.

Meteorologist Derek Van Dam joins us with more. Derek, is it even feasible that MH370 debris could have traveled this

far across the Indian Ocean?

DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Lynda, it is a reasonable question indeed. In fact we have to dig deep into this flaperon piece that they purportedly found, belonging to MH370. It is a device on the airplane that is highly buoyant. I researched this. We know this thing will float. When it enters the ocean currents, known as a gyre, it will allow the debris it travel long distances. The 4,000 or so kilometers from the West coast of Australia all the way to the eastern coastal regions of Africa. This is known as the Indian Ocean gyre. It re-rotates in the counter clockwise fashion. It is small scale and large scale rotation patterns. Let's use an analogy here. Let's say we drop a plastic bottle in the ocean. What will it do? Eventually we will see the plastic bottle float. It will move along the water until it reaches an immovable surface like the beach of Reunion Island or coast of Madagascar for instance and fortunately there are some high end computer models known as a drift analysis that can show exactly where debris will eventually end up as we go forward it a 12- month to 14-month period. This is the adrift.org.au website. You can find this on-line yourself to see exactly what I'm discussing. This is if we place a plastic bottle into the Indian Ocean where the actual search area is undergoing, off the West coast of Australia. If we did that with today's ocean currents, it would bring that plastic bottle or the purported debris from the MH370 flight westward. And we would see it travel that 4,000 kilometer journey to the West coast of Africa perhaps landing up on Reunion Island or the coast of Madagascar, Tanzania. We know it floats and we know it can go great distances. Now the next question is, marine biologists and scientists will pay very close attention to the barnacles that they have been talking about since they found this piece. This is going to help determine just how long this purported device has been floating amongst the Indian Ocean.

Lynda, back to you.

[02:15:38] KINKADE: Quite incredible. And amazing graphics there to explain it all.

Derek Van Dam, thank you very much.

We are going to have much more on the investigation into the disappearance of MH370 just ahead, including what some officials are saying about a possible piece of luggage found off the coast of Reunion Island. That's coming up just ahead.

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[02:19:59] KINKADE: The developments in the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Australia's deputy prime minister, Warren Truss, says it looks likely that debris found in the Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777. That is the same model plane as Malaysian flight 370. Another piece of debris was washed ashore on Thursday. It looks like a piece of luggage. But Truss did downplay that find.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TRUSS: I think it is fair to say we are less certain that the bag has anything to do with flight 370 even than we are with the plane wreckage. The bag doesn't seem to show the signs of having been in the water far long period of time. But nonetheless, it needs to be taken seriously.

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KINKADE: MH370 vanished in March of 2014 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. 239 people were on board.

The Taliban has confirmed the death of their founder, Mullah Omar. And they have appointed his successor. The new leader is Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour. He has been the Taliban's second in command and deputy leader since 2010. According to the U.N. Security Council sanctions list, he was formerly the militant group's minister of civil aviation and transportation. Following this announcement, a new round of peace talks slated to take place today between the Taliban and Afghan government were postponed.

Senior international correspondent, Nic Robertson, joins us for more on all of this.

And, Nic, given that we are learning that the old Taliban leader may have died two years ago, does that mean that this new leader has effectively been calling the shots for the last couple of years?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It means that he has effectively been in charge. But there's also been a complicit, if you will, among a tiny call of leadership within the Taliban to essentially ignore the facts that Mullah Omar was no longer answering questions, was no longer giving directions, and it try to sort of create the impression, not just for the outside world but for the rest of the Taliban, that they still had a leader, who was so well respected. He was a very, if you will, a figure who could bring together desperate elements within a Taliban across the whole of Afghanistan and Pakistan as well. So there was, in essence, complicity among that leadership, not to rock the boat. It was based on the fact that they all thought they were heading in the same direction that they were agreed on where the organization was going, and that if no one asked that tough question, where is Omar, why don't we have any answers from him, why are we not hearing from him, why don't we see him, then the organization could continue, it could remain strong. So although Mansour has effectively been running the operation, complicity with a small group of others to keep it this way and to follow under his leadership. It was not until they have come under pressure to get into talks, to come under real pressure, that it has shown some fractures within the organization and put pressure on them, essentially, by calling them out and saying, you know, where is Mullah Omar? We haven't heard from him. That they've had to come clean and accept and announce that he is in fact dead -- Lynda?

KINKADE: Nic, what does this official change of leadership talks mean for peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban?

ROBERTSON: In the short term, it is having a detrimental effect because the talks, scheduled to begin today, are not happening. In the longer term, there are essentially two schools of thought. There's one school of thought that says Omar was opposed to the peace talks and, therefore, with him gone, you have with somebody like Mullah Mansour, you have someone who is more inclined to get into peace talks with the Afghan government and, therefore, in the longer run, the chances of an reproach of more political deal through talks emerging between the Taliban and the Afghan government is more a possibility. But you have a very, very real threat at this stage because of divisions within the Taliban. There are certainly some schools of thought that believe that one of Omar's sons was expecting and wanting to be the leader of the new leader of the Taliban, that there are other elements within the Taliban that want to continue to fight. Certainly, my own conversations with Taliban officials over the past few years have indicated those divisions. The problem with those divisions is that some groups want to fight, some don't, and some may go off and join ISIS inside Afghanistan. So there is a real potential here that you divide the Taliban and you have a less cohesive movement to get into negotiations.

KINKADE: OK. We will have to leave it there for now.

Nic Robertson in Istanbul, Turkey. Thanks for the update.

We are also following breaking news out of the West Bank. Israeli officials are condemning a deadly house fire near the city of Nablus as a barbaric act of terrorism. The blaze, set intentionally, killed a Palestinian toddler and injured several others.

Our Erin McLaughlin joins us now on the phone from Jerusalem.

Erin, this is horrific attack that saw an 18-month-old child burned to death. What can you tell us? What are the details?

[02:25:27] ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hi, Lynda. We know two homes, in the small hours of the morning, set on fire in the West Bank. According to Israeli military preliminary investigation suspects entered the village, set homes on fire, and sprayed graffiti in Hebrew on the home. Israeli police saying the word "price tag" was found on the walls of the house. According to a Palestinian official, a 1.5-year-old died in the house fire. His parents had third-degree burns.

Israeli military as well as police forces are on the scene. Forensic investigators are also there collecting evidence.

The Palestinian political movement, Fatah, has put out a political statement condemning the killing as a crime against humanity, blaming the Israeli government for its support and protection of the settlers.

KINKADE: And this attack, of course, happened after Israeli authorities destroyed two apartment blocks that they thought were illegally built on Palestinian-owned land. Do we know if this attack and that are linked?

MCLAUGHLIN: It's certainly possible. Police are saying this is a suspected "price tag" event. And you can recall, that the word "price tag" was found spray-painted in Hebrew on the home that was burned down. Now "price tag" is the word used by radical Israeli settlers for reprisal attacks against Palestinians. These attacks are often in response to moves by the Israeli government to evacuate illegal West Bank outposts.

Now, this week, hundreds of Israeli settlers protested the demolition of two partially built dwellings that the Israeli Supreme Court ruled were constructed illegally on Palestinian-owned land near a settlement in the West Bank. Footage showing clashes between police and the settlers. Hours after the buildings were torn down, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu green-lighted the construction of 300 housing units in that settlement and planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem, a move that really deeply concerned the United States. U.S. officials came out in opposition, and clearly, Fatah, the Palestinian political movement, drawing a correlation.

KINKADE: A horrific attack there and a really worrying situation.

Erin McLaughlin on the phone for us. Thank you very much for that update. It's been more than 500 days since MH370 vanished mid flight. Many of

the friends and family of those on board are still holding on to hope. How one of them is coping, coming up next.

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[02:31:45] LYNDA KINKADE, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome back to our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Lynda Kinkade. Let's update you on our top stories hour.

Following developments in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. A preliminary assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies suggests someone in the plane's cockpit deliberately steered the jet off course. This is assessment was prepared months ago based on satellite data and other evidence but it is only now coming to light.

Meanwhile, authorities are saying they are confident a piece of debris found in the West Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777, like MH370. The wing part is called a flaperon.

CNN's Nick Valencia spoke with an expert about its function.

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NICK VALENCIA: We have heard a lot about the flaperons. Where are they, and what do they do, and where are they on this aircraft?

MICHAEL KENNEY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSAL ASSET MANAGEMENT: Yeah, the flaperon, you can between these two larger pieces. Those are the flaps themselves. The flaperon is the part sitting in the middle.

VALENCIA: That small 6.5-foot piece right there?

KENNEY: That's exactly right. The flaperon combines the functions of two components on the aircraft. One being the aileron, which controls the roll of the airplane, and the other being the flaps, which control lift at slower speeds.

VALENCIA: We have one brought one down here to get a closer look. This is a replica of what you would see on a Boeing 777.

As you see this debris that has washed up just off the coast of Reunion Island, what is this here that we are looking at here on this part here?

KENNEY: Yeah, this came from a 777. This plate right here is a data plate. It is identification that comes on any component and tells you part number and serial number for that component and can help tie it to an aircraft.

VALENCIA: Yet, on the debris that we saw, that plate's not there. So what does that mean?

KENNEY: We actually have pictures of the component they found in Reunion. You can see the data plate is missing. It is held on to the component by an adhesive, by a glue.

VALENCIA: That could have ripped right off?

KENNEY: Yeah, or sat over time, like in the ocean, removed itself from the component.

VALENCIA: And yet, we saw serial numbers. Isn't that right, Michael, we saw some serial numbers on that flaperon. What will that help with?

KENNEY: Yeah, this flaperon is a whole assembly. It's a combination of several panels. Inside this component, it is possible there's a lot of serial numbers, part numbers even, for individual pieces, or it could refer to all -- you know, larger assembly such as the flaperon.

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KINKADE: And authorities are sending the debris from that plane to France for closer inspection.

The families of those on board MH370 are reacting cautiously to the latest developments.

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout joins us from Kuala Lumpur with more on that.

Kristie, no doubt it's a trying time for the families who are missing loved ones. What are they saying to you about this latest development?

[02:34:38]KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, they are saying that it is a very trying time. It is a long and agonizing wait for the families of the passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Imagine what they are going through, following developments, learning that half a world away suspected debris washed up on Reunion Island. Debris that, if confirm as part of MH370, is the first physical sign of the plane since vanishing in March of 2014. These families have waited over 500 days for an answer and still have to wait longer.

Here's the front page of the star newspaper her in Malaysia. It says, "MH370 answer in two days," and that coming from the prime minister of Malaysia. It will take up to two days for Malaysian authorities with French authorities to verify or confirm the origin of that suspected debris that washed up to Reunion Island.

Now how they are taking in this information, the families, especially those here in Malaysia, it is a mix of hope and fair. 50 of the passengers were from Malaysia. We were able to get a statement from one Malaysian family member. An 18-year-old girl, named Maria Elizabeth Nari. Her father was a chief steward of MH370. And through messaging, she told us, quote, "Honestly, we are nervous. We feel a little bit of restlessness. A part of us wants it to be true. But another part of us doesn't want it to be true. We're not sure what to say about it. Right now, we are waiting for the result to come in. Last but not least, we are tired with all this already." That is 18- year-old MH370 family member, Maria Elizabeth Nari. She is a student at a local university. She added that whatever is confirmed, whatever is verified that comes out, that she will accept it.

Back to you, Lynda.

KINKADE: Kristie Lu Stout there. Thank you very much for that update. We appreciate it. And our thoughts are with the family members as they deal with these developments. I'm sure they will have some answers two days from now. Thank you very much.

And as Kristie mentioned, 239 people were on board MH370 when it disappeared more than one year ago.

Anderson Cooper remembers the lives of those who went missing.

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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN HOST, A.C. 360: Paul Weeks is a husband and father of two. He was on his way a new job in Mongolia, his dream job. Before he left his home in Australia, he gave his wedding ring and watch to his wife, Danica.

DANICA WEEKS, WIFE OF MH370 PASSENGER: He said I'm leaving my wedding ring and watch here. Should anything happen it me, I want the wedding ring to go to the first son that's married and the watch to the second. I said to him like, "Don't be stupid. Just come back and I'll give it back to you and you can give it to them."

COOPER: Muktash Makerji (ph) and Shamo Bie (ph) had been on vacation and on their way to their two young children in Beijing.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As parents nothing was more important to them than those kids. Everything they did was surrounding those kids. You good to their house and it was covered with pictures of their boys.

COOPER: 30-year-old Huogy Li (ph) was also on her way home to her 5- year-old daughter. She works for a company based in Austin, Texas, and was on board with 19 of her colleagues. Rodney and Mary Burrows (ph), from Australia, were looking forward to

becoming first time grandparents after they returned home. They were beginning a long-planned trip with their good friends Katherine and Robert Lowden (ph). The Lowdens (ph) were known as doting grandparents. A friend described them as passionate travelers.

This group of artist from China were in Malaysia to display their work. Most of them were on their flight back to Beijing. Among them, the oldest on board, 76-year-old Lu Rachang (ph), a renowned calligrapher, who was traveling with his wife.

The loved ones of these passengers have waited with prayers --

(CHANTING)

COOPER: -- and with hope.

Strangers, mostly children, have left pictures in the airport in Malaysia. This one reads, "We miss you, we love you." This one simply says, "Please come back."

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[02:41:48] KINKADE: Welcome back. We're following new developments in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. A preliminary assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies suggests that someone in the cockpit deliberately steered the plane off course. And it is important to point out this assessment was prepared months ago but is now coming to light based on data and other evidence. It does not come to any firm conclusions about what eventually happened to MH370. The plane vanished in March 2014 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. Investigators think it went down in the Southern Indian Ocean.

Now to the controversial shooting death of an unarmed man in the state of Ohio. A former officer is out of jail after posting a $1 million bond. Ray Tensing pleaded not guilty to murdering an African-American driver during a traffic stop earlier this month. And now a new body camera video surfaced from another officer who arrived on the scene.

We need to warn you, some of the footage you may find disturbing.

Jason Carroll has the story.

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OFC. RAY TENSING, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT: Right to Valencia.

JASON CARROLL, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): New video showing a third angle of what happened moments after University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing shot and killed Sam DuBose. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TENSING: I thought he was going to run me over.

UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER: You OK?

TENSING: Yeah.

CARROLL: The video captured by the body camera of another University of Cincinnati police officer who responded to the scene. On it, Tensing is heard explaining what happened.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TENSING: I just got tangled in the car. I thought I was going to run over.

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CARROLL: Tensing, himself in handcuffs, while pleading not guilty to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter.

UNIDENTIFIED JUDGE: The bond will be $1 million anyway.

(APPLAUSE)

UNIDENTIFIED JUDGE: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a courtroom. You will conduct yourselves at all times.

CARROLL: Among those applauding, members of DuBose's family, including his sister, who fought to have Tensing's body camera video released to the public.

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TENSING: I'm going to ask you again. Do you have your license?

SAMUEL DUBOSE, SHOT BY POLICE OFFICER: I have my license. You can run my name.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CARROLL: It is this video that shows Tensing pulling DuBose over for not having a front license plate. After failing to provide his driver's license, which had been suspended, the fatal confrontation began.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TENSING: Go and take your seatbelt off. Stop! Stop!

(GUNFIRE)

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CARROLL: Tensing said he reached into the car to stop DuBose from leaving and feared he would be run over.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TENSING: He was dragging me.

UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICER: Yeah, I saw that.

TENSING: I thought I was going to get run over.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CARROLL: None of the video released shows Tensing being dragged by DuBose's car.

Tensing's attorney says body cam video shows Tensing on the ground at least 20 to 25 feet from where he stopped DuBose.

STEWART MATTHEWS, ATTORNEY FOR RAY TENSING: He is getting up from the street. That tends to corroborate what he said happened, he was getting dragged.

CARROLL: DuBose's family says in their eyes what happened is very clear.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He was trying to cover up his tracks from the second -- the second it happened, he was covering up.

CARROLL: The DuBose family says the university needs to do a better job of training officers like Tensing.

(on camera): Do you believe that your officer acted appropriately?

[02:45:00] SANTO ONO, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI: The prosecutor has analyzed all evidence. He has more data than I have personally. So I respect his decision.

TARINA DUBOSE ALLEN, SISTER OF SAMUEL DUBOSE: He doesn't have an Uncle Sam any more. He told the officer just run his name, just run his name. Why didn't he just run his name?

CARROLL (voice-over): Jason Carroll, CNN, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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KINKADE: Green Peace activists took to both the air and water in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday trying to prevent a Shell Oil ship from reaching its destination. Protesters dangled from the St. John's Bridge as dozens of kayakers floated below. A judge ordered Green Peace to pay a fine for every hour they blocked the ship. The ice breaker was eventually able to pass and is now on its way it Alaska to join Shell's drilling expedition.

Over a dozen wildfires are raging in northern California threatening homes and forcing evacuations. The largest blaze called the rocky fire is 5 percent contained and has already burned over 10,000 acres. More than 600 people have been evacuated from the area. 8,000 firefighters are working to put the wildfires out. But the state in its fourth year of record drought, dry conditions are allowing fires to spread rapidly. The National Guard is calling to help local and state authorities in the growing fight.

Now to the death after beloved lion in Africa. Right now, at least two petitions to the White House are calling for the U.S. to extradite the American hunter who killed him. The petitions have more than 220,000 signatures. The White House is required to respond to all petitions that cross the 100,000 signature threshold. Meanwhile, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says it's investigating the lion Cecil's death but hasn't found the hunter, Walter Palmer. Zimbabwe officials say the lion was lured out of a sanctuary and killed. Palmer is a dentist in Minnesota and he said he thought the hunt was legal and he regrets killing Cecil.

U.S. presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, takes his political tour on the road while attending a gulf tournament in Scotland. But not everyone in town is rolling out the red carpet. We will have that story just ahead.

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[02:51:21] KINKADE: Welcome back. We have new developments to tell you about in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Australia's deputy prime minister says it's very likely the debris found in the Western Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777. That's the same model as the MH370, which vanished in March of last year. What appears to be a piece of the plane's wing was recovered off the coast of Reunion Island on Tuesday. Authorities are sending it to France for a closer inspection.

In the U.S., the White House wasn't pulling any punches on Thursday when it criticized House Republicans for starting a lengthy vacation a day early. The early recess is referred to as the "August work period," a term White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest mocked as poorly named because it extends past August.

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JOSH EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: I do hope Republicans will do more than just rest and relax during their 39-day vacation. Because when they finally show up again in September, there won't be a lot of patience or sympathy for the claim that they don't have time to do their job.

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KINKADE: The criticism comes with Congress mounting its to-do list, including a vote on the Iran nuclear deal, crucial government spending bills, long-time highway funding, and a decision on resurrecting the Export/Import Bank. Defenders of the August recess insist that the time is used to reconnect with constituents.

A new poll shows U.S. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump remains ahead of his Republican challengers. Trump topped the field of 16 candidates with 20 percent in Thursday's Quinnipiac University poll. He is followed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who garnered 13 percent, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at 10 percent.

Even though Trump is leading the Republican polls, when it comes to general election match-up, Quinnipiac shows he would lose to Democrat Hillary Clinton. And not only that, he trails self-declared Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders by 8 percentage points.

Trump is in Scotland right now. The business tycoon is promoting his hotel and golf course that's hosting the British Women's Open. The trip was meant to be a break from campaigning but, as CNN's Max Foster reports, the focus keeps springing back to Trump's political ambitions.

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MAX FOSTER, CNN LONDON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's the Trump helicopter, coming in to land at the Trump hotel overlooking the Trump golf course. It can only mean one thing, another debate about illegal immigration.

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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: -- Mr. Trump?

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Can you comment about illegal immigration in the U.K.? What do you think about that? (INAUDIBLE)

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: What do you say about claims that you are a racist --

DONALD TRUMP, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE & CEO, TRUMP GROUP: That's a question?

FOSTER (on camera): The point of this visit was meant it promote this Trump resort and also the very historic golf course that it overlooks. But Trump's guests down there are in two minds about him.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What I can understand is he's done a good job with the course. But the man himself is to be a bit of a joke.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He is a very selfish self-centered man with his own opinions of how he wants it do things or what he wants to do. That's life.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Personally, I think Donald Trump has done really well in Scotland. He's done really well in golf and he represents for it. This place has changed tremendously. And what more can you say.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: His recent comments about Mexicans seem very silly comments. However, he has a history of doing fantastic in things for golf.

FOSTER (voice-over): At a press conference, it was back to immigration.

TRUMP: I've been proven to be right on illegal immigration in the United States. [02:55:06] FOSTER: Then on to questions about everything, from

Scottish separatism to big game hunting, international relations, and world peace, no less.

TRUMP: I always heard for many years the worst thing that can happen for world peace is if Russia and China ever get together. We, through our incompetent leaders in Washington, drove Russia and China together.

FOSTER: The Trump show, as some are quietly calling it here, is in town until Saturday. It was meant to be a break from political campaigning, but this is turning into the Scottish leg of Trump's headline-making tour.

Max Foster, CNN, Turnberry, Scotland.

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KINKADE: You've been watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Lynda Kinkade.

My colleague, George Howell, will join me for the next hour. I hope you stay with us.

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[03:00:03] GEORGE HOWELL, CNN ANCHOR: A Palestinian child killed in what looks a fire set by Israeli extremists. We are in Jerusalem with the latest.

KINKADE: Also ahead, more clues in the search for the missing Malaysian --