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It was a tupolev 154, the mill tier version, about 20 years old, delivered to the airlines in 1990, then transferred to the polish airport some years later. the tupolev 154 may not be familiar to americans, but it was the workhorse of the old soviet airlines and across eastern europe. more than 1,000 of these planes were actually made, 205, 220 or so are still flying in eastern parts of europe. in fact, it is an old plane, not greatly used in service anymore, but that doesnt necessarily of cours...

Recently, and i think every ruler of the world will be sending their sympathies to the people of poland. >> we, of course, have been covering this developing story overnight and into the morning, but the coverage continues. hello to you, and i know the coverage will continue at the top of the hour. >> absolutely, as we look for the answer to the question, how did this happen? what was the cause behind the tupelo 154 going down? were going to hear some details behind what you see on the screen th...

The prime minister, who was not on the plane, i should note, but a figure who had been in the spotlight over in poland since he was a child. he was a child actor, came up through the ranks, a beloved person, as we see in this pictures, the mourning process is going on right now. >> important to note in this day and age there has not been a question raised whether this is terrorism related. thats not a concern thats been raised. the investigation seems to be focused on whether this is a mechanica...

Country, and how long will it be before they have elections to find a permanent replacement? >> under the polish constitution, its the speaker, the lower house of parliament who becomes president. within two weeks, they should announce an election to replace the president, and that election should take place within two months. so far, it appears to be an orderly transition which is in progress with the chief of the lower house of parliament being sworn in as temporary president for the time bein...

This plane, not just the one he was on, but this particular type of plane, pretty good and reliability safety record over the years? >> yes, i mean, you know, whenever we talk about safety records, im always tempted to say no better, no worse. if you look at a boeing 737 or the 727, three engines in the backs is the 6727, very similar. there have been about 60-odd serious incidents with the tupolev 154, and when you put that in the perspective of the 20, 30, 40 years they were flying, you then a...

Stopped again. theres scepticism by the governor and congressional leaders thats why they are promising an investigation. >> interesting you bring that up, norah, we heard some about inspections, allegations. officials say obviously they want to rescue these miners. we know thats of the utmost importance but it is a big part of this situation how they got trapped in the first place and was there some type of negligence on behalf of this mine and the owners. >> reporter: absolutely. and according...

Who is working for the other side. the problem is yesterday, there was the news alert. the california born al-qaida adam gahdan captured in karachi. the reason that was a headline is because two pakistani officials say yep, we got him. but then today, they have backed off and theyve said, ok, weve captured an american but we dont know that its that guy. >> it could be another guy who is also an american. you can see the correlation there. adam, thats the confusion it its not adam gahdan. >> 154 ...

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