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Offensive to retake these areas that we have control on the ground of that air, which would be ours, which i think is necessary if we get into close combat or they get into close combat. >> honest issue of close combat, you just heard bremer, in saying they need targeted strikes and boots on the ground in the form of intelligence and to guide those strikes. not troops per se. but those are americans whose lives will be at risk for iraq yet again. is that the right decision? >> no, i dont think s...

Appropriate it. the system is now being put into operation. and that will allow for that increase in aviation. but when you talk about these incidents and the reality of course is as mary will no doubt agree, they are very, very small in number. very small. but of course the effect and the devastation and the disaster completely outweighs that small number. and that is the issue. what you have to look for here is systemic reasons why. a bad air controller, inexperience, lack of training, poor in...

>> this is an e-mail from jim. it says on flight 370 any other plane, why dont the flight attendants in the cabin area have a button to send a distress call or sos to the air controllers if they could not get in the cockpit and know something was wrong? >> thats a great idea. i dont know why we dont have that. it would be a simple matter to wire that up and have it available. so, yeah, great idea. we just never thought of having to need anything like that before. thats probably the reason it has...

Far it can travel. can it travel 17 miles to the site. thats a great suggestion. >> this is an e-mail from jim. it says on flight 370 any other plane, why dont the flight attendants in the cabin area have a button to send a distress call or sos to the air controllers if they could not get in the cockpit and know something was wrong? >> thats a great idea. i dont know why we dont have that. it would be a simple matter to wire that up and have it available. so, yeah, great idea. we just never thou...

Movement, the people on the ground that actually made that happen. >> suzanne malveaux for us in austin. thank you so much. coming up, important new details in this mystery of malaysian airlines flight 370, we now know who said good night to the air controllers. well talk about what that means for the investigation next. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angies list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members co...

Ocean, including australias "ocean shield," that vessel is dragging a pinger locator from the u.s. navy, hoping to locate the black boxes before their batteries run out, which will happen in a couple of days. all america air carriers from traveling through crimean air space, after russia takes over that air space, which has caused confusion and potentially dangerous flying conditions. theres already been one incident in which a carrier was getting instructions from ukrainian and russian air cont...

The philippines in the next 48 to 72 hours. >> are more air krafl coming in, c-10s, with supplies as well. ? >> reporter: yes, plan on seeing that, right now the u.s. air force has combat air controllers on the ground at the airfield trying to help the fell even forces getting that airfield up and running again. theyre very used to working in combat conditions, actually, so they will be very useful to the philippines in getting that all moving again. one open, it will be able to run 24/7. right ...

Something and it cost $3600 and somebody said well, i will take $85 off the price, would you think that is steep cut in the price? i think most people would say not. it is unlikely that it has to have these enormous effects. you know, president obama is talking about meat not being inspected, air controllers not being at airports, all sorts of very, very dire effects. warnings of long waits at tsa lines at airports, --. bill: talking about 7,000 tsa workers laid off. >> yes. bill: during the pea...

Armed uavs, gunships, or fixed wing fighters with the associated tanking, youve got to provide airy fueling abilities, armaments, youve got to arm all the weapons before you put them on the planes, targeting, and support facilities were not in the vicinity of libya. and because of the distance it would have taken at least nine to 12 hours if not more to tee employ thes deploy these forces to benghazi. this was pure and simple. in the absence as i said of any kind of advance warning a problem of ...

in just a moment. libyan government concedes that parts of the city are no longer under its control. it says 1,300 people have been killed over the past 12 hours. a government spokesman has called for immediate negotiation and a halt to the rebel assault. the libyan rebels say some gadhafi loyalists are still holding out in the capital of tripoli. but lets go to my colleague matthew chance. he and other universities have been watching these fast-moving developments unfold at a hotel wh...