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They are going to do a thorough investigation. >> during your years as an american airlines pilot, were you involved in a conversation where you can talk about what you want, did you ever get so engaged in conversation you became literally unaware of whats going on around you? >> no. no. i mean, you can get in heated discussions over many things and you can have life event that is are distracting, divorces, problems with kids, but, you know, if you dont feel capable of flying, if you dont feel f...

Than answers? and paging the president. some democrats urging president obama to speak out on the health care public option. plus, swine of the times. the swine flu outbreak now changing the way kids play sports. and you can forget about that postgame handshake. a good morning, everyone. im alex witt. welcome to "msnbc saturday." 10:00 a.m. here on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. first up, the pilot of northwest flight 188 is speaking out, and hes denying speculation that the crew fell...

Snowy abandon. well get to that. but first up, the latest on that mid-air mystery. federal investigators say they will interview the two pilots of northwest flight 188 this weekend, and now for the first time, were hearing from one of those pilots. >> i cant talk about the specifics, but there are a lot of misinformation thats going on. things are being said that didnt happen. nobody was asleep in the cockpit and no arguments took place. but other than that, i cannot tell you anything that wen...

More now on our top story, the investigation into how northwest flight 188 overshot the minneapolis airport by 150 miles. federal investigators say they will interview the planes two pilots this weekend. joining me live now, tom casey. tom is a flight instructor and retired american airlines pilot. hes also the author of the books "human error" and "strangers gate." youve been in the cockpit for american airlines, tom. what do you think happened? >> many times. well, they obviously got distracte...

Is probably, for that gap of time when they were out of radio communication, probably wont come into play. >> okay. both inside and outside the industry, lots of speculation that these pilots just fell asleep. there is no way at this point to tell if its true or not, but what are you learning about the pilot fatigue factor possibly being in effect here? >> well, theres been a lot of debate over the years as to whether pilots should be able to take a nap, and the faa is right now -- before this o...

Would have known that they were basically flying right over minneapolis/st. paul, which was their destination. >> okay. well -- >> you might have heard that there were four military jets on standby, as well, to take off and chase down the plane to see what was going on, and they probably would have shined a flashlight -- or shined a spotlight into the cockpit to see what was going on, but they didnt go to that measure. >> okay, all right. well, thank you very much for that update, suzanne zigler...

And no arguments took place. but other than that, i can not tell you anything that went on. >> joining me on the phone from st. paul, minnesota, is john wellbis, reporter covering the airline industry for the pioneer press. good morning to you, john. >> good morning, amex. >> so what are you hearing today? >> one thing we are hearing late yesterday is there may be an announcement from the ntsb monday. i dont know if theyll release preliminary findings, but what thaiv been hearing, what theyve be...

Good morning, suzanne. >> good morning. >> i understand you have new reporting on an internal northwest document that reveals the pilots flight schedule. what can you tell us from that? >> well, tony kennedy, my colleague, obtained this document that says they were at the very beginning of a five-day trip, and they had just had a 19-hour layover in san diego, which makes the mystery deepen a little bit, because so many people have been indicating that they had to be asleep, but clearly, they had...

One of the planes pilots is talking and youll hear from him next. the swine flu and the scramble for protection. we have 10% of the vaccine promised. how come? >> who among the heene family decided to come clean? >> thats not what we are looking for, but its a classic in ring tones. were going to listen to a symphony of cell phones for you. good morning, everyone. im alex witt. were going to talk about that and why the health care reform looks like a reality. first, lets get the latest on the mi...

Midair mystery. the pilot of that plane that flew 150 miles past its destination claims the crew wasnt sleeping, so what exactly was going on? >> and the desperate search for a student who went missing after a metallica concert. well talk live with her parents. plus, counting votes, rallying support for the public health care option. and a good morning, everyone. im alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. well have all of that for you, plus separating fact from fiction about the swine flu vacc...