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Why was the transponder, that transmits vital information to the ground turned off? >> our martin savidge is in a flight simulator thats in mississauga. >> just outside of toronto. >> you have it set up for about a minute before its last known point of contact. >> a little less than that. hello, john and micayla. let me show you where we are exactly b-today, the triangle here is us, the airplane. b-todd, is a reference point in the sky. it was the last known location in which there was an offici...

But now that the u.s. is involved in taking a more active role, we are going to see stronger, more tangible evidence. the information we have is just so ambiguous and complex and confusing. thats the issue. we are following all these leads but it can be mechanical but it can be terrorism. i think, as were seeing the days progress, it is leaning more toward some type of human, nefarious ac. i think thats the agenda or the angle everyone is looking toward. >> evy, thank you so much for your insigh...

Navigation. it is similar to the gps in your car but a lot more complicated. we are coming up on igary, a checkpoint in the sky at which this aircraft will turn and make a slight turn to the right. b todd is the last point where they were seen. it was right about the handover from malaysian air space into vietnamese air space. it is a crucial time, no the a time when a pilot or co-pilot would say, go use the bathroom. >> any time you are crossing into another countrys air space, you have to chec...

At 2:40, the plane lost contact with air traffic control. thats about all we know. so, you are on board this sim mu lay tore and you have taken off from kuala lumpur. where are you now? >> we just reached a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. while you were in commercial break would have been the time i would have gotten on the address system and told everybody, hey, you can, if you want, unfasten your seat belts, get up and walk around the cabin. that would have been announced. the plane is basic...