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Authorities in jamaica say theyve made an important discovery in the mysterious crash of a small private plane off the coast it the plane took off from rochester, new york, en route to naples, florida, but something went wrong.

>> no, i think that the record has improved a lot with the small planes as well. i mean, to have moved forward sort of in tandem. and youre right, theres a tremendous difference. when i first started reporting aviation, this is about 35 years ago, something like that, there was a big commercial crash at least once, if not twice a year in the u.s. and now, i mean, its just such a rare thing. so, on both the private planes and the big jets, the safety record has improved remarkably. >> yet, these ...

Oil slick may be the site of an unresponsive plane. renee marsh has more. >> reporter: a search mission under way right now for this small plane after it crashed 14 miles after the coast of jamaica. it took off from rochester, new york around 8:45 this morning bound for naples florida. on board, larry glazer and his wife jane. he told air traffic control there was a problem but did not declare an emergency. he was cleared to descend to 25,000 feet but asked to go lower. >> we need to assess down...

>> ready? >> all right. >> thank you. >> thank you. yall take care. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> a show of force. nato leaders agree on a plan to take on global threats just as a cease-fire in ukraine appears to be holding. we take you live to kiev. unresponsive in the air. well tell you about an incident with a plane that resulted in a rare cooperation between the united states and cuba. also ahead. >> i looked back at her, and it came directly out of the water. >> a terrifying cl...

180. we have an indication that is not correct in the plane. we need to get lower. >> reporter: about an hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, the pilot stopped responding to radio calls. u.s. military f-15s tracked it along the east coast of florida. one fighter pilot looked through the window. >> i can see his chest rising and falling. right before i left was the first time we could see he was actually breathing. >> the pressure may have escaped, leaving the pilot without enough oxygen to stay co...

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Following the story yesterday, amazing. a search at sea under way now in the caribbean for that crash after pilots stopped responding to air traffic controllers. >> for more than four hours, no contact. u.s. fighter jets dispatched. cuba granting rare permission for u.s. aircraft to eastern enter their airspace. >> good morning, rene with the latest. >> reporter: krchristi and mart, a pilot flying unconscious. the pilot was in trouble just about an hour and a half after

25,000 feet but asked to go lower. >> we need to descend to about 180. we have an indication that is not correct in the plane. >> stand by. >> 900 kn descend and maintain level. >> an hour and 15 minutes after take off, the pilot stopped responding. f-15s tracked it along the east coast of florida. one fighter pilot looked through the window. >> i can see his chest rising and falling. right before i left was the first time we could see he was actively breathing. >> the pilot was slumped over and...

Held by isis tonight. thanks so much for watching. hope you have a good weekend, anderson cooper with john berman anderson cooper with john berman starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com thanks for joining us. a lot happening tonight. developments out of southern iran where an airliner from due b buy was ordered to land. breaking news out of the caribbean. it concerns the small plane that took off from rodchester new york today and scrambled u.s. fighter jets when the plane stopped r...

Waiting it out. the president decides to delay action on an issue that could be a flash point in the midterm elections. a live report on this developing story. still a mystery. the search for the so-called ghost plane that crashed somewhere near jamaica. theres new information today. the food gap. the difference is growing between what the wealthy and the poor eat. details on a new study this hour. the last days of vietnam. a new documentary takes a look at the war that still burns in the memo...