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From the plane. it felt everything was under control and everybody was getting off sniet was a real mixed bag of emotions. of course, we were thrilled to have survived such an incredible ordeal and to realize some people had not survived was still upsetting. >> immediately after the accident, investigators focus on finding the source of the fire. >> the investigators knew early on that they had had a fire of likely electric call origin because of the amount of damage done in the lav torrey area....

Took all of our breaths way. >> you know, the balloon could burn. it could catch on fire. the tanks could explode and kill people. >> but circuit breakers automatically cut the power from the line temporarily. >> so im thinking, my god, what are they going do. i cant see how theyre going to get down from there without something happening. >> the balloon is suspended in a deadly tangle of high-tension wires. then suddenly, the power surges on again. >> oh, jesus. >> oh, jesus. >> there was a bigg...

Plunging nearly 1,000 points in 20 minutes, theres concerns whether markets around the world are prepared to handle a similar event. following last years crash the s.e.c. expanded circuit breakers. the mississippi river continues to rise. flooding farmland and forcing thousands of evacuations in arkansas and tennessee. the mississippi is not expected to crest until some time next week. just 9% of people in a new survey say they keep track of their daily calorie intake. when it comes to decid...

First, i want to sd ask you about these equipment defects. how serious are they? how concerned should we be? >> well, this is an inherently dangerous industry, as weve seen. so we need to have the assurance that there is quality control for parts that are directly related to our safety. and what this oig report, office of the inspector general has found is that theres been a bobbling of reporting of safety defective parts, fuses, circuit breakers, pumps, motors, any number of parts that are, you...

The stock exchange. thank you very much. lets go for some analysis from cnn abu dhabi. they were expecting a selloff when the egyptian stock exchange opened. but does this kind of a selloff surprise you? >> it dont surprise anyone, to be honest. this is the first time the stock market has been open since january 27th, as you said, thats two months. and investors have not had a chance to react to the uncharted changes weve seen in egypt, weve seen a regime change and a revolution. this is the f...

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This sounds a bit bizarre. do we know why it closed so suddenly? >> reporter: its just one of the circuit breakers has been put in place to stop what traders were predicting would be a bloodbath here. basically the main index dropped 5%, then automatically the market shuts for half an hour. thats what happened. it was remarkable. the finance minister led a rousing performance of the egyptian national anthem, confetti was thrown, and they waved egyptian flags, then rang the bell. and within less ...

Theyre experiencing right now and harris, as far as the insurance premiums go you may see those actually going up a little bit and well talk a little more about that at the b bottom of the hour. >> harris: and the stock trading just getting underway now and six minutes into new trading day and 4% off. i read some reports they might be in a freefall losing 10,000 points. do they have anything set in place like we do in the united states to stop a freefall should that start to happen. >> they have...

Said. investors are more likely to sit it out, watch how the situation unfolds. investors dont like uncertainty. were living in very uncertain times right now, emily. >> and what about egypts stock market? thats been closed for almost six weeks now. it was meant to reopen this week, but it didnt. why is that? >> thats right, emily. it was supposed to reopen on tuesday as well. we heard it many times in the past month. the stock market would reopen and it hasnt done. its been shut since january 2...

That involves installing some new circuit breakers and relays as well as making some wiring changes. the work takes about an hour to an hour and a half for each plane. the faa did not require the airline to do this. united is voluntarily doing the maintenance. united says only domestic flights are affected but many affected passengers say united never told them whats going on. >> its nerve-racking on the parents. im a nervous wreck already with a daughter going to new zealand. and then, you know...