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>> okay. just quickly, again, if youre just joining us looking at these live pictures here of this podium in paris where were waiting to hear from the paris deputy prosecutor specifically on that missing malaysian air flight 370. just heard from the malaysian p.m. just a little while ago announcing essentially to the world with a heavy heart that they have conclusively determined that the piece of debris that washed ashore last week on reunion island is a piece of the missing plane. >> sean let ...

One of the more poignant events that took place in this investigation for me, i was approached by a comair employee saying that some mechanics wanted to talk to us. they were worried for quite some time that an accident would happen, that they found that area confusing. so i obviously felt this was very important and brought this to the attention of the ntsb person that i was responsible for reporting to. and i was told we dont need to talk to them because we already have enough evidence showing...

An element of deterrence because in many crashes, com-air, you can rattle off dozens the pilots were busy engaging in complaints about their airline rather than watching speed deteriorate and if they were constantly monitored they wouldnt have done it. >> i disagree. >> arthur, any legal issues pro or con? >> there are always legal issues. lets talk about practical issues here. first of all, nobody wants big brother looking at them all the time. that aside. lets look at two situations. an accide...

Prevented with a camera in the cockpit. >>? all you have is an after the fact technology that will assist with the dfdr and the cockpit voice recorder after the fact. >> go ahead, quickly, mary. i want to get the other guys in? >> two elements. an element of deter rens because in many crashes, com air, you can rattle off dozens the pilots were busy engaging in complaints about their airline rather than watching speed deteriorate and if they were constantly monitored they wouldnt have done it. >>...

In some ways how things were set up there, it is kind of amazing to me that it took seven days before somebody -- before we had this accident. >> what happened that morning was they ended up stopping here thinking they were over here. the turn to this runway, if you notice this angular relationship is almost identical to what they have done in the past. the picture turning onto the runway was basically identical. the mechanisms that are in place to advise the crew that that section of taxiway we...

That took place in this investigation for me, i was approached by a comair employee saying that some mechanics wanted to talk to us. they were worried for quite some time that an accident would happen, that they found that area confusing. so i obviously felt this was very important and brought this to the attention of the ntsb person that i was responsible for reporting to. and i was told we dont need to talk to them because we already have enough evidence showing this is confusing. >> even thou...

And i see the systems picture, in some ways how things were set up there, it is kind of amazing to me that it took seven days before somebody -- before we had this accident. >> what happened that morning was they ended up stopping here thinking they were over here. the turn to this runway, if you notice this angular relationship is almost identical to what they have done in the past. the picture turning onto the runway was basically identical. the mechanisms that are in place to advise the crew ...

Stuff and i see the systems picture, in some ways how things were set up there, it is kind of amazing to me that it took seven days before somebody -- before we had this accident. >> what happened that morning was, they ended up stopping here, thinking they were over here. the turn to this runway, if you notice this angular relationship, is almost identical to what theyve done in the past. so the picture of turning onto the runway was basically identical. the mechanisms in place to advise the cr...

Standpoint i look at this stuff and i see this systems picture, in some ways how things were said that. is amazing to me that it took seven days before we had this accident. >> what happened that morning was they ended up stopping here thinking they were over here. the turn to this from my, if you notice this relationship, it is almost identical to what they have done in the past. the picture turning onto the runway was identical. the mechanisms that are in place to advise the crew that that sec...

Forbid, seem to be coming forward, you go back to 2001 with the americanairlines crash over new york. and then youve really got two commuter incidents, a comair and continental airlines in 2006 and 2009 was the continental one. and now you have this one. so this is by far and away the most serious incident in the united states for some years. >> at least its encouraging that so many people did manage to escape that plane. lets not lose sight of that. >> absolutely. and weve seen that before. we ...