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Quick headlines now. please get dressed. ford recalling 435,000 cars and suv. the company says the undercarriage of fords escapes made between 2001 and 2004 may rust and cause steering control problems. and in 2013 and 2014 ford escape, lincoln and k. >> and ford fusion vehicles, back seat frames werent welded properly. and another major safety concern, two out of nine mid-size suv received top ratings in a recent crash test. the 2014 chevy equinox and go gmc terrain scored the highest good rati...

So they knew it had departed the airplane early. so now you begin to ask the question what could cause a decompression, control problems, and the loss of a vertical fin? >> looking at the planes maintenance history, investigators learn there was previous damage to the aft pressure bulkhead. thats the structure at the back of the cabin that keeps the cabin pressurized. it was cracked seven years before the crash. when the planes tail accidentally dragged along the runway in an incident known as a...

Going to move forward. >> but no one has ever seen anything like we witnessed come out of your brother in the last week, such erratic behavior. >> thats right. >> so much impulse, control problems, obviously. can you not see why people are worried about him, embarrassed about this whole thing? >> yeah, that was unacceptable and it was not appropriate, whatsoever, what he said. hes apologized and got to make sure that never happens again, and he -- im sure hell move forward and make as you were h...

Out of your brother in the last week, such erratic behavior. >> thats right. >> so much impulse, control problems, obviously. can you not see why people are worried about him, embarrassed about this whole thing? >> yeah, that was unacceptable and it was not appropriate, whatsoever, what he said. hes apologized and got to make sure that never happens again, and he -- im sure hell move forward and make as you were he doesnt use that language. >> at one point, im just so curious about the dynamic b...

Problem with alcohol and drugs. what do you think? >> well, he definitely doesnt have a drug problem. as rob has admitted. he feels like hes been drinking too much. i want to be very clear here. rob doesnt come to work and drink. and he doesnt drink every single day. but he does admit that he has excess drinking at times. and hes getting the medical support from a team of doctors. and hes also gone on a pretty steady diet and exercise program. so were confident that hes going to move forward. >>...

Excuse me, this is wrong. this is wrong. but that wasnt occurring. everything was occurring normally, so up to that point theres no indication of engine problems, flat problems, control problems. you know, no tricky winds updrafts, down drafts, nothing. thats a very important piece of data. i think jim probably feels the same way. >> you mentioned a tool that was about challenging. what is it called? >> its called crew resource management, and the united states has really pioneered it. im sure j...

They knew it had departed the plane early. you ask the question what could cause a decompression, control problems and the loss of a vertical fin. >> looking at the planes maintenance history, investigators learn there was previous damage to the aft pressure bulkhead. that is the structure at the back of the cab than keeps the cabin pressurized. it was cracked seven years before the crash. when the planes tail dragged along the runway in an accident known as a tail strike. >> the tail strike wit...

Looking at some of the weather conditions in that part of the country. when you look at this, paul, this is a fire that was 6,000 acres on monday. whats the status youre seeing right now of that fire? >> well, currently the fire is a little over 7,000 acres. its 50% contained. and actually we were very fortunate yesterday. we had a little precipitation in that area, and so control is being looked at to be effective probably tomorrow evening. >> what about wind conditions? thats tallas other crit...

Plane stable is fished out of the bay 100 miles away from the mountain. >> it was quite a distance from the crash site. it departed the plane early. you ask the question what could cause a decompression, control problems and the loss of a vertical fin. >> investigators learn there was previous damage to the aft pressure bulkhead. that is the structure at the back of the cab than keeps the cabin pressurized. it was cracked seven years before the crash. when the planes tail dragged along the runwa...

Is that a critical piece of the 747 structure has cracked and expanded to the breaking point that it snapped. its the aft pressure bulkhead, an umbrella-shaped structure toward the back of the plane. >> its the device that keeps the pressure in the back part of the airplane contained properly. without that pressure, you cant pressurize the two and you wouldnt be able to breathe at 35,000 feet without the use of pressurized supplemental oxygen. >> the back of the airplane is getting a considerabl...