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And on the pilots familiarity with that type of aircraft. tonight the ntsb says its already begun interviewing the four pilots on board. the two flying the jet and the relief crew. dan simon takes a look. >> investigators believe as asiana flight 214 was on final approach to san francisco international airport, its air speed was far too slow. >> about three seconds prior to impact, the flight data recorder recorded its lowest speed of 103 knots. at this time, the engines were at about 50% power ...

Dan simon takes a look. >> investigators believe as asiana flight 214 was on final approach to san francisco international airport, its air speed was far too slow. >> about three seconds prior to impact, the flight data recorder recorded its lowest speed of 103 knots. at this time, the engines were at about 50% power and engine power was increasing. >> that meant that the pilot at the controls was frantically trying to power up, because he realized he was coming in too low. that pilot while expe...

Aat 50% power. and engine power was increasing. at impact, airspeed was approximately 106 knots. >> all right. that is 121 miles an hour at impact. we also know the pie llot was making a first landing in the 777 at the san francisco airport. did that lead to the crash? in which so many were injured and two died. captain mark weiss, flew a triple 7. captain weiss, the pilot of the plane had more than 10 hours flying airplanes, clearly an experienced pilot. 3 4 3 hours of flying a triple 7. it is ...

Things happening here at san francisco airport. officials are now meeting the expected press conference now from officials, states, local and federal. once they come out of that big meeting they are having this morning, a couple of other things to update you on. the flight data recorders, as we know, have been recovered from that airplane. they were taken overnight to washington, d.c. officials say they are in good shape and they are getting a download from them at this hour. a big thing that in...

Flight crew on this plane actually asked some of the emergency responders for knives so they could cut people loose from their seats. 11:34 a.m., asiana flight 214 had been in the air just over ten hours. passengers report the pilot increased engine power seconds before crashing. >> seemed like we were a little bit high, and, like, we could see the tarmac down below us, so we were coming down kind of sharp. and then right when it started to coast, like for the landing, all of a sudden, the engin...

Earwitnesses, very valuable, because they heard the engines increase. if the pilots were losing power, had lost power because of some kind of engine failure, it would have sounded differently. they would be losing the engine, not getting engine power. so once again, those witnesses are very important. >> all right, mary schiavo, thank you so much for offering your expertise on this. >> thank you. >> just amazing details as we learn what went on inside that plane. up next, were going to hear from...

Of about 700 to 800 feet per minute. thats what the airplane will seth in settle in at. if they got into an excessive sink rate, that makes it hashder for the crew to arrest it at very low laltitudes. and in this case, theyll be looking to see if they tried to stop it and they couldnt. >> what would cause a plane to go into this excessive sink rate that he was talking about? >> the plane flying too slow. but the question is, flying too slow. i can think of only a couple of things. either the pil...

The pilot reported he lost engine power. one witness said he saw the chopper traveling north and descend very quickly. thanks to the pilot, michael campbell, he lowered the chopper into the hudson, deployed those pontoons and afterward he was very cool about the whole thing. >> people are calling you a hero. >> just doing my job. >> you saved a lot of people. >> an emergency in flight, and i did what i had to do. but thank yall again. >> he sure did do what he had to do. fortunately no one on bo...

Heavy flooding in the northwest. state media reports the rising water submerged roads and cut off several roads in one town. pulled everybody to safety. nobody hurt. belgium. what organizers call the worlds largest sand sculpture festival set to open in a coastal city. professional artists used 20 tons of sand to create the designs which include depictions of the mona lisa, the beatles, and the massive elvis presley and thats a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> >> shepard:...

Coaching job for the brooklyn nets. it will be a homecoming. also on fire, the french open final. shirtless protester running a flare on to the court. >> little rally on fire. what is he doing? >> the man on the belly had the kids rights on it. he was safely removed. nadal destroyed david ferrer. it was a very good victory for nadal. a record eighth french open title. no man has ever done that in a grand slam. great gas mileage and engine power thats what jimmie johnson credits for his win. ...