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story from washington. pete, can you give us the latest on what we know, how long this pilot has been in the air, and what the danger is to the public at this point? >> reporter: well, sara, we know that this plane took off from the tupelo regional airport around 5:00 a.m. central time, 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. were coming up on the plane being in the air for about five hours now. the plane is a king air c-90. you can see it there, thats a small twin-engine turboprop airplane. it s...

Building still poses a danger. and it surprises me that we dont know at least whether they havent or have, have not sent up escorts. this plane can still be damaged. a skilled pilot can direct it into pretty much anything. i would have expected they would have had escort planes go up. and the fact that he is no longer talking is highly significant. but again, i have to say, i worked, you know, the 9/11 cases for 12 years, and the one thing significant about terrorists is they didnt call us up an...