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Talking about the investigation. jim, go ahead. >> mary schiavo, i have been watching and listening to you. i have all lot of respect for t investigation. one of the people is telling us they believe the airplane may have been taken up to a high altitude in an effort to render the passengers unconscious. wouldnt the overhead oxygen have automatically deployed? >> yes, they would have. taking the plane up to 45,000 feet, it wouldnt have oug automatically depressurized the plane. the biggest risk ...

Max balk us comes to mind but the thinking seems to be that maybe by waiting it out, holding out, this thing will start of flame out. what is your sense? >> its going to depend on the facts of the case. any time you have a major investigator of a scandal, say, its over, nothing to see here which is what representative cummings has tried to do it makes people curious about what else there might be. we know president obama has a lot of problems now, not just irs, but nsa, department of justice and...

And that very significant statement was lost on air traffic control. >> at 9:22, the flight is finally cleared to land. but with an extremely low cloud ceiling above jfk, and strong wind sheer, the pilot misses the attempt. the plane is again diverted from the airport. >> nowhere did the first officer ever use the word emergency. if that word had been used, they would have given them immediate priority to get them on the ground. >> climb, maintain 3,000. >> negative, sir. we just -- were okay at...

First officer, who was the pilot handling the radios, told them they could no longer make boston. and that very significant statement was lost on air traffic control. >> at 9:22 pm, avianca flight 52 is finally cleared to land. but with an extremely low cloud ceiling above jfk and strong wind shear, the pilot misses the attempt. the plane is again diverted from the airport. >> nowhere did the first officer ever use the word emergency. if that word had been used, they would have given them immedi...

Their alternate was, which was filed for boston action but the first officer, who was the pilot handling the radios, told them they could no longer make boston. that very significant statement was also lost on air traffic kr08. >> at 9:212 p.m., the flight is finally cleared to land. but with an extremely low cloud ceiling above jfk and strong wind shear, the pilot misses the attempt. the plane is again diverted from the airport. >> nowhere did the first officer ever use the word emergency. if t...

Amazingly, what is often described as a terrifying life or death experience for passengers doesnt even seem to faze the men in the cockpit. >> there was no fear factor. i had no problems with the crew. everybody was with me. >> we had things to do, and i think that makes a big difference. i always felt that certainly the flight attendants and passengers in back would have had more fear than us, because they had nothing to do. >> water ditchings are rare, but there have been more than flight 1549...

Iowa, ed. look, theres a different kind of excitement. theres carnival excitement, sideshow excitement that seems to follow michele bachmann. then theres the genuine kind of excitement that follows a candidate who really has hope and possibility of being a president of the united states. shes over. its over for this woman. were going to hear good-bye speech after iowa. i dont care how hard she dtrie. she just cant come back. its getting ridiculous by the day. >> erin, bachmann has visited, worke...

Passengers doesnt even seem to faze the men in the cockpit. >> there was no fear factor. i had no problems with the crew. everybody was with me. >> we had things to do, and i think that makes a big difference. i always felt that certainly the flight attendants and passengers in back would have had more fear than us, because they had nothing to do. >> water ditchings are rare, but there have been more than flight 1549 and alm 980. january 2002, a boeing 737 operated by indonesia airways flies int...

>> great to have you with us. joining us is the president of the teamsters. mr. hoffa, good to have you with us. i will ask you the question, the fact that organized labor is involved in this does this ensure there wasnt be a flame out, no burnout? it will continue? >> we want this to continue. this is what it is all about. we have to call attention to the inequality in the country. this is what it is about. these are basically middle-class people that dont have jobs that you have kids out there...

Mr. hoffa, good to have you with us. i will ask you the question, the fact that organized labor is involved in this does this ensure there wasnt be a flame out, no burnout? it will continue? >> we want this to continue. this is what it is all about. we have to call attention to the inequality in the country. this is what it is about. these are basically middle-class people that dont have jobs that you have kids out there that are going to college. theres not going to be any jobs for them. the to...