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Screening has to take place in more than one area at a time." >> reporter: daly says the system should be more like what the military requires. its pilots undergo flight physicals every year rigorous background checks, and some branches even require mental health checks every month which include interviews with a commander, peers and medical doctors. since 2010 the f.a.a. has actually eased requirements as a way of encouraging pilots to report medical conditions. on a case-by-case basis, commerc...

The world. one of my concerns right now, and of my colleagues, is that we already have a patch work quilt of aviation security measures around the world, many of which have been introduced just like this, as a band-aid solution to a problem. take a underwear bomber and things like that. these are isolated incidents, and im hoping and pray thing is an isolated incident, as well. look, it used to be we had three pilots in the cockpits or at least two pilots and flight engineer. the flight engineer...

Member leaves thats a good policy because you now have somebody. but the problem is is that if im intent on doing some harm and i have a flight attendant sitting there, i may be able to get up disable, or render them incapacitated and still accomplish the mission. it may be difficult but i think that you know that part of the security aspect is going to have to be looked at and scrutinized. >> what would you do? >> whats the option? >> what is the way to make us safe? >> i think the only way is ...

Override the code and keep everyone else out. a post-9/11 security measure that may have been used against a captain and his passengers. >> we created barriers to prevent bad guys from getting into the cockpit, and unfortunately now this type of event shows that the bad guys already in the cockpit and we cant get to him or her to stop them. >> reporter: in the u.s. the faa requires at least two people to remain on the flight deck at all times. if a pilot leaves to use a lavatory, a flight attend...

And this was obviously a huge change since 9/11, with the cockpit doors, because prior to that time accessing the cockpit door was actually not that difficult. >> reporter: but on this flight, it was impossible. we know the captain could be heard on the voice recorder smashing at the door, pleading to be let in. repeatedly identifying himself. he should have been able to gain access by keying in a simple security code. as this demonstration video from an airbus a-320 shows. but with the alarm bu...

Exchange, they close that door and lock it again. >> couldnt we put lavatories in the cockpit for the flight deck so they dont need to come out? >> in fact some aircraft do that that. the ones that fly very long range actually do have a lavatory and/or a sleeping kpart hment inside the cockpit. thats something that takes up a lot of space, and thats not something that the irls are going to want to give up. >> bill d 111 says shouldnt there be more training for pilots and co-pilots? >> pilots go ...

To change it from 38,000 feet to in this case 100 feet. and by the way one would never normally in flight set an altitude of 100 feet. >> pelley: chesley sullenberger, our aviation and safety consultant, thank you very much. were reminded that two recent air disasters remain unsolved. malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished more than a year with 239 on board. no wreckage has been found in the indian ocean. and in december, air asia flight 8501 went down in the java sea. 162 dead, 56 of them still ...

They fly over the hudson river spotting dangerous choke points where ice backs up and send pictures to help the cutter plot its course. its definitely supplemental technology. reporter: they enhance that. yes. axelrod: the old fashioned way. with their eyes. in the sky. axelrod: the battle this winter wbr-id "wbr13410" has been a reminder as much as technology has changed our lives, there are still some places the work is done as its always been, like removing ice from these...

Theres a group of men we visited with this week who we didnt need to tell. they live with the consequences of the frigid weather every day. the 17 members of the coast guard who man the cutter "sturgeon bay" are no strangers to ice. they break it for a living wbr id "wbr12810" on new yorks hudson river, but even veterans like the ships commander havent seen anything like this. this winter is the worst winter that ive seen on the hudson and its certainly the worst winter since 2004 that the...

>> i made a mistake. and i apologize for it. >> reporter: but he still took fire today from combat veterans like senator john mccain. >> it was wrong of him to claim that as part of his resume but im much more concerned about his performance as secretary of veterans affairs. >> reporter: a graduate of westpoint, mcdonald went on to special warfare training at ft. bragg and joined the 82nd airborne rangers, not special operations forces. president obama picked mcdonald last year to straighten out...