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On the missing plane to the. this time on what could be the two most important people in this mystery. the pilot and co-pilot now a major focus for investigators. trace gallagher has more in the west coast news room, trace? >> and megyn, the more we learn about the flight path and variations in altitude and shutdown of communications the more investigators are focusing on the possibility that a trained pilot may very well have still been in control of this aircraft. so lets begin with the captai...

On the missing plane to the. this time on what could be the two most important people in this mystery. the pilot and co-pilot now a major focus for investigators. trace gallagher has more in the west coast news room, trace? >> and megyn, the more we learn about the flight path and variations in altitude and shutdown of communications the more investigators are focusing on the possibility that a trained pilot may very well have still been in control of this aircraft. so lets begin with the captai...

Long that no one noticed? >> they are everywhere in the world. its used for training during past wars and all that sort of thing. i used to fly flight instructor out of a little tiny airport near near gainsville, florida called willisston and it was 7500 feet concrete and i think it was 100 -- either 75 or 100 feet wide. can you land a 777 right there. can you land a 777 a lot of places that you cant take off because you burn the fuel down, its light, you can land on a very short runway. you jus...

Long that no one noticed? >> they are everywhere in the world. its used for training during past wars and all that sort of thing. i used to fly flight instructor out of a little tiny airport near near gainsville, florida called willisston and it was 7500 feet concrete and i think it was 100 -- either 75 or 100 feet wide. can you land a 777 right there. can you land a 777 a lot of places that you cant take off because you burn the fuel down, its light, you can land on a very short runway. you jus...

They mixed drinks and ordered pizza. the next morning, the shooting was on the news. >> when you woke up was the television on? >> it was. >> did you see something on the news? >> yes, i did. >> at that point did you learn a teenager had been killed at the gas station? >> yes, i did. >> did you then tell the defendant you wanted to go home? >> yes, i did. >> and why did you decide you all needed to go home? >> because i thought i was going to be arrested too. >> but instead of contacting police,...

Home in satellite beach, 130 miles away, where dunn was later arrested. the defense called several of dunns friends to testify as character witnesses. >> i always thought he was a gentle man. >> she never saw anything from dunn but a calm demeanor. martin savidge, cnn, jacksonville. >> lets talk more about this case with sunny hostin. a former federal prosecutor, shes in jacksonville, sunny is in the courtroom monitoring this trial. thanks for being with us. dunn claims he acted in self-defense....

That will be difficult for the jury to overcome. tomorrow they will call an acute stress reaction expert. i have never heard of that kind of expert. they are going to try to explain away that behavior as part of his reaction to the stressfulness of the shooting. >> and one of the other things they are doing is giving defense witness testimony he is a nice guy. a flight instructor of michael dunn who said he was a peaceful man. how is that playing in court? >> it wasnt playing very well. it fell ...

>> did you then tell the defendant you wanted to go home? >> yes, i did. >> and why did you decide you all needed to go home? >> because i thought i was going to be arrested too. >> but instead of contacting police, the couple drove back to their home in satellite beach, 130 miles away where dunn was later arrested. several character witnesses were called including a flight instructor. >> i always thought he was a gentle man. >> a sentiment shared by his wife. martin savidge, jacksonville. >> so...

Witness testimony he is a nice guy. a flight instructor of michael dunn who said he was a peaceful man. how is that playing in court? >> it wasnt playing very well. it fell flat. that is usually the case with character witnesses unless you have someone that is a really strong character witness, lets say the childhood friend who has become the president of the united states to talk about what a wonderful person this is, it just doesnt bode well. i was looking at the jury, john, and i think they f...

And theyll be -- and no one will want to repeal this law. they want it to work. >> the pentagon has just appointed the highest ranking woman ever and shes pretty well known inside military circles and perhaps to some movie fans as well. her name is christine fox. she is acting defense secretary. and she inspired the character in one of the flight instructor in one of the iconic movies of the 1980s. >> the mid 28 does have a problem with the inverted flight times. i wont do a negative g pushover....