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Unchecked. >> shocking development. theres going to be extensive investigations. they have to learn the lessons. thanks very much. the shocking inging incident here in washington comes three months after an unmanned drone crashes on the white house lawn. questions about security here in the nations capitol where air space is supposed to be highly restricted. among the most restricted in the world. renee is joining us near the scene where this all went down. what is the latest from your perspecti...

He had a website where he laid out what he was doing and why. he did interviews with the "tampa bay times." he helped them come up with an extensive video explaining his plan. >> im not suicidal. im not going to commit suicide. im not going to fly into any monuments. terrorists dont announce their flights before they take off. terrorists dont broadcast their flight path. terrorists dont invite an escort to go along with them. >> reporter: that video and his website show in great detail what hugh...

Terrorists dont announce their flights before they take off. terrorists dont broadcast their flight path. terrorists dont invite an escort to go along with them. >> reporter: those words from an extensive video from "the tampa bay times" about the suspected 61-year-old pilot well before his flight that ended amid confusion, alarm and drawn guns on the capitol lawn. nora noose saw the single-seat aircraft approach. >> it flew straight toward us on the west face of the capitol building landed on t...

Very very slick video. were going to play it for you now in its entirety. >> im doug hughes. im 61 years old. and im a mailman working out of riverview, florida. no sane person would do what im doing. i have carefully planned it so that nobody will get hurt, including me, especially me. im not suicidal. and im not going to commit suicide. and im not going to fly into any monuments. terrorists dont announce their flights before they take off. terrorists dont broadcast their flight path. terrorist...

Victims to visit the area near the crash site over the upcoming holiday weekend. germanwings flight 9525 crashed a week ago today. officials believe the co-pilot deliberatery flew the plane into the alps but still unclear why. bill neely, whats the latest were hearing right now, specifically in terms of the friend of the co-pilot andreas lubitz? what is he saying? >> reporter: as you said the second black box the flight data recorder still has not been found. the searchers still looking for it a...

End of the recording. so it really is a very chilling read of these final moments of that germanwings flight that went down in the alps dana. >> absolutely terrifying. fredrik, thank you for that report. appreciate it. here with us now, charlie pereira, former ntsb investigator who co-wrote the first chapter of the 9/11 commission report. thank you for joining me. first your reaction to what we know detail by detail of the last final minutes? >> well for the families its another horrible piece...

Prevent recurrence. for example, on this transcript you hear the words, terrain, pull up. that is issued by a system called a terrain awareness warning system. the first one was established by honeywell known as enhanced ground proximity warning system. the airplane particularly this airplane has automated functions preventing the pilot from stalling the plane. if this system senses approaching terrain and impending crash, it would be relatively easy to bring in the flight control computer basic...

Normal condition. and the plane was flying off the coast of vietnam along its scheduled flight path. >> and at that point the guard is let down, youre going in a different direction. youre not search and rescue. youre just trying to communicate. >> but an hour and a half after that first reassuring message, a tragic realization. malaysia airlines now tells air traffic control, the information was wrong. >> we dont know where the aircraft is. our system told us it was there, but it wasnt. >> the ...

Turbulent eddies. this is difficult for pilots to maintain a stable flight path. especially when theyre hovering overhead dropping the recovery crews in and out of the ravines. that can be a process that takes several minutes. that not only endangers the crews, but the pilots. thats something well want to consider going forward. again, we do have some gusty winds in the forecast, it really picks up into sunday evening. thats where were concerned. you can see our computer models filling in the bl...

>> malaysia airlines says, oh, the aircrafts fine. we know exactly where it is. >> yet theyve had no communication. >> theyve had none. theyve had none. so their system was showing that the aircraft had continued to go on that heading. >> over the next hour and a half, malaysia airlines gives air traffic control more promising messages. they had exchanged signals with the flight, the plane was in normal condition. and the plane was flying off the coast of vietnam along its scheduled flight path....