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Was taken, it was taken by a -- a satellite that just had that level of resolution. so its really going to be the airplanes getting on station that are going to give us the high-res pictures once they identify theyre, in fact, over the area. >> an oceanographer in "the new york times" said this -- called it the worst place you could lose a plane when trying to find it, is this part of the indian ocean. >> when you look at the various currents, you look at the state of the weather, the sea state ...

It looks like they may have grotgrot gotten all the data they can off the satellite, the six pings were aware of. >> tom, you have been working around the clock. we appreciate your support. malaysian investigators say this was a deliberate act and not foul play. so, what could have happened to that plane? im joined by former ntsb investigator greg feith to go over all the possibilities. thank you for joining me. what is your leading theory at this point, based on what we know? >> what we know ...

And right now weve got over 26 different countries participating. theyre going try and keep this going until they actually find something. is that realistic? no. but at some point they are going to have to bring all of the parties together, talk about what the chances are of finding anything and at some point theyre going to have to scale this back. it doesnt mean theyre going to finish it completely but theyre going to have to scale it back. they can not keep up this level of intensity for that...

Loud, you know, the dvd sound track to be over the air and block the frequency, i mean, that was an error, and it shouldnt have been tolerated, and of course, scrutiny is necessary. and i think thats what the administrator is doing with the president and natca is going around and reemphasize, youve got to do your job, you have to be professional, and in this day and age right now with the criticality of your job, that is to keep air traffic separated, its so important that youre fully alert when...

That fsnafus regarding air traffic controller couldnt get more embarrassing, maybe the last straw. a plane carrying michelle obama and jill biden was too close to a military plane. last week, an air france plane crashing into a smaller jet at jfk airport, sending it spinning like a top. that incident bringing even further scrutiny on controllers, nine of which, have now been suspended for falling asleep at their posts. and just this week, reports of another controller caught watching a dvd at wo...

With the pilots, back from the colgan accident, where they were talking about professionalism. and i think thats the emphasis. not only do you have a scheduling issue with fatigue, but youve got to look at the professionalism. are these guys showing up to work as a professional, ready to do their job and maintain the highest levels of safety when they perform that function? >> and greg, do you think, as a former ntsb investigator yourself, do you think that theyre paying attention to the press t...

Its 30 to 60 seconds. the pilot has to don his oxygen mask, determine what the nature of the problem is -- does he have control and then take appropriate action immediately. the problem for the passengers, and i think one of the reasons some of the passengers passed out, is that with that rapid decompression, your pulmonary, your lungs, the air is forced out of them. it confuses the body. the breathing in and breathing out is temporarily confused and it can be debilitating initially. thats why t...

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