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Altitude data that were getting with a lot of caution. a number of reasons for that, don. the first one is that the evidence we have so far suggests the transformer was turned off or the transponder was off. there is a number of reasons that could happen, i wont go into that now. the bottom line is the transponder gives you position, attitude, speed and information. if that was off, you wont get altitude information from primary radar. primary radar drops off at 125 miles off the coast anyway. s...

Actually 370 only or 12,000 feet. the thing you would need to do that is sophisticated ground base air defense system that would use a targeting radar. >> why are people coming out on day 16 as you said every time we turn around theres a different number. >> from the malaysian military about the altitude it is not mutually there. it could either be one or the other. it has the endurance to go to the search area. again what we are getting is very, very unconvincing stip ets of information. >> if ...

>> its a lot more challenging. and its 1500 miles off the coast of australia, perth, australia. th it could take four hours just to get to this area and then you can spend a couple of hours -- and then youve got to get back depending on the amount of fuel that you have. its a real challenge for those who are looking. >> theres no ground base that they can work from that isnt a real reach. so this is going to be a challenge. but these guys can do it. >> let me bring fran in for a second. because ...

In mind. and certainly with four hours in the air there were plenty of potential targets in the area that they could have flown to. >> ron, is it possible given that there was about seven hours of fuel on board that this plane could have gotten somewhere to actually land? can you land a plane without large numbers of people knowing it or some sort of ground base radar picking it up? >> in that part of the world, that is very possible. now, understand this. with the fuel that was on board, it can...

Maybe. reliable missiles that could carry an atomic to the u.s., no. tonight reaction from the white house. it reads in part, and i quote, we have seen todays statement by north korea again making unhelpful and unconstructive threats. north korea should stop its the provocative threats and instead concentrate on abiding by international obligations. the pentagon late today word the u.s. is deploying ground base intercepters like these to guam. the ones you see here in hawaii deployed four years ...

Nuclear devices, yes, warheads, maybe. reliable missiles that could carry an atomic to the u.s., no. tonight reaction from the white house. it reads in part, and i quote, we have seen todays statement by north korea again making unhelp offul and uninstructive threats. north korea should stop its the provocative threats and instead concentrate on abiding by international obligations. the pentagon late today word the u.s. is deploying ground base intercepters like these to guam. the ones you see h...

Means -- that refers north koreas nuclear arsenal. most dont believe they have much. nuclear devices, yes, warheads, maybe. reliable missiles that could carry an atomic to the u.s., no. tonight reaction from the white house. it reads in part, and i quote, we have seen todays statement by north korea again making unhelp offul and uninstructive threats. north korea should stop its the provocative threats and instead consecra concentrate on abiding by international obligations. the pentagon late to...

White house are in attendance. their names on the straw poll . later today we will learn the resultings. >> worries are growing over the mobility much a nuclear attack from north korea after reports of the country firing two short range missilings. the pentagon said they plan to deploy more ground base interceptors like these. todays launch in response to routine military drills. consumer confidence down as cons prices go up on everything. food, gas and tickets and legal fees and even the cost t...

California coast. the missile defense agency says the ground base interceptor launched yesterday afternoon and executed a series of preplan maneuvers when it went up in space. it appears all of the components of this missile performed as designed will use test results to try to improve our nations ballistic missile defense system to potentially guard against any threat including one that comes from north korea. >> good to know thats going on for us. refugee crisis rockettes scrambling to take ca...

Pick up those signals to the edge of the earth. our final destination. >> way up on that plateau. thats still 7,000 feet above where we are. >> 16,500 feet. with whats up here, its the closest you can get to outer space without a rocket ship. >> what is it like to finally be here? >> its freaking awesome. this is the state of the art observatory in the world. this is the largest, most sophisticated ground base observatory that the world has ever created. it will blow everything else out of the w...