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The vast majority of pilots are mentally stable, and that the self-reporting guidelines work. but critics say there are dangerous gaps in the system that out of fear of losing their careers, pilots wont self-report psychological issues or if they seek counseling, they wont tell their bosses. brian todd, cnn, reagan national airport. >> recovering workers at the germanwings crash site will be facing a new problem with the changing weather conditions there. lets bring in our meteorologist derek va...

Similar to malaysian flight 370 if march a year ago where the airplane made several coordinated turns and went off on the steady flight path. that had to be human manipulated and i think thats the case here. >> scott, just one other question. this system designed to keep people out of the cockpit, this door system, you know, the pilot could have dialed in a code to get in, but was unable. were really seeing the system work in reverse now. had that pilot been able to get in the cockpit, he could ...

Iranian backed rebels, who seized control of the capital and key military sites. officials say the saudi campaign was quickly planned, catching top u.s. military commanders off guard. >> general, when were you told by the saudis that they were going to take military action in yemen? >> sir, i had a conversation right before they took action, shortly before. >> right before they took action? >> yes, sir. thats very interesting. >> reporter: the white house has already committed significant assist...

>> reporter: another problem? pilots say the airlines dont check periodically to see if somethings come up in a pilots personal life that may lead to a psychological breakdown, like a marital or financial issue. and they are not required to check for that. its up to a pilot to self-report. >> if he or she doesnt self-report, what happens? >> if you dont self-report, its really going unnoticed. typically, what happens is if you have an issue, one of your crew members might recognize something lik...