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Crash. what on earth happened today? the 2010 flash crash. what on earth did happen that day? now we know. theres lots of initial speculation it was a fat finger problem. that human error caused the big dramatic plunge. maybe somebody added an extra couple zeros to an order or something. that didnt end up being true. the securities and exchange commission spent months looking into what happened and issued a report that showed a perfect storm of conditions. it was an unusually turbulent day alrea...

That passports be electronically readable as opposed to manually input. it does a good job of human error to the extent it exists out of the process. with the misspelling under our current system there are redundancies and so the system did ping when he was leaving the united states. >> by the way, the official said even when theres a hit in this system for noteworthy travel it doesnt prompt anyone in law enforcement to take action. anderson? >> joe, appreciate that. we got a statement from the ...

Was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigators -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket, and if so, why did tsa miss the discrepancy? >> there was a police match there. by the way, the bill will help with this because it requires that passports be electronically readable, as opposed to have being been manually input. it really does a good job of getting human error. >> so there you hear secretary napolitan...

And if so, why did the tsa miss the discrepancy? >> there was a mismatch there. the bill will help with this because it requires that passports be electronically readable. it does a good job of getting human error out of the process. even with the misspelling under our current system there are redundancies and so the system did ping when he was leaving the united states. he was not on a watch list. what happened is this student -- he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. he was never a subje...

Congressman, about a report in "the dallas morning news." this plant apparently had 50,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia but reported to the epa that it presented no risk of fire or explosion and in a worst case explosion they said there would be a ten-minute release of ammonia gas that would kill or injure anyone. i do want to caution we dont know what caused this. as bill karins was pointing out, the close proximity of a plant like this to a nursing home, to a school, do you think officials may ...

Are shocked after what happened late last night but i have to ask you about the west fertilizer plant. the dallas morning news is reporting under a recent review they had no fire or explosive risks when asked, and they said the worst possible scenario according to the report would be a ten-minute release of ammonia gas that would injure or kill no one. they also said the second worst possibility would be a leak from a broken hose. but when they looked at their emergency planning, this scenario w...

>> an investigation is underway to figure out what caused a boeing 737 to miss a runway and crash in the sea near an airport in indonesia. the plane split open when it hit the water and thats where trace gallagher picks up the story. >> trace. >> trace: the first things they look at in these cases are technical problems like mechanical problems or human error. we should note that this is a brand new boeing 737 less than 150 flight hours. its got literally came online this year. what happened, th...

Figure its an american crew, right? >> you would think that. but american officers are not being given an opportunity because they are being undercut by foreign flag officers who are simply willing to work for less. american officers simply want a fair wage, a just pension, and benefits. so the best-trained officers in the world, and a lot of the recent problems that have occurred are engine room problems aboard these vessels. theyre a result of human error, steering problems, and engine room pr...

That north korea had already launched its missile. that tweet stayed up for 20 minutes, sent out to the agencys 42,000 followers. until they realized it was a mistake. apparently it was human error. but obviously very embarrassing for that particular official who sent it out. very embarrassing for the city, too, at a time at least of partially heightened tensions in this country, wolf. >> weve seen the patriot air defense missile batteries in downtown tokyo, if you will, diana. how worried are p...

Created even more anxiety. cnns diana magnay is joining us from tokyo right now. diana, what happened? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, the city of yolk a home a accidently sent out a tweet saying north korea had already launched its missile. that tweet stayed up for 20 minutes, sent out to the agencys 42,000 followers. until they realized it was a mistake. apparently it was human error. but obviously very embarrassing for that particular official who sent it out. very embarrassing for the city, too...