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External impact may have caused this plane to go down whachlt are you learning? >> reporter: yeah. well, its very difficult, isnt it? because he was using deliberately vague terminology to sort of explain that he didnt believe it was a maintenance issue or a pilot error issue. in other words not a company issue. that could have been responsible for death of these 224 people. trying to shift the emphasis to this theory that it was something external that caused the catastrophe being marked not ju...

>> reporter: thats a good question. i mean, there were a couple of strands of the investigation under way at the moment. one of them is certainly that some kind of, you know, maintenance issue, some kind of problem with the pilots could have been a factor. in fact, metrojet, have been in the past, castigated, criticized by the russian government for their maintenance issues, in a different kind of aircraft, fff-154 which is an old russian-type aircraft. back in 2010/2011, that whole fleet of air...

Without the other. training and infrastructure, not keeping up with the pace of growth. we seen it in asia, we seen it in the cis as well? we will see if there is a maintenance issue or technical difficulty as this investigation continues. richard quest in london for us. thank you so much. >> and the cause of the accident very much in question. allison chinchar has been looking at whether weather conditions could have played a role at the time of the crash. she joins us live from the weather cen...

End of the lease is they give up the leads and another aircraft operator will take it over. but all the time, these acre maintained to the highest standards because its over, the owner demands it. i dont think its a maintenance issue although i hear that again speculation, some of the crew are complaining about the condition of the architect. at the end of the day the captain has a rate to reject an aircraft, if he doesnt think its fit to fly. >> so beyond the concerns about the maintenance of t...

Occur, because they did and that really helps validate this search area so im hopeful her ther in the right area and the search will continue. >> i think youre referring to some reports out there that theres speculation that this plane went north instead of south and its in kazakhstan somewhere. >> right. >> youre saying youre confident it is in this seventh arc as they call it? >> yes. this report actually validates that for me. i believe it is in the southern corridor and there is nothing in t...

Fire. if it is a mechanical problem, that too has to be looked at. the f-16 has flown for years. its a reliable plane. what is it that happened here that caused this catastrophe? was it a maintenance issue? mechanical? some other issue that went on? was weather a factor? all of these things. the f-16 is a workhorse for the u.s. air force and air forces around the world. in enemy action, they are going to want to absolutely figure out what brought the plane down. they dont have the wreckage obvio...

Including the chevy silverado. jerry willis is with us. gm is getting it left and right. >> they say its a maintenance issue. they say they have safety kit you can buy. theyre available through the dealers and the aftermarket based on time studies should cost $500. >> seriously. >> so you fine that -- >> for brain -- brake lines? and im supposed to check my brake lines. >> everybody is getting upset with gm, just another issue. gm has re-called 17 times more vehicles than they have sold this yea...

Just a month after the epic failure of a carnival cruise ship another voyage turns into a nightmare. the dream is stuck in port at the caribbean island of st. martin. passengers are telling of power failures and toilet failures. carnival is working to fly all of them back to florida. brian todd is over at company headquarters in miami with more. what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, some conflicting accounts between whats being told to us by passengers and what is told to us by carnival. on ...

Nation in all of our minute clinics increased volume. people seeking out the flu vaccine and those sick coming in to be seen as well. we are are doing our best to meet the demands of the population in the state. >> this years vaccine is 62 about percent effective. that is in keeping with previous evacuation scenes and while the numbers may not sound very high, public health officials say it is still the best protection against getting the flu. >> shepard: jonathan serrie in atlanta. thanks. th...

Of gets in the track and it can gunk them up. but what happens is the gunk gets so thick that it actually pushes the pin out that holds the seat in place. so we spoke to an aviation expert today on "studio b" who says he is not buying the whole coca cola conclusion. listen. j. >> does the maintenance issue that went bad, they are fixing it. it just happened at the wrong time if you want to call it that. at the same time they are having labor problems. it really is a nasty cocktail for american a...