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And i think thats good investigation. but you know, as were talking about the pinger tonight, we had a little bit of a wake-up call with that as well. a lot of discussion, how long will it last, as youve been reporting. we know were very close to the end. what kind of shape are the batteries in. the crowe eo of malaysia airlin addressed that. regular schedule of maintenance. listen to what he had to say. >> and as far as the battery, what is reported, we have -- we confirmed theres a maintenance...

Day six of the jetliner that vanished into thin air with 239 people on board. the question is did the jetliner keep flying four hours after its last contact. according to the wall street journal, it did. it says the rolls royce automatically sent data to the manufacture as part of a maintenance program. mela malaysia say the information is not accurate. >> all of this is unfolding as vietnamese search crews find nothing in the debris field that chinese satellites said they spotted. they had sear...

Hampered nuclear reservation. there is no immediate health risk. one lawmaker is calling into the maintenance program. despite his plans to withdraw troops in the middle east. president obama deploying more troops to africa. 100 are headed to niger. the drone will be used to gather intelligence that will then be shared with french militants mallee. oscar pistorius free on bail this morning. it may be a long time before he actually stands trial for murder. because of a back loving cases, it could...

Were substantiated but now the special counsel says the faa has taken inadequate steps to correct it. first responders, helicopters dont have proper night vision equipment. that air traffic controllers are sleeping and using personal computers at work. small planes leaving new jersey are allowed to fly too close to the bigger jets. deltas maintenance program was insufficient. that unauthorized aircraft frequently fly into puerto rico airspace. and the detroit metropolitan airport uses faulty win...

Many parts of the maintenance program is cycle limited. so, yes, they do, but, they are eating up their maintenance program faster and go into maintenance more often. >> gregg: the 737-300, southwest has most of them. i think you said that u.s. airways has 19 in service. so, if people -- what do you say to travellers, right now, who are worried? what would you tell them? >> not to be worried. i would get on southwest tomorrow. unfortunately im not traveling now, but if i had to travel id fly sou...

Focusing on the maintenance program of southwest airlines. >> yeah, after all of those changes and still this happened a year later. casey stegall, thank you very much. >> right. >> well, flights now canceled, part of the southwest fleet grounding for inspections as you heard casey talking about. big trouble for that airline. and maybe for the entire industry in general. lets find out. from adam shapiro of the fox business network, adam, how, if at all, is this going to affect the airline indust...

Know, im not an engineer obviously. but why you wouldnt put some greater protection over that pool to protect it from the outside environment, and vice-versa. protect the outside environment from that pool. >> well, the structure is supposed to be designed to withstand the maximum credible earthquake. the spent fuel is cooled by the water thats in this large pool. its laike a big swimming pool. again, under normal circumstances, you would have a number of hours or days before youd have to take a...

Questions relevant to what you do. richard, we hope to have you on again soon. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> absolutely. we turn now to new efforts by automakers to get you to buy a new car. phil lebeau whose expertise is the auto industry for sure. so, phil, i was home watching tv last night and saw back-to-back ads while watching i believe msnbc about these no insurance and all kinds of deals to get people back in. >> reporter: call it a 0% march. thats what were going to see. toyota...

Deficit. the plan, as you might imagine, faces strong opposition and the lawmaker has since toned down the idea, suggesting instead that senior year could be optional for high school kids. >> sounds like a brilliant plan. more than a dozen people were hurt after massive waves knocked them over at a weekend surfing competition in california, maverick beach. it was really an unexpected wave here. some people suffered broken bones in their arms and legs. estimated six-foot waves douced hundreds o...