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The decision by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Analisa Torres will help the 500 predominately non-white fire protection inspectors pursue their suit over low pay. More than 70% of the 500 fire protection inspectors are minorities, while workers with similar higher-paid jobs at the Buildings Department are approximately 50% white, says the suit.

Thanks to michael lieder as well. grateful to you both. and we are following breaking news out of afghanistan. two separate explosions, at least three service members were injured. 13 people, including children, were killed in the attacks outside the airport. joining me, director of the center on national security at ford ham law, karen greenburg, author of the book subtle tools. karen, what is your reaction to what were seeing in kabul today? >> yeah, i mean, the reaction is we were told this m...

President who has been traveling to asia is on her way back and she was briefed using the bells and whistles on air force two. she was scheduled to go to california. well see if there will be changes to her schedule, travel for the first lady planned for next week has already been postponed and it gives you a sense of how fluid all of this is and how the president needs to gather the facts and decide what he will do next and how hell tell the american people about it. andrea? >> a major decision...

Theyve conducted dozens of attacks over the years in afghanistan and pakistan and this fertile ground in afghanistan with basically no government in place and widespread local grievances and insecurity. this is the kind of place they look for as theyve lost territory elsewhere lost territory elsewhere in the region. for the u.s., we heard from the beginning of plans for withdrawal was remaining american interest, over the horizon interest, keeping the capability they wanted to keep to counter gr...

For hours you dont even have that. >> you dont have the crucial recording. >> there is so little to work with. >> michael, interestingly enough, there are no terrorist groups taking responsibility for what happened with this airplane. from your reading of this, does this seem like the work of possibly a lone wolf that was a deliberatele criminal act or a suicide mission? >> luke, i dont see a great likelihood that this is an organized terrorist group behind this. i say it because of are where th...

They have got wreckage up from deep holes bf. took a long time but they got it up. >> in the likelihood we dont find anything, is it possible? >> its a real possibilities. >> not crazy? >> no. the stories will go on for years. >> conspiracies. >> absolutely. >> michael, one last one to you. you know how intelligence works in the world. you know how much we have our satellites up on every nook and cranny. just how shocking is it to you as an intelligence professional that we dont have a solid lie...

Could have taken one of two tracks, either north over central asia or, as investigators believe, more likely south to the vast expanse of the indian ocean. 26 countries are helping with the search. rescuers are in a race against time. 11 days in, the batteries on the black box flight recorders will run out after 30 days. increasing the chances that the flight 370 may never be found. joining me now is retired nbc news correspondent and aviation specialist bob hager. from washington, counter terro...