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The deadliest track for a dangerous storm. john berman here in for anderson. that combination is now a growing possibility for hurricane dorian. a path that maximizes both the number of people in harms way and the fuel it feeds on. for that reason we have live coverage from one of the highest risk areas tonight, but we begin with new storm data from the national hurricane center just in. and cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. alison, tell us the latest. >> lets look at what weve got. current st...

An all-female pilot crew there. that one was checking out the upper level environment. that helps us determine the steering. where is the storm going to go? the two missions that are out there right now, those reconnaissance missions are taking a look at the center of the storm. is it intensifying? is it getting stronger? those types of things. that data should be in shortly. and thats really going to give us an idea whether or not the storm is getting stronger. is it a category 2? could it be g...

Do we have enough trained pilots and pilot crew to operate the aircraft. for every aircraft youve got, you need to have three complete crews to cover 24 hours of operations. youre talking 30 to 40 people, including engineers and all of the other people that support the aircraft. its not easy introducing an aircraft into service. its not like putting a taxi on the road. its a complex business. can that airline manage this properly and safely? and this thing we now refer to as a safety management ...

From the plane the tail and stuff, people down there too. >> reporter: on board a flight attendant was the last to leave the burning plane. one of the slides had opened inside the plane trapping another crew member. >> translator: my brain was very clear and i planned what i had to do immediately. actually, i was not thinking, but acting. as soon as i heard emergency escape, i conducted the evacuation. >> reporter: meanwhile, ntsb investigators have been combing through the debris field and inte...

In the middle east. the italian, on the other hand, and theyre very important, john, because theyre just across the mediterranean from libya, have all the nato air bases in southern italy, the italians want nato, on the other hand, to take charge. so we seem to be immersed in this operational detail of whos going to command when the bigger problem is whats the strategy going forward for the united nations coalition. how is gadhafi going to be maneuvered to the point where he leaves power or is d...