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Aftermath as survivors recount their harrowing experiences aboard that asiana flight that made the deadly crash landing in san francisco. investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong. why theyre focusing on pilot error. we are waiting to hear from first responders just about five minutes from now. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. b...

Rescue workers struck one of the girls with their vehicle after she had survived the crash. claudia is live at sfo. claudia, investigators tell this news conference in the last hour. bring us up to date on what was said. >> well, shepard, by all accounts there were no problems with the aircraft until just seconds before it landed here at san francisco international airport. investigators with the national transportation and safety board , the lead federal agency, on this plane crash investigatio...

A whole other disaster. the issue that invery my -- invariably comes up, as horrible as this was it could have been worse. so the airline can say, thanks to maybe that pilot orthos other pilots, you know, 150 plus other lives were saved. >> right. when you look at the pictures of the aircraft, it obviously was bad, and i read an article that they say that at it probably miracle only -- not only -- but more people were not killed. >> neil: i hear you. >> i think the airline is going to say, under...

Physical evidence recorded data and aerodynamic models. >> she said interesting things. she started by addressing pilot error which so many analysts said might have caused the crash. she said they will begin looking at fatigue and make sure all of the pilots had the right amount of sleep leading up to this. she said they reviewed the radar data and show there was no be a normally steep drop of the plane coming in. so well continue listening to this press conference and bring you any of the headl...

About the pilot had only 43 hours of experience on this plane. do we believe the investigators think this lack of experience flying this particular aircraft had something to do with the crash? >> reporter: the bottom line is we dont know. one would think based upon what we have seen from the data recorders is they will be looking at pilot error very closely. let me tell you about this press conference. well be hearing from first responders, police officers and firefighters who responded to that ...

Medication, like health issues. and so, we will be looking at all of those things to see if there are any impacts on their ability to perform their jobs. >> joining me now, pilot and aviation lawyer arthur walt. arthur, thanks for being here. i dont remember a case like this of such catastrophic consequences, where on the tip of everybodys tongue, even if theyre not saying it, seem to be the words, "pilot error." at this early stage, is that your assessment? >> yes, theres no question about that...

Flight duty time, their rest opportunities, and the activities that have taken place in the days leading up to the crash. in our investigations, were often looking for things that might affect human performance, like fatigue, like illnesses or medication, like health issues. and so, we will be looking at all of those things to see if there are any impacts on their ability to perform their jobs. >> joining me now, pilot and aviation lawyer, arthur walt. arthur, thanks for being here. i dont remem...

>> seven seconds before impact the crew discussed they were not at their target air speed of 137 knots. they were well below 137. it wasnt just give or take a few knots. >> the ntsb says it could take months to come up with a definitive cause with no evidence of mechanical error. all signs are currently pointing to pilot error. joining me now from san francisco is nbc news correspondent tom costello. tom, what are we learning at this point about the planes final moments and the latest on the inj...

Give it a little speed there but it was too late for this plane to in any way attempt to go around. thats when they hit the seawall barrier. these are all critical questions. i would also emphasize that nothing is ruled out on this investigation. the ntsb has not said this is pilot error, its not ruled out any mechanical problem. that will take months of investigative process. they will not come one a final conclusion to what caused this crash for probably 12 to 18 months. theyve already got lea...

Their own charity, go do it another way. dont use the political office because it really just erodes all of the trust in politicians and government. it just adds to whats already a sort of bad soup. >> which is actually demeaning soup. >> it is demeaning soup but it is really bad news i think for anthony weiner because it brings the weird factor back. >> chuck todd, thank you very much. we are expecting to hear later this afternoon from the ntsb in the next hour before the press conference gets ...