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Of the haitian capital. that capital, of course, was ravaged by a devastating quake three months ago. in the middle box, some signs pointing to pilot error in that plane crash that killed the polish president and his wife and many others. they will be laid to rest this weekend in a cathedral in cra cow, and on the bottom, shuttle astronauts finishing up their third and final space walk of the mission, it lasted more than six hours. jon: a brand new unauthorized biography of oprah. some unflatter...

This morning? >> reporter: that certainly seems to be the case. thats what we have been hearing from the russian emergency ministry. the pilots didnt listen properly to the air traffic controllers. if you look over my shoulder here, you can see some of the recovery operation going on in the distance there. a crane has been brought in to lift some of the heavy parts of the aircraft. the fuselage, they are having to build a road because they crashed in a swampy area. they need to get something for...

Sad thing. >> reporter: as another day of mourning draws to a close, the investigation continues with sign signs cine esingly point -- increasingly pointing to pilot error, pointing why he avoided suggestions from air traffic control to land elsewhere because of fog. tomorrow president obama will open the session of the nuclear summit with a moment of silence for the 96 victim osthe disaster. in warsaw, amy kellogg, fox news. >> bret: nato troops today opened fire on a bus carrying civilians in ...

>> she hobbled around making those meetings. >> about a quarter of the way through the process i think. >> thank you very much. the other story were following, russian investigators are suggesting pilot error may be to blame for the plane crash that killed polish president lech kaczynski and his wife and 94 others onboard. investigators say a preliminary examination of the black boxes shows there were no technical problems with the aircraft. it was also announced today that the bodies of polan...

Thats what is understood. the other issue as the polish ambassador talked about is the possibility of pilot error in and of itself, kyra. >> interesting. as we follow those two parts of the investigation, what can you tell us about these aviation rules and whose judgment it is to make certain calls about landing? apparently there has been talk about the president getting impatient with landing in certain spots? >> reporter: well, there is certainly a very strong line of speculation out there. it...

But it depends on the specialists. >> reporter: on the investigation it depends? >> yes. >> reporter: polish and russian investigators are working closely, according to officials of both countries. the tragedy, they say, has brought the two nations closer than theyve been in years. >> lets talk to nic robertson for a moment now. nic, what is the latest youre hearing on this crash investigation? the maker of the plane released a statement over the weekend, and there have been several suggestions,...

Retrofitted with electronics. it raises the question, pilot error but was there more than that? there is now a growing scenario here. it remains based on anecdotal evidence but that there could have been pressure put on by some of the passengers, perhaps even president kaczynski, himself, on the pilot to land. there were again hundreds of people waiting for that plane, waiting for that delegation to move them then to the site of the massacre 70 years ago. again, its only the speculation but it l...

90 other polish leaders died in a plane crash. investigators found no mechanical problems with the plane and are looking at pilot error as the cause. a moment of silence in memory of the victims of last weeks deadly mine explosion. it marks one week since 29 miners died in montcoal. investigators have yet to determine the exact cause of that blast. and the senate back from a two-week recess expected to take up a measure that extends unemployment benefits through the first week of may. we cou...

Killed in a plane crash. president kaczynski and his wife and 90 others were killed in the crash. they are now focused on pilot error as a possible cause. phil mickelson wins his third green jacket. tiger woods finished fourth. it was ease the most emotional win. his wife amy and mom both battling breast cancer and both were there to cheer their man home. >> it was such an exciting masters as well. he almost eagled three times in a row in the round on saturday, i think it was. it was exciting ...

Financial markets. at the closing bell, the dow was up 9 points to 11006. its now up 68% from its recession low. but its about 22% below its all-time high of more than 14,000. now in the latest on saturdays horrific plane crash that killed the president of poland, his wife, and several top government officials investigators today still working to identify many of the remains. the president, first lady, and dozens of guests were heading to russia for a memorial honoring the thousands of polish mi...