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Testing, reviews, its a very closely watched program and been very successful and hopefully doesnt make pilots go underground and not report when they need treatment for depression. >> all right, guys. stand by because weve got more coming up. were going to take a closer look for example, at some of the calls under way right now for change in the wake of this tragedy, whether its the cockpit door that the first officer used or a pilot screening, keeping more than one person on a flight deck at a...

In arizona, apparently he took a few months off for whatever reason. were not sure what it was, but we believe it was psychologically related. >> thats true. the problem is that you have people that are hearing this story maybe only a third of the story or half the story and they are going to associate forever if a guy is really depressed, he will crash a plane and kill people. it makes it impossible to take the stigma away that you have a situation of mental health thats treatable. people will ...

>> you know heres what faa requires for pilot screening. pilots under 40 are required to get an annual physical exam from a flight surgeon. pilots over 40 have to get exams every six months. those exams are supposed to include questions on mental health. and pilots are required to disclose existing conditions to the faa. european rules are about the same. but do doctors actually do mental health screening, jay? >> not very much. but there is no specific sense they are checking you for it. but th...

Pilots. there were several reasons that the u.s. and other places have adopted this multilayer approach. i think, tom costello is correct, this is going to be more widespread in the wake of this unbelievable act on the part of this rogue pilot. so i think that its going to facilitate a lot of discussion. its going -- on pilot screening and evaluation and the security procedures on board the aircraft. so i think that discussion is probably going to happen sooner rather than later. >> and john do ...

Reports. follow the show online and on facebook and on twitter. my colleague thomas roberts joins with whats coming up next on msnbc live. >> at the top of the hour on msnbc live, why would the germanwings co-pilot lock the other pilot out of the cockpit. the biggest reveal the co-pilot crashing the plane on purpose in the french alps the chilling last moments caught on the voice recorder and how is lufthansa defending itself against proper pilot screening and now other airlines are updating coc...

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