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A lightweight suitcase would follow that flaperon and be part of that plane, but theres a couple things here that are significant. tom alluded to it. the u.s. defense intelligence agency issued a report that was leaked essentially saying that the act was a deliberate one, but deliberate act, people would say well that means intentionally crashing the plane. deliberate doesnt mean that at all. we have every reason to believe that it can still turn out to be a mechanical failure electrical fire, s...

Officials say the plane was pulverized and the biggest parts left are the size of a small car. investigators did find a black box. they say its damaged but should still be able provide clues. 150 people were on board and officials at the crash site say there are no signs of life. most of the victims were from europe including 16 german high school students. two babies were also on board. the plane left barcelona at 10:00 a.m. local time and cruised to an altitude of 35,000 feet. minute later, of...

>> we learned the plane left kuala lumpur and never arrived at its destination. worried families worried about their loved ones, see delayed on the airport screens. soon it was revealed that two stolen passports were used by passengers on board the plane. that debate sparking real interest that this may not have been an accident. the airline calls in a recovery team fearing the worst but saying quote, we are not ruling anything out. meanwhile, airline official scott brenner tells us one thing. >...

We learned the plane left kuala lumpur and never arrived at its destination. worried families awaiting loved ones see "delayed" on the beijing airport screens. soon, its revealed that two stolen passports were used by passengers to board that plane. that detail sparking the first real suspicions that this may have been no accident. the airline calls in a disaster recovery company, fearing the worst. but saying, quote, we are not ruling anything out. meantime, former faa official, scott brenner, ...

All we really know for sure is nothing like this has ever happened. joining me now, michael goldfarb, former chief of staff for the federal aviation administration. >> good evening, chris. >> good evening. there are so many conflicting reports pinging around, i thought maybe we would sort of start at the most basic and build out what we actually hard confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt know. can we do that? >> maybe. its a complete and utter mess. there is no investigation. if there was, it sta...

Joining me now, michael goldfarb, former chief of staff for the federal aviation administration. >> good evening, chris. >> good evening. there are so many conflicting reports pinging around, i thought maybe we would sort of start at the most basic and build out what we actually hard confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt know. can we do that? >> maybe. its a complete and utter mess. there is no investigation. if there was, it started yesterday when finally the malaysian authority worked with ntsb...

While chuck is on vacation, well get to the rundown. it had to come to an end. the surreal cold war drama that started with the arrests nearly two weeks ago now has ended with a flight out of the u.s. and a spy swap straight out of the movies. pete williams is nbcs justice correspondent. well, pete, im sure youre sorry to see this story go. tell us how it went down in the final hours. >> still a bit up in the air quite rit rally because the ten russian spies on their way to russia. the plane lef...