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Find out that a lot of people, wlfr th whenever they go to a hospital or doctor, one of the unfortunate aspects of american health care is nobody ever asks the cost of anything from a flu shot to a -- nobody ever goes in and says how much is this going to cost me? >> right. because people are not trying to bargain with their health, theyre trying to stabilize their health and have the proper health care. i think the fact is that the three things you named absolutely are on point. i think that pe...

New yorks finest work on big protection. this year, they will be assigning several thousand uniform officers on patrol. many of them at checkpoints with radiation detectors, the hercules team will be in play. big bag searches as well. people also no trucks blocking streets. the nypd and started using these large trucks for parade routes, after that massacre last year, when 86 people were killed by terrorist driven truck when it drove into a group. ill be a first for a fireworks show in the big a...

Distraction to him. the vast majority of americans want them released, even though it doesnt rank necessarily in their highest priority area. i think it would be in his benefit to release them. i would call on him to release them and i think its just the right thing to do. >> yesterday i spoke with one of your republican colleagues. he agrees with you. he thinks its the right thing to do as well. want just democrats criticizing the president on this, but increasingly republicans as well. congres...

The department of homeland security would also have to prepare for the president-elects plans. >> reporter: absolutely. the information im getting is the moment that donald trump was elected as president conversations began at the department of homeland security. and those discussions essentially were in preparation for the scenario that one day they are told that they have to make this happen. so a part of those conversations involved identifying whats the priority area along the southern borde...

In that priority area by the end of next month. malaysia and australia are sharing costs for what has become the most expensive search in history. however, australian prime minister tony abbott has indicated his country is prepared to continue searching, allaying fears of the traumatized families who so desperately want answers. anna coren, cnn, hong kong. >> a thank you for that. joining me to discuss both tragedies, justin green, an aviation attorney representing some of the families of flight...

Tours similar to this. >> reporter: so far they have covered more than half of the priority search area and authorities believe they are on target to complete it by may. the malaysian government has remain tight-lipped on what will happen if nothing is found in that priority area by the end of next month. malaysia and australia are sharing the costs for what has become the most expensive search in history. however, australian prime minister tony abbott has indicated his country is prepared to co...

Families who lost loved ones on board that plane. just so happened to also be a military trained pilot, a former marine helicopter pilot. what is the status right now on the two prongs of whats going on right now -- compensating those family members and searching for that missing plane? >> well, let me just tell you, representing the families, the family really only care about one thing, which is the search effort. and right now, theyre searching a priority area in the southern indian ocean. tha...

Are joined by cnn aviation analyst and former inspector general of the united states department of transportation, mary scaiavo. david, a read a piece "the guardian" this weekend. one had her partner philip wood who what when we checked in a few months ago this was in full gear. >> it is. theres 18,000 square miles still to search. they searched 9,000 very diligently. this is the highest priority area, thats the highest probability area. i can empathize with sarahs feelings in that it seems as t...

Wants to get to come here to police headquarters and identify their daughters remains. and so that happened. it took a few hours. just a few moments ago, those remains were handed over to her family in a ceremony. certainly a somber afternoon here in surabaya. >> very somber afternoon. absolutely heart breaking to learn of this development and see the photos of the beautiful young woman. such an agonizing wait for her family members and other families still waiting for answers. what can you tell...

Communications information. information which was never really intended to have the capability to track an aircraft. now, that process which has been going on now for several weeks is complete. the new priority area is still focused on the same seventh arc in the southern indian ocean where the aircraft last communicat communicated. we are currently focusing our search effort further south. the area has been subject to aerial and visual searching for wreckage and debris. now we will move to an u...