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Became a nuisance warning because they had heard it intermittently before. they didnt know if it was valid or not and decided to disregard it. well never know. they never discussed it. >> reporter: the initial french investigative report states that a phenomenon called the startle effect may have played a role. >> it is similar to walking in to a room thats dark and somebody jumping out and saying boo. its that instantaneous scare, if you will. the auto pilot is off. why is it off? what do i nee...

>> that level of hours. you are talking about the startle effect. its one of the issues that aviation authorities are very concerned about now. not only basic pilot handling skills, basic flying, if you like, but there is a general feeling by many that that has gone down. the startle effect. you are in the middle of the night. flying for 14 hours and all of a sudden the cockpit lights up like a christmas tree and alarms are ringing. that was a situation in 447. less likely in this one. it was a ...

youre in "the situation room." another weak jobs report is raising new concerns about the pace of an already sluggish economic recovery. only 80,000 jobs were added in the month of june, significantly fewer than economists were certainly hoping for. the unemployment rate is holding at 8.2%. it all comes as president obamas trying to kick his campaign into a higher gear with a major bus tour through some critical battleground states. >> its still tough out there. you know, we learned ...

devastating storm. what happened? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obamas bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. were talking about a presidential seal. its a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both tr...