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Hont iraqi governments request and send military air power to iraq now. should he do that? why or why not? >> well, he should do that. and as jim described, that the administration is acting with a surgeon general degree of urgency. i have to tell you, don, if this is urgent, id hate to see what deliberate looks like. theyve had plenty of time to weigh all the various options. the concern obviously is how much time exists before maliki and his government are truly at risk, how can we weigh that ...

>> absolutely. >> his goal was to run away from home to stow away. he wasnt looking to cause any damage. the second is, how about security, people on twister going crazy. apparently, security video of him scaling a fence and climbing up into this. >> yeah, this is say huge aspect. look at mh-370 at the moment. airport security is absolutely vital. and i still think in this day and age, this is a perfect example that there are still holes within security. not necessarily at the major airports lik...

A situation even if there were air pockets, the air would be exhausted at this point? >> well, its a function how big the compartment was and how much air is in it. sooner or later youll run out of air, issues with temperatures of the water would limit survivability, in my view. >> its interesting, we talked to a navy s.e.a.l. telling me, look, as long as the water goes below your core, below your waist, you could survive days of this water. really once it goes over your core you could have a pr...

He was take on the a local hospital in the area as a precaution but hes said to be doing fine. hes up 35,000 feet in the air, temperature somewhere around 80 below, very limited oxygen. he passed out and that may have saved his life. cording to medical experts when the tempts reach that level that he may have been hibernating like a bear. there is the survivability aspect and the security issue. apparently the way this happened is he was on the perimeter and told authorities that he got into an ...

So a california teen says he hitched a ride and survived as a stowaway in the wheel well on a flight from san jose to mau, five hours with no oxygen and temperatures well below 0. a miraculous case of survival or something else? dan simon is live in san francisco with more on the story. dan, do officials believe what this teen is saying? >> well, they have no reason to discount it at this point. theres video of him at the san jose airport hopping a fence and then apparently getting on this airpl...

Practicalities are weighing against what were holding out here for hope of optimism. until we have the information were going to stay in the cause of survivability. what is going to be the best indication of a chance of surviving here, the fact that it is barely below the surface so there must be air left? >> absolutely. the fact as large as it is, many people are still missing as they are, you are dealing with, you know, hypothermia issues and lack of oxygen. every time you exhale, carbon dioxi...

Counterintuitive what one would think would be proper protocol, proper emergency evacuations p.m. im wondering if you are familiar with the engineering of the ferry itself compartments, would they be water tight for someone to stay inside? >> some of the compartments under the main deck would have to be water tight. thats a main standard for survivability in a damaged condition. so beneath the main deck is one thing. but -- the -- the decks above the main deck where the passengers are mostly loc...

Get more work. they will be looking at the people on board, the pathology, if you will, and survivability. three groups, three tasked groups as part of the investigation here. >> nic robertson in kuala lumpur. well get back to you after this news conference. >> les abend, does it make a difference the communication? >> i know there has been a focus on what pilot made that last transmission but to me whats important and michael kay and i have been talking about that on the break, was that -- its ...

>> reporter: yeah, theyre forming an airworthiness group, operations group and medical group. the airworthiness will look at the maintenance records of the aircraft. is there anything in there that could lead them to believe there was a mechanical failure? the operational side of it will look at the flight records of that aircraft. again. see if theres any information there that they can derive. and on the medical side, looking at the personnel onboard. any psychological issues, any family issue...

This time of year. its cold. and youve got winds, weather will vary. >> i think what richard is pointing to and your being more subtle about it. the survivability of it. >> that and most people never come across rough seas of that magnitude. anyone who has an idea of a gentle wave thats what im getting to. even just to look. >> heres the difference. when we think about -- lets put it in terms of movies. when you talk about "the perfect storm" this is beyond that. >> they are so exposed. they are...