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Everybody in coach to watch tv? >> it is really a scandal. there is absolutely no reason why an airplane can be continuously sending its information on its health to the ground so they can station parts and mechanic at the next destination so the airplane can be dispatched quickly and not provide information that would be necessary to investigate an accident. it is the same information essentially. its the same electronic media that is used and if you are worried about somebody looking at the in...

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To broadband internet at home. its a place named one americas most veteran friendly employers. next is information and entertainment in ways you never thought possible. welcome to whats next. comcastnbcuniversal. welcome back. now for our money lead. its a question casual observers of the story have wondered since pretty much day one instead of where on earth, how on earth. in the era of nsa with everyone basically carrying a tracking device, how on earth did we lose a giant plane? the airline...

Tarmac. atika went inside, she was ready to fly with them. they would not let this plane take off. its pretty shock. shocking. were going to speak with the commander. well get the latest on this latest, very irritating development. >> up next, other planes have it. sophisticated technology that can track a jet in real time. reporting technical emergencies immediately, so why was that machinery not on the boeing 777? ♪

Both in the united states and around the world anytime soon. >> is there a cheaper detection that would be of the quality that one could use to find this plane? >> well, the faa mandated that by 2020, such a cheaper fit or cheaper technology will be placed on airplanes that would enable them to be spotted easier by air traffic controllers as well as pilots and other aircraft, but again, this is 2014. thats still a number of years away. >> do you think this type of incident, the flight 370 incide...

Work. thats one of the biggest problems in this search. the planes transponder and the a car system that sends back data about the planes health were apparently switched off. >> wouldnt surprise me that in the aftermath of this investigati investigation, a safety recommendation comes from the ntsb in this country, say you just have to put on a tracking system in every airliner that cannot be disabled. >> another piece of technology that could be due for an upgrade, flight data recorders. their b...

Communications systems have been turned off. the idea behind it was to allow airlines to be more efficient by quickly identifying mechanical problems. but as an added bonus, it would mean never having to hunt for a missing airplane again. >> theres literally no further investment in infrastructure that would be required to do this. obviously mores better, but the infrastructure in place now, which is the iridium constellation and the internet are the major pieces that you need to do this job. >>...

User. >> it looks like the national security agency is secretly using tools that allow internet users to track consumers. it shows the nsa and british koufrnter parts are piggybacking on technology advertisers use to target advertising to people they consider suspicious. it not only allows them to monitor a persons web habits it guides hacking software to the computer. the documents show they are using tracking technology for mobile apps and operating systems to help it locate mobile devices aro...

Any systemic changes that i had a problem with. but as the speakers pointed -- paul ryan pointed out, i believe the score on this will actually reduce the deficit. and that is a move in the right direction. >> yeah, and i was speaking to some democrats on the senate budget committee today, and they have said that. i think the numbers seem to bear that out from what we understand. it is new numbers. i think the piecemeal votes, people can debate that out. i do want to turn to the nsa surveillance...

Crows and the relatives havent take know comfort in the report and saying there is holes in the investigative finding ands they are trying to cover it up. it could be updates were vague. the families are desperate for a explanation and some have challenged the investigative team publicly in the news conference. investigators say this is the only report in the dea frankly it will remain a mist row to what really happen in the last fateful moments. >> tough for the families,dom, thank you. nwell a...