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That plane crash in ethiopian. authorities are looking at the voice recorders from the flight. 157 dead including eight americans. new reports suggest the pilot noticed trouble immediately after take-off. but what was that trouble and what caused it? griff jenkins is on this in d.c. what can you tell us about the pilots communications today? >> well, citing a person who reviewed air traffic communications "the new york times" this morning reports the captains communications first were calm but s...

>> three things lead to accidents. human error, pilots, traffic controllers, structures, power plants, or software. whats happened, aircraft systems, the software has become incredibly complex. it is the 737 a safe airplane? yes. its been the most used in highest number of miles flown aircraft for decades in its various generations. i believe there is an issue likely on the software side that will be fixed and more importantly, talk to the pilots and the aircrews. i think what happened has been ...

Thats invaluable and that needs to continue. as weve talked about, thats what youll see in the next six months. >> sandra: thats going to be the big question is the amount of time it is going to take to learn what we actually can get from the black box and the cockpit recorder. what we do know is that the captain of this ethiopian plane. youve seen the reports and you would know this. the ethiopian airline has a tradition of high-quality training of their pilots. they have a great track record. ...

>> im doing great, brianna. >> what do you think of this deal that was brokered on the hill? >> we havent gotten a lot of details. but they do have aan idea that not acceptable. a government shutdown is not acceptable. its about the safety and security of the people we love when they go up and fly in jetliners. the american traffic controllers are not coming to work, that affects our safety, and we cant shut the government down just because people cant make a deal. i congratulate the appropriate...

Optimism that maybe republicans and democrats can get together to satisfy the president and keep government open. congressman dan kilde was on with neil cavuto this morning and said this about president trumps wall. >> are you open to funding for a wall? >> well, you can call it what you want. were open and continue to support effective border security which would include fencing and barriers where appropriate but also hopefully will focus much more attention on those issues that relate to our p...

What you just heard the head of the air traffic controllers association tell you that he cant guarantee how long the skies will be safe if this shutdown continues. is that worth a wall? thats a starting point for our great debate. paul begala, steve cortez, hearing that guy, did that give you a different perspective on the urgency of ending this? >> i think there is an urgency to end it. and i agree. tsa and the traffic controllers. >> that was scary what he was saying. 52%. i think aviation tha...

People americans rely on to defend the homeland, its not just the human toll they are worried about. when it comes to terrorism, human trafficking and the drug trade, five home on homeland sy say america is less safe and ask leaders to ensure that the homeland remains safe and departments critical national security functions continue. ditto for the friendly skies say the nations pilots and traffic controllers. >> we have built a safety net and over the course of the last 34 days, that net is det...

Reports that there are some federal workers who are going to homeless shelters to get food. >> well, i know they are, and i dont really quite understand why. theres no real reason why they shouldnt be able to get a loan. >> do you worry about safety at this point? >> well, i do worry about safety. and its kind of disappointing that the air traffic controllers are calling in sick in pretty large numbers. >> lets go to oklahoma city where nbcs vaughn hillyard is at a food bank. he is talking to ai...

What else can be done to sort of make the point that this is deadly serious stuff? i thought john kelly, the presidents last chief of staff, signing on this letter about the security concerns suggested to me no one can pick up the phone and talk to donald trump. they can only speak to him through the media. what else can they do? >> its interesting you know see today the airlines coming out, talking about similar things. trac traffic controllers doing this thing. kelly is teaching donald trump a...

Anxiety and frustration and holding their leaders now accountable that there is going to be more and more of this type of activity on the hill. >> definitely a lot of anxiety across the board. suzanne malveaux, thank you. president trump makes this very simply. it will stop crime and it will stop drugs and it will stop human trafficking and he has shown that hes willing to shut down the government to get it, but the irony is thick considering that the shutdown is actually making america less saf...