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Prosecutors also say lubitz recently sought treatment for a vision problem. >> the doctor said that was probably psychosomatic. randi kaye with more on that and the earlier warning signs. >> reporter: there have long been signs of trouble. as recently as this february and again this month, co-pilot andreas lubitz had visited a clinic in dusseldorf for a diagnostic evaluation. several years back in 2009, lubitz reportedly suffered a serious depressive episode and received psychotherapy. >> had at...

He claimed to have a vision problem that was psycho sohamatic, because of his mental instability that the vision problem was exacerbated. so you have somebody clearly unstable but able to get to a position where he was alone in a cockpit with the lives of 150 people in his hands. >> all right thank you very much. lets talk about this. hello to you, ladies. thank you so much for joining us. mary according to the french newspaper, lubitz has a history of generalized anxiety disorder severe depre...

9525 had suicidal tendencies and underwent psychotherapy before he became a pilot. thats coming from a spokesman from the prosecutors office in dusseldorf, germany. but there is no evidence that he was suicidal immediately before last weeks crash. and prosecutors also say that lubitz recently sought treatment for a vision problem as well. >> yeah. doctors say that was psychosomatic. >> reporter: there have long been signs of trouble. as recently as this february and again this month, co-pilot ...

The most deaths in u.s. history. they were actually seeking the most deaths because that would get them more fame. i think we have the same kind of thing here. >> erin i want to ask about the vision problems. he went to an eye doctor who told him it was psycho somatic. do you think that was a cry for help? >> its very possible. we have to keep in mind we are hearing a lot of this through leaks to the media, through out of context reports. so without knowing the specifics of what he reported to t...

Do with your nervous system. if you get an imbalance in your sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves it can show up in changes in other organs. i find it interesting that he had vision issues because vision is critical for flying. >> right. >> and its almost as if he had an inner conflict. again, my own opinion. thats what struck me did he have such an inner conflict or perhaps living with these issues and knowing there was a problem that it was manifested in a vision problem. >> he was saying wo...

The flight data recorder even if we did recover that. there is no way to know that from the cvr. >> just to be clear, even if the captain had been trying to punch in that code the co-pilot could have defeated his efforts very easily how? >> all he has to do at that point once that happens is punches in the code. there for 30 seconds the combeeper is going off, during that 30 seconds when the beeper is going off he can lock that door. >> this is all about the co-pilot and what went wrong if his h...

Imer im erin burnett and this is "outfront." the co-pilot hid his mental health issues from his employers and in a recent questionnaire, which asks specifically about suicidal thoughts psychiatric disorders, whether youre taking any medication andreas lubitz didnt reveal any information. this is crucial because prosecutors say lubitz was treated for suicidal tendencies before he got his license to fly. were learning tonight that just before the crash in which he murdered 149 people lubitz sought...

Youre in the situation room. disturbing new details emerging. he deliberately crashed the airliner into a mountain killing all on board. they confirmed he was treated for suicidal tendencies. that was years ago before his aviation career. theres no resent evidence of that or the physical condition. an eye doctor has said to have ruled out a vision problem. at the same time officials are not disputing a shocking leaked version of the cockpit audio transcript. they reveal the long minutes of ter...