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Where the 101 and the 405 meet in southern california. thats how pilots can gauge it. but when we first saw that pattern we thought, thats somebody who knows what they are doing. did you infer that? >> no, i wouldnt jump to that conclusion only because i dont know with any certainty that it went to these waypoints. but if the aircraft were shown the series of waypoints, that would suggest that somebody either knew how to fly it there manually or it was programmed in. >> again, this is reuters re...

Oklahomans see, or anyone in this part of the country, how often do they see super cells like this? how often do they turn into tornadoes? >> we get a thousand tornadoes in the u.s. on average, some years more some years less. not all of those are super cell thunderstorms. some are made by line echo wave patterns. theyre not as big a tornado, ef-0 or ef-1. this is my opinion only, just working in the business for as long as i have, that there are at least 60 days a year out of 365 that would hav...

>> once dredging begins, we would literally begin to see land -- or sand booms in about ten days. this is an extremely important component of our own plan to protect our coast from this oil. and by the way, this plan will also help to protect louisiana from future hurricane surge as well. >> if only that were true. if only that were supported by the available scientific informed opinion in evidence. gulf coast scientists and geologists who have been watching the sand berm idea gaining traction h...

Different type of skipper. here, all different types of oil are sprayed into the tank from a moving bridge. workers can test skimmers, various dispersants, even burning, all in a safe and closed environment that simulates the oceans salinity and even its wave patterns. we all know oil is lighter than water. thats an advantage when it comes to cleaning up a spill, because the oil sits on top of the water. using those booms, oil can actually be pushed into that skimer and its sucked up using the g...

Would literally begin to see land -- or sand booms in about ten days. this is an extremely important component of our own plan to protect our coast from this oil. and by the way, this plan will also help to protect louisiana from future hurricane surge as well. >> if only that were true. if only that were supported by the available scientific informed opinion in evidence. gulf coast scientists and geologists who have been watching the sand berm idea gaining traction have been furiously waving al...