and, in fact, launch any kind of retaliation. >> that is certainly true. and one of the hallmarks we may need is patience. >> reporter: porter goss, thank you very much. we'll be contacting you throughout the day. we very much appreciate you joining us this morning. >> thank you. add my prayers to the others. >> reporter: back to you, matt. >> thank you very much. we're going to talk to someone here in the studio. tom, you have phone number for people concerned about passengers on board those flights. >> amerin airlines has confirmed that two of its flights were hijacked. and for people who want to know the number is 1-800-245-0999. united headquarters, you may not be able to get through, obviously, is 847-700-5538. united has confirmed that one of its planes went down near pittsburgh. american has said that two of itse planes were involved in t hijackings today, one from dulles and one from boston. >> apparently united airlines was involved, right? >> i said that in pittsburgh. >> right, from newark en route to san francisco.