Against isis and a remarkable pentagon study suggesting that russias president , Vladimir Putin, might and i say might, be on the autism spectrum might have aspergers. A lot to cover tonight. First, transasia, including 12 young kids how they survived this. Well 58 passengers and crew members were on board that flight as it fell to earth shortly after takeoff in taipei. Whether by good luck or piloting the french italian 472 missed highrise buildings before hitting a bridge and falling to the river. We talk shortly about the investigation but first, anna korin. Reporter amid such a tragedy, there were miraculous story of survival and heroism. Perhaps none more dramatic than this young boy, seen here in the arms of his father. Lin min way. He asked to move his familys seats to the right side of the plane because he felt uneasy. That move most likely saved their lives because the plane crashed on the west side. Searched for the son for three agonizing minutes until he spotted him. He saw my nephews feet in the water. His lips were blue no sign of life. My brother performed cpr, able to revive him and then on the wing waiting for a rescue team. Also saved lives helping pull several people out of the wreckage before getting himself to safety. Translator when i saw them they were almost fully submerged in the water. If we werent rescued immediately, he would have drowned, he would have died. Reporter describes the moment on the flight when he realized something was terribly wrong. Not long after takeoff, something was wrong, he said. I told her to hurry on grab the back of the seat in front and hold a bag of clothes over our heads. Not long after i said that the plane went down. The driver of the taxi clipped by the crashing airplane also survivored in part by luck but also keeping a cool head and his car under control. He called the dispatch operator to try to explain what had happened. [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter his passengers survived. Much credit is being given to the pilot whose quick maneuvering may have saved many lives while sacrificing his own. Were sad, family says but mom is proud of him. Just incredible. You were inside the hospital where the survivors are. What have you learned . Reporter yeah anderson. We just spoke to the dean of the hospital and said its a miracle anyone is alive. That little toddler that we featured in that piece, he is now out of icu and is recovering. There are other patients in critical condition, but theyre confident everyone will survive. Waiting to speak to crew member a 26yearold woman, the only crew member to have survived. We know the pilot and copilot were killed in the crash. Obviously wanting to know more about those engine problems that the plane appeared to be experiencing. Certainly, that was communicated during the may day call. Certainly, the crew member the particular focus. The survivors, the 15 survivors, many of them speaking about this pilot and his heroics and bravery, because he really did stop that plane from flying into a densely populated suburb and really causing a much greater disaster anderson. Well learn a lot more once the black boxes are examined. Appreciate the reporting. The fact a number of survivors found themselves hanging upside with belts is a reminder how important buckling up can be but when to fasten them and if theres a good reason not to comes up. Some more answers randi kaye. Reporter this is what can happen from feet above the ground chaos inside American Airlines flight 280. Flying this past december from south korea to dallas. When the boeing 777 dropped suddenly over japan, passengers panicked and pulled out their cell phones to record the drama. All of the sudden theres just a big drop in food plates service, and materials, my iphone everything just started flying all over the place. Reporter some screamed. Others prayed as the plane rocked. Wine splashed on the overhead bins food and trash spilled into the aisles. The plane made an Emergency Landing in tokyo. Five people were taken to the hospital. If the passengers and crew hadnt been wearing their seat belts, it could have been much worse. The faa said each year approximately 58 people in the United States are injured by turbulence because theyre not wearing their seat belts. Between 1980 and 2008 the faa recorded three fatalties. And found that two of the three were not wearing seat belts even though the seat belt light was illuminated. In 2013 this singapore Airlines Flight from singapore to london hit terrible turbulence as flight attendants served breakfast. Immediately, the fasten seat belt sign was turned on. The plane reportedly dropped 65 feet injuring 11 passengers and one crew member. Food flew, coffee hit the ceiling. One passenger told reporters anything that wasnt tied down hit the ceiling as the plane dropped. Suddenly it felt like we were in an elevator and somebody had cut the cable. Oh my god. Its an accident. Reporter when asha nah flight 270, two ejected from the plane because they were not wearing their seat belts. Both dyed though one of them 16yearold yimang sws wan survived the crash only to be run over by an Emergency Vehicle responding to the scene. The ntsb found that had those two passengers been wearing the seat belts, likely would have been remained on the plane and survived. Seat belts may help passenger survive but in some cases can trap in their seats. On wednesday, this transasia airplane crashed into the river shortly after takeoff in taipei. With the cabin already chest deep in water, rescue crews found passengers tangled in their seat belts. Hanging upside down. One 72yearold man said he helped save four people by undoing their seat belts. He says they would have died if he hadnt moved quickly. Randi kaye cnn, new york. A lot to talk about when it comes to Airline Safety in general as well as the transasia crash. Cnn safety analyst and accident investigator david sauoucie. Also aviation correspondent richard quest. I mean clearly, the message from the piece which i get loud and clear is the importance of buckling your seat belt. Ive always been a little skeptical about it i got to be honest on a plane. The point is those cases where a passenger is ejected from the aircraft safely and therefore get away because they didnt have their seat belt fastened or those cases such as in the transasia where not wearing your seat belt was the key to your survival, they are fewer erer and further apart than those buckling up. Because if the plane does take a dive if it does have an Emergency Landing, your seat is designed to withstand certain g forces when youre wearing the belt and properly buckled . Thats why its important to stay with the seat. And the seat in the upright and stowed position because thats where the seat was designed and certified for the g forces. David, the kind of turbulence we saw in randis piece, how long . Ive never been on a plane thats been really bad. Im lucky. Like me ive flown many times. Maybe had that kind of turbulence two or three times. Its very rare but when it does happen its severe. And what infuriates me about people who dont wear seat belts is the reason to wear seat belt is to protect yourself obviously but when you dont have the seat belt on in an accident in turbulence, you become a projectile going through the cabin. The seat backs are not made to withstand some pressure from the back so without a seat belt on you could literally in an accident crush the person in front of you and thats the reason you keep your seat belt on. When you take them off, thats a severe hazard. I hate to say it but it could have caused other injuries or possibly death to other people by not having your seat belt on. Richard, weve heard now about some airlines having standing seats. Is there any way to really be safe there . They said the rules provided you were strapped in more like a bench you were strapped in to. Aint going to happen. The regulator made it very swiftly clear that was highly unlikely. One of the other things talking about seat belts here the speed in which passengers want to take their shoes off before takeoff. Dont even get me started. And on goes youre saying thats a safety issue . Of course. Do you want to have to evacuate the aircraft running over jagged pieces of metal, burning oil and the like because you wanted to take your shoes off before getting in the air . Good note. Never thought about it. The transasia flight the family on board the flight they switched seats, moved to the rear of the plane. Felt like something was wrong after they heard something that made them uncomfortable. Could that move have been part of the reason they survived . Ive always heard its in the rear of the aircraft thats safer. Yeah when theres an aircraft that crashes nose first like this one did, it is safer in the back of the aircraft. Unfortunately, you dont ever know when the aircraft is going to go in nose first, to the side the left roll over. You really dont know but statistically, it is safer in the back of the aircraft because it absorbs most of the impact in the front of the aircraft in the first class section. Richard, weve seen a number of air crashes this year. Is it just coincidence or are there things statistically safer now in terms of air travel . Just over 900 people in 2014 died in air crashes. Over 21 odd incidents took place, but most of those numbers can be taken up by two incidents, mh 370 and mh 17. 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Jordanian war planes pounding isis targets in syria. The first of what could be many air strikes, King Abdullah vowing until the country runs out of fuel and bullets. For more on how its unfolding in the region jomana karadsheh. What is it about the air strikes . Reporter named in reference to the falling pilot, they say jordanian fighter jets carried out a round of air strikes on unspecified locations, isis locations, in syria. They say that the targets included Training Camps and weapons and ammunition storage facilities. We heard from the syrian observatory firm for human rights saying ten militants had been killed in the air strikes and isis posted pictures of the destruction. Now, when this happened anderson when it was announced, we were in the hometown of the jordanian pilot and that is when we saw fighter jets flying at a low altitude and what seemed to be a tribute to a fallen colleague and jordanian state television said that these fighter jets returned from the mission carrying out the air strikes. Its interesting theyre saying really only ten of isis members had actually been killed in these what theyre saying are vastly big uptick in these flights, in these bombings. Do we know if the jordanian government is considering anything beyond actual air strikes . Actual talk of ground personnel . Reporter well a short time ago, we heard the jordans foreign minister, natso judith speaking to wolf blitzer. He did not commit to any ground troops. He said the air strikes are effective and, anderson it does seem like you mentioned earlier, jordan is just saying its the beginning of its retaliation, its response to isis and its not clear where this is headed. And it really appears that all options are on the table right now. All right. Jomana thank you very much. Reporting. The u. S. Plays a leading role in the coalition against isis. The question is what kind of role does American Military equipment and personnel play . For that go to Barbara Starr at the pentagon. What do we know about how the u. S. Assisted jordan with the strikes . Reporter good evening, anderson. We know 20 u. S. Aircraft and 20 airplanes flew. On the ground advanced air force f22 fighters flying over. Target data to pass it along. Drones overhead refueling airplanes, so everybody could get in and out of the zone. This is pretty much how the coalition has been operating, i should say, all the way since the beginning. Nobody flies alone. No country flies alone. Everybody goes as a team. But in this operation, these 20 targets that the jordanians hit, the u. S. Was with them all the way. This was something that was very emotional for the Jordanian Air force and they wanted to carry out as much of the bombing as they could. Anderson . I understand the emotion about it. We talked before though how difficult it is targeting isis in terms of actually getting significant targets. How is the coalition actually finding these targets . Were these 20 targets just appearing . Reporter thats exactly the point and thats the military reality of it. What we know isnt, the last 72 hours, u. S. And jordan worked together conducting Reconnaissance Missions in the area looking for any indication of isis operations the weapons depots the training areas. Very tough to find. In fact youre raising the key point. There are not a lot of isis targets just sitting out there in the open that are very easy to target. They have to develop the intelligence where they are in the big problem right now, isis is kind of melding into the woodwork if you will. The fighters are dispersing theyre taking off any uniforms that they might have and mixing with civilian populations, no longer driving around the country side in large convoys in military vehicles. Reducing their profile as much as they can because they know the coalitions coming after them. They certainly knew the jordanians are coming after them. So what theyre trying to do is basically not present any profile for those bombing runs and so its a bit of a cat and mouse game right now. Well see how long air strikes remain effective to the degree that they are now. Thank you, Barbara Starr. Parents and kids are on edge after two infants developed measles. Three more cases expected. Well take you there next. They lived. They lived. They lived. dad we lived. Thanks to our subaru. announcer love. Its what makes a subaru a subaru. E financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise discover card. Hey, i heard you guys can help me with frog protection . 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This is among infants under the age of 1 and three more suspected cases they wait for the lab work to come back. We dont know exactly how these children became infected. We know ten more children ten more babies are asked to stay at home in quarantine for 21 days. Theyre not sick but its a pretty good chance theyll become sick because measles is so incredibly contagious. Now, kinder care, that day care we just saw, now say all around the country, if you want to work for us and take care of infants, you have to show that youve been vaccinated against measles. Now, obviously, theyd be investigating possible linkages for people. In any case linked to disneyland ones . Reporter theyre trying to figure it out but further and further away from the beginning of this outbreak its going to be harder to trace it back because maybe someone sat on a plane who knew someone who had been at disneyla