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Detection and suppression systems in the cargo hold. valujet 592, the families pushed to get fire suppression in the cargo hold. it's possible the plane itself can deal with an attempt to put the fire out through the suppression system. >> miles o'brien, can we eliminate a bomb? >> i don't think so. i'm talking about maybe a small bomb aimed at the front of the plane, sort of a decapitation type effort, something aimed at the e and e closet where the electronic are. what if it were a small hole that didn't breach the skin of the plane but caused massive failures of the electronic system. if te...

>> the airplane finally levels off and begins a turn, and the pilot is now a little bit more intense in his dialogue. >> with no electrical systems, the pilots struggle to maintain control of the situation. as they try to make their way back towards miami, fire begins to come up through the cabin floor. >> he is more intent so now my heart rate's up. i said proceed direct to the airport. he said i need vectors. now in my mind, i'm thinking that's not good. he's got so much smoke, he can't see his instrumentation. >> 592, turn left heading 1-4-0. >> i started issuing the vectors, bringing them ...

In to the everglades. >> may 11th, 1996. valujet flight 592 has just taken off from miami bound for atlanta, georgia. six minutes after takeoff, the pilots hear a loud noise from inside the body of the plane. seconds later, the electrical systems fail. the first officer radios air traffic control. >> need immediate return to miami. >> jesse fisher is on duty. >> his voice was very calm, very in control. he didn't sound urgent. >> while the pilots are assessing the electrical failure, smoke has started to come up through the floors of the cabin. >> what kind of problem are you having? >> smoke ...

People who were crying. people who were screaming i was extremely sad and wanted to talk about him a lot. the crashes of twa flight 800 and jet 592 in 1996 led to tougher laws in the united states to protect victim's families starting first with the flow of information. the family assistance act was passed and that gives families the rights to have briefings from the ntsb daily briefings sometimes twice a day. >> it gives them rights to view the site. it requires the airline to help them out financially and take care of them.

Remember flight 592 in may of 1996 went down in the everglades and eyewitnesss said the plane disappeared into the everglades. it went into mud. and it was, they new where it went. the same thing with air pransport 447. they new where it was and still it took two years to get the black boxes. it was 260 foot area. that is it. so at this point we have to use this day to find the pings. when we come back. we'll talk about that when we come right back. >> growing up actress wendy davis thought something was wrong with her. >> i had lelow self-esteem.