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They are going to have to look very closely at whether that tail strike 14 years ago played a role in this accident or whether there might be some sort of explosive that was used to bring down this plane, or even crew error. all the possibilities are wide open right now. >> nbc's tom costello reporting in washington. thank you. want to move on to breaking news we have been following. a week's long mystery surrounding a vessel lost at sea. the ntsb confirms wreckage found at the bottom of the ocean belongs to el faro, the u.s. cargo ship sank east of the bahamas during hurricane joaquin. the ...

Influence. take a listen to james clapper today. >> we don't have any direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet. does isis have the ability to shoot down an airliner? >> it's unlikely but i wouldn't rule it out. >> so at this point, clive, is the best course of action as this investigation moves forward ruling out to causes to zero in on what the potential options are for what caused this tragedy? >> yeah. well, the first thing is that it's -- highly unusual for a plane to break up in midair like this. only two things can happen. hit by another plane or by a missile or something catastr...

Way the wreckage is distributed and we see that the tail section is three miles away from the nose of the plane and we have to look to see if there's any sign of an explosion. we have to be very careful of the word of explosion. one very unfamiliar and one familiar. familiar one is the bomb, where there's ignition, smoke and fame. the unfamiliar is an explosive decompression meaning with a failure of the structure of the airplane, the pressure of the air inside the cabin 31,000 feet is far higher than the pressure of the air outside and if anything breaks and allows that pressure to be release...

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