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His colleagues in the house will act. >> we are working in a bipartisan way to quietly get the votes. make sure it is legislation that people understand and we can get the votes to move forward. >> reporter: for this man, he says the time is now. >> this is about family values, family reunification. this is about border security and most of all this is basic american justice. >> reporter: abc news, washington. >> an update from the investigation of the asiana airlines crash in san francisco in july. the airline and the flight's pilots are suggesting a malfunctioning device that controls the pl...

Controls apparently were consistent with recommended settings. pilots in that deadly asiana crash last month in san francisco also using auto pilot and auto throttle. investigators are looking now at whether the operating procedures -- they're looking at the auto procedures, i should say, to see what went wrong. heather: here's some good news for you. one pennsylvania based toy company is bucking a decades-old trend by making its toys almost entirely in the u.s. and then selling them to china. a reverse there. with some help on the marketing and retail side by a company based in ohio. rick joi...

The air speed? it's going to be, i think, a combination of human factors and how the pilots interact with the machine. jon: it's my understanding that auto throttles on the jet are designed to shut down at 100 feet elevation so they don't start blasting power as the pilot is trying to bleed off power for the landings. >> that's right. and there's also an indication that as the flying pilot has his hands on the throttle, if they're not loosely on the throttle, that could disengage the auto throttle, if he's gripping it. you don't know yet. this is going to be a pretty complex investigation. no ...

This is going to impact the order book. the 787 has got a tremendous order book. people have been happy with the plane's performances except for the groundings. let's see where this one goes but it certainly is unneeded for boeing. jon: and then let's take a quick look at what happened in san francisco. the investigate of that 777 crash still underway. they're supposedly looking at the systems, the auto throttle and the other systems that adjust that plane's power as it's coming in for landing. what can you tell us about the latest look at the plane's power systems and throttle? >> it appears ...

Remnants of a charred flight 214 after it slammed into the seawall. the debris, giant rocks, pieces of the tail section and the landing gear littering the runway and now we have the fullest picture yet of the flight's final moments. around 50 seconds out the first officer sitting in the jump seat comments about the sink rate, that's the speed at which the plane is descending. at about 35 seconds out and 500 feet up the pilot told investigators he saw a bright light and in response looked at the controls in the cockpit, including the speed indicator. >> at about 500 feet the air speed was appro...