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Under the circumstances. thank you, matthew chance. let's get insight from our experts joining us, a contributing writer of the "new york times" magazine, a come u.s. for foreign policy. also a former fbi assistant director. and our national security analyst is joining us, as is our aviation correspondent richard quest. richard, the cockpit voice recorder shows there was an explosion on board. the flight data recorder confirms this wasn't a technical malfunction. it clear to you now based on everything you're seeing and hearing, that this was a bomb? >> one would have to say yes, wolf, in the ...

>> we don't know if that's true. we knew somebody wrote a note that said you may not work this day. now, i don't know if that was permission not to work if that was by that doctor for another medical illness. >> "the times" is reporting multiple physicians, two or more. that would suggest he went for a second opinion. >> did they know he was a pilot? did they know he was a pilot? that would be my question. >> i'm assuming they do. >> there's no way to know. unless you're a medical examiner designated by the european association, you wouldn't know. if he doesn't tell you i'm a pilot, how would ...

One idea, streaming cockpit data live from the flight. the ntsb has called for video cameras in cockpits. you oppose this. why is that? >> well, i think the first thing we have to do is take a step back and acknowledge one thing. the fact of the matter is we have the safest form of transportation in the history of the world. we continue to have that right now, even with the presence of this issue with the malaysia flight. the reason for that is because we have safety-minded professionals up front flying those airplanes and we have a great system in which we currently manage available data. >> ...

Malaysian officials have said a report will be made in one week. cnn learned the report proposes live streaming information from the cockpit in future flights. this will help to lessen reliance on the black box. does that go far enough? should we consider cameras in the cockpit? this always sparks a lively debate on the show when we talk about this, captain cassidy. as a result of this case, there's been renewed talk about beefing up airline security and safety. one idea, streaming cockpit data live from the flight. the ntsb has called for video cameras in cockpits. you oppose this. why is tha...

And now a month after this plane has fannish ivanished, it is c and our sources say investigators are confident that the pilot, not the co-pilot, but the pilot was the last person to speak to air traffic controllers. that was the voice heard saying good night. for weeks we were told it was the co-pilot. as for the search itself we now have a new possible signal today heard by one of these sono buoys. they are floating microphones that these search teams they toss them off airplanes into the ocean below just to listen. so if you're counting along with us, this is the fifth credible ping that co...