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People on the airplane and the amount of wreckage and the apparent state of the airplane at this point i think it is pretty remarkable that we haven't heard about more people being hurt and perhaps killed. >> so we have seen these line of investigators across the air field and also seen them looking into the water. what are they doing? >> they're looking for pieces of the aircraft, for anything that might have broken off or would give them an idea of what was the first thing that happened? i mean, did the wheels hit the end of the runway? if they did, were pieces being dropped off after that? ...

You see the podium there, all the microphones, and the reporters and photographers all huddled around awaiting the mayor and other city officials to come out and give the press conference. helping me out here of course i am in new york. richard quest is in london. rene marsh is in washington. dr. todd francis joining me here in new york. he is an aviation expert and also the founder of air safe.com. also in washington is robert francis who is the former vice chairman of the ntsb and investigator and dinah magna is in seoul, south korea. i want to go to robert francis. we've been talking to you...

All routine in your estimation? >> absolutely predictable. they said just what they should have said and they didn't say anything they should not have said. with chairman hersman, she is very good and she is going out to the accident and she is articulate and she'll be a very good spokes person. >> she said working with the counterparts in korea to deal with this. what is the counterpart there? what would that be? >> i don't know the name of the organization. but they have an accident -- sort of a counterpart to the ntsb. more probably it's just for aviation, but they will be send ing experts ...