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Would be down to a little over or around 400 miles an hour here but important to bear in mind in all of this once they passed this point, carol, right across in here that's when they were in the range of where the tops of the french alps can be contacted there. they were flying through mountains in this part and things we do know and hear here's what we don't know. why the big decline here. why no news from the cockpit about what was happening at this point and why did it wind up all of the way down here in the mountains and have this impact? we don't know and of course we need confirmation on...

Airports in the country. what officials have been doing to get it up and running? i assume is it up and running? >> it's only partially up and running, anderson. there's only one runway allowing limited departures and arrivals. the airport has been limping along since this happened. you've seen it on highway 13 hydraulic trying to take it into a hangar. we know the ntsb was recovering the data recorders and so many passengers around the terminal essentially camped out looking at the screen wondering if they'll make it out of here tonight or if they have to spend the night here. a lot of flight...

Skidded off an icy runway at new york's la guardia airport. it's racing questions about the riskiest part of any flight at any airport. the runway. tom foreman is joining us from reagan national airport, next to water as well. what do we know? >> reporter: wolf we know a lot of people worry about coming in over water because the takeoff and landing are the most dangerous part of any flight. investigators have the data recorders from that flight back here in washington to examine them. they want to figure out what went wrong. they might have some answers by monday. the entire airline industry w...

That would indicate to me that the nose wheel was not getting effective traction on the runway and it weather vaned into the wind. >> anthony, thank you for your time and for your insight. right now i want to bring in kitty higgins, a former board member of the national transportation safety board, the ntsb. we know that the ntsb is on its way to laguardia right now. hopefull what anthony just was talking about, the nose wheel. is that something that you might agree with looking at these images? >> well, he's the pilot, i'm not. let me just say if there's any good news in an accident that when...

Government has already invited an expression of interest to the recovery of mh370, preparing for the day when the wreckage is found. among the requirements retrieving the debris. the all-important cockpit voice and data recorders, as well as human remains from the ocean floor. the company tmt based in perth is one of many vying for the multimillion-dollar contract. but the significance of the job goes far beyond its monetary value. >> nobody expects to step into the airplane and not step out safely on the other side. we can learn from what's discovered, it will make the world a safer place and...