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Germanwings airbus flight as well as we're getting some information regarding whether or not the plane transmitted this emergency distress call. right now reuters is saying according to french air traffic controllers that quote, we did not pick up any emergency alert during the time that it was tracked, the flight was tracked. this was confusing information on whether the plane transmitted a distress code on the transponder. we're working to verify as much as possible. as you well know this investigation is just beginning and the majority of the search and rescue team not having -- having not ...

Turning back to the breaking news we are following. the crash of germanwings plane in a remote area of the french alps in southern france with 152 people on board. this is a new photo we have gotten in of the crash site from a french newspaper. all on board are feared dead including two infants and group of school children. the airbus a320 was traveling from barcelona to dusseldorf germany, when it transmitted a distress code, then disappeared from radar just before 11:00 a.m. local time. about an hour after takeoff this morning. the president, francois hollande calls it a tragedy. the spain k...

Morning. france's prime minister says no survivors have been found. at least 150 people were on board including two babies and several students. all passengers and crew are feared dead. this is an image we've just gotten in of the crash scene from a french newspaper. the flight was traveling from barcelona to dusseldorf when it transmitted a distress code. that is a detail we're getting conflicting information, but earlier it was indicated that a distress call digital distress call was sent out from the crew. now, the flight though disappeared from radar just before 11:00 a.m. local time. abou...

Accidents, for example the one in san francisco, you had large pieces because the airplane was going slowly. in this case the germanwings accident, it says the airplane hit the mountain at a very high speed, and this is confirmed by the amount of damage done to the cockpit voice recorder. there was a lot of force applied to that recorder and you can see it in the twisting of the box itself. that also says it hit at a very very high speed. >> let me get tom back in to clarify. where do we stand as far as information about digital distress call transmitted. what do we know regarding that. did th...