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Commander is that was 101 people on board the plane. that's passengers and crew. and at 2:00 our units returned to service the bulk of our units. we still have a unit staged over there right now while the ntsb, faa and p-cad are responding to that. any questions on fire rescue? >> it went pretty well? this could have been a lot worse? >> all things considered, that's correct, ari. brake fires, engine fires are something that we train for in the aircraft rescue fire fighting business. it's not uncommon. that's why we prepare for those. we mitigate those. and that's what was done today an effect...

An inspection of the airfield, the taxiway, the runway, the lights, when you have an emergency response like this, there's a possibility that equipment or some part of the airfield might be damaged or equipment on the airfield might be damaged. we have to do a complete inspection of the airfield before we can release anything. i'm going to let mike speak now to the actual response to the incident. then i'll talk about when the airport may reopen. >> thanks, greg. mike jachles, with broward fire sheriff fire rescue. received the call at 12:34 for report eed engine fire. our units deployed. with...

Some crew, some passengers. but all things considered, you heard the broward fire and sheriff and -- sheriff fire rescue person say that all things considered this could have been much worse. the response time was quick and they were able to get that fire put out. we're going to take a short break and be back with you with more politics and a day from capitol hill all coming up. oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha!

Now. maybe we can get a much better perspective of what they experienced, what they went through, according to the fire department, when they respond based on their timing, it looks as if all 101 people on the plane were able to get off in six minutes. this could have been a lot worse. it is an amazing, amazing end of the story that everybody was able to get off a plane that was on fire. >> absolutely. six minutes, kerry, incredible. to unload that many people. tell me, again, you said that the airport is reopened now. just one runway operational, right? do you have any sense for the impact on...

The driver's seat of a lot of the decisions. >> with the new policy, it's two children now, instead of one. so they're not saying have as many as you want. >> right. exactly. so the regulation is still in place. you know, people are going to still have to be working with the government when they think about the structure of their family and how that plays out. yeah, the government's going to continue to play a very big role in people's lives in china for the foreseeable future. >> appreciate it. at the top of the hour, who did last night's republican debate help? who did it potentially hurt?...