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Which raises the question did one of them possibly turn off the transponder? back in 1999, officials say, the co-pilot of an egyptian air 767 that was bound for cairo from jfk, they say he committed suicide in the cockpit by intentionally crashing that airliner right into the atlantic ocean. it smashed into the ocean off of nantucket. in the current case, though, many possibilities are currently being considered. and authorities have now turned their attention, as we've been reporting this morning, to investigating the pilots. dominique di natali is live in los angeles with that part of the ...

Fragmented i don't know what to believe at this point. i'm sure my colleagues feel the same way. >>w3 i think that was -- after e initial what? >> whatever it was, detonation or whatever happened to that airplane >> how did the airplane turn? >> any number of things could have happened in that, when that airplane starts coming apart partially. so the controls are impacted. >> when into that computer, that weren't part of the initial flight how did they get in there? this airplane hit a specific weight point coordinates. lat and longs how did it get in there if they didn't program that into the...

Was showing us but the military says this is what they believe may have happened. >> it is interesting, shepard, and i want to let everybody know this is all conjecture. this is a very unusual circumstance, and police continue to book your travel plans for the summer. don't let this stop you from flying. i like what you're talking about as far as putting random way points within the flight computer, and if enough research was done ahead of time, they could have those already listed if they know what they're doing and go ahead and put the long coordinates in the flight computer and navigate tow...

information independently but a hearing is set for tuesday in federal court in tucson, arizona. 14 fires are scorching huge chunks of oklahoma right now. oklahoma county sheriff's deputies are looking for a possible arson suspect who may be linked to one fire. a red flag warning is in effect for much of the state. oklahoma's governor says dangerous conditions are fueling the fires. at least 120 homes or buildings have been destroyed. a live report from oklahoma. stay tuned for that here on cnn. in the caribbean sea, tropical storm ernesto drawing a bead on the yucatan peninsula. ...

Systems aborted it half a second before lit off. the company is spacex attempting to launch the rocket over the weekend and nasa has been working with the company to try to make it happen. if it happens it will mark a milestone going from a government run office to a privately backed operation but the flight computer detects an engine problem and aborted launch. the company try again early tomorrow morning. just about 30 seconds ago. and now, we have physics prefer with us, and the author of "physics of the future." good to see you. this is not that big a deal, standard stuff, used to happen t...