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Going. it builds a little bit of a cocoon around an airplane. >> it's important to know where the plane is at all times and the altitude and the speed. why is it so easy to turn it off if you are a bad guy and you want to make sure the hijacker disappears, why do they make it so easy to turn it off? >> you have to look at it from the perspective of this doesn't happen very often. it's true and you have to have it accessible to the pilots. >> why? >> one, it's a method of communication to the ground unit and it's a method of having a problem on an airplane whether it's mechanical or a security ...

They're the premiere hostage rescue team and tactical team in the country. they don't take credit for what they do. i think they should be given credit because obviously it was a dangerous situation. obviously they successfully subdued the subject and they saved hannah. i'm sure it was a major team effort, but the hostage rescue team is really top notch. >> we're told, jim, that the campsite was spotted from the air, and then this ground unit was sent in. or ground units were sent in and the fbi tactical agent, again, the one who got the suspect and then -- jim? >> yeah, the tactical teams, th...

international, who are watching our special coverage of hurricane irene, a category 1 storm, a massive storm that is on its move, up the eastern seaboard. it came ashore a couple of hours ago, making landfall near camp lookout, north carolina. there's new video we are getting from nearby, atlantic beach shows you what irene has left behind already in some areas. the hurricane storm surge swamping the town with ocean water. also, irene is spinning its way northward to some of the biggest cities on the eastern coast of the united states. cities like new york, washington, baltimore, bos...

Around the area until you can assess the scene while the fire is put out to allow everybody to come back in, correct? >> that's correct. we also here at the ground unit, we have our -- we also are not allowing foot traffic to go in at this time, just due to the area and people trying to sneak in to get a closer look. nobody was in this residence is being allowed in at this time. >> and this has been going on since 10:41 again your time? >> 10:41 is when the deputies called out to dispatch that shots were fired within the residence. >> thanks so much, we appreciate this, we're watching breaking...