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The vast majority of pilots are mentally stable, and that the self-reporting guidelines work. but critics say there are dangerous gaps in the system that out of fear of losing their careers, pilots won't self-report psychological issues or if they seek counseling, they won't tell their bosses. brian todd, cnn, reagan national airport. >> recovering workers at the germanwings crash site will be facing a new problem with the changing weather conditions there. let's bring in our meteorologist derek van dam. >> the weather has been ideal for the past 24 hours, but that narrow gap of good weather i...

Similar to malaysian flight 370 if march a year ago where the airplane made several coordinated turns and went off on the steady flight path. that had to be human manipulated and i think that's the case here. >> scott, just one other question. this system designed to keep people out of the cockpit, this door system, you know, the pilot could have dialed in a code to get in, but was unable. we're really seeing the system work in reverse now. had that pilot been able to get in the cockpit, he could have saved people on that flight. >> yes. but of course, the system is designed to keep bad guys o...

Iranian backed rebels, who seized control of the capital and key military sites. officials say the saudi campaign was quickly planned, catching top u.s. military commanders off guard. >> general, when were you told by the saudis that they were going to take military action in yemen? >> sir, i had a conversation right before they took action, shortly before. >> right before they took action? >> yes, sir. that's very interesting. >> reporter: the white house has already committed significant assistance. the u.s. military is helping the saudis plan bombing missions over yemen, providing targeting...

>> reporter: another problem? pilots say the airlines don't check periodically to see if something's come up in a pilot's personal life that may lead to a psychological breakdown, like a marital or financial issue. and they are not required to check for that. it's up to a pilot to self-report. >> if he or she doesn't self-report, what happens? >> if you don't self-report, it's really going unnoticed. typically, what happens is if you have an issue, one of your crew members might recognize something like that. >> reporter: the faa did not respond to our questions about the criticism of that sys...