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So now we know this morning the faa, they are investigating to try to get to the bottom of who is behind this. we do have a breakout of all of the airlines affects, all of the flights we know were flying at an altitude below 10,000 feet. so that means either this was the portion of flight pathat was takeoff or landing which is the most critical point of flight. you're looking at your screen there. those are all of the airlines that reported their pilots reported they were struck with this green laser light. let's take a listen to just two of those incidents as the pilots they were struck and h...

What were you thinking when you heard the shot? >> oh, my god. what has happened. the laser light is the same on each weapon. i saw the light and i squeezed the trigger and then realized that i dropped the gun. this was not an intentional thing, i had no desire to ever take anyone's life. >> you can be heard on that tape saying i shot him, i'm sorry and there is a lot of emotion in your voice. what was the emotion? was it sorrow was it shock, was it fear for the repercussions of what you had just done? >> matt i never considered the repercussions of what i had just done. it was shock. i can te...

He caught on and realized what the problem it would be. >> all right. lots to dissect. evan perez, thank you so much. we know you'll bring us more on that story. we'll come back to you. thank you. and switching gears, we turn to the reserve deputy who shot and killed an unarmed man in tulsa, oklahoma. in his first public interview surrounded by family and his lawyers, robert bates appears emotional. he's an insurance company executive. at times he also seemed defiant saying this was a terrible accident because he reached for his taser and yet accidentally pulled out his handgun and fired. >>...

Background. cnn's ryan young joining me now. rhine, you'll try to explain this because deputy bates is insisting this accidental shooting could have happened to anyone. is that right? >> that's right, jake. in fact we watched that video over and over. across the country, tasers and guns are usually separated on officers and we watched that video, and he showed a bullet-proof vest usually have his taser on his chefrt and gun either here on the side or somewhere in the back. but he said in the heat of the moment he grabbed here and not up here. after intense scrutiny reserve sheriff deputy rober...

Of eric harris the man he says he shot when he mistook his gun for his taser. >> you know, i still can't believe it happened. >> reporter: in an interview on the "today" show, bates shares his version of what happened, revealing he was positioned several blocks away as eric harris allegedly tried to sell a semiautomatic pistol to an undercover officer. when harris ran towards bates's location, he says he grabbed his gun thinking it was his taser and fired. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> oh, my god, what has happened. the laser light is the same on each weapon. i saw the light and i squeezed the ...