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>> reporter: family and friends occasionally glance at the tv that stays on with non-stop coverage of the airasia crash. pictures of him are all over the home a picture when he was an air force pilot. he went from the air force to one of indonesia's airlines for 13 years, moving to airasia six years ago. one of his friends paying his respects is a pilot for another airline. >> what kind of pilot was your friend? >> translator: he is a very responsible pilot. we used to be in the air force together. he's very loyal, very kind. in his work environment, he e's very kind to his copilot, his cabin ...

Responsible pilot. we used to be in the air force together. he's very loyal. he's very kind. in his work innovate he's very kind to his co-pilot ground crew and all the people who fly with them. >> reporter: model planes of jets he flew are part of decorations of the house. his wife said the out pouring of support at the home is invaluable. >> translator: i'm happy so many people are here. it gives support to me and my family. >> reporter: like so many families of air asia victims there was significant hope of survival among members of this family when the wreckage was still missing. but the c...

Model planes. >>gretchen: did you hear about this professor who is suggesting -- not a new suggestion but a little controversial -- suggesting airlines should charge a fat tax on obese travelers because their extra weight burns more fuel and believes the thinner and average-sized people are picking up the cost because air flights are going up in price. let's face it. it's one of the reason high gas prices. is that fair to charge the overweight person more money? >>brian: why don't we just fly lower? >>steve: wouldn't it still take the same amount of gas? >>brian: got to work on my theory. >>st...

Restore copyright to works that are now in the public dough main, craig. >> pete, before i let you get out of here quickly, the case of a massachusetts man plotting to fly explosive-packed model planes into the pentagon, the capital that suspect in federal court today bham is the latest on that case? >> right. he will be -- a bond hearing to decide whether he should be held on bail it would be very surprising if the judge does anything other than continue the bail that hearing is at 3:00 this afternoon. since the charges were originally unveiled, there has since been an indictment. the goff ha...

Chances to walk away from the murderous plot. but he was apparently hell-bent on killing americans. these huge remote-controlled model planes, roughly half the length of a compact car make for a sophisticated recreation. the fbi says they were part of a plan to pack them with c4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and u.s. capitol. >> c4 is obviously a high explosive, meaning it can cause a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the suspect identified as an american citizen, rezwan ferdaus, a 26-year-old physics graduate from northeastern university. the fbi says he had the i...