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>> melissa: coming up on "outnumbered", what did he know and when did he know? john kelly is under scrutiny for his handling of the rob porter abuse allegations amid reports he knew about those accusations for months. >> a big week on capitol hill as the senate prepares to take up the immigration issue in an open debate. can they get the votes they need to move forward on new legislation >> all that plus our guy in the middle. we say he is out numbered. we'll see about that. stay close. >> melissa: new information on the deadly plane crash outside moscow. emergency teams finding both flight da...

Down yesterday. they are looking at the whole range of possibilities. pilot error, mechanical failure or something to do with the weather. incidentally, bill, last year was the safest on record for aviation and this was the first major crash of 2018. we are learning more about the victims seeing heartbreaking images of family members in shock and grief as they gather in the airport their loved ones were supposed to return to. the pilot was an experienced one with 5,000 flight hours, friends say he just loved the sky. the air lanes plane took off from moscow's airport and disappeared from radar...

Largest sightseeing company in the world on its site there. a helicopter that was being operated was manufactured by airbus helicopters and e c-130 is transport up to eight people and popular in the law enforcement and tourism industry. the national transportation safety board going to be called in to investigate this crash as they try to come up with a cause of this deadly chopper crash. we did look through ntsb record and they showed there was a helicopter accident that involved this company back in 2001 and that resulted in six dead and one injured. the ultimate investigation they are revea...

Flaps, position of the engine, thrust, et cetera. really just a full picture of what's going on with the mechanical part of the plane. and since the plane was only seven years old, there's a chance that we'll have what's called an advanced parameter black box, meaning the black box will have even more leads from the engine and the plane. and it will be able to tell exactly what was going on with all parts of the plane. very important they've got it. >> so that the debris field was scattered over a very large area. does that indicate to you explosion, a breakup upon impact, what? >> well, you k...

To do it. so that part is regulated. the odd thing about it, though, is the regulation of the flights over the grand canyon is largely for noise impact. granted, air traffic control stemmed from a mid-air collision over the grand canyon in '56. but the current regulations are aimed at keeping the grand canyon beautiful and peaceful. >> would you feel comfortable with these flights yourself? >> well, you know, i have to say, i have done tour flights myself, personally, in the past. and what you want to look for is operators that have a long history of operation and have all the proper licensing...