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Inspector general from the department of transportation. n -- back with me fran townsend, bill palmer and errol south ers. your reaction to that revelation by this young south african woman about the copilot on this missing plane inviting her and a friend into the cockpit. what did you make of that? >> well, it's a shocking violation of requirements and protocol and reveals a sloppy attitude towards all the rules that go into making flying safe. sadly it's not the first time i've heard of such a thing, though. there have been at least two or three crashes caused by this very kind of behavior. ...

Check this out. wow. really close call for a state trooper in utah. his dashboard camera captured a way ward semi-trailer. the driver said he became distracted and didn't see traffic slowing down for an accident. shows you how quickly that can happen and how fortunate those center dividers are. they can make such a difference. >> they're big enough for my car, but to stop the semi-thank goodness. >> many of these, that could have been much worse. all right. jetblue, how about them. irnd fire this morning. why? the company is trying to defend itself from cancelling flights. the carrier blames...

Customer's satisfaction and we are handling the employee according to our disciplinary policies. a company spokesperson would not say if the delivery man would be fired once they find him. but add, quote, this won't be his best day. coming up, "news nation" takes a look at newt gingrich's campaign for president obama? take a listen. >> then you should be pro obama. >> that's what his advice was. why did he give him that advice? the very latest on that. plus, the most sweeping changes to pilot rules in 50 years are made official. the faa finally putting a limit on the amount of time a pilot c...

gone. off on their holiday break. what does that mean for you, your paycheck and unemployment benefits? and what's this committee all about? we will talk to one of the members in a few moments. we are still keeping our eye on a massive blizzard that ripped through the rockies and central plains. >> rain to sleet to snow. >> snow has tapered off but the blizzard shut down highways and interstates. the conditions are to blame for at least four deaths in new mexico alone. this one is a survey and among likely caucusgoers, there is a new leader of the pack, ron paul comes in at 28%. newt...

Faa eventually withdrew them. so it doesn't bode well but if they can do it, it is a major accomplishment. >> but you do believe it is critical. >> it is absolutely critical. especially since a lot of the pilot rules have been in place for 20 or 30 years and we have learned an awful lot about the human body's response to fatigue and what someone can and can't do. but these rules have been in place for so many years that they don't really take into account the effect of fatigue on somebody performing such a critical job as flying a plane full of passengers. >> i know that pilot fatigue became a...