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>> we only have a minute. what about this guy, ali, who said he bought the ticket for the guys? >> very possible it's passport fraud, immigration fraud. illicit activity. was it terrorism? certainly not. there's no evidence of that. >> let me go to jim tilmon. a couple questions. where do we get the idea the plane may have turned back to kuala lumpur and not hear a ping out of the ocean? so many questions. you go with your questions. >> we're wondering about the same kinds of things. the radar return that gave the impression the airplane turned back from where it started from, i've seen that r...

Transponders were turned off. that -- that's indeed indicates that the radio bus was not active, so if we had some sort of a -- for instance a deep depression event of some sort, it would have to make contiguous damage, along with the electrical system, to do that. consequently the -- the issue of damage from depression doesn't look very liable at this time, but, indeed, there's a big tangled web out there, and we've got an aircraft that perhaps if these radar signals are correct indeed it has continued on a flight path long after we lost the primary radar return. >> bob, i've got to tell you,...

The guys? >> very possible it's passport fraud, immigration fraud. illicit activity. was it terrorism? certainly not. there's no evidence of that. >> let me go to jim tillman. a couple questions. where do we get the idea the plane may have turned back to kuala lumpur and not hear a ping out of the ocean? so many questions. you go with your questions. >> we're wondering about the same kinds of things. the radar return that gave the impression the airplane turned back from where it started from, i've seen that return and if it's not any more clear than what i've seen, it doesn't have to indicate...

Vehicle. >> very true. there's three kinds of stealth when it comes to helicopters. much of that signature they call it is focused on the tail rotor of the helicopter. generates heat, noise. if you address those problems, you can surround the tail rotor with pieces that smooth out the radar return. you can muffle the sound and apply special paint that absorbs the i.r. signature. focus on the tail and you address those problems. >> how quiet can those get. bin laden had to hear them coming down in his backyard, didn't he? >> that's true. i'm not sure the stealth helicopter was intended to fool ...

Animal that what we were dealing with yesterday. the intensity of this storm is weakening and there is not as much rotation with it. so it is not as favorable. here, you can see the slight risk area for the severe thunderstorms for today. month are than 150 reports of tornadoes yesterday. here, you can see the big concentration of them across parts of the deep south. i want to show you this radar signature here, carol, to our audience who is watching. this is from the doppler radar out of birmingham, alabama, that took a slice of this storm as it moved through tuskaloosa. i want to point out t...