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That is what led to a delta crash in dallas that led to a whole bunch of safety changes and information, radar changes to help avoid wind shear. what caused this one to come in so low, i don't know, but it isn't necessarily pilot error. there may have been a pocket wind or tail wind that hit this plane that wouldn't allow it to stay in the air. >> rick: jon scott being a great news man and co-anchor of what is happening now, he a licensed pilot. thanks so much for your time. >> we wanted to bring in robert mark is a commercial pilot. he has flown into this airport. thank you for being here. yo...

Our new home on "new day." that's a tv monitor. here we are. >> it takes a while. you might as well get scenery. don't even worry about us. what's your name? >> or you can call me mo. i' kate bolduan. it is monday, june 17th. just about 7:40 in the east. ahead in this half hour, a lot going on. devastating blow to the head. a tampa bay rays pitcher hit in the ear over the weekend. now many are asking if safety changes need to be made to the game of baseball. >> rachel nichols is here to break it down for us. very important story on many angles. lots of news. let's get to michaela pereira. r'...

1 million more. john taylor is given a 15-month prison sentence for going against industry norms to forge the piece of metal that fell to the ground. >> i don't think that that piece of metal brought the airplane down. i think it played a factor in the cause of the accident. but i don't think it was the sole responsible cause of the accident. >> even before the verdict, the aviation industry agrees on drastic safety changes. debris on the runway is seen now as a greater threat to aircraft. manufacturers begin producing burst-resistant tires and fuel tanks are reinforced. but for the concorde, ...

Industry professionals, expect and demand when we're going it to make safety changes. the aviation system is organic and it needs time to adjust to any change. >> how long has there been a tower at the airport and a manned tower that was operable. >> that goes into the 1980's. so all of a sudden, with how much notice are you now taking it? is that tower now going to be closed? how much notice did you have? >> we have initially less than 30 days, and the f.a.a. has now extended that to may 5th. >> if an airline is in trouble, how close is the closest airport where there's a tower and there will...

Customary to what we, as industry professionals, expect and demand when we're going it to make safety changes. the aviation system is organic and it needs time to adjust to any change. >> how long has there been a tower at the airport and a manned tower that was operable. >> that goes into the 1980's. so all of a sudden, with how much notice are you now taking it? is that tower now going to be closed? how much notice did you have? >> we have initially less than 30 days, and the f.a.a. has now extended that to may 5th. >> if an airline is in trouble, how close is the closest airport where there...