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>> our seats, 14 abc i think are totally disconnected. >> somehow in the installation process of our seats we introduced a failure. not sure mechanical failure or human failure. >> reporter: american saying it identified what caused three flights to be aborted in mid flight because seats came loose. in one case, flipping passengers on their backs. the seats came in rows of three. and the row is held to the floor with what is called a saddle clamp. it's that clamp that was improperly installed on the planes where the seats disengaged. >> on the safety side of this particular situation, american...

You don't know how to get on top of the well head if you have a rig laying on top of it, and that's something the industry simply hasn't dealt with. >> in terms of the overall politics and response in terms of the country, you've written a book about this disaster, you and i talked about it while it was going on, and we have sense talked about the political response and the technological response by the companies, what do you think it would take? if it wasn't the bp disaster, what do you think it would take? would it take anything in order to get us to mobilize as a country on the safety side ...

The culture of this company is there's been one accident of another. >> it's time for the next step. i want to know what congress plans to do to hold these oil barons accountable. senator ron wyden, oregon, joins me now on "the ed show." did we make any progress today? what do you think? >> i think we did shed light on this situation. the fact of the matter is the principle federal agency in this area, the minerals management agency, ed, has simply been too cozy with this industry. we've documented some of the financial mischief there in the past. now we're getting on top of some of the safety...

Safety side, but as things look like they are okay, i think they can resume the flights. i would predict within a week or so, maybe even a few days, it will be back up to full scheduling. >> and the other thing that is so fascinating about this, is just the shear scope. we've seen photographs from space and it's unbelievable to see nature at work here. i guess, what do you think when you look at this and you're in awe? what do you take away from this particular eruption and how much -- you don't want to be impressed by how much havoc we have from all of this, but it is unbelievable what mother...

Higher risk on a safety side and it's higher cost. >> reporter: the keystone xl could eventually support about 42,000 jobs and carry 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day. the government isn't saying how long the review will take. in washington, elizabeth prann, fox news. all right, thank you for that. a powerful 7 point magnitude earthquake seven miles off shore in the pacific ocean. no reports of injuries. a tsunami warning was in effect but has since been cancelled for the area and the nearby solomon islands. this comes just one day after another powerful quake shook mexico city, buildings...