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Some of the plane rides can be fairly long rides, so if somebody is real sick there could be a concern about that. it is re-circulated air, the air goes through the filters, which are actually quite good, better than a lot of homes that can filter out the contagious particles. so the air is a little bit of a concern, what is a greater concern for passengers, the trays, seat pockets, the bathrooms. >> and those things -- the what do you call them? >> the seat backs. >> those are are never washed

Officials who were already on there take some of these passengers who were stranded off. one more note, the ntsb says they'll be looking into the fact that two of the chutes, we talked about this yesterday -- two of those that are supposed open up outside opened up inside. they're going to look into that. not only are they investigating the crash, but how some of the safety features on this plane worked well or didn't work at all. >> brian: are you saying that the lap belts didn't open? they just got jammed? is that what they were cutting? >> yes. there is two things that happened. first of al...

Exit? >> pay attention to what the flight attendant says, no matter how many times you fly. every plane is different. take a look around, the nearest exit may be behind you. look for a second exit. that exit may be blocked. count the number of rows between where you're sitting and that exit either before or behind you so if the aircraft is dark, if you can't see what's going on because of smoke, you can count seat backs. when you're flying in an airplane wearing cotton clothing, not polyester. if there's a fire, cotton won't melt, polyester might. wear long pants, long sleeved shirt. be aware ...

Against illegal guns coalition. recently that group funded by and large by new york city mayor michael bloomberg, they have been targeting senators who voted against the gun background checks bill do. you think that's something that could turn the tide? >> well, it certainly worked on the republican side to target those who are waivering from the nra positions. i support mayor bloomberg. he fights hard and smart. and we have to get tough with members of our own party to make sure that we understand as a group, as a party, that we are not going to take the backseat. we are going to be leaders. ...

>> neil: my father's expectations were low for me. neil put a decimal point on. and there we go. and attention, seat backs in the upright position, and get ready for bumpy weather. get ready to get ticked off when you take off. forbes in about 20 minutes. while we're on the ground the student loan mess that will have you hitting the roof. because the loans aren't helping the kids, but they sure as heck are helping the government. ain't that smart? >> i am so smart. i am so smart. and s-m-a-r-t. the american dream is of a better future,