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A security procedure and that flight attendant would say you're looking at a pilot qualified changing some sort of mode on the autopilot, it wouldn't have set off alarm bells regardless. >> unless you know what you're looking for. >> exactly. >> do you foresee flight atte attendants on american airlines, do they have training to notice if a pilot was putting in some very drastically changing altitude selections? >> by in large, no. they're not trained in that. there are savvy flight attendants and some have pilot licenses themselves. not usually. they are in there to safeguard the pilot who is...

Right now, at this hour, we're waiting on the pentagon briefing any moment now. we're expecting to hear from rear admiral john kirby. he's expected to answer questions on the so-called friendly fire situation in afghanistan that left five american soldiers dead. we understand that yesterday they were in a very violent part of afghanistan doing a security procedure ahead of the elections there. they called in for help. that triggered strikes. and we understand, according to an allied statement, that five service members were killed in friendly fire deaths. again, we're waiting to hear more from...

Of the other ships were hearing each other and that's what they want to avoid. erin mclaughlin in perth. thanks so much. now to kuala lumpur, where malaysia airlines is stepping up security on its jets, even though there is no sign yet of terrorism behind the disappearance of flight 370. that has some crew members upset, insisting, look, they did nothing wrong here. nic robertson live in kuala lumpur for us this morning. nic, what are they saying? first, how is the airline changing procedures inside the aircraft and what are the airline workers saying about it? >> reporter: christine, what t...

Fa sifacilities. those times we're vulnerable to a a study was done, and they were evaluating the security outside of the cockpit door. and the study said that look what happens when you look at that video. that is the most robust form that the airlines have today. the airlines use flight attendants as their security procedure. >> i flew a week ago. when the pilot came out to go to a bathroom break, i noticed the food cart was put across the aisle in front of the airplane. presumably is that what they're using as a secondary door right now? >> absolutely. the tsa says they have to do a procedu...

Did you see any increased security at all during the day? there have been some reports there were sniffer dogs around certain parts of the track earlier in the day but that may have been just normal security procedure. >> yeah, i started the day at the starting line at 5:30 this morning and came in to cover the finish line. i had my credential, i was out there on the finish line and everything was going along fine. it was no different than any other year. partitions were up between the spectators and the course, trying to keep the finish line clear for the runners. there was a police presence ...