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Out front tonight we begin with the breaking news, president obama making his first Public Comments tonight about the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. We have put every resource that we have available at the disposal of the search process. Theres been close cooperation with the malaysian government and so not just ntsb but fbi, you know, anybody who dip typically deals with anything related to our Aviation System is available. And so, you know, our thoughts and prayers were with the families but i want them to be assured that we consider this a top priority and we are going to ...

>> correct. >> you no yes it is? >> correct. >> you know how fast it's going? >> right. >> you know the altitude? >> correct. here is the altitude, 22,000 feet. >> reporter: but that only works if the transponder is turned on. sid mcgurk spent 35 years in air traffic control for the fa a and four years in the air forces, at one time, guiding flights under fire in vietnam. he says without the plane's transponder, air traffic control is almost blind. this is what a play looks like with the transponder on? >> correct. >> reporter: when the transresponders a on, a data tag with all vital informati...