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Became a nuisance warning because they had heard it intermittently before. they didn't know if it was valid or not and decided to disregard it. we'll never know. they never discussed it. >> reporter: the initial french investigative report states that a phenomenon called the startle effect may have played a role. >> it is similar to walking in to a room that's dark and somebody jumping out and saying boo. it's that instantaneous scare, if you will. the auto pilot is off. why is it off? what do i need to do? and now you are having to process this information in a compressed time line. >> human ...

>> that level of hours. you are talking about the startle effect. it's one of the issues that aviation authorities are very concerned about now. not only basic pilot handling skills, basic flying, if you like, but there is a general feeling by many that that has gone down. the startle effect. you are in the middle of the night. flying for 14 hours and all of a sudden the cockpit lights up like a christmas tree and alarms are ringing. that was a situation in 447. less likely in this one. it was a relatively short flight and congested between kuala lumpur and you had a relatively inexperienced f...

you're in "the situation room." another weak jobs report is raising new concerns about the pace of an already sluggish economic recovery. only 80,000 jobs were added in the month of june, significantly fewer than economists were certainly hoping for. the unemployment rate is holding at 8.2%. it all comes as president obama's trying to kick his campaign into a higher gear with a major bus tour through some critical battleground states. >> it's still tough out there. you know, we learned this morning that our businesses created 84,000 new jobs last month. and that, overall means that...

devastating storm. what happened? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obama's bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. we're talking about a presidential seal. it's a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both trying to win in order to become president. at least in his part to remain president of the unite...