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Winds to the region. before it is all over, some areas could get up to five inches. more on that in a moment. but first, buildings swayed in tokyo today from a powerful 6.6 earthquake. it only caused minor damage, and no reports of injuries. in argentina, a benefit concert for chile collected 36 tons of aid. powdered milk, mineral water and medicine were among donations from 50,000 concertgoers. in this country, the faa has ordered inspections of the tail flaps on 600 boeing 737s. the emergency directive comes after an airliner experienced severe vibrations on a flight earlier this morni...

The faa has issued an emergency air worthiness directive for at least 600 boeing 737s. a recent emergency landing due to vibration in the tail has mechanics inspecting a mechanism that controls the tail flaps for damage. joining me now, retired american airlines pilot and flight instructor tom casey. tom, good morning to you. this is the most flown airliner in the country? what does this mean for folks, what's an air worthiness test? >> air worthiness directive is a directive issued by the faa for typically inspection of parts that have been discovered to have wear damage, let's say, or as you...

It is "msnbc sunday." i'm lin berry in for alex wet weather witt. the northeast continues to be battered by a storm that brought heavy rain and high winds to the region. before it's over some areas could get up to five inches more. more in just a moment. buildings swayed in tokyo from a powerful earthquake. it had a magnitude of 6.6 and centered just off japan's east coast. the quake caused only minor damage and there are no reports of any injuries. in argentina, benefit concert for quake ravaged chile collected 36 tons of aid, powered milk and mineral water and medicines among the donat...

That's a disgrace. >> frustrating because there have been cash surpluses and threw money in the education system and that doesn't work. we're facing budget shortfalls. >> money is not the answer. >> what is the answer? we're going to continue this discussion as we go along. hopefully you can stick around. thank you so much for being with us. well, the faa issued an emergency air worthiness directive for at least 600 boeing 737s. a recent emergency landing due to vibration in the tail has mechanics inspecting a mechanism that controls the tail flaps for damage. so what does this mean? these a...

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