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The black boxes could be caught in debris, there could be ways they have to cut to get to it. a simple example we're trying to demonstrate here is that you can see that black cable, that wiring in an aircraft is notorious. it could be like almost a maze or a jungle. so trying to cut through it, you have to go piece by piece. let's see if we camden straig-- demonstrate. jeff, our pilot, will be working on the left-hand side. that's kind of a guillotine cutter. he'll be pumping on that cable, ever so slightly. he is also reporting the hpu, the automatic robotic arm here, which is going to be man...

Time, so he moved towards that initially and then placed himself over the central instrument panel and on to the lap of the handling co-pilot. >> unbrooefelievable. so he moved right in there, sat in his lap and was pant to take into control. what did you do? >> he had the control right to his chest. at the time, i was still asleep. after the initial entry and he grabbed the controls, the aircraft jerked rather quickly, extremely quickly upwards. the automatic throttles opened to full thrust and the aircraft started to bank to one side. in the bunk, i knew that things were not as they should h...

That could be the most crucial part of this story. martin savidge is live in a 777 simulator right now. this is becoming the center of this entire story. i guess could you talk about first what it would be like to fly at 45,000 feet above the 43,100 foot approved level of this 777 plane? >> reporter: yeah, the real problem we're having here, because we've been trying to emulate in the simulator here what's been reported, it's almost beyond the laws of physics and the physical ability of an aircraft to do at least what has been described in the article and described by those radar signatures. w...

What if it landed somewhere for some other purpose? that's what the wall street journal is reporting this morning. let's talk about that. richard quest and kirk flyer, the president of saraso soew -- sarasota. >> good morning. >> the paper is quoting u.s. investigative sousive sources t the plane was picked up by the descriptive manufacture. >> let's understand what the information would be if it's true. the engines are designed to continually transmit information via the aircraft's system, the automatic system of reporting. so it's all things like the speed of the engine, revolution, temperat...

Deal? >> they seem hopeful. they would like to get rid of some of the automatic budget cuts that are going to head defense and the military and democrats are hoping to get rid of some of those automatic cuts that will affect education and medical research. here is a leading senator's take on where things stand. >> we can ship some of the savings from where congress appropriates it every year to part of the two thirds budget that is mandatory spending and keep this in place and not raise taxes, which is important during this week economy and avoid a government shutdown. reporter: congress set a...