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To those files is very important to see if this pilot practiced certain procedures or practiced certain waypoints that were not along his normal route. it's good to look at it, uncover -- turn over every rock out there and see what we have. >> danny, who would have control or the power, let alone the authority to start doing stuff like that? it would invariably be the pilots, right? >> the pilot or co-pilot acting in concert. the pilot or somebody flying that airplane, whoever it was, did those things and to say, frankly, to say that he was addressing the emergency, the last thing you would do...

Happened in san francisco earlier this year by asiana jet. it shows the boeing plane careening down the runway after that crash. it was revealed during a hearing in washington the pilot told them he found it very difficult to land the boeing without help from an out of order airport navigation system. they say the hearing was productive and got a lot of information but the investigation into what actually happened will still take some time. >> this is a very high profile accident. it is a priority investigation for the ntsb and our target would be to complete the investigation prior to the one...

The plane descended. the ntsb looking into what that light could have been? >> could it have been a lacer? we don't know what it could have been. that information was relayed to us by the pilot. we need to look into it. >> reporter: investigators say they are trying to figure out if automated equipment inside the cockpit may have contributed to this crash. whether it may have malfunctioned or whether it wasn't properly monitored by the pilot. gregg: some of the passengers returned to the crash site last night? >> reporter: a number of survivors were bussed out to see the wreckage. many were dr...

Two passengers killed. we have also learned the pilot told korean authorities a flash of light blinded him about 500 feet in the air. claudia cowan was the new details in san francisco. all of this is just coming out. claudia. it really is, shepard. tonight getting dramatic details about a light on a clear day might have caused a devastating distraction. >> could it have been a laser? we really don't know at this point what it could have been. that information was relayed to us by the pilot. we need to look into it. >> shepard: initially after the plane bounced and skidded down the runway, eve...

Love for their families, for each other and for this country. we can remember jay alben, the pilot, who met his wife on an aircraft carrier and told his mother before shipping out, if anything happens to me just know i'm doing what i love. we can remember ryan baupert, the former track star, running the leadoff leg, always the first one into action. who quit his job as an accountant and joined the marines because he wanted to do something more meaningful with his life. we can remember brian kennedy the rock climber and lacrosse fanatic, who told his father two days before his helicopter went d...