my name is jennifer homendy, and i am the chair of the national transportation safety board. normally our investigator in charge, his name is marcel muise. muise. he's he's our investigator in charge for this investigation. but just getting on seen today, it is very early. i have asked that he remain at the command post to continue what he is doing so that i can brief you on what we are doing so far. also with me is one of our newest board members, this is alvin brown. this is his training launch. the ntsb arrived on scene at accident involving a singapore registered vessel with the name dali. registered vessel with the name dali. which made contact with the francis scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland at around 1:30 a.m. this morning. is 985 feet long, it's a 95,000 gross ton container ship. i have seen information about crew members on board. we still need to verify the numbers of crude on board -- of cruise on board and their status. under our memorandum of understanding with the coast guard, the ntsb is leading this investigation. the coast gua will support this invest

ntsb chair jennifer homendy. >> our investigation can wait.. >> reporter: but that investigation is moving forward. the national transportation safety board is analyzing the contents of the ship's voice data recorder. despite challenging weather conditions, a team of investigators were on board the cargo ship "dali," gathering evidence. among the things they'll seek to determine, was the ship's engine choked out by dirty fuel before it hit the bridge. >> is there a world where this doesn't come down when it's hit this way? >> that's something we're going have to look at. and we'll want to look at the design of the bridge as part of that. >> reporter: new images from the fbi show the sonar searchers are relying on to help navigate the debris field. dive team leader brian hudson on "cbs mornings." >> it's a very dangerous situation under water with the rubble still settling. it's not a great spot for divers. it's incredibly black water. >> reporter: secretary buttigieg says repairs will take time, leaving one of the country's busiest ports shut

>> a moment ago >> national transportation safety board chair jennifer homendy described a sad tale, a boat completely out of control helpless with no hope, careening toward the key bridge. what is really interesting is that investigators now have the voyage data recorder and they were able to give us a tiktok, a blow by blow of what was going on on the ship at left port at about 01:24 sorry, left left port earlier than 124 about 01:06 in the morning, but at 01:24, 59 numerous alarms lit up on the bridge of the ship that is when the crew on the bridge of the ship called for the tugboats that pulled it out of the secret port there in the port of baltimore to come back, they reported multiple power failures and they describe about four minutes and 30 seconds of terror. this boat essentially out of of control, veering off of the channel in the center of the potassium sco river and toward one of these main pilings of the key bridge. what is also really critical here and underscored by ntsb chair jennifer homendy, is that this bridge is fracture critical, meaning that of the three spans o

homendy briefed the press on the investigation of a cargo ship striking a pilot that caused the bridge to collapse. she also addressed varying reports that the crash was due to a power failure from the ship. at the time of her remarks, the coast guard was assisting with the search and rescue mission. quick thank you for joining us. i am the chair of the national transportation safety board. normally our investigator in charge, his name is marcel muse. that is our investigator in charge for this investigation. it is very early. i have asked that he remain at the command doing so that i canu on what we're doing so far. also with me is one of our newest board members, mr. alvin brown and this is his drowning launch, so the ntsb arrived on scene at 6:00 a.m. to investigate an accident involving a singapore registered vessel with the name dolly. doli. which made contact with t francis scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland at around 1:30 a.m. this morning. the vessel is 985 feet long, it's a 95,000 gross ton container ship i have seen information about crew members on board. we still need

. >> juju: with so many unanswered questions, ntsb chair jennifer homendi says the search for answersake. >> it's a very cumbersome process, a very meticulous process, where they have to dig through a lot of the information. >> the national transportation safety board, ntsb, will be the lead on this investigation. and they will be joined by others on the local and state level. but they will bring in a team of more than 20 people, and that will be everything from structural engineers, bridge engineers, ship experts, to try to figure out exactly what happened here. >> juju: abc news obtained records showing "the dolly" built in 2015 had at least two documented issues in the past. as recently as last june, propulsion and auxiliary machinery, concerning gauges and thermometers. 2016, after it was involved in a previous crash in belgium, inspectors issuing a deficiency for structural conditions, concerning a damaged hull, impairing sea worthiness. the ship continued sailing after the investigation concluded. tonight, facing a prolonged port shutdown, the big three automakers diverting ship

jennifer homendy right now just explaining that the focus right now, entire focus is just to collect the evidence and then anything that they can be used that investigators can then gleam on to determine the investigation, investigation as to how and why this happened. >> all right. we'll continue to monitor that news conference in our newsroom. as soon as we get new information, we will bring it to you on air. and of course, more coverage online, always on our website at ktvu.com. >> all right. pacifica police say one of their officers shot and killed a woman today after she allegedly shot her adult son. the investigation forced authorities to shut down a small residential street for most of the day. ktvu is crystal bailey has been following this story. she joins us now near the scene in pacifica, where it all unfolded. crystal well, julie, it's been a very grim day here as the police from multiple agencies have been on scene pretty much all day. >> and they say it all started in a home down the street on on francisco boulevard. that's where a mother shot her own son and then spille

we have data which is consistent with the power outage, but ntsb chair jennifer homendy says it is too early to know what triggered the outage. the dali's voyage data recorder shows that shoved up from the port of baltimore early tuesday at 12:39 a.m. traveling at eight knots are roughly nine miles per hour. the ship maneuvered without issue for 46 minutes, then at 01:25 a.m. numerous alarms sounded on the ship's bridge at 01:26 the crew ordered steering and rudder commands, then radioed for tugboats to come back and help at 01:27 a.m. the crew big again, dropping an anchor on the left side of the ship and warned over radio that it was approaching the key bridge at 01:20, 9.33 seconds impact and higher achievers has fallen into the harbor >> investigators now underscore that the 47 year-old bridge was designed without redundancy, known as it's fracture critical. the ntsb says the failure of one support causes the entire bridge to fall. the older design is common on nearly 17,000 existing bridges in the united states, the key bridge did have protective barriers known as dolphins but inv

we're gonna go straight to baltimore word jennifer homendy with the ntsb is giving an update on that awful baltimore bridge collapse. let's listen in on-scene today. it's very early i've asked that he remain at the command post to continue what he is doing. so that i can breathe. you on what we're doing so far >> also, >> with me is one of our newest board members. this is alvin brown this is his training launch >> the ntsb >> arrived on scene at 06:00 a.m. to investigate an accident involving a singapore registered vessel with the name dali da >> i >> which made contact with the francis scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland at around 130 this morning the vessel is 985 feet long. it say 95,000 gross ton container ship i've seen information about crew members on board. we still need to verify the numbers of crew on the board and their status under our memorandum of understanding with the coast guard, the ntsb is leading this investigation the coast guard will support this investigation >> are >> memorandum of understanding, for example, provides four when an accident involves anothe

. >> again, my name is jennifer homendy and i'm the chair of the national transportation safety board with me today is one of our her newest board members, alvin brown member. alvin brown is this is his training launch and we have our investigator in charge who we call the iic marcel muse as i mentioned, we arrived on scene yesterday at about 06:00 a.m. but the team came in from across the country throughout the day. it was really a day to get our bearings we set up our family assistance program and also began to develop are investigative plan. and request documents that we need in order to conduct our investigation. today is really the first fold investigative day on scene. >> we were able to board the vessel. i boarded the vessel around noon along with our marine safety team and our highway safety team. and i can talk about that in just a bit. but i want to take a moment before i discuss are some of the factual information we've been able to identify and speak to the families on behalf of the national transportation safety board i just want to extend our deepest deepest condolences.

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and ntsb chair, jennifer homendy says, she would love to see more data from ships like this to help an investigations like this, listen it is very basic compared to say, a flight data recorder, where we would have 1,000 parameters. so it would be good to have that information key to have that information for an investigation even still, the ntsb says it has been able to glean a lot of data from the voyage data recorders >> audio recording portion. they were able to tell that during the first 46 minutes of this voyage from the port of baltimore, things were relatively normal than at 125 on tuesday morning. that is one thing is really want sideways numerous alarms lit up on the ship's bridge. and there were desperate moves that followed by the crude dropping the anchor commands for full rudoren commands that there were going to hit the bridge in front of them. all of those maneuvers, emergency maneuvers proved futile and preventing to the disaster that occurred, they're >> part of this disaster we're learning, i'm learning some new terms and all of this. they, they keep talking about the

jennifer homendy says the company told her it has no records of who worked on the panel that blew off mid flight. she also said boeing told investigators that video from cameras inside the factory were erased after 30 days, according to standard company practice. >>> a team of u.s. marines has been sent to haiti to help protect the u.s. embassy in port-au-prince amid escalating deadly gang violence. it comes as a group of americans, including bestselling author mitch albom, was airlifted out of haiti in a private rescue mission spearheaded by two u.s. representatives. albom says that he was visiting the have faith haiti orphanage with his wife and eight others when they became trapped for ten days. >> everybody inside started clapping, but my wife and i -- it was a gut punch because, you know, all of our kids are still at the orphanage. >> meanwhile, a proposal to install new leadership in haiti appears to be in jeopardy after the prime minister said he would step down. some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council to manage the transition and selection --

homendy says it is too early to know what triggered the outage. the dali's voyage data recorder shows that shoved up from the port of baltimore early tuesday at 12:39 a.m. traveling at eight knots are roughly nine miles per hour. >> the >> ship maneuvered without issue for 46 minutes, then at 01:25 a.m. numerous alarms sounded on the ship's bridge at 01:26 a.m. the cruise who ordered steering and rudder commands, then radioed for tugboats to come back and help at 01:27 a.m. the crew began dropping an anchor on the left side of the ship and warned over radio that it was approaching the key bridge at 01:20, 9.33 seconds impact in achiever is has fallen into the harbor. >> investigators now underscore that the 47 year-old bridge was designed without redundancy, known as fracture critical. >> the >> ntsb says the failure of one support causes the entire bridge to fall. the older design is common on nearly 17 thousand existing bridges in the united states. the key bridge did have protective barriers known as dolphins, but investigators say the dali sli

. >> again, my name is jennifer homendy and i'm the chair of the national transportation safety board with me today is one of our newest board members, alvin brown member alvin brown? >> is this >> is his training launch and we have our investigator in charge who we call the iic marcel muse as i mentioned we arrived on scene yesterday at about 06:00 a.m. but the team came in from across the country throughout the day. it was really a day to get our bearings we set up our family assistance program and also began to develop are investigative plan. and request documents that we need in order to conduct our investigation. today is really the first fold investigative day on scene. >> we were able to >> board the vessel, i. >> boarded the vessel around noon along with our marine safety team and our highway safety team. and i can talk about that in just a bit. but i want to take a moment before i discuss, are some of the factual information we've been able to identify and speak to the families on behalf of the national transportation safety board i just want to extend our deepest deepest con

jennifer homendy, just last night a fracture critical bridge. >> if >> a member fails that would likely cause a portion of or the entire bridge to collapse so let's bring in tom form and now he's been looking at the structure of these bridges, the engineering behind them. so how many of these fracture critical bridges are there in the united states? >> they're not all huge and are all over waterways, but federal officials say about 17,000 bridges across this country are fracture criticals in technical terms, that means if they're struck with enough force in just the right spot a big section or the entire bridge will go down. that's what we saw with the key bridge. it was struck over here when that ship hit this one support, it triggered a chain reaction that took out the whole thing, a bridge that it's sued for decades at handled 11 million cars a year. that was undeniably very strong gone in seconds, and similar accidents have happened with other bridges. the sunshine skyway bridge near tampa years ago, which opened around the time of the key bridge, was taken out hi a floundering ship

chris can you just been listening to the ntsb chair, jennifer homendy, into other officials on the >> shipwreck and the bridge collapse in baltimore. just want to quickly give you a sense of what she has said over the last 37 or so minutes, she pointed this out and just clarifying that the ntsb's entire focus right now is on collecting what she described as anything perishable evidence anything photographs sonar data, any information from the electronics on board the ship, anything that may dissipate over time or that they can't. that is time sensitive. so that's what they are getting. they haven't analyzed anything. she didn't come up with any analysis of anything that they have already received. she was simply giving out information 21 crew members on board. they have confirmed at the time of the act of the ship hitting the bridge with two pilots, 56 containers of hazardous materials were on board that ship that's 764 tons of hazardous materials. she described it as corrosives, flammables lithium ion batteries. she said, some of those containers were breached. she said she saw a num

jennifer homendy says boeing has still not provided important details that ntsb investigators need about that door plug blew out and why four bolts were missing. she writes today, we still do not know who performed the work to reinstall and close the door plug on the accident aircraft. boeing has informed us that they are unable to find the records documenting this work. investigators asked for security footage from the factory floor back in the fall, however, she writes they were informed the footage was overwritten. boeing insists it has cooperated fully and has security videos that are kept for just 30 days on average, lester. >> all right, tom, thank you. >>> let's turn to the deepening crisis in haiti. the u.s. sending in a new contingent of marines to guard the embassy and americans making some harrowing escapes including a best-seller author. gabe gutierrez reports from the dominican republic. >> reporter: tonight, with haiti in utter chaos, a new team of u.s. marines has been sent to help protect the u.s. embassy. this is what hell on earth sounds like, a nighttime gun battle in

speaking in front of the senate commerce committee, ntsb chair jennifer homendy saying boeing has notly cooperated with their investigation. >> boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerous times over the past few months, specifically with respect to opening, closing and removal of the door and the team that does that work at the renton facility. >> she says the manager of the team that works on doors has been on medical leave, preventing the agency from being able to conduct an interview. and despite requesting names of the 25 people on the team, boeing has not handed over that information. it's absurd that two months later we don't have that. >> the chair saying she believes boeing typically keeps documents when work on door plugs are conducted. either they exist and we don't have them or they do not exist, which raises two very different questions. several different questions. >> the preliminary ntsb report stated that the four bolts that were made to prevent the door from falling were not there when the flight took off. reports showe

chair of the national transportation safety board jennifer homendy said investigators have also identifiedazardous materials in the ship. one of ntpc�*s senior hazmat investigators began to look at the cargo and the cargo manifest today. he was able to identify 56 containers of hazardous materials, that's 764 tonnes of hazardous materials, mostly corrosives, flammables and some miscellaneous class nine hazardous materials, which would include lithium ion batteries. some of the hazmat containers were breached. we have seen sheen on the waterway. the federal, state and local authorities are aware of that, and they will be in charge of addressing those issues. marine traffic has been temporarily halted in and out of the port of baltimore. maryland governor wes moore is calling for support to fix the bridge and get one of the busiest ports in the us up and running again. the collapse of the key bridge is notjust a maryland crisis. the collapse of the key bridge is a global crisis. the national economy and the world's economy depends on the port of baltimore. the port handles more cars and more

jennifer homendy says boeing has still not provided important details that ntsb investigators need abouthy that door plug blew out and why four bolts were missing that hold it in place in a letter to congress, homendy writes, to date we still do not know who performed the work to open, reinstall, and close the door plug on the accident aircraft. boeing has informed us that they are unable to find the records documenting this work. investigators asked for security footage from the factory floor back in the fall, however, she writes, they were informed the footage was overwritten. boeing insists it has cooperated fully, and it has security videos that are kept for just 30 days on average, lester >> all right, tom costello, thank you. >>> let's turn to the deepening crisis now in haiti the u.s. sending in a new contingent of marines to guard the embassy, and americans making some harrowing escapes, including a best-selling author. gabe gutierrez reports from neighboring dominican republic >> reporter: tonight, with haiti in utter chaos, a new team of u.s. marines has been sent to help prote

ntsb chair jennifer homendy. >> our investigation can wait. most important thing right now is to reunite families with their loved ones. >> reporter: but that investigation is moving forward. the national transportation safety board is analyzing the contents of the ship's voice data recorder. despite challenging weather conditions, a team of investigators were on board the cargo ship dali gathering evidence. among the things they'll seek to determine: was the ship's engine choked out by dirty fuel before it hit the bridge? is there a world where this doesn't come down when it's hit this way? >> you know, and that's something we are going to have to look at, and we'll want to look at the design of the bridge as part of that. >> reporter: new images from the fbi show the sonar searchers are relying on to help navigate the debris field. dive team leader brian hudson on "cbs mornings." >> it's a very dangerous situation underwater, with the rubble still settling. it's not a great spot for divers. it's incredibly black water. >> i want to start...

the ntsb chair jennifer homendy wrote, quote, we still do not know who performed the work to open. we install and close the door plug on the accident. aircraft. the agency has already said that for both were missing on that plane. and they're really trying to figure out why comedy went on to say in the letter, quote, a verbal request was made by our investigators for security camera footage to help obtain this information. however, they were informed the footage was overwritten. the absence of those records will complicate the ntsb's investigation moving forward. the agency has said and made it very clear that they're not seeking this information to punish employees, but it's really to understand boeing's quality assurance process. when we asked boeing about the overwritten video, the company responded with a statement, quote, consistent with standard practice. video recordings are maintained on a rolling 30 day basis. boeing also responded to the allegations from the ntsb reading, quote, we will continue supporting this investigation in a transparent and proactive fashion. we have

. >> you are listening to a press conference in baltimore, maryland, with jennifer homendy of the ntsbeally updating their investigation into that accident. dan, they were talking about being on board that vessel. >> yeah, they got on board today. this is really the first full day of investigation for them. obviously documenting everything they possibly can get their hands on. she made it clear they're not going to divulge a step by step. what's going on. but this investigation now just getting underway in earnest collection process. >> then they got to go a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. shall seek seek the state's top office. the democrat and san francisco native has held several political offices over the years and is currently the state comptroller. lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, california superintendent tony thurmond and state senator toni atkins have already entered the race. >> well, today, white house

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its chair, jennifer homendy, gave this update on the day's latest developments, also confirming thathe investigation team has identified hazardous materials in the ship. one of ntpc�*s senior hazmat investigators began to look at the cargo and the cargo manifest today. he was able to identify 56 containers of hazardous materials, that's 764 tonnes of hazardous materials, mostly corrosives, flammables and some miscellaneous class nine hazardous materials, which would include lithium ion batteries. some of the hazmat containers were breached. we have seen sheen on the waterway. the federal, state and local authorities are aware of that, and they will be in charge of addressing those issues. marine traffic has been temporarily halted in and out of the port of baltimore. authorities say that opening shipping lanes is a priority but the timeframe for that remains unclear. maryland governor wes moore is also calling for support to fix the bridge and get one of the busiest ports in the us up and running again. the collapse of the key bridge is notjust a maryland crisis. the collapse of the

ntsb chair jennifer homendy. >> our investigation can wait. most important thing right now is to reunite families with their loved ones. >> reporter: but that investigation is moving forward. the national transportation safety board is analyzing the contents of the ships voice data recorder, despite challenging weather conditions, a team of investigators were on bill the cargo ship dali gathering evidence. among the things they'll seek to determine: was the ship's engine choked out by dirty fuel before it hit the bridge? is there a world where this doesn't come down when it is hit this way? >> you know, and that is something we are going to have to look at, and we want to look at the design of the bridge as part of that. >> reporter: new images from the fbi showed us the sonar searchers are relying on to help navigate the debris field. dive team leader brian hudson on "cbs mornings." >> it's a very dangerous situation underwater, with the rubble still settling. it's not a great spot for di divers. it's incredibly blackwater. >> i want to start

homendy last week. >> it sounds like, to me, it's not ready.igned to be operated in a certain type of environment, it should be limited to those environments. >> reporter: in a statement, the trade group representing automakers argues the systems help reduce roadway crashes and injuries, but this technology is meant to support a human driver operating behind the wheel. it requires the human driver to be attentive and engaged. dialed-in driving, even in our ever-smarter cars. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> norah: "heart of america" is next with a teacher's lesson in love. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by farxiga. visit us at farxiga.com. ♪ ♪ visit us at farxiga.com. like here. and here. not so much here. farxiga reduces the risk of kidney failure which can lead to dialysis. ♪far-xi-ga♪ farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the sk

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as the investigation continues, the chair of the national transportation safety board jennifer homendye this update on the day's latest developments also confirming that the investigation team has identified hazardous materials in the ship. an investigator today was able to look at the cargo and the cargo manifest. he was able to identify 56 containers of hazardous materials, 764 tons of hazardous materials, mostly corrosives, flammables and some miscellaneous hazardous materials, class nine hazardous material which would include lithium ion batteries. some of the hazmat containers were breached. we have seen sheen on the waterway, the federal state and local authorities are aware of that. they will be in charge of addressing those issues. marine traffic has been temporarily halted in and out of the port of baltimore. authorities say that opening shipping lanes is a priority but the timeframe for that remains unclear. maryland governor, wes moore is also calling for support to fix the bridge and get one of the busiest ports in the us up and running again. the collapse of the key bridge

chair of the national transportation safety board jennifer homendy said investigators have also identified materials in the ship. one ofan one of an tsp senior hazmat investigators began to look at the cargo and the cargo manifest. he was able to identify 56 contenders —— containers of hazardous materials, 764 tonnes of hazardous materials, mostly corrosive, flammables and some miscellaneous glass nine hazardous materials, which would include lithium ion batteries. some of the hazmat containers were breached. we have seen sheen on the waterway. the federal, state and local authorities are aware of that, and they will be in charge of addressing those issues. marine traffic has been temporarily halted in and out of the port of baltimore. maryland governor, wes moore, is calling for support to fix the bridge, and get one of the busiest ports in the us up and running again. the collapse of the key bridge is notjust the collapse of the key bridge is not just a the collapse of the key bridge is notjust a maryland crisis, the collapse of the key bridge is a global crisis. the national economy and

homendy, not holding back her frustration at boeing. >> at a senate hearing spwednesday, homendy toldcompany is withholding information from her investigators, including records indicating who worked on the door plug that flew off a 737 maxúnine mid-flight in january. >> we know for a fact that there is a team that deals with the an entire team of 25 people in a manager. >> a preliminary report last month found four bolts that helped keep plug in place were missing. after the panel during a repair job last september. homendy says despite repeated requests, boeing never provided records on that repair or even said if they kept those records. lawmakers were stunned at hammond's testimony. >> well, i will say that is utterly unacceptable. >> hours after the hearing, boeing submitted a full list of its 737 door team. it also addressed the issue of documentation, writing, quote, if the door plug removal was undocumented, there would to shl continue to cooperate fully and transparently with the ntsb's investigation. while homendy didn't suggest any intentional wrongdoing, she did stress the

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national transportation safety board chair jennifer homendy briefed the press on the conditions thatsaid it was too early to verify reports that the crash was due to a power failure from

earlier i spoke with jennifer homendy chair woman of the ntsb. take a look.med that? >> we still have to confirm that. we do have a download from the voyage data recorder that we've sent back to our lab to evaluate the data and begin to construct a timeline of events which we hope to have later today. >> rebecca: can you tell us anything more about what went wrong here? >> we've seen all the reports and heard the reports about power losses and striking the bridge at the time when a number of workers were on the bridge. it's still something we need to confirm, make sure that we're looking at all the evidence and the data to begin to construct that timeline so we know exactly what occurred when. >> rebecca: well before this incident and of course after. and speaking of that bridge, it was apparently rated as fair during the last inspection. what can you tell us about that? >> yeah. overall our records from federal highway shows that it was rated as satisfactory overall. so we aren't looking at the structure today. we will be boarding the vessel at some point to

. >> it'súabsurd that two months later, we don't have that ntsb chair jennifer homendy, not holding backeing. >> at a senate hearing wednesday, homendy told lawmakers the company is withholding information from her investigators, including records indicating who worked on the door plug that flew off a 737 max nine mid-flight in january. >> we know for team that deals e doors in renton. there's an entire team of 25 people in a manager, a preliminary report last month found four bolts that helped keep the door plug in place were missing. >> after the panel was removed during a repairc job last september, homendy says despite repeated requests,úboeing never provided records on that repair or even said if lawmakers were d at hammond's testimony. >> well, i will say that is utterly unacceptable. >> hours after the hearing, boeing submitted a full list of its 737 door team. it also addressed the issue of documentation, writing, quote, if the door plug removal was undocumented, there would be no continue to cooperate fully and transparently with the ntsb's investigation. while hammond didn't su

it is a modern version of these voyage data recorders, and so i asked the ntsb chief jennifer homendy what they're hoping to glean from that black box. here is the conversation. you recovered the so-called black box for ships. what does that tell you? >> it tells us quite a bit. it is one of the newer voyage data recorders which provides a greater number of parameters, everything from, you know, positioning the ships, speed of the ship, what might have been occurring at the time with respect to power, operation. >> reporter: yeah, that's critical right there. propulsion. might the black boxes provide any details on data about whether and how and when the ship lost power. there is this theory, the ntsb chief said, they are looking into this theory that perhaps the ship itself had contaminated fuel that may have led to the ship losing power, and then, of course, its ability to navigate and slamming into that structure that holds up the bridge. by the way, the engineering experts across the board have reiterated to us that given the speed, roughly 9.2 miles per hour at the time, and give

. >> that was jennifer homendy with the ntsb giving a briefing, not a lot of information as we alwaysdidn't clarify a couple of things that are always important when you talk about the ntsb which is they are very focused on those voyage data recorders that are on the ship's -- they're not like block boxes like data recorders on plants, they don't have that much information, there's no voice recording system, but it is very interesting, it will give you the workings of the actual machines, the engines on these things and the timeline is also very important here because we know with 124 in the morning is when the lights of the containership started flickering and we believe that is either when the power was going off or was off and at 1:27 it hit the bridge permits of those three minutes are critical to figuring out what happened and why weren't deep anchors released immediately is a huge question. do they have two anchors on each side of the bow of the boat, they have the resources to be able to do that? >> and they've got 24 officials at the ntsb that are probing those questions now f

ntsb chair jennifer homendy criticized boeing to a senate committee wednesday. >> boeing has not providedthat we have requested numerous times over the past few months. >> reporter: investigators' initial findings determined that four critical bolts that literally hold the door to the jet's fuselage were missing. boeing says it had provided the detailed information including a full list of individuals on the 737 door team to the ntsb. but adds in a statement, if a door plug removal had not been documented, it would have no documentation to share. today after a long inspection process, the plane involved in that blowout along with the entire fleet is back in the air. now, the ntsb chair did confirm that those inspections did not turn up missing bolts on other max 9s i service. an audit of boeing's manufacturing line found multiple instances of failure to comply with quality control procedures. it's giving boeing 90 days to implement a plan to address those issues. boeing says it is doing exactly that. back to you. >> tom costello, thank you so very much. >>> up next, how do you write an im

. >> that is the chair of the national transportation safety board, jennifer homendy.sing given we're 13 and a half hours into this tragedy and perhaps the first five hours plus of it they were in complete darkness because this all happened at 1:30 in the morning before dawn. but we did get a couple of really critical pieces of information. that the u.s. coast guard is leading the search for six people still missing. are there more, not 100% sure. they're looking for whoever could possibly be found there. but again, that's not part of the ntsb's job here. that is the coast guard. and everyone we've had on over the last couple of hours has said that right now, the focus is on those folks and on their families. second part though and this is critically important and tom costello, my nbc colleague asked this question. there are recorders on board the vessel. voice data recorders. she said that would provide significant information. that's a very important piece of the puzzle. they have not gone on to that vessel yet. 985 feet long. a 95,000 gross tons that went into that

the ntsb chair jennifer homendy wrote, quote, we still do not know who performed the work to open. we install and close the door plug on the accident. aircraft. the agency has already said that for both were missing on that plane. and they're really trying to figure out why comedy went on to say in the letter, quote, a verbal request was made by our investigators for security camera footage to help obtain this information. however, they were informed the footage was overwritten. the absence of those records will complicate the ntsb's investigation moving forward. the agency has said and made it very clear that they're not seeking this information to punish employees, but it's really to understand boeing's quality assurance process. when we asked boeing about the overwritten video, the company responded with a statement, quote, consistent with standard practice. video recordings are maintained on a rolling 30 day basis. boeing also responded to the allegations from the ntsb reading, quote, we will continue supporting this investigation in a transparent and proactive fashion. we have

speaking in front of the senate commerce committee, ntsb chair jennifer homendy saying boeing has not fully cooperated with their investigation. >> boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerous times over the past few months, specifically with respect to opening, closing and removal of the door and the team that does that work at the renton facility, she says. >> the manager of the team that works on doors has been on medical leave, preventing the agency from being able to conduct an interview. and despite requesting names of the 25 people on the team, boeing has not handed over that information. it's absurd that two months later we don't have that. >> the chair saying she believes boeing typically keeps documents when work on door plugs are conducted. either they exist and we don't have them or they do not exist, which raises two very different questions. several different questions. >> the preliminary ntsb report stated that the four bolts that were made to prevent the door from falling were not there when the flight took off. reports

homendy, really putting boeing on blast once again, she essentially says here that the boeing has left the lack of a proper paper trail and that is hampered bring this investigation. remember, the ntsb is preliminary report on his january 5 incident said boeing did not re-install the critical door plug bolts before this 737 max nine was delivered to alaska airlines. the bolts were removed at the boeing factory for corrective work on another part of the plane. but the ntsb says polling has not been able to produce the paperwork that details that work. here is what ntsb chair homedy says in her new update as senators overseeing the committee on aviation, she says the absence of those records will complicate the ntsb's investigation going forward. she's also underscored that boeing has been unable to locate them the security footage of that work, and that it may have been overwritten. a boeing has responded saying it's supported the investigation from the start, and we'll continue to do so. sources of boeing really describe it to me like this. there has been a major change at boeing. ther

and we'll testifying wednesday to senate hearing ntsb chief jennifer homendy accused boeing just ignoring impeded requests for records related to assembly line workers and for documents on who removed, then re-install this door plug that blew out on that alaska airlines jet. we have seen an aviation correspondent, pete muntean here with more pete. what does boeing have to say for itself because it seems like these should have turned over these documents. the real question here here is why these documents did not get turned over to the ntsb in the first place. and if these documents even exist, what is worse is the question that the ntsb chair is asking and all this goes back to the door plug blowout on alaska flight 12, 82, back on january 5, the ntsb said in its preliminary a report that boeing did repairs to the fuselage back in september at the factory and boeing's factory in renton, washington, repair work was done near the door plug on some rivets. the door plug had to be removed for that work and the ntsb says they re-installed the door-plug at boeing, but not the for safety critica

sp>> it's absurd that two months later, we don't have that ntsb chair jennifer homendy, not holding backtion at boeing. >> at a senate hearing wednesday, homendy told lawmakersúthe company is withholding information from her investigators, including records indicating who worked on the door plug that flew off a 737 max nine mid-flight in january.& >> we know for a fact that there is a team that deals with the doors in renton. theregs an entire team of 25 people in a manager, a preliminary report last month found four bolts that helped keep the doorc plug in place were missing. >> after the panel was removed during a repair job last september, homendy says despite repeated requests, boeing never provided records on that repair or even said if they kept those records. lawmakers were stunned at hammond's testimony. >> well, i will say that is utterly afterúthe hearing, boeing submitted a full list of its 737 door team. it also addressed the issue of if the door plug removal wasel undocumented, there would be no document to share. we will continue to cooperate fully. whd didn't suggest any i

homendy said some of those containers spilled into the water. >> we have seen sheen on the waterway. >> cnn has identified some of the six workers who were killed tuesday, a fellow construction worker who was scheduled to work tuesday night but had swapped shifts, told cnn the men were likely taking a break from filling potholes from the bridge when it collapsed now, while officials have said some hazardous material did spill into the water, both the epa and the coast guard have said there is no airborne can cabinet as a threat and no threat to drinking water. as i step off just to show you a one of the ships that stranded here in baltimore harbor that's the pellagra rio. that is an oil and chemical tanker what i can tell you is that the governor wes moore is going to have a news conference next hour to give an update on these recovery efforts. and wolf also, we just spoke to a truck driver who picks up cargo from the port court and carries it to places locally. he said it's a ghost town over there. he's got to actually now make the trip to places like hampton roads, virginia, about

homendy said some of those containers spilled into the water. >> we have seen sheen on the waterway. >> cnn has identified some of the six workers who were killed tuesday a fellow construction worker who was scheduled to work tuesday night but had swapped shifts, told cnn the men were likely taking a break from filling potholes on the bridge when it collapsed? now, while officials have said some hazardous material did spill into the water, both the epa and the coast guard have said there is no airborne contaminant as a threat and no threat to drinking water as i step off just to show you a one of the ships that stranded here in baltimore harbor that's the pier lanka rio, that is an order well, and chemical tanker. what i can tell you is that the governor wes moore is going to have a news conference next hour to give an update on these recovery efforts and wolfe also, we just spoke to a truck driver who picks up cargo from the port and carries it to places locally. he said, it's a ghost town over there. he's got to actually now make the trip to places like hampton roads, virginia, abo

in testimony on capitol hill, jennifer homendy, she says that local and state officials on the ground, they did not have enough information to make the right recall that very dangerous day, that decision and that controlled burn sent more than 1 million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the into the air, the water, and the soil in east palestine, you remember these images that we've looked at? cnn's polo sandoval, he's got more on this. he's joining us now. he's this was really interesting to hear from homedy and what the ntsb is found in their investigation. what is the big takeaway and what does this mean for east palestine? >> as you mentioned, kate is extraordinary. it's all very troubling and it really echoes with the ntsb's own experts had said just last summer calling into question local officials just decision to proceed with the so-called vent and burn of the cars that were carrying some of those toxic chemicals. remember, was about three days after that derailment a year ago last month that that decision was made and there was a concern that if that vinyl chloride was not c

later, pete buttigieg, president biden, and national transportation safety board chair jennifer homendye bridge in baltimore after being rammed by a container ship. that and more tonight

let's ask mary schiavo about the process of investigating an incident like this as jennifer homendy said, mary, she said, quote, the ntsb doesn't speculate we provide facts this is an enormous seen with a lot of folks that they have to interview. a lot of information to process. what is that going to be like >> well, that's a really good point that she made because one of the criticisms of investigators bu the ntsb or the fbi or anyone conducting an investigation is investigator bias. and if you speculate early on, they say that could cause you to see facts certain ways. and so this is how the ntsb operates. they do we tried to stick to the facts they will have opinions at the end of the investigation, at the end of the investigation, they make recommendations and they really do put forth a lot of opinions, et cetera. but at this stage it's all about the facts and so then the next thing she mentioned, which they're forming tonight are the various operational groups and these are really important because because that's how the ntsb finishes a huge investigation like this. and they do it b