i'm in for alex wagner. we're following breaking news in the deadly crash of germanwings flight 9525 this morning. according to french prime minister all 150 people on board are now believed dead including a group of 16 high school students and two infants. president barack obama made his first comments on the tragedy. >> our thoughts and our prayers are with our friends in europe especially the people of germany and spain following a terrible airplane crash in france. it's particularly heartbreaking because it apparently includes

the loss of so many children. some of them infants. i called german chancellor merkel and i hope to speak to the president of spain later today to express the condolences of the american people and to offer whatever assistance we can as they investigate what has proven to be an awful tragedy. >> the flight took off at about 10:00 a.m. local time. at 10:31 a.m. the flight began descending. according to the french interior minister, authorities have mobilized nearly 300 firemen and 300 national police troops as well as ten helicopters to help search for the wreckage. one of the black boxes was recovered by rescue crews. joining me now by phone is our

paris correspondent, greg keller. greg can you tell us where are you and what is happening at the crash site right now? >> sure. i'm in a village. it's a remote village in the southern alps. it's a good two or three hour drive from any sizable town. we've been en route for about six hours now. just arrived literally minutes ago. this village is a staging area for the search and rescue operation. it's well after dark here now, so the helicopters that have been flying out to the crash scene from here have stopped for the night. so really right now here there's

not much going on to mention, really. >> greg, do you have a sense of how big the area of debris is? >> the crash site i'm told is reachable only by helicopter. there are no -- it's off in the mountains. there's not even a road near the site so i'm told it is about ten kilometers of a helicopter ride from the staging area where i'm at, so we cannot see the crash site. we have really no view on that. >> greg keller, thank you. joining me now is alistair jameson. what's the latest on the investigation? >> within the past couple of hours, investigators say they have located and begun to recover the first of the two black boxes from the wreckage

that they will need to find out -- to piece together what happened to this plane. as you said the investigation will focus on why and how it descended so rapidly to where it crashed. clearly a problem on board the aircraft, but the pilots unable to make any kind of distress signal. it is in a very remote area so teams have suspended some of their recovery work until first light tomorrow morning. what we also know is it is particularly tragic because of the number of children on board. two infants and 16 students from this german high school who were on an exchange visit. this school had been organizing exchange visits in spain for the best part of 15 years, and obviously that school in germany feeling most strongly the

effects of this tragedy. most of those on board the plane were german or spanish, but authorities in america are working to confirm if any u.s. citizens are on board. the u.s. has also offered to do anything it can to help in the investigation into what happened to this plane. >> alistair can you tell us what are the next steps in the investigation at this point? >> well the first thing they're going to want to do is to speak to the air traffic controllers and to find out some of the most recent maintenance history of the aircraft and also to play back some of that black box data recorded to find out what happened. it's very unusual for an aircraft in a cruising stage of flight to encounter problems. it's supposed to be the safest phase of flight. they'll be keen to find out if there was any mechanical difficulty or if any pilot was incapacitate incapacitated. there are other aircraft flying around of this age and type

without any difficulty. whether that's a factor, we simply don't know. they'll be looking to speak to eyewitness to hope they will provide some clues as to what happened in southern france today. >> alistair jameson, thank you. joining me now is former ntsb investigator greg fife and ceo of safety operating systems john cox. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us. greg, let me start with you. what do we know now about what brought this plane don't? >> right now, we don't have a lot of valid information. we have a lot of speculation. there's information on the internet with regard to the flight path, the altitudes, and times. but until they read a flight data recorder, we won't have a solid story line to talk about, and that will probably happen depending on which flight data recorder they did recover,

within the next 24 to 48 hours. right now, we don't have a lot of solid information other than the aircraft attained the crew's altitude of 38,000 feet and then the descent portion of that flight looked to be controlled. that's the speed at which the airplane was coming down as far as its vertical rate and its time and distance looked to be normal. where it becomes abnormal is that the airplane continued to descend into an area of high terrain. >> there were either very involved with something with the airplane or they were potentially incapacitated. the conversation with air traffic control, while it is important, it is not always the primary thing pilots will do if they encounter a mechanical problem with the airplane.

the fact that it attained a cruise altitude for whatever reason they initiated a descent descent. why they didn't stop that descent at an altitude that would allow them not to have a pressurization problem, that's going to be one of the things the investigators are looking at. right now, the investigators are looking at the records of the pilots pilots, the records of the maintenance of the aircraft the air traffic control facilities. in other words, they're now gathering all the facts and the data that will become evidence in this process, and so gathering the evidence is now what they are focused on until they begin to get the readouts

from the recorder. >> i want to go back to this point about control descent greg. you mentioned this was a controlled descent. the plane was traveling at a constant 4,000 feet per minute. as it descended, what does that tell us? does it provide any clues about what happened? >> i didn't say it was a controlled descent. it is just the descent rate didn't vary much. if it had been a hard pushover there would have been a descent increase. it appears there was some consistency with that rate of descent. one of the pilots was hand flying that aircraft to try to maintain a specific rate or the automation, in this case the autopilot, was maintaining some sort of descent rate. it wasn't as though it was uncontrolled.

the speeds increase enormously. we do know that the ground speed indicates over 400 miles an hour, so there is some issue that prevented the flight crew from either recovering at an altitude that would have provided them the ability to maintain an altitude above the terrain or there was an issue that prevented them, such as incapacitation incapacitation. that's yet to be determine or confirmed. hopefully, one of the boxes will tell us that. >> john let me come back to you and ask you about the maintenance of this plane. just yesterday, this plane had a maintenance check. does that surprise you in any way? >> the maintenance of the germanwings aircraft is known to be very, very good. the a-320 has a long service history. it has a distinguished service history, and the maintenance program that germanwings uses is

approved. all of this says that this was a routine operation and that the infrastructure supporting the flight, the maintenance, the pilot training the training for cabin staff, all of those things, the flight dispatch functions, all of those necessary items to provide the safety and the infrastructure around the flight they were ail in place. germanwings has been in existence for quite sometime. they have a distinguished history, and they have operated safely in the past so i think we focus now on being very careful about what evidence that we get. what we need now is the flight data recorder and we need to be very careful about information coming from other sources to be sure that it is actually valid. >> thank you to greg fife and captain john cox. >> my pleasure. we'll keep you up to date on all the latest news on the crash throughout the hour.

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israel may have spied on nuclear talks between the u.s. and iran and fed information back to u.s. lawmakers to drain support from a deal and undermine diplomacy. that's what senior u.s. officials told "the wall street journal" today. netanyahu said the state of israel does not conduct espionage between the u.s. and israeli's other allies.

today at the white house president obama would not comment on the allegations of israeli spying but did comment on his relationship with netanyahu. >> i have a very businesslike relationship with the prime minister. the issue is not a matter of relations between leaders. the issue is a very clear substantive challenge. we believe that two states is the best path forward for israel's security for palestinian aspirations, and for regional stability. this can't be reduced to a matter of somehow let's all hold hands and sing koubaya. >> just yesterday in a speech to the left-wing israel group, white house chief of staff

criticized what he called israel's occupation of palestinian lands saying that occupation, quote, must end. joining me now is david corn and professor at the harvard kennedy school ambassador nicholas burns. thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> what do you make of the president's comments today both on his relationship with netanyahu and on differences over the two-state solution? >> well it's an extraordinary time. i don't think any of us remember a time in the last 40 or 50 years when the israeli and american political leaders had been so much at odds publicly. it's not unusual in any close relationship to have private disagreements. it's very unusual to have this verbal sparring. you had this incident when prime minister netanyahu came to address the joint session of congress where he tried to

defeat president obama on his foreign policy issue, which is iran. you have president obama, of course very critical in "the huffington post" over the weekend about the prime minister's stance on the israeli-palestinian dispute. i suspect they're going to have to call a truce diplomatically and put an end to this open disagreement. it's understandable from the american perspective the frustration with prime minister netanyahu, but ultimately we're going to have to close ranks because next week comes a more divisive issue, the iran nuke deal. >> the ambassador's point on calling a truce, do you buy obama's statement today that this isn't personal with netanyahu given the fact he described the relationship as

businesslike? >> i think it is a bit personal. i think there are substantial disagreements on the two-state solution and what to do on the iranian nuclear negotiations. those are profound and they're deep. those are things that allies sometimes have to contend with. but i think netanyahu coming to congress and giving a speech in which he essentially said the president was naive to believe there could be any deal with iran -- he was trying to school the president in his hawkish views on how to deal with teheran. it went one or two steps over the line and the president was right to be insulted by that and how it played into the whole obstructionist strategy of his opposition in congress. so there has to be some resentment towards that. but big leaders, you know can put that aside. how you deal with these

differences on substance may be even trickier. >> let's turn now to the spying allegations. ambassador, i'm wondering if there is any historical precedence for this. has there been a nation before that has stole secrets and then shared it with congress? >> i don't know of any historical reference point to point to. i think it is just another example of an issue that has now spilled out into public that's going to be difficult for both of them to handle. i do think the imminence of these iran negotiations this weekend are going to force the prime minister's office in jerusalem and the white house to go back to fighting behind the scenes. of course, president obama is making a very strong point. since the beginning of his

presidency, he's tried to push the idea of a two-state solution. he doesn't want -- he and secretary kerry don't want the israelis to give up on that and netanyahu netanyahu's remarks make that very difficult. the larger issues here are the israeli-palestinian difference. >> i want to read you a statement from the speaker of the house john boehner who said i was shocked by the fact that there were reports in the press article that information was being passed on by israelis to members of congress. i don't believe that at all. how influential do you think this intelligence was in souring congress on these nuclear talks? >> we don't know what is true and accurate in "the wall street journal" report. the republicans didn't need

israeli intelligence spying on us if that's what happened to be against the president on this. they are dead set on opposing almost any deal he can make, and they listen to netanyahu's arguments and they wrap themselves with those arguments regardless of what the intelligence may or may not have said. i would guess if there was israeli intelligence, it wasn't de determinative at all in this instance. i don't think, given how netanyahu has staked his prime minister ship now, to have a disagreement with the president and keep that kind of secret and be private and between friends -- he's going to have it

blasted in public. that will lead it to exacerbate these existing tensions. >> arguably, members of congress could have a legitimate grievance with with obama administration by keeping them out of the loop on these negotiations. >> i think that's kind of silly. these are sensitive negotiations. there will be a time when a deal will be put forward. i don't think you can bring in a bunch of members of congress while negotiating a very tough deal. ask the ambassador. he's been there. >> ambassador -- >> i think -- >> go ahead. respond please. >> there was a letter sent ten days ago cataloging the number of times the president has briefed congress on these negotiations. our constitution gives the president lead authority to lead in the conduct of foreign

policy, so when he or she is negotiating a major agreement, you have to keep congress informed, but congress can't be informed of every last detail on negotiations. but it is going to be incumbent upon the administration, if a deal is reached, to come back, fully brief the congress make sure the congress has a complete understanding of what commitments have been made and what the roll of congress will be. if statutory sanctions on iran have to be lifted congress will have to lift some of those sanctions. i think the letter by the 47 republican senators was a process file because it got too much into the negotiations and it sent messages directly to iran that shouldn't have been sent. the president needs to lead now. if this agreement is concluded, congress's role will come into play. that's the proper way to think about this. >> the president said if an agreement is reached, there will

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search and rescue teams are on in the scene in the french alps where a german passenger plane crashed today. just hours ago, one of the plane's black boxes was covered. none of the 150 people on the plane survived the crash. an air bus a-320 has flown 85 million flights. joining me now with a look at the history of the a-320 series is francis rivera. >> it is the workhorse of modern

aviation. it is used for flights that last anywhere from one hour to five hours. let's take a look at the safety record. with just .14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs over the years there have been some highly publicized crashes. december of this last year airasia lost contact en route. the aircraft fell into the java sea off the coast of indonesia. all 155 people on board were killed. january of 2009, we know the miracle on the hudson. flight 1549 taking off from new york to charlotte, north carolina the flight struck a flock of birds. the pilot successfully landed the plane in the hudson river. you remember those iconic images

of the people on the wing. all 155 people on board survived after evacuating that aircraft on the water. july 2007 flight 3054 crashed in sao paulo, brazil. the plane shot past the runway and crashed into a concrete building and caught on fire. an image here of the aftermath of that crash. to june of 1988, a crash during an air show. air france flight 296 failed to gain flight and crashed into trees. three people were killed. 133 passengers survived that crash. initially pilot error was blamed but the plane's data recorder was substituted after the crash. the a-320 commercially launched

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jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before your begin an aspirin regimen. we are continuing to monitor the latest developments on the tragedy involving germanwings flight 9525. all 150 people on board are feared dead at this hour after the plane crashed on its way to barcelona, spain. according to the french interior minister one of the black boxes

has been recovered. president obama had this to say about the crash. >> our teams are in close contact and we're working to confirm how many americans may have been on board. germany and spain are among our strongest allies in the world and our message to them is as their steadfast friend and ally america standing with them at this moment of sorrow. >> joining me now is tom costello and kitty higgins. tom, let me start with you. what do we know about the investigation this hour? >> it is in the absolutely earliest stages here. the french are very much in charge. the french investigative agency is one of the best in the world. they have a vested interest in finding out what happened as quickly as possible. they have one black box. we don't know if it is the cockpit voice or the flight data recorder. the search tonight has been

suspended because this is a very rocky and rugged area and night has now fallen. they'll reconvene and begin begin in the morning. there are two big questions. the first one is this plane descended in what appears to have been a programmed controlled descent from 35,000 feet down to impact. that is about 4,000 feet per minute. that's a rapid descent. it is not unusual or extreme, but pretty quick. what was happening that forced the crew we believe, to program in that descent? importantly, why did they not over that eight minute period of the descent, communicate with the controllers? normally when you are descending like that in an urgent situation, you would say to controllers, air traffic control, we have a problem. we're dealing with it but we're dropping. we're descending rapidly at a

minimum and then you would give more information. you want to first navigate and then communicate. why was there zero communication? secondly is it possible that there was some sort of an event at altitude that incapacitated the crew? is that why they were not communicating? was there a fire or smoke event or a cabin pressurization issue? you are at risk of hypoxia. it would be incumbent upon the crew to get their masks on as soon as possible. the problem with that if you don't get your oxygen mask on fast enough you can become almost double drunk.

it is very difficult to make coherent decisions. all of these are the questions that veteran investigators are asking right now, people who know this plane well and crash investigations well. they're wondering how do you have this series of events with a controlled descent, but zero communication. it's really a mystery. >> kitty, in terms of these questions that tom just mentioned, what would be the first things you would look for? >> i think we're fortunate. my understanding is they have not only found one black box, they have recovered it and it is the voice recorder and it is currently in the hands of the french investigative authorities and they are presumably reading it out. that will tell us a lot. obviously we still need the data recorder to see what was happening mechanically and through all the systems that recorder monitors.

there's two opposite things going on here. in my mind, the plane was descending on an autopilot and somebody set that, but there was no communication. why was that the case? hopefully the voice recorders will tell us something, but we still need other investigative information from the site to tell us more about exactly what happened. >> kitty, let me ask you about this plane in particular. it just had a maintenance check yesterday. what can you tell us about the safety record of this particular plane, the air bus 320? >> i think as we have heard from your folks and others it is a very safe plane. it's the workhorse. it's akin to the 737 that boeing produces, so it is very safe. it has a good track record. ironically, it's the same plane that is involved in the airasia flight and the french

investigative authorities are also leading that investigation with the indonesians and others. there may be a relationship there may not be. i think we need to assume that this plane, there may have been a catastrophic failure of some kind. the question is why did that happen and what does it tell us about the rest of the fleet. the fact that there was an inspection is routine. planes are normally inspected. there was a thorough inspection in 2013. again, the germans have a very good safety record. this plane has a very good safety record. >> tom, of course it is nightfall and the location of the crash. can you tell us what you expect tomorrow in term of the ongoing investigation? >> i think the priority is going to be to remove the victims' remains, gather them and remove them. you have anguished families who

can't bear the thought of their loved one or child being up there on that mountain overnight even though everybody knows they are deceased. they need to do that and at the same time they need to grab the other black box. the flight data recorder literally contains hundreds of data pieces, points i should say, parameters of data. the speed, how was the auto control system set, what were the pilot inputs what was the throttle looking like what was the exact scenario of the plane and how was it con figured as the plane desebdcended from 38,000 down to 6,000. you'll piece that together with the cockpit voice recorder. that's obviously going to contain the radio transmissions between the pilot and the tower, but we already have that. what the most important part of

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testing positive for the so-called breast cancer gene. she outlines her latest choice. quote, doctors i met agreed that surgery to remove my tubes and ovaries was the best option because on top of the bcra gene, three women from my family have died from cancer. it is not easy to make these decisions, but it is possible to take control and tackle any health issue. knowledge is power. joining me now is dr. natalie azar. i'm curious. angelina jolie said this wasn't based solely on genetics but what are the factors? >> angelina is saying yes, having the breast cancer gene risks your lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is not the whole

story. in her case it is her strong family history. family history happens to be the most significant risk factor for ovarian cancer. the gene mutation coupled with her family history, she's a significantly higher risk of developing the cancer. >> how common is the preventableive removal of ovaries? >> we don't know. there is some suggestion since she had her double mastectomy more women -- that having raised awareness might have prompted more women to do that. i think it's probably -- an oncologist would say they see it "x" number of times. each and every case is individual based on that woman's particular set of risk factors,

which includes reproductive health. women who have never had children or later pregnancy and use of oral contraceptives. there's a lot of things that go into the mix that would prompt one to make a decision to do or not to do this. >> talk about the risk associated with the removal of o varies variesy -- ovaries. >> we're talking about early menopause, which is a significant risk for ost yo per row sis. >> thank you so much. and that is all for us. "the ed show" is up next.

good evening americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. tonight, disaster in the french alps. >> our teams are in close contact and we're working to confirm how many americans may have been on board. later, republican spy games. >> frankly, i was a bit shocked. >> you don't need intelligence agencies and secret information to know this. also cruising for votes and money. and angelina jolie's difficult decision. >> revealing overnight she's had preventive surgery. investigators in france are battling tough conditions trying to determine what caused an air bus to crash in the french alps. a