the ntsb did determine that.t found that the american airlines training program overemphasized the use of the rudder inputs. going a step further john cox said the rudder should never be used in wake tesh lens. -- turbulence. >> the best response would have been to let the airplane's natural stability work through it. the airplanes are naturally very stable. put control input into bringing the airplanes back towards wings-level and let it fly out and it will settle right down. >> american airlines told nbc news that it continues to be disappointed with the ntsb findings and believes that the design and rudder sensitivity were at fault. >> a decade after the crash the report stands as written. but in august 2010, the ntsb started reexamining similar incidents and urged agencies to take a closer look at the rudder design. >> pilots now understand you don't have to move the rudder that much as far as the pedals are concerned to create a large aerodynamic force. it is a power tool in helping the pilot in roll control

the ntsb also recommends airlines change their flight manuals. know not to ever reduce speed in such a scenario as in the case of flight 191. neither american airlines or mcdonnell-douglas admitted fault in this accident. but in april 1981, the two companies agreed to share the costs of settlements in for than 200 lawsuits that were filed. the terms of those settlements remain confidential. >> every accident and incident, because of its unique characteristics, we are going to learn something. we have to heed those lessons. we've got to heed those lessons and enhance aviation safety. we don't want those people to have died in vain. >>> coming up next, the cargo door where your luggage goes. imagine it opening in midair. our dramatic animations put you at the scene of another heart-stopping structural failure. >> i denied it. complete, absolute mental denial. this is not happening. >>> and a plane flying out of control crashes into a mountain. we'll take you deep inside this 747 to discover what went wrong. >> that would be a nightmare scenario for

with assistance by the ntsb. and the reason why the fbi is really in charge is because charges have been levied against this man. as a result of that, there are criminal actions that need to be investigated. so, the ntsb will provide as much support as they possibly can. >> you bring up the fact that this is sort of new territory. for the ntsb, also for the fbi, because in most of these cases, unfortunately we're dealing with them after a crash, where lives have been lost. how does that as a result change the stakes here and the potential outcome here? >> well, because it's a criminal case, the fbi will be doing a very thorough investigation. the reality of life is this is so unique, so unusual. pilots don't do this. we see 30,000 operations every day in the united states. landings and takeoffs, without incident, without accident, with tremendous professionalism. this was an extraordinary issue. and it's a learning moment, clearly, for the ntsb, the faa, the companies. we're going to understand a lot more about w

what is the ntsb's position on this? >> we have 35 states that have texting bans, nine states that require hands-free, the ntsb's made a recommendation to prohibit all of the texting and talking on the phone, hands- free. it's opportunity states to implement this and we don't have them that have the laws now to prohibit everything and in chapel hill, north carolina, the town couple passed a requirement to ban all of the devices handheld or hand-free. >> and it seems like a good plan, especially looking at images now and that are the results of horrible accidents and distracted driving. realistically, do you think with cell phone companies that it would be reality that you won't be allowed to use cell phones in your vehicle, you know, what do you think is the ultimate solution here? how do we -- and how do we prepare people and get the message out to people? >> what it's really about is putting the attention in the driver's seat. i think the norm and day's gone by was an attentive driver with an occasional distraction. wh

the ntsb hasn't released its final report on the cause of the crash, but kyle franklin says he believes something caused the engine to flood. once the plane is in trouble, he and amanda had precious little time to react. >> from the time that the engine developed a problem, until the time they were on the ground was a matter of five or six seconds. she was standing on the top wing when they crashed into the brush she was inside the front cockpit. >> they leveled out so that amanda could get back inside the cockpit. >> he had to get amanda back in the airplane before he actually could adjust his direction, otherwise she might have fallen off the wing. >> and then as he tried to make his way back into the open area, he didn't have enough altitude so he went down in the brush just across that -- across the runway. >> after the wreckage is cleared, the crash site provides clues as to what split-second decisions kyle made in an attempt to save his and amanda's lives. >> this is where the plane went down. and after looking at the site, it appears to me that he was trying to turn back towards

according to the ntsb report, the pilot, a family friend of scruggs, says he told scruggs to walk awayt's unclear whether she heard him over the roar of the engine. scruggs suffered critical injuries that have taken their toll. despite numerous hurdles she has made a remarkable recovery. tweeting pictures from a trip to steamboat springs, colorado, last month. such a fun weekend with family and friends, lauren tweeted. scruggs also uploaded this picture of herself with her twin brittany. the sisters both wearing sunglasses that hid from view lauren's prosthetic eye. the ntsb determined the pilot was not ultimately responsible for the accident though they say he should have shut down the engine sooner. the family said they don't blame him and neither the attorneys nor the scruggs family has commented on the terms of the settlement. savannah? >> all right, amy, thank you so much. >>> still to come, the best beauty bets to throw in your carry-on. coming up. hush little bunny don't say a word. we used to be enemies, but that's absurd. a nibble on your ear used to keep me up all night. now

the faa and ntsb are investigating the crash. >>> 4:37. not so bad, sal, as far as rain. i hear it will get worse. maybe the evening commute could be bad. >> yeah. if you mike the decision to take the car, you want to make sure you might be driving home in bad weather. right now it looks good. this is a look at the east shore freeway. interstate 80 still looking very nice and all the way out to the emery vail area it's -- emeryville area it's a nice drive. if you are driving westbound bay bridge this looks good. and if you are on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17 that is a nice drive. it is 4:38 let's go to rosemary. >>> goes to -- good morning, to you. green lighting up over the north bay. santa rosa started reporting light rain around 3:30 and 4:00. you can see the south bay generally dry. and the possibility of that on shore flow in your area. that is what we have been seeing over the last few days. drizzle may be flowing even though we are not detecting it here. now a little bit of drizzle at the very least. maybe light rain falling over your area. it's east up

thousands of miles a plastic pipe and they were notified in 1998 that this was a problem from the ntsb and have done nothing. i have legislation that will require them to do something in the future. >> we will be right back. >> as the rain tapers off, we find high seas and high surf advisory up through the day. use caution on the beaches. >> tomorrow, a sentencing date for the seven cisco sharapova made a plea bargain in his domestic violence case. >> the plea that i shall take on the charge does not inhibit me constitutionally from being share of >> the deal allows the sheriff to stay on the job but the mayor said he will announce his plans for the sheriff tomorrow. this has been a high-profile case from the restraining order to the video of the tearful wife with a bruised >> it has brought into play a lot of politics, domestic violence advocates are concerned about what they say is the sheriff's lack of remorse. the district attorney is also raising questions and questions are being raised about the plea deal. was it different because he is a politician or in law enforcement? that is

according to the ntsb, fewer lives would have been lost had passengers received adequate warning. of the 23 who don't make it, two are children. to this day, it's difficult for the pilot to come to terms with the loss of life. >> the story itself, not very difficult except if i let my mind wander to the people i lost, yeah. you know, the two kids i lost back then. >> the final ntsb report issued nearly a year later in march 1971 reveals a laundry list of all that went wrong that day. quote "the probable cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion." which resulted from continued unsuccessful attempts to land at st. martin until insufficient fuel remained to reach an alternate airport. other factors, reduced visibility, a condition not reported to the flight. >> i think the biggest thing was that they kept thinking that they would make it, and they kept doing the planning and realizing increasingly that they weren't going to. >> the airplane, after its second approach into st. martin was fuel critical. and to allow a jet to get into that fuel critical of a state is an error on the par

the in washington, the ntsb holds a forum on distraction drivers face behind the wheel and how different states have implemented distracted drivers rules. >>> a tomorrow coach of tiger woods releases his much-anticipated book, a tell-all that looks into hank haney's six years as being his swing coach. >>> and finally director quinton tarantino turns 49 years old today. happy birthday. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news" and finally here is a look at what's coming up later on the "today" show. in a "today" exclusive, christie brinkley opens up in a live interview about her bitter divorce battle and her return to broadway. >>> lionel richie will add a country twist to some of his greatest hits as he performs live in studio mitts from his new album tuskegee. >>> keep it here for more on news, weather and sports. i'm veronica

level of safety and security that the american people demand and require, and therefore, we have the ntsb that comes in and makes sure we get us that much further in having thee safest airline in the country. that's what this is about in terms of providing better and robust cybersecurity whether it's electric grid, banking system, or the telecommunication system among others. >> host: now, congressman, if you would, talk about current legislative action or proposals in the house and where you stand on them. >> guest: sure. well, there are a couple major bills that i'm supporting, one of which is the rogers bill. i sit on the house intelligence committee. chairman rogers of the intelligence committee along with myself and several others co-sponsored and authored legislation to provide for robust information as i described with the government and private entities, and that bill passed almost unanimously. i was proud to vote for it. i hope it comes to the floor soon. the other bill moving into the house is congressman lungren's bill in the homeland security committee that would basically set

safety and security that the american people demand and require, so, therefore, we have the faa and the ntsb that comes in and makes sure that we're getting us that much further to having the safest airlines in the country. that's what this is all about in terms of providing better, more robust cybersecurity, protecting particularly our critical infrastructure whether it's our electric grid, our banking system or our telecommunications system among others. >> host: now, congressman langevin, if you would, talk about current legislative action or proposals in the house and where you stand on them. >> guest: sure. well, um, there are a couple of major bills that i'm supporting, one of which is is rogers bill. i sit on the house intelligence committee, chairman rogers of the intelligence committee and ranking member ruinens burg sit on the committee to provide more information between the government and the private sector sharing threat information back and forth. that will has passed almost unanimously out of the house intelligence committee, i'm hoping that bill will be coming to floor soon.

the faa and the ntsb are now working to figure out what caused that engine to malfunction. >>> anti-domestic violence advocates want a sheriff removed from office in the wake of his domestic violence trial. he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment. the charge stems from a new year's eve incident, in which he was accused of bruising the arm of his wife. he has said he will not leave office. today, an anti-domestic violence coalition called on mayor ed lee to begin proceedings to remove the sheriff because residents have lost trust in him. >> this is not really what it's about, trust. it's not whether you can carry a gun. it's not whether -- how much money you can spend to keep yourself out of jail. it's about trust. >> sources inside city hall say it's the mayor's responsibility to approach the city attorney about removing the sheriff from office. he will be officially sentenced on monday. >>> well, coming up, cafeteria concerns. a change could be coming to schools around the country. and how one mother campaigned to get a controversial product out of school lunches. >>

ntsb and faa are involved in the investigation. >>> santa clara city council gave final an -- final approval loan increase. the mercury news reports councilmembers acting as stadium authority approved final documents for a bank loan of up to 950 million dollars, 100 million dollars more than the initial estimate. the deal requires the 9ers to day in santa clara at least 40 years following the expected opening of the new stadium in 2014. >>> today the first bay area coda dealership opens in santa clara. the first all-electric sedan rolled off the assembly line in benicia. the five-passenger car can travel up to 125 miles on a single charge it sells for about $30,000 but call nice for $10,000 in rebates. >>> apple has been the big star on wall street. the shares faultered yesterday. >> from a high spot. jane king at new york stock exchange now with more. >>> good morning. apple shares took a hit yesterday in spite of the fact that stocks overall were higher the company prepares to open selling ipads this morning they are on sale here in new york about an hour and a half ago with fans standing

airplane firefighters are still walking around the outside of the airplane no word on whether the faa or ntsb will be involved back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. >>> just a gorgeous day today, hopefully you got to enjoy it like some people in annapolis did today, it is not technically spring yet but these next few days may definitely confuse you a live lookout side, right now, oh, gorgeous, time to take the boat out bob. here is bob with more on these spring like temperatures. bob. >> just an amazing month amazing winter. really, unprecedented for most of us, take a look at radar, rain like showers breaking out across portions of western maryland not heavy at this point a few more also across portions of west virginia and possible late tonight, north and central maryland and baltimore, washington annapolis some of these showers will drift through the region, gain tomorrow a slight chance, way way above normal, take a look at temperatures now, drops a little bit, southeast breeze 68, 55 showers oakland, everybody else, well above normal, dc still at 71. so how crazy warm has it been bernade

california has some of the toughest rules in the country and state officials among those testifying at a ntsb hearing on the effects of those laws. it would like to see a complete ban on drivers using their cell phones. they said yesterday chapel hill instruct of north carolina became the first to do so. >> if you have a -- all the connection that let you talk wirelessly, you can't use it. >>> when found to have precancer conditions women can still benefit from the hpv vaccine. that's the word from the british medical journal while it didn't reduce the progression it did cut down on related diseases by 40%. >> a new study out of australia said people over 45 who spend 11 hours or more a day sitting were 40% more likely to die in the next three years. those who depth didn't exercise had double the risk. they said sitting also leads to obesity, diabetes and cancer. > mega mill for alive and well. who has the next winning ticket? we will find out. >> here in just ten, using the storm tracker to pick up heavy rain right now during the afternoon drive. ly show you when it'll stop. look at the long

. >> reporter: the ntsb blamed this 2009 crash in new york that killed 50 on pilot error from fatigue week fined colgin air for violating reglation. because of that crash, the faa has regulated new rules on the cockpit crew. but those rules don't go into effect for another year and half. >> i think the rules are well overdue. they probably should have gone in effect 10, 15, 20 years ago. >> when it comes to sleep loss and fatigue we know that those kill, injure and cause billions of the dollars. >> reporter: mark rosken spoke in san jose today. he said 49 people died in this 2006 crash because the pilot, co-pilot and controller were all sleep deprived. a pilot study revealed the hours between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. were the most dangerous. >> one out of six truck drivers, one out of six train engineers say they've almost had an accident because of being sleep deprived. >> reporter: and re searchers say look in the sky in the morning to get your body used to this new schedule. >>> the fda is considering waving some prescription requirements in the hopes that better access to certain m

the faa and ntsb will both investigate what went wrong. the engine problems. >>> on university of california campuses across the state something surprising is happening. despite cuts and layoffs tuition hike and fee increases they are building like crazy. capitol correspondent annette has the story. >>reporter: despite multiple tuition hike over the years and fewer slots for students, california watch investigation found the university of california system has anyone billion dollars worth of construction project under way at 10 campus and 5 medical centers. uc san francisco alone is spending 2 billion dollars. and the merced campus is going gang busters with a new science engineering building activities and athletic center and housing. >> it makes me wonder if they can figure out how to do that, why can't they figure out how to reduce tuition and get more funning to expanding enrollmen enrollment. >>reporter: cal state system has 161 million dollars in projects. but financing for new buildings is complicated. the development phase takes as

the faa and the ntsb are both investigating that incident. >> 5:06. santa clara cutting last minute deals to make sure construction for the new 49ers stadium gets started as soon as possible. the stadium authority meeting to approve a $950 million bank hoon and parking agreement with the 49ers. that could be issued as soon as next week. a non-relocation agreement was also signed, locking the niners into santa clara until 2054 a 40-year deal. a lease was also signed for the training facility and the headquarters. >> a pop you har summer attraction in the tri-valley area has a chance. last night an east bay park district committee over ruled plans to close a water slide. the slide is at the shadow cliff rec area. operators say they can't afford the $6 million needed for safety upgrades. the committee plans to ask private companies to foot the bill. >> palo alto's emergency communication center on the move. starting today the dispatch center will be relocated to a mobile center. the relocation will last four days while they retrofit the main office. one

. >> reporter: i know tony and allison we probably know people who have done it, the ntsb was talking about this yesterday how big of a problem this is, demonstrating how much damage you can do even for just 2 seconds. with me to explain more is captain thomas with montgomery police department. you of course know just as well as anybody out there, how much of a problem, this is. how big has it gotten over the years. >> much worse over the years, it is now the leading cause of crash and it is because people don't have enough time to react and stop, because they are otherwise looking at -- talking on their cell phones talking to passengers, normal distraction in the past are only compounded by now the fact that we have all the technology we are using. >> mm-hmm now, give me an idea, i mean you have really seen over the years, it used to be just the radio or maybe you are eating in your car or whatever, how much have you seen it increase. >> much so, as i said it is now the leading cause used to be speeding now distracted driving that is the top cause what happens is when you are talking

the faa and ntsb are investigating the crash. >>> in france three french soldiers were shot in a busyown center in the south western part of the country by a man on a scooter. two of the soldiers all in uniform were killed instantly. the third in critical condition. now the gunman was able to escape on the scooter on sunday another french soldier was shot and killed also by a gunman on a scooter. >>> the attorney for the iraq war veteran plans to file a claim against the city of oakland today. 24-year-old veteran scott olson showed ktvu news the hat he was wearing when he suffered a serious head injury during the demonstration last october. originally he was hit by a tear gas canister but recent tests on the hat show it was a bean bag fired by an oakland police officer. >> so the bean bag shot indicates whoever fired it intended to hit scott. that puts a very different light on things. >> we want people to know what happened and why it happened. so i think a lot of the questions that are out there will eventually have answers. but they just can't be today. >> olson's attorney is expec

. >> according to the ntsb, they were improperly secured for shipping. >> they were improperly securedwas apparently shoddy workmanship. >> what causes the fire? a disturbance like a bump on the run way makes the spring loaded levels hit the tiny charge on the caps. this impact creates a small explosion and starts a reaction inside the canisters. oxygen is generated and released into the hold. the reaction also produces heat with temperatures of up to 500 degrees fahrenheit. the combination of heat and pure oxygen creates a voracious fire. inside the hold, the pure oxygen allows the fire to burn through the liner and up into the cabin, melting the floor beams under the passenger's feet. >> they discovered that it had pretty much burnt up into the sky. >> there was a series of communications breakdowns. a lot of safety changes came about as a result. there's an absolute prohibition of shipping oxygen generators by air. there is now the ability to detect a fire. >> state and federal charges are brought against valujet's maintenance contractor sabretech. they plead no contest to one state

a former ntsb chairman said the incident may mean more scrutiny of pilot screening. >> there are questions that need to be answered. how do we better screen these people to make sure that they are fit to fly which not only includes a good heart, good blood pressure, but a good healthy psychological profile as well. >> now what caused this captain's erratic behavior is not known. friends say osbon's outburst is really out of character. investigators are seeking to subpoena medical and prescription drug records. they're also retracing osbon's steps from what he ate to what he said, how he slept, all in the days before this midair meltdown. >>> a 29-year-old faces federal charges after police say he tried to carry a plastic bottle full of explosives onto a plane in philadelphia. that flight was bound for san francisco. authorities say they discovered the bottle containing explosive powder and three m-80 type fireworks. in joseph piccolo's backpack at a check point. a federal background check revealed no initial ties to terrorism and the man reportedly told police he has a professional interes

right now the ntsb has them. they're downloading the data.igation. so they may not get the full picture of what happened, say, shortly after takeoff, but they'll sort of be able to back time from the emergency landing about two hours back into it. so they should be able to hear some of the things that we heard in the affidavit in that criminal complaint talking about we're not going to vegas, talking about sin, essentially that sermon that the first officer categorized captain osbon as making in the cockpit. >> we talked about a commercial airline pilot last night that said on these mental health screenings it relies on pilots being honest and a lot of them aren't because they feel they would be discriminated against. you talked to a pilot who admitted to being depressed and i wanted to play a quick clip of that. >> pilots are people too. we're human like everyone else. you take someone who's flying a 747 with hundreds of people on board. huge responsibility. the general public looks at that person like, oh, he needs to be a superman. he can'

the ntsb is holding its forum at l'enfante plaza. >> still watching 395 northbound for you. it looks like your two right lanes are taking away because of bridge work. your travel speed, you're under speed at about 41 miles per hour. taking 16 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. now traveling route 50, this is a live look at davisonville road. no issues east or west on 50. westbound to the beltway, 63 miles per hour to make the trip. no accidents at all. back to you. >>> new research claims weight loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure type ii diabetes. doctors at the cleveland clinic put 150 patients with severe, out of control diabetes in three groups. a third of the patients got the best drug therapies. a third got gastric banding surgery and a third got the surgical bypass operation. both types of surgery helped. but those who had the bypass were able to stop taking diabetes medications altogether. >> it's pretty amazing, many of our patients, within even hours of the operation, their blood sugar becomes normal. so even before they've lost any w

the ntsb is having a difficult time in getting a tow trucks to get to the scene of the accident.is jammed, solid all the way from highway 92. >>james: the lake tahoe/0 forecast is showing snowfall. this is a live look at heavenly. plenty of snowfall on the ground. let me walk you through the forecast. from the sensor maps taking a look at the sierras. you can see the roads are fairly clear. snowfall, however on the shoulders. snow cast is forecasted for today, tomorrow. tomorrow could be by 11:00 a.m. as the transitions into rainfall. you can see highs in the 50s. there is a system that is pushing through for this weekend. rain/snowfall possible but more details on that as we go closer towards the weekend. keep it here. your lake tahoe forecast, coming up. >> mark:a quiet trading day. >>darya: 8:27 we will be right back in a few moments. let us take a live look. the james lick is quiet with no traffic. it is a greay star >> welcome back we are looking at seirra lamar she has been missing since friday morning at 6:00 a.m. expected to be missing. she was walking from her home in a

mark rosenker, former chairman of the ntsb says the jetblue incident may call for a new look at pilotdoes this incident signal? is it a tipping point? >> there are questions that need to be answered. how do we better screen these people to make sure that they are fit to fly, which not only includes a good heart, good blood pressure, but a good, healthy psychological profile as well. >> jetblue 191 we have to go into amarillo. >> reporter: but in the jetblue case, many agree, the co-pilot's careful plan to have any confrontation unfold outside the cockpit may have saved lives. how do you characterize the strategy of the co-pilot? >> he did a brilliant job, in my judgment. got him off that flight deck, shut that door, got his other pilot in the flight deck with him so they could take care of this airplane and divert it to amarillo. >> john, why did they go forward with these charges if there is a medical explanation? >> you know, that was a subject of great debate. if you have someone under mental dur es are you going to charge them criminally? but yesterday between the agents in amaril

the feeling is they can use this debris field and they can actually do it almost like an ntsb investigationf a plane crash on land and find out how it broke aparting with how it went down and if it had a fatal flaw. if you move to the stern of the titanic. the stern is broken up and look at degree. they don't think sit just sank, broke apart and fell. they believe the stern rotated like a helicopter blade all the way to the bottom and that's why the debris is strewn so far about. and they believe this might give them some keys as to exactly what happened. 100 years ago is the anniversary april 15. the history channel is going to have a two-hour documentary on this. they say some of their findings are jaw dropping. if the images are any indication that appears to be true. alisyn: it's eerie to look at those images. alisyn: there is new information that iran is being less than honest about their nuclear program. former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton is here to weigh in. a dramatic survival story. a woman missing for almost a month but found alive in the wilderness along wi

transportation safety board's final report from the bluffton motor coach accident echoed recommendations the ntsb had had been urgeing for years. for nearly five years i've worked with senator hutchison whose state has seen its share of tranlic accidents to put -- tragic accidents to put those recommendations into law. we're fighting to make motor coaches safer for the millions of passengers who ride them every day. and today because of the betts family and other courageous families and activists we're taking a step in the right direction. in the 1110th and 111th and now 112th congress senator hutchtonson and i have introduced the act which includes many of those most-wanted safety improchts. the bill would address many of the shortfalls from the bluffton accident. it would mean better protection for occupants, it would mean -- improve safety equipment and devices and the need for on-board recorders with the ability to collect crash data. the safety measures are neither exotic or complicated p. mayor commonsense that have been in many cases are widely used but since they're not required by law th

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