with the latest on the investigation, mike cohen is in the philippines. mike? >> what we've seen here in the philippines is malaysian police searching the home of the pilot and co-pilot. they have found a flight simulator inside the home of the co-pilot as well as a history of him allowing people to go into the cockpit. pictures they found in his home, we're learn iing now tontd out malaysia monitored here, so hearing what the police are saying now is who ever took the plane did not know that the aircraft can give a ping every 30 minutes the aircraft is in the air. >> mike, let me ask you this. what significance do the malaysian authorities give to the fact that one of the pilots had a simulator in his home? >> well, that's not criminal. he is a pilot. he is a right to practice. either the pilot or co-pilot had anything to do with the aircraft at this point. they are also checking with passenger lists for anyone else who was on board, but what they believe now is two things. one, it was either personal via you know, an emotional problem of somebody on board or

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. >> mike cohen reporting from manila. live in l.a. with the american connection to the doomed malaysian aircraft. three u.s. citizens on board but the u.s. connection is broader than that, tell us. >> here is the issue with this. worry about what happens to u.s. passengers who travel through asia. we know the area it is happening in is important to the united states. south china sea and so worries about what could happen to anybody else is troubling in the region. that is what we hear in aviation circles in the moment. here in america concerns for the three that are aboard or were aboard the aircraft, whatever happened to it. on facebook a woman identifying herself as a former wife of a man who is listed on that plane, a man called philip wood from texas, 51 years old. this is what she posted on facebook in terms of how distressed the news is. dear news media philip wood was a wonderful man, although we were no longer married, he is still family. his sons and i just want peace and quiet right now. that's my statement. philip wood was

here with the latest in the investigation is fox news reporter mike cohen, who joins us from the philippines. mike? >> reporter: judge, right now authorities are looking at here they're looking at the pilots, looking at the crews, looking at passengers. anyone who has piloting experience or aircraft handling experience who were aboard the aircraft, that has -- as we know, the flight data pings from the aircraft, from the aircraft engines, and other things have shown either a location headed either north or south. that's the latest information they have. the criminal investigation has started as well as psychological evaluations with anyone on board. >> when you say anyone on board with piloting experience. obviously we know some people on board weren't who they said they were. we know that from the stolen passports. do we know if assuming people who they say that are. the rest of them -- are there any other pilots we know of who were on board? can you hear us, mike? >> reporter: yeah, okay. got you, judge. the signal is dropg out for a second. could you come again with that question? >> assu

let's find out what's going on in the region from mike cohen, who is joining us on skype from the philippines, what are the theories that are being discussed there today? what's the very latest and do you feel like the authorities are giving us everything they know? >> here in the philippines, i was able to go into the western command earlier yesterday and they basically let you see the map. they're very, very open about how they're helping and the united states as well. as you know, u.s. forces do rotate out of here. this is where some of the ships came from. u.s.'s blue ridge is pull not guilty tomorrow. so a lot of the assistance is coming from here. for the search that's taking place in the south china sea. now it shifted, you're gog see more indian ocean access from the fifth fleet taking part. >> when you looked at the map with those who involved in the search in the region, how desolate is the area that they are looking at or, as gregg and i were discussing and he discussed with our guest, jim walsh, were there not other countries that would have all of a sudden known that a plane had

here with the latest in the investigation is fox news reporter mike cohen, who joins us from the philippines. mike? >> reporter: judge, right now authorities are looking at here they're looking at the pilots, looking at the crews, looking at passengers. anyone who has piloting experience or aircraft handling experience who were aboard the aircraft, that has -- as we know, the flight data pings from the aircraft, from the aircraft engines, and other things have shown either a location headed either north or south. that's the latest information they have. the criminal investigation has started as well as psychological evaluations with anyone on board. >> when you say anyone on board with piloting experience. obviously we know some people on board weren't who they said they were. we know that from the stolen passports. do we know if assuming people who they say that are. the rest of them -- are there any other pilots we know of who were on board? can you hear us, mike? >> reporter: yeah, okay. got you, judge. the signal is dropg out for a second. could you come again with that question? >> assu

economy with mike stronger or a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure reports . welcome back with me for tonight's big picture robin robin carter martin ben cohen and here in new so let's get back to it today is the twentieth anniversary of the passage of the brady gun control bill during the reagan administration that bill named after former white house press secretary james brady ronald reagan's processor terry who was paralyzed during an assassination attempt on ronald reagan requires all licensed gun dealers to perform background checks on their quote customers so what's wrong with this reagan was for. the vast majority american people want this is the time to at least go back to the brady bill. anybody here's the thing going back to the brady bill i guess that's commendable but the one thing about it what would they have prevented so obviously the tragedy in newtown people. the tragedy in newtown. you know very tragic but it would not have been prevented with a background check because ok then let me get them let me go a step further ok i would suggest you know we the constitution says that in order to have a well regulated militia the rig