and people living in ukraine's southeast should be respected. economic ties should be restored. it is a fact that much of ukraine's power industry burns donbass coal, but up until now they aren't buying this coal. we were asked to influence ukraine's southeast, donbass, to make the miners agree to supply coal. we did that, but they are not buying it. why? because they've closed all the banks and are unable to make payments. our colleagues told me yesterday: we are ready to pay and have transferred a prepayment. i've made inquiries and found that there is no prepayment. they allegedly wired the money to the miners' bank cards, but the cards are not working! and this is how it is with each issue. nevertheless, there is no other way but a peace settlement. as far as the minsk agreements are concerned, it's a very important part of this, and we want them to be complied with because, first, the initiative for the minsk meeting came from me and from petro poroshenko. i have no doubt that he is striving for this. but he is not the only one over there. we have been hearing statements fro

move towards supplying military pressure and could either intensify activity with the rebels in southeast ukraineerhaps extending military support for other areas on ukraine's southern borders and as your previous analyst said it could extend to a wider conventional war and more outright invasion by russia on certain parts of ukraine. >> good for your views and thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> still to come on the program, trying to blast away a week of bad news, russia putin oversees a successful rocket launch. first, a fashioning festive cheer from scrap and we will meet the artist cashing in on christmas. ♪ >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. ♪ hello and reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, more than a dozen children have been killed in a series of government air strikes in syria. activists say the jet struck schools and north rebel-held areas outs

terms of the bases in crimea, in terms of the military industrial complex and supply chain in southeast ukraine. having said that ukraine is a sovereign state and the russians have effectively invaded it. over the last several months you've seen 80% of the american and european efforts looking at punishing the russians. if you ask me those percentages are exactly backwards. you should have been focused much more on what you can do to help kiev and we are fighting the russians to the every last ukrainian. good i'm going to get in trouble by someone for saying this but if you had a strong acceptable government in syria and iraq, you wouldn't have russia doing what it's doing now. if ukraine was a stronger more organized better run economy you wouldn't have had this or would you have? >> not clear to me. you could at least have a pathway for the rest of ukraine to eventually being democratic, engaged in the european union even over time potentially joining nato. >> when you compare ukraine the all those other countries, compared to a lot of these ex soviet have done better than ukraine has. >> ukr

ukraine. russians are very sympathetic with the plight of people in southeast and ukraine. when putin promised he would not allow the same development in russia, that strikes a chord with his listeners. >> it's good to talk with you. thank you. >>> syrian president bashar al-assad has told a news magazine that we are running the ground battle against isil, and we have noticed to change. especially with turkey providing direct support. he also said that a captain does not think about death or life. he thinks about saving his ship. if he thinks about sinking, h he will not come out alive. >> you know t captain, my captain, of course, has found someone to talk to, and it's very natural after all the stylistic fashion magazine, maybe because his wife has connections to that magazine. >> they have a soft spot for france, that is for sure. he had something to say. and that is the following: turkey is to blame, and turkey needs stop supporting terrorism. two, and this is fascinating. he said the 1,000 airstrikes are not helpful. syria changed it's institutio constitution for the y

people living in ukraine's southeast should be respected. economic ties should be restored. t is a fact that much of ukraine's power industry burns donbass coal. we were asked to influence ukraine's southeast, donbass, to make the miners agree to supply coal. but they are not buying it. because they've closed all the banks and are unable to make payments. our colleagues told me yesterday we are ready to pay and have transferred a prepayment. they allegedly wired the money to the miners' bank cards, but the cards are not working, and this is how it is with each issue. there is no other way but a peaceful settlement. as far as the minsk agreements are concerned, it's a very important part of this, and we want them to be complied with the minsk meeting came from me and from petro poroshenko. i have no doubt that he is striving for this. but he is not the only one over there. we have been hearing statements from other officials, who advocate basically a war to the end. that all of this is likely to lead to a continental crisis. we hear many statements. president poroshenko is ori

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ukraine's electricity, but one of those reactors is currently off-line. the incident reportedly occurred last friday. the massive energy facility sits 570 kilometers southeast of the capital. it has been producing electricity for the past 30 years. ukraine's prime minister has ordered an immediate inquiry into the accident. >> what i know is that an accident has occurred at the nuclear plant. what i want to know is what steps are necessary to restore normal energy supply to the whole of ukraine and how long it will take. >> the newly appointed energy minister has assured the public that there is no danger. >> i repeat one more time -- there is no danger. the accident happened at the third block of the plant. that section is responsible for transmitting electricity, not producing it. >> electricity shortages have been reported in cities near the plant. the operator says it hopes to get energy supply back to normal by the end of the week. in 1986, ukraine was the scene of the worst nuclear accident in history -- an explosion at its chernobyl plant released radiation across large parts of europe, but there have been no reports of increased radioactivity in the

not the militia of the those are the ukrainian army who moved there shelling system to the southeast of ukraine. let me explain what the problem is and how we can find a way out of the situation. the problem is that after the coup d'État, no matter what you said about it, it was definitely a coup d'État that happened in kiev. overthrow.rceful instead of starting a political dialogue, the new authorities when it didn't-- work out, they sent the army. that didn't work out either, and they started to apply other methods. blockample, the economic and the cutting off of economic ties. this is unacceptable for the , they are ready to participate as mediators and we hope we can start a political dialogue and use political means to restore the space. let us continue. >> vistaprint and, what is going on in our economy -- mr. putin. this is how we have to pay -- to preserve our nation, to maintain our state. offering the question of your colleague, i mention that after the berlin wall fell, and i already mentioned that we but what we open, saw was that they directly supported terrorist in the caucus. i'm

ukraine. it is located about 300 miles southeast of kiev, the capital of ukraine.heger damage is not significant and there is no threat to the reactors. it's also not in an area where ukrainian troops are fighting pro-russian rebels. what's one more sign that russia may be heading into recession. russia survey and that's service index fell to its lowest reading in five years. service index fell to its lowest reading in five years. the rulers in the midst of its biggest fall against the dollar and 16 years. -- the ruble is in its biggest fall against the dollar in 16 years. meanwhile, president obama is calling on congress to approve a $6.2 billion emergency approval for treatment of ebola. that you have done has continued even as the cameras have gone elsewhere. becauseurgency remains if we are going to actually solve this problem for ourselves, we have to solve it in west africa as well. >> u.s. personnel are in west training and treating health workers. almost 6000 people have died from the recent outbreak of ebola in west africa. >> the dow jones industrial aver

ukraine. also based in southeast asia and kuala lumpur.me of the stake holders, including tony fernandes, ceo of airasia. he put out a couple of statements via twitter. my heart is filled with sadness for all those involved in qz-8501. words cannot express how sorry i am. he also said i am rushing to surabaya. whatever we can do at airasia, we will be doing. we certainly hope that includes continued support for the families during this difficult time. the coming hours and days are going to be excruciatingly difficult for the families who came to surabaya and have been waiting near the airport and waiting in hotels hoping that there would be good news. perhaps the plane went down on land and possible survivors. now, these people are going to have to identify their parents and children and they will need a lot of support in the days ahead. it's a horrible situation. >> difficult days ahead. will ripley thanks so much. >> we are continuing to follow the latest on airasia flight 8501 all morning long. investigators are 95% certain what you see

ukraine. torrential rain and flood ago cross southeast asia has killed at least 18 people.00 have been displace third degree malaysia in some of the worst flood goes there in decades. an alleged key planner of the attack on the school in pakistan has been killed. he was killed on thursday night. >>> in egypt two gunman shot and killed a policeman. egypt's state news exactly says the two officers were guarding a bank. the two attackers escaped on a motorcycle. >>> meanwhile, protesters rallied in the streets of cairo against the government of precedents el-sisi. protests also reported in other egyptian province on his friday. demonstrators are calling on the government to release political prisoners. >>> and al jazerra continues to call for the release of our three journalists who have now been in prison in egypt for 364 days, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed were falsely accused and convicted of helping the out loud muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> in bahrain, thousands of anti-government protesters have been rally on the gr

. >>> a technical fault of europe's largest power plant in ukraine has caused power cuts in parts of the southeastnd crimea. the prime minister insists that the accident at the reactor poses no danger to anyone. the plant's prater says a short-circuit caused the drop in electricity production. environmental groups have previously noised their concerns of the vulnerability of the reactor during the conflict. and in ukraine he situation is getting desperate for many as fighting continues. nearly 350 patients have been left isolated at a hospital not far from rebel-held city luhansk in this the east of ukraine. the your logical hospital has run out of medication, there's no heating, and many fighting to survive. >> translator: it's really cold at night. we sleep in our clothes, because there's no heating. >>> sweden's coalition looks set to lose an important road lesson two months after taking office. if that happens, the prime minister says he will resign. jonah hull sent us this update from stockholm. >> reporter: this is a country really in a state of profound political crisis at the moment. in th

southeast asia. a malaysian flight disappeared in march and hasn't been found. another flight was shot down over ukraine in july. craig boswell cbs news, washington. >> air asia flight 8501 was traveling from indonesia to singapore when it vanished from radar sunday morning. 155 passengers and 7 crew members were on board. >>> new at noon, we are getting a first look at the suspects who led police on that wild chase across three counties here in the bay area. 30-year-old andrew rojas, 53- year-old rudy martinez are accused of stealing a "chronicle" delivery truck yesterday. police say rojas was the driver. the truck hijacked in san francisco. the suspects allegedly then headed south. at one point they rammed a police car. they then crossed san mateo bridge, went to san leandro, and then ended up in chabot park before finally being arrested. >>> still no arrests in a double shooting in berkeley that left a man dead. the shooting happened on san pablo avenue near hearst avenue before 10:00. no word on her condition. the road was closed for hours. >>> a new report says the number of police officers killed

. >>> a technical failure at europe's largest nuclear power cut in ukraine has caused power cuts in parts of the southeast the region # of crimea. the prime minister insists the accident poses no danger. environmental groups have previously voiced their concerns over the vulnerability of the reactor during the conflict. >>> well, in the east of ukraine, the situation is getting desperate for many as winter arrives and the fighting continues between the military and pro-russia rebels. nearly 350 patients have been left isolated at a hospital not far from the rebel-held cities luhan luhansk? eastern ukraine. they have run out of medication and heating. >> translator: it's really cold at night. we sleep in our clothes because there's no heating, electricity or water either. >>> the u.s. supreme court is considering wlonth to limit or expand job protection for pregnant women. it is to hear a case involving one of the biggest currier companies in the world, ups. >> reporter: in 2006 when peggy young became pregnant, she asked her employer for help. as a delivery driver she had to lift packages as heavy as 31 k

flight was shot down over rebel held territory in ukraine. 298 passengers and crew members were killed. now what has become a familiar scene in southeast asia as loved ones wait for word on what happened to another jetliner that ran into trouble in the sky. >> reporter: as we know from mh370 they have the black boxes and pings if they need them. this is 24 hours into the search. right now they're looking for debris on the water and on land. there are a number of highly vegetative islands in that area. >> more of what investigators and searchers are focussing on air safety director with the ntsb and veteran pilot. greg if this pilot was trying to avoid storm cells, what would have happened if the plane had flew into one any way? what's the worst case? >> with these thunderstorms, the big issue is vertical a up and down drafts and content. the hail rain lightning. all those combine to create a situation for pilots whether it compromises the structural integrity of the airplane or comp miedsromises the pilot's ability to control the airplane. it could render a high speed dive into ocean or over land. >> air france 447 in 2009 that disappe

southeast asia. a malaysia flight has disappeared in march and has not been found. another malaysia flight was shot down over ukraine in july. craig boswell, cbs news. >> nearly all of them frequent visit to singapore particularly during the holidays. >>> another airasia plane ran in to some trouble today. a flight from the international airport in the philippines overshot the runway and made a hard landing this morning. then it got stuck in the mud. the 159 passengers and crew were forced to use the evacuation flights to get off the jets, but there were no reports of any injuries. >>> in the meantime everyone is finally off that stranded italian ferry that caught fire off the coast of greece. at least 10 people are dead in this. but there are discrepancies between the number of rescued and the original passenger list. so crews are now back at the scene searching for more possible victims. the cause of the fire is still not known at this point. >> the officers from around the region. and they are paying respects to one of their own. and the funeral services are underway right now. they have come together. >> as expe

southeast asia. airasia is malaysia-based. all our viewers remember that it was malaysia airlines plane shot down over ukraine in july. and it's a malaysia airlines plane, again a different airline but based in malaysia plane that went missing disappeared over the south indian sea back in march. still no trace of that. of course the rescuers, the inspectors, the teams both on the sea and on the air are hoping that they can nail this down. hopefully a lot quicker. back to you. >> unfortunately more unfortunate images of grieving families. greg pal court, thank you so much. >> joining me for more, seth kaplan, managing partner at airline weekly. seth, what is your most prominent question about the disappearance of this flight? >> yeah, well, something seems to have happened very quickly. a lot of times when you have an incident like this it is really confluence of several different things. bad weather won't usually bring down a flight by itself is. even a bad decision bit crew or some minor mechanic cal problem won't do it. but sometimes when they happen together, if we think back to air france 447 for example five year

southeast asia. the loss of the air asia plane follows the still unsolved disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370 in march and the downs of malaysia airlines flight 17 in july over ukraine. sara's boyfriend phillip was on board flight 370. and she says she knows exactly what the families in indonesia are going through. >> it's the same thing that we went through. the only real differences here is that they've had a couple of answers within a few days period of time. where as we are just kind of still in the state of limbo. >> reporter: watching the search unfold on television, she says the families there have something we may never get. >> we need closure. until we get some sort of proof, we must continue to hope. it's the only choice. >> reporter: it will be some time before we have all the answers to the air asia crash. after the black boxes and the fuselage are recovered. investigators will need to piece it all together. >> they'll bring in barges things that can pull up big pieces of metal. cranes that will pull up that wreckage and begin to lay it out in a pattern as it sits in the bottom of the ocean. >> reporter: but that process may take years, as it did in 1996

southeast asia. still unclaimed disappearance of 370 in march with 239 people on board and malaysia airline flight 17 that crashed over ukraine in july killing all 298 people on board. officials stress that they are still searching for answer about what could have happened. the plane's pilot is said to have thousands of hours of experience. chris and dawn? >> okay. >> thanks, jenny. >>> a group of 49 people arriving at an italian port exhausted and cold. but safe this morning. after they were rescued from a greek ferry that caught on fire, on sunday. so about a 150 other remained trapped on the smoke filled vessel in frigid temperatures and rought seas. not a good situation at all. authorities say one man has died and at least two others injured, during the the rescue operations. among those that have reached land, some are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. >>> meantime a pregnant mother and her two children are air lifted to safety from that burning ferry. they were transferred to an italian hospital to be treated for hypotheria. thankfully doctors say the mother and her children are all doing well this morning. >

taken place in the east of ukraine is definitely -- of operation, but it is organized by the ukrainian authorities and not by anybody else. this were not the militia of the southeast who send their military units to give, but those were the ukrainian army who move their system and their talent system to the south of ukraine. let's talk about what the problem is and how we can find a way out of the situation. the problem is after the coup d'etat and no matter what you say about it, it was definitely a coup d'etat that happened in kiev. it was a -- instead of starting a political dialogue. the new authority started to use the law enforcement agency and when it didn't work out, they sent the army. when it didn't work out, either, they started to apply other methods. for example, the economic blockage. and the economic crisis and the cutting off of the economic price with the saudis. i suppose that it is unacceptable for the ukrainian nations. we are ready to participate in the process as mediators and intermediaries and we hope that you'll be able to start an inclusive political dialogue and to restore the united political space. let us continue. channel 1, please. >

air travel incidents in southeast asia malaysia airlines flight 370 went missing in march with 239 people on board n july malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down over ukraine killing all 298 passengers and crew so again, the latest in the search for air asia flight 8501 routers reporting as many as 40 bodies recovered from indonesia waters. we are awaiting an update from officials, chris and dawn. >> a young woman is dead three others hospitalized and police say it may be all as a result of alcohol and speed. >> lets get to sabina kuriakose live at the scene with the very latest on this sabina, good morning. >> reporter: this is a horrific crash with some gruesome injuries and here's what police believe, happened. they believe that the car a 2013 silver ford was coming down the off ramp here near roberts avenue just off north bound on the boulevard. it was coming down because it was going so fast and then careened into that telephone pole where there is police tape and cones and that powe phone pole in half... video from the the scene. >> they found a 2013 ford that had taken the exit, roberts street exit struck a telephone pole, and breaking it and then r

southeast asia. malaysian airlines flight 370 disappears in march with 239 people on board, still hasn't been found. in july malaysian airlines flight 17 was shot down over ukraine, killing 300 people. now airasia, which is also based in malaysia. back to you. >>> new details in a deadly double shooting in the district. police ideyied the victims as a father and son. they found preston johnson sr. and his son preston johnson jr. during their routine patrol last night. both hug shot a short distance from united medical center. in just a few moments police will provide an up date on their investigation. we'll have more on news 4 at 5:00. >>> right now first at 4:00 the washington monument is open again. the national park service had to shut it down for a short time because of a leak above the screening area. that affected the x-ray machine and could have compromised security. it's still not clear where the leak generated. two weeks ago an elevator outage forced crews to close the monument for an entire day. >>> first at 4:00 police want been to be careful when you answer the phone. montgomery county police tell us there's been a rise in phone scams within the past

involving a southeast asia airline in addition to this one and the one just mentioned about the malaysia airlines, of course the malaysia airlines jet shot down over rebel-controlled eastern ukraine. up to this point and notwithstanding those three now perhaps incidents, this had been a fairly good year in terms of plane crashes, worldwide only 526 dead in 2014, that's the ninth lowest total since 1945. we have one more report that is unconfirmed but i do want to bring it to your attention. the indonesia web site that is a publication in indonesia is reporting the plane has crashed, citing local officials off an island in the java sea, they say the plane has crashed but that is an unconfirmed report. that is what we know about this disappeared airline at this hour. we will continue to keep you updated on this developing story throughout the night. we'll break in as we need to. now back to an "on the record" special already in progress. >> at the end of his message, he got up to leave like he did the night before and when he got to the aisle, he remembered that promise he had made to god when he was floating for 47 days in the pacific, being shot at by japanese air plains, surroun

southeast a shaw this year. want to remind you that flight 370 disappeared with 239 people on board. that remains a mystery. malaysia air flight 17 was tragically shot or eastern ukraine. all 290 people on board were killed. but in terms of what is happening right now, what we are giving you right now is the air asia 8501. she is an aviation security analyst and they have been discussing it and talking about what is ging on. what is going on. the sadness and reality is that the families will get some -- i don't know if it is relief, but they will know what happened. the sad reality is that their loved ones are gone. and now the airlines and those on the ground must be able to try to console them. what do the airlines have to do to help them move on from this tragedy? with us on the phone is kyle bailey who just joined us. kyle is an aviation analyst. kyle normally air experts are better able to talk about what happens with the plane, what happens with the pilot, what happens with air traffic control, what happens with the families? >> it is a very delicate situation. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> as we saw with the way the situation was hamed by the airline

southeast asian planes. the search for mh370 it ended without ever finding that missing jet. 239 people were on that flight when it vanished in march over the indian ocean. in july soldiers in ukraine shot down malaysian airlines flight 817. 298 people died there. >>> your time is 5:34. happening today both bay area nfl teams are searching for new head coaches. ktvu alex savidge is live in santa clara where 49ers manager about is about to talk about tear ever -- but this morning head coach jim harbaugh is gone. according to a statement put out late yesterday, the 49ers organization and harbaugh agreed to part ways. harbaugh he went out a winner. the 49ers beat the cardinals. after the victory the players on the sideline gave the coach a gatorade bath to honor him. during his four seasons here he come biled a record of 49-22-1. even though he still had a year left on his five-year contract, the time just seemed right for harbaugh and the team to go their separate ways. >> i feel great about what we accomplished. i feel great about the friendships that were made, the relationships that were made. >> he's done numerous things for me. not only as a quarterback but as a person. i think

southeast asian airlines. the search for flight mh370 ended without finding that jet. 239 people were on that flight when it vanished in march over the indian ocean. and then in july soldiers in ukraine shot down malaysian airlines flight 817. >>> time 16:04. both bay area nfl teams are searching for new head coaches. alex savidge is live this morning in santa clara and the 49ers management alex they will hold a news conference this afternoon. >> yes, good morning to you. this is the end of the jim harbaugh era. despite leading the team to three nfc title games and super bowl harbaugh is out the door. the 49ers and harbaugh mutually i.eed to part ways after a mediocre 8-8 season. harbaugh though he went out a winner yesterday. and after that victory, players on the field gave harbaugh a gatorade bath. he compiled an over all record of 49, 22, and 1 and he still had one year left on his five- year deal but for harbaugh and the 49ers, the time just seemed right for them both to go their separate ways. >> greatest time of my life. and a lot of great memories. great moments. it has been a tremendous four years. >> a lot of us have been with coach harbaugh since he has been here. the play

ukraine, it just as easily could have been a singaporean airline that was five miles flying in front of it. these were just terrible coincidences. >> now, the disappearance of the airasia flight comes as southeastrible monsoons. malaysia has been particularly bad hit with epic flooding. at least ten people killed and more than 160,000 people forced from their homes. so 2014 has not just been bad in the skies, jake. malaysia has been severely tested this year. >> elise labott, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> the mystery and geography have led to easy comparisons between the disappearances of the airasia flight and malaysian airlines flight 370 from earlier this year there are also some distinct differences. for starters the search area for flight 370 was much deeper in the southern indian ocean compared to the more shallow and heavily trafficked java sea. then there are the sizes of the search areas, for flight 370, it was about the size of west virginia ultimately. for airasia, at least right now, it's about the size of west virginia and south carolina combined. of course, it is early in that search. and then there are the circumstances under which both planes went down, such as the weath

incident in southeast asia this year and unexplain disappearance of malaysia airline flight 370 in march with 239 people on board and malaysia airline flight 17 shot down and crash over ukraine in july, killing all 298 people on board. officials stress they are still searching for answer about what could have happened in this situation. the pilot is said to have thousands of hours of experience. >> mike and alex. >> stay on it for us please. 8:06. >> simply go to my fox philly.com. >>> high school basketball team in callus late toes make headlines after being banned from a tournament for processing police killings by wearing i cannot breathe t-shirts. >> they canceled the whole thing. >> varsity team, first wore shirts like these, that kobe bryant is wearing as a warm up in a game back on december 16th. then they were informed that the boys and girls teams were not be allowed to participate in a three day tournament, they were willing to have, if they wore the shirts again. well the boys team was reinstated after all but one agreed not to wear the shirt. but the girls teams plans to rally outside the tournament because they wanted to continue to wear those shirts. >>> you ma

southeast asia in march. >> it could be sitting in very deep water. >> four months later, the airline lost another plane when what are believed to be a russian separatist brought down a plane over ukraine, one town in washington state virtually wiped off the map by a mudslide. and scandals with the biggest names. comic bill cosby came under fire with more than 20 women accused him of sexually assaulting him. actor stephen collins admitted he molested girls decades ago. >> i'm absolutely not attracted to children. >> while los angeles clippers owner donald sterling forced to sell the team after comments made on tape. >> you are associated with black people. >> good morning, vietnam! >> as america mourned the loss of robin williams who took his own life. while the racial divide in the country grew after grand juries failed to indict in the case of two unarmed african-american men killed with confrontations with white police officers. activists taking to the streets. and in washington, a republican rout in the mid terms. >> obviously, republicans had a good night. >> the gop poised to takeover congress in the new year and bombshell move to close out the year. president obama acting solo t

ukraine, it just as easily could have been an airplane from singapore that was five miles flying in front of it. these were just terrible coincidences. >> reporter: disappearance of the airasia flight comes as southeast dealing with terrible monsoon rains. malaysia has been hit with epic flooding and landslides. at least ten people killed more than 160,000 people forced from their homes. so malaysians are just having a bad year not only in aviation but also have just been tested in 2014. >> elise, thank you so much. be sure to tune in tonight at 9:00 "vanished, the mystery of flight 370" only here on cnn. let's bring in now pilot miles o'brien and on the phone, we have former pilot alistair rosenshine. miles, you just heard it there, 2014 has been the deadliest year in aviation in almost a decade. but it's also seen the fewest number of passenger flights in history. explain how that can be. >> well aviation is pretty safe. over the years, the planes have gotten better the training has gotten better. the system is better overall. this really horrible coincidence that the incidents with the most fatalities somehow linked back to malaysia is extraordinary. you certainly would never want to try to figure