jeff guzzetti is the former faa accident investigations chief. >> you have to rely on the integrity of the boeing

and look, jeff guzzetti, you've said the same thing, so this is to be continued.we learn more, let's re-establish the dialogue and figure out at what point we're no longer being -- we're no longer erring on the side of caution enough. and that's the concern. nobody wants false panic. >> absolutely, we do need to learn more. i just think that it would besmirch the reputation of the faa and the ntsb if a capricious decision is made to ground a jet -- >> right. >> -- with no real reason why other than two accidents involving a similar aircraft. >> well, right, but, you know, again, you got the human cost. >> chris, look it, the ntsb will not render a decision on their investigation for at least a year. a minimum -- >> they can make an urgent safety recommendation. >> chris, we can't wait that long. >> i hear you. >> we need to take action now and give the flying public the assurance that these planes are safe. >> that's something -- we can't wait a year, you have to know things as soon as possible. is that what's being done? we're going to dig into that and come back

jeff guzzetti is the recently retired director of accident investigations at f.a.a. >> that same airplanent several days of maintenance write-ups with some sort of problem with air speed, with altitude. so the airplane really should have been taken out of service. >> reporter: the defense department's inspector general has now launched an ethics investigation into the acting defense secretary over allegations he essentially lobbied for boeing while on the job. he's a former boeing executive. and, we have also learned that current boeing executives are expected to be called to testify about the 737-max at a senate hearing next week. jeff? >> glor: developments coming in fast here. kris van cleave, thank you very much. president trump today visited a tank factory and let loose with along new volley against the n te john mccain. some fellow republicans have taken note and are not pleased dout a dispute that has only grown more bitter. major garrett has more on this. h i've never liked him much. epsn't been for me. >> reporter: in ohio today, president trump tried to explain the inexplicable,

jeff guzzetti is the former faa accident investigations chief. >> you have to rely on the integrity of the boeing engineers that will hopefully have the same mind for safety as they do for the success of their product. >> reporter: the faa says its air certification processes are well established and have consistently produced safe aircraft designs. but with boeing and the faa under intense scrutiny, and a grand jury investigation, the secretary of transportation today called for the inspector general to investigate the certification process. tonight boeing is promising to cooperate. captain sully says sometimes faa inspectors who bring up specific concerns about safety are overridden by faa managers. meanwhile tonight we are seeing that there will be a new nominee. the white house nominating a ne. he is former chief of safety at delta airlines. he will be the new faa administrator. lester? >> all right. tom costello, thank you. >>> another deadly incident under investigation tonight. police say a charter bus driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after his bus overturne

. >> reporter: jeff guzzetti, who worked for both the f.a.a.nd n.t.s.b., said a readout of the black boxes should have already happened. ldtting on the black box for two in three days-- if there is a the max, problem with the max, did that put everybody at risk? >> yes, it certainly increased the exposure of a potential problem, and increased the risk to those that would travel on this airplane. e> reporter: in the lion air h ash last october that killed 189, the pilots struggled for ggntrol of the plane. investigators believe a faulty sensor caused a largely unknown automated system, new to the 737-max, to repeatedly push the pese of the plane down nearly two dozen times, before the pilots lost control-- which could be what happened sunday in africa. boeing says it still has full confidence in the safety of the 737-max, but supported the grounding out of an abundance of caution. jeff, the 737-max is parked back there behind us. american, southwest, and united flew about 300 flights a day with those aircraft. the airlines tell us there will be

the former faa accident investigations chief jeff guzzetti. >> you sister to rely on the boeing engineers soviet as they do for the success of their product. >> reporter: the aircraft certification processes are well established and consistently produce safe designs. with boeing and the faa under intense scrutiny and a grand jury investigation, the secretary of transportation today called for the inspector general to investigate the certification process. boeing is promising to cooperate. captain sulli says sometimes faa inspectors who raise safety concerns are overridden by faa managers. meanwhile, the white house is nominateing a new permanent faa head. they haven't had one for a while. his name is steve dixon. he's the former chief of safety at dem that airlines. eamon, back to you. >> thanks, to tom costello for that report. >>> former secretary jim mattis is returning to his previous role. he worked another the hoover institution prior to joining the trump administration. in his second go around, he will be researching about domestic policy in addition to participating in military an

former faa accident investigations chief jeff guzzetti. boeing will always be perceived as being profit oriented as opposed to safety. they know how much it costs when theirirplanes crash and they're also motivated by safety. crashes. has been r: the fa going for more than a year right now without a leader. no administrator, but an acting administrator. now the h white house nominated a new head of the faa. his name is steve dixoormer delta executive in charge of operations. he will be enominated. senate will have to approve him. mo aviation experts i talk to think he's a good choice. >> the lion air cra happened tober. that was five months ago, and only now is information coming out about it. i guess the question is like what took so long? >> reporter: yeah, listen, it always takes a while t read reporter: it always takes a while to read through those black boxes a the indonesian authorities are responsible for deciding what to release to the . we did know this was allegedly an mcas problem, ae softw problem. boeing is pushing through a s

former faa accident investigations chief jeff guzzetti. >> boeing will always be perceived as being profit oriented as opposed to safety but i can tell you that boeing knows how much it costs when one of their airplanes crash. they're also motivated by safety. >> referee: amid all this controversy, the faa has been running without the head of the agency. now the white house is nominating a new administrator for the faa. his name is steve dixon. he's a former fighter pilot and a delta air lines executive in charge of operations. he will be dominated. the senate will have to approve. most experience ts i talked to he's a good choice. >> the lion air crash happened in october. that was five months ago, and only now is information coming out about it. i guess the question is like what took so long? >> reporter: yeah, listen, it always takes a while to read through those black boxes and the indonesian authorities are responsible for deciding what they're going to release to the public. we did know that this was allegedly an mcas problem, a software problem. boeing is now pushing through a softw