they are ivan and emily sulky, a mother and daughter from virginia. what is the latest you're hearing? we know that the rescue operations are really difficult. they can only get a certain number of helicopters up there at a time. >> reporter: well of course the search operation continues. you can see the helicopters right behind me just landed. that's been happening since the crack of dawn. there are six helicopters the rescue operators and emergency workers are using to get on that crash site. one at a time. the quickest way to get there, because the plane crashed on a very steep ravine very hard terrain, difficult to reach s to either walk down from the mountain top. pretty dangerous downhill hike. or as i just said it is quicker to go with a helicopter of course the search operation continues today. it will for a number of days. >> we'll both want to know, as will our viewers, the latest on the investigation. these are the french investigators now briefing. >> translator: the plane was on its scheduled route, in transit. it was 3,000 feet high in t

center emily sulky was a music industry major graduate wagoners in 2013. she died along with her mother, use von and 148 others in this crash of the germanwings airline flight from barcelona spain to dusseldorf germany on tuesday. the plane disintegrating on impact in the the remote section of the french alps. sulky's family who lived in virginia issued a statement reading in part, our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses yvonne and emily sulky who meant so much to so many. during her studies she was active as vice-president of the campus chapter, of the national services sorority gamma sigma sigma. drexel is deeply sad toned hear about the tragic loss of alumni em lie soul is beinge and her mother read a university e-mail. our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friend. and, in another statement, the sorority that emily belonged to praised her for her giving service oriented spirit. that she always showed. we will have much more on this when we join you at 6:00 live from the drexel campus i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>

. >> evan sulky emily sulky, and robert who was a married father of two. they were americans. i cannot imagine what their family is going through. it's a horrible way to live, knowing you're not safe, but anyone can do this. this man -- if this is, in fact, what happened, i don't want to prejudge, but this is evil person personified. unbelievable. >> eric, this can happen with a bus driver anywhere. can you ever eliminate this kind of vulnerability? >> no, and as you point out that 9/11 door that won't let anyone in but maybe someone who wanted to help out the good guy. can i speculate a little early? they said 48 hours after the crash, the officials said there is no ties to extremism. 48 hours they're going to know there is absolutely no ties -- i hope i'm wrong, but it just seems too strange for a 28-year-old to decide to spend eight minutes locking his pilot out and bearing the plane into the alps. >> i'm glad he was so miserable and hated life so much. >> we don't do this in the u.s., no one does it internationally. psychological testing for pilots every once in a while. >