the man who shot that video, fred hayes, he joins me now via phone. thank you for joining us. you had no idea obviously this was going to happen when you took this video. close to this plane crash were you? fred, can you hear me? fred hayes, are you there? okay. he shot that video and appears he was across the water just taking pictures of airplanes coming in and he just happened to be able to catch this. we'll get fred back on the phone with us in just a moment. in the meantime, we want to go to cnn's dan simon. he was at the airport yesterday shortly after this happened and, dan, that video really shows what happened. i'm sure it will be a tool investigators will use, invaluable to investigators, trying to figure out what caused this crash. >> reporter: no question about it. i can tell you where fred hayes was. he was at a place called bayside park where save yags enthusiasts go and like to watch the planes take off and land here at the airport. this was right near the runway so here's fred hayes watching these planes. he's there with his wife and pulls out a cell phone or an

>> reporter: fred hayes was about a mile away from sfo when he began recording. it's the only video that surfaced so far of the plane on impact. >> look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. oh my god, oh, it's an accident. >> oh, you're filming it too. >> fred hayes couldn't believe what was unfolding right before his eyes. >> oh my god. >> oh my god, you're filming it. >> oh my god. oh my god. it's kind of surreal. my wife gina, you know, she took it pretty hard. we did. we all did. it was, you know, a tragedy. >> reporter: hayes says he started videotaping when he noticed what appeared to be a united airlines jet aimlessly taxiing around. but soon after, asiana flight 214 caught his eye. >> i seen his nose up in the air. and then, you know, and then i just totally locked on him. and i thought he was going to take off and go up. and he just kept going down. >> reporter: aviation experts y investigators will no doubt watch this video over and over again. on consultant mike mccarron says the video corroborates what has been described by the ntsb. >> cl

>> reporter: fred hayes was about a mile away from sfo when he began recording. it's the only video that surfaced so far of the plane on impact. >> look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. oh my god, oh, it's an accident. >> oh, you're filming it too. >> fred hayes couldn't believe what was unfolding right before his eyes. >> oh my god. >> oh my god, you're filming it. >> oh my god. oh my god. it's kind of surreal. my wife gina, you know, she took it pretty hard. we did. we all did. it was, you know, a tragedy. >> reporter: hayes says he started videotaping when he noticed what appeared to be a united airlines jet aimlessly taxiing around. but soon after, asiana flight 214 caught his eye. >> i seen his nose up in the air. and then, you know, and then i just totally locked on him. and i thought he was going to take off and go up. and he just kept going down. >> reporter: aviation experts say investigators will no doubt watch this video over and over again. aviation consultant mike mccarron says the video corroborates what has been described by the nts

i want you to see and hear the video fred hayes shot yesterday. he is just out walking with his family and has no idea he is about to witness a disaster. watch and listen. >> look at him. yeah, he does. look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. oh, my god. oh, it's an accident. >> you're filming it, too. >> oh, no! >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god, you're filming it. >> what happened? >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> you filmed the whole thing. >> oh, lord have mercy. >> that video will certainly get the attention of the ntsb crash investigators. no doubt it will help them answer their key questions exactly what happened. former inspector general mary schiavo is here from the u.s. department of transportation and joins me live in new york. pilot and aviation attorney dan rose joins us also. what does that video tell you? >> the video as it's approaching, you can't judge the air speed so much. it was very low. as the ntsb told us it was low and slow. once it hit the sea wall you can see where the pieces of the plane were coming off. then it ra

i want you to see and hear the video that fred hayes shot yesterday. he has no idea he is about to witness a disaster. watch and listen. >> look at him. yeah, he does. look at that one. look how is nose is up in the air. oh, my god. oh, it's an accident. >> you're filming it, too. oh, no! >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god. you're filming it. >> what happened? >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god. >> you filmed the whole thing. >> oh, lord have mercy. oh, my god. >> lord have mercy is right. a few minutes ago i talked to fred hayes on the phone. >> you know, i was like, look at that guy. his nose is pretty high. it was one of those things where it appeared to me that the pilot was trying to converse the landing. it's surreal. my wife ginna took it hard. we all did. it was a tragedy. our initial reaction was that everybody on the plane was in bad shape. we're just real why i happy that it was minimal, you now, and not everybody on the plane lost their life. >> let's get the very latest on the investigation now. straight to cnn's dan simon at san francisco in

oh my god. >> fred hayes recorded that video a few minu video. a few minutes ago i spoke with you. >> you know? so i was like look at that guy. the nose is pretty high and so, you know, it was one of those things where, you know, i didn't -- it appeared to me that the pilot trying to divert the landing. that's what it appeared to me. >> kind of surreal. my wife gina, you know, she took it pretty hard. we did. we all did. it was, you know, a tragedy. and our initial reaction was that, you know, everybody on the plane was in bad shape. you know, we're just really happy that, you know, it was minimal, you know, and not everybody on the plane lost their life. >> 182 people rushed to hospitals. around san francisco. six of them in critical condition at this hour. two teenagers who were on the plane died but amazingly more than 100 people walked away without a scratch. what caused asiana airlines 777 to slam in to the ground, break in to pieces and catch fire? the flight data recorders are now in the hands of the right people. and they've got a million

. >> fred hayes was watching planes land when he captured something unbelievable on his cell phone. that's asia shana flight 214 careening down the runway before comes to rest in a cloud of dust and smoke. >> i thought he was going to take off and go up, and he just kept going down, and then i thought, okay, he is a little high, and then, of course, you know, the shock of seeing the accident and hearing the noise. >> hayes says he hopes investigators can learn something from the video. >> we have live team coverage of this story. we'll start at sfo. reporter: the ntsb says the flight and voice data recorders from the airplane show a problem-free flight up until all of a sudden the last seven seconds. what must have been a harrowing seven seconds for the crew, who tried literally at the last second to abort the landing. >> this ntsb picture shows the voice and flight data recording boxes from the flight. the so-called black boxes were flown to the washington, dc lab overnight and investigators already have some preliminary information from them. the voice recorder shows the crew that

fred hayes talked to cnn just a short time ago. >> i was watching it come in, and i did notice that nose being up in the air and, you know, my initial reaction was that it was trying to avert the landing and trying to go back up, and then we heard -- you know, i seen the tail section hit the -- what i thought was the tarmac. i guess it hit the rocks first or something, but it was a big boom, and then it pitched forward and bounced off its nose. >> mary schiavo is here. she has devoted much of her career to air, to air safety. when she was with the department of transportation, she was the inspector general, and then also jim tillman, who is an aviation expert joins us by phone. they will both go through the ntsb press conference point by point and we'll figure out exactly what's going on. before we go to the press conference, i want you to look at this new animation, which is based on this -- on the video. there it is. >> it shows pretty much exactly as you are watching this animation, mary schiavo, what do you make of it? >> well, what i make of it is from the second they hit that sea w

. >> that's the voice of fred hayes. they were taking a walk yesterday when the plane happened. now, here's a look at the flight datas. they are known as the black boxes, but they are no longer black. they recovered immediately after yesterday's crash. and they were sent on that red eye flight to washington, d.c. investigators are carefully examining the data. we've got the latest information on the pilot and more on what happened just before impact. linda? >> reporter: we heard some startling revolutions tonight. they are now admitting that the pilot, they were actually on a training mission when he was flying into san francisco international airport. and it was the first ever trip here as he is an experienced pilot, but he also never flew that 777 into san francisco international airport, which we all know by now is operating on the visual flight rules. it was a clear day, no evidence, the ntsb says of any wind sheer, which could have cause the problems. but now we know after listening to the flight data recorders and the cockpit reporter, we know that they struggled with that

. >> that is the voice of fred hayes. he and his wife were taking a walk yesterday morning and decided to film planes coming in. tomorrow, there will be an autopsy done to determine if one of the 16-year-old girls killed was run over by a fire truck. the girl was found near the evacuation chute bite left wing. the injuries are consistent with being run over. >> that news came as a shock to the girl's family. a photographer in china captured the moment the family of wang ang rin jia found out. the officials believe they were sitting in the back of the plane. >> we want to show you pictures of the flight data recorders. they were on a red eye flight to washington, d.c. investigators are now carefully examining the data. kpix-5 has more on that information and what the pilots were doing just seconds before impact. linda? >> well, ann, federal investigators learned a lot more about the final moments before the crash landing. it turns out the pilot had a critically small window to correct their approach before slamming into th

. >> that is the voice of fred hayes, he and his wife were taking a walk yesterday morning and decided to videotape the planes when the crash happened. >> it is kind of surreal. my wife, gina we took it hard. we all did. it was a tragedy. and our initial reaction was that you know, everybody on the plane was in bad shape. and, you know, we were really happy that it was minimal, you know. and not everybody on the plane lost their life. >> obviously the video will play a key role in the investigation that follows up. the ntsb had a press conference this afternoon. kpix has more on what the pilots were doing seconds before the impact. >> the flight data and cockpit voice recorders have given investigators a lot of crews. now, the so-called black boxes were recovered in tact. soon after the crash landing. and ntsb investigators escorted by u.s. marshals took them to the lab. they heard what happened in the critical, final seconds, seven seconds before impact one of the crewmembers called for more speed. the plane was going dangerously slow. then four seconds before crashing the sound of a

. >> fred hayes of dixon says he and his wife felt awful after seeing the crash. he says he hopes the video will prevent future crashes and he extends his sympathy to all those affected by the tragedy. >>> shaky, that is how the samsung executive on board the plane described his move today following the deadly crash. feeling a little shaky from yesterday's experience but strengthened by outpouring of support from all over. reminded of how connected we all are. >>> a group of tae kwon do students are among those involved in the crash. >> reporter: jamie shimel thought tae kwon do at a children's party, his way of maintaining a sense of normalcy after yesterday's crash. >> master ching took a group of eight of us to compete. there's a testing, training. >> reporter: the 19-year-old said he won a gold medal in the competition and the trip was trouble free until they approached sfo yesterday. >> first bump wasn't as scary. it was rough but felt kind of like a, you know like a roller coaster there. so it was kind of fun at first. then once we got sways then we started,

. >> fred hayes said he and his wife were filming some.anes coming in when he noticed the nose was pointed up and suddenly he heard a big boom and saw the bounce. he is hoping it helps with the investigation. >>> 19-year-old david shimel and the instructor from martial arts academy went to korea, they said they were trouble free until they approached home when he felt a sudden bump. >> first bump was not that scary, it felt like a rollercoaster so it was fun at first but once we got side ways, we were in the fetal position and getting scared. >> reporter: simple said his -- shim mel said his group was seated in the plane and they are all doing okay. you can go to the website for more pictures as well as passengers escaping. >>> they are getting 13 incidents of caravan limb. it happene 8:00 -- between 8:00 a.m. saturday and 8:00 a.m. sunday. it happened on pine street and yale road, and police are reminding people not to leave val huges in the -- valuables in the car and keep your doors locked. >>> 180 and 183 are being destined. there are

. >> fred hayes was taking vick i don't of the approach when he saw it hit the seawall before resting in a cloud of dust and smoke. >> i thought he was going to fake off and go up and he kept going down and down and i thought, okay, he was too high and then, the shock, of course, of seeing the accident and hearing the noise. >> hayes hopes they can learn something from this video that helps them figure out what went wrong. >> of the 182 victims taken to a dozen bay area hospitals only a handful of still in critical condition. san francisco general reports six patients still if critical condition including a child. stanford has two patients in critical condition. last night all minors were released from hospitals. some who remain hospitalized this morning are in pretty bad shape. the chief of surgery at san francisco general says those most seriously hurt were in the back of the plane that hit the ground first. >> we will continue our coverage of the crash with the delay that some passengers are experiencing two daze after the crash. >> first, today is the day that statute lay marines

you heard it from the audio, fred hay fred hayes and clearly no problem with the landing because youunway ready for takeoff. dan simon, you will tell us more about this. i'm fredericka whitfield. thank you, dan, for that exclusive image there of that plane in that crash landing there at san francisco airport. we'll have much more straight ahead from the "newsroom." >>> all right. don lemon in new york. don? >> all right. thank you very much. i'm don relon. the "newsroom" starts right now. we'll start where we left off with dan. we want to play the video for you now. >> look at him. hmm. yeah, yeah, he does. look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. oh my god! oh, it's an accident! >> you're filming it, too. >> oh my god. >> oh no! >> oh my god. oh my god! oh my god! oh my god.

. >> fred hayes says he and his wife were watching some planes coming in.he said the nose was pointed up and he heard a big boom and saw the plane bounce e said he hope -- bounce. he said he hope the video helps with the investigation. >>> well, 19-year-old david shimle along with six other students and an instruct ear went to korea for a competition. shimle says the trip was trouble-free until they approached sfo on their way home. and he felt a bump. >> the first bump was not scary. it was kind of like a roller coaster there. once we got sideways, we started to -- fetal position and getting scared. >> shimle says his group was seated together right in the middle of the plane. they are all doing okay. in fact, shimle taught a tae kwon do class yesterday. our coverage continues online at ktvu.com. that's where you can find the raw footage and see more photos and videos of the passengers ebs caping -- escaping. >> let's check in with sal castanedo. the bay bridge still crowded? >> it is. but it's a different type of crowding. there have been a few things tha

fred hayes just happened to be out there with his video cam and his wife standing by his side, filmingnes landing at sfo when, oh my god -- >> yeah, he does. look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. oh, my god. it is an accident. >> oh, you're filming it too. >> oh, my god. >> oh, no! >> oh, my god. >> you're filming it. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> bill: all i have to say is if i were filming that, my language would be a lot more colorful should i say. i don't think i would be able to play the entire audio here. we did find out it was asiana airlines flight 214 ending an 11 hour flight from seoul, south korea to san francisco sfo. a boeing 777. it was the copilot at the controls with very little experience. 43 hours total flying that big puppy. and it was his first attempt to land at san francisco airport. the head of the national transportation safety board says clearly he screwed up. it was pilot error. he was coming in too slow. >> during the approach, the data indicate that the throttling were at idling and airspeed was slowed below the target airspeed. >> bill: below

hayes turned himself in yesterday. police say he was waiting for a friend and got into a fight. they mistook fred turner for that man and followed him. neighbors say they are shocked. >> i'm disabled. he would come over and do work around my home. i would offer him money. he would never take it. my wife and i are very shocked to hear about this. >> police spoke with a friend that was with hayes. however, he was not arrested. >> time is running out for the egyptian president mohammed morsi. the egyptian military gave morsi a 48-hour deadline yesterday to meet protesters' demands that he step down. there are now about 24 hours left. millions have been rallying across the country for him to resign. the alternative is the generals will intervene and impose their own plan for the country. the muslim brotherhood leader has come under fire for islamic belief and failed economic policies. >> how about good news? it is a sign of freedom for our country, and now the statue of liberty is finally reopening on independence day. it has been closed since superstorm sandy hit last year. the statue itself was spa