greg feith, thank you very much.u again. >> absolutely. >>> getting out the vote. a reported 7 million afghans turned out today for the presidential election that could bring the first democratic transfer of pouf we are in that nation's history. men and women alike defied threats from the taliban and nearly 150 attacks at polling stations to cast their ballots and dip their fingers in that distinctive purple ink. joining me, richard engel. hello, richard. what were the demographics like at the polling stations you visited? did you see representatives of all ages? did you semen and women? >> reporter: we saw men and women. voter turnout was fairly steady stream. we didn't see huge crowds, but people were showing up to vote. of the situation was quite common. it was organized. we saw international observers from the eu taking notes. we were able to film the process. at least here in kabul, there was an air of security. the streets were more or less empty. it was a national holiday today. there were check points, it see

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. >> let's bring in greg feith. he's a former investigator with the ntsb. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's one thing to scale a fence. although we don't want to see that happen. it's another thing to walk across a tarmac and climb in the wheel well of a flight that's being prepared to take off. who's in charge of securitwho's that area of the airport? >> well, on the tarmac, really, it's self-policed. there is airport officials. there is the operations department of the airport. but the employees have to be aware of who's on the ramp. they're looking for specific i.d. tags and uniforms and that kind of stuff. so to have a 16-year-old kid wandering around, he sticks out. and so the question is how he was able to move so freely for that period of time, because he was out there for quite a long time before that airport took off. >> yeah, it's remarkable, though. he climbs up into the wheel well. i've seen footage, greg, of those wheels, the landing gear being retracted after takeoff. the tires and wheels are spinning. what's that space like? >> you have

greg feith is a former investigator with the ntsb. hager was a longtime aviation correspondent for nbc news. good morning to both of you and bob, i'll start with you. this ship was in contact with this pinger for two hours, 20 minutes in one direction. it turned around, caught it for 13 minutes in the other direction. it's a huge development. >> yeah, i think so, too. we've had a lot of ups and downs in this. but this looks like the beginnings of a breakthrough. i mean, at least it gets them in the right area, you know? so that's very important, as opposed to searching this huge area of the ocean. >> so as katy just mentioned, they mark this location with a gps right now. they go back, try to triangulate this. what are we talking about realistically in terms of time? >> i think she's right. you know, could be days, weeks, months. it can take a long time. this is very, very slow work. t. this is very, very slow work. but the point is, now, even if the pinger eventually quits, at least they're in the general area and they might even be