and what can you tell us about jeju airlines? >> so a remarkably safe nothing like this on its record. so jeju air was founded in 2005. it's the largest budget carrier here in south korea. so you got to know kim. you know, if you don't live here in south korea, if you're going to go to any of these beautiful vacation spots across east asia or southeast asia like bangkok, jeju air is a possibility that so many families we think of immediately nothing to preclude. jeju air for families to say, oh no, i wouldn't think it's a wildly popular airline here in south korea. again, the ceo telling reporters within the past hour that there was no issue, no series of problems or accidents with this aircraft. but to that end, we could expect to see people from boeing, specifically from washington state, where the aircraft was manufactured, coming here to the korean peninsula with, again, potentially the ntsb. this is how investigations like this have unfolded before, to just make sure that this was an incident specific to the aircraft and not

so this is jeju airlines, jeju air, named after jeju island, which is the hawaii, so to speak, of southorea, a beautiful island in the southern part of south korea. so jeju air, a vacation, low budget airliner that people take for destinations to the tropical beautiful destinations between south korea and east asia and southeast asia. certainly, these idyllic locations in thailand among them, and we're at a point where people are coming back in multitudes after having a fantastic christmas vacations, getting back into the slow rhythm of normal life in seoul and throughout the korean peninsula, throughout south korea. and now we are hit with this tragedy and a death toll that has continued to rise. our first broadcast a couple of hours ago, we were reporting 2020 some odd people dead. that death toll rising into the 40s and now into the 60s. and the fear is that this national tragedy will get so much worse with, again, 119 people who authorities still have not been able to confirm against the flight roster where they are. and you know what has happened to them. so we are all holding our

air, or i'm going to jeju island on jeju air. jeju air is named after the island. that's sort of the hawaii of south korea. this idyllic, beautiful island in the very southern part of the country. it has a very good safety record. nothing that would even compare to an episode such as this. and the ceo was out briefing reporters earlier in the afternoon. and he said from the information that he's been able to parse through so far, this specific 737 800 aircraft had no safety mishaps at all in its record of note, nothing that would lead anybody to believe that there could be some sort of problem with the mechanics of the aircraft that could lead to a catastrophe such as this. >> all right. mike valerio in seoul. i appreciate all the updates, and we'll speak to you again soon. i want to bring in jeffrey thomas, editor of airline news, and he joins us live from perth, australia. um, good to see you again. so since, um, you were on since you spoke to to one of our other anchors, we've learned a bit more and we just heard that from a r

beautiful jeju island. so it's a carrier that so many people, paula, would go to idyllic destinations on a budget and not think anything twice of their decision to go on jeju air. a great safety record, nothing in its history like this since it was founded in 2005. so again, that adds to questions that investigators will be posing. if this was something so out of the blue, perhaps quite literally as a bird strike when we're dealing with an airline, when we have an airline involved in this that had such a great safety record. paula. >> yeah. mike. and we'll leave it there for now. i know that you'll continue your reporting as we continue to follow those dramatic developments there in south korea. appreciate it. joining us, joining us now from chicago is scott hamilton. he is an aviation industry consultant with the lium company of chicago. and if we want to go straight to it, we've seen a lot of video. we have some information. i am really interested in your initial impression. >> well, my initial impression

so jeju air, it's named after jeju island, which is essentially like the hawaii of south korea. jeju air is a budget airline, but wildly popular. ben, in this corner of the world, this is where are an airline that people would turn to to go to all of these amazing, idyllic vacation destinations between east asia and southeast asia? thailand, of course, among them on a budget. so this flight started in bangkok at 2 a.m. local time, pushing back from the gate at 211 due in here at this airport. muan, south korea, in the 9:00 hour and nothing out of the ordinary in any of the flight data points that we've been able to see so far. the ceo of jeju air, for what it's worth, saying that there were no anomalies or any instances of accidents in this aircraft history that could lead anybody to think that. all right, well, this aircraft may have a problem in the next few days and weeks. jeju air, founded in 2005 and it has been the largest budget air carrier in south korea. so it's known throughout asia a good, if not great safety record up until this point, the worst air disaster involvin

in the last few minutes, jeju air issued have issued an apology in response to the muan airport plane crash. the airline said: "in this incident at muan airport. "we will do all we can to respond to the incident. "we are sorry for the distress." for more on this, i spoke tojonathan head, our south east asia correspondent. what is the latest you are hearing about the status of the plane, what might have happened that led to the crash? we have seen one video, which we are trying to authenticate, filmed from the side of the runway. it appears to show the flight on the boeing operated byjeju air trying to land, running along the runway without the nose wheel deployed and a lot of smoke coming from the rear wheels which would suggest perhaps it was breaking hard and then going off the end of the runway and slamming into either a fence or wall it's not clear. i think it is a fence, and bursting immediately into flame. the pilot had had a problem and done a go around already so the emergency services at muan airport were alerted and would have been there very quickly. they employed a lot of

officials say a jeju air boeing 737 800 crashed while landing at the

>> uh, look, definitely this will impact jeju air. mean, look, over, over years, over the years, uh, serious air crashes have, in fact, sent some airlines into bankruptcy. uh, there can be a tremendous loss of confidence, particularly with all the horrific vision that we are seeing. obviously, people will want to know the reason why this aircraft crash. uh, more detail was that, you know, crew incompetence was it factors beyond the crew's control? uh, look, there are a series of factors, uh, that that would impact the airline in the long term. in the short term, yes. there will be series of cancellations, multiple cancellations. and this could knock the airline around rather badly. although the airline has been in business for almost 20 years with no fatalities, this is their first fatal crash. i understand. so, um, yes, it's going to be it's going to be pretty tough time for them for for quite a few months. >> yes, indeed. i was actually living in malaysia when the malaysia airlines incidents were happening, and there was definitely

to everyone who has cherished jeju air. above all, i want to give my sincere apology and condolences to those who have lost their lives in the accident and their families. at the moment, it is hard to presume the cause of the accident and we have to wait for the official investigation result from the authorities. ali: investigators are still combing through the debris of the boeing 737-800, trying to piece together what happened. south korea's transport ministry says a control tower warned the plane against possible bird strikes and the pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the crash. the u.s. sent a team of investigators led by the national transportation safety board to assist. in a post on x, boeing said they were in contact with jeju air and extended their condolences. the disaster comes as seoul is embroiled in an unprecedented political crisis, triggered by successive impeachments of the country's top two officials. the deputy prime minister choi sang-mok is now the acting president. he expressed his sympath

this is a jeju air flight. and for our viewers around the world who are not familiar with jeju air, it is the largest budget carrier here in south korea. so if you want to go on a vacation on a budget to anywhere in this corner of the world, be it east asia or southeast asia like thailand, jeju air is one of your main choices. so we have this boeing 737 800 flight that took off from bangkok, pushing back from the gate at 2:11 a.m. local time due to fly here for about five hours and land in the 8:00 or approximately 9:00 hour. just after about an hour after sunrise here in south korea. so according to the data that we've been able to look at, it seems as though, paula, no problems, nothing out of the ordinary until the very end of this flight and video that we've looked at, video that people have stopped their day here in south korea to look at. and now, after 1 p.m. local time, seems to show the landing gear on the belly of the plane, both in the front and the back of the aircraft not deployed. so if that video

. >>> investigators have recovered black boxes from the horrific jeju airplane crash in south korea that179 people sunday. the plane skidded on the runway and slammed into a wall, bursting into flames. our steve patterson is in south korea with the latest. >> reporter: investigators digging through the remnants of that crashed jeju air jet, now recovering both black boxes. that boeing 737-800 skidding down the runway, slamming into a wall, bursting into flames. 175 passengers and four crew members dead. miraculously, two crew members survived, including a 33-year-old flight attendant who reportedly asked doctors what happened and why am i here. the flight was traveling from bangkok, thailand to muan when south korean authorities say the pilots were warned of a potential bird strike. but aviation experts are questioning why the aircraft's flaps were likely never deployed to slow down the plane or the landing gear itself. >> bird strikes don't bring down airplanes like this. nor do they prevent landing gear from extending. >> reporter: this, while officials confirm monday a second jeju air

we were expecting to hearfrom jeju air, the company that owned the aircraft that crashed on sunday at here. they now have told us they are postponing that press conference till late this afternoon, we're not sure why. presumably they are going to want to communicate to the outside world, but mainly to the families of the deceased. but there have been some other developments here, steve. firstly, some of the bodies of those killed in sunday's crash have now been handed over to families, we understand the first four bodies were handed over this morning and there will be funerals beginning of the 179 people. but the very, very difficult job of identifying the remains of the others is still continuing. we understand that investigators from the federal aviation administration of the united states and the ntsb and boeing are on their way here or indeed have arrived here this morning to join the investigation, and also, that they have cleaned and are now inspecting the black boxes, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. so the investigation is really starting to get under w

watch as the jeju air flight comes in to land with no landing gear deployed.kidding at high speed before plowing into a wall and erupting into flames. south korean officials say air traffic control warned the pilots of a possible bird strike. moments later, the pilots issued a mayday call. >> at least 179 people killed. only two crew members surviving. the ceo of jeju airline bowing in apology, and amid the grief tonight, a search for answers. >> it was on its belly and on its engine skidding down the runway for thousands of feet and still going at least 100 miles an hour when it goes past the camera, which is at the end of the runway. why it was that fast, why it landed on its belly, all of these are questions the black box will eventually answer. >> reporter: jeju air is a south korean low cost carrier with an impeccable safety record. the u.s. is sending a team of investigators to south korea. they'll help with decoding both the black box and cockpit voice recorders. which have both been retrieved. that will hopefully find answers on what went so badly wron

jeju air ceo expressing his deepest apologies.ccepting responsibility for the crash as the company's top executive. in the video, you can see that the 15-year-old jet landed without its landing gear deployed. the plane landing on its belly at a very high speed, then veering off the runway before slamming head-on into that concrete wall. the plane then bursting into flames. thick, black smoke billowing into the air. debris scattered all over the ground. in the wreckage, only the plane's tail still recognizable. local transportation officials saying before landing, the control tower issued a warning of a bird strike and the pilot sent a distress signal immediately afterwards. just a minute later they say, the pilot issued a mayday and tried landing the plane. emergency crews rescuing two crew members. in a statement, boeing saying, we extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew. >> gio: and there is still a lot we don't know here, but we know this particular

it was operated by jeju air which is the most popular budget airlines.icials were saying it was attempting to make a landing after a bird strike warning. of course, alert about the risk of collision with birds. two minutes later, the pilot called a mayday and air traffic command gave permission to land in the opposite direction, as you, of course, have seen in the footage, the plane touching down without landing gears. it's going to be a long investigation. >>> the azerbaijan president has said the passenger plane that crashed last week had been damaged by accidental shooting from the ground in russia. president vladimir putin apologized for the tragic incident after russian air defenses fired on ukrainian drones. a statement from the kremlin did not say russia had shot down the plane only that a criminal case had been opened. 38 people killed in the incident and 29 survived. >>> okay. equity markets in europe remain under a lot of pressure. it's been an okay few sessions for the european equity markets. although the month was again pretty tough. the fts

news, a deadly plane crash killing nearly everyone on board in south korea, 179 people died as their jeju air jet skidded across the runway in wuhan. it exploded into a ball of fire. after reaching the end of the tarmac, witnesses describing the chaotic moments. >> i hope she. >> i think he was about 9 or 8:50 a.m. i heard a bang. at first i thought it was an oil tanker accident. as we can see, a lot of oil tankers nearby. then i felt different. so i went outside and i saw a big dark smoke. then i could hear a big explosion sound. not the one from the crash itself. then i heard more explosion at least seven times. >> now, before the crash, a passenger sent this text message to a friend. wait a minute, we can't land because a bird or birds caught in our wing. since when? the friend says just now, should i leave? my last words? the passenger responds. miraculously. two people, both crew members, survived the crash. they are now recovering in the hospital, and in the last hour, president biden released a statement saying that he was, quote, deeply saddened by the crash and offered to provide

boeing said it is in touch with jeju air for the investigation.rim tragedy struck at a time when the country is dealing with political upheaval of the hype -- the highest level. this month, the president was impeached. the acting president has announced a week long period of morning. for the pbs news hour, i am stephanie sy. nick: also today, president biden announced another $2.5 billion in u.s. military aid to ukraine, the latest step to help ukraine's war effort before president-elect trump takes office next month. the package includes $1.25 billion in missiles, munitions and other hardware that the u.s. says can be moved to the battlefield quickly. e re weapons delivered longer-term. separately, the treasuryth department announced $3.4 billion in economic assistance to ukraine. the military assistance comes as some 300 ukrainian and russian captives were freed today in the latest prisoner swap. some ukrainian troops had been held since the early days of the war. today, they reunited with loved ones. >> i'm serving and will continue to serve ou

the jeju airlines boeing 737-800 coming from bangkok cleared to land at 8:54 a.m. local time sunday. at 8:57, the tower warns of birds in the area. two minutes later, the pilots call mayday, mayday, mayday. bird strike, bird strike, going around. investigators looking at this image appearing to show a flash and a puff of smoke suggesting a bird strike. at 9:02, the plane makes contact with the runway with no landing gear down. one minute later at 9:03, the plane crashing into that concrete structure. >> we don't know what happened in those four minutes between when the crew declared an emergency and the crash itself. why did they make the decisions they made? why land fast with the gear up? why land so far down the runway they weren't able to stop the aircraft? >> reporter: jeju is a low-cost south korean airline that has an impeccable safety record. the head of the airline bowing in apology. anguished families flooding the airport. >> a real somber airport here. the tents set up for relatives but sometimes the grief is so overwhelming you can hear wailing coming f

tonight, investigators digging through the remnants of the crashed jeju air jet, now recovering bothlack boxes. that boeing 737-800 skidding down the runway, slamming into a wall, bursting into flames. 175 passengers and 4 crewmembers dead. miraculously, two crew members survived, including a 33-year- old flight attendant who reportedly asked doctors what happened and why am i here. the flight was traveling from bangkok, thailand to muan when south korean authorities say the pilots were warned of a potential bird strike. but aviation experts are questioning why the aircraft's flaps were likely never deployed to slow down the plane or the landing gear itself. >> bird strikes don't bring down the planes like this, nor do they prevent landing gear from extending. >> reporter: this while officials confirm monday a second jeju air flight reporting a landing problem, forcing the pilot to return back, landing safely. meanwhile, muan airport transformed. it is right inside the departures terminal. it's very early in the morning. people are sleeping, you can see these makeshift shelters set u

. >>> investigators have recovered black boxes from the tragic jeju crash in south korea that killed people. two crew members survived. one, a 33-year-old flight attendant who reportedly asked doctors what hpened, and where am i? the flight was traveling from bangkok, thailand to muan when they warned of a bird strike. but experts are questioning why the airplane's flaps were likely never deployed to slow down the plane or the landing gear itself. >> bird strikes don't bring down airplanes like this. nor do they prevent landing gear from extending. >> this, as officials confirm monday a second jeju air flight landed safely after turning back for a reported landing gear problem. >>> five people have been charged in liam payne's death after argentinean prosecutors said the one direction singer was incapacitated, quote, by consumption of various substances and couldn't maintain his balance in a hotel lobby before needlessly falling to his death. now four hotel employees and a friend of payne face charges. officials say the hotel's manager, head of reception and payne's companion are acc

jeju air tiene al menos 38 en su flota. su vida util es aproximadamente de entre cinco y 27 anos.strello tenia 15 anos. lourdes hurtado tiene todos los detalles de este siniestro aereo y un. >> funcion en cada nombre mencionado les confirmaba la muerte de un ser querido. mientras algunos familiares sollozaban, otros gritaban enfurecidos. las imagenes del catastrofico aterrizaje en el aeropuerto internacional de moana, en corea del sur, el domingo por la manana, ya anticipaban la dimension de la tragedia. 179 personas fallecieron de las 181 que iban a bordo del vuel22 16 de jeju air, que se salio de la pista y estallo en llamas al estamparse con un muro. ya casi llegaba a casa dijo el padre de una de las victimas. cree que su hija no lo llamo antes de despegar porque estaba segura de que volveria. es el desastre aereo mas mortal de este ano. y en la historia del pais asiatico, el vuelo procedente de bangkok, capital de tailandia, estaba programado para llegar a corea del sur a las 08:30. tiempo local. el piloto pidio auxilio minutos antes de estrellarse al tocar la pista sin desple

you mentioned this as jeju airlines' first fatal plane crash. how had they operated communications with families and getting them to where they need to be and we see one woman there collapsing in tears. >> i think they responded quickly. they said they sent around 260 people and they set up their own base of operations in jeju -- sorry, in the muan international airport where the accident happened. yet at the same time i've also heard bereaved family members are angry. they want answers. they want the names to be read. they are yelling sometimes at the -- at the officials that are trying to answer their questions and there was something about them just even yelling to speak up louder and how much of that is just anguish, how much of that is a lack of proper response from the airline itself? it's hard to say right now, but that's obviously going to be something as well as how the government responds and the mood against the government is not great right now in south korea. it's in the midst of a lot of people. so that may spill over even if it's

jeju airlines' senior managers offered their apologies and condolences.etermine the cause of the accident," ceo kim ibe said. "we will have to wait for the official investigation." rescue workers and even the military combed the crash site looking for clues to add to the evidence that will come from the cockpit and data flight recorders, which were both recovered. we do know that all was not well in the final minutes of that flight, jericka. the control tower had issued a bird-strike warning and the pilot did make a mayday call. but it could take months or even years to understand what went so catastrophically wrong. >> so much loss of life. elizabeth palmer, thank you. >>> to canada and another aviation scare. it happened when an air canada jet with 73 passengers and crew caught fire during a crash landing in halifax, nova scotia. the aircraft skidded on a runway causing a wing to catch fire. authorities say the plane experienced a suspected landing gear issue. luckily, no injuries are being reported. >>> well, tonight violent weather has left a trail of

a jeju air flight from thailand was landing at the muan international airport in south korea. for some reason, the plane veered off the runway and hit a fence before catching fire. korean officials have been sending updates on the rescue efforts again. somehow, miraculously, two people were rescued alive from that fiery wreckage. the crash is one of the deadliest air disasters in history, south korea's emergency office says the plane's landing gear appears to have malfunctioned. officials are saying it could take between six months and three years to complete the full investigation. back here, locally frightening moments in west oakland after a high speed crash involving several bart police officers. four people were sent to the hospital. it happened just outside the west oakland bart station are today in the bay's emma goss spoke to witnesses and has new surveillance video of the crash. we want to warn you. some people might find it hard to watch. it happened in the blink of an eye. surveillance video from a gas station at the corner of seventh and mandela in west oakland sho

we are expecting a press conference imminently from jeju air and we will bring that to you live whent comes. jean mackenzie with the latest from seoul. shouting the bereaved are at breaking point. these outbursts come every few minutes. a day on from the crash, they're still at the airport, waiting to be reunited with their loved ones�* bodies. "why have only five bodies been released?" this woman yells. "you're useless!" a police official spares her no details. "they're too badly damaged," he says. "forensic teams are still piecing them together." it's disturbing to hear. and for shin gyu—ho, it's even worse. his two teenage grandsons haven't even been identified. translation: i've been sitting here all day, - hoping for news. i'm so frustrated. i feel like i'm waiting without an end. the plane was carrying koreans back from christmas holidays in thailand when it landed at speed without its wheels down. as it crashed, every passenger was killed. investigators are now trying to work out why the landing gear seemed to fail, but the flight recorder is damaged. it'll take time to deciph

jeju airlines will be involved. the engine manufacturer cfm international, which is a joint venture between france and the united states. they will be involved as well. there they are, the major parties to the investigation. if, for instance, there was an undercarriage fault, was a big issue or a major issue, then the undercarriage manufacturer, um, would also be involved in the investigation under icao rules. that's the international civil aviation organisation. the korean authorities got have got 30 days to issue a preliminary report. obviously, if there's a safety issue identified early on in the investigation, they would notify the manufacturer and all airlines of the safety issue that was found. also, the air traffic control people will be involved in this as well, as part of the investigation. and, uh, and, geoffrey, of course, we understand a crash like this is rare, as you were talking about a little earlier, but how does an incident like this reverberate through the industry, but also in the region where yo

a big market a lot of new low—cost carriers, jeju air has been operating for 19 years, we have had newrriers with safety issues like line here and here indonesia in the past. it is the way most people get around, people from south korea do like to go on holiday at this time of year to warmer parts of asia. it would be unlikely many thai people would go to this provincial airport they do go to south korea on holiday some of the wealthy ones go to work as well but we believe only two of the people on board were thailand people. jeju air applies to nearly 60 destinations all in this region so a very well—known carrier, it has had only one accident before a non—fatal one this is the first accident of this seriousness to effect the airline and its 19 years of operation. airline and its 19 years of operation-— airline and its 19 years of oeration. , ., ., operation. obviously you are in banukok operation. obviously you are in bangkok to _ operation. obviously you are in bangkok to focus _ operation. obviously you are in bangkok to focus on _ operation. obviously you are in bangkok to focus o

south korea's acting president has declared the site a disaster zone and jeju air ceo has apologized to the victims families . officials predict this will be the busy season for holiday travel. >>> some passengers may be on edge after the deadly plane crash in south korea. while investigators work to determine the cause, experts say the incident is unusual and emphasize that flying remains one of the safest ways to travel. amy kiley reports on why air travel continues to be a reliable option, despite where accidents like this. >> reporter: the tsa expects today to be one of the busiest u.s. air travel days of this holiday season. the timing may be uncomfortable for some passengers for it follows a jeju air flight crash that killed 179 people yesterday. but experts say flying is very safe statistically. especially compared to driving. they point to safeguards and usually prevent a tragedy like what happened yesterday. >> this is one of the safest airplanes record wise percentagewise, that is in the air right now. >> reporter: flightaware list the aircraft that crashed as a boeing 737

> investigators sunday began assessing the wreckage of south korea's deadliest plane crash after a jeju airliner skidded off the runway, slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people on board. just two crew members survived. officials investigating the crash say air traffic controllers warned about a bird strike risk minutes before the crash. >> a lot of aviation experts are scratching their heads on this one. there is video which seems to indicate they lost their right engine. >> it just doesn't explain why the airplane is coming in so hot. and with the landing gear in the up position. >> the aircraft was a 15 year old boeing 737 jet operated by budget irish airline ryanair before it was delivered to jeju air in 2017. in the u.s, where boeings are manufactured. the incident is stirring new questions after boeing planes have made headlines around the world in recent years. after a series of quality control incidents, most notably the mid-air blowout of a door plug on an alaskan airlines flight last january. aviation experts assessing this latest crash say it appears there was a g

just a few steps away, you can see where the doomed jeju air jetliner careened through the embankmentnd burst into flames. and more than a day later, you can still see forensics teams in their white suits combing through the debris, along with members of the police force as well as members of the south korean military. now, to my right, you can see soldiers looking through the fields and around them. to give you an idea of the force of this crash, a full football field away from where we're standing. you can see mangled, twisted chairs thrown from the jetliner. a representative of the victims families urging an even larger response. >> what i want to request from the government is to increase the manpower so that the recovery can be carried out more swiftly. i hope my siblings, my family, can be recovered and returned to us, even if only 80% intact. >> for now, muan remains the epicenter of a nation in mourning. the weight of unspoken farewells and quiet desperation made unbearable by an absence of answers. so, brianna, as we zoom in and show you what's happening now that the sun has

> investigators sunday began assessing the wreckage of south korea's deadliest plane crash after a jejuidded off the runway slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people on board. just two crew members survived. officials investigating the crash say air traffic controllers warned about a bird strike risk minutes before the crash. >> a lot of aviation experts are scratching their heads on this one. there is video which seems to indicate they lost their right engine. >> it just doesn't explain why the airplane is coming in so hot, and with the landing gear in the up position. >> the aircraft was a 15 year old boeing 737 jet operated by budget irish airline ryanair, before it was delivered to jeju air in 2017. in the u.s, where boeings are manufactured. the incident is stirring new questions after boeing planes have made headlines around the world in recent years. after a series of quality control incidents, most notably the mid-air blowout of a door plug on an alaskan airlines flight last january. aviation experts assessing this latest crash say it appears there was a glitch with t

just days ago this jeju air flight, a boeing 737-800 skidded down a runway and erupted into flames asssengers and crew. two flight attendants at the back of the plane the only survivors. one reportedly blacking out, asking doctors, what happened and why am i here. now there are new reportof a second jeju aircraft, another boeing 737-800 turning back after takeoff on monday due to reports of an issue with the landing gear. authorities promising an investigation into the aircraft model with more than 100 operating in the country. the airport, now filled with emergency tents, families waiting for the return of their loved ones' remains. people do not want to leave their family members. this is part of the agonizing identification process that could take the next few days, weeks, even months. we spoke to lee who lost his aunt and uncle in the crash. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: he thinks the government should be working faster to identify bodies and provide families with more information. officials say only five victims are yet to be officially identified. experts are lo

families unable to absorb the anguish of the jeju air catastrophe.reds of relatives huddling in the departure hall, waiting for news of whether their loved ones remains are found. a friend of a couple killed in the crash said he came here to confirm for himself his friends of 30 years are simply gone. i have nothing to say, but it's tragic, he told us. i watched the news all day and for now they say bird strike could be the cause. i'm so shocked and hurt i cannot even put it into words now. so many people have chosen to stay. they're not going anywhere. and that's seen evidenced by all of these tents that go from here pretty much to the end of the terminal. they go back three tents to the edge of the check in counters. you see food deliveries throughout the day. let's keep going this way. and the echoes of grief. the scenes inside are just a short drive from the cataclysmic crash site. the tale of the doomed airliner still jutting above the field, a mountain in the middle of the debris. more than a thousand people now mobilized to sift through pieces

the ceo of jeju airlines, bowing in apology and amid the grief. tonight, a search for answers. >> it was on its belly and on its engine, skidding down the runway for thousands of feet, and it was still going at least 100 miles an hour. when it goes past the camera, which is at the end of the runway. why it was that fast, why it landed on its belly. all of these are questions that the black box will eventually answer. >> jeju air is a south korean low cost carrier with an impeccable safety record. the u.s. is sending a team of investigators to south korea. they'll help with decoding both the black box and the cockpit voice recorder, which have both been retrieved. that will hopefully help find some answers on what went so badly wrong. james longman, abc news in london. >> we're learning more about a crash involving two bharat patrol vehicles and a medical transport van in oakland. this happened saturday afternoon at seventh and mandela parkway, right in front of the west oakland bart station. bart officials tell the chronicle the officers were resp

witness video shows the moment the jeju air jet skidded across the runway earlier today, unable to stop itself, it exploded at the end of the runway, killing nearly everyone on board. witnesses describing the chaotic moments. >> i hope she i think it was about 9 or 8:50 a.m. >> i heard a bang. at first i thought it was an oil tanker accident. as we can see, a lot of oil tankers nearby. then i felt different. so i went outside and i saw a big dark smoke. then i could hear a big explosion sound. not the one from the crash itself. then i heard more explosion at least seven times. >> now, before the crash, a passenger sent this text message to a friend. wait a minute. we can't land because a bird or birds caught in our wing. since when? the friend says just now, should i leave? my last words. the passenger responds. meantime, the two survivors, both crew members, are now in the hospital, and officials there are saying that one is now conscious and speaking with officials. the national transportation safety board now saying that it is sending its leading team of investigators to assist in th

the 15-year-old boeing 737-800 jet operated by jeju air was arriving from bangkok, thailand when therash took place. an senior south korean transport ministry official says the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been recovered and will be scrutinized by government aviation experts. at the airport, family members grieved as officials announced the name of some victims. the airline's ceo apologized to the victims' families. this man is mourning the death of his daughter, who he said was in her mid-40s. south korea's acting president declared the area of the crash a special disaster zone. at the vatican, pope francis expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the air disaster. cristian benavides, cbs news. >>> palestinian civil defense says at least seven people were killed when an israeli air strike hit the top floor of a hospital in gaza on sunday. israel says it was targeting a hamas control center inside the hospital. cbs' holly williams reports that for civilians in gaza, the situation is growing more desperate. >> reporter: in the gaza strip, 2024 h

translation: firstly i bow in apology to everyone - who has cherished jeju air.ve all i want to give my sincere apology and condolences to those who have lost their lives in the accident and their families. at the moment it is hard to presume the cause of the accident and we have to wait for the official investigation results from the authority. the families of the victims of the plane crash have gathered at muan airport where they listened as the names of those who died were read out. a warning some may find the following clip distressing. umjung. sun kyung eun. jung eun hye. jung hee. kyung eunjung. in the last hour i spoke to yuna ku from bbc korean service who is inside muan airport where the plane crashed. there have been 170 confirmed deaths so far and people here, yet many of them are still unidentified. so many people, mostly the families of the bereaved, are waiting here, uh, waiting for the announcement or the identification. so right now i'm standing inside the airport where also many other families of the bereaved are staying. and from far, even far a

video shows the jeju air flight arriving from thailand with no landing gear deployed. the aircraft skids at high speed before plowing into a wall and bursting into flames. 179 people on board were killed, according to the flight data. five children under the age of ten were on the flight. two crew members, a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s, were pulled from the wreckage alive. both are being treated for injuries and their conditions are considered non-life threatening. it comes as the cause of the crash is under investigation. south korean officials say air traffic control warned the pilots of a possible bird strike. moments later, the pilots issued a mayday call. >> it was on its belly and on its engine, skidding down the runway for thousands of feet, and it was still going at least 100 miles an hour. when it goes past the camera, which is at the end of the runway. why it was that fast, why it landed on its belly. all of these are questions that the black box will eventually answer. >> meanwhile, authorities are investigating two other close calls involving comm

the jetliner operated by jeju air and arriving from bangkok burst into flames after skidding off a runwayeople were killed, two crew members survived. officials say the crash was likely due to a landing gear malfuntion and have suggested a bird strike or bad weather may have played a role. >>> at least four people were killed after a massive storm system spawned multiple tornadoes across the south. officials say there were at least 45 reports of twister damage from texas to georgia, and in the houston area national weather service storms survey crews confirmed at least five tornadoes hit north and south of the southwestern mississippi city of natchez was also hit hard. one person died there. and a man was killed in north carolina after a tree fell on his pickup truck. >>> coming up ahead, new riches for the new year. where the winning ticket for a billion dollar mega millions jackpot was sold. s jackpot was sold. (singing) i'll be home for christmas. you can plan on me. please have snow and mistletoe. and presents on the tree. right now all over the country kids at shriners hospitals for

so many people fly this plane, and when you look at jeju air, right? this is the airline. they actually have an incredibly strong safety record. they only have one incident almost two decades ago, and it was a plane that actually went off the runway and six people were injured in that, but everyone survived there. in this case, it's very, very different because when it landed, we still don't know why it wasn't able to slow down. sometimes they have these crush pads at the end of airport runways to slow planes down. we don't know if that was there, but certainly you see how fast it was moving and then of course, that wall, and so that's the biggest factor here is that wall there, but no doubt we want to know about that distress signal. why did that happen? why was there a mayday call, and so that investigation is going to take some time. >> jonathan: gio benitez, thank you very much. >> gio: thank you. >> jonathan: turning back to politics, while many of us were celebrating christmas and hanukkah, elon musk ignited what the "washington post" is calling a, quote, maga civil

all but two of the 100 81 people on board died as the jeju air plane crashed after landing at muan international. our correspondent is at the scene and has this report. >> the bereaved are at breaking point. these outbursts come every few minutes. a day on from the crash they are still at the airport waiting to be reunited with their loved one's bodies. why have only five bodies been released, this woman yelled. you are useless. a police official spares are no details that two badly damaged. forensic teams are still piecing them together. it is disturbing to hear. and for him, is even worse. his two grandsons have not been identified. >> i have been sitting here all day hoping for news. i am so frustrated. i feel like i am waiting without an end. >> the plane was carrying koreans back from christmas holiday in thailand when it landed at speed without its wheels down. as it crashed, every passenger was killed. investigators are now trying to work out why the landing gear seemed to fail but the flight recorder is damaged. it will take time to decipher the data. today, the attention has turned to w

just a few steps away, you can see where the doomed jeju air jetliner careened through the embankment and burst into flames. and more than a day later, you can still see forensics teams in their white suits combing through the debris, along with members of the police force as well as members of the south korean military. now, to my right, you can see soldiers looking through the fields and around them. to give you an idea of the force of this crash, a full football field away from where we're standing. you can see mangled, twisted chairs thrown from the jetliner. a representative of the victims families urging an even larger response. >> what i want to request from the government is to increase the manpower so that the recovery can be carried out more swiftly. i hope my siblings, my family, can be recovered and returned to us, even if only 80% intact. >> for now, muan remains the epicenter of a nation in mourning. the weight of unspoken farewells and quiet desperation made unbearable by an absence of answers. mike valerio, cnn, muan, south korea. >> sirens blaring in israel on monday

boeing says it is working closely with jeju air to investigate the incident.rcraft did not appear to have time to burn enough fuel to reach the required weight for an emergency landing. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie is at the scene from where she sent this report — and a warning that there are some distressing images from the start. i'm joined now by our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes who is at muan international airport. what more can you tell us this morning? figs what more can you tell us this morning?— what more can you tell us this mornin? a , ., morning? as you may be able to see behind _ morning? as you may be able to see behind me _ morning? as you may be able to see behind me that _ morning? as you may be able to see behind me that as _ morning? as you may be able to see behind me that as the - morning? as you may be able to see behind me that as the childl see behind me that as the child tail section of thejeju air seven 37 that crashed here yesterday that is all that remains of the planes as it burst into flames and a huge fireball when

they'll help determine what went wrong with the jeju airplane which skidded down an airport runway and crashed into a barrier on sunday. the meantime, south korea says it's making efforts to expedite the process of identifying dead bodies from the crash. only two people survived. >>> the u.s. treasury says it was hacked by china in what it calls a major breach. officials on monday said a chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the u.s. system, accessing employee work stations and some unclassified documents. it's unclear how many work stations were targeted or what sort of documents the hackers obtained. the breach happened in early december and is apparently not active anymore. the u.s. agency says it's been working with the fbi and other agencies to investigate the impact. >>> a federal appeals court upheld a jury's verdict finding donald trump liable for sexually abusing writer e. jean carroll. trump challenged the $5 million civil verdict, alleging the trial judge made several errors. but on monday, an appeals court ruled against trump saying he failed to prove his case. a jury s

inspecting all boeing 737-800 aircraft in the country and taking a closer look at the fence that the jeju air flight slammed into. officials say the plane received a bird strike warning from ground control. it came down with the front landing gear closed, overshot the runway, then hit the fence and burst into flames. some experts are questioning whether a fence made with lighter materials could have prevented the tragedy. the black boxes are now in seoul for analysis. it could be months before we get the full report. only two people, both crew members, survived. >>> a federal court of appeals upheld a $5 million judgment in a civil sexual abuse case against president-elect donald trump. columnist e. jean carroll accused him of viewing her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s and defaming her with comments. trump denies the case and calls it a hoax. >>> meanwhile president-elect donald trump is throwing full support behind house speaker mike johnson. on social media trump called him a hard working religious man who will deliver for america. johnson says he's ready to push trump

south korea in a state of mourning after the worst plane crash there in nearly three decades, a jeju air flight arriving from thailand was unable to stop during its landing at muan international airport, crashing into a ball of fire. 179 people on board died, but astonishingly, two crew members survived. the investigation is just getting underway. search teams recovering the plane's flight and voice recorders. u.s. investigators with the national transportation safety board are traveling to assist local authorities. president biden, meantime issuing a statement earlier today saying that he is deeply saddened and offering continued u.s. support. let's get straight to cnn's mark stuart, who is tracking these developments from bei good morning. >> it is early monday morning here in asia just after 6 a.m. right now in south korea. and the week really begins with a country dealing with a tremendous amount of sadness, as well as a long list of questions. let's talk first about where things stand in the investigation. we have been watching the pictures, and it is just a harrowing, very upse