lufthansa knew of past issues with depression. former french president nicholas sarkozy is in court for questioning over a campaign-finance scandal. muhammadu buhari wins the nigeria presidential election praising his opponent goodluck jonathan for peacefully handing over the reins. a milk shake up in the eu. we will hear about disgruntled dairy farmers protesting the end of a production cap. we take a closer look at how the media is treating april 1, april fools' day. but first our top stories. ♪ anchor: the ceo of lufthansa and the head of germanwings have visited the site of last week's plane crash. andreas lubitz apparently deliberately crash the plane into a mountain last tuesday. lufthansa's ceo made a short statement after laying a wreath of flowers, promising to help the victims families. >> we are learning more every day about the cause of the accident. i think it will take a long time for everybody, all of us, to understand how this could happen. we are very sorry that such a terrible accident could have happened in luft

now, lufthansa has said that it found this e-mail now. it can't give any further details on whether this e-mail was taken into account when he was examined for his medical license. and to a extent -- sorry, pilot's license. to a certain extent it raises more questions than it closes. but of course questions over how much lufthansa knew about his condition, whether it had taken his depression into account, or whether it had overlooked these details. car cars carstens the ceo, who will be speaking from the site just 36 hours after the incident that lubitz was 100% fit to fly. all this whilst cnn are learning from sources close to the investigation about details the girlfriend has been telling investigators. apparently she told them that she knew of lubitz's psychological issues that she had been optimistic they could work through them together and that he had recently been to see two doctors, an eye doctor and a neuropsychologist who had deemed him unfit for work because of psychological issues. and "bild" newspaper which has really got a l

this as the ceo of lufthansa visits the crash site. we're live this morning with the latest developments. >>> new backlash over indiana's religious freedom law. critics say it will legalize discrimination. that's not stopping one state from passing its own version of the law. new details ahead. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. 30 minutes past the hour. happening this morning, the deadline has passed to reach a deal that would curb iran's nuclear program. the negotiations continue in switzerland, overtime as iran and major world powers have agreed to stay at the bargaining table at least through today. midnight was supposed to be the deadline but diplomats say enough progress has been made toward a framework deal to keep on talking. for the latest let's turn to global affairs correspondent elise labott. well, that deadline came and went. negotiators worked throughout the night. they should be meeting again shortly, but it doesn't seem as if those key sticking points we've been talking about for th

remember this was lufthansa's budget airline.costs or hire people that are unqualified but you're hiring the more junior more inexperienced, more entry level people because it's a cost-cutting exercise to run a budgeted airline. >> i'm sorry. i was going to say, inexperience and a pilot depression are two very different things. as a passenger you have an expectation the person in the cockpit is not suffering from -- >> and letting that one person in the cockpit by himself. >> go through this. so the depression thing, i've hire add fair number of pilots over the years. if some pilot had given me that e-mail, there is a 0.00% probability i would have hired that pilot. mistake number one. >> let me stop you there, though, and we don't want to get too deep into this got a lot of news to talk about, but a lot of people would say well there are privacy problems, but are we coming into -- >> he sent an e-mail to the flight school saying i have psychological -- >> same time you don't want somebody flying you around though even if he didn

did lufthansa know that? the assessment of whether lufthansa was somehow at fault for not having raised a red flag will depend. how much information they had. just because a pilot has a period of depression at some point in his past doesn't mean he can never sit in a cockpit again. there is still a lot of unknown factors here. what lufthansa knew, what it didn't know and its process of assessment whether that all went according to plan. it is a rigorous assessment. i've been talking to the doctor who do these annual recertification checks to see whether a pilot is fit to fly each year and how the initial process of psychological and medical testing goes. it is an extremely rigorous process. at the moment the e-mail which suggests that lube hits a severe bout of depression in his past doesn't tell us all that much. >> of course a lot of reassessment underway in all of these airlines on these procedures. diane alufthansa's ceo will visit the crash site today. how concern sudden that company about the reception

only a week ago, lufthansa's c.e.o. carsten spohr had said lubitz was 100% air worthy

>>> lufthansa knew and they let him fly anyway. a stunning revelation about co-pilot andreas lubitz and his battle with depression and new reports of the video showing the final moments of germanwings flight 9525. >> will he or won't he sign on? the governor of arkansas in the spotlight as he's set to announce his next move this hour. after state lawmakers approved a law similar to indiana's that has critics and protesters saying allows for discrimination against gays. >> iran nuclear talks in overtime. are we on verge of an historic deal or a diplomatic collapse that could lead to even stricter sanctions? >>> a lot going on this morning. i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. as john said, there is a lot going on. major political news going on this hour. we expect to know whether arkansas will join indiana this week in adopting a religious freedom bill that sparked outrage. >> asa hutchinson is facing ee nrm us new pressure in light of what happened in indiana. at 11:30 eastern, he'll have a news conference. we'll take you there li

lufthansa under severe pressure. the airline hasn't canceled its 60th anniversary celebration next month. mr. spohr really feeling the pressure that he's not just in germany but across the aviation world. joe. >> one quick follow-up, i have been quite taken at some of the press conferences by how practicely the ceo has been and tone-deaf seems to be the perfect expression for it. in the united states certainly, ceos, sometimes are tone-deaf, usually their press people push them and they quickly do an about-face and seem to be more represent receptive. an airline, a standard for the rest of the world, that would handle this horrible crisis as it has over the last week or so. >> reporter: the news conference they gave last week is absolutely certainty, they have said several times that this man, andreas lubitz was 100% fit to fly the plane, without reservation and without qualification. that was said by carter spohr and was said very clearly to the nbc news about it by the ceo of the germanwings. almost stiff-arming th

lufthansa faces a risk of multimillion dollar lawsuits for compensation over the crash. the fact that its officials were aware that lubitz had suffered from serious depression, then later certified him to fly passenger jets, will come under intense scrutiny. tonight, french authorities are dismissing the claims of a french magazine and a german tabloid newspaper that a reporter has seen a cell phone video of the final seconds of the flight, a video that somehow it's claimed was recovered from the debris. a french police spokesman tells nbc news tonight, this is false. it is a fake. back to you, lester. >> bill neely in france. bill, thanks. >>> to a wild manhunt and a day of high anxiety in the virginia suburbs of washington, d.c. for the better part of nine hours, hundreds of police and federal agents chased an armed bank robbery suspect. the chase included two carjackings and put a hospital on lockdown. then in the middle of that pursuit, another dramatic chase that shut down some of d.c. area's busiest highways during rush hour. nbc's tom costello was there. >> all ri

what kind of legal liability could lufthansa face here?t an accident investigation. so the rules of the game are a little different, the modeus operandi is too. lufthansa had to backtrack them. they said this pilot was fit to fly, 100% ready to go. now they're saying we knew about this issue. i know that they've probably gotten some legal advice not to discuss it. one because it's still an active investigation and, two, anything they're going to say is going to be used of course in court. and so right now lufthansa, because they run the flight school and this young man was enrolled in the program, they do bear some liability. the extent of that liability and any kind of punitive damages, they set aside $300 million. if you figure that out at 150 people that's about $2 million per person. it could go higher, depending on what they find in this investigation. >> it's going to be tough days ahead for everyone involved including lufthansa. greg feith, thank you for your time. >> you're welcome. >>> the ceo on a mission to send kindness and goo

. >>> plus what did lufthansa know and when did they know it? what we're finding out about the co-pilot of that plane that plunged into the alps. nuclear talks go into overtime. negotiators extending the deadline to hammer out an agreement on iran's nuclear weapons program. but will more time help? let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we start with a question. is it freedom or discrimination? on one side those who say religious freedom laws in 19 states ensured their beliefs are not violated. on the other, critics say those laws legalize discrimination against gays and lesbians. indiana governor mike pence whose decision to sign this into law unleashed this tide al wave of controversy wants a fix. we don't know what the fix is. but we have new information on the timing. >> i've come to the conclusion that it would be helpful to move legislation this week that makes it clear that this law does not give businesses a right to deny services to anyone. >> pence's request co

during his flight training in a facility that was run by lufthansa. in the meantime we hope to hear what they think about this video, claimed, by a magazine they saw a video allegedly shot by a passenger onboard 15 seconds before the crash took place. now u we spoke to the deputy chief editor of the magazine we also spoke to the journalist who allegedly passed on that video, he actually showed that video. it shows from the back of the plane, you can hear passengers screaming, shouting oh my good in several languages. you can hear bangs on the door. nbc news can't confirm the existence or the authenticity of this video, of course the french police say it's a fake. but the magazine stands by its report. >>> arkansas gave final approval to a law similar to indiana. walmart, based in arkansas is taking a stand. it publicly came out against that bill yesterday and its ceo urged a veto back in indiana, nine ceo s have sent a law demanding it be changed. >> it cuss not give any right to deny services to anyone in this state. it's simply a balancing test used

against lufthansa would be unlimited.o this airline is certainly an airline that's under severe pressure. >> well, and greg let's pick up right where bill leaves off. lufthansa officials admitting on tuesday that they knew the co-pilot had depression in 2009 but he was cleared to fly. how significant is that development? and should the airline have done anything differently? >> kristen, that's a very big development. the fact that they came out early on and said the pilot was at 100% cleared to fly, and all the sudden they've had to basically backtrack on those statements and say, yes, we knew about his depression now the question is how much did they know about his depression? did they have additional examinations done by a qualified psychologist to determine? because this young man said he was in deep depression. so that means that there was probably some medication involved, and a lot of the medications are banned. so there's a series of actions that should have been taken by the airline. he was in training. they could

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lufthansa said yesterday, it knew the copilot had prior bouts of depression. earlier german prosecutors said andreas lubitz had been treated for suicidal tendencies. and they say he concealed his condition from his employer but yesterday, lufthansa admitted that lubitz told the airline about his depression when he resumed flight training in 2009. just last week, lufthansa's ceo said he was 100% airworthy. >>> a growing tribute outside san jose police headquarters as the city prepares for tomorrow's memorial to honor michael johnson. mourners lined the building with flowers, cards and messages for the 14-year veteran. officer johnson was shot and killed last week while responding to a call about a suicidal man. a fellow officer shot and killed the suspect. police officers from across the country are expected to attend the funeral at the s.a.p. center. we'll have coverage at 10 a.m. tomorrow. >>> several dozen evacuees home this morning after crews continue to battle a brush fire in san bernardino county. the 70-acre fire began at noon yesterday as a controlled

lufthansa airlines is under fire after admitting it knew about the co-pilot's mental history. this morning the airline's ceo visited the crash site to remember the 150 lives lost. afterwards he spoke to reporters. >> i would like to also give my word to the victims that we don't only help this week. we want to help as long as help is needed. that's also my promise. we're very very sorry that such a terrible accident could have happened in lufthansa where we put so much focus on safety. >> nbc's claudia la vagna is near the crash site for us. what is the latest? >> reporter: the ceos of germanwings and lufthansa said sorry to the families of the victims from the germanwings crash. a number of times during the press conference they also wanted to thank the volunteers investigators and locals personally for their help. they told the locals they want this place to be turned into a memorial site for the families to come any time they want. they also want to restore the countryside that was ruined by that crash. they also said that while we learn more and more about the causes of th

then lufthansa said they had actually known about that bout of depression. we don't know whether lufthansa knew that he had had suicidal intentions or motivations or tendencies during that period. obviously, though, it raises many questions as to how lufthansa assessed that information. sure, a pilot who has depression might still be able to fly. pilots -- that shouldn't preclude a pilot from flying. a pilot, though, who has suicidal tendencies is possibly a different story. and that's information that we can't glean yet from lufthansa. >> let's talk about these reports about the video potentially being recorded during the plane's final moments. police pushing back on the reports we see out there that this video exists. what is new on that? >> reporter: it appears the magazines were shown the video by an investigator who found it at the scene. and when you read what they viewed, what they say they viewed, it makes for appalling reading. appears someone at the back of the plane was videoing as the plane went down. and it seems to reconfirm what we heard from

the cbs evening news is up >> pelley: >> >> pelley: reversing course-- lufthansa now admits it knew the co-pilot had severe depression years before he crashed that jetliner into the alps. also tonight, indiana's governor responds to the national outcry over the so-called "religious freedom" law. >> we will fix this, and we will move forward. >> pelley: a look at what's driving more and more colleges out of business. >> there's nothing anyone could have done. >> pelley: and the race against time to save baby sea lions. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley >> pelley: this is our western edition. after a week of denials, lufthansa said today it did know that andreas lubitz suffered from severe depression long

but the truth is we don't know what lufthansa did when they gave him the job. that's the important bit, not what happened in 2009. >> miles, the fact the airlines knew about the co-pilot's condition, hired him, trained him, do you think that points to how these so-called low-cost carriers are struggling with rapid expansion, low ticket prices maybe even a pilot shortage at the same time? because that has been suggested. >> it is a tragic case and point, wolf. what they do is they hire people with zero time they run them through a school give them 500 or 600 hours and then put them in the right seat of an ail er airliner. then they have to pay the airliner back for training. they have to pay back for their training. there is a disincentive for the airline mid training to drop someone because guess what? he won't pay you back. so this is just one example of these low-cost airlines cutting corners, in particular on the most important safety item on the plane. the human being in the seats. it's time we started treating pilots better paying them better, insisting th

i want to start with playing that clip from the ceo of lufthansa. passed all of these tests, all his medical exams, we have at lufthansa, a reporting system where crew can report without being punished their own problems or they can report problems of others without any kind of punishment. that hasn't been used either in this case. >> that's a change now, mary we do know that the pilot did indeed suffer from a severe depressive episode. he was not 100% fit to fly. what does that about-face say to you? and is it odd to think that at this stage in the game a company of this size would take them as long to dig through their medical records? >> i think what it says is actually that. they have gone back and after the investigators and after a crash, the investigators swoop in and they pretty much take all the documents and they have a right to and they should. and this has come to light that they he reported it. for them to say well he reported it and we want reporting without repercussions, that's utter nonsense we've reached the day and age in mental i

the ceo the boss of lufthansa carter spohr was dressed in a black suit and it was a somber statement that he read out to journalists, he said it was a terrible accident. he said the grief is still with us every hour. he said we're learning more every day about the cause of the accident but that it will take a long, long time to understand exactly how it happened. he said, i gave my word to the family we want to help as long as we can. he said we're very sorry. there's just no words to express it. and frankly, joe, he didn't say very much more not many words he spoke quickly in french and then he just turned on his heels and walked away. i then tried to ask him a few questions, but as you'll hear he didn't have anything more to say. >> merci. merci. >> sir, when did you find the 209 e-mail from lubitz? >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. there's no questions and answers. sorry for that. sorry for this. thank you. thank you so much. >> sir, your employee crashed a plane, why are you refusing to take questions? and he simply didn't take anymore. he got into his car and he drove off. it sounded --

pam, lufthansa is saying that they want to set the record straight that they did in fact know about the co-pilot's issues with depression. that is right, isn't it? >> that is absolutely right, wolf. it is a stunning development here that we are learning from the airline that in 2009 andreas lubitz turned over documents self-reported that he had a bout with e depression when he was going through training, but before today, we heard from the lufthansa ceo that right after the crash that he said that the company didn't know anything about his medical issues and that he was 100% fit to fly. take a listen. >> might there have been signs or could there have been indications that this person been mentally unstable? >> no the pilot has passed a all of the tests and the medical exams, and we havet at lufthansa, a reporting system where the crew can report without being punished their own problems or report of problems of others without any kind of punishment. it has not been used in either of this case and so all of the safety nets that we are so proud of have not worked in this case. >> reporte

lufthansa said yesterday, it knew the copilot had depression years earlier. after the crash german prosecutors revealed that andreas lubitz had been treated for suicidal tendencies and they say he concealed his mental health condition from his employer. but yesterday lufthansa admitted that lubitz told the airline about his depression when he resumed flight training in 2009. just last week lufthansa's ceo had said lubitz was 100% airworthy. >>> los angeles police are investigating the death of andrew getty the 47-year-old son of bay area billionaire gordon getty. yesterday's 911 call came from a woman inside the home. emergency crews quickly determined that the county coroner needed to be brought in. investigators found prescription bottles that may help them determine the cause of death. there is no sign of foul play. >>> the man who attacked the u.s. ambassador to south korea is now charged with attempted murder. ambassador mark lippert seen here received deep cuts to his face and arm during the attack in seoul last month. the suspect was arraigned today. p

only a week ago, lufthansa's c.e.o. carsten spohr had said lubitz was 100% air worthy without any restrictions. until now, lubitz' medical health records have been protected by germany's stringent privacy laws, but his apparent decision to deliberately fly a plane into a mountainside has provoked serious debate about whether that should be changed. currently, doctors are not obliged to tell airlines if pilots have problems that would preclude them from flying. and the german chamber of doctors issued a statement: breaking patient confidentiality can mean a jail sentence. some german politicians are already calling for the laws to be relaxed, especially in cases where lives could be at risk. for the hundreds of relatives who have come to the crash site, however, laws have little relevance now. lufthansa has reportedly told its insurers to set aside some $300 million to cover compensation claims, the recovery effort, and the aircraft, scott. that's in addition to the $55,000 per family member it's already offered to cover

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lufthansa ceo visiting the crash site this morning to pay his respects. this just a day after the stunning revelation that lufthansa knew andreas lubitz had a history of psychological problems before he deliberately crashed the jet. in 2009, lubitz told his flight training school he suffered from, quote, a previous episode of severe depression. >> if they withheld information intentionally, that's not good. >> reporter: lufthansa says lubitz provided that information in medical documents he submitted to resume flight training. after taking a break for several months, he was cleared to fly shortly after. >> all the safety nets we are so proud of here have not worked in this case. >> reporter: fred pleitgen, cnn, cologne, germany. >> i want to bring in justin green to talk about what it means for lufthansa's potential liability if that airline knew that andreas lubitz suffered from severe depression before the airline hired him. our conversations have morphed over the days as developments have become more evident. and this is a jaw-dropper. but what does it

of lufthansa visited the site in the french alps where a plane crashed killing 150. he would not answer questions approximate exactly what the airline knew of the co pilot's mental state. lufthansa did admit that the co pilot told them about serious depression back in 2009. french authorities today are dismissing reports of cell phone video found taken from inside the plane of the flight's final moments. two european newspapers say it was found amid the wreckage. france says it is a hoax. >> coming up, the rules in the u.s. when it comes to pilot's suffering mental health issues. >> in arkansas, a so-called religious freedom about him is on the governor's desk this morning. he says he will sign it. state lawmakers voted to approve the measure despite calls by the state's large have employer to reject it and despite all the can't roars in indiana. there are protests now in two states. how did this bill pass? >> supporters there say what supporters saying in indianapolis and elsewhere that the bill is about protecting people's religious beliefs and not about discrimina

. >> the german airline lufthansa said that it knew that the co-pilot in control of the plane that crashed into the alps had a history of depression. >> exactly one week ago today we received the sad news of the fatal descent of germanwings 9525 crashing into the alps. >> it was one of the biggest national tragedies that the airline has ever faced. >> since then every conceivable effort has been made to recover the victims provide aid and assistance to the families, and determine the cause of this accident. >> as the investigation continues new information from germanwings parent company lufthansa reveals that the airline knew of the history of andreas lubitz, who had locked the pilate out of the cockpit of the plane and taking the lives of every man woman and child on board. he had alerted the airline of his mental state six years ago. it explained that andreas lubitz had submitted documents that detailled the pilot's previous episode of severe depression. >> it required inquiry. severe depression is a red flag of red flags. you've going to certain that the man in the cockpit has the stat

lufthansa executives earlier disclosed new findings about the co-pilot. they said he submitted medical documents six years ago that showed he had suffered from severe depression but was recovering. this took place when lubitz resumed his flight training after a break of several months. the executives say they think it will take a long time to under what led to the fatal crash. >> we're just very very sorry that such a terrible accident could have happened in lufthansa. we want to help as long as help is needed. that's also my promise. >> he declined to answer questions about to what extent the airline was aware of the mental health of the co-pilot. >>> china is calling on countries to join its plan to establish a new development bank. applications are coming in one after another. so it seems the appeal of the new bank is growing. >> absolutely. they are interested in the possibility of greater business opportunities and two more countries have applied to join the china led asia infrastructure investment bank. this brings number of applicants to 50 nations

lufthansa revealed yesterday, in 2009 suffered an episode of severe depression. what should have happened with that information? >> good morning, jose. one of the things we have to be careful of the airlines are in a precarious position because they can't release full data disclosure because it's an investigation that is being run not only through the bea but also as a criminal investigation. so they have their hands tied to some degree about what they can release. essential the in certainly the investigators are going to look at the disclosure made by lufthansa. the individual, the pilot, has an obligation to report this not only to the, to his employer lufthansa in germanwings, but also to the appropriate authorities. the medical people who certify pilots to be able to fly. so all of this is going to be looked at very carefully to make sure that all the proper protocols were followed. >> it's just odd that the information that the pilot or copilot find out about themselves, it's the responsibility its theirs to inform their potential employer when if they share

is run by lufthansa, they're not yet employees of lufthansa. tamron? >> thank you very much claudio. >>> coming up defense rests in the boston bombing trial after brief testimony. whose fingerprints were on the bombs and why would that matter if the defense already admitted dzhokhar tsarnaev helped carry out the attacks. >>> plus this. >> you going to let me [bleep] finish. stop interrupting me. >> this isn't important enough to me. you're not important enough. >> the nypd is reviewing that videotape that's gone viral, showing an officer berating degrading an uber driver even mocking his accent. >>> plus chris rock tweets pictures as he says he has been pulled over now three times in seven weeks. it is one of the stories we are following around the "newsnation." when the moment's spontaneous, why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and m

years ago. >> pam: lufthansa says . it knew six- years ago, that andreas lubitz had suffered from a quote - "serious depressive episode". the airline says. that is how lubitz described his condition in emails during his training. >> pam: the airline says, he laterofficials say. lubitz is responsible for causing the germanwings jetline crash. that killed 150 people aboard. among them, three americans. berlin - lufthansa now says that it knew six years ago that andreas lubitz had suffered from a "serious depressive episode." the airline says that's how lubitz described his condition in emails to the lufthansa flight school, when he was resuming his training after an interruption of several months. he wrote that the episode had subsided. the airline says he later passed all medical checks. he's suspected of causing the germanwings jetliner crash that killed all 150 people aboard. >> pam: new at 8: scammers continue for old scams. >> pam: the newark police department is warning residents, fake check scams are becoming more

lubitz joined lufthansa's intensive pilot training school in 2008. the very next year, he took a leave of absence. the airline today revealing that when he returned, lubitz e-mailed them medical records documenting his depression, but he was allowed to resume his training, some of it in the united states. and in 2013, he finally achieved his life-long dream of becoming a pilot. >> somewhere, someone allowed this pilot to continue on in his training even inspite of what he had told them is quite surprising. >> reporter: as investigators dig into lubitz's life, they've discovered that before he was a pilot, he was treated for suicidal tendencies. and that even as he flew passenger jets, doctors were issuing him notes exempting him from work. including one that he never submitted for the day of the crash. but up until now, lufthansa's ceo has defended the decision to let lubitz fly, saying he was fit in all areas, 100%. and even today, lufthansa insisting that when lubitz boarded that fatal flight, he was medically qualified to fly. david? >> alex marqu

questions about how much lubitz' s employers, germanwings and lufthansa knew.uestions remain unanswered. and the litigation could take a long time. 150 victims from different countries, whether or not they decide to sue lufthansa for compensation. they could sue for negligence if the fans up -- if left-handed -- if lufthansa knew about lubitz's history. it could take a long time but today is a focus on grief and reflection. molly: thank you. combating racism and anti-semitism in france. manual dolls has -- manuel valls has unveiled a plan. a number of anti-muslim assault has risen and the jewish community has been targeted. the prime minister spoke earlier, let's listen to what he has to say. manuel valls: to be racist, xenophobic anti-semitic is to break the law. this rule deserves to be reiterated and there will be no leniency. words as well as actions must be punished as severely as possible. molly: french prime minister speaking earlier today as he unveiled new plans. france 24's james has covered the prime minister's movements in paris. walk us through wha

. >>> coming up on this broadcast, a new admission by lufthansa about last week's crash in france >>> this is designed to end bigotry against people. eople. >>> from germany, news that andreas lubitz told the airline he suffered from severe depression. he deliberately crashed an airplane into the french alps last week killing all 150 people on board. >> they discovered correspondence between lubitz and the flight school where he trained which could shift the burden of liability more squarely on the airline. >> exactly one week ago today we received the sad news of our flight in the french alps. >> the ceo speaking out for the first time calling it without a doubt one of the biggest national tragedies the airline has ever faced. >> since then every conceivable effort has been made to recover the victims, provide aid and assistance to the families and determine the cause of this accident. >>reporter: as the investigation continues, new information from germanwings parent company lufthansa reveals the airline knew of the mental health hiss history of the pilot who intentionally crashed t

a scene now where crews are still at work and lufthansa ceo laid flowers today. >> it will take a long, long time for everybody all of us to understand how this could happen. >> adding to the questions a stunning admission from the airline, lufthansa revealing that they first learned of the copilot suffered from severe depression while he was still in their pilot training school. andreas lubitz shared his medical records but still was allowed to become a pilot. >> it's egregious. there is just really no apparent explanation for that decision. >> reporter: but lufthansa's ceo defends the decision to let lubitz fly because he was medically cleared. eva back to you. >> thanks marcy. >>> extended negotiations in curbing iran's nuclear program continues today in switzerland, they agreed to extend the deadline because they were close to a deal. secretary of state john kerry and his european counterparts continue to with iran and that deal could come by the end of day. >>> the governor of arkansas says he will not sign the freedom of religious passed yesterday, hutchinson said he called on le

lufthansa's insurers have set aside $300 million to cover the cost of what happened here. but if it's shown in court to have been negligent in letting lubitz fly the plane he crashed, it would face unlimited damages. meanwhile, a cell phone video allegedly taken by a passenger found at the site and it's claimed by journalists showing the last seconds of the flight has been called a fake by police. the journalists who say they've seen it are adamant. >> there's no doubt that what we saw are the final seconds. >> reporter: prosecutors say they haven't analyzed any video, but they don't deny one could exist. the disputes over the crash, its cause and who -- won't be resolved easily. bill neely, nbc news, seynes-les-alps, france. >>> with the whole world watching still no deal tonight in the high-stakes negotiations with iran over the nuclear program which have now been extended a second day beyond the deadline. ann curry is at the talks in switzerland for us where it's now after midnight. ann, what's holding things up there? >> reporter: well, that's a good question, lester.

marcy: but lufthansa's c.e.o. has defended the airline's decision to let him fly saying he had been medically cleared. marcy gonzalez abc 7 news. jummy: police in los angeles are investigating the death of the heir to a vast oil fortune. 47-year-old andrew getty was found dead in the bathroom of his hollywood hills home yesterday afternoon. the coroner's office says his death appears to be accidental or of natural causes. getty was the son of billionaire gordon getty and grandson of john paul getty founder of getty oil. autria: duke university officials are trying to figure out who hung a noose outside of a building. the center is home to several offices including the center for sexual and gender diversity and the center for multicultural affairs. university officials say whoever hung it will be held accountable. in the meantime the governor of indiana admits he mishandled the state's religious freedom law and he vows to fix it. governor mike pence says legislation could be moved this week to make sure that the la

lufthansa is calling it a swift and seamless clarification. the ceo is responsible for his crews, he says. he has to tell the truth. he wonders why only now do two people have to be in the cockpit at all times. why did this have to happen? hovering over the church, the contrail from a passing plane, a chilling reminder of the flight full of students, students who never came home. will ripley, cnn, germany. >>> you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. we want to bring you up to date on stories we are following now. this breaking news story. two people dead and at least 30 wounded in an ongoing attack at a university campus in kenya. witnesses say men in uniforms opened fire while most students were asleep. no word on who's responsible. >>> talks on rushing iran's nuclear program is set to resume in a few hours in switzerland. negotiators pushed past the tuesday deadline for a framework agreement and worked into the night tuesday. serious issues remain unresolved. >>> a top investigator for germanwings says gat

del aviÓn de german wings, aunque las autoridades dice no conocer el material, ademÁs la empresa lufthansael copiloto dio a conocer los problemas de depresiÓn que sufriÓ. los los documentos de andreas lubitz fueron entregados a oficiales por parte de la

top execs at lufthansa defending the medical history of the copilot who crashed their jet. they knew six years ago he suffered depression. last week they said they knew nothing about this depression. >>> and the crash in the frenching a pfrench ing a alps, 150 people killed when the plane went down. alan piz hey more. >> reporter: good morning. lufthansa ceo germanwings counterpart went in by helicopter by the staging area to thank workers toiling for nine days with no end in sight. the two executives laid a wreath at a memorial for the crash victims. they'd come to express sympathies as well as thank those iran involved innvolved in the recovery effort. >> we are learning every day more about the cause of the accident but i think it will take a long, long time for everybody all of us to understand how this could happen. >> reporter: investigators believed the crim process of collecting human remains has been completed but will continue in a process that could take months. the airliner was pulverized when it was sfwleen the mountainside. they admitted lubitz told the airlin

now lufthansa has offered arbitration. >> the airline has offered its pilot disputes becker proved to be an important step for peace in the troubled company. >> now let's get a check of financial markets. european stocks sank on wednesday. germany's main index took a plunge as well. >> not a good day in the frankfurt stock market. the mood went downhill, and so did share prices. news from the united states responsible for that. economic growth, if you could call it that, in the first quarter in the united states -- a meager 0.2 percent practically treading water. experts had expected growth of about 1%. that week data caused the dollar to weaken, the euro to rise. that put additional pressure on share prices. after that, waiting for news from the u.s. central bank, the fed, which were to give people an indication of when the interest rate hike might happen in the united eights, so lots of reason for nervousness for lower share prices here. >> let's take a closer look at the numbers for you. all that disappointing economic data from the u.s. dragged down the dax to a seven-week low. it

lufthansa would face unlimited damages. so the future of the company and indeed the future of the ceo is very much in the balance. >> huge culpability. bill thank you sir. appreciate it. >>> coming up in the next hour we're going to speak to the journalist who broke the story about reported cell phone video that was taken in the moments before the crash. >>> now to the other big story we're following overseas. the deadline for a framework, an agreement between the u.s. and iran over nuclear weapons has come and gone. secretary of state john kerry is meeting again today with his iranian counterpart. the two men are trying to cobble together final details. and an announcement could come any time. sticking points remain over sanctions and future nuclear research. meantime in israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hosting house speaker john boehner, and he's blasting the few details of the plan that have leaked so far. >> the concessions offered to iran in lausanne would ensure a bad deal that would endanger israel, the mi

lufthansa senior executives traveled to the crash site to pay their respects and say thank you to the recovery workers. yesterday, the airline admitted it had learned about andreas lubitz's mental health problems in 2009. but today c.e.o. carsten spohr ducked all questions about the copilot. >> we are learning -- >> reporter: saying only that his act would take a long, long time to understand. one of europe's top airlines, lufthansa now faces a massive bill for the recovery operation and the possibility of enormous lawsuits. in a germantown of haltern, hundreds gathered in the streets outside an overflowing church to mourn and remember 16 students and two teachers who died in the crash. they stood silent during the hour-long service bathed briefly in bright sunshine then huddled under umbrellas against drizzling rain, resolute even when that turned to driving sleet. the names of the dead were read out on. two young girls summed up the tragedy more eloquently than any words ever could. people here describe their town as paralyzed with grief. club meetings and sports events have been ca

y la empresa lufthansa dijo que si sabÍa de un episodio de depresiÓn severa de andreas lubitz.o en un vÍdeo, el periÓdico sensacionalista asegura tener en su poder imÁgenes de los Últimos segundos de vuelo de germanwings en la que se confirma que los pasajeros sabÍan lo que estaba ocurriendo. personas exclamando " dios mÍo" en distintos idiomas. y despuÉs, silencio absoluto. esta grabaciÓn fue obtenida de un chip telefÓnico supuestamente grabada de uno de los celulares de uno de los pasajeros. por su parte, la aerolÍnea lufthansa reconoce que desde 2009 sabÍa que el copiloto andreas lubitz padecÍa de serios episodios depresivos. se organizarÁ una ceremonia para recordar a las vÍctimas que serÁ retransmitida a todo el mundo. desde berlÍn, se reuniÓ con angela merkel, el presidente francÉs insistiÓ en la necesidad de introducir nuevas medidas de seguridad en el control de los pilotos, registrÓ mÁs de cerca de identificaciÓn y de los pasajeros. hay 800 personas trabajando en el lugar del impacto, 400 en la zona, fuerzas militares, creo que serÁ posible identificarlos a todos antes