that the program did not have to put pilots in a flight simulator. >> it got to the point where mark forknerhs after requesting that mcas be removed from pilot training manuals, forkner texted a colleague with a shocking realization. >> this appears to be the moment where mark forkner learns that mcas has been expanded. he writes in that message, "i basically lied to the regulators, unknowingly." >> but he never went back and corrected the record. he never went back and fixed the error. >> narrator: mark forkner wouldn't speak to us but his lawyer told the "times" reporters that his communications with the f.a.a. were honest and that "he would never jeopardize the safety of other pilots or their passengers." ♪ ♪ when boeing engineers expanded the mcas system, they included a feature that would make it particularly dangerous. >> planes have millions of parts in them. and there's one little one on the 737 that sticks out of the fuselage. >> see that little black circle there, that is called... >> the angle of attack sensor. >> narrator: on the 737 max, it had the power to trigger mcas. >> it's

. >> i started to hear about a pilot at boeing whose name was mark forkner.e chief technical pilot for the 737. he had played a definitive role in making sure that there was minimal pilot training on the max. >> boeing released to our committee instant messages and emails from mark forkner and some of his colleagues. in one of these emails that mark forkner sent out, he says, "i want to stress the importance of holding firm that there will not be any type of simulator training required to transition to max." and he said, "boeing will not allow that to happen." >> he was this key liaison between the company and the f.a.a. >> he was the person who personally emailed the f.a.a. asking for mcas to be removed from the pilot manual. that was an important piece of this because we understood that the f.a.a. really didn't know that mcas became more powerful. >> he was speaking, absolutely, on behalf of the company-- this was not some low level employee. and he was asking for something that was really quite substantial: that a new piece of software that made the plane

and messages involving a number of people involved in the certification of the max, including mark forkner, and two of those messages really stand out that people at the time when they were released said are you kidding me one, forkner says i basically lied to regulators unknowingly that's what one message said in another one, he referred to talking with regulators and talking about the flight control system and using the phrase, jedi mind tricking regulators. essentially painting a picture that they had information that they did not share with the regulators that no doubt is at the heart of the prosecution of mark forkner. >> this is big, phil boeing already settled with the doj. but this case can still be really damaging to the company, no >> absolutely. who knows what happens with mark forkner, a, if this goes to trial, or even if he enters into some type of plea deal where he can point the finger at other executives, especially those above him or were above him at boeing he can say, look, they knew, and i have evidence they know. i'm not saying that's going to happen, but that's the po

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mark forkner is accused of giving the federal aviation ministration false an incomplete information about parts of an automated flight control system. proceeds to say the deception meant the system had not been listed in pilot manuals . it's been linked to, to doubly crashes that resulted in the jet being grounded ot in the capital of canada's northern, most territory has been declared undrinkable. ever fears that it may be contaminated with petrol. a state of emergency has been declared in the city of equality and home to around 7000 people. 80000 liters of drinking water husband flown into the territory. the cause of the problem is unclear, but residents blame ongoing issues with aging infrastructure now. well, shanks can go up to 18 meters long, and they fascinate tourists and scientists all around the wealth numbers on dropping because they're threatened by commercial fishing and tourism. now mexico says it's trying to protect the species. john holman, has the story small specs appearing in the ocean? you'd never guess what lies beneath the biggest fish in the world until the end of s

a federal grand jury in texas indicted 49 year old mark forkner on thursday, alleging he deceived the federal aviation administration, a g, or aircraft evaluation division. during the 737 macs, jet evaluation and certification process by providing safety regulators with material false inaccurate and incomplete information about a new part of the flight controls for the boeing 737 max, called the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system and cast in turn, the d o, j says airplane manuals and pilot training materials like to any references 20 and cas and that boeing's, us based airline customers, were deprived of important information when making and finalizing their decisions to pay boeing tens of millions of dollars for $737.00 max airplanes, prosecutor se forkner abused his position of authority and in doing so, also deprive the airlines and pilots from knowing crucial information about an important part of the airplane. flight controls. to fatal crashes were blamed on lack of pilot and cas knowledge and training. the lion air crash in october, 2018, killing all 189 passengers

good morning mark forkner is being charged with fraud for deceiving federal regulators tasked with evaluatinge flight worthiness of the company's 737 max jet hindering the ability of regulators to protect airline passengers and leaving pilots in the lurch. this is all according to the justice department according to the indictment, forkner provided the faa valuation group with materially false, inaccurate and incomplete information about a new part of the flight controls for the boeing 737 max, which led to the two 737 max crashes in 2018, and 2019, that left a total of 346 people dead. sources tell cnbc that outspoken investors janna partners has taken a stake in macy's and sent a letter to the board urging it to spin off the ecommerce business and the s.e.c. is reportedly set to allow the first u.s. bitcoin futures etf to begin trading unlike straightforward bitcoin etf applications ones the regulators have previously rejected the proposals are based on futures contracts and were filed under mutual fund rules that s.e.c. chairman gensler said provides invester protections. a big move for bi

prosecutors say mark forkner withheld critical information about an automated cockpit feature to saveling 346 people. the jets were grounded for almost two years costing boeing more than $20 billion. no comment yet from forkner's lawyer. >>> governor mike par son threatening to prosecute the st. louis post dispatch. the paper revealed a security flaw on the state education department's website that had exposed the social security numbers of 100,000 staffers, but two days later the governor lashed out. >> they were acting against the state agency to compromise teachers' personal information in an attempt to embarrass the state and sell headlines. >> now, the newspaper disagrees here, saying it informed state officials after discovering the vulnerability and delayed publication to give them time to fix the problem. >>> a once prominent south carolina attorney embroiled in several scandals has now been arrested again. alex murdaugh is set for a bond hearing on charges he swindled the sons of his dead housekeeper. he's accused of pocketing millions of dollars in settlement money intended

prosecutors say mark forkner hid information about an automated flight control system.s later implicated in two crashes that killed 346 people. on wall street today, major indexes wound up their best week since early summer. the dow jones industrial average gained 382 points today to close at 35,294. the nasdaq rose 74 points. the s&p 500 added 33. for the week, the three indexes were up 1.5% to 2%. and, former president bill clinton spent a third day hospitalized in southern california. an aide said the 75-year-old is recovering from a urological infection. president biden spoke with mr. clinton by phone today, and said he's doing fine. still to come on the newshour: some 30 countries unite in the global fight against ransomware. david brooks and jonathan capehart analyze president biden's battle against anti-vaccine mandates. one city's recent efforts to honor a black man whose land was taken away from him decades ago. and, much more. >> woodruff: the f.d.a. panel that recommended a second shot of the johnson & johnson vaccine today has been busy the past two days con

mark forkner is expected in a federal court today. the former top pilot for boeing was indicted for allegedly withholding information from the faa about changes to the flight control system on the 737 max jet. that's the plane later involved in two crashes, killing more than 340 people. the control system was implicated in the crashes, pushing the nose of the plane down in certain situations. prosecutors argued forkner deceived regulators in an attempt to save boeing money. if convicted of the six fraud charges, he could face jail time spanning several decades. and jose, i'll add, an attorney believed to be representing forkner did not respond to comment. >> emilie ikeda in connecticut, thank you. >>> president biden is expected to head to connecticut to promote his build back better plan and there's word that the white house is getting impatient with negotiations over it. we're live with the latest. >>> and we're keeping an eye on the fda and its meeting over the j&j booster shot. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." g "jose d