so the ntsb has their work cut out for them. work that was really, really good here was that by the flight crew and the air traffic controllers and the flight attendants, all who had to work together to make this happen. >> pete -- >> go ahead. >> i'm going to ask because i'm fascinated by, to your work, the incredible work of the pilot, the flight crew, the folks on the ground at air traffic control but as you point out, when that engine goes, you're trained as a pilot, if you're flying a twin engine plane like this, how to handle it, that being said, how is it different when it's a contained versus uncontained, as you point out, engine failure here? it's not just the plane might start to tilt a little bit as you were pointing out but are there things that happen from a mechanical level as well, things that kick in or don't when that happens. >> i've reported on things like this in the past. locally here in the dc area, flight taking off from dulles had what's called a compressor stall, produces a similar instance like this whe

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you're a former ntsb investigator. are the key questions that need to be answered here about this incident? >> the question is, was the fatigue crack just due to pure time in service? or was it a fatigue crack due to some flaw that was there, either during the manufacturing or somehow damage that occurred later in its service history? >> when ntsb talks about fatigue cracks, it's just that, cracks that develop from too much use. these engines should last longer, but they seem to be breaking in ways that weren't anticipated when they were first built. >> reporter: the engine, manufactured by pratt and whitney, was an older model not used in newer planes. but dozens of 777 planes still use the engine, and they've now been grounded. faa ordering inspection of these fan blades before the planes can get back in the air. >> fatigue crack that is occur in older engines are not easy to detect. you can't see them with the naked eye. it requires very sophisticated testing techniques. >> reporter: the extent of the damage to the

ntsb, fbi -- [inaudible] >> yeah.o we'll secure the area, take initial witness statements from people that have debris in their yard, and then we will eventually turn the investigation over to ntsb. they'll determine what happened. really we're just going to assist them from this point on. any information that our dispatchers gather, we'll make sure we provide that to them and then, of course, work in conjunction with them to help them with whatever we can. >> are you guys the only municipality that's having a response like this? >> yeah, you know what, i don't know any other municipalities. i can say i've been in contact with other public information officers from other departments in the area, and i have not heard that they experienced any debris. as far as i know, broomfield was the only area that was impacted. okay? anything else, guys? all right. if you guys don't think you'll need anything, any more sound from me, then i'll probably head out in a little bit. but just page us if you guys need anything else. >> th

what are the first things an ntsb investigation look into?ll probably want to look at stress fatigue. this is quite an old aircraft, it first flew with united back in 1995. this is the first year that the 777 went into service, so this is one of the oldest 777s in the world. so that's something that i think is going to require some attention. >> there were 231 passengers, ten crew on board this boeing 777. that's not a small plane. how difficult would it be to land this aircraft safely with engine failure? >> well, listen, these pilots are highly trained. it's a very reliable aircraft. and so it shouldn't be an extraordinary feat of bravado to land one of these things. this is why we have highly trained pilots and this is why we spend so much time and energy making sure aircraft are safe. the challenge with this particular flight would be, remember, this was a long haul flight. it had just taken off. it was going to be close to its max weight. and the 777 can take off at a higher weight than it can land. and so a pilot in the situation basica

the ntsb will be looking for this because. the ntsb doesn't exist just for what wrong in this case or to troubleshoot. they're trying to check out things in the inspection. it's the same manufacturer, pratt whitney, and they're approximately the same age. coincidence goes out the window, and what the ntsb will be doing will be doing is tracking the original problem. >>> more than 14 million residents, about half the state's population, still without clean water. they remain under a boil water advisory after frigid temperatures broke countless water pipes, the severe weather to blame for at least 50 deaths, in several states, in fact. for the very latest, let's bring in natasha in houston. you have the mayor as well. >> reporter: that's right, the city has given out more than 2 million bottled waters to people here in houston. people are running out of water and there is still a boiled water notice. >> there is still a boiled water notice. we were shooting to get that lifted on monday. it could be sooner. the system has normali

and ntsb will probably come down pretty hard. they'll probably include the japan airlines incident in december of 2020. and the one in europe. they'll roll them in together. >> i understand that there's a pace to which things happen. and we understand there need to be investigations and we understand that sometimes things don't move as quickly as we would all like them to. but the fact that we're sitting here and still talking about this, and it appears that to your point, they're going to look at whether there's a pattern and whether we already have these other findings, it raises the question again of what the heck has been going on since we have these initial findings with concerns about oversight and why hasn't more changed? >> exactly, you would think that a federal air worthiness directive and an ntsb report saying, you've got to do these inspections, you've got to do them right, and you have got to oversee them. but tragically, what we see in aviation and many areas of life is it takes a tragedy or a near-disaster to reall

the ntsb wants everything to remain intact. we are doing our best to secure the area and keep it intact for the ntsb who is in route at this time. >> and have you been in touch with the ntsb? >> i personally have not. but our police department has. and they dispatched a group to come to the area about an hour and a half, two hours ago. i did see their newsroom put information out not long ago they are on the way. >> rachel welty of broomfield colorado pomds. i imagine this is not how you expected to spend saturday. but thankfully no oneeninged. really remarkably. thank you so much rachel. >> thank you. >>> well, i want to bring in cnn analyst and inspector general at the dp and miles o'brien. and aviation correspondent pete muntean. mary let's start with you. this looks like it could have been catastrophic. so far, though, no injuries reported on the ground. and we know that everyone on the plane is safe. what does that tell you? >> well, there is a small amount of luck of course. but it also goes to the training and skill of t

the ntsb is all about trend analysis. they want to find out if they're working with a trend that's going to repeat itself, a problem that they thought they had addressed. by the way, the united airlines ntsb just issued the report last year. japan airlines, a 777 there had one of these in december. so the ntsb is already -- i mean, before they even get all of the pieces collected on the ground, they have combed through the records, they have combed through the inspections because on the last one, the report they issued last year from the previous united 777, they cited -- they faulted pratt & whitney's inspectors for not being trained in spotted the flaws. if they had gone back and spotted the flaws, it appears they could have. do we have a problem that's system wide, that's engine wide, that's pratt & whitney wide or do we not? >> we are just getting into cnn a statement from boeing which reads, we're following news out of the netherlands regarding the incident involving lgt 5504, that is the flight number. we'll refer y

the ntsb wants all debris to itr move it, the ntsb wants the debris to stay in place for investigationen you're talking about what this pilot is saying, i'm sure you've been in some flight simulations before and you understand how these things go obviously with your reporting and experience here, what is that like on board when you have engine failure and you have a pilot calling the control tower saying i need to come back, mayday? >> i was on a plane one time, a regional plane and we had an engine blow up because we ingested a massive turkey, we ingested one of these massive birds and the engine blew up. you wouldn't have known the difference, the engine was so stable, the pilot calmly declared an emergency and we immediately landed in tampa. this is exactly what pilots train for many, many times. they have to go through simulator trainings and they're paid to be calm and collected and put that plane down safely. listen, the good news is the plane, because it can fly on one engine and we should make that point, the plane can fly on one engine. you don't want to do that. you have two

>> well, i think what happened is -- and i think the ntsb will really zero in on this -- is there was failure of one or more of the fan blades or personal parts of the engine. now, yesterday we were looking at this as something called an uncontained engine failure where the engine actually spews out parts of the engine through the containment structures that are designed to contain these parts. but pictures that are coming out now such as the one we just saw from the passenger, very instructive to the ntsb, and they show that the engine pretty much held together. so what the ntsb will be focused on is something they have issued a report on almost every year and that is the failures of inspections of jet engines, particularly ones that have been in service for a number of years. united had something like this recently on a same kind of engine, there have been other engines, this was a pratt & whitney, ge, but they are going to look at the inspections that are designed to find metal flaws in the jet engine blade and in the engines itself. that's been a big interest to the ntsb. >> yeah,

new images released from the ntsb shows the damage to the plane including a gaping hole under the wing suggesting some of the debris struck the plane itself. >> there were also dings and nicks in other places on the wing, but there was no structural damage. >> reporter: another image shows what investigators believe caused it. two broken fan blades in the engine. the emergency on the united flight from denver to hawaii started four minutes after takeoff. according to the ntsb's preliminary investigation, a fan blade broke off tearing into an adjacent blade and investigators say the first blade to separate showed signs of metal fatigue. >> with the metal fatigue you're usually going to find what i will describe as marks. it will be a series of marks that you can visibly see oftentimes with the naked eye. once you put it under a scanning electron microscope, you can actually count the number of cycles since the initiation of that fatigue. >> reporter: the broken pieces of the metal blades considered key pieces of evidence have now been recovered. one of them was lodged inside the plane's

they said the ntsb will be investigating. they just lost power as they took off but they actually tried to use this overpass as a runway, if you will. they ended up landing here, nosediving into a private vehicle. fortunately, they walked away without any scratches. unbelievable. i'm hoping the driver of the white vehicle crashed into was okay. i didn't see any indolence is here on the same take anyone away. this is a crazy incident. and honestly, when you walk away like they are right now, they are taking pictures and talking to investigators, that is quite remarkable. ken, back to you. >> minor damage it looks like to the front end of the plane. everybody got out okay. lucky, they are. >> we will have the latest on the crest coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> thank you for watching. the news continues streaming on cbsn bay area. >> we will be back at 11:00 with more local news for you. announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] [cheering and applause]

the ntsb said it could be a classic case of metal fatigue.7s, about 69 are still flying. robert is here from the ntsb. thank you, sir, for being here. >> neil, thank you. thank you for having us. >> neil: this metal fatigue issue, do you think it could be, you know, a 777 issue in a larger sense? i know a japanese air carrier was pointing to it for recent problems. how widespread do you suspect this could be? >> i want to point out that the 777 has two engine manufacturers. some of the airplanes have a ge engine and some have this pratt and whitney 4000 series. this pratt and whitney 4000 series is a minority of the 777 population. >> neil: so the problem is with -- if there's one, it would be limited to the pratt and whitney engines. it's very early and i appreciate that, but what are you looking for, what kind of pattern do you hope to see or at least try to isolate? >> well, a big finding the investigation so far is the identification of the fracture and identifying that as metal fatigue. as of today, we identified the initiation point whe

ntsb starts to investigate.- pardon me saying this, putting the pieces together to finally determine exactly whether this was mechanical, structural failure, engine fatigue or what it may have been. >> right now and within 10 minutes of this, the ntsb and united probably their operational control center on it already. we are probably two hours into that investigation already. it happens right away. so, we will know fairly soon and probably something that will settle out. the good news nobody was hurt. the airplane returned safely, which would be typical of a well-run airline and i think, again, it's one of those things we can't do much about. eric: it is a photo of a -- which appears to be the plane with the smoke coming out of one of the engines. so that would certainly be a possibility that that could have happened. with all the millions of flights, mike, it actually is incredibly safe system and this doesn't happen very often. >> no. when you consider the millions of parts on airplane that has to be maintaine

the ntsb we have found cabin doors at 10,000 feet. we have found pieces of fan blades in fields miles from accidents. the ntsb will find the wreckage, they will analyze it and they'll figure out what happened. >> so, from a pilot's perspective, miles, try to put us in the shoes of the pilot on this plane. what was happening -- sorry, actually, pete, i'm going to go to you because i want to get your perspective on this. then, miles, i'll go to you. because you're a pilot, pete, what's going on in the mind of that pilot? what was going on when the engine failed. this was something you told me before, he was very calm. how hard is it to land a plane with one engine? >> it's incredibly hard. it's tricky. not only have you lost half of the available power here to keep the airplane climbing, but it essentially becomes very hard to maneuver. the dead engine now has essentially turned into a boat anchor making the airplane hard to turn back to the field, hard to align properly with the r roadway. so, the physics become very difficult and it b

>> what's the timeline for an ntsb investigation?eliminary searching, put out a brief report or two but a longer, more comprehensive investigation, that will take a while? >> typically the ntsb will take a year or so to determine the final cause on something like this. however, you can imagine that boeing and united airlines and the faa are on this as an emergency investigation because they cannot take the risk that there's another potential problem with another engine out there. they're all going to be moving on this very, very rapidly. >> thank you, tom. that's tom costello with the latest on this unusual incident. >> in our next hour, how did the state's unique power grid fail? and could it happen where you are as our climate continues to change? but coming up, he was widely praised at the beginning of the pandemic. a bipartisan group of lawmakers say it's time to strip new york governor andrew cuomo of his emergency powers. what's going on? his emergency powers what's going on? it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto he

. >> i know that ntsb is already mobilizing so that they -- an independent agency can provide right away information as they piece together what has happened >> reporter: yeah, getting to the bottom of this mechanical failure is going to be critical. or did the engine ingest a flock of birds as it took off from d.i.a. or perhaps even a drone all of those possibilities right now are on the table jose >> tom costello, thank you >>> we are joined now by nbc aviation expert and veteran pilot john cox john, good evening engine failures are rare what could have caused this? >> jose, this sort of engine failure's very rare. it's known as an uncontained failure. they're going to be looking for components inside the airplane, inside the engine that may have failed before and caused this, something like metal fatigue on one of the turbine blades, something like that. >> the ntsb now has this huge debris field spread out across neighborhoods. what are they going to be looking for? >> the ntsb will gather all of the evidence that they can all from the things that fell off of the airplane as well as

and the ntsb will be on sight, i'm sure very soon as will the united mechanics. they will be looking for those kinds of issues. it's a little unusual though for a bird strike to tear an engine apart like that. i mean, believe it or not, when they are testing these engines long before they ever fly on a new model, they throw an unbelievable amount of junk into the front end of that thing while it's operating to see exactly what's going to happen. so, that they can try and protect the engine and/or the passengers as much as possible from that kind of tee bree. jon: and for, you know, the people who look at these pictures and say wow, i'm never going to get on an airplane, i guess i would say just the opposite, robert. maybe you would echo that. that this is a sign of really how safety conscious and robust the u.s. aviation industry is. >> oh, absolutely. i mean, you are a pilot, so you understand that. and it's important people realize these situations are very, very rare. i mean, they are very spectacular when they occur, because they are not on the ground. there

the ntsb says it should be. >>for sports. after falling in the final seconds last night the warriors are back on the road in san antonio night to win that game is tied up at 50 of course as soon as it goes final, we'll bring you highlights right here on kron 4. now we often check and break down what these guys do on the court but it's important that we highlight what they do off of it as well and want to anderson just got honor today for all of his work off the court. the nba g league announced one as the winner of their community assist award for last season. jta of course played for the santa cruz warriors for much of last season while also spending time with the golden state warriors here in the bay area. one never waste an opportunity to let everyone know that he is from oakland, he's oakland proud and he backs it up with giving back to the community that is so near and dear to his heart, he supported families in need in the east bay was sneaker in turkey giveaways during the holidays. he also was involved in numerous com

the ntsb. he says there were no signs of mechanical failure.r flying under visual flight rules, or vfr, which legally prohibited him from penetrating the clouds. however, as we've seen in so many accidents, this pilot continued his vfr flight into clouds. ntsb officials also said the pilot may have felt pressured to complete the trip in poor weather conditions due to his relationship with bryant. tmz's harvey levin told us he doesn't buy that theory. to me the idea of self induced pressure is almost a red herring because again, everybody who pays to get in an aircraft wants to go from point a to point b. it's the pilot's decision to say on lee if it's safe. harvey also told us the ntsb report could push the helicopter company to settle lawsuits over the deadly crash. a ptolemy county sheriff's deputy carried out an incredible rescue saving a man from taking his own life on a bridge. the picture is incredible. you see it here. that's corporal andrew long. he grabbed the man's arm through the railing on the parrots. ferry bridge near the 12 make

full details on that coming up and the ntsb investigators reveal what may have caused the helicopter crash that killed 9 people, including kobe bryant and his daughter. the agency says the pilot. they have violated flight rules. >>and we're back at 4.15, let's get right over to the weather center and say good morning to john find out about the forecast for today, there james we are looking at a really nice one today, i'm going to say or nicest of the workweek because we've got the sunshine back out this afternoon and temperatures even a little bit warmer than they have been the past couple of days skies, this morning are overall clear enough there is some patchy fog near the coastline and that does include portions of san francisco over although conditions out there are pretty clear and smooth sailing not just this morning but really to the remainder of the day ahead of us a brief resurgence of high pressure today say brief because it's followed not too long by some rainfall moving in late tomorrow, so enjoy today's a high-pressure mild conditions, sunny skies, let's plotted out for

alerts the pilots when they are getting too close, to things like buildings or mountaintops, but, ntsb investigators say at that speed, the system would not have been helpful, in this case. liz? >> thank you. >>> motown start larry wilson died overnight at her home in nevada. >> she was 76 years old. [ music ] >> classic songs, a founding member of the supremes teaming with diana ross and florence ballard, the group had 12 number one hits in the u.s., after the supremes disbanded in 1977, wilson became an activist and a best-selling author, but she will be remembered as the longest reigning member of one of the most iconic singing groups in american music history. diana ross offered her condolences to wilson's family on twitter, writing, i am reminded that each day is a gift, i have so many wonderful memories of our time together, the supremes will live on in our hearts. no cause of death was given, but her publicist says that a celebration of wilson's life will take place later this year. >>> we do continue to follow our breaking news, chopper five overspill at the chevron refinery in

ntsb officials blame one person, the pilot. which he could not see, he broke the law and likely became disoriented. call it a crash investigators said today but do not call it an accident here is cnbc jane wells. >> an accident is something that is unforeseen, unpredictable, if you will unfortunately, this wasn't. >> reporter: ntsb investigators laid out what happened the morning of the crash including this video of the helicopter carrying kobe bryant and eight others one minute before heading straight into clouds speeding at 140 knots. >> what was trhe trained to do that point >> it very clear slowing down. >> reporter: investigators say the pilot ignored training, violated federal rules and no plan b on file he became disoriented in the fog and lost control but in a surprise move to some, investigators do not believe a warning system telling him he was headed toward the ground would have helped. >> the pilot doesn't really know which way is up. this type of system would not aid in that situation. it was beyond the parameters

what the ntsb just revealed today about the pilot. >>> and tonight, we celebrate an original member of the supremes. >>> good evening as we come on the west here tonight, and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday evening. and we begin tonight with the history made in washington, as the impeachment trial of former president donald trump gets under way. the first time a president has ever faced impeachment for a second time and the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office. the former president facing one count of incitement of insurrection after the siege at the capitol on january 6th. the indictment saying he was singularly responsible for it. the trial taking place there at the capitol. the senate chamber a crime scene just a month ago, now a courtroom today. those senators who witnessed the deadly rioting now serving as jurors. 6,500 national guard troops still on duty there. the democrat house managers who are prosecuting the case beg beginning with a graphic 13-minute video, with the president's own words. and what supporters were saying when stor

ntsb officials blame one person, the pilot.en he flew into the clouds through which he could not see that he broke the law and likely became disoriented. call it a crash, investigators said today, but do not call it an accident. here's cnbc's jane wells. >> an accident is something that is unforeseen, unpredictable, if you will unfortunately, this wasn't. >> reporter: ntsb investigators methodically laid out what happened the morning of the crash, including this video of the helicopter carrying kobe bryant and eight others one minute before, heading straight into clouds, speeding at 140 knots. >> what was he trained to do at that point >> it's very clear that slowing down is. >> reporter: investigators say the pilot ignored his training, violated federal rules and had no plan b on file if weather went bad he became disoriented in the fog and lost control, but in a surprise move to some, investigators do not believe a warning system telling zobayan he was heading toward the ground would help. >> this would not have aided in the

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the ntsb investigators were out getting as much debris as they could as the investigation now lies inheir hands to try and figure out what exactly happened here. >> omar, thank you so much for bringing us the latest there. and we're following more breaking news this hour. we have just learned that japan is reportedly grounding all boeing 777 aircraft in the fleets of its domestic airlines. this is according to japan's public news service nhk. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, pam, as far as we can see, japan is the first country to take the sort of step following this incident. and according to the national broadcaster nhk, the japanese ministry has issued the order to all nippon airways which have fleets of 19 and 13 of the 777 200 jets respectively. we have reached out to boeing for comment. a spokesperson had no comment specifically on japan's announcement and pointed out that the current boeing statement about the united incident overall still holds, saying that they are pleased to hear the united airlines flight has returned safely to denver. what's interesting is that in

but the ntsb will find that out.eople have been killed and several others injured, at an anti—coup protest in the city of mandalay. witnesses said police used live ammunition as they tried to disperse the crowd in myanmar�*s second city. it's an escalation in the military�*s response to the daily demonstrations across myanmar. they began when the burmese army seized power on the first of february and detained the elected leader aung san suu kyi. our south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head reports. the military has promised patience with those protesting against its coup, but there was little sign of it here in mandalay. the police had gone in to disperse striking ship workers and moved quickly from using tear gas and rubber bullets to live rounds. gunfire. the shooting was caught on camera by this terrified bystander. "please don't shoot, don't let it happen," she says. two people were killed. several more sustained gunshot injuries. is this an escalation by the military junta? that isn't clear. in yangon, prote

pete mondteen, omar jimenez, thank you very much. >>> jim with the ntsb, good to have you with us. you called this another example of cracks in aviation safety. why? >> well, in the last decade, the faa has been a very sluggish regulator and a lot of the regulatory responsibilities have been transferred from the faa to the industry. i think we saw that in the 737-max investigations conducted by congress and inspector general and others. and i am hopeful that the new secretary will put a commission in place to address what i think is a failure on the part of the faa to provide the type of safety oversight that we as taxpayers and people who pay the airline taxes pay for. >> i want to follow-up. you just mentioned the 737-max and what we learned in the investigation there, after the plane was grounded two years following two fatal crashes, that house transportation committee report in it blasted, blasted boeing. also the faa. writing the facts had a disturbing pattern of miscalculation ands troubling mismanagement and judgments made by boeing. it also illuminates accountability gaps

as you mentioned, it is in fact with the faa and the ntsb and local law enforcement.igating exactly what happened and also all passengers and crew have deplaned to be transported back to the terminal at denver. we also heard from some of the passengers onboard that flight. here's what they had to say. >> i could definitely see things flying at me and, yeah, my daughter was sitting on the window. i was just like don't look. like let's close it up and let's just pray. so that's what we did. >> i'm happy to be down here alive. count your blessings and realize the next day is not -- don't take it for granted. >> so investigators are going to be looking at a number of possibilities here and clearly the leading possibility is that, for whatever reason, the engine broke apart in mid flight. that's nearly going to be option number one. they have also got to consider whether the plane, the engine, ingested something as it was taking off from dia. it could have been a flock of birds, a drone. could have been fod, foreign object debris, on the runway itself. everything right now

so i get up and look at it and i see right away it's the front end of an airplane engine >> reporte ntsb investigators scouring the area, collecting evidence, trying to solve the mystery of the malfunction and prevent it from happening again. and meghan is with us now. the faa just issued a statement. what did they say? >> kate, united just releasing a statement saying that they will be temporarily removing 24 of the boeing 777 aircrafts they say they have been in touch with regulators at the ntsb as well as the faa to determine if any additional steps need to be taken. kate >> maegen, thank you >>> now to our other big story, desperation growing in texas following deadly winter storms millions are still without drinking water tonight temperatures are finally rising, but so is outrage over absurdly high electric bills. morgan chesky reports from dallas >> reporter: tonight a texas-size stall flooding the state with one problem after another. crews rushing to fix burst water lines as many try to find we shouldn't have to live like this >> reporter: gilbert gomez, one of 5 million now forc

pete buttigieg. >> ntsb is already mobilizing. an agency can provide information right away as they piece together what has happened. >> tom costello joins us. what will ntsb investigators being considering as they look into what happened here? >> they certainly have a lot of evidence right there on the ground ahead of them but they've got to consider whether there was some sort of a fan blade problem. there are many issues within the engine that could have contributed to that. among that would be the potential for metal fatigue on a fan blade that would have caused the fan blade assembly to come apart. we've seen that before. that's got to be number one in terms of possible scenarios. number two, did it plane ingest a flock of birds, of canada geese, for example, as it took off from denver? they've got to look at that scenario. and they have to consider whether it ingested a drone. or foreign object debris on the ground at the airport when it took off. they've got a lot of potential scenarios but chief among them has to be an int

the ntsb is confirming our reporting from earlier that a fan blade inside the right-hand engine broke is saying they were able to find these parts, in particular in the containment trail that is exposed, the inner ring of the engine, the outer ring has been blown free. investigators say this is significant because this could be a window into what could have caused this engine to fail so dramatically, making the flight crew have to turn the airplane around at 13,000 feet and get it back to denver international airport. these fan blades are in particular very peculiar. they're hard to inspect, hollow and this is something that the investigators will zero in on. the engine is the only one with this type of fan blade this is a big deal. >> pete muntean, thank you very much. >>> this week's new episode of "searching for italy," stanley tucci travels to rome in search for the pasta. stanley, in this week's episode, you take us to rome. known for its historic sites and ruins, but not as well known for its food. tell us what makes roman cuisine so special? >> it's very interesting, rome is ob

the ntsb with early findings after a plane's engine explodes.xt. todd: they are letting me do this story. i thought there was a cause in your contract, the bill jumping into the chicken sandwich war. how, you ask? the latest and greatest creation next. wanna build a gaming business that breaks the internet? that means working night and day... ...and delegating to an experienced live bookkeeper for peace of mind. your books are all set. so you can finally give john some attention. trusted experts. guaranteed accurate books. intuit quickbooks live. an investigation into a united engine that exploded over denver. todd: cheryl casone joins us with the latest, they are finding debris. >> reporter: the ntsb launched an investigation into what caused that engine to explode shortly after takeoff from denver. the focus on the plane abstention, the pw 4000 specifically, made only for the triple 7. ntsb chairman robert gun wall described the damage. >> two were found fraction:fan blade fractured at the root where it went into the hub. regarding the fan bla

it is not required by the but the ntsb says it should be. >>for your help tonight having dementia could make you more vulnerable to covid-19 that's what a new study says the study of more than 60 million medical records in the united states found that people with dementia are twice as likely to become infected and dementia patients who are black had an even greater risk of catching the virus. researchers adjusted for factors like age living in nursing homes and having other preexisting health conditions. scientists say the vulnerability could be due to cognitive and site site physiological of factors, including a decrease resilience to infections also dementia patients often depend on others to implement their safety measures. all right we want to check in on our weather forecast, there's a little bit of everything going out there a little bit of sun little bit of clowns sources here to sort it out for yeah, a couple sprinkles out there to show up around the bay area 2 days. >>a weak weather system kind of sliding through right now a whole l

today, the ntsb held a hearing to discuss what led up to the crash. fox news jeff paul tells us the ntsb says the crash was likely due to pilot error. the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his 13 year old daughter, gina, and seven others was likely caused by the pilot becoming disoriented according to the probable cause findings by the national transportation safety board, the result of dissent. an acceleration were conducive for the pollock to experience a samata graphic illusion. in which he would incorrectly perceived that the helicopter was climbing. when it was descending 37 minutes into the flight, the pilot initiated a climb with a gradual left turn to get above the thick clouds move, the agency says, went against his training and violated flight rules. he was under flying under visual flight rules or via four, which legally prohibited him from penetrating the clouds. however as we've seen in so many accidents, this pilot continued his vfr flight into clouds. officials believe it was the first in a serious of events that ended two minut

the "los angeles times" reports the ntsb said the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend kobe bryant was caused by the pilot's poor decisions and disorientation. the chopper was heading to a youth basketball tournament in southern california last year when it crashed into a hillside in thick fog. bryant, his daughter, and seven others died. federal investigators say the pilot violated federal guidelines by flying in cloudy conditions and became disoriented. >> we're talking about spacial disorientation, where literally the pilot may not know which way is up or down, whether he or she is leaning left or right. >> the ntsb said it was likely the pilot felt self-induced pressure to get bryant to his destination. >>> the "washington post" reports the senate judiciary committee has set a date for the confirmation hearing of attorney germ nominee merrick garland. the two-day hearing will start on february 22nd, and it will include his testimony and a second day for outside witnesses to testify. garland is a federal appeals court judge. he was nominated for a seat on the supreme cour

. >>> the ntsb has begun putting pieces of the puzzle together to find out why a united boeings 777's. they suggest metal fatigue may have been if cause and they also say this isn't the first time a plane of this time has had this engine failure tom costello has the latest. >> reporter: it was saturday when the 911 calls overhead, 13,000 feet, the engine on a united 777 headed for honolulu was on fire and coming apart with huge pieces falling across the denver suburb of broomfield, smashing through a roof, crushing a truck, and raining down onto a soccer field. >> all of a sudden i heard a big boom and the house shook. >> i see right away it's the front end of an earn engine. >> reporter: amazingly no one was hit. demetrius was was of 240 people onboard the plane. he began texting friends. >> i was texting loved ones. >> reporter: thankfully it landed safely. ntsb found two broken engine fan blades leading to a rare but potentially catastrophic engine failure. it's when the fan blades literally rip apart in flight and tear through the engine casing or cowling. >> reporter: but this ha

the ntsb also says zobayan violated safety standards by flying into the fog because he was flying underules meaning he needed to see where he was going. >> the pilot was making his way up the canyon, and he saw that the clouds were descending and the terrain was rising, and he said, i can't make it, so he tried to pull up into the clouds, which he legally wasn't allowed to do, and tried to escape the terrain. >> reporter: investigators also pointing out as weather conditions got worse, zobayan could have made an emergency landing at a nearby airport, but instead they say he possibly felt pressured to keep flying as to not disappoint his high-profile client. >> we did feel like there was some evidence of the self-induced pressure. the two knew each other. we do feel that it was reasonable to draw the conclusion that there was self-induced pressure. >> some lawmakers are calling for regulations that would require all helicopters to be equipped with flight recorders and better warning systems. >>> a man is under arrest in oakland in connection with a series of assaults on elderly asian-ame

the ntsb saying so-called metal fatigue may have caused the engine to blow apart shortly after takeoffe uk bans boeing 777s equipped with the same engine. our transportation correspondent gio benitez has more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, pieces of that engine are now being flown to the engine's manufacturer as questions rise. when was it last inspected? this morning, new images from the ntsb showing even more damage from that 777's midflight emergency over colorado. debris from the engine hitting the fuselage leaving this hole in the side of the plane, luckily missing a few tank. this as we learn new details about what may have caused that engine to blow apart. >> mayday, mayday. >> reporter: the ntsb saying the preliminary investigation shows evidence of metal fatigue. when metal is weakened to such a point that cracks form. investigators say one fan blade broke off hitting a second blade. >> for the fan blade that was fractured midspan, damage with it is consistent with it being struck when the fan blade separated at the root, banged into it. >>

. >> the faa and ntsb are investigating the causes of engine failure may lock grossly no one was hurt. the training and the quick thinking of the flight crew. mike: no doubt about that. christina, many thanks. for more insight let's turn the aviation attorney and partner marked on rough, former attorney with faa office of general counsel mark, welcome. walk us through the steps investigators are taking to figure out what went wrong with the united airlines flight. >> the national transportation safety board as you reported has the responsibility for leading the investigation and their investigators are on scene and i'm sure they brought experts in the operation aspect of the aircraft in terms of piloting, maintenance, structure, systems, engines and so forth, parties to investigation participating will be the boeing company, the manufacture the manufacturer, the engine would be the federal aviation united airlines goal perhaps some of the unions will be involved. it'll be a very methodical detailed investigation and i have no doubt they are quickly going to determine what occurred it

it's not required by the f a a but the ntsb says it should be. turning now to our bay area forecast is a live look outside over sausalito and into the city the fog is rolling in on the corner of your screen which means it's also going to be a lot colder least in my opinion without proper meteorologist dave spahr has a look at some of the rain that's on the horizon days, ok, sanaa's here's what it looks like right now kind of unfinished business on our storm tracker 4 it's been lighting up the radar all day today, the concentration now down south this is a loft remember going through relatively dry air we're getting almost most locations can't even measure it so modest in terms of that so we have all this cloud cover that will be thinning out overnight. >>and by wednesday midnight you can see tomorrow morning hey it's off the sunshine in the race is looking pretty good at that. but late in the day overnight as we get to thursday morning before the sun joins us the cloud cover comes back again and rain not too far from that to have a little bit of

. >> the ntsb is investigating the possibility two of the engines follow fan blades played a party.he passengers or crew were hurt. >> i could see the flash but i felt the heat. we knew something bad had happened. >> it was a lot of turbulence and a really bright bang and flash. >> the faa administrator steve dickson says he decided to issue a statement saying "i have directed them to issue an emergency air worthiness investigation. this means some planes will be removed from service." check this out. also saturday, another boeing plane with a smaller version of the same type of engine dropped parts over the southern netherlands after a mid-air explosion and fire. this was a 747-400 and this incident in the denver was a 777. >> charles: thanks, alicia. let's get the read on this from safety board chairman jim hall. thanks for joining us. everyone saw that. just frightening, absolutely frightening thinking you're sitting on the plane and watching this engine on fire. kudos for the crew getting everybody home safely. what is your early read on it? >> charles, this is just a continuati

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