o'brien, thank you very much for your testimony. mr. babbitt, my understanding is that an airplane, a commercial airplane, 8737, dc-9, perhaps an airbus 320, the airplane has a record somewhere and everything that has gone wrong or all the maintenance, all the work that's been done that airplane has been recorded so someone can go to that record and see everything that exists about that airplane since its birth, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> is the same true of the pilot, the person in the cockpit of an airplane? is it possible to find all the information that you might want to find about the human factor in that plane? whether a pilot passed or failed a multi-engine rating, commercial license, instrument rating. so the reason i ask that question is a pilot that has been described here had i believed by failures in various exams, and i believe the carrier did not know that. so if you go toward everything that is to know about an airplane, why do we not at this point have a central repository of everything that is to know about

o'brien that i have just mentioned is not here he is stuck in traffic but will be here momentarily. on june 17 we will hear from other witnesses including airlines and pilots. let me begin at the the subject of safety by saying in this country i think we have a remarkably safe system of air travel the safety record is extraordinary. does not my intention to alarm about considering taking a flight on a regional carrier or any airline, but we do have a responsibility to examine airline crashes when they occur and do what we can to prevent future accidents. we have all heard the story of the tragic crash and february this year continental connection flight 3407 from buffalo york station york it was a bombard your/eight both of private says had commuted fairly long distances and burr have found to have little rest. the co-pilot revealed the inexperience in flying in icy conditions that i have read in the transcript the captain had failed a number of flight test. we will hear from the ntsb which has been investigating but it sounds like the captain it made the wrong decisions at the wron

espn's baseball analyst rick sutcliffe has the call with dave o'brien for the phillies and the jays. espn, 7:00 eastern. rick, thank you so much for your insight and perspective. >> dave o'brien's right here. >> still to come on espnews, his wife is battling cancer and phil mickelson is playing in this year's u.s. open. year's (announcer) what does greatness taste like? miller lite. (announcer on call) off the glass, centered in front... oh what a great move, another great move... he skates in on goal... he scores! unbelievable! it's all over! oh my... (announcer) that's what greatness tastes like. triple hops brewed. great pilsner taste. miller lite. taste greatness. go to hotwire.com. when four-star hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them... so you get the lowest prices on four-star hotels, guaranteed. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >> as the sun says so long on wednesday afternoon at bethpage black, it might be saying so long for the week. not only does the weather forecast tush a bit bleak, the players know what awaits them. phil mickelson on the grounds wednesday

o'brien who i mentioned is not yet here. he is stuck in traffic that will be with us momentarily. at our next hearing on june 17th we will hear from witnesses including some of the airlines and some pilots. let me begin the subject of safety by saying in this country who think we have a remarkably safe system of air travel. the safety record is extraordinary and it is not my intention to a that alarm anyone about considering taking a flight on the regional carrier or any airline for that matter but i do think we of responsibility to examine airline crashes when they occur and insure we do all we can to prevent future accidents. we have all heard the story of the tragic crash in february of this year of continental connection flight 3407 from buffalo, a new york or rather in buffalo new york. this flight was operated by colgan air. the plane was operated by captaining co-pilot, both of whom had committed fairly long distances to get to work and were found to have had little rest before the flight. the co-pilot revealed her experience in flying in icy conditions in the transcript of

that would mean three finals in which he didn't grab the larry o'brien trophy. when you compare that to michael jordan, he wouldn't have allowed that to happen. kobe's best can be better than michael jordan's best, but also his worst the worst. now he can stop the losing streak. that says, you can't take anything away from him. you look at what he's accomplished. what do you mean his worst worst? >> some of the shots he hit at the end of games, michael not capable of making those shots. michael wouldn't get in the position to have to make those tough shots either. i don't think michael would have a 20 miss game in his final performance. >> kobe had a benefit of a blueprint for success. michael jordan set that tone. kobe's mannerisms and the way he's conducting himself on the basketball court, that was set. >> i don't know how much is set for phil jackson because he is a unique coach to hand out books for player that is play for thim. he is on the cusp of his 10th nba title. what would it mean to his legacy? >> same for kobe bryant. it doesn't change it. >> i cou

for rick sutcliffe, i'm dave o'brien, let's toss it back to the studio. >> thanks so much. this is the second time in which the red sox have won at least the first seven games of the season against the yankees. the other was in 1912 when they won the first 14 meetings. >> and some drama going on at citi field. tied at four and in the top of the 11th inning, bobby parnell came in this relief, first batter, chase utley, 3 for 5, two home runs, bringing his total to 15. right now two outs in the top of the 11th inning, can the mets come back? they have a two-game deficit at the top of the nl east. we'll see what happens. >> phil mickelson is returning to the pga tour for the first time since he and his wife, amy, has discovered that she has breast cancer. mickelson who expects to play at bethpage next week is making his emotional speech in memphis. >> we're going through a tough time right now. we won't get started on our treatment until july 1, and in the meantime, we're fortunate that we believe we caught it early enough to where we don't have to rush into decisions and we c

resolve it in erlandson that the majority of the court voted -- this situation in skinner against o'brien is about whether they could vote at all, not whether it is a privilege to vote absentee. that is what it has become in this site. is this court -- >> doesn't the legislature have a right to be concerned and put in a strict standard? don't we defer that the legislature's decides the strict standard. the cases are replete where fraud happened with absentee ballots. >> if you go against prints, those cases all say that when a person makes a good-faith attempt to vote, absent fraud, substantial compliance is about, absent fraud, maybe the law -- maybe it is the character of the people in minnesota. i do have 2 fraud cases to answer your question. they're both fraud cases. >> can i ask the question? counsel, do you concede that under 2043 subdivision 6, that a candidate has the right to challenge ballots in the precinct, at least with respect to this statute, the return on the low would be cast at the precinct and therefore the candidate would have the right to challenge that return envelo

dave o'brien, and rick sutcliffe have the call, and they give us this post-game extra. >> so we talked tonight about francisco servery welly, and the great passion he played with. he hit his first major league home run tonight. he's kind of enough to join us on the field. >> well, francisco, a great night for you and the yankees. and a game you guys really needed. talk about your home run now. your first major league big fly, and you knocked it out to left field. how did that feel off the bat? >> i feel very happen hey. and i just tried to hit the ball. they went through changeups before, and you know, i was ready for something in the middle. and i hit the ball, and you know, i started to run hard. it was on out of the park. >> a lot of conversation, not only on the field but in the dugout between you and joba chamberlain tonight. he was terrific. what did you guys talk about? >> we talked about you know, the keys are going to be to be agressive. command the fastball, and use the slider for a strikeout, and that's it. always first try. first try, and we're going to be good. >> is it as

o'brien?>> i believe the faa could do much more with a little bit of help. >> thank you very much for the testimony again for my personal perspective. thank you for everything you do to ensure error safety at the highest level possible. there's always room for improvement and that is what we are here to do. >> senator boxer? >> thank you so much mr. chairman for this important hearing and thank you all and good luck to you, administrator babbitt. i have had problems with faf safety for so many years i can't even tell you, and had nothing to do with if it was a republican president or a democratic president, i just felt the ntsb which was one of my hero agencies and government all my life, one of the agencies that tells the truth and they come right out and say that they have been ignored and ignored and ignored and gets to me and it is upsetting and i hope we will have a change with this administration and if we don't you will be hearing from me. i want you to succeed but think you need to be

o'brien? >> just want to refer again, the committee, the blue room panel report. the interesting part of that report is it was stimulated by this committee. it does address all of these issues we are talking about. the panel is staffed by experts from the field, training. operating. so all of these issues have been addressed. >> all right. >> senator, i will note that the committee has asked my office to investigate these offers. >> i really appreciate that. also we have a bill focusing on some of the inspections and the relationship with the faa that we hope to be included in the reauthorization. we can talk about that at another time. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen, for appearing before us today. i want to follow up with mr. rosenker. in your testimony regarding the background of the pilots of flight number 3407 you noted that, and