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captain sullenberger, some surprising evidence that came out of the crash. one of the co-pilots warned three times the plane was dropping too fast, no one noticed it was going too fast just before impact, how did something like that happen? >> they had help, which is to say they didn't have help. and that is one of the mysteries that the ntsb is going to have to answer for us, what other factors were in play? what will they do to widen the scope of this investigation on how the pilots were trained. how did the culture and their society, how did that play a part? how was it that a professional crew could get to the point where literally seconds before impact, and no one has effectively intervened. because ultimately the pilots are always responsible for what happens, they should have a path that is appropriate and safe. and they should be able to manually land the plane, and if not they should go around and land the plane again. >> according to investigators, korean culture deference is given to somebody, whether something is wrong. the pilot wouldn't wear su

sully sullenberger joins me now. some pretty surprising findings coming from today's hearing. of the co-pilots warned three times the plane was dropping too fast but no one noticed they were going too slow until before impact. how does that happen? >> they had help, which is to say they didn't have help and that's a mystery this investigation has to answer for us, is what other factors were in play? will they do to widen the scope of this investigation to include how these pilots were trained, how the culture at that organization and in their society may have played a part. how was it that a professional crew could get to the point where they are a littlely a few seconds before impact and no one has effectively intervened. because ultimately, the pilots are always responsible for whatever happens whether you're using automation or not, they should have a flight path that is stable and appropriate, and they should manually fly the airplane to make sure that happens, and if they can't, they need to abandon it and bring it around again. >> you brought up culture. according to inv

cbs news aviation consultant chesley sullenberger says there is concern pilots don't fully understand how auto controls work. >> it's important that the pilots have the skills to monitor each other and the ought nations and when it's not doing what -- automations and when it's not doing what it should have the skill and confidence to installation convenient and fly manually and fly it well. >> reporter: during the initial investigation of the asiana crash, the ntsb found no mechanical failures. last month the faa released a report saying commercial pilots need more training and rely too much on automation. and also scheduled to testify later this afternoon, a san francisco fire department assistant deputy chief about what happens, what caused a san francisco fire department truck to run over one of the survivors on the tarmac killing that girl. live at sfo, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> attorneys representing some of the more than 60 crash victims suing the airline plan to attend that hearing. asiana airlines is also offering $10,000 to each of the surviving passengers. >>> 5:05. protestor

we've spoken to the aviation experts silly sullenberger who said that the investigators will focus on their automation system and how much the pilots were relying on it. sometimes they do things that you don't expect. >> reporter: if you have the blind trust on the system and you don't monitor it or you are not engaged of it and you don't have the confidence to play well, then as soon as you detect it, they are not doing what you thought they should be doing and it could lead to big trouble. >> reporter: and they hope to finish their full investigation by next july. >>> and this is your chance to own a piece of candlestick history. showing you what is up for grabs on the hollow ground at candlestick park. >> reporter: looking to buy that special football fan something more than just a coat or hat. maybe you want something unique for yourself. whatever the case, the 49ers in the city of san francisco, they have something special for you. but it is not cheap. the 49ers faithful, it is your turn to own a piece of the candlestick history. and now you can purchase your pair of the authenti

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here's what aviation expert sully sullenberger had to say about it. >> ought makes is becoming a growing- automation is becoming a growing concern globally in aviation. there are situations you can get into where in certain cases the automation might do something that you don't expect or it might not do something that you expect it to do. that may have been the case here. >> the full investigation is hoped to be finished by next july. >>> tonight we're getting a better idea of how a korean war vet from the bay area wound up detained in north korea. in a statement 85-year-old merrill newman said he didn't understand for the north korean regime the korean war isn't over and that even innocent remarks about the war can cause big problems if you are a foreigner. newman says he was treated well but constantly under guard in his hotel and his interrogator made it clear if he did not cooperate, if he could be sentenced to jail for espionage for 15 years. it. >> attacked a communication system and killed three innocent operators. >> as for this videotaped apology, newman said it was fake and he

sully sullenberger. here's an example of someone with the a feel -- >> miracle on the hudson. >> he was close to the ntsb, he understood the issues and was a glider pilot so those things came together to allow him with his experience to get out of a terrible emergency situation. many pilots are trained on simulators. they really haven't had hands-on flying. they are trained on simulators and they don't know at that moment when things go wrong, how to react. >> sully sullenberger will be in your seat tomorrow here in "the situation room." we will talk about this. how do we fix this problem? >> well, as i mentioned, they are starting to put in human factors to the design of the cockpit, starting to reintroduce manual controls. so whereas an automated system can work, let's train the pilots manually again on holding on to the throttle and understanding the aircraft. so a lot of remedial training will make a big difference in this. >> for a new generation of pilots who presumably haven't had that kind of tra

. >> sully sullenberger says pilots must be ready to fly manually in all kinds of situations. >> automation of the cockpit is not a panacea, it's a mixed blessing. while it and many other things have helped make aviation safer, in a certain way it has helped make risks. especially as the complexity of these machines has increased. >> you'll find a special section right on our home page. >>> new information tonight about the cause of tuesday's natural gas fire in oakland. kfvu obtained a pg and e photo that shows a crack in the elbow of a 4-inch steel pipe. the natural gas leaked from the pipe, fueling a fire. pg and e says it spent the pipe to an outside party to conduct a test. the utility says its crew should have all the underground pipes repaired by tomorrow. >>> new concerns about a plan to clean up toxic contaminants at treasure island. amber lee is live at ti. >> reporter: tonight's meeting has a beautiful backdrop. the san francisco skyline. but the soil here on ti contains arsenic and other toxins left behind by the u.s. navy. so there's apprehension and anxiety over peoples' healt

. >> sully sullenberger says pilots must be ready to fly manually in all kinds of situations. >> automation of the cockpit is not a panacea, it's a mixed blessing. while it and many other things have helped make aviation safer, in a certain way it has helped make risks. especially as the complexity of these machines has increased. >> you'll find a special section right on our home page. >>> new information tonight about the cause of tuesday's natural gas fire in oakland. kfvu obtained a pg and e photo that shows a crack in the elbow of a 4-inch steel pipe. the natural gas leaked from the pipe, fueling a fire. pg and e says it spent the pipe to an outside party to conduct a test. the utility says its crew should have all the underground pipes repaired by tomorrow. >>> new concerns about a plan to clean up toxic contaminants at treasure island. amber lee is live at ti. >> reporter: tonight's meeting has a beautiful backdrop. the san francisco skyline. but the soil here on ti contains arsenic and other toxins left behind by the u.s. navy. so there's apprehension and anxiety over peoples' healt

. >> i have had conversations with sully sullenberger who says when you're in that flight or fight mode, it is important to have all of your senses responding. >> reporter: mary kiavo is an aviation attorney and former inspector general. she says we'll hear a lot of information about last july's crash that killed two people but not necessarily a final determination of what went wrong. >> final conclusions will come several months after this hearing. and that will have, i will expect they will have 20 or 30 recommendations on what can be done so this never happens again. >> reporter: the hearing will start at 8:30 in the morning here in washington. that's 5:30 in the morning on the west coast. and it is set to end tomorrow night at 8:00 here in washington. that's an 11-1/2 hour long marathon session. live in washington, d.c. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu's ken wayne will have live coverage of the nstb hearing on the asiana crash tomorrow. you can also follow them on twitter. >>> state leaders are calling on president obama to call an emergency in california. they sited the sta

take listen to captain sully sullenberger's tape on today's revelations. >> right now airline pilotsetting enough indepth training and bg these complex systems. and it is also important they know how to monitor them and be ready with well learned manual flying skills and able to quickly and effectively intervene when it is not doing what it should be doing. >> all right. investigators are also digging into whether korean culture played a role in the bungled landing. when asked if he thought about aborting landing, the pilot at the controls said, in his culture the higher level person would make the final decision saying it would be very hard for the first officer or a low level person to make that call. >> certainly in any cockpit, in any country in the world, there are cultural issues and the ntsb, what our job is to be very fair and to base our information and our investigation and our findings and our recommendations on the facts. >> cnn's kyung lah has more with this part of the story. >> to the passengers who are injured and to the families who lost their loved ones, we are deep

sully sullenberger says pilots must be ready to fly manually in all kinds of situations. >> automatione cockpit is not a panacea. it's a mixed blessing. and while it and many other things have helped make aviation much safer, in certain ways it introduced new risks. especially as the complexity of these technological systems has increased. >> you can see more video and photos of the ntsb hearing at ktvu.com. there is also a special section right on the home page. >>> all right. tori, time is 8:10. an abandoned house in oakland caught fire this morning. firefighters say they have been to that house before and they talk about what may have bay bridge toll plaza cause of today's -- have been the cause of today's fire. >> the sexiest man to the rescue. what the white house is asking singer adam levine to do to help obamacare. >> good morning. right now we are still looking at commutes where drive times are pretty robust. but we look at 101 san francisco, what an improvement from yesterday. we will tell you where it's not improved right now coming up. >> sunshine already. temperatures feeli