now i would like to call on captain chesley sullenberger. he is an aviation safety expert and was captain of flight 1549 who was able to land on the hudson. we're happy to have you here, captain. >> chairman ayotte, ranking member cantwell, other members of the committee, it's my great honor to appear before this subcommittee. as the airline pilot, as the professional pilot here, i'm someone who has had 20,000 hours of flying time, much of that as a part 121 jet captain time. along with my first officer jeff skiles who is also here. i was in the cockpit of an airliner when we faced suddenly an ultimate challenge. i'm uniquely qualified to tell you exactly how important pilot experience is and why we must not compromise it. i deeply understand what's at stake. as you consider this faa reauthorization bill i want to say it's critical that you maintain the requirements and that you not weaken them, that you not give further credits for beyond what's already been allowed. you see, i've seen firsthand the real cost, the human costs of not having

married to the hero of the hudson captain sully sullenberger. lo lori, you are here today to talk about meant rg. you have been an amazing mentor. i want to talk to you about, you were with big brothers and big sisters for almost 30 years. that's amazing. >> yeah. >> how did you get involved? >> i don't know how to happened. it was in 1984, and i was in my early 20s. i had grown up in a home that wasn't always very stable, and i had an alcoholic parent. i had come out the other side and felt like i had done well and i felt like it was my responsibility to give back and to share with someone else things that i had learned. so i had looked around and i felt like one-on-one mentoring was really the best match for me. so i went to big brother big sister and was interviewed. it was a lengthy process and they spend a lot of time trying to figure out the best match for you. eventually, i was matched with a little girl named sarah, 4 years old at the time. >> it's different now for the ages. >> right. the children are older. i'm not exactly sure. it mig

. >> reporter: sully sullenberger said it was crucial. >> they were able to prevent a spill and preventny sparks from igniting that. >> if you have to be in a plane crash, that's the one to be in. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board and the faa are investigating what caused the mechanical failure. for "cbs this morning," omar villafranca, los angeles. >>> a dramatic bus trip in boston. check out what happened while a local tv news team covered last night's fire. >> the traffic continues to go by and one lane of traffic. >> oh, my gosh -- >> my goodness. >> wow, the explosion blew the windows right off that bus. the passengers were heading from new york to boston when the fire broke out. >> and they got off. >> and everybody is okay yeah. >>> some midsize suvs do not make the grade when it comes to certain front end collisions. they have the models that performed badly in the >>> a fresh start turned into a nightmare when a moving company failed to deliver. >> it's devastating. there are things that we find every single day that aren't here that we know we'll never get

. >> reporter: safety expert "sully" sullenberger says the pilot's ability to control the landing wasrucial. >> they were able to keep the wing intact which is where the fuel tanks are, prevent a fuel spill, and prevent sparks from igniteing that. >> if you have to be a plane crash, that's the one to be in to tell you the truth the. >> reporter: national tpgs transportation safety board and faa are investigating what caused the mechanical failure. for "cbs this morning," omar villafranca, los angeles. >> a dramatic bus fire near boston, all of the nearly 50 people on board got out okay but check out what happened while a local tv news team covered last night's fire. >> traffic continues to go by and one lane of traffic -- oh my gosh! >> oh my goodness. >> wow. explosion blew the windows right aust that bus. passengers were heading from new york to boston on the mass turnpike when the fire broke out. >> so they got off, sent another bus, everybody was okay. >> yes. >> very quickly. >>> midsized suvs do not make the grade when it comes to certain front-end clithss. ahead, modelled that