from the cargo area of ctac. the ntsb has just recovered a portion of the flight data recorder. meantime, the family of the man who stole and crashed the commercial airliner says they are stunned and heartbroken. 29-year-old richard russell was identified as the airline employee who took off from that airport in the empty plane and was killed an hour later when he crashed it in a remote area south of seattle. officials are now working. as we mentioned, they've recovered part of that night data recorder. they're also attempting to recover his remains. our senior national correspondent joins me now from near the crash site. update us on this new information. >> reporter: i just spoke with the ntsb, the regional chief here. the ntsb is supporting the fbi. the fbi is the lead agency here, but she says they have recovered the entire flight data recorder, that it is intact. it has been wrapped, and will now be sent to washington to have its contents analyzed.