neeum and peggy filluphillips we also with us. they risked their safety to pull jennifer back inside the aircraft. and while there was nothing more they could do, these americans responded with tremendous bravery and everybody s talking about it. so your bravery, your compassion, we really appreciate it. thank you all. the actions of the crew and passengers of southwest flight 1380 show the great character of our nation. we re very, very proud of them and god bless you all and thank you very much for being at the white house. it is really an honor to meet you all. thank you very much. thanks, everyone. we re leaving now. please exit. please exit.
flight, including tim mcginty, andrew niedham and peggy phillips who are also with us. thank you, folks. thank you. [applause] they risked their safety to pull jennifer back inside the aircraft. peggy phillips, retired nurse, helped a minister c.p.r. until the plane landed in philadelphia. while there was nothing more they could do, they responded with tremendous bravery and everybody is talking about it. so your bravery, your compassion, we appreciate it. thank you, all. thank you. president trump: the actions of the crew and passengers of southwest flight 1380 show the great character of our nation. we are very, very proud of them. god bless you all. thank you very much for being at the white house. it s really an honor to meet you all. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. president trump: thank you, everyone.
reporter: jennifer riordan was killed on flight 1380, when the plane s left engine exploded at 32,000 feet. the mother of two, the first person to die in an accident on a u.s. airline in nearly ten years. tonight, for the first time, her husband, michael, telling us how he got the news. the chaplain at the hospital called. he s like, i need to have the doctor talk to you. and then before the doctor could call, i was able to click on a news site. and i saw one passenger was brought to the hospital, i m like, she can t be injured that bad, she s just in a hospital, but i can get out there and hold her hand and love on her. and then two minutes later, i got a call from the doctor s saying, we re sorry, we tried everything we could, but she couldn t make it. reporter: despite wearing her seatbelt, riordan was partially sucked out of this window. passengers pulling her back inside. i immediately thought of the kids, and how do you tell your kids that their mom s gone? i just hel
today she will be laid to rest in an invitation only funeral. tammy jo schultz, captain of southwest flight 1380 saved an endangered flight en route from new york s laguardia to dallas. veteran navy pilot showcased her nerves, steeled from flying supersonic fa-18 hornets when the left engine exploded after the breakage of a fan belt. even more impressive, she trained in an era when women weren t even permitted to fly combat missions. and then there s tammy duckworth, retired u.s. army lieutenant, first disabled woman elected to the congress after losing both her legs and damaging one arm from injuries sustained on november 12th, 2004 when the uh-60 blackhawk copter she was co-piloting was hit by a rocket propelled grenade fired by iraqi insurgents. senator duckworth was the first senator to give birth while in office. on thursday she brought her
it s not going well. he certainly does and he said that and insisted on that. they re trying to set this up for success. i think the news tonight shows you that. martha raddatz leading us off. with the breaking news this friday night. thank you martha. in the meantime we move on to the other developing story. the faa ordering emergency inspections of hundreds of 737s after the deadly explosion on a southwest flight 1380. linzie janis on what they re looking for. reporter: tonight the faa issuing a rare emergency directive requiring airlines to inspect fan blades on 737 long service engines within 20 days. it comes after a broken fan blade on the left engine of the southwest flight 1380 caused the deadly explosion killing jennifer reardon who was nearly sucked out of the plane. everybody breathe, we are almost there! reporter: cfm international which makes the engines says the directive affects 352 engines in