Mountainside . Heres the story from the audio recorder. After reaching cruising altitude the pilot is heard leaving the cockpit. He knocks then bangs on the door to get back in. The copilot alone in the cockpit ignores him then sets the auto pilot to descend to its lowest possible setting, 100 feet. During the next eight minutes the copilot will be heard breathing normally ignoring alarms and calls from controllers. As people begin to scream the plan smashes into the mountains. Nbcs bill neely is at the crash site this morning. What are the new developments . Reporter good morning, dara. I think people here are still reeling from the chronology that youve just read. Still wondering why, how, this copilot could possibly have done this. Of course that hasnt stopped the search effort all morning for the last few hours. The helicopters behind me have been flying overhead. Going to the crash site recovering jewelry, clothing, and body parts, writing them back for analysis by forensic expert
Investigators lubitz had battled depression and severe burnout in the past. Now the Investigation Teams in france are scouring that mountainous crash site and every detail of his past. A past that appears to have been clearly troubled. Tonight, we take up the rising number of calls to reassess cockpit security and perhaps more importantly for europe to begin psychological testing of its pilots. Those among the issues we take up with the former vice chairman of the National Transportation safety board. Also the middle east in widening conflict. Saudi arabia and egypt backed by other gulf states carrying out airstrikes against iranian backed shia rebels who ousted the president of yemen. And in iraq, president obama as ordered us fighter jets to carry out airstrikes in support of iran in the battle for tikrit. President obama has yet to explain his contradictory Foreign Policy decisions or his strategy. Critics fear hes prepared to accept far too little in order to claim a nuclear deal t
Investigators lubitz had battled depression and severe burnout in the past. Now the Investigation Teams in france are scouring that mountainous crash site and every detail of his past. A past that appears to have been clearly troubled. Tonight, we take up the rising number of calls to reassess cockpit security and perhaps more importantly for europe to begin psychological testing of its pilots. Those among the issues we take up with the former vice chairman of the National Transportation safety board. Also the middle east in widening conflict. Saudi arabia and egypt backed by other gulf states carrying out airstrikes against iranian backed shia rebels who ousted the president of yemen. And in iraq, president obama as ordered us fighter jets to carry out airstrikes in support of iran in the battle for tikrit. President obama has yet to explain his contradictory Foreign Policy decisions or his strategy. Critics fear hes prepared to accept far too little in order to claim a nuclear deal t
Wisping through here. Westbound 80 traffic is doing well. But you will see a little bit of fog and quite frankly some people are welcoming that fog as steve and i know. There are people who complain when it gets a little bit too hot. Lets take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. The traffic here is okay coming into San Francisco all the way into the city. There are no major problems on the bridge. If you are driving into marin county. Its 4 39. Lets go back to the desk. An alleged kidnapping in vallejo earlier this week is taking another turn. Police call it a hex but attorneys say it was real. Ktvu fox 2 Tara Moriarty is joining us live from the home where it all started. Going back and forth again. Reporter yes. Attorneys for Denise Huskins says she has been a victim twice. First at the hand of her kidnappers and then vallejo police. She showed up around 5 00 last night. She left the Police Department after questioning with a jacket over her face. Investigators shielded her after po
Armed guards for one simple reason. We are tenants of the Oakland Unified School district and as such are Facilities Use Agreement does not allow for us to have Armed Security on campus. Back in uscs board of education cut ties with its designated School Police department. The current Board Members had the Sole Authority to make any changes to security moving forward at the district. The superintendent says bay tech recently got a threat assessment report from an outside security consultant. The school is moving forward with those recommendations to improve security. Meantime, in the north bay, theres growing concern among parents that former Napa County School employee faces child charges. Police arrested. 33 yearold benjamin cas u. S. Over the weekend. But parents tell kron fours Taylor Bisacky the school should have taken action a long time ago. Parents say Benjamin Casas worked at this school po valley elementary for nearly a decade. And even after he was let go in 2019, he continu