just two weeks ago or so, specifically a bomber that targets u.s. ships. that has the capability to target u.s. ships. so china is really making a play right now into essentially becoming that regional dominant player within the asia-pacific region because they want to have that control. and it would destabilize not just the economy but the regional stability if they are able to intercede. so i think trump is sending a specific signal right back to them. so a signal saying what? that we re going to put a stop to it. he is saying keep the drone. that is reactionary or are you implying there is something more strategic happening here on the part of president-elect trump? what is he saying? absolutely. i think it is a strategic signal right back. the last couple of administrations no, they focus captain collins, what is president-elect trump s message? what do you think he s saying and what do you think that he s
slides. we ll take you back to our msnbc special. december 20th, 1995, american airlines flight 965 is about to begin its descent to cali, colombia. its approach is through a narrow corridor in between one of the tallest mountain ranges, the andes. 155 passengers are on board, including mercedes ramirez and both of their parents. they re eager to be reunited with relatives waiting for them at the airport. you can tell everybody was excited because this was a christmas back home flight. air traffic control clears flight 965 to descend to 15,000 feet and proceed to cali. the captain instructs the flight attendant to prepare for a
400 feet. captain collins realizes something is terribly wrong and calls for maximum thrust. the jet s nose tilts up 10 degrees and they start to climb. but as they pull up, the dc-10 s underbelly and wings gouge into the slope of mount erebus an active volcano. 70 tons of jet fuel ignite the cabin. the tail engine breaks off and roars up the slope, along with a horrifying trail of burning wreckage. deputy police officer ted robinson radios the crew. he s met with ann eerie silence. we kept calling 901. others were also calling flight
the captain instructs the flight attendant to prepare for a landing. then air traffic control and the captain accepts a runway change that will speed up their arrival time, but first officer don williams says he ll have to scramble to get down in time for the shorter approach. modern jets are so aerodynamically efficient, one of the greatest challenges in flying them is getting them down and getting them to slow down. speed breaks or flight spoilers are devices used to help increase the descent rate to help it slow down. the captain deploys 965 speed brakes and types in the letter r for rozo, the code for the radio beacon a few miles short of the runway. but instead of flying towards the beacon, the jet makes an almost imperceptible turn to left away from cali. second later the first officer
approach to the original runway. then, once flight computers have gotten the airbus into position, he ll go manual and circle to land at the new runway, runway 5. flight 5148 begins its descent. they plan to land in 15 minutes, but there s growing tension and a growing problem in the cockpit. the captain is getting behind his breakthrough jet. getting behind the airplane is a widely used statement to say that the pilot s thinking of what s going on is behind where the airplane actually is. at 7:13, the captain switches to manual even earlier. otherwise he ll have to wait for three other jets scheduled to take off from the same runway. if you re going to fly that kind of approach and you ve