and if they didn t collectively, what does that tell us about what may have happened to them in the cabin? well, let s talk about what we know factually at this point. air mobile which provided a cell system for one of malaysian s 777s said this particular aircraft was not fitted with such a system the certainly at altitude there would have been no ability for passengers to see either where they were or send a message. and in addition to the type of controls that a pilot has, one that they have access to right above their heads is one that provides power to the in-flight entertainment system. that in-flight entertainment system provides a moving map in a lot of cases on the 777, and also the 777s on malaysia early on, i can t say that i know if this particular 777 still had an air phone system, but if the seat had been disabled as far as the power going to it they
the president made the declaration. this was pretty quick turn-around, because of the devastation and the evidence of how bad it was. that the president concurred and issued that last night. so important that people start registering, we know a lot of people are staying with friends and family. some of them are probably even staying in their cars right now. we can provide some assistance, rental assistance. we want to get people a place to stay and so the first step is to register so we can start that assistance, so 1-800-621-fema. or go with their mobile device, if they have connectivity, they can go to disasterassistance.gov and register online as well. the second thing is still got a lot of congestion on the cell system. you still have a the although of towers down because of power outages. unless it s an emergency, use text messaging, stay off the phones. can you relieve a lot of congestion by using text messaging if it s not an emergency, stay off the phone until the system comes
other threats we know of. matt visor, thank you, matt. thanks, chris. and we re waiting to see, we re told that the white house flag will be lowered to half staff. as they have been in many places around the country. and as news of the bombings spread, hundreds of thousands of people tried to get in touch with loved ones over the phone. overwhelming the cell system. one thing that did work, though, was e-mail, facebook, twitter. a lot of people posting as a way to look for friends and family. google set up a people finder website so that folks go to post information or to look for someone. as of this morning, google is tracking about 5,200 records. meantime, boston police department is using twitter to ask for tips and providing information on the investigation using hashtag tweet from the beat. announcer: where can an investor
forces in libya are free tonight. late word of a new kidnapping and last ditch battles that may be linked to moammar gadhafi s escape plan. and cnn goes inside the virginia nuclear power plant near the epicenter of that historic quake. we have a lot of questions about nuclear safety and whether the east coast is prepared if another big one hits. wolf blitzer s off today. i m joe johns. you re in the situation room. hurricane irene is bearing town on the bahamas with winds of up to 120 miles an hour right now, and the national weather service warns this category 3 monster could be upgraded, upgraded to a category 4 tomorrow. that means irene could be capable of catastrophic damage when it slams the east coast in the days ahead. the storm has been pounding the turks and caicos and other islands and gaining strength along the way. there are reports of damage but so far no serious injuries. we do have a view from space that gives you an idea of just how big the storm is. it
i put that number closer to 1,000 or more. i deal with up to last week, 15 to 20 of these guys each and every single day. 99 out of 100 were never s.e.a.l.s. with the bin laden and the pastor, i can t get through the e-mail. it is at least 40 to 50. i am guessing more. i have been answering them since early this morning. we are glad you are out there and you have your eye on these things. don shibly, thanks for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. the government has announced a new public safety system that sends alerts directly to your cell system. he will get warnings based on where you are, not just on where you live. new york and washington will have it by the end of the year. the rest of us, next april. toyota has released their latest earnings. they took a big hit bus of the