]? we are confirming that. there were several officers involved. they responded very very quickly. this incident occurred very close to where you re standing right now which shows the brazen nature of the act. police officers came from around the community to make sure that everybody was safe. let me say one more thing. do not get caught up in labels. the fbi and other agencies are going to investigate this case thoroughly. they will determine, after the facts are determined whether it s an act of terrorism at all, whether it s a crime and what the nature of that crime is or whether it s a combination of those and i would encourage you not to put a label to the investigation at this point, whether it be international domestic or any other kind of terrorism, including criminal
there were several officers involved. this incident occurred very close to where you re standing right now which shows the brazen nature of the act. police officers came from around this community to make sure that everybody here is safe. let me say one more thing. do not get caught up in labels. the fbi and the other agencies are going to investigate this case thoroughly. they will determine after the facts are determined whether it s an act of terrorism at all, whether it s a crime and what the nature of that crime is or whether it s a combination of those. and i would encourage you to not put a label to the investigation at this point. whether it be international, domestic or any other kind of terrorism, including criminal acts. i ve got a question. the illegal federal spying system from the nsa is very good at forensic recreation of crimes
the united states have to provide some health backgrounds all the way back to grandparents. so, you know if there s any indication of physical ailments and even mental ail ailments that has to be provided. we have peter with us former ntsb managing director. peter, i think there are a lot of people who are listening to this conversation a bit surprised that these investigative or background checks especially in the wake of 9/11 do not go as far as speaking with relatives, people who are close to these people who are applying to be pilots with airlines. well i think les pointed it out, that the background checks particularly since 9/11 are focused on criminal or terrorist contacts. potential criminal acts. they re very rudimentary when it comes to psychological issues and i think the aviation industry is resistant to policy
families of the victims. jim walker is a maritime lawyer. joining us now from miami. good to see you. so you ve represented a ship crew and passengers before. the captain is facing charges like negligence and abandoning ship. as more bodies are found, will more charges be added? i don t think so. i mean, essentially, he s been arrested for doing two major criminal acts, engaging in man slaughter. it is his responsibility to look after these passengers and the crew. he is responsible under the international maritime regulations, the safety of life at sea regulations, to oversee the safe evacuation of the passengers. he clearly didn t do that. one of 47 lifeboats were deployed. he was in the first one. so that s a major charge, and, of course, abandoning ship. it s the first and foremost duty of a captain. so i think the charges are there, we re going to see a lot
welcome back to the lead. i m jake tapper. in other world news, the rumors are true. no, not that miley cyrus has been named time magazine s person of the year. we are talking about confirmation that kim jong-un s uncle has been removed from his powerful post. the story we told you about last week. state television aired a photo of him being hauled away from a meeting. north korea says he was removed for quote, criminal acts, including corruption, womanizing, abusing drugs and alcohol and mismanaging the economy. he was also accused of dreaming different dreams. what that means. i want to bring in christopher hill, former assistant secretary of state and lead delegate during the six-party talks with north korea from 2005 to 2009.