The Family Support act of 1997 to provide and coordinate, to really coordinate assistance for victims and families and post crash. It requires this act requires domestic and foreign air carriers for scheduled Passenger Service to have plans in place, to meet the needs of aviation accident victims. And their family members. And require with the air carrier and local and state authorities. And those authorities would be individuals like the Coroners Office to insure that needs for services and information regarding the accident is provided to victims and their families. To the victims family and survivors of the accident. We have several nationalities involved in the crash and we are providing some translation services. We want to make sure that they have a place to go. A safe place to go. To recover. And to grief. And to grieve and have support about people that carry for them. This is breaking new. You are watching Deborah Hersman talk about the flight of 214. You are now watching ktvu
To the safety zone. I feel bad just looking at her doing all that. So we, you know, feel that just went in and tried to help her. Reporter today we learned new details about the many hats the Flight Attendants wore. Part rescue team, part firefighters. They were also fighting the fire as the evacuation went on. There wasnt fire in the cabin while the passengers most of the passengers were in there. But as the evacuation went on, the fire did continue and the Flight Attendants and the flight crew were involved in trying to fight the fire on the inside. Reporter but days after the tragedy it set in. Not all the Flight Attendants were here at the press conference today. Others are still recovering in the hospital. Ryan takeo kpix 5. The chinese consul met with victims of the flight. He visited chinese passengers who were still in the hospital at sf general. He wished them well, of course, said the consulate general in San Francisco will do whatever it can to help as they recover. And we a
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Weve just learned that when that kor o jet crashed at the San Francisco airport on saturday Flight Attendants asked oe pilots for permission to rmisuate but permission was butially denied. As the boeing 777 began to burn, passengers were told to stay in their seats. The delayed evacuation was successful, however. The only two People Killed were ejected from the plane when the tail was ripped off in the crash landing. The National Transportation safety board held a briefing early this evening. John blackstone was there and he joins us now just across the water from the crash site. John . Reporter scott, in the portfing, we learned that that order from the flight deck delayed the evacuation by 90 seconds. N. T. S. B. Chairman Deborah Hersman said it was one of the Flight Attendants who insisted passengers had to get off the aircraft. He could see fire outside of the window. He sent the Flight Attendant who was sitting w