judge. he has several counts ranging murder to mass destruction. i want to know why. it doesn t make snins to me whatsoever. he hurt innocent people. i don t know how he can live in our country and just feel that way. tsarnaev is accused of killing three and wounding more than 200 others. 17 of the charges carry a penalty of life in prison or the death penalty. the courthouse is expected to be packed of course for the 19-year-old s appearance. more incredible stories of survival. two flight attendants were sucked out of the back of the plane as it skidded to a stop. they were then found alive on the runway amid the plane s debris. also we are learning not only was it the flying pilot s first time landing that plane at sfo. the pilot in charge was also new to his role.
aircraft was way too low and slow. we have a flying pilot, and we have two other pilots that are in the cockpit and they have a monitoring function. one of the very critical things that needs to be monitored on an approach to landing is speed. so we need to understand what was going on in the cockpit and also what was going on with the aircraft. reporter: the asiana flight crew was not tested for drugs or alcohol after the crash. as a u.s. flight crew would have been. the ntsb also confirmed that at least one emergency chute inflated inside the plane. the ceo of asiana airlines said he does not believe the plane itself was faulty. but did not suggest the pilots were at fault, either. the ntsb will interview the entire asiana crew, including the flight attendants, credited with helping to save lives after the crash. two flight attendants were ejected right after the first impact.
good morning, welcome to early start. i m christine romans. look who s back. i m back. a week in the mountains, i feel great. so happy you had a relaxing time. i m john berman, everyone. it s wednesday, july 10th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. we ll start with the crash of asiana airlines jumbo jet. the head of the ntsb that the flying pilot was training on the boeing 777 and the pilot instructing him was doing that for the very first time. the pilots telling investigators they had trouble with the autopilot just before the crash. we re also learning that two flight attendants were ejected from the plane when the tail tore away from the aircraft. they survived. they re now in serious condition. miguel is following all the developments this morning in san francisco. good morning. reporter: good morning, christine, a lot of the investigation is already done. but we re getting a much better
monitor. we have a flying pilot, and we have two other pilots that are in the cockpit, and they have a monitoring function. one of the very critical things that needs to be monitored on an approach to the landing is speed. and so we need to understand what was going on in the cockpit and also what was going on with the aircraft. jenna: claudia cowan is live in san francisco with more on this story. what s the latest you can tell us about the pilots? reporter: well, jenna, what s still unclear here is whether those pilots were continually monitoring their speed even as they tried to correct their approach which was off center and too low. according to federal investigators, the pilots were relying on the plane s automated throttle, a kind of cruise control to maintain the correct speed, and they re still trying to determine if the auto throttle malfunctioned or wasn t set properly and whether that contributed to the crash. the ntsb releasing new pictures
777. so he was about halfway through his initial operating experience on the 777. he was hired in 1994. he did his initial training in florida. the flying pilot is rated in the 737, the 747, the a-320, and the 777. he was a ground school instructor and a sim instructor for the a-320, a-321. he was a captain on the a-320 from 2005 to 2013. immediately prior to his initial operating experience on the 777, he was flying as a captain on the a-320.