this morning on early today, mystery solved. the remains of a u.s. naval pilot shot down during the first gulf war are finally located. out of catch. the obama administration puts the pressure on congress for more funding for its cash for clunker program. and dynamite bust. efforts to implode a building in and dynamite bust. efforts to implode a building in turkey go horribly wrong. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning, everyone. i m dan kloeffler. and today we begin with finding captain speicher. after nearly two decades of promising leads and crushing rumors, the u.s. military has identified the remains of the u.s. pilot listed as the first u.s. casualty of the persian gulf war. nbc s gina kim reports. reporter: his plane was shot down in iraq on january 17th, 1991. the very first night of the first gulf war. tre s been a single american aircraft lost. reporter: for nearly 20 years, neither his family nor the military knew w