second load of victims bodies arrive back in russia. we have the what s the latest, nic? reporter: was it an engine bursting into flames that caused the plane to crash, was it a fuel tank explosion causing the plane to crash? there was burned plane debris found on the ground. was this a flash from a terrorist missile hitting the aircraft? if that were the case, though that is deemed very, very unlikely, if that were the case, there would likely be two flashes, one as the missile took off and one as it hit off the aircraft or was it a bomb on board the plane? the heat signature a new piece of data in this. the other data, the black box data and voice recorders, those are not particularly damaged. they are in the hands, we understand, of the egyptian
what is a heat flash? it s an infrared signature of a picture of heat against the natural environment. it was the plane. something associated with the plane, they believe. what was it? did it happen in midair? could it have been an engine or fuel tank exploding or did it happen on the ground? did they simply record the impact of the airliner hitting the ground? there would have been a good deal of heat associated with that. u.s. military and intelligence officials analyzing all of this very technical, very classified data to try and put the picture together and try and figure out what it means. midair, that might mean one thing. it could mean some kind of bomb, perhaps, we have heard that word used here. absolutely no evidence at this point, no conclusion. now, ntsb officials are telling our own rene marsh they have spoken to the egyptians and they are willing to participate in the investigation.
point finger back at metrojet, maintenance, what happened there, that would send the ball back to russia. is there political advantage here to be played by russia or is this just about embarrassment for russia? it depends what the facts are going to show from the russian point of view, i think, chris. we do know you have a lot of different entities on the ground. that s the good news. you have the black boxes. they re not dispositive but they do give you information. thank you both. more drama in the aviation world. 100 passengers forced to evacuate after a plane crash lands in lahore, pakistan. this plane slid off a runway into a grassy field. the landing gear collapsed. sources tell a cnn affiliate the plane s tire appears to have
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this flight, that this plane was at an extreme pitch going up very quickly on takeoff? is there any reason to believe that is predictive of anything? no. i don t think so. it really depends on what was going through the pilot s mind. i don t think there was any threat. from everything i ve seen, there was no real threat, matrix there, that would allow them to believe they would have something to worry about on the ascent. that doesn t mean they didn t have a piece of information we may not have. the russians may have shared it with their folks and not anyone else. that s a possibility. there s nothing to indicate that would be out of the ordinary. the situation demands atension. 224 families waiting for answers. mike rogers, thank you for helping us understand the situation. thanks, chris. president obama looking to change the game for former con victims and releasing low-level offenders from prison. we ll discuss this and debate it, ahead.