correspondent pete munteen. alaskan airlines has canceled more than 100 flights today. the ntsb trying to figure out how this all happened. yeah. some incredible new details overnight. finding that part of the plane that has been missing has been key. it s called a door plug, and that will help investigators determine the type of the failure here. was it a mechanical failure or was it a manufacturing defect by boeing or its contractors? just yesterday, the head of the ntsb told me that if this door was in somebody s backyard, she wanted to see it, and that is exactly what happened. found by a portland school teacher simply named bob. a crucial finding in an investigation that is only just beginning. it was very violent when the rapid decompression and the door was expelled out of the plane. reporter: new images from the national transportation safety board show the force of the
this is a mistake. whether the mistake was made by the airline and they didn t power down or the mistake was made by the ntsb who powered it up and had it powered when they started their investigation, that remains to be seen. the critical information was lost but in this case, you can make up for that loss because can tell you what happened. it was a mistake. fortunate that no one was hurt. i appreciate your perspective, thanks. thank you. still to come. former president donald trump says he is protected under presidential immunity. he wants a criminal conspiracy case against him in fulton county, georgia thrown out. does his you have any lugs? were going to discuss from a former federal prosecutor. miseries secretary of state threatening to kick resident biden off the ballot there as
they re safe. for whatever reason, they encountered each other in the airspace, same air space. reporter: authorities today inde dede dedent if ii division chief josh bischof, captain tim rodriguez, and tony sousa, a contracted pilot. officials raising a giant flag for a solemn procession. fellow firefighters saluting as the bodies of the victims drove past. a cal fire spokesperson emphasized just how rare these types of collisions are, and that investigation led by the ntsb and faa will focus on how this tragedy could have happened. mary? still so many questions. will, thank you. next tonight, former president trump and his legal team have met the 5:00 p.m. deadline to respond to a request from the special counsel to limit what sensitive evidence trump can share publicly in the case involving election interference. it comes after the former president lashed out on social media with threatening language that prosecutors fear could intimidate witnesses.
control communication or the lack of runway technology. reporter: industry experts say flying is still extremely safe, but the miracle on the hudson pilot told savannah, air travel should never be taken for granted. do you think there s a sense of come placency sets in when a travel has been so safe? yes, we have become the victims of our own success reporter: at today s summit, the ntsb plans to renew its call for longer voice recordings. the devices only capture two hours of audio here in the u.s the ntsb says it want thes 25 hours to better investigate these incidents. back to you. gabe gutierrez, thank you he mentioned incidents on board. we want to show you 2021 saw a dramatic rise in unruly passenger investigations more than a thousand compared to 183 in 2020. most of the incidents reported were mask related.
good evening, everyone. i m alison camerota, this is cnn tonight. we re gonna continue the conversation from cnn s town hall on the toxic train disaster in east palestine, ohio. we just heard from key players trying to deal with the aftermath of this dangerous spill, including ohio governor, mike dewine, and michael regan, the head of the federal epa. we also heard from residents of east palestine who are still experiencing vomiting, bloody noses and other health issues. many are still afraid to go back to their homes. the ntsb will release its preliminary report on the derailment tomorrow. and the epa chief is turning up the pressure on norfolk southern, telling the railroad, it will be fully responsible for cleaning up the toxic mess