i m not going to go anywhere. i m going to stay right with you. if you cannot, if you can t tell me that you re not thinking of suicide, i will send an ambulance and a police officer and i will do a rescue. you re not telling me that you re going to be okay. can you safety plan with me? no, i can t do that. i m sorry. you have five children, you have a wife, and you have a lot to live for. he is 46 years old. african-american. he refused to answer any safety questions. he did state he was his own weapon. he was a former marine, might put up a fight. okay, what s that? you re going to go in your closet? in the closet on the floor.
locked out the co-pilot and went on a suicide run. there seem to be a spat of cases in which the pilots kill themselves and all people on board the plane, which is a disturbing prospect to look at. the safety questions being raised, do you believe they are fair at this point? it all comes down to whether the public feels safe getting on airplanes. everyone involved needs to work together to understand what s happening and try to prevent it happening in the future and people feel like when they get on the plane they ll get safely to their destination. we greatly appreciate your time. that does it for this edition of news nation. up next, andrea mitchell s exclusive interview with former defense secretary and cia director, leon panetta. and this is a soda a day for a year. over an average adult lifetime that s 221,314 cubes of sugar. but you can help change that with a simple choice. drink more water. filtered by brita.
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this morning on world news now, arctic anxiety. the brutal cold and the snowstorm sweeping the country shutting down the federal government today. accu-weather s chilly predictions. the suspect accused of killing the american sniper and what he told police about the crime. the case getting worldwide attention. scare at sea. passengers on a whale watching boat become part of the action. the close encounter and the safety questions. later in the skinny, getting personal with lady gaga. her big news and it s not about a record deal, new song or concert tour. it is tuesday, february 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. this is reena ninan. i m ryan smith and we were
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