Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles STANDING BY IT. NBC'S TOM COSTELLO COVERS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO COVERS AVIATION FOR US. AVIATION FOR US. >> Reporter: AMERICAN AND >> Reporter: AMERICAN AND SOUTHWEST FLY THE MAX 8. SOUTHWEST FLY THE MAX 8. UNITED FLIES THE MAX 9. UNITED FLIES THE MAX 9. SEVERAL KANDCANADIAN AIRLINES FL SEVERAL KANDCANADIAN AIRLINES FL THE PLANE. THE PLANE. ALL OF THEM STANDING BY THE ALL OF THEM STANDING BY THE PLANE. PLANE. THE FAA IS UNDER SERIOUS THE FAA IS UNDER SERIOUS PRESSURE TO GROUND THIS PLANE IF PRESSURE TO GROUND THIS PLANE IF THERE'S THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF A THERE'S THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF A FATAL FLAW. FATAL FLAW. THIS MORNING BOEING IS ON THIS MORNING BOEING IS ON NOTICE. NOTICE. THE FAA SAYS IT EXPECTS TO ORDER THE FAA SAYS IT EXPECTS TO ORDER MANDATORY DESIGN CHANGES TO THE MANDATORY DESIGN CHANGES TO THE 737 MAX 8 BY THE END OF APRIL. 737 MAX 8 BY THE END OF APRIL. OVERNIGHT, AUSTRALIA BECAME THE OVERNIGHT, AUSTRALIA BECAME THE LATEST COUNTRY TO GROUND THE MAX LATEST COUNTRY TO GROUND THE MAX 8 UNTIL INVESTIGATORS GET A 8 UNTIL INVESTIGATORS GET A READOUT FROM THE ETHIOPIAN READOUT FROM THE ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES BLACK BOXES. AIRLINES BLACK BOXES. CHINA AND INDONESIA HAD ALREADY CHINA AND INDONESIA HAD ALREADY MADE THE DECISION TO GROUND MADE THE DECISION TO GROUND ALONG WITH ABOUT TWO DOZEN ALONG WITH ABOUT TWO DOZEN AIRLINES. AIRLINES. THE CRITICAL QUESTION IS THERE THE CRITICAL QUESTION IS THERE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAX 8 ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAX 8 CRASH IN ETHIOPIA AND THE LION CRASH IN ETHIOPIA AND THE LION AIR MAX 8 CRASH IN INDONESIA AIR MAX 8 CRASH IN INDONESIA LAST OCTOBER? LAST OCTOBER? IN A LETTER TO BOEING EMPLOYEES, IN A LETTER TO BOEING EMPLOYEES, THE CEO WRITES WE ARE CONFIDENT THE CEO WRITES WE ARE CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY OF THE 737 MAX AND IN THE SAFETY OF THE 737 MAX AND IN THE WORK OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE WORK OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DESIGN AND BUILD IT. WHO DESIGN AND BUILD IT. BUT A FORMER NTSB CHAIRMAN SAYS BUT A FORMER NTSB CHAIRMAN SAYS THE WORLDWIDE FLEET SHOULD BE THE WORLDWIDE FLEET SHOULD BE GROUNDED, INCLUDING THOSE FLOWN GROUNDED, INCLUDING THOSE FLOWN IN THE U.S. IN THE U.S. >> AN AIRCRAFT OUGHT TO >> AN AIRCRAFT OUGHT TO VOLUNTARILY ITSELF GROUND THESE VOLUNTARILY ITSELF GROUND THESE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT. >> THE FAA SAYS ITS >> THE FAA SAYS ITS INVESTIGATORS ARE AT THE CRASH INVESTIGATORS ARE AT THE CRASH SCENE WITH THE NTSB, AND IF WE SCENE WITH THE NTSB, AND IF WE IDENTIFY AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS IDENTIFY AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS SAFETY, THE FAA WILL TAKE SAFETY, THE FAA WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE APGS. IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE APGS. ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNION WANTS FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNION WANTS CONCRETE ACTION TO KEEP THE CONCRETE ACTION TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE. PUBLIC SAFE. >> WE'RE CALLING FOR >> WE'RE CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY SO THE CREWS AND TRANSPARENCY SO THE CREWS AND THE PUBLIC CAN HAVE FULL THE PUBLIC CAN HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE. CONFIDENCE. >> AMONG THE 167 PEOPLE WHO >> AMONG THE 167 PEOPLE WHO DIED, 19 UNITED NATIONS WORKERS DIED, 19 UNITED NATIONS WORKERS AND PASSENGERS FROM NEARLY 30 AND PASSENGERS FROM NEARLY 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, 32 KENYANS, DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, 32 KENYANS, 18 CANADIANS, NINE ETHIOPIANS 18 CANADIANS, NINE ETHIOPIANS AND EIGHT AMERICANS TWO OF THE AND EIGHT AMERICANS TWO OF THE AMERICANS IDENTIFIED AS MELVIN AMERICANS IDENTIFIED AS MELVIN AND BENNETT RIFFLE, THE BROTHERS AND BENNETT RIFFLE, THE BROTHERS WERE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO WERE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA. MELVIN AND HIS WIFE WERE MELVIN AND HIS WIFE WERE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD. EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD. >> THEY'RE GOING TO BE MISSED >> THEY'RE GOING TO BE MISSED DEEPLY BY THIS COMMUNITY. DEEPLY BY THIS COMMUNITY. >> A THIRD AMERICAN IDENTIFIED >> A THIRD AMERICAN IDENTIFIED OVERNIGHT, ANTWAN LEWIS, A OVERNIGHT, ANTWAN LEWIS, A MEMBER OF THE U.S. MILITARY, MEMBER OF THE U.S. MILITARY, ALSO AMONG THE VICTIMS, DR. ALSO AMONG THE VICTIMS, DR. DR. MANISHA A DOCTOR AT EAST DR. MANISHA A DOCTOR AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY WHO TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY WHO WAS FLYING TO KENYA TO SEE HER WAS FLYING TO KENYA TO SEE HER SISTER WHO HAD JUST GIVEN BIRTH SISTER WHO HAD JUST GIVEN BIRTH TO TRIPLETS. TO TRIPLETS. NBC'S SARAH HARMAN IS IN NAIROBI NBC'S SARAH HARMAN IS IN NAIROBI NAIROBI, KENYA, THE PLANE'S NAIROBI, KENYA, THE PLANE'S INTENDED DESTINATION. INTENDED DESTINATION. >> THIS IS A TERMINAL WHERE >> THIS IS A TERMINAL WHERE PASSENGERS SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED PASSENGERS SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED ON SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY. INSTEAD, THEIR GRIEF STRICKEN INSTEAD, THEIR GRIEF STRICKEN FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING COUNSELING AT A HOTEL NEARBY. COUNSELING AT A HOTEL NEARBY. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE >> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE PRESSURE IS ON INVESTIGATORS TO PRESSURE IS ON INVESTIGATORS TO FIND OUT WHY TWO BRAND NEW FIND OUT WHY TWO BRAND NEW PLANES SUDDENLY FELL OUT OF THE PLANES SUDDENLY FELL OUT OF THE SKY, AND WHETHER BOTH CREWS SKY, AND WHETHER BOTH CREWS STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE PLANE IN A STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE PLANE IN A TRIM OR LEVEL FLYING CONDITION. TRIM OR LEVEL FLYING CONDITION. >> IF IT'S A TRIM PROBLEM, IT'S >> IF IT'S A TRIM PROBLEM, IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE THAT GOING TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SOLVE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SOLVE IN A HURRY, BUT THAT COULD
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