The survival rate for U.S. plane crashes from 1983 to 2000 is higher than you might think, and experts say there are measures passengers can take — even down to which seat you pick — that increase the chances of making it through such a disaster alive.
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8:20 p.m. Dan Deevy, WTOP’s Guy in LA
A preview of "Pacific Rim" and the latest from a local film festival.
7:30 p.m. Amy Hawthorne, senior fellow with the Rafik Harriri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council on Egypt
What will happen next in Egypt
7:20 p.m. Tom Costello, NBC News correspondent
Asiana crash investigation focuses on what happened inside the cockpit
5:50 p.m. Alan Butler, appellate advocacy council with Electronic Privacy Information Center
Petition to overturn FISA ruling that requires Verizon to turn over phone records to feds
5:20 p.m. Edward-Isaac Dovere, White House Editor for POLITICO
The political futures of Eliot Spitzer and Rick Perry
4:50 p.m. – Jill Schlesinger, business analyst for CBS News
What this week’s stock numbers mean for your portfolio
3:50 p.m. – Mark Rosenkerr, CBS News aviation and transportation analyst and former NTSB chairman
What happened in the final minutes before Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash landed at San Francisco’s airport?
3:10 p.m. – JJ Green, WTOP National Security Correspondent
Should the U.S. get more involved in the Egypt crisis?
2:20 p.m. – Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer
Vitality: The missing link to your fitness and longevity
12:51 p.m. – Dave Ross, commentator
Our trust in machines and the people who run them
11:20 a.m. – Nancy Yousef, Middle East bureau chief with McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo
The latest in Cairo
10:50 a.m. – Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland
Conflict in Egypt
10:20 a.m. – Mary Schiavo, former Department of Transportation inspector general
Factors behind the San Francisco plane crash
9:40 a.m. – Scott Mayerowitz, travel and aviation reporter, Associated Press
Why plane crashes are now more survivable
9:20 a.m. – Dr. Kathleen Hall, founder, The Stress Institute
Tips for a stress-free vacation
8:50 a.m. – Jim Brauchle, aviation lawyer
Asiana crash
8:20 a.m. – Chuck Todd, chief White House correspondent, NBC
The week in politics
7:50 a.m. – Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. ambassador to Morocco
Egypt and U.S. involvement
7:40 a.m. – Francis Rose, host, In-depth with Francis Rose on WFED
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6:10 a.m. – Ed Yeranian, correspondent in Cairo, CBS
The latest in Egypt
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