investigators say lubitz's secret illness turned him homicidal. in the 24 hours before the crash he left his apartment in dusseldorf, neighbors say he shared it with his girlfriend, two names on the buzzer. he went to the airport, flew to barcelona in the morning, directly over the same place he would crash that plane hours later. >> i don't think there's any doubt that this copilot was fully qualified to be able to fly the airplane. that's not really a factor. apparently lyly it doesn't have any bearing whether they have the propensity for taking it down, a malice murder suicide situation. >> reporter: the claim lube byes crashed the plane raises questions how airlines screen pilots for mental health issues. while in flight school lubitz was cleared by the federal aviation administration of psychological problems. but robert novin, seen why are aviation medical exercise, says the initial psychiatric evaluation is not often rigorous. >> there's no real guideline except for general observations and impressions. it's all self-reporting. so it's part

but even she was not aware of what lubitz was planning. it happens all the time, you can really know someone and not know what they're think thing. >> up front now your safety analyst who's investigated crashes for over 20 years and forensic psychologist dr. brian russell. you heard will reporting, she knew he had problems she knew that he had visited two doctors, those two doctors said he was unfit to fly. she knew all of those things she had been with him for it appears 7 or 8 years, but she didn't say anything to anyone else. she didn't raise the red flag. does that surprise you? >> the pieces of the puzzle are out there, it's just that no one puts them together until these things happen. proach it forensically rather than clintonly. >> what i'm trying to understand is that he had massive psychological issues, okay, we understand that. that would explain why someone kills themselves to mows of us it does not kill it does not confuse, it does not in any way add up to why you would kill 130 people along what yourself. there appears -- so

lubitz obtuvo su licencia de piloto en 2010 luego de completar 1000 horas de entrenamiento. segÚn uno de sus compaÑeros de estudio interrumpiÓ seis meses un estudio porque estaba sufriendo de depresiÓn. las autoridades sacaron documentos de la casa del copiloto, como de su apartamento. ademÁs, descubrieron algo muy importante, que serÁ clave para la investigaciÓn, no dijeron de que se trataba, pero sÍ que serÁ examinado cuidadosamente y sometido a diferentes pruebas. y horas despuÉs de que el fiscal francÉs revelÓ que el copiloto se encerrÓ para estrellar el aviÓn, varias aerolÍneas cambiaron sus normas y ahora serÁ obligatorio que los miembros de la tripulaciÓn permanezcan todo el tiempo en la cabina. enrique: piscinas gracias, dilma. durante seis meses el joven seÑalado como responsable de estrellar el aviÓn de germanwings viviÓ en arizona. periodista: las banderas de alemania y de lufthansa permanecen a media asta en uno de los centros de entrenamiento de dicha aerolÍnea, donde de acuerdo con oficiales, recibiÓ entrenamiento andreas lubitz, el copilo

alemania inicia una investigaciÓn exhaustiva sobre el copiloto andreas lubitz, acusador de estrellar el vuelo de germanwings. " la explosiÓn mÁs fuerte que he vivido en medidas", dicen en nueva york. miles marchan por la capital mexicana al cumplirse seis meses de la desapariciÓn de los 43 jÓvenes en ayotzinapa. y un reporte indica que cada vez menos indocumentados trabajan... locutor: este es su noticiero univisiÓn ediciÓn nocturna, con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. enrique: muy buenas noches, autoridades aeronÁuticas en francia y policÍas alemanes tratan de establecer las causas que llevaron al joven piloto andreas lubitz a estrellar deliberadamente un aviÓn comercial con 150 personas a bordo. grabaciones sugiere que lubitz se encerrÓ hasta hacer estrellar el aviÓn sobre los alpes franceses. vilma: los ojos de los investigadores estÁn en este hombre, andreas lubitz, quien ha sido seÑalado como posible responsable de que el aviÓn de germanwings se estrellara en los alpes franceses con 150 personas a bordo. las investigaciones aseguran que este hombre estrellÓ el a

that doctor told lubitz he was unfit to work. something lubitz never shared with his employer. authorities say other doctors also found lubitz unfit. one doctor's note was found slashed in his garbage. also according to "the new york times," investigators discovered antidepressants at his apartment. the airline apparently never knew. >> he was 100% fit to fly without any restrictions. his flight performance was perfect. there was nothing to worry about. >> reporter: perhaps lubitz thought his dream of flying was in jeopardy. this is video of him happily flying a glider about a decade ago. how he went from this to the unthinkable, we may never know. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> the german newspaper "bild" interviewed the flight attendant. she dated lubitz for several months but broke it off because he became erratic. the reporter who broke those details joins me by phone. john you interviewed a former girlfriend of the co-pilot who wanted to conceal her identity. what was her reaction when she learned he may have intentionally crashed that plane? >> she said that she was really

and that was reported on the front page here showing andrews lubitz. he used to jog around these streets. they refer to him as a mass murderer. that, of course is the suspicion referred to by the prosecutor in marseille. they also talk about a history of panic and anxiety attacks, depression, a history of mental illness and they say that he had psychological help weeks before the crash. another report here from the german broadcaster, reporting there was a note on andreas lubitz' federal aviation authority file referring to an episode of mental illness, and this note reportedly recommends regular psychological assessment. and just one final report coming from the dutch telegraf today, that andreas lubitz crashed the plane into the same alpine mountainside where he loved to go gliding, where he'd been going gliding since he was 12 years old. all of these reports at the moment unconfirmed. the one piece of information we do have for sure is from andrews lubitz, the 27-year-old co-pilot's bosses at lufthansa. they say six years ago, he did, indeed, take t

that doctor told lubitz he was unfit to work. something lubitz never shared with his employer. authorities say other doctors also found lubity unfit. one doctor's note was found slashed in his garbage. also according to "the new york times," investigators discovered ant anti-depressant at his apartment, the airline apparently never knew. >> he was 100% fit to fly without any restrictions. his flight performance was perfect. there was nothing to worry about. >> reporter: perhaps lubitz thought his dream of flying was in jeopardy. this is video of him happily flying a glider about a decade ago. how he went from this to the unthinkable we may never know. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> earlier, cnn spoke to a reporter for the german newspaper "build." he interviewed the co-pilot's ex-girlfriend. the woman identified as maria described a man who seemed to have two distinct sides. >> maria told me he woke up and screamed, "we are going down." "the plane is going down." she also mentioned another sequence. one night he locked himself in the bathroom for a while without an explanation.

that doctor told lubitz he was unfit to work, something lubitz never shared with his employer. authorities say other doctors also found lubitz unfit. one doctor's note was found slashed in his dwar badge. also they found anti-depressants at his apartment, the airline apparently never knew. >> he was 100% fit to fly without any restrictions. his flight performance was perfect. there was nothing to worry about. >> reporter: perhaps lubitz thought his dream of flying was in jeopardy. this is video of him happily flying a glider about a decade ago. how he went from this to the unthinkable, we never know. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> still, pilots in europe risk having their licenses revoked if they come forward with psychological problems. >> for those who make their living flying planes it does present a dilemma. will ripley spoke with a psychiatrist who's trying to change the rules. >> reporter: andreas lubitz spent years hiding his struggle with mental illness until it was too late. >> 150 people died. >> reporter: dr. gerard finenbrook is a doctor that helps pilots, flight cr

pablo: la policÍa apostada en la casa de andreas lubitz. el hecho de que estos certificados estaban rotos y con fecha del dÍa de la catÁstrofe, nos hace pensar que mantuvo oculta su enfermedad tanto a su empleador como sus colegas, dijo el procurador de justicia alemÁn. en ninguna de las dos viviendas que tenÍa, se encontrÓ alguna carta de despedida cuando que confirmara su actitud suicida. >> estoy en schok desde que escuche eso. pablo: ambos habÍan sobrevolado: la zona de los alpes franceses, donde el aviÓn impactÓ. >> yo no creo que haya elegido ese lugar porque ya lo conocÍa, serÍa demasiada coincidencia. pablo: Éste experto en temas psiquiÁtricos destaca que las personas que sufren esas enfermedades, pueden llegar a disimularlas. >> pero que no llega a exteriorizarse. pablo: aclara que no hay indicadores para medirlo. >> puede simular o apartar una anormalidad externa y el drama se vive en el plano Íntimo del estado anÍmico. pablo: muchos expertos aseguran que serÁ la justicia la que deberÁ determinar si a la aerolÍnea

that doctor told lubitz he was unfit to work. something lubitz never shared with his employer. authorities say other doctors also found lubitz unfit. one doctor's note was found slashed in his garbage. also according to "the new york times," investigators discovered antidepressants at his apartment. the airline apparently never knew. >> he was 100% fit to fly without any restrictions. his flight performance was perfect. there was nothing to worry about. >> reporter: perhaps lubitz thought his dream of flying was in jeopardy. this is video of him happily flying a glider about a decade ago. how he went from this to the unthinkable, we may never know. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> the german newspaper "bild" interviewed the flight attendant randy just mentioned. she dated lubitz for several months but broke it off because he became erratic. the reporter who broke those details joins me by phone. john, you interviewed a former girlfriend of the co-pilot who wanted to conceal her identity. what was her reaction when she learned he may have intentionally crashed that plane? >> she sa

lubitz says you can go now. the captain's seat is heard being pushed back and tells lubitz you can take over. moments later, at 10:29, air traffic control notices the plane is descending and controllers try to contact the crew. no response. an alarm goes off in the cockpit warning about the sink rate of the aircraft. then banging is heard and people screaming and the pilot saying "for god's sake open the door." loud metallic bangs begin as if someone in the cabin is trying to smash the cockpit open. a minute and a half later, another alarm. terrain, pull up. the captain yells, open the damn door. the plane is dropping perilously to the tallest mountains. 10:40, two minutes later, a noise roars through the cabin, possibly the right wing scraping a mountainside say investigators. the screams grow louder and the recording ends. >> and one of the most astonishing thing from this account of the recording is that through this entire process, even as he guides his plane to his doom the co-pilot says not one word. they

the family home of andreas lubitz. the co- pilot who we know are told deliberately crashed the plane. as you say, the question why. everybody desperate for clues and answers to give us an indication of the normal and happy young man would do such a thing. police searching residences and today, they said they have taken what may be evidence which may contribute to the investigation from these two residences. some bags were taken from the home behind me here and boxing from the dusseldorf apartment. maybe some clues there, but in the meantime waiting and scouring and the investigation to look through his past. from what we heard from local people here, a polite and friendly young man. well liked by colleagues at the local flying club. he was excited about the career as a pilot. everything is pointing to a normal man. nothing pointing to a man who would do something like this and searching for an explanation. >> a lot of attention paid to a break he took in training long before he worked for lufthansa. do we know anything

there are big questions now about lubitz's state of mind. the airlines says he was 100% fit to fly, doing some of his training in the u.s. the ceo saying his performance was without criticism. not at all striking. the airline adds he underwent a rigorous psychological examination as part of his training and there were no red flags. which has many now wondering about the quality of psychological screenings of pilots across all airlines. this is not the first time a pilot has killed himself and murdered those on board. it happened in an egypt air crash and is one of the theories of what may have happened to malaysia airlines flight 370 which still has not been found. >> the psychological screening process for a flight crew member varies significantly from air carrier to air carrier. >> reporter: antonio cortes is a former commercial pilot and trainer with 24 years of experience. he says there is a lack of consistency for psychological testing. >> sometimes it can be a rather cursory sort of assessment by maybe a psychologist assigned to the in

the captain tells lubitz he didn't go to the bathroom in barcelona. lubitz replyies, go any time. around 10:27, the plane reaches 38,000 feet cruiseing altitude. the captain asks lubitz to prepare for the landing. and after the check, lubitz repeats, you can go now. then the captain is heard getting up and saying you can take over. lubitz now alone, with the door lock locked reprograms the auto-pilot from 38,000 feet to 100 feet sending the jetliner straight towards the alps dropping around 3,000 feet a minute. air traffic control tries to contact the plane but receives no answer. an alarm goes off inside the cockpit warning "sink rate" then a loud bankging on the door the captain screaming, for god's sake open the door. passengers are heard screaming, five minutes before impact more bangs can be heard, metallic noises as if someone was trying to knock the door down. 90 seconds later another alarm goes off warning "terrain pull up." the captain screams "open the damn door." two minutes before impact the paper reports, lubitz can be heard breatheing the plane only 13,000 feet from

the only sound from lubitz is normal breathing. there is a noise like metal scraping a mountaintop more screams, then nothing. investigators also found anti-depressants in lubitz' apartment along with torn up doctors notes excusing him from work on the day of the crash. but kumpa said those notes didn't give any hint lubitz might be suicidal or aggressive. german doctors have a list of ailments including psychological issues that preclude a pilot from flying. but it's not public and prosecutors say lubitz hid his condition from his employers anyway. pilots undergo rig res physical exams but psychological testing is limited to self-reporting in the form of a questionnaire. lufthansa first officer mar markus wahl doesn't believe more psychological testing is the answer. >> i don't want them now each an every cockpit crew will be under sweeping suspicion, he said. pilots are part of the security culture not of the safety problem. >> reporter: a commission of 50 special investigators has been set up, scott and about 100 more police are

a german prosecutor says lubitz hid his illness from the airline. tonight, new reports here in the united states and in germany that he had suffered from depression. a university clinic in dusseldorf visited by lubitz denies it treated him for that condition. pamela brown is joining us now live from dusseldorf with more. what are you learning? >> reporter: i can tell you, investigators digging into his background. they have been in and out of his apartment right behind me here. they walked out with a big box of evidence. a lot of documents in that box. they continue to investigate. we know what they have and haven't found. they haven't found a suicide note or anything showing that he did anything for religious or political reasons. authorities say, it has been a crucial clue torn up medical notes in his trash bin. notes from a doctor excusing him from work even on the day that authorities say he crashed that plane, flight 9525 into the french alps. tonight, germanwings says it never received a sick note. authorities are not saying whether lubitz's i

the co-pilot, andreas lubitz, 27 years old, born in germany. just 630 hours of flight experience, only 100 of them on the airbus a-320. but who is he? today, we followed lubitz's trail, driving through the german countryside from dusseldorf, where he had an apartment, to his hometown of montabaur, in the shadow of a castle. here he lived most of the time with his parents, on a quiet street in a new development. this is the lubitz family home, and tonight, it is a crime scene. police inside searching for clues, looking for anything that might help answer the agonizing question -- why? the shutters closed, keeping prying eyes out as police carry out suitcases. the neighbors stunned. "he's not the type of guy who would try and kill other people, absolutely not," he says. this is the small airstrip where andreas lubitz learned how to fly. the flight club here remembers him. they say it was his lifelong dream to become a pilot. but he also learned to fly in the united states. lubitz began his lufthansa training in 2008, part of it at this flight cen

said andres lubitz had taken a break in training in 2008. he passed the tests and was fit to fly. >> i want to mention this. after qualifications were checked again. he took up the training. following that he took the tests. he was 100% no nigh without limitations. the local government said andres lubitz passed a security check on january 27th. people who knew him stayed quiet but friendly. >> i cannot imagine that it garnered this attention. it's not fitting in the picture. that i have from him. >> police have been searching the apartment in parents house for clues. it's a way for employees to anonymously report concerns. about his own or colleague's mental health. his relatives begin to comprehend this horror. >> translation: you must consider the parents have to carry on living with the burden. going though something like that his parents and considering his circumstances is a huge blow. >> turning to yemen, where eternal unrest escalated into a conflict. a saudi led subdivision continued an bombardment of houthi yemens. >> reporter: for

a spielg lubitz sits in front of the golden gate bridge. lubitz lived alone in this apartment in dusseldorf, but spent a lot of time at his parents home in the small village of montabaur. today, police searched both the apartment and the home, which was cordoned off. why he took a break from flight training is a subject of much speculation tonight, scott. german press reports are quoting a friend as saying lubitz confided to him several years ago that he was burned out and depressed. >> pelley: allen pizzey in montabaur, germany tonight, thank you allen. so how are flight crews in america vetted for fitness? transportation correspondent jeff pegues found out. >> reporter: in the u.s., commercial pilots are screened and evaluated prior to being hired. on the job, they undergo medical exams every six months for pilots 40 or older and every year for those who are younger. but determining a pilot's mental and emotional state can be difficult. dr. gary miller is a designated aviation medical examiner. pilots have to self-report if they're having

. >> lubitz clearly had medical problems. a doctor declared lubitz was unfit the work on the day of the crash in part because he complained of vision problems diagnosed as being psycho systematic. >> we don't have any documentation that says regarding his site that this is caused by an organic illness. >> investigators are pouring over evidence including materials seized from lubitz's home. they haven't found notes or confession to plans to bring down the plaeb. tonight authorities aren't disputing a disturbing new time line of the crash though they won't confirm to details either. the german newspaper publishing a summary of the audio of flight 9525's cockpit voice recorder. according to the report the captain told lubitz soon after take off he hadn't gone to the bathroom in barcelona. he said go any time. the plane reached cruising altitude and the captain asked lubitz to prepare for landing and he repeats you can go now and the captain is heard getting up saying you can take over. the cockpit door is locked lubitz is alone

the co-pilot andreas lubitz, 28 years old. born in germany. just 630 hours of flight experience, only 100 of them on the airbus a-320. but who is he? today, we followed lubitz's trail, driving through the german country dusseldorf where he had an apartment, to his hometown of montabaur, in the shadow of a castle. here he lived most of the time with his parents, on a quiet street in a new development. this is the lieu pits family home, and tonight, it is a crime scene. police are inside searching for clues, for anything to help answer the agonizing question -- why. the shot the shutters closed keeping prying eyes out as police carry out suitcases, the neighbors stunned. "he's not the type of guy who would try and kill other people, absolutely not," he says. this is the small airstrip where andreas lubitz learned to fly. the flight club here remembers him, they say it was his lifelong dream to become a pilot. but he also learned to fly in the united states. lubitz began his lufthansa training in 2008 part of it at this flight center near phoenix

his name andreas lubitz. he was just 27. >> and according to flight transponder date a&e reprogrammed the plane's autopilot and changed the altitude from 38,000 feet to just 100 feet. the jet then crashed into a mountain about ten minutes later. >> in the french alps search crews have yet to find the plane's flight data recorder. they are battling steep terrain and swirling winds as they try to recover human remains. very few have been recovered. >> the big question for investigators and really everyone looking at this case, trying to figure out a clear picture of exactly who andreas lubitz was. they just recently searched his apartment in dusseldorf on thursday. >> they are also looking for clues in his parents' home in the town he used to hang out we're told when he was a bit younger at a gliding club. diana mag nay has more for us. >> reporter: the house where andreas lubitz's parents live in the german town of montabaur shuttered and guarded by police. investigators the only ones granted access. we were t

lubitz was a 28-year-old german. prosecutors say he had no apparent connection to any terrorist organization. the germanwings plane was operated by parent company lufthansa. the ceo says lubitz had passed cognitive and technical tests as well as i mental health screening. >> translator: there were no concerns about his ability as a co-pilot. >> officials say lubitz started flight training in 2008, but they say he was absent for a significant period of time. they did not disclose the reason, citing privacy. german prosecutors searched lubitz's apartment for clues to his motive. a man who says he knew him told nhk he heard lubitz battled depression five years ago and stopped flight training. german media also report the co-pilot may have suffered from depression. >>> in the wake of the plane crash airlines around the globe are reviewing safety measures and in-house regulations. norwegian air shuttle decided that one cabin attendant must be in the cockpit whenever the pilot or co-pilot leaves. british budget carrier eas

andreas lubitz, the co-pilot, may have caused this deliberately. the french prosecutor in charge of the case today said that is the most plausible explanation to what can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> he activated the controls to start dissent. we have no explanation at the minute why he did that. reporter: but that can be analyze as his intention to destroy the plane. so here's what the voice recorder shows. for the first 20 minutes of flight all is normal. then the captain leaves, is thought to go to the toilet. that's when andreas lubitz grabbed the controls and began the dissent. lubitz ignored him, shouted and then started to batter the door down. the co-pilot could be heard breathing normally. >> the passengers didn't know what was happening until the last minute but we could hear the cries just minutes before the crash, before the impact on the ground. >> this is a tiny air land in the ryanland where his dreams were born and -- rhineland where his dreams were born and they couldn't believe he flew a plane into a mountainside. >>

lubitz said he could go anytime. it seems he may have been setting sonderheimer up to leave the cockpit. the flight takes off and once they reach 38,000 feet lubitz says to sonderheimer you can go now. at that point, his chair is heard backwards and sonderheimer leaves the cockpit. now lubitz is in the cockpit alone, the plane begins to descent shortly. shortly at 10:32, air traffic control tries to get in touch with the plane, but receives no response. shortly after that a loud bang is heard on the cockpit door and patrick sonderheimer is heard screaming for god sake open the door. at that point, or almost at the same time there is a warning inside the cockpit saying sink rate. the plane is sinking very fast. again, a few minutes later, sonderheimer is heard banging on the door with a metallic noise. then a terrain warning. the plane saying terrain, pull up. the plane sees it is going down toward the ground and it is not in a landing configuration. it notices something is wrong. at this point in time also the passen

we are learning more about this co-pilot andreas lubitz. according to a newspaper, he had a live-in girlfriend who worked as a school teacher not far from where he lived in dusseldorf about 30 minutes away from where i am right now. according to media reports here in germany and elsewhere, investigators have found a lot of prescription drugs inside of his apartment. in fact, "the new york times" is reporting that he may have suffered from a psycho somatic illness and he may have had vision problems but a german aviation source i spoke with said he was tested this past summer and passed his recertification test and that his vision was tested during that exam. louv lufthansa says it's hard to believe he had vision problems but a lot to learn here. one pilot who flew with him once before made an emotional announcement before takeoff and that has taken over social media. diana has more on this story. >> reporter: i'm in the town which is the town in german which lost 16 school children in that air crash and two pilots and there is a palm sunday

as police seize a number of andreas lubitz's possessions, several planes plan to change their rules over leaving one person alone in the cockpit. >>> and i'm david eades in london. also coming up on the program, a second night of air strikes targets shia rebels in yemen, as the country's beleaguered president arrives in the saudi capital. >>> and italy's highest appeals court is to decide whether to uphold the guilty verdict against amanda knox and raffaele sollecito for the murder of british student, meredith kercher. >>> hello. thanks for joining us. german police have seized possessions, including a computer belonging to the co-pilot who apparently crashed his plane deliberately in the french alps killing all 150 people onboard. the police say they have clues, but they've given no details. what has emerged is that the pilot, andreas lubitz had to interrupt his flight training for psychological treatment which was believed to be for depression. >>> well as a recovery operation and investigations continue we can join tim willcox now, in the french

a few minutes later, the captain shouts at lubitz to open the door. passengers can be heard screaming in the background. at 10:35, someone can be heard trying to smash the door down with a metal object. the pilot yelled at lubitz to open the door. the co-pilot remains silent. the report says the recording ends with a crashing sound at 10:40. german media have quoted investigators who said they found antidepressants at lubitz's home and reports say he recently received treatment for a detached retina. they said lubitz was scheduled to have a medical checkup in june, and doctors detected any vision problems he could have lost his flying license. people who live near lubitz have expressed surprise over the crash and details about his life. >> translator: he's a very ordinary guy. friendly quiet, doing exercise. >> reporter: investigators may never get a complete picture of what went wrong, but they keep pushing on determined to find out as much as they can. takafumi terui, nhk world. >> thanks takafumi for that report. >>> the pacific tsunami warning cen

lubitz. let me do a data check on friday. as i've been saying all morning, subtleties to the market. the euro is weaker 110. number of strategists are calling reversal from what we've seen last week. west texas, $50.64 a barrel. yemen having little effect on oil in the last 18 hours. futures churning here this morning. good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." i am tom keene. with me, brendan greeley today. it is not funny, as syria continues a self implosion sunnis battle shia. saudi arabia bahrain uae, and most south of the arabian peninsula. it is enough to be confused and one -- make one you're for the sympathy of peter o'toole and omar sharif dashing off to autobahn long ago and far away. elliott gotkine is reporting from tel aviv. iranian heads must be spinning over the politics, and is brendan greeley mentioned earlier, the reemergence of the arab league. how does israel perceive what we see in the middle east this weekend? elliott: i think what we're seeing right now tom merely serves to underline that some of

so did lubitz lie? >> it is not unheard-of for pilots to keep from their employers medical conditions that they feel might ground them. >> reporter: we have also learned chilling new details from that fatal flight. according to an unconfirmed report in germany's "bild" newspaper reporting shortly after takeoff, the captain told his co-pilot he didn't have a chance to use the airport restroom. lubitz responding, "you can go now." locked out of the cockpit, the captain is heard yelling, "for god's sake, open the door!" then, loud metallic blows to the cockpit door. warning messages blaring for the pilot to pull up, but lubitz says nothing. and the last sound before the moment of impact, the passengers screaming. german authorities say he never exhibited aggression, and his motive is still a mystery. >>> and now to the mystery of the jet that crashed more than 1,000 feet sliding off the runway. the plane's nose damaged, one of the wings sheared off. david kerley with the story. >> reporter: this jetliner m

the pilot left the cockpit, and lubitz took the controls. he then started the plane's deadly descent into the alps. >> the co-pilot pressed the button on the flight monitoring system to descend. that can only have been intentional. >> reporter: lubitz ignored air traffic controllers, and banging on the door. he also ignored an alarm that went off when the plane got close to the mountains. the prosecutors say lubitz must have been conscious, as he can be heard breathing. and the final moments passengers can be heard screaming. officials say lubitz started flight training in 2008 but they say he was absent for a significant period of time and they did not say why, citing privacy reasons. german prosecutors searched lubitz's apartment for clues to his motive. >> translator: he loved sports. it was his dream to become a pilot since he was a small kid. >> translator: i can't believe that he would do such a thing, i'm speechless. >> translator: i heard that he suffered from depression five or six years ago, and he had to drop his flight training.

german media is reporting that lubitz suffered from depression. back in 2009 it reportedly forced him to interrupt his pilot's training while in arizona. "the wall street journal" reporting that lubitz was worried the airline would find out about his illness, facts abc news has not confirmed. >> it is not unheard of for pilots to keep from their employers medical conditions that they feel might ground them. it's one of the few professions where if you are ill, certain illnesses are not tolerated and you're not allowed to fly. >> reporter: two weeks ago lubitz was treated at a dusseldorf hospital but the hospital says it was not related to depression. now at the little flight school where lubitz learned his love of flying they're stunned. >> i was shocked. i was shocked. i was just shocked. >> reporter: it was with this club that lubitz would travel. taking their gliders to soar over the beautiful peaks and valleys of the french alps just a short distance from the very spot where a few years later he would bring down that plane. german authorities

he has been identified as 28-year-old andres lubitz -- andreas lubitz. sumi: relatives of the victims of the plane crash have arrived near the site of the disaster. they were taken to the site that is closest to the inaccessible crash site. move concept, the parent company of germanwings -- lufthansa the parent company of germanwings, provided planes and buses. sarah: thanks are tuning in. stay with us. n8 churchill for inspiration. where are the mark docky taking a stand against the crowd. award winning mark docky is next on consuelo mack wealthtrack. >>> new york life along with mainstays family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions. so you can help your clients keep good going.

the fbi is looking into the time that lubitz spent in the united states. thursday the fbi also announced it would be helping french investigators if necessary. done barelli, a former special agent in charge of the fbi nypd joint terrorism task force. what's going to be the fbi's role in the crash investigation there? >> you do have a criminal investigation ongoing where americans were killed. the fbi does have a statutory authority to help with the french and germans with their investigation, particularly in this case they are trying to paint this full picture of what andreas lubitz was about, what could have motivated him to do this. part of that will be back tracing his steps while he was in the united states at the flight school. they'll be interviewing his instructors and classmates looking to see if he sought any medical attention while he was here and just trying to help the investigators put the pieces together to determine what caused this guy to take that action. >> and at this point again i know it's fairly early in the investigation, what do we

how andreas lubitz lured the captain out of the cockpit. new information about the mental health and recovery. we have live team coverage breaking it down ahead. >>> nuclear negotiations with iran reaching a critical point. two more days to reach a deal. iran and the u.s. hitting a roadblock this morning. is there any chance for a break through? we are live. >>> war intensifying in yemen. once a key ally on the war, now in chaos. we are live with the latest developments. good morning. happy monday. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i don't know about the happy part. i'm christine romans. we are learning more about the last minutes of flight 9525. they come from the summary transcript of the cockpit voice recording from the german newspaper "bild." most terrifying is the description of captain sonderheimer's efforts to get back into the cockpit and banging on the door and screaming for god sake open the door. for more, we have senior correspondent frederik pleitgen. it is chilling what this captain tried to do to get back into th

lubitz tells the captain he can take over at niz time. the captain tells lubitz to prepare for landing at dusseldorf. a few minutes later, he says you can go now. lubitz is heard pushing hitz chair back the door clicks shut. the plane begins to descend. air traffic control calls. no answer. the captain starts banging on the door saying for god's sake open the door. passengers start streaming. the bells sound and the captain says open the door. as the search continues, lubitz motive remains a mystery. was it a personal crisis depression or another medical issue? lubitz had seen doctors for problems about his vision according to multiple reports. it's unclear how severe. as investigators try to sort it out, this grieving father says it hardly matters. >> if there was a motive or reason we do not wanted to hear it. it's not relevant. what is relevant is this should never happen again. my song and everyone on that plane should not be forgotten, ever. >> reporter: today investigators confirm they have dna from half of the victims. they're goin

now the fbi has question about trainers who worked with lubitz during his time in the u.s. as investigators dig through lubitz's apartment looking for clues, they have reportedly found large amounts of medication for a "psychosomatic illness" and evidence he was severely depressed, according to the german newspaper, die welt. this after german prosecutors said doctors notes calling lubitz unfit for work were found torn up in the trash. "the deceased hid his illness from his employer and colleagues," he says. and the medical mystery deepening with "the new york times" now reporting that lubitz had gotten treatment for vision problems, a serious threat to his piloting career. abc news has not confirmed the reports. fellow germanwings pilot frac woiton said lubitz left a normal impression and talked about his plans for the future with lufthansa. the families also stunned. the father of one of the three american victims said he was told not to go to the crash site because there was nothing to see. >> we prefer to think of the 37 years we've been together. we shared our lives, e

in this case it is believed lubitz did not do that. he didn't know his employer know he was experiencing problems because there were also reports he was diagnosed with a vision problem, a problem which could have potentially ended his flying career something important to him, something he dreamed about as a teenager. if you cup it will psychological problems with this possible physical ailment, you can see investigators build this case to figure out a potential motive. they did not find any indication of addiction to drugs or alcohol, no suicide or indication of radical or political views. this medical and psychological is what the focus is on in germany, poppy. >> keep in mind that according to some of the german sources telling our pamela brown that he had passed his physical back in the summer of 2014 one would assume that physical includes a vision test. apparently he passed that. while officials try to learn everything they can about the co-pilot search crews in the french alps still have not found that critical flight data record