it is a big assignment and it is in a way out of the ordinary for the faa and that's normally the faaout. the line agency is trying to put out fires everyday and has the responsibility for managing the safe and efficient flow of air traffic among other things in the united states. this is a different type of an operation. does managing a transformative process to reconfigure the way it is doing business. could you discuss that a little bit and the problem and how we can help you to do as effective and efficient a job as possible? >> thank you mr. chairman and i think you provided an excellent summary of the challenge that the faa faces. the faa is first and foremost an operating agency with a safety focus, and we never want to do anything that is going to get in the way of our ability to maintain a safe system that operates as efficiently as possible. and you are correct in pointing out that our transformation to nextgen represents a very significant difference in the way that we do business. one of the things that administrator babbitt identified early on when he came to the faa was

faa has recognized the problems. they then attempt team at great speed to try to fix those, but asleep to deeper into eram, we had to come to the conclusion does a program that was hobbled from the start. it never had a clean start out of the gate. we looked at the contract structure and we signed a definitive contract element and that means basically faa was going to be billed down the line for work that it couldn't identify that it had required in the first place. we also saw that this is essentially an i.t. contract, sir. best practices for i.t. contract called for rather small segmented divisions so that the agency can quickly identify where problems may arise and make corrections. with eram company contracted large segment large segments so when the problem ultimately erase later, faa had to engage in and pin down the sources. the testing process is nr testimony today. faa sent to attack senator and lobiondo's district and it is a state-of-the-art facility. but the contract for santana and complete software pack

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faa is undertaking that further analysis. the rtca report did say if we were using our upper 10 megahertz then that could impact aviation but unfortunately, you know, this issue continues to be inflated into our new proposals to move down to the lower 10 at the power levels we were authorized to do in 2005. the other point that i would mention is on the aviation receivers and whether the older ones are better than the newer ones. one thing we found through the testing process is months and months and months ago when we were at the very beginning of this i think we, like other people just assumed, well this has got to be old gps receivers that just, you know, it is old technology. certainly the newer technology is better. well what we found out was that wasn't actually the case. older technology actually is in some cases less susceptible to this kind of interference because it is not as wide open. the gps industry has moved further and further into more and more precise equipment that requires you to pick up more gps energy. r

we've worked with the faa for years. we are members -- pardon me. we have worked with rtca for years. we've been members for years on these issues so we've put a lot of resources into making sure that happens. in terms of cost, again, we believe our proposals will take us in a direction where there will be no cost to aviation in order to accommodate the network and that's where we want to be. >> how is that no cost? >> they will not have to be replaced. we are taking the cost of solving the issue on our side which is over $100 million by the way. >> mr. taylor. >> first your comments on whittle to know we don't live in the world little to know. we live in the world of certainties measured in fellows instead of millions of parts,ws instead ofillions of parts, very high integrity and availability and our systems. it also mentioned many of the systems out there were developed back in the 90's. there are a lot f aircraft systems we as a company have over 2,000 systems flying that were developed in the 90's that were requirements significantly less than

. >> reporter: the faa points to the reporting system for the jump saying more information will make it find problems and take action before an incident happens which will help it build a safer system. but a air traffic controller is skeptable. >> you worry if you don't have a jump because you feel like something hasn't worked. when you look underneath the numbers you just can't explain everything away by a change in reporting. looks like there is substance too. the government accountability office made a number of recommendations, including the faa extend its oversight. officials are focusing on five areas and changes are in the works. grant lodes, kron 4 news. >>> we have lots to talk about in the weather department. a live look at the bridge. the clouds pushing their way back into the area. weather headlines, the fog is making its way back into the forecast tomorrow morning. temperatures going to be 5-10 degrees cooler compared to what we saw today and we have a slight chance of rain next week. more on that in your extended forecast. temperatures tomorrow morning, looks like we wi

>>reporter: the government accountability office made in number of recommendations faa official saidhe they're focusing on five areas and that changes in procedures and training are in the works. >> here is a live view of berkeley interstate 80 we have made the clear skies all icloud are beginning to increase from a weather system that is moving over california. temperatures are pretty nice for now we have '50s and '60s that was it is 64 degrees, 62 richmond cousin fiscal 60 tickets a nice evening but we do have this water system to deal with. it is on the satellite now on edge into a lot of the icloud cushion across the area and if you look there, couple of cream, these high clouds are producing a few showers and wrinkles. that is about the extent of it. as we go to the overnight hours, there could be a few raindrops gently falling to the surface. i think the cloud lifted grumman to the day and finally some sunshine emerging for the afternoon hours. here is future passed at midnight tonight. we will see no clouds beginning to feel in and there are a couple of patches of green had to

former member of the faa.hank you, scott. >> you're welcome, trace. >> the biggest part of our economy is getting a boost, right? it's thanks to you and everyone else in the country. the good news on consumer spending is next. plus, the young man who wants to be the first paralyzed driver in the indy 500 coming up next on "studio b." ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve, with snapshot from progressive. i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month cl

>> guest: we -- look, we are working closely with faa. i think their spectrum is i don't see any aviation safety issues. >> host: were you taken by surprise by the faa's raising of these issues? >> guest: look, the issues were understood when the suggesting happened, okay? we were just surprised that there were devices out there that should have been building properly since 2003, 2005, and for almost a decade not designed for the build up. yes, that was a surprise to us. >> host: is that what you mean in the full page ad that when you say despite the fact that interference is caused by others' inappropriate use of lightsquared's licensed spectrum? >> guest: look, this is all spectrum users, use this spectrum just like the land you have to build a network in their spectrum. we committed not to transmit over to gps. interestingly, these gps devices look into the lightsquared spectrum to perform the service. >> host: it's the gps users -- >> guest: some gps devices, but your cell phones work absolutely fine, your navigational systems in your

. >> the faa reports saying that more information will make a fine problems and take action before ancident happens with to help them build an even safer aviation system but a former air traffic controller is skeptical. >> a jump is inevitable as you change the reporting system you worry if he did not have a jump because you feel like something has not worked you should see more reports occur but then when the book underneath these numbers you just cannot explain everything away by a change in reporting. it looks like there is some substance to it too, that has to be dealt with. >> the government accountability office made recommendations including that the faa extend its oversight and faa officials say they are focusing on five areas and the changes in procedure and training are in the works. [music] >> here is interstate 80 in berkeley where we have some high clouds overhead from a weather system that is of sure. temperatures in the '50s and '60s did a really nice evening. 64 degrees currently in san bruno and san jose mid-60's 61 degrees for vallejo. the satellite view shows the ic

here is our faa bill, stuck four and a half years. we are dealing with paper strips and they have automated their whole system. you should see the working conditions for the air traffic controllers. they have nap rooms. they have exercise rooms. the have facilities for their air traffic controllers. most of the complaints i get -- the roof is leaking or some other mold or problem. that some of the way it should be. we can and must do better for our air traffic controllers, both their trading and their working conditions. i think we can. steal some other people's good ideas and do a better job. that's the great thing about our country. we are innovative. the government shackles semi- removed. host: john mica, as always, we appreciate your being on the "washington journal." guest: great to be with you. thank you. host: "washington journal" will continue in just a few minutes. ♪ although this headline proved --se, dewey's the fate of follow the career of thomas .ooleewey "the contenders" from the roosevelt hotel in new york city, tonight

faa spokesperson says no regulation about sex on airplanes but interfering with pilot could be causetigation continues. ew. that is being filed in the circular file. very interesting. >> whether controversial closer to the norm almost a hint of autumn in the air tonight look at the temperatures down in the 40's already in the upper midwest pretty cool wanted to show this why'd you with wind superimposed colorized areas just to give you an idea of magnitude mammoth nature of the storm over us with the tomato evident by the fact we are in the colors pulling away tomorrow night precipitous drop in wind speed going into sunday quite and we expand later in the day on sunday getting windy again at that time stay breezy at least into monday pretty amazing the storm by the way producing accumulating snow to the north of us and look at the 10 day forecast from the weather services global model of where snow will stick you can see a process critical to bringing on the cool weather of winter laying down a snow path went across the area when because today up to 36 mi. per hour even gusts at 47 m

rtc a and faa have been working towards next-gen for 20 years.boring technologies beat changes in the aviation system to be compatible, these companies need to work with the faa and the rtc asa the next generation of aviation products might be designed and certified to be compatible with future business plans while the current generation of product reached the end of the service of to the idea of a new entrants into the marketplace can introduce a market compromises' aviation safety and security while expected deviation industry to design and manufacture, test and and certify and restore the filter is simply not realistic. thank you for providing me the opportunity to address the committee. i'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you, mr. taylor. mr. carlisle, have a quick question. on your receiver -- which i've never seen a receiver that big before -- my question to you is the filter that you held up, which you talked about you could fit inside of their easily -- the gps antenna the i have on the aircraft on a flight are the

colg colgan never shared e-mails with the faa. >> it shouldn't have happened. people get tired of seeing us or hearing us. but they don't live with it every day. they don't see their four or 5-year-old daughter saying where is daddy. >> reporter: tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> we're joined by sue pash. her sister was a passenger on the flight. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> the e-mails say things like "renslow had a problem upgrading and anyone who does not meet the minimum standard and had problems in training is not ready to handle the q." what was your reaction when you saw the e-mails and renslow's immediate supervisors had questions about his ability to handle this plane? >> i was one, ecstatic, that it is out in the open and a confirmation of what we all suspected all along and that is that colgan air neglected to train that pilot properly and he should have never been flying the q-400. >> your family is one of the few families refusing to set wel th -- settle with this airline. do these e-mails help you feel vindicated in any sor

it's why the faa is looking into this and frankly, it's what's going to be the future way of trainingwers how many people died in this crash? >> more than 200 including the crew. 228 i think was the final death toll. the key point to remember. yes, the tubes blocked, yes, they lost air speed indications, but these are things that should not have brought down the airliner. this was a perfectly flyable plane with training. >> richard quest in london for us. thank you. the latest for alabama's controversial immigration law. we're going to tell you which part of federal appeals court has now blocked. >>> plus, a billionaire harris arrested. we'll tell you why. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> parts of a controversial immigration law put on hold. lisa sylvester is investigating that. some other top stories in "the situation room." what do we know? >> a federal appeals court has blocked portions of alabama's immigration law while letting

now we have a rainey day at jfk. >> reporter: at the training center at jfk airport, faa chief randy babbitt says modern simulators are now giving controllers a much better hands-on experience before they deal with a real scenario. >> when we get a controller into the real tower, he or she has been exposed to everything. we've given them every problem they could have seen. >> reporter: and the skies are crowded. here at jfk, they handle 80 flights per hour, typically on three runways. but that could increase in the afternoon and the evening push. and while minor runways close calls increased, the number of serious close calls has dropped, from 34 involving commercial aircraft in 2000 to just three in 2010. >> there is some kind of communications problem. >> reporter: as the nation's controllers keep a daily vigil on safety. for "today," tom costello, new york, new york. >> now here is amy. >>> now to the troubling new report on vitamins and the health risk they may cause. for adult women, taking supplements could lead to unhealthy levels of vitamines and minerales and result in an ea

>>grant: the faa also points to the reporting system. this was their statement. a former air traffic controller is skeptical. >> a job is inevitable. you worry if you do not have a job because you feel like something is not working. you should see more reports occur, " when you look underneath these numbers, you cannot explain everything away by a change in reporting. >>grant: the government accountability of this made a number of recommendations including that the faa extend its oversight of terminal area safety. faa officials say they're focusing on five areas and changes in procedures and training are in the works. grant lodes, kron4 news. >>henry: the bay area is much better prepared for earthquakes. there is a weak link. we will tell you about that coming on kron4. when we do not get reminded of earthquake potential. this is video from the earthquake in bali. how well prepared are we? let me introduce dr. edwards, the former director of emergency for. as for san jose. she is a disaster for fairness expert. thank you for joining us. how well prepared are we?

just look, we are working closely with faa. i think our spectrum is. i don't see any aviation issues. >> host: were you taken by surprise by the faa's raising of these issues? >> guest: the issues were understood when this happened, okay? i was, yes, we were surprised that there were devices out there that should have been building properly since 2003, 2005, and for almost a decade they hadn't been designed to deal with the network built up. yes, that was a surprise to his. >> host: is that what you mean in your full-page ad when you say that despite the fact, despite the fact that the interference is caused by others in the appropriate use of light squares license spectrum? >> guest: look, this is all spectrum users use the spectrum just like the land you have to build a network in a spectrum. we committed not to transmit over to gps. interestingly, these gps devices look very into the lightsquared spectrum to perform the service. >> host: so is the gps users. >> guest: some gps devices, your cell phones and others are absolutely fine. your personal n

why the faa is not amused. it's the flash mob that left quarterback steve young in shock. >> look at the look on his face when she busts into that. now his wife reveals secrets of the surprise that went viral. >>> today we have a couple of tough, tough videos for you, nick, i know that you have one. we're going to get to yours in just a little bit. steve, let's start with yours. >> this is a scary one. customer cell phone video from the mcdonald's in the greenwich village area, late last week around 12:30 a.m. thursday morning. now what we see here is an argument, there's two female customers arguing with the cashier. apparently he wanted to scan a $50 bill to make sure it was legit. the customers took some offense to that. one of the females slaps the cashier. from there, this really honestly all hell breaks loose. they jump over the counter. you see the cashier sneak to the back. he returns with a and starts beating the two women. >> stop, stop, stop it! oh, my god! no, no, no! >> one of the things that gets

so the faa has the same advice, double check that airline to make sure it's coming in on time. ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> light showers today. it seemed like a lot but for the most part the heaviest rain was in the north bay. a half inch of rain up in santa rosa. oakland .2 of an inch. right now we've got rain showers in evergreen, san jose downtown and milpitas. this is very light shower activity. but there's more behind it. the national weather service has issued a wait winter storm warning for tomorrow night. this next system that's coming in it's a big one and it will have a major impact or your day as we go into tuesday and wednesday. when i come back we'll look at that. >>> the impact of the weather could be seen everywhere today. bulldozers removed leaves and whatever else might end up walking run off and causing a traffic mess on the roads. a little rain didn't stop these tourists from climbing on board an open air bus to check out the golden gate. one man joked and said he loved the rain. in about 15 minutes the rush to pick grapes in the wine country. growers are worri

. >> the faa is investigating to determine who was at fault. it is not known whether the driver of the truck for the pilot will be reprimanded. will meltzer, -- lowell meltzer, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a couple of sprinkles and a light shower is heading an elite for the west. they will be around for a few hours and a potential that some of the showers just west of baltimore will track gone through. they have had some wet weather and it has a cold temperatures off a little bit there. parts of garrett county have been in the 40's and that weather will be tracking threw down the coast as we head into the next couple of hours. so far on the rain gauge, officially at bwi marshall 0. the inner harbor hit 68, the airport 67, and the normal is 64. in parkton, 60. annapolis, 62. cooling down to 58. a cool 45 in western maryland. off the coast before midnight and expecting clear skies. once this clears, and we will get to about 50 downtown and wind will shift. this same front coming through tonight will get passed us and another area of high pressure. we will

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report is about a sky diving sex stunt raising all kinds of eyebrows in southern california and the faas questioning whether a couple violated any laws by doing the deed on a plane and during the sky dive. here is our affiliate with the story. >> reporter: the viral video is so explicit, we're only going to show you blurred still images with a katy perry pop song blaring in the background, a pornstar also moonlighted on the weekends as a sky dive instructor. he abruptly removed the video as a taft investigation unfolded. >> i didn't know it until yesterday until an officer informed me of this going around the kids in school and stuff. >> reporter: the video shows torres and hope howl, a receptionist at the sky dive school, having sex in a plan before jumping out in tandem and continuing the act midair. >> yeah, i was really surprised. >> reporter: the video was a stunt torres put together to get the attention of howard stern. >> apparently they told my >> apparently, they told my pilot it was okay to do this and showed up in the morning before anybody got here and shot this thing. >> li

the faa says it is because of better reporting of errors. >>> consumers spent more money on cars, clothing and furniture last month. sales rose 1.1% for the month of september, the largest gain in seven months. >>> some cutbacks for a clothing store chain. it caps dorris said it will close nearly 200 stores in it -- gap stores said it will close nearly 200 stores in north america. old navy is also downsizing. gap wants to expand in china tripling their number of stores there. >>> a new pitch to do away with dollar bills and get dollar coins into circulation. a congressman from arizona is sponsoring the legislation. he says it would save the government billions because coins last longer than paper bills. others do not like the idea mainly because it would cause heavy pockets. might burn some calories. >>> make a lot of noise walking around. >> how about a good weekend? >> i can supply that. it will not be perfect tomorrow, just a battle gusty. good day to fly a kite with the kids. at 73 the high temperature at reagan national. we had a fairly tropical relatively speaking, air mass and place

so the faa has the same advice, double check that airline to make sure it's coming in on time. ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> light showers today. it seemed like a lot but for the most part the heaviest rain was in the north bay. a half inch of rain up in santa rosa. oakland .2 of an inch. right now we've got rain showers in evergreen, san jose downtown and milpitas. this is very light shower activity. but there's more behind it. the national weather service has issued a wait winter storm warning for tomorrow night. this next system that's coming in it's a big one and it will have a major impact or your day as we go into tuesday and wednesday. when i come back we'll look at that. >>> the impact of the weather could be seen everywhere today. bulldozers removed leaves and whatever else might end up walking run off and causing a traffic mess on the roads. a little rain didn't stop these tourists from climbing on board an open air bus to check out the golden gate. one man joked and said he loved the rain. in about 15 minutes the rush to pick grapes in the wine country. growers are worri

the faa has not released the name of the pilot. >>> testimony resumes in the trial of powerful senator ulysses currie, accused of using has influence to benefit a grocery store chain. mike schuh with the latest on the prosecution's case. mike? >> reporter: vic, what senator currie calls a consulting agreement, the government calls robbery. today, a trail of documents proving the link. >> reporter: when senator ulysses currie marched into court today, he was greeted by documents from shoppers warehouse, describing his connection to the country. the prosecutors say currie accepted $245,000 from shoppers over a five-year period. currie did not disclose what he calls a consulting job, on state house ethics forms. there are many instances of currie trying to influence state officials, in a way that would benefit shoppers. >> reporter: on the stand, secretary for kevin small. the shoppers vice president who is also part of this case. small wrote to the vice president about what senator currie had done for the company. >> enclosed is a list of projects that senator currie is currently working

"we remain really very, very faa apart, on virtually all issues."it's not looking good por basketball fans.players new york.but hours worth of talksson a labor deal nly ended in deadlock --and the decision to cancel the first two weeks of the regular season."we know now where we are and where the players are. we don't have to guess about it aad we part on good terms wwth the negotiators. we juut &phave a gulf that separaaes us" the head of the n-b-aaplayer's association says the ennire season could be in jeepardy going to do the responsible bring them basketball as soon as we possibly can." he two over sallrr ccps and splitting revenue.the lockout began in july.with no deal in sight, therr's no telling when it will end."i'd like to think phat we'll be able tooworr something out but witt each passing day, you face the prospect of more games lost." i'm tommy andres, reporting. the n-b-a commissioner says the canceled games will afffct league revenue and impact future negotiations.the last work stoppage in the nnb-a was more than 10 years ago, in 19-98

. >> reporter: the faa tells us they continue. we can tell you that pilot met with local authorities last night. we're live at bwi thurgood marshall. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. the faa has not released the name of a pilot. >>> she is accused of attacking another woman, with household cleaning products inside a local wal-mart. and today, she faces a judge. wjz is live at the baltimore county detention center. jessica kartalija, with more on what happened in court today. jessica? >> mary, you could call this a bizarre love triangle that turned very dangerous for one woman and a host of other shoppers caught in the crossfire. tonight, the defendant in that case sits behind bars. >> reporter: 33-year-old teresa jefferson is accused of throwing bleach and pine solo her ex-boyfriend, calvin pinel's fiance, in a lansdowne wal-mart. she and 18 other shoppers were taken to area hospitals for treatment. now, a judge orders jefferson's bail will stand at $350,000. >> basically, we're asking for a bail that would

air routes were created by faa more than 40 years ago. presidents haven't been able to meet with the air lines responsible for the flights schedule. >>> wondering why your friend has yet to reply? people are suffering the biggest outage in years. even police communications are being impacted. >> reporter: rebecca romano is a court sten ography. --stenographer. >> it's definitely frustrating. if i don't get back to people. >> it looks like it's sending out but then nobody gets it. that's already messed me up a couple of times today. >> reporter: they blame the problem on a faulty switch that links its network to the internet. a huge backlog of e-mails is built up. the company is struggling to keep up with other smartphone makers. >> we've had to do a lot of job cuts because of the performance issues and they've lost a lot of top executives. it's hard to say if this is a problem that's stemmed out of that. >> police were at the demonstration in the financial district today. hundreds used blackberries. police have radios but for some, not to

here is our faa bill, stuck 4 1/2 years. we're dealing with paper strips and they have automated their whole system. you should see the consoles, the working conditions for the air traffic controllers. they have nap rooms. they have rest rooms. they have exercise rooms. facilities to for the air traffic controllers. most of the complaints i get, the work is leaking in the air traffic control facility or mold or some other problem. that's not the way it should be. we can and we must do better for our air traffic controllers. both their training and also their working conditions. and i think we can. we'll steal other people's good ideas and do a better job. that is great part of our country. we're innovative. just get the government shackles semiremoved. >> host: joan mica is the chairman of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. >> here is some of what we have coming up for you on the c-span networks. live at 1:00 p.m. eastern, we'll have coverage of libya's ambassador to the u.s. on the way forward for his co

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the faa has done a good job in getting the money out and also responsibly.w of any instances. i would love to hear because we will investigate that and it will be pursued and i make a note of it for our staff to check out. >> host: you are on the house transportation committee and john mica. regarding the actual title that on the screen about the deficits and transportation, i am wondering why is there such an emphasis in this day and age on the development of high-speed rail? obviously high-speed rail is a phenomenon that applies as the occupied wall street people would say for the 1%. and a lot of the use of high-speed rail is in this day and age it could be much more easily handled simply by teleconferencing, saving a few and saving of large amounts of money. i don't -- i'm not quite sure what the purpose of the president's emphasis on the high-speed rail could catch up with japan -- >> host: we got the point. let's get an answer for mr. mica. >> guest: good question to refine and advocate of high-speed rail. you may find this strange a republican advocat

. >>> well the faa's plan has run into problems that could increase costs and cause more delays. at a hearing, the transportation inspector general will tell a house committee that software problems are to blame. it could cost an extra $500 million to fix the computer system with extra delays that could stretch into 2016. >>> we are learning the woman who was in a helicopter crash was celebrating her birthday. witnesses saw it spin out of control before it went into the east river. there were five people on board including the pilot. they were taking a private tour of the city. rescue crews were able to pull the other victims from the water. >>> one-third of the victims who have served said the wars in iraq and afghanistan were not worth fighting. the majority say they believe the u.s. should now focus lesson foreign affairs and more on its own problems. this week marks the 10th anniversary of afghanistan, it is the longest running war in history. >>> now is not the time for him to enter the presidential race for chris christie. >> the steaks are too high and the consequences are

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. >> the ft it -- faa is investigating. it is unknown whether the driver of the truck will be reprimanded for the incident. >> a in defense of ulysses today. the lieutenant governor's testimony. lawyers for michael jackson's doctor countering prosecutors. the first of several witnesses to testify. he is alive. how rescue workers were alerted to wait toddler buried beneath the rubble of an earthquake. >> a few showers across the area tonight as a cold front makes its way through. see what the impact it will have coming up. right now we have at 51 >> a toddler was rescued this morning. rescue teams try to reach the toddler whose cries could be heard through the concrete. despite destruction, people are being pulled from the rubble alive for. video gives a glimpse of the moment the earthquake hit. cameras in the city and show the violent shaking. dust can be seen and then panicked people running off the streets. at least 279 people have been confirmed dead. relatives have to try to identify their loved ones. the defense called

residents want the airlines to be fined but the faa says the flights are following departure routes that have been in place for 40 years. >>> 4:37. going back to sal to check on the early morning commute. >> hello, pam. let's go outside and take a look at the east shore freeway. you see traffic is moving well. in this picture you see roadwork. the freeway is down to two lanes. one of the trucks there is backing up, picking up those cones and making that beep, beep sound. you know what i mean? well, pretty soon we are going to get rid of those lane closures and all the lanes are going to be open. this morning's commute on westbound bay bridge, you can see traffic is light there. no major problems. also the morning commute on northbound 101 san francisco approaching the 80 split that's a nice looking drive. 101 san francisco, forget what you see on the screen there. that's not correct. northbound 101 in san francisco looks good approaching the 80 split. now lets go to steve. >> sal, speaking of looking nice, today's weather. patchy fog around. napa airport has a little bit of fog. but it l

the faa plans to replace the current system with one based on satellite technology. but some software problems have delayed full deployment of a critical flight tracking system. >> we are all plugged in these days, be it on our computers, at home, or at work. despite the warnings of dangers of taking that technology with you behind the wheel, some people still seem unwilling to just hang up and drive. a new survey by the aaa foundation for traffic safety found 95% of the people said they know it's dangerous to text or e-mail while they're on the road, but 35% say they do it anyway. >>> seeing an armadillo on the side of the road could be a bit distracting. why it may not be as farfetched as that sounds. we'll be right back. >>> i'm kristin fisher where a home invasion was stopped over the weekend by this old guitar. >> that's the first thing i picked up. it was right next to my chair. >> this is shaun. the 29-year-old was walking to the front door of his manassas home when he was attacked by a drunk man. >> he comes, tries to push me into the house. i push him out. i

the faa and ntsb investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash. >>mark: an audit finds that more than 1000 addresses for foster homes around the state those found on the state's sex offender registries. the auditor's office says three years after it told officials to use the sex offender registry to identify offenders who might be living or working their foster children, the department still was not checking the data base. 600 of the addresses were tied to high-risk sex offenders. >>darya: let's take a look at the big board. stocks have been doing well. today since the opening we are down. the dow is still trading well over 12,000. hewlett-packard has decided against spinning off or selling its personal computer unit. it reached this decision after evaluating the impact. the age of the president and ceo said that keeping the unit within the company was right for the company customers shareholders and business partners. >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. a live look outside this cold, clear warning. >>erica: i am following some help

the faa said as long as the pilot wasn't disturb there's is no explicit policy about it. >> i tell, iave skydived it's extreme enough doing it is normal way. just jumping out of a plane. >> it's probably cold too. >> i can't imagine. >> one last look at the forecast. man. how do you follow that? light breezes,. >> light breezes. nothing like the 120-mile an hour wind in your face out of a plane. then tomorrow upper 60s, with plenty of sun, a windy, breezy kind of day. sunday looks nice for us, we got through the last couple days, and now we get to bask in the autumn glory. >> how about the win for the ravens? >> just a breezy day. not as bad. maybe 10, 15. >> all right. we will be right back. verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 140 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. . >> all the runner also have a windy day tomorrow. >> breezy cool start in the morning. >> moonshine if they are up before that. >> we are not here you go to our website at abc 2news.com.

faa officials were there as well to help organizers make sure all safety regulations were being met in light of other recent air show accidents. >>> the weather isn't stopping charles county sheriff's deputies from hanging out on the roof. cops are stationed on two chick-fil-a rooftops. the cops will hoist the money up to the top of the roof. the cops on the rooftops fund-raiser will continue until 10:00 tonight at the waldorf and laplatea chick-fil-a restaurants. grab the umbrella if you're going to go. and a coat. not even a jacket today. the heavy stuff. >> something with a lining, really, is what you need out there for today. chilly stuff. you would never guess we changed months between yesterday and today, would you. yesterday, beautiful september afternoon with sunshine and 75 degrees. everyone's like, wow, the weekend is almost here. and today, yeah, the weekend is here, and mother nature took an ugly hard left turn during the overnight hours. cloudy skies outside all day today. this is georgetown. tourists and locals alike bundled up, fleece, down, umbrellas, hats, scarves, mit

if this is wrong, but it sounds as if in a sense you're saying trust me to the american plek, to the faa, to the fcc. >> guest: what i'm saying is trust the american engineers. trust the american ingenuity. when we can put a man on the moon, our engineers designed a system to do it. the last 20 years from the first network on, we have solved interference issues. they have solved this one. it is not what i'm saying is it is solved. it is our solutions out there today. americans are asking for all of that, and i'm saying let's just trust the american engineers to provide ail of it.

right now the faa reports no significant delays. >> let's check in with our meteorologist mark tamayo>> we're all enjoying this beautiful weekend so far and plenty of sunshine and temps back into the 70s, even a few 80s. i know we could use the rain and we have rain showing up in our five-day forecast. temperatures right now mainly in the 60s across a good portion of the bay area. temperatures will continue to cool off as would expect over the next few hours, but still very nice. you can see calm conditions on the bay waters. a beautiful afternoon across the area. temperatures ranging from the lower 70s in pacifickia to the 80 ns concord k-fairfield and antioch. santa rosa 81 degrees and san francisco around 76. forecast headlines for tonight, mostly clear. tomorrow, mostly sunny skies and temperatures do come down a few degrees. next week we'll drop off the temperatures and introduce some gusty winds. overnight lows tomorrow morning, will not be as cold as this morning. so no more 30s. could be in the upper 30s and flirting with the inland valleys. can you see basically lower 40s tom

. >>> the faa is investigating the deaths of two sky divers sunday. the instructor had a 71 year old woman student strapped to his back. the backup parachute only partially opened after the first one failed. police say the pair hit the concrete run way at 40 miles per hour. >> the instructor has over 30 years and 11,000 plus jumps. >> the instructor died at the scene. the student survived the initial impact but later died at the hospital. the sky diving business owner says he is unsure when he is going to reopen. >>> an autopsy is scheduled to be performed today on a firefighter who died while running the chicago marathon. he was 500 yards from the finish line when he collapsed yesterday. he was a father of two and a life long athlete from north carolina. he signed up for the marathon to try to raise money for help to burn victims. this is the first death of the chicago marathon since 2007. >>> it happened saturday afternoon and this is a photo of one of the survivors after being rescued by the coast guard. four people treaded water for 20 hours befor

if this is wrong, but it sounds innocent as if you're saying trust me to the american public, to the faa, to the sec. >> i'm saying trust the american engineers. trust american ingenuity. we could put a man on the man. our engineers designed a system to do it. for the last 20 years from the for the last 20 years from the first network coon, we assault interference issues. they have solved it -- we have solved interference issues. they have solved this one. we announced last week. i am also saying, americans are saying, cut my tariffs. give me broadbent coverage. provide access to my children over the network. americans are asking for all of that and i'm saying, let's trust the american engineers to provide all of it. >> what next? are you going to meet your deadline? are you going to meet the time line you wanted given this new testing mandate? what is next? if i was an investor, i would be thinking, wow. hundreds could be killed. this is a public safety problem. >> we're working very hard and making sure we deliver and the fcc mandate to us to build the network on schedule. i would say