the f.a.a. through a certificate of authorization. f.a.a. 2012 reauthorization bill requires integration of drones into the airspace by 2015, and many boomingthis will be a industry in a few years. significant. is drones can come in all shapes potentialwith many uses. the california national guard to observe the recent rim fire, huge fire right yosemite national park in california. helped firefighters be identified in dangerous situations and reduce containment time. drones can be used for agricultural purposes to help efficiently. more drones are likely a safer more inspect windy to turbines, radio towers, pipelines, bridges and key national infrastructure. some have imagined more unexpected uses. c.e.o.m, amazon's recently suggested that his ofpany was testing the use drones for delivering packages order.30 minutes of an fed ex, look out. evolvingith other technologies, there are new risks to consider as well. let me first address privacy. as chairman of the committee on of us here serve, i hav

the f.a.a. on movable tail sections that could jam and possibly cause pilots to lose control of the plane. the mechanism is known as an elevator which causes the plane to climb and descend. the issue has not been identified as the cause of any accidents but the hazard was first identified in 2000 when the f.a.a. ordered enhanced checks to identify problematic elevator mechanisms. >> president obama is getting ready for the state of the union address tomorrow and we are getting a preview of what to expect. the "wall street journal" reports that the president is expected to announce the largest employers have signed a pledge agreeing not to discriminate against the long-term unemployed when making hiring decisions. xerox and lockheed martin and bank of america have signed the pledge. two survivors of the boston marathon bombing and openly gay nba player and stanford graduate will be guested of the first lady when the president delivers the address to the state of the union. we will broadcast the p

take for one case that we have in the disclosure project and that's a man who was the senior guy at the f.a.a. and they were tracking this object over alaska and it was at one point the sky and once we put the radar it would be forty fifty miles away moving.

as a result of the investigation of our flight so far, to my knowledge, none has been adopted by the f.a.a which is a very great disappointment not to only me but to the n.t.s.b. officials i talked to. one of the recommendations is such a common sense one that you'd think it would be adopted immediately-- that would be to include life vests for every passenger on domestic flights, and not just the seat cushions for flotation that most flights have now. >> pelley: since you retired from the airline, you've been making a career of aviation safety, and i wonder what single thing concerns you the most about safety in the united states today? >> that we won't keep getting safer. that we'll rest on our laurels. that we will forget what's really at stake when we fly and how many near misses there are every day and how many things have to go right in this complex system to keep every flight safe on every day. >> pelley: chesley sullenberger, the captain of the u.s. airways flight that landed successfully in the river. thank you for being with us. captain sullenberger and his co- michelle obama's s

for one case that we have in the disclosure project and that's the man who was the senior guy at the f.a.a. and they were tracking this object over alaska and it was at one point this guy and once we put the radar it would be forty fifty miles away moving completely non-linearly not like an airplane and we have the radar cape we have the pilot report we have all the evidence from the airline and the government and this whistleblower who came forward john callahan he said i'm one of the senior officials in the government that only not only have the evidence was part of a cover up to keep the american people ignorant about it and to talk about a disclosure project is the organization that you founded and why and how did you. formulated. you know it grew out of an interest i had since i was a child my uncle was an aerospace engineer with northrop grumman and i had a sighting when i was a young child and started an organization later called the center for the study of extraterrestrial intelligence to look into are we alone and what can we do as citizens to bring out this information and perhap

it should be a crime for a private individual in the united states to arm a drone the f.a.a. should use it certification and licensing authorities to prohibit armed drones and no government state or federal should use an armed drone on american soil. drones are increasingly flying around american airspace in fact federal and local law enforcement agencies are borrowing border patrol drones more frequently for use during their domestic surveillance operations he customs and border protection agency has the largest drone fleet outside of the d.-o. g. and now we know it flew nearly seven hundred survey once missions on behalf of other agencies between two thousand and ten and two thousand and twelve that's according to documents released by a freedom of information lawsuit filed by the electronic frontier foundation and over those two years border patrol drones were also increasingly supporting undisclosed local and state law enforcement operations as well but it's not only the sky you should keep your eyes on to spot one of these unmanned vehicles that is the u.s. navy just ann

the f.a.a. is leading the fecial fecial -- the investigation. >>> six astronauts on the international spacestation are finally celebrating christmas. a supply capsule arrived carrying christmas presents and 3,000 pounds of groceries. the presents were supposed to arrive last month, but the trip was put on hold while the astronauts tackled a cooling system problem. >> cooling have a cooling problem at heys. problem here. leigh, you said things are warming up? >> here it is the second week of january and we are talking highs in the mid70s. live doppler 7hd right now. all is clear as i mentioned at the top of the show we are getting the offshore winds. check out our hilltop winds. 27 and you will notice that near knoxville creek the higher elevations are starting to shift . offshore and northeast which is a dry direction. not only will we experience dry air, but warmer temperatures and also the threat -- once again the heightened threat for the next two to three days. e right now, but thats are inut

the f.a.a. ng the fecial fecial -- the investigation. >>> six astronauts on the international spacestation are finally celebrating christmas. a supply capsule arrived carrying christmas presents and 3,000 pounds of groceries. the presents were supposed to arrive last month, but the trip was put on hold while the astronauts tackled a cooling system problem. >>> we don't have a cooling problem at heys. problem here. leigh, you said things are warming up? >> here it is the second week of january and we are talking highs in the mid70s. live doppler 7hd right now. all is clear as i mentioned at the top of the show we are getting the offshore winds. check out our hilltop winds. 27 and you will notice that near knoxville creek the higher elevations are starting to shift . offshore and northeast which is a dry direction. not only will we experience dry air, but warmer temperatures and also the threat -- once again the heightened threat for the next two to three days. no watches or warnings are in place r

been identified as the cause of any 767 accidents, but the hazard was first identified in 2000 when the f.a.a. ordered enhanced checks to identify problematic elevator mechanisms. >>> you may have missed the bus today if you are a san trans rider. san mateo county district eliminated, re-aligned and renumbered routes beginning today. the changes follow a two-year study based on previous routes. they say it is the most comprehensive alteration of bus service on the peninsula in more than a decade. riders are encouraged to check the website to confirm exactly where their bus will be stoping, what type and if a transfer will be necessary since some stops don't have signs reflecting these new changes. >>> it is going to cost you a bit more to mail a letter. effective today the cost of mailing a first class letter is 49 cents. that's an increase of 3 cents. those who bought forever stamps can still use them despite the price hike. the postal service lost $5 billion and has been trying to end saturday delivery and reduce payments on retiree health benefits. >>> we had another beautiful january week

been identified as the cause of any 767 accidents, but the hazard was first identified in 2000 when the f.a.a. ordered enhanced checks to identify problematic elevator mechanisms. >>> you may have missed the bus today if you are a san trans rider. san mateo county district eliminated, re-aligned and renumbered routes beginning today. the changes follow a two-year study based on previous routes. they say it is the most comprehensive alteration of bus service on the peninsula in more than a decade. riders are encouraged to check the website to confirm exactly where their bus will be stoping, what type and if a transfer will be necessary since some stops don't have signs reflecting these new changes. >>> it is going to cost you a bit more to mail a letter. effective today the cost of mailing a first class letter is 49 cents. that's an increase of 3 cents. those who bought forever stamps can still use them despite the price hike. the postal service lost $5 billion and has been trying to end saturday delivery and reduce payments on retiree health benefits. >>> we had another beautiful january week

an official told aljazeera they're pushing for the new f.a.a. be implemented internationally, starting with canada. with the new rules and planned retirement which may be trade, some airlines are ready, hiring additional pilots in order to deal with the regulations. >> one of the things the f.a.a. emphasizes is now all passenger operations will have the same fatigue rules when it comes to pilots. in a sense, the old rules, sort of looked at the kind of operation as determining what kind of fatigue the human being will have. the new rule is basically based on actual human performance, rather than the business. >> the f.a.a. implemented the changes after a february, 2009 airplane crash near buffalo killed 50 people. pilot fatigue contributed to the crash. the whole push for the no regulations is to combat if a feeling, but monitoring that will be up to the pilots themselves. the pilots association has created an app to help track how many hours worked and slept. >> a complaint has been filed citing a shortage of pilots, but the faa said airlines h

identified as the cause of any 767 accidents but the has arrest was first identified in 2000 when the f.a.a. ordered enhanced checks to identify mechanisms that have a problem. >> apple has billions in sales through itunes but has not built up a payment system but now they have a new leader to work on this and to have apple's role paying for good and services. dunkin' donuts and starbucks allow customers to pay that has been introduced with apple's operating system. >> a crowd gathered for a final meal at joe southwest westlake that opened in 1956. sergio was there for the emotional closing. >> love you. >> through the night, the group pictures were taken, the last take out orders were walked out and inside the lounge, it was lick a party. >> special birthday. first holy communion. where we celebrated the big events of our lives. >> this is it for a neighborhood landmark, an old friend for 56 years. >> since they broke the news, people are coming down for the last meal. >> ordering two steak and veal. >> last chance to try the veal. the last day to get a grilled steak. >> first came here in

the f.a.a. his incident as well but really, it's a miracle this ended as well as it did with no injuries. the runway at the downtown airport where the flight landed is nearly half the length of the runway at branson airport. passengers say they could hear the brakes screeching and smell smoke as the pilot worked to stop the plane on the shorter runway. the sheriff tells us there was only about 300 feet of runway left when the plane stopped. at the end of the runway is a 40 foot dropoff and then u.s. highway 65 where traffic is very active. now, in a statement, southwest airlines say in part, we expect the aircraft that landed to depart the airport today. we continue to look at the circumstances which led to the pilot in command of flight 4030. the airline says it has reached out to each customer individually to apologize and to issue a regunned as well as a travel credit for the inconvenience of the experience. now, this is the second time in less than two months that a large jet has landed at th

so our bipartisan bill ensures the f.a.a. has the resources it needs to end that hiring freeze and hire and critically train new employees who can help our air travel be safe. this bill fully funds the essential air service and contract tower programs, which so many of our communities depend on. and we also included reforms to improve the programs w. we fund important section 8 programs. in short, i'm very pleased with what my colleagues and i in the senate and house have been able to accomplish together on housing and transportation investments in this bill. and i want to take a moment and especially thank my colleague on the senate transportation and housing appropriations bill, senator collins, for all of her great work and support during this entire process. i'm very proud to be part of the tireless effort of chairwoman mikulski. she has worked very hard to make sure we have a full appropriatioappropriation act t. just like chairman ry ryan and i said when we finished our deal, i'm pretty sure that chairwoman mccull scad a

the f.a.a. is developing plans to allow drones to be operated in commercial air space by next year.ard, though, in this committee that drones are already being used for a number of areas, homeland security, law enforcement purposes, that raises significant privacy concerns. i can almost feel what my reaction would be if i saw a rone flying around over my farm house in vermont. and what i'd be inclined to do, not knowing where it's coming from or what it was. what plans does the justice department have to use drones within the u.s. for law enforcement purposes? and what kind of safeguards are being developed? the orwellian aspect of them i find very chilling. >> with regard to the use of these unmanned aerial systems, at this point the only component with the department that is using them in an operational way is the f.b.i.. and i think we have to understand that if used appropriately they can serve a useful purpose. i don't think we remember the young child who was held hostage in a tunnel, i think it was in georgia or alabama someplace. use was made of a drone in that case and prov

checking the skies at this hour, the f.a.a. not reporting any delays because of the weather.ight tracker, plane finder.net, there are more than 2,000 flights in the air. is polar vortex part of your new lexicon? >> a lot of questions over that polar vortex thing. i explained how that cold air from the arctic and the system that is set up there every once in a while can shoot that energy southward. that's what we're dealing with. now it's moving to the east coast and through the south. that has been dropping temperatures. as the low has who have had along and the boundary of the cold air moved southward, even all of florida covered in cooler temperatures, so most of the country at least felt some impact with all of this. one of the most dramatic places feeling it today versus yesterday, yesterday on the east cove, we had temperatures near the coastline that shot into the 50's and 60's with warm air ahead of the boundary, then you get the extra cold air coming in, some places like philadelphia, the temperatures when you walked out yesterday versus walking out the door today, 50

passengers of jetblue suffered the most because they did not try to fly in and out of the northeast because of a new f.a.a. rule requiring more rest time so passengers are not leaving the bay area for several more days. [ inaudible ] >> there is no way i can be here four days. >> jetblue says they expect to be running at full capacity by this afternoon. some of the worst hit airports are in the midwest. half flights in and out of the cleveland and a third of the flights to and from chicago are canceled. a few dozennor delayed at the bay area airports. that number will increase through the morning. check with the airline before you leave home. >>> happening now, charter buses are picking up 500 stranded passengers after three amtrak trains including one from the bay area was stuck in illinois after hitting a 12' snow drift that paralyzed the engines starting at 1:00 o'clock our time yesterday. these are photos from people on board the california train headed from emeryville to chicago. amtrak says all passengers will be in chilling by noon which is 20 hours after they got stuck. >> pg&e crews are try to re

but the new rules governing pilot rest brakes are throwing a wrench into the already higher travel weekend. new f.a.a rules limit pilot's flying time to eight or nine hours, depending on when they start their shifts. also, a ten hour minimum rest period prior to flight duty. during that time, the pilot must have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. the new rules are already impacting some flights. the spokesman for jetblue says weather disruptions are a factor, but: jetblue says weather is a the industry has had two years to prepare for the rule change. some have hired new pilots to fill scheduling conflicts. two airlines have developed other scheduling software. this weekend, some airlines are bringing in more employees and attempting to warn passengers about canceled flights as soon as possible. it was the crash of colgan air 3407 in bufallo in 2009 that renewed debate regarding rule change. investigators determined fatigue was a factor in that crash. jetblue officials support the changes because they are safety- driven. still, airlines are having to adjust during one of the most challenging travel

passengers of secret blue my have suffered the most and did not try and fly in and out of the northeast because of a new f.a.aamping up the operations this morning and expect to be running at full capacity by this afternoon. a jetblue passenger we spoke with is hoping to make it to boston today. >> hopefully the plan is i get out today. i have an internship starting tomorrow. that is the goal. i was supposed to my out sunday but it was delayed. >> the worst hit airports are in the midwest with half flights in and out of the cleveland and a third of flights to and from chicago are canceled. a few dozen flights are delayed in the bay area. you will want to check with the airline before you head to the airport. 500 stranded passengers are being picked up after three amtrak trains got stuck in illinois after hitting a 12' snow drift that paralyzed the engines starting at 1:00 o'clock our time yesterday. photos from the california train starting in emeryville and headed to chicago. another from southern california was struck and one that crosses illinois. all passengers will be in chicago by noon. nearly 20 long h

since then the f.a.a. has updated noise requirements to meet stage 4 standards. therefore, again, this report is no longer required. and, again, we go through and there are 27 in total that we have eliminated. we don't have -- haven't been quantified as to how much savings but there certainly is going to be hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars saved by eliminating these reports. as i said, many of these reports you can get online now and see them quickly and efficiently and the most up-to-date reporting. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves the balance of his time. and the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. ms. esty: thank you, madam speaker. again, this is one of those all-too-rare instances where we have bipartisan support where we can save money, improve efficiency and have greater transparency and accessibility to taxpayers. i wanted to flag just a couple of items that illustrate this point. we are going to be taking up the surface transportation bill, a very importan

the finish line." >>> a navy pilot in critical condition after an f.a.a. team crashed off the coast of virginia beach. the pilot was on a routine training mission when something went wrong with his plane. he ejected thousands of feet into the sky. take a look at the simulation video. it shows how violent these ejections can be. he parachuted into the atlantic ocean and a fishing boat was nearby. it was able to rescue him. >>> the oscar nominations out this morning but the razzy nominations for the year's worst movies already announced. take a listen. >> how did you become a cop after [bleep] >> put your hands in the air and wave them like you don't care. say ho! >> that was "grownups 2 #." it scored a leading eight nominations. the oscar nominations will be announced in beverly hills at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. we'll bring those to you live. "american hustle" and"gravity" expected to lead the nominations in the pack. those are your headlines. >> wasn't that your favorite movie? >> my kids did like "grownups 1." "grownups 2"? >> "duck dynasty is back and new

i think congress with the f.a.a. modernization reform act clearly provided a path forward to move industry forward. basically what i think congress, the intention, was to move forward the approval of unmanned systems that can service toseful society, that's safe, operates aline of -- operates with a lie of sight. and i think rules can be made to both safety and privacy. and that can be done on a national basis. >> may i respond? >> sure. >> i'd like to echo senator cantwell, even though she's not the room, earlier statements. i think everybody's getting a little too over focused on the drone technology. in terms of the unmanned system, i think this room will be gathered again in a similar fashion very soon over the car technologies. unmanned cars are going to have cameras inside the car filming the car filming you, all of this will be potentially hackable to anybody external to the car. we talk about unmanned vehicle techs enologies, it's air but grounded technologies as well. so i think a lot of those same apply toe