but his manager, he says, was getting push-back from company president mike colgan. >> mike colgan wouldor, in >> mike colgan wouldiy)[m or, in where he wrote about me to theo. and the office manager one time told my team, he said, "mike colgan is a friend of this office," and that was the message. well, i mean.;c)Îx4>mwkuuuuuuuut the need to reinforce it.ç=ñ1 >> o'brien: did you, in the course of that, feel pressure not to stop that growth? in other words... >> absolutely. >> o'brien: were you seen as a road block? >> oh, absolutely. >> o'brien: the faa office manager says he does not recall making those statements, but three years later, there were still problems when colgan got another big contract from continental. colgan began flying a new airplane called the q400, the type of plane that would crash in buffalo. did you get the sense that everybody was a bit overwhelmed by this airplane? >> yes, because there was a lot of growth. it was almost the same thing that was faced with the 2005 expansion with this 2008 expansion of the qs. there was a lot of growth, a lot of growing pains su

it took too long beyond the colgan air crash. but these things take a long time. we wanted to make sure we got it right. >> reporter: the ntsb cited pilot error for the february 2009 crash. neither pilot appeared 20 have slept in a bed the night before they arrived to fly. under the new rules, a pilot can work a 9-hour to 14-hour shift. the flight time is limited to eight or nine hours. they must get a ten-hour rest period between shifts. which must include a chance for eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. not everyone is convinced the new rules will help. in a written statement, the chairman of the transportation infrastructure committee said, pilots must take personal responsibility for coming to duty rested and ready for duty. the new rules are expected to cost the airline industry nearly $300 million in the next decade. the rules don't go into effect for two years and they do not apply to cargo carriers. duarte geraldino, for abc news. >>> walmart has pulled a batch of powder infant formula from its stores after a baby from missouri became ill and then died. no

. >> reporter: in 2009, a continental regional jet from newark, operated by colgan air, crashed on approachilling 50 people. neither the pilot nor the first officeer slept in a bed the night before the flight. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> we had a captain who had actually been overnighting in the crew lounge at newark airport for two of the previous three nights. >> reporter: today's new fatigue rules from the faa are meant to prevent just such accidents. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot, but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed at the new rules, because they did not go far enough and in fact, they bear the earmarks of an industry that's been whining and we needed more teeth in these rules. >> reporter: and many, including the national transportation safety board, say the new rules fall substantially short

the change was prompted by this colgan air crash in a buffalo suburb. 50 people, including 1 person onround, died. investigators found that pilot fatigue played a role in the crash. >>> international soccer star david beckham may be headed overseas. a french newspaper is reporting that the 36-year-old englishman will sign with a french team for, get this, $1 million a month. beckham's five-year contract with the l.a. galaxy ended this year. his deal with the french club should allow him to play for britain in the london olympics, as well. >>> from soccer to basketball. let's turn it over to espn news for last night's top highlights from the hardcourt. >> i'm don bell with your espn news update. the cardinals are looking to go 11-0, their best start since '74-'75, taking on charleston. first half, antoine wiggins, jamming it home. charleston cuts the lead to three. andrew lawrence for the deep three. charleston went up 37-33, in the half. chris smith to russ smith for the three. louisville cut the lead to two. later on, matt sundberg for three. cougars back up by five. they go back and

it took too long beyond the colgan air crash, but these things take a long time. >> despite that, though, the aviation experts we talked to said those new rules do not go nearly far enough. cargo carriers which do much of their flying overnight when people naturally crave sleep don't actually have to follow them. >>> president obama's urging house and senate leaders to end their standoff over the payroll tax cut extensions. the president puts a human face on the issue later today when he meets with workers who stand to lose $40 each paycheck. it's also an issue out on the campaign trail. former house speaker newt gingrich blasted congress for, quote, an absurd dereliction of duty, end quote. >>> if a federal court approves its deal with the justice department, countrywide financial will pay a record fine for a pattern of racial discrimination. the $335 million settlement follows years of unfair lending practices against qualified african-americans as well as hispanics. abc's jim avila reports. >> reporter: the superlatives were flying at the department of justice.

the 2009 story of this buffalo crash, colgan, one of the more horrifying stories. it's one of the first times that guys like me realized how little those pilots made and the terrible lives that they lived. and since that 2009 crash, i haven't gone on one of these small connecting flights without being scared. and yet, congress hasn't stepped up and made the big changes they need to make. i know that they're talking about pilot fatigue. but how about making those smaller characters live by the same tough standards that the bigger carriers. >> it's pilot fatigue, pilot training. those are obviously the youngest pilots trying to make their way up, some of them have a few hundred hours. up on martha's vineyard where i go and nantucket, i fly these 25-year-old, 30-year-old planes with a twin pilot in foggy conditions, which is really kind of crazy. and, yeah, it's -- that crash in buffalo was pure pilot error. they got ice on the wings, they were tired, they didn't know what to do, pulled the plane up instead of pushing it down and boom into the ground they went. >> tha

the crash of a colgan air commuter jet from newark to buffalo in 2009, in which 50 people died. neither the pilot nor the first officer had slept in a bed the night before. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot, but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed over these rules because they don't go anywhere near far enough. >> reporter: and some say the new rules fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, flying in from distant cities to begin their duty. younger, less well paid pilots end up sleeping in so-called crash pads, like this one abc news found near laguardia airport in new york, with stacks of bunk beds, 24 to a room. or trying to grab sleep in pilot lounges, where experts say the quality of sleep is badly impaired. >> thes

pilot fatigue not determined to be the sole factor in the colgan crash. how did it lead to today's announcement? >> well, when the investigation goes through the ntsb, the board took a look at the 72-hour history of both pilots and they did conclude that the activities that they were involved in during that 72 hours actually could create fatigue. but with that said, there were so many other factors that were clearly at fault in this accident that was there a real discussion of whether fatigue played a major role. but that wasn't the real issue. fatigue has been been insidious cause of so many incidents and accidents that the ntsb has studies, it's been on their most wanted list at least 20 years. >> let's talk about the current rules for pilot now regarding work and rest rules. how might they change? >> right now, a maximum duty day, that means from the time you sign in until the time you sign out and go out is 16 hours. your actual flight time which is the time behind the stick of the aircraft, can be as much as eight hours. and then you're really only,

airlines have had only one deadly crash in the past five years that was a 2009 crash of a colgan airplanet killed 15 people. >>> new concerns about facial recognition and your privacy. >>> a fight over funding, how the end of >> today's state supreme ruling giving the governor the green light to ax redevelopment agencies will likely have a big effect on the bay area's biggest city. robert handa reports low income residents of san jose might feel it first. >> reporter: an 84 unit affordable housing project funded mostly by the redevelopment project. >> did you save my by moving here. >> yes i did. i saved a lot of money moving here. >> reporter: today state supreme court ruling that allows california to raid redevelopment coffers sends what was once san jose's driving force in revitalizing downtown. >> you feel a little bit like a teenager who just had the car keys taken away. >> reporter: many big projects such as the convention center expansion and proposed baseball stadium will be funded in other ways such as partnerships with the private-sector, private financing or special taxes. one

airlines have had only one deadly crash in the past five years that was a 2009 crash of a colgan airplanehat killed 15 people. >>> new concerns about facial recognition and your privacy. >>> a fight over funding, how the end of redevelopment agencies will affect redevelopment projects. >>> and will you be able to see the fireworks show? mark tamayo is back in 90 seconds with the complete forecast. >> today's state supreme ruling giving the governor the green light to ax redevelopment agencies will likely have a big effect on the bay area's biggest city. robert handa reports low income residents of san jose might feel it first. >> reporter: an 84 unit affordable housing project funded mostly by the redevelopment project. >> did you save my by moving here. >> yes i did. i saved a lot of money moving here. >> reporter: today state supreme court ruling that allows california to raid redevelopment coffers sends what was once san jose's driving force in revitalizing downtown. >> you feel a little bit like a teenager who just had the car keys taken away. >> reporter: many big projects such as th

the rules were inspired by the 2009 colgan air crash near buffalo that killed 50 people. >> former ntsb mark rosenker joins us this morning. good to see you. >> good to see you, as well. >> pilot fatigue not determined to be the sole factor in the colgan air crash, how did it lead to the investigation? >> the board took a look at the 72-hour history of both pilots. and they did conclude that the activities that they were involved in during that 72 hours actually could create fatigue. but with that said, there were so many other factors that clearly were at fault in this accident that there was a real discussion over whether fatigue played a major role, but that wasn't the real issue. fatigue has been an insidious cause of so many incidents and accidents that the ntsb has studied it has been on the most-wanted list for 20 years. >> make a major announcement later today. let's talk about the current rules for work and rest time. what are the current rules and how might they change? >> right now a maximum duty day, from the time you sign in until the time you sign out and go out is 16 hour

all responded to the colgan flight that killed 50 people. the pilot or the co-pilot slept in a bed the night before. scott mauer's daughter died in the crash. appreciate your time today. i'm sure it's always difficult to revisit this. has what the government done today, is it enough? >> well, it certainly is a step in the right direction. it's been 25 years in the making to move this ball across the goal line. sadly, had this been in place, you know, perhaps our tragedy may not have occurred. >> one of the -- what wrinkles in this is the cargo pilots, the rules aren't quite as strict. i want to read a statement from the president of the independent pilots association for u.p.s. pilots. they said this, giving air cargo carriers the choice to opt-in to new pilot rest rules makes as much sense as allowing truckers to opt out of drunk driving laws. to potentially allow fatigued ka cargo pitts creates an unnecessary threat to publy safety. ray lahood said they department do that because of a cost/benefit analysis. make sense? >> well, no, it does

reporter: the new pilot fatigue rules are meant to prevent accidents like this one, the crash of a colgan air commuter jet from newark to buffalo almost three years ago, in which 50 people had died. neither the pilot nor the first officer had slept in a bed the night before. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot. but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed over these rules because they don't go anywhere near far enough. >> reporter: critics say the new rules also fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, flying in from distant cities to begin their duty. younger, less well paid pilots end up sleeping in so-called crash pads, like this one abc news found near laguardia airport in new yk. or trying to grab sleep in pilot lounges where exper

. >> reporter: investigators believe neither pilot in the colgan air crash had slept well the night before after commuting long distances cross country. for three years the families of the crash victims pushed lawmakers, the faa, and the airline to address pilot fatigue. among the victims, beverly eckert, whose husband died on 9/11. >> they were the motivating force behind what we did and they will continue to motivate us for everything else that we really intend to accomplish before we go away. and we're not going away soon. >> reporter: meanwhile, pilots complain of fatigue every day and managing it, says nbc aviation expert john cox, makes flying the plane all that more challenging. >> it's staying ahead of the airplane, ensuring that all the many details of the flight are done, done correctly, and done in a timely manner. the more fatigued you are, the more difficult that becomes. >> reporter: the pilots' unions are supporting this move. the airline industry is cautiously moving forward with it. one group of airlines got a pass completely and that's the cargo carriers. carl, they argue

reporter: the new pilot fatigue rules are meant to prevent accidents like this one, the crash of a colganmuter jet from newark to buffalo almost three years ago, in which 50 people had died. neither the pilot nor the first officer had slept in a bed the night before. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot. but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed over these rules because they don't go anywhere near far enough. >> reporter: critics say the new rules also fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, flying in from distant cities to begin their duty. younger, less well paid pilots end up sleeping in so-called crash pads, like this one abc news found near laguardia airport in new york. or trying to grab sleet in pilot lounges, where experts sa

. >> reporter: investigators believe neither pilot in the colgan air crash had slept well the night before after commuting long distances cross country. for three years the families of the crash victims pushed lawmakers, the faa, and the airline to address pilot fatigue. among the victims, beverly eckert, whose husband died on 9/11. >> they were the motivating force behind what we did and they will continue to motivate us for everything else that we really intend to accomplish before we go away. and we're not going away soon. >> reporter: meanwhile, pilots complain of fatigue every day and managing it, says nbc aviation expert john cox, makes flying the plane all that more challenging. >> it's staying ahead of the airplane, ensuring that all the many details of the flight are done, done correctly, and done in a timely manner. the more fatigued you are, the more difficult that becomes.man. the more fatigued you are, the more difficult that becomes. >> reporter: the pilots' unions are supporting this move. the airline industry is cautiously moving forward with it. one group of airlines got a