but brian, this controller was not a member of the union, he's an faa manager. back to you. >> tom costello at the place known at dca on the luggage tag, washington reagan national airport. tom, thanks. >>> we learned today the so-called underwear bomber who tried to blow up a plane on final approach to detroit on christmas day back in '09 chose detroit because it was the cheapest fare. investigators now say he had been planning to target either chicago or houston, but plane tickets to those cities were too expensive. northwest to detroit was cheaper. prosecutors now believe it was simply what they call a target of opportunity. >>> up next here tonight, it looked like a scene out of a disaster movie, but it was real life for one very lucky truck driver. >>> the incredible scene this morning on a ft. worth, texas, overpass. imagine being this truck driver. credit here goes to the rescue squad members and firefighters who got him out of there and knew to use the right equipment and work gingerly. they also removed two people in a crushed car beneath the truck. inc

the faa said today it's changing procedures and reviewing staffing in the wake of that incident. it's put a spotlight on a changing workforce as nearly half the veteran controllers in the system are reaching retirement age. now there's a new generation taking over. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it's the daily choreography of pilots, planes and passengers, a scene repeated at 273 airports across the country every day. 35,000 flights, 1.7 million passengers. but to get here, you've got to start here. >> tango will extend downwind number 2. >> reporter: at the air traffic control academy in oklahoma city. >> cheyenne alpha zero. >> reporter: where the faa is pushing through a huge class of new controllers. >> 17 romeo, radar contact. >> reporter: it was the summer of 1981 when president reagan fired more than 11,000 union or patco controllers who went on strike. >> they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. >> reporter: then hired replacement controllers to take over. now 30 years after the patco strike, those replacement controllers are retiring in large numbe

the faa wouldn't identify them, but we've learned one is richmond, virginia. if you make an immediate decision to add a second controller here, why not do the same at those 29 other airports around the country? >> well, this is critical airspace. >> reporter: bob richards, who worked 22 years as a controller at chicago's o'hare airport, america's second busiest, told us two controllers should be the bare minimum anywhere. >> common sense, basically. you need two controllers to do two things. one control your would be working, let's say in an emergency flight that's having some type of problem. and the other person would be there to coordinate the emergency equipment, coordinate with the airlines. >> reporter: fatigue and staffing have long played air traffic controllers. the ntsb put addressing fatigue on its most wanted safety list. but the ntsb said this is not just a nice thing, they said it's a necessary thing and a priority. it's something that needs to be changed. >> well, professionalism would dictate that anyone who doesn't think they are fit to work s

the faa wouldn't identify them. but we learned one was richmond, virginia.ou make an immediate decision to add a second controller here, why not do the same at those 29 other airports around the country? >> well, in is critical air space. >> reporter: bob richards who worked 22 years as a controller at chicago's o'hare airport, told us two controllers should be the bare minimum anywhere. >> common sense, basically. you need two controllers to do two things. one controller would be working on an emergency flight that's something a problem. and the other person would be there to coordinate the emergency equipment. coordinate with the airlines. >> reporter: fatigue and staffing have long plagued air traffic controllers. the ntsb put fatigue on its most-wanted safety list. they said it's not just a nice thing. a necessary thing and a priority. something that needs to be changed. >> professionalism would dictate that someone not fit to work to tell us they're not fit to work. >> reporter: the faa is reviewing staffing at the airports from sacramento, to san diego

last we you may remember the faa suspended a controller in washington after he fell asleep leading to planes to land on their own in washington. >>> time now is 4:46. another major recall involving tylenol. >> and we are getting a better idea of the cancer risk from those airport body scanners. >> plus the, it's not just a sugar rush. how certain food dyes could be making your kids hyper. >>> a terrifying hour trapped in several feet of snow. this snowboarder captures his near death experience on tape. the dramatic call he made to his wife. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, neighborhood in redwood city. st saw the animal >>> state fish & game killed a mountain lion in redwood city in a neighborhood. people first saw that afternoon mal near alameda de las pulgas near whipple avenue last night. they thought about tranquilizing the cougar in a backyard but deadly force was used because the mountain lion was aggressive. >> if the animal is hit with a dart, how is it going to react, where is it going to go? no matter which direction, it would go into a neighborhood. >> fish & game says there is nothing to i

and there is never just one person at bay area airports and faa says there are two controllers here and two in oakland. san jose tower is not open at night. david caldwell says controllers have been fighting for nearly two decades for a nationwide minimum staffing policy. >> we believe that you should be staffed to traffic needs you have. there shouldn't be one person working all night by themselves. you need breaks. >> the controller in washington as been suspended. those in the bay area say this should be a wake up call for everyone in aviation. >> and there is more weather to talk about tonight. spencer next with an updated forecast for use and a look around yosemite. the crown jewel of the national parks open for >>> yos sem city still without power, powerful winds knocked down power lines and snow shut down the roads. and sarah sandrik joined the first few out of the park today. >> reopening did not motivate people to visit the park, but those who did enjoyed spectacular sites in an unusually quiet setting. >> wow. >> hawaii made native has seen a share of water falls but never lik

in response, the faa says controllers at radar facilities will contact towers. that are a operator with just controller after midnight to ensure someone is awake and working. if the tower does not respond, the pilots will be offered the option of diverting to another airport. >>> this morning nato officials are trying to figure out what went wrong after an airstrike in afghanistan ended with a death of civilians. the strike happened friday in the hell man province. nato says it was meant to target taliban fighters. but when coalition troops checked out the wreckage left behind, they found dead civilians instead. >>> the man suspected of killing a police officer in georgia is in custody this morning. a news photographer was recording this video when 33- year-old jamie hood walked out of an apartment in athens, georgia last night and his hands up. four others also came out at the same time. police say 33-year-old killed one officer and wounded another on tuesday. >>> a san diego judge says he is going to rule next week on a case pitting target stores against gay a

a former faa insider says the tower's graveyard shift needs a lot of help there. the air traffic controller who apparently fell asleep has now been suspended from duty. the head of the aviation administration says he is personally outraged by what happened and has ordered a study of staffers all across the country. >> stay with us. more news is ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is just ahead. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the worse of the storm may have moved through the bay area. but today's heavy rain and powerful winds caused a number of problems including saturated soil and flooding all around the bay area. take a look at this, a woman's car left stranded in four feet of water on shepherd county road in the oakland hills. the fire department was called in to rescue her. >>> in the north bay, gusty winds knocked this tree down on a house in monte rio. no one was injured. the rain and wind as brought down another tree. bill martin is tracking the storm front and we have reporters spanned out throughout the bay area. including i

and " i directed the faa with two different air traffic controllers at ronald reagan control tower. on the midnight shift it is not acceptable to have only one in the tower. managing air traffic in this critical airspace. also studying staffing levels that airports nation-wide. the air travelers expressing concern >> is scary in a little bit, asleep but the will? >> let us face a there are too many planes appeared to not potentia. tension. if >>catherine: not to pay attention,-test there are too many planes. >>catherine: with two different areas open to accommodate more people. and www.kron4.com for the registration and real live coverage may 15th. 8:00 p.m.-10:00 a.m.. they are offering more tickets. >>this just in to the kron 4 news room we have dramatic videos out of the north coast. near gurnville a tree fell onto a house. it barely avoided kelvin. he was standing right underneath the tree when it fell onto his roof. his home is severely damaged. fortunately, nobody was hurt it was a close call. this tree is estimated between 60 ft.-70 ft.. here is more. >> i was just watching t

the faa wouldn't identify them but we've learned one is richmond, virginia.u make an immediate decision to add a second controller here, why not do the same at those 29 other airports around the country? >> this is critical air space. >> reporter: bob richards, who worked 22 years as a controller at chicago's o'hare airport, america's second busiest, told us two controllers should be the bare minimum anywhere. >> common sense. you need two controllers to do two things. one controller would be working an emergency flight having some type of problem and the other person would be there to coordinate emergency equipment. coordinating with the airlines. >> reporter: fatigue and staffing have long plagued air traffic controllers. the ntsb put addressing fatigue on its most wanted safety list >> but the ntsb has said it's not a nice thing, a necessary thing and a priority. is that something that needs to be changed? >> professionalism would dictate anyone who doesn't think they're fit to work should tell us they're not fit to work. >> reporter: the faa is reviewing

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the faa says the twin engine beechcraft had just taken off when it crashed and burst into flames. the flame of a scorched trail between two runways. two of those killed were prominent real estate developers. because of the crash is not yet known. >>> reno muslim and boxing icon mohammad ali has launched an effort to free to uc berkeley students. he wrote a letter to the leader and asks for the release of josh fattal and shane bauer. he wrote a similar letter on shroud's behalf last year. >>> the hip-hop community is mourning the death of singer nate dogg who was featured on many classic rap albums. he died last night at the age of 49 from complications due to an earlier stroke. he helped establish the west coast rap scene and sounds. >>> a smartphone app that provides a list of a heart attack victims could be coming to san francisco. they hope to start offering the free app this year. the city of san ramon has offered the technology for about a month now. the act sent an alert to registered users and hopes that one of them is nearby and can help. emergency responders say that hear

faa is doing a nationwide investigation. one controller, the supervisor was on duty at that time. that was normal procedure. >> reality is, we should not have one controller any time anywhere but the fact that it's washington, d.c. >> transportation secretary is now directing the airports to have at least two controllers late at night while the investigation continues. >> at sfo delays, mike? >> at least 94 minutes because the strongest storms are heading that way now. take a look outside, emeryville, it was impressive but the strongest part of the storm is moving right by you in the north. guts up to 40 to 50 miles an hour and i'll show where that storm is moving. >>> and it strikes again. britney spears nearly flee concert sells out.  >>> you can see san jose right behind mike. it's going to be raining pretty hard. >> more than inch and a half rain in los gatos so the south bay is getting their fair share of wet weather. you can see the rain falling in san jose. let's talk about one area where we have heavy rain and look at this. what a nightmare trying to get acro

faa is doing a nationwide investigation. one controller, the supervisor was on duty at that time. that was normal procedure. >> reality is, we should not have one controller any time anywhere but the fact that it's washington, d.c. >> transportation secretary is now directing the airports to have at least two controllers late at night while the investigation continues. >> at sfo delays, mike? >> at least 94 minutes because the strongest storms are heading that way now. take a look outside, emeryville, it was impressive but the strongest part of the storm is moving right by you in the north. guts up to 40 to 50 miles an hour and i'll show where that storm is moving. >>> and it strikes again. britney spears nearly flee concert sells out. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-c

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fy 2010 and over the and expense accounts and the faa. it just seems to me that were pretty for infrastructure and the faa which is the correct one is not being supported by the budget priorities that are coming forward today so i look forward to of course working with you to maybe get a budget that we could all agree has the right priorities but i do think we have to address the funding sources other than highway which does have a funding source. the other modes of transportation which are very important but how are we going to have a partnership in funding those priorities something to mr. chairman for holding this hearing and mr. secretary for being here and i will look forward to working with you. thank you. >> thank you, senator hutchison. just a seniority basis, i would call on senator lautenberg and senator phil and if he's here and then senator cantwell who is the chair of the aviation subcommittee and senator demint should he be here so senator lautenberg. >> thanks very much mr. chairman and welcome mr. secretary. our country's

the faa says the plane went down at 10:30 this morning, at long beach airport, bursting into a ball of flames. one person survived the crash but suffer -- but suffered severe injuries. the plane's wings and fuselage were scattered on a grassy medium and the tail was done. the plane was take -- gone. the plane was taking off -- taking off when it crashed. >>> a u.s. congressman said this morning that pakistan has dropped charges against raymond davis and he's flying home with the u.s. ambassador to pakistan. davis was accused of killing two pakistani men who he says tried to rob him. they were ordered to pay $2 million to end the dispute. >>> a prominent muslim and icon has joined the effort to get two hikers freed. today, muhammed ali addressed a letter that he wrote to the prime minister there to release shawn bauer and josh fattal who were arrested in 2009. sarah shourd was released in september after ali wrote a similar letter. the next court date is set for may. >>> the state and senate both have votes on -- have both ons the governor's -- have both have votes on the governor's pla

transportation secretary ray lahood ordered a second controller on reagan's night shift and has directed the faao study stopping levels at airports around the country as passengers now contemplate -- >> that just put a little more extra fear in me. >> reporter: -- their own safety in the skies. kristin dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in nevada, a courtroom camera captured a vegas woman lashing out at court officers after a judge remanded her into custody for evaluation by a mental health professional. the defendant became so combative after the judge told her the process could take up to two weeks. the woman is currently jailed on child endangerment and kidnapping charges. >>> in california a ruptured storm drain transformed a street into a raging river. the muddy water forced the evacuation of a mobile home park and floolded nearby businesses and cars. officials were able to get the water under control but not before it caused major damage to some structures. >>> and in iowa, a newborn baby has already mastered the art o

the head of faa says by doing so they compromised the safety of everyone involved. just a week before the lone controller on duty at reagan fell asleep causing two passenger planes to land without clearance. he was also suspended. >> kristen: probably no surprise to anyone that flies, but a new report confirms that you don't always get there on time. they say airlines slipped last year, nearly 29.5 bags did not arrive with their owners. a 6% increase over the year before. european carriers really dropped. the report blames more passengers flying and weather-related travel problems. >>> a snowboarder that fell into a deep tree well recorded the event and his rescue, james drummond was getting video of runs on mt. shasta when he tumbled and landed upside-down on six feet of snow. it took him 20 feet to reach his cell phone and tell his wife to call the ski patrol. >> i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. i'm going to die if you don't find me. give them my number. >> eric: he was serious. snow patrol got there within half an hour and dug him out. he then

last week, the faa suspended a controller in washington after he fell asleep leaving two planes to land on their own. >>> buried alive in several feet of snow. the terrifying crash and dramatic rescue was caught on tape. james drummond was wearing a helmet cam. he was snowboarding on mount shasta ski park when he fell into a tree well a pocket of snow at the bottom of a tree t took him half hour to reach his cell phone and his wife happened to call him at that time. >> call the ski park. i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. >> are you serious? >> i'm going to die if they don't find me. >> are you serious? >> call them! >> i was positivist going to die. i knew that this is what the experience involved. >> well, the ski patrol found drummond about 30 minutes later and amazingly, he is okay. >> he actually skid back down the hill, snowboarded back down. >> wow. >> quite a story there. >>> coming up not just a sugar rush. could an ingredient in a popular kids food be linked to hyperactivity? >> you may have one hidden in your wallet. how one bay area man found out the hard w

i mean, just trucking and highways, faa. i mean, oceans, the whole thing. not oceans with you, but it's -- yes, no. but it's frustrating because you do deal with policy. we go back to your office and you're dealing with policy and you see people come in and day out bridges and other types of things they care about. but you seem to have a very adaptable balance between the two. i mean, you are using responding to to people's needs without seeming frustrated or, you know, i've got to do. and yet, you're obviously very comfortable with the policy part. it's a very special honor to have you here. >> thank you. >> it's a big deal because we want to get a reauthorization done. i think we can. >> we appreciate that. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> president obama stepwise 12 budget continues to meet the evolving threats and challenges by prioritizing our essential operational requirements. >> at this meeting of the national ass

. > in addition to the extra worker overnight at reagan, the faa is re-examining other staffing.0 airports, most of them smaller facilities with light overnight traffic have single controllers working overnight. >>> a decision is expected tomorrow in a ground breaking child custody battle. the mother cannot speak, she was paralyzed and left badly brain damaged while giving birth to triplets. but she wants to see her children. melissa on the specifics of her request that her exobjects to. >> triplets four years old are at stake in the middle of a custody battle. abby suffered severe brain damage during childbirth back in 2006. it was a medical malpractice suit that awarded her family nearly $10 million. now abby's parents are conservators are fighting for their daughter's right to see her children. >> parents are entitled by law to reasonable visitation with their children unless a parent can show detriment. >> susan and paul coen are asking to visit their children in south carolina. dan wants less than three visits and each monitored. his attorney says the grandparents give the c

transportation secretary has ordered that a second controller be on reagan's night shift, and ordered an faa staffing study at llthcountr >>> jeff ranieri joins us now. biggest concern at this hour? >> the san lorenzo river in santa cruz, we're also getting word of a flash flood warningn san mateo county forni the pescadero creek as well. you want to monitor conditions closely. they have been putting reverse 911 calls in place for people who live nearby. [ female announcer ] the jcpenney big one day sale is saturday! don't miss amazing 4-hour steals. like worthington separates -- 50% off. and stylish dress shirts or ties, just $19.99. find okie dokie for every cutie -- $4.99! and bright sheets, only $19.99. plus, with jcp cash, earn $10 off when you spend just 25! no exclusions! unlike other stores we don't make you come back to save! we make spring bright -- you make it bloom. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make it affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney.

very concerned about the what i consider to be extraordinary increase in the options account of the faa at the expense of many of the capital accounts and infrastructure accounts. so could you explain why there's a $400 million increase over fy-'10 in the operations accounts, and if you are concerned about the diminishing of the capital accounts when we are trying to put forward a next gen which is probably the biggest thing that faa will be doing in the next ten years? >> let me just read this for the record, senator, and then if you want more clarification. want more clarification. the fy-'12 budget requests 5% increase -- pardon me, .5% increase for operations. the fy-'12 budget requests 5% increase for facilities. the operations account would increase by 3%, the f and e account by 5.5%. the fy-'12 budget requests 1.2 billion. my last point is this, the fy-'12 budget requests 1.2 billion for next generation technology which has grown from 695 million in 2009 which is a 72% increase for next generation technology. >> well, my staff tells me that you are looking at the up front, the $5

the head of the faa says by doing so, quote, the air traffic controller compromised the erer safety ofryone involved.icic causing two passenger planes to land without clearance. he was also suspended. it's not clear how close the planes actually got to each other. but both did land safely. >>> and in another investigation involving a plane, the fbi is trying to figure out how a bullet pierced the fuselage of this u.s. airways jet. a pilot noticed the hole monday during a preflight inspection in charlotte, north carolina. the boeing 737 had just arrived in a flight from philadelphia. the bullet never penetrated the cabin of that plane. >>> the family of a 13-year-old texas boy who killed himself is now suing the school district. the suit names several administrators and teachers. and said that jon asked for help but didn't get it. the family maintains they're not suing for the money but to heighten awareness about bullying and its consequences. >>> virginia tech is now being fine@d@d against the fans whongng ad him for so many years. the first time, lebron got revenge. final seconds in

the faa has launched an investigation. >> there's a professional pilot for more than 25 years i am outraged by this, and we have an investigation and we will get to the bottom of it. i want to know why this happened. >> the air traffic controller's union says one-person shifts are unsafe. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," lottery fever, as mega millions hits a big money mark. >>> plus, elizabeth taylor's parting wish, as she is laid to rest. you're watching the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] all you need for sensitive skin. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters to help get your whole wash clean. it's all good. it was a mystery to me. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and with les

a sleeping air traffic controller at reagan national airport is suspended as the faa considers big changes after two airliners are force to do land without any help from the tower. but is this problem more widespread than anyone thought? find out "early" this friday morning, march 25th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to "the early show." some breaking news from the fukushi fukushima nuclear plant in japan. the number three reactor has been the source of so many problems since the earthquake and tsunami nearly two weeks ago, now they are talking about a combination that uranium and plutonium could be leaking into the air at this hour. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. >> the latest on those frightening new develops. official say one of the reactor cores may be exposed to the outside and they have widened the evacuation zone 18 miles around the fukushima plant. bill whitaker is in tokyo this morning with the very latest and i imagine people are on edge. >> reporter: erica, yesterday, the governor of tokyo told everyone to calm down. today, nuclear officials sa

meantime tonight, the faa is taking more steps to beef up control tower manpower elsewhere in this country. we'll keep you posted. >>> still ahead here on "world news" this friday night, the common but little-known ingredient we found all over this one aisle. and it could be making many children even more hyper. >>> new findings tonight about weight and worship. could going to church be making us gain weight? >>> and, the bravest bride. seeming to climb a mountain before walking down that aisle. and tonight, she is our "person of the week." [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. talk to your doctor about your risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of nexium for a long time. possible side

the faa now requires a minimum of two controllers on duty at all times. it has also ordered air controllers to make verbal contact with an airport tower before clearing planes to land. >>> state budget cuts had the oakland school district working overtime to make ends meet, even on a saturday. as ktvu's mike mibach reports, some students are also willing to take the extra step. >> reporter: some students ran, others decided to walk, lap after lap around their school they went for five hours. >> it helps raise money for our teachers and everything. >> reporter: 250 elementary school students and their parents walked for a purpose, hoping to raise an estimated $25,000 money they are not getting from the state. >> 100% goes towards the pta who funds the physical education program, it funds our music programs, our library, the teacher's aids. >> reporter: and even in the rain these little feet continued to shuffle trying to prove a point, trying to raise money not only for the school but also hope that the sunshines financially on the district. that was exact

faa investigating a air traffic controller asleep on the job. that straight ahead. >> mark: scattered showers this afternoon, looking for more rain friday, saturday we may finally catch a break and a dry spell. >> reporter: two planes were forced to land at washington's right in the airport without any assistance from the air traffic control. the air traffic control was unresponsive when two planes tried to call to the tower to get landing instructions and american airlines and united airlines flight managed touched down safely despite this problem. faa is looking into whether not staffing issues caused the lapse. faa is not commenting on reports that the controller was asleep. >> mark: video out of miami at the international airport there. dozens of cancellations because of the spirit fire officials say of fuel tank burst into flame spirit it took three hours to get the flames under control nobody was injured. six fuel tanks were destroyed. 36 flights have been cancelled as a result today. after the smoke cleared their cap on their toes as the

the faa endorsing i-pads in a test project.t clears away similar plans to take off on other carriers. angry birds coming to facebook.com. all you can do is like angry birds and sign up for updates. the edition of the mobile app game will come next month. the facebook.com page already has one and one-third million likes. >> rebel fighters say they will regroup and bring in weapons after supporters of qaddafi. supporters and gunships escalated on the rebels yesterday. they came under heavy fire in the town of 30 miles in the capital of tripoli. people were also being killed by snipers. qaddafi forces pounded the area leaving behind burnt out vehicles and other debris. >> in new zealand, damage still coming to the service. homes in christ church will have to be torn down. it destabilize the so much land mass it couldn't be rebuilt on it. >> the u.s. department of transportation and consumer magazine are launching a new campaign against distracted drivers. transportation secretary ray la hood says driving while using a cellphone is

the head of the faa that compromised everyone involved. suspended. >> eric: internet access is spreading like a virus in one of the toughest neighborhoods. they are handing out computers to some families to improve education and health and reduce violence. >> quietly over the past year, these little electronic devices have been popping up on richmond rooftops. its wi-fi antenna to provide internet access in the notorious iron triangle. >> in order for this to work well, we have to have about three antennas in close proximity so that we can give residents a good usable signal. >> he works for the local nonprofit building blocks for kids. using a grant the organization is giving internet capable refurbished computers to select families. the wi-fi is to provide internet access to those that can't afford it. the iron triangle was selected because of the challenges that that community faces. we're talking low academic test scores, we're talking challenges in health. we're also talking about issues like generational violence. >> generational vio

they are scheduled to work on an faa bill. robert gates and mike mullen will talk about the military mission in libya. live coverage of the house armed services committee begins at 9:00 eastern time. then at 2:15, the senate armed services comee

head of faa says it compromised the safety of everyone involved. >>> senator dianne feinstein is hearingring on nuclear safety. she joins scientists on a tour of nuclear plant. they say it would eliminate the need of 105 nuclear facilities handling their own nuclear waste design will be did you say cussed today. >> in japan, radiation in sea water is at the highest level yet. they say sea water outside the plant was containing 3,000 times is the usual amount of radioactive iodine. it shows that more contaminated water is making its way into the ocean. they are trying to stabilize the dangerously overhe had plant. >> some incredible video of a snowboarder who fell into a tree well on mt. shasta. james drummond was recording his runs on mt. shasta when he tumbled landing upside-down under six feet of snow. he knew exactly where he was but it took him 20 minutes to reach his cell phone and tell his wife to call the ski patrol. >> i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. i'm going to die if they don't find me. call them! give them my number. >> snow patrol arrived within half and

they got their vote and it had nothing to do with the faa but they got a vote. then a couple of other off topic subjects. they also voted in repealing the weight standard act. things like that. for the most part, it was a lot of amendments around airplanes. it did take three weeks. but then they did a patent reform bill which was a big important bill. there is a sense that the gentleman's agreement is producing debate and amendments, but it does not speed things up because that is what we are interested in. john was suggesting that i would talk about the difference between covering the house and the senate. reporters are people. we do like to get home to our families. the thing that we really hit about the senate is when the debates go on, on a on and you never know when they will take a vote. i am telling you that there is one question that editors and bass drum my career that i just have to tell you. i cannot answer the question if the question is, "when is the senate going to [blank]?" they came up with the idea of staying at 6:00 we will not take any more vo

faa investigators say the suspended supervisor had asked that southwest crew for help in looking forf radio contact for about an hour. the faa says the planes were dangerously close but will not say just how close they really were. >>> also, the fbi is trying to figure out how a bullet hole got in the fuselage of a us airways plane. a pilot noticed the hole monday during a preflight inspection at the charlotte, north carolina, airport. the boeing 737 had just arrived on a flight from philly. that hole never penetrated, though, the cabin of the plane. weird. >> can you imagine? >> airline news. the last couple of weeks. >> that's what's going on. hopefully, the pilots are looking out for that sort of thing. >>> turning to libya where a major debate is unfolding this morning in washington over whether to provide rebels with weapons. >> this all comes as a top nato commander reveals it's possible al qaeda members are now among those anti-gadhafi forces. john hendren is joining us from washington with the latest. hi, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. with moammar gadhafi's

this morning faa is urgently reviewing staffing at some 30 airports across the country, with only one air traffic controller on duty on the night shift. just like reagan national, when the tower went silent. abc news has learned that several of those airports serve large cities. sacramento, san diego, tucson, denver. news that left some passengers we spoke with angry and nervous. >> very concerned. >> frightened? >> very frightened. >> that's about as dumb as it gets. >> reporter: while the faa immediately added a second controller to the night shift at reagan national, it won't tell us where else staffing will be changed and how quickly. why not do the same at those 29 other airports around the country? >> this is critical air space. >> reporter: isn't the air space over every airport around the country critical? >> this air space is particularly critical with its proximity to the capitol and white house and so forth. >> reporter: as with pilots, fatigue has long been an issue with air traffic controllers. the ntsb has made dealing with it a priority. and controllers themselves tell

on sunday the faa says the supervisor at reagan national airport directed a southwest airlines plane to fly too close to a private plane. they had asked the southwest pilot to check on the other plane because it was not responding to calls. >>> the department of education issued the maximum possible fine. $55,000 against virginia tech in connection with the shooting rampage four years ago. the agency says the university failed to provide timely warnings about the threat to the campus on the day of the shootings. a gunman killed pay people before taking his own life. virginia tech has been criticized for waiting two hours after the first two victims were discovered to issue a campus wide alert. virginia tech says it will appeal that fine. >>> the u.s. supreme court is ready to -- several high court justices say they were troubled by the case. a ruling for walmart could make it harder for workers to bring class action suits against large employers. it includes two workers from contra costa county stores. >>> republican lawmakers pushed through passage of the law earlier this month desp

now right now there is an experiment going on with faa and jetblue to see if we can put in new equipment. go away from our 1960's air traffic system and update it and be able to greatly expand the number of flights. and get rid of delays and move air traffic in and out. and that's a big deal in tourism industry, because time is money. and in terms of affordability, i was talking to someone at a party friday night and she told me she retired and has a guest house in harlem and loaded for opportunities and you can go to ethic neighborhoods. and my neighborhood has local accommodations and we have wonderful restaurants and legacy and italian and best mid east food in the city. >> and i have heard that over the years a lot of people don't want to bring their c because of the unions and in the case of the cable industry pull cables. >> this is great, you are giving me an opportunity of everything we fixed in the last two decades. and new york had a problem with our feather bedding and under costs was fixed. >> how. >> they came down like a ton of bricks on illegal activities and kick-backs an

on sunday the faa says the supervisor at reagan national airport directed assault west airlines jet to fly too close to a private plane. they asked -- that incident comes after an air traffic controller fell asleep on the job at the very same airport. >>> the u.s. department of education issued a maximum possible fine of $55,000 against virginia tech university. this is in connection with that shooting rampage four years ago. the agency says the university did not provide timely warnings about a threat to the campus on the day of the shootings. a gunman killed 32 people before killing himself. virginia tech has been criticized for waiting two hours after the first two victims were found to issue a campus wide alert. virginia tech says it will appeal that fine. >>> back here at home a woman is dead, another one is in jail. 26-year-old harren was stabbed in the neck. witnesses say the two women were arguing when bergos grabbed the knife. the call to the argument is still being investigated. >>> the controversial law? wisconsin for government workers is still in legal limbo this morning.

about a month ago, the senate approved the same measure as part of an faa funding bill. >>> solicitors could be banned from san francisco international airport. the airport commission plans to take up the proposed ban at its meeting tomorrow. they receive 125 formal complaints from passengers who say they have been harassed by solicitors inside and outside terminals. an airport spokesman said, free speech activities would still be allowed in designated areas, but groups wouldn't be able to ask for money or touch passengers. the new rules would take effect in april. >>> wintery weather up north didn't just make a mess of the roads, we have a snow covered runway. yesterday up in grass valley. the pilot of the cessna 150 says the plane touched down at nevada county airport, but its wheels got caught about a foot and a half of snow and the plane flipped over nose first. the airport had been closed since friday. the pilot got no warning, he was able to walk away unharmed. >>> jane russell who's shot to fame is the star of the outlaw has died. she made a handful of films. she remained active

. >>> faa suspended an air traffic controller. on sunday the controller asked pilots to check on a small private plane out of radio contact over an hour. the jetliner pilots got close enough to spot two people in the small plane who were apparently okay. both planes landed savenl fely you air traffic coordinator was suspended violating faa rules. >>> new details in the case of a mysterious bullet hole founds in a fuselage on a plane on monday. whit johnson joins us with more on that. whit, good morning to you. >> reporter: what is alarming about this incident is authorities really don't know exactly what happened or when it happened. the u.s. us aways boeing 737 had felon from philadelphia to charlotte, north carolina on monday. it landed without incident. while on the ground in charlotte, the pilot doing a preflight inspection when he noticed a small hole near the back of the plane. they brought in the fbi to investigate and the fbi found a bullet. now because of preliminary investigation shows the bullet was slowing down when it

>>pam: to borrow faa wild fire n colorado, it is dry, windy to the which means that it is going to be easy for that fire to spread. it started yesterday morning and it is likely to% contained. a texas construction worker who was it is of the-50% contained. >>pam: dallas wonder what the first lawful faced transplant. 30 doctors and nurses worked for 15 hours to complete this. it was paid by the bulk u.s. military because the military wants to learn how to help soldiers with severe facial bones. u.s. democrat nancy pelosi is out of the hospital in rome. she is resuming her schedule in italy after being taken to hospital in the realm. no details on exactly what was wrong. she was not feeling well and taken to hospital in rome. she is expected to hold talks with italian officials including the defense minister. >> pain at the pump continues. gasoline prices went up another 75 over the past two weeks. pushing the national average to $3.71. that is 705 higher than this time, last year. here is the average price are run the bay area. san francisco = $4.20 per gallon. $3.98, and open, 397 and

credit du have to go to the bank and get a faa loan.then you can put a smaller amount down on your house. a for the rest of the american people, -- in the 1 >> i am talking about the vast majority of the american market. the people i know in this room are intelligent people. they are not the low end of the social economic scale. how are they going to get in? >> it is a fundamental choice. you are right to raise it. is it fair to ask all americans to put their money at risk to help subsidize access to 4 search americans? if it is too low, it will be unfair. >> i am not interested in a pooling of the latter because i am lucky enough to get my help. i want my children to be able to afford a reasonable home in a reasonable labor and some day. those are the questions we have to ask ourselves. as we go forward, the final analysis is about how much we are going to asking from them. >> i am still trying to get my hands wrapped around this. we need tools to protect the innocents. you can have a policy of too small to succeed. that is the state a

. >>> also the faa investigatorring why the pilots of two planes had to land without clearance at a major national airport because they couldn't find an air traffic controller to talk to them. >>> after a really scary incident at reagan national airport at washington d.c. reporter ktvu's allison burns live in our d.c. newsroom with the very latest on this investigation. allison. >> reporter: dave, two planes with a total of 165 people on board landed without clearance because the pilots couldn't get a hold of anyone in the air traffic control tower. investigators are looking into the possibility that the lone air traffic controller in the tower at the time early yesterday morning was asleep. the planes landed safely after making contact with a regional air traffic control facility that helped guide them in. here's what happened when one of the pilots called that facility. >> tower is apparently unmanned. called on the phone and nobody's answering. so that aircraft went in uncontrolled airport. >> reporter: nationwide errors by air traffic controllers increased by 51% last year. in most of

last week you might remember the faa suspended a controller in washington after he fell asleep leavingtwo planes to land on their own. >>> so how do you solve the $30 million budget deficit? the board in charge of caltrans just says yes. there's been a review by the "san jose mercury news" which shows that board has unanimously approved everything proposed for the past three years. we're talking about 200 straight items which includes salary increases, yes, fare hikes, yes, service cuts and closing several train stations. in some cases, the "mercury news" reports board members never even asked a single question when considering raising fares. >>> it is 5:21. the bay area is tightening the leash on some dog owners at one city, coming up. >>> plus, what's in a name. the meaty debate over one of san francisco's most troubled neighborhoods. what some activists want to rename the tenderloin. ,, ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [

the faa is investigating.s the pilot said he aimed for the water because he knew he would make the runway. the woman you see in the fall on the right was taking pictures of ego waves, jumping in the water when one of them suddenly hit her hard in the chest. he conceded there on the dock of the vote. she was 10 to the deck screening, some wildlife workers were patrolling, they came to help. she was unhurt, the world trade push back into the water. >>pam: gov. jerry brown says he is ending budget talks with republican lawmakers casting doubt over what steps he and the legislature will take to close the rest of the deficit. he said he is ending negotiations after gop leaders released a list of 53 demands they said had to be met in exchange for their support for a special election. brown wants the special action to ask voters to extend temporary tax increases enacted two years ago as part of his solution to close the deficit. just days after a deadly egyptian cobra escaped from the zoo, i twitter page has popped u

we tried calling the faa for help. they refused to speak with us.a hoax. after all, lafayette isn't too far from where balloon boy's ufo took flight. >> if i live to tell this, oh, my gosh. >> reporter: for now it's clear this is an unidentified flying object. but is it really extraterrestrial? >> e.t. phone home. >> reporter: or just plain old terrestrial? clayton sandell, abc news, lafayette, colorado. >> that's pretty cool. some pilots saw in 2009 saw what they both thought was a ufo. >> whoa. >> we have some strang >>> this morning on "world news now" -- pushing back. the president responds to political criticism over the u.s. military's involvement in libya. >> this, as he stands by his promise to hand off control of the libyan military mission to nato tomorrow. >>> it's tuesday, march 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm rob nelson. >>> as nato takes over the aerial assault in libya, opposition forces are taking over even more gadhafi-controlled territory. >>> and also comi

but now the transportation secretary, ray la hood, has ordered the faa to make sure two controllers are on duty on the late shift at this tower and to are review staffing at other towers nationwide. >> pete, thank you very much. mike pangia is a commercial licensed pilot. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i'm almost at a loss. how could this happen? and by the way, why aren't there two controllers in a control tower of a major airport at midnight? >> well, this surprises me. i operated an airplane in and out of this area, not at national airport, but at airports close by. and it's very critically protected air space, because it's within a stone's throw of the capitol and so forth. i find it very, very unusual. there is hardly any traffic at those hours. so the job becomes very, very tedious. not because of the amount of traffic, but because of the lack of traffic. and it engenders complacency and so you need two people in that tower at an airport like this airport. >> right. >> and especially -- we have been having weather here lately, and so it's going to limit abilities of the