>> because the faa protects airlines. >> o'brien: the faa's response to valujet exposed an inherent conflictthe agency's original mandate. >> the federal aviation act of 1958 gave the faa two primary missions-- one, safety; two, promote aviation, in no particular order. >> o'brien: after the valujet crash, congress, under public pressure, removed promotion from the faa mandate. but a closer look at the legislation tells a different story. >> there's a footnote in that d?:#:m the footnote says, "although we're changing the terminology from 'promote' to 'encourage,' we do not intend to change the way we do business. this is a change for the public consumption, and we're not changing how we work at the faa." it was simply a sleight of hand. >> o'brien: nick sabatini worked inside the faa for 30 years, and was the head of aviation safety from 2001 through 2008. >> i never did see that there was a conflict. i could easily compartmentalize. if i'm encouraging you to do better, i'm not encouraging you to necessarily grow your business, in terms of promoting aviation. the promotion was promoting avi

critics say the new faa rules will not solve the problem. >> that danger is still there. do not stop the danger of commuting pilots. >> reporter: the faa says the new rules require the airlines to recognize the problem, but puts the responsibility on the pilots to certify that they are fit for duty. >> and if a pilot reports that he or she is fatigued, then the airline must remove the pilot from duty. >> reporter: but former commuting pilots including josh verde says that won't work, but pilots may be punished if they try to report their fatigue. >> without actual protection by the faa in the rules for pilots who call in fatigued, you're going to see that at airlines across the country. >> reporter: all of this is deep lip disturbing to the families of the 50 people who died in the continental express flight, 3407. some were in the audience today as the faa announced its new rules. >> as a family group, we were not pleased that commuting was not part of this at all. because commuting did play a significant role in the crash of flight 3407. >> reporter: in fact, the nation

tonight the faa takes action. >> helping our wounded warrior spirit of that story coming up here ys. >> reassuring news for those of you traveling the skies this year, you not to worry about the pilot not being at their best. >> new faa regulations come after a plane crash was blamed on pilot fatigue. to go the faa says these new rules will prevent more accidents and save lives. >> ready for takeoff. new rules for private have been decades in the making. >> this is a big deal today. for 25 years people have been talking about this and have not done a dang thing about it. and we have. >> the department of transportation and if they took sweeping steps -- and faa have taken sweeping steps to prevent this. the changes limit the number of hours pilots can work and fly in mandate they get 10 hours of rest, including eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. >> i do not get eight hours, but then again i do not fly planes for a living. to go this was prompted by a 2008 crash that killed 50 people. while the ntsb never blamed fatigue as a cause, it did find that neither pilot had slept the night b

but what if you report her to the faa and they yank her license?e too many cups of coffee? so she quits drinking caffeine-- no harm, no foul. i'm not the bad guy here, anna. yeah, that's not the same thing as being the good guy. (sighs) do you think the faa will ever let her fly again after you've turned her in? they'll wonder why she didn't go see a doctor and report herself. rita: faa safety officer collum on line two. michael. i got it. michael.

s>s>@@q >>> this morning on "world news now" -- faa fallout. >> it comes as the faa is in the middle of critical safety changes. what does it mean for holiday travel? it's wednesday, december 7th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. it certainly doesn't look good for the faa when the agency chief was busted for driving on the wrong side of the road and had blood alcohol limit above the legal limit. you will see why randy babbitt's arrest is the latest in the string of embarrassments for the faa. >> it has been a rough year for that agency. wow. >>> also this morning, president obama establishes his re-election campaign platform during a visit to a small town in kansas. he is attempting to reach out to the middle-class. while republicans say president obama is simply engaging in class warfare. >>> later this half-hour, if your neighbor set up a huge christmas light display attracting crowds of onlookers, would you be happy about it, or it just a nuisance? it's a topic of discussion on our facebook page. >> this time

after their discharge they had applied for jobs at the faa because they found the work better paying than there better options because it was exciting, because it offered them something unavailable to americans who lack college degrees, as most controllers there. chance to become professionals. they were striking out because they felt that they had to protect their profession from the degradation of diminished real earnings and increased stress. i don't even think air traffic controllers should have the right to strike, explained the 33 old strike leader at the faa's huge air route traffic control center outside washington. we are striking against the federal government now because, for 10 years, we have exhausted every means at our disposal with the government. at this point we have been forced to strike. a marine veteran, one of the plays firefights of the vietnam war, stake him was not intimidated by the presence ultimatum. i'm standing up for something i believe in, and i'm not about to fold, he added. as jack maher welna, strikers like stakum meant what they said. maher found th

head of the faa is resigning after a weekend drunk driving arrest. babbitt driving on the wrong side of the road when he was pulled over saturday night in suburban washington. now babbitt's boss, transportation secretary ray la hood has aggressively campaigned against drunken, distracted driving. >>> alec baldwin getting the blame for a dispute on board a plane. the 30 rock actor kicked off an american airlines flight at lax for not turning off his cell phone because he was playing a game. flight was bound for new york. lucy yang of wcht abc reports. >> reporter: if alec baldwin thought he was going to enjoy a smooth ride cross-country he found turbulence before the plane took off. turns out baldwin was kicked off his flight for playing on his cell phone. according to his own tweet. flight attendant on american reamed me out for playing words with friend while we sat at the gate not moving. hash tag no wonder america air is bankrupt. according to american airlines tweet, our flight attendants were following federal safety procedures on electron uk de

. >>> the faa issued tough new rules today aimed at pilot safety.igned to keep pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued. three years after the deadly crash of a plane flown by two exhausted pilots. >> reporter: transportation secretary lahood says these new rules will require more rest for pilots and therefore, more safety for passengers. these new rules have been consideration for many years. a deadly crash three years ago finally provided the impetus to make the changes. in february of 2009 continental connection flight 3407 crashed near buffalo, killing all 49 onboard. neither pilot had slept in a bed the night before. one had just arrived in newark after a cross country flight. both could be heard yawning on the cockpit voice recorder. the rules announced this morning are designed to prevent that. >> this is a big deal because for 25 years people have been talking about this and haven't done a dang thing about. and we have. >> reporter: the new rules require a pilot to have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. place new limit

why they say the size of their family had >>> the faa issued tough new rules today aimed at pilot safety. designed to keep pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued. three years after the deadly crash of a plane flown by two exhausted pilots. >> reporter: transportation secretary lahood says these new rules will require more rest for pilots and therefore, more safety for passengers. these new rules have been consideration for many years. a deadly crash three years ago finally provided the impetus to make the changes. in february of 2009 continental connection flight 3407 crashed near buffalo, killing all 49 onboard. neither pilot had slept in a bed the night before. one had just arrived in newark after a cross country flight. both could be heard yawning on the cockpit voice recorder. the rules announced this morning are designed to prevent that. >> this is a big deal because for 25 years people have been talking about this and haven't done a dang thing about. and we have. >> reporter: the new rules require a pilot to have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. place new

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trouble across town at the faa. the head of the organization, randy babbitt, is on leave tonight after being arrested and charged with drunk driving in suburban virginia saturday night. he was a pilot for eastern airlines for more than 25 years. he's been running the faa since '09. there is sensitivity because of the crackdown on drunk pilots and because faa is part of transportation where the anti-drunk driving crackdown has been going on for decades. police said he was driving on the wrong side of the road when he was pulled over. >>> an elderly new york woman said she is planning to sue the tsa after what she said was a humiliating strip search. lenore zimmerman, who is 85 and physically infirm, was at jfk headed to ft. lauderdale. she asked to be patted down after she set off an alarm. refused to go through the full body scanner because she has a defibrillator. she said that led to a fiasco in a private search room. the tsa said they have reviewed closed circuit footage and nothing improper happened. zimmerman t

he was an airline captain and an aviation experts for the white house chosen to lead the faa in 2009. >>> for the second day now hundreds of protesters camped out on the national mall. >> the movement is an economic demonstration not affiliated with the occupy wall street crowd. while they share similar goals, members of the protests say it that they can rally with results. >> while not affiliated with the occupy movement, these demonstrators share the same mission. today they will swarm members of congress to remind them to serve the 99%. hundreds converged on the national mall last night vowing to take back capital. >> the government is supposed to be by the people for the people. instead they are being lobbied by corporations. >> they came from near and far. >> chicago. >> los angeles. >> houston tx. >> thousands are expected over the three-day event for protests and entertainment. now they are here, they plan to target the offices of 99 congressman who oppose raising taxes on the millionaires or the jobs bill. >> allow people are wanted -- one a paycheck away from being homeless.

nearly three years after a deadly commuter airline crash, the faa will issue new work rules for pilots. >>> special delivery. you definitely don't want this to be your fedex guy. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 21st, 2011. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm drew levinson. >>> in washington this morning, it's the same old story but the stakes are higher than ever. most american families will see higher taxes come the new year. president obama was quick to blame house republicans and demand action. but most lawmakers have already left town for the holiday. tara mergener is in washington. she's here with the latest. >> reporter: so far, there is no indication they are coming back either. neither side at this point seems willing to blink and congress is running out of options to keep this tax hike from kicking in. president obama is calling out house republicans. >> we have more important things to worry about than saving face. we have people who are counting on us to make their lives just a little bit easier. >> reporter: he wants

the faa chief was arrested saturday and he was not just driving under the influence. police report stated that he was driving on the wrong side of a busy virginia highway at 10:30 saturday night. it's the holiday season and that time of night, that road is usually really crowded. the faa is under the transportation department which has made drunk driving a priority. and his arrest comes at a difficult moment for the faa, which overseas the safety of the nation's airports. this year, air traffic controllers have been caught literally sleeping on the job. and george, babbitt apparently did not notify his bosses until monday afternoon, nearly two days after the incident. not good and with that, the storied career of the former president of the air pilots association came to a screeching halt. >> no way he could stay. okay, pierre, thank you. >>> now to politics, your voice, your vote. and our brand new abc news/"washington post" poll showing newt gingrich has opened up a commanding lead in iowa and he's riding a waive of momentum nationwide. four days before the top repu

. >>> faa ghar randy babbit has resigned. he was arrested saturday night in virginia on drunk driving charges. babbitt says he doesn't want anything to cast a shadow on the work done by the faa. >>> iran says the u.s. spy drone it claims to have shot down was flying deep over the country not over western afghanistan as u.s. officials said previously. unnamed us ofgs say the top secret drone was part of a cia fleet of aircraft that has been spying on iran for years. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," upswing in the stocks in europe. >>> asian markets got a jolt today on more optimism the eu will get a handle on its debt crisis. each closed up close to 2%. today, wall street gets the latest on consumer debt. tuesday, stocks were stuck in neutral most of the day before a late day rally. the dow gained 52 points, while the nasdaq was down six. >>> citigroup is slashing 4,500 jobs worldwide, that's about 1.5% of its work force. the bank says it's all part of its effort to trim costs. the cuts will be made over the next few quarters. >>>

the faa doesn't care about us. the faa, essentially, works for the airlines.the airlines called them up and said, hey, we'd like to save a half million gallons of gas by putting ipads in the cockpit instead of these 40-pound binders filled with all the approach plates and everything else, the faa will take inaction and conduct some tests and, sure enough, the ipads are in the cockpit. if we as poor, pitiful passengers want to fire up our kindle they say, no, we're airing on the side of caution. well, i think this is, this is the wedge that will cause the whole myth to crumble. >> so, interesting. because the faa says, look, this is okay because it's only a few pilots with ipads versus a plane full of passengers and devices so fewer signals to interfere. do you buy that? bottom line, what do we know about these devices interfering with plane's electronics or communications and has the faa ever done comprehensive testing? >> you ask a lot of questions, kyra. >> you taught me well. >> first of all, if you're on an airplane, think about it for a minute. if you're

the faa approved the use for pilots in all stages of flights.ts instead of paper versions of flight charts and manuals. passengers say it's a double standard. tom costello joins us from washington, d.c. this is a heck of a debate. the pilots obviously want to become more technologically savvy here, but passengers are saying if they can do it, why can't i? >> the debate is never as clear as the actual argument and what's going on. american airlines said they are equipping pilots with ipadss a high tech alternative to the brief cases we see them lugging through the airports. american airlines just made headlines for kicking a famous actor off the plane who refused to turn off his iphone. for pilots, the new ipad will replace the 45 pound brief cases stuffed with paper versions of flight manuals and charts and airport lay outs. >> frankfurt airport. >> these ipads and applications have been proven safe for the cockpit, but the faa demands that the wi-fi connection must remain off. >> we have been testing now for six months with literally no issue.

he's the faa's 15 administrator. >>> republican race for president going in a different direction now that cain suspended his campaign. newt gingrich is leading the pack now. karen travers has more. >> reporter: newt gingrich is settling in at the top of the republican field. in one month he's gone from fifth to first in iowa. today he met with donald trump in new york he's the latest republican candidate to try and score the businessman's support in iowa it is gingrich, ron paul then romney top republicans there say don't crown gingrich yet with four weeks to go until the caucuses the des moines register found out 11% say they are undecided, 60% could change their mine. over the weekend, republican field -- got smaller when the cain train reached the end of the line bogged down by the sideshow of alleged sexual misconduct he suspended his campaign but went down swinging. >> these false and unproved allegations continue to be spinned into the immediate >> reporter: cain said he's not about to endorse one of his former opponents. if and when he does, gingrich seems to have the edge. >>

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he's the faa's 15 administrator. >>> republican race for president going in a different direction now that cain suspended his campaign. newt gingrich is leading the pack now. karen travers has more. >> reporter: newt gingrich is settling in at the top of the republican field. in one month he's gone from fifth to first in iowa. today he met with donald trump in new york he's the latest republican candidate to try and score the businessman's support in iowa it is gingrich, ron paul then romney top republicans there say don't crown gingrich yet with four weeks to go until the caucuses the des moines register found out 11% say they are undecided, 60% could change their mine. over the weekend, republican field -- got smaller when the cain train reached the end of the line bogged down by the sideshow of alleged sexual misconduct he suspended his campaign but went down swinging. >> these false and unproved allegations continue to be spinned into the immediate >> reporter: cain said he's not about to endorse one of his former opponents. if and when he does, gingrich seems to have the edge. >>

. >> the former airline captain submitted his resignation stating that serving as the faa administration has been an honor and the highlight of my professional career, but i am unwilling to let anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day by my colleagues at the faa. those in his neighborhood questioned just how this happened to the personable family man they know. >> we have seen them in the restaurants and things. i have not seen him over and biting. >> this may be a one time occurrence. going the wrong way though, is pretty much an indication of a very serious infraction. >>> and we have a traffic alert for drivers planning to head downtown to that. take back the capital protesters will march down k street from franklin park to ferreted square. officials say drivers could face delays starting later on this morning and lasting into the evening commute. >>> lehman brothers is closer to ending the largest bankruptcy in american history. >> and a major deal between martha stewart and tracie penney is announced today. with business news, shearson is linda bell in new

the faa agreed. cargo airlines are exempt. today i asked the d.o.t.secretary of the transportation department whether pilot's lives are any less important than airline pilots lives. >> every life is important. safety is our number one priority. we have an obligation when these rules are developed to make sure that they can meet a cost effective formula, and so we will meet with our friends in the cargo industry and we will explain what this rule does and we will explain the safety aspects of it. and we will encourage them to adopt this. >> so there you go. mr. ray lahood, the secretary of transportation arguing the cargo airline pilots' lives are important as airline pilot' lives and he will try to get the ceos to go along willingly. they've fought this all the way. nonetheless, a pretty big change for the nation's airlines as a whole. back to you. >> thank you very much. and just days before so many families will gather together to celebrate christmas and the holiday season, a family in name is desperately trying to find a 20-month-old girl who disap

he runs the faa. of course they have been dealing with drunk pilots and sleeping air traffic controllers. the faa is part of the department of transportation which has a zero tolerance policy on drunk driving, has been working to eradicate it. so his arrest on saturday night on charges of dwi really was something that the department of transportation simply could not continue to allow and he -- he knew that his time was up. the writing was on the wall yesterday. he had an illustrious career, 25 years as a pilot and then came to run the faa under president obama and now he is out. no word yet on who his replacement might be. back to you. >> tom costello in washington. thank you, tom. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] when a moment suddenly turns romantic, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. even if it doesn't happen every day, you can be ready anytime the moment's right, because you take a clinically proven low-dose tablet ev

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. >>> discussions are under way on the job status of faa administrator joan babbet. he is taking a leave of absence after suspicion of dunk driving. he was driving on the wrong side of the road. he was about halfway through his term at faa. >>> the stakes are high in tomorrow's debate between the two front runners in virginia's 2012 senate race. they'll square off in a 90-minute debate in richmond. both are vying to replace senator jim webb. the democrat is leaving the senate after one term. >>> well, president obama is heading the america -- is heading to america's heartland today. he is going to deliver an appeal that the white house is calling a make or break moment for the middle class. daniel noddingham has the latest now where lawmakers have four weeks to cut a deal to prevent taxes from going up. >> reporter: president obama headed for kanss to make a case for economic fairness for the middle class. the president speaks in the same small town where president theodore roosevelt made a similar appeal more than a century ago. time is running out for congress to e

the dallas morning news says the faa is making its first set of rule changes to address pilot fatigue in nearly 50 years. it comes after the 2009 crash of a colgan airplane near buffalo, new york, that killed 50 people. investigators believe neither pilot in that crash had slept well the night before after commuting long distances. >> i want to get back to this with steve rattner who is a pilot in a minute. bank of america agreed to pay a settlement to resolve a complaint against the countrywide mortgage unit. allegedly charged african-americans and hispanics higher fees and interest rates than it charged white customers with similar credit profiles. so you have been around planes for 20 to 25 years, it's a real love of yours, and so i'm sure you follow these stories more closely than everybody else. 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

randy babbitt has been running the faa since president obama took office.o that he was a veteran pilot. 25 years in the cockpit. also at one point ran the airline pilots association. as head of the faa for the past few years he has been in charge as he has dealt with allegedly drunk pilots, not only in the united states but u.s. pilots overseas. he's had to deal with air traffic controllers sleeping on the job. he worked for the department of transportation which has a zero tolerance policy on drunk driving. just recently held a news conference with madd on this very issue. i think one question that will be posed to the white house and to president obama this afternoon is whether mr. babbitt continues to serve the president. when did he notify the secretary. has he notified the president and will the president ask for his resignation. we'll see how this goes. >> tom costello all good questions if the president takes questions this afternoon. >>> a u.s. official tells nbc news that the iranian military has recovered a supersecret drone after it crashed on it

babbitt previously worked on regulatory matters for the faa. he was an eastern airlines pilot before that. he's well respected in the aviation industry. he was alone in the car when he was stopped. he was heading the wrong way on a curvy section of lee highway. in a statement, he asked for a leave of absence, which was granted. no one answered our knock at his listed address. just after drinking. >> obviously, don't drink and drive. there are programs. don't get in a car, call a cab. it's the best advice i can give you. >> reporter: it's unclear where he was going and coming from at the time of this traffic stop. we don't know how long he had been driving on the wrong side of the road. this is one of two drunk-driving stops made by the same police officer. here in fairfax, there's a general order when ever an arrest is made of a public official, be elected or appointed, federal, state or local, if it's a serious criminal, information is made public. he's due in court in february. we are live in fairfax city, back to you. >> derrick ward reporti

a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day and seven days a week by my colleagues at the faa. >>> the d.c. council gave approval to a wide ranging ethics reform bill that would toughen reporting requirements on campaign related spending and establishes an ethics committee. >> this bill has been in the works for months but comes days after an fbi raid on one of the council members. >> would you be agreeable -- >> reporter: after hours of debate that drug into the afternoon the council passed the ethics bill on a voice vote. >> the public thinks the council members are corruption or not serious enough about ethics. will this solve that issue? >> we have been serious about ethics reform. i think the bill reflects that. it's just important that we move forward and get all the questions answered and have the regime in place. >> iter the debate was intense but adding to the drama was harry thomas jr., who showed up and was besieged by reporters. >> sitting on the council thomas declined to say much to news4 or any reporter. >> my attorneys will address any questions you have. >> re

. >>> today, the faa is expected to issue new rules aimed at reducing fatigue among airline pilots. under the draft proposal released a year ago, pilots would be required to have nine hours off between shifts. that's one more than now. pilots who work at night would fly less but pilots who fly during the day could end up flying more. the new rules were prompted by the 2009 crash of a regional airliner near buffalo new york that killed 50 people opinion an investigation found both pilots were probably suffering from fatigue. >>> now to politic and the republican race for the presidential nomination. in the latest cbs news poll, republican voters were asked which gop candidate is best prepared for the presidency? 45% picked newt gingrich. more than twice the number choosing mitt romney. but when they were asked which candidate has the best chance of beating president obama, romney beat gingrich 37-31. >>> meanwhile, gingrich is accusing romney of a running a smear campaign against him p.m. the former house speaker is most upset about ads being run by a political action committee with

. >>> the faa is investigating the crash of a small plane in concord. the plane went down yesterday afternoon the pilot and the passenger survived the crash and they are doing fine this morning. the faa says pilot chet robbins miss the intended runway and crashed into a field on airport property. he and his pang were taken to a nearby hospital for -- his passenger were taken to a nearby hospital. >>> starting new year's day burglar alarms in san jose may in the be answered by police. officers will no longer respond unless they are verified. security companies warn citizens may be forced to investigate the cause of the alarms. police say it is a matter of economics. >> not trained, may not be armed, it is very dangerous to have untrained people to respond to an las. that's what happens in the great majority of cases. -- >> last year our false alarm spokens were over $650,000. it is not cheap. a drain on taxpayers money and police resources. >>> police say less than 1% of the calls the department received last year resulted in a police report. they will r

he runs the faa. have been dealing with drunk pilots and sleeping hair traffic controllers. the faa is part of the department of transportation, which has a zero tolerance policy on drunk driving, has been working to eradicate it. so his arrest on saturday night on charges of dui really was something that the department of transportation simply could not continue to allow and he -- he knew that his time was up. the writing was on the wall yesterday. he had an illustrious career, of course. 25 years as a pilot. and then he came to run the faa under president obama and now he is out. no word yesterday on who his replacement might be. back to you. >> tom costello in washington. thank you, tom. we'll be right back. in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter

. >>> we have a statement from the going chief of the faa who resigned. randy babbitt was pulled over after driving on the wrong side of the road. he said, quote, i'm unwilling to let anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day, seven days a week by my colleagues at the faa of the. he's been the administrator >> and occupy d.c. goes to capitol hill. which offices are occupied. >>> and a traffic alert for an upcoming march. big news in weather and sports. >>> and yeah, brian. there are three things you need to know about tomorrow. it will be wetter, colder and snowier than today. see if can you top that, dave feldman. >>> i can tell you one thing you have to know if watching the redskins. fred davis and trent williams are done. the particulars of their suspect and where they go from here and what is the future for them in theburg andy and gold. next. -- the burgandy and goal.  >> at the capitol building, protestors demanded jobs and happen to corporate greed and called it take back the capitol and made it to mitch mcconnell's o

. >>> and the faa expects new rules to improve safety.er the rules, a pilot's flight time will be limited to no more than nine hours. pilots will get 10 hours of rest between flights. the faa said they should eleavate fatigue and prevent an accident a year. the rules will go into effect in two years and are not expected to affect air cargo pilots. >>> next year all airways will offer service to tokyo nurita airport. there has not been a direct flight from san jose to tokyo since 2006. and the route was added and it is not known when the service will -- service will begin but twill be sometime in the second half of the 2012 fiscal year. >>> the u.s. army has charged eight soldiers in the death of a fellow soldier who killed himself after being taunted with racial slurs. in new york today, the chex of private danny chen were encouraged by the charges but have not received a full explanation of his death. the charges against the soldiers range from dare repolitics of duty to manslaughter. >> time honored tradition saw a first today. a same-s

. >>> the faa is investigating a small plane crash in seattle. it happened when a plane crashed into a parked aircraft at boeing field. it started a big fire and the flight instructor and student were not seriously injured. >>> holiday season is in full swing in the nation's capital. first lady michelle obama welcomed military families to the white house yesterday. children and service members were escorted into the state dining room where they had the decorations. shine, give and share is the theme for the obama's third christmas in the mansion. >>> jolly old st. nick's beard got caught repelling down at a south florida mall. it made for an agonizing descent for the kids unable to free the real white beard whiskers . >>> he finally landed safely. >>> rosa parks, black seamstress, on this day in 1955, refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in alabama. it helped spark the civil rights movement. she died in 2005 at age 92. >>> you may be surprised to find out some of the most wanted items are not on the shopping list. up next, the top 10 i

. >>> the faa will now require pilots to fly shorter shifts and to get more sleep. it's part of new rules to prevent pilot fatigue. the changes were prompted by a deadly crash near buffalo, new york, that was in 2009. the ntsb ruled pilot fatigue contributed to that crash. the faa estimates that the changes will cost airlines $300 million a year. >>> and keep your eyes on the road. why drivers need to be extra careful when they cross the bay bridge today. plus, talk about a major shopping spree. the company that just spent nearly a half billion dollars in the bay area. and some dramatic video out of detroit. the fire that forced a couple to jump from their burning home. >> skies are clearing out and mild temperatures across the bay. coming up a look at your holiday forecast. o leap from the second >>> go, come on. >> check out this dramatic jump to safety. a desperate detroit couple forced to leap from the second story of their burning home. see it happening there. the wife landed poorly. she is still hospitalized this afternoon. the husband though landed on his fee

the faa put him on leave at his request. today he announced he is leaving his post. he didn't want anything to cast a shadow on the work done at the faa. >>> a senate panel will subpoena former new jersey senator, john corzine. laura evans is where every at 11:00. >> his role leading mf global. the trading firm filed for bankruptcy october 31 after a disastrous bet on european debt. nearly $1.2 billion is missing from customer accounts. this is the first time since 1908 that a member of congress has been forced to testify before his former peer. president obama declaring the american middle class in jeopardy. speaking at a high school in kansas, the president pushed for an extension of the payroll tax that expires at the end of the month. he took aim at republicans calling for fairness for the middle class, not economic inequality. >> new hope for the unemployed in d.c. city council passed its jobs bill. 51% of new hires on major city projects must be d.c. residents. it also creates a program to train employees and match them to businesses and projects. the mayor is