faa employee is. i would like to know if you have ever looked into that. it is referred to at the pentagon as a revolving door. i understand there is a pretty active revolving door at the faa. i would like to hear your sponsor to both of those things. >> taking the first question, it is true that around in a six- down from 2007 -- flights are down from 2007. we have seen a concentration of traffic between these large complex systems. we have been reducing our out- of-pocket cost but increasing capacity and the national airspace system in several key areas. let me give you a few examples. we have new runways at washington dulles airport, and chicago, but give us greater capacity at these critical and large hubs. we have also been implementing more navigation procedures at a large number of airports. including required navigation performance, which are procedures that enable air carriers to fly more fuel efficient routes. the development of these -- we have spent a lot of time developing new techniques

chairman, and thank you for your work on behalf of the faa. there has been a threat that because of the sequester the faa will have to furlough the majority of their 47,000 in place, putting air traffic at risk, that i find this hard to believe since faa funding has increased 41% since 2002 to spite affected flights are down by 27% and the same timeframe. in my state of indiana we have streamlined and made more effective date government, going from $700 million -- state government, going from $700 million in debt, to a $200 million surplus, and instead of tax increases, we have given an automatic refund. we have the same number of employees that work for the state that we had in the 1970's and universally it is believed that services from the state government have genetically improved. with fewer employees, our government has worked at her for every -- genetically improved. with fewer employees, our government has worked better. this was done with no furloughs. can i be reminded again of what you're annual budget is? >> about $16 billion. >> w

whistle blower alliance, and a former high ranking executive in the faa.raft audit accuses the city of san jose of improperly using airport profits in three different areas. >> one of the red flags that that raises with me is why nobody's really asking questions about this. >> specifically, the audit accuses the city of san jose of unlawfully diverting millions of dollars of airport revenue and government grantses into the city's fund. >> it means taxpayer money was taken and not used for the intention that it was supposed to be used for. >> the faa accused the city of san jose of illegally diverting funds. that's a serious accusation, agreed? >> well, of course those terms are serious. >> san jose city manager responded to an audit that accuses the city of charging the airport $11.5 million in unnecessary rental costs for these 52 acres of city owned land west of the airport. it also accuses the city of overcharging the airport for basic services. faa auditors caughted it unlawfully diverted airport revenue. >> san jose has nothing to hide. we're not afra

i will disagree about the faa. it is true historically the faa has looked at safety. i do not see any reason why the faa could not gain expertise around privacy. the faa bill -- did tell gao they have no expertise on privacy. >> that is true. only in february i received a letter saying we would like your input for how we should think about privacy in relation to testing centers. the truth of the matter is i think the faa is capable of gaining expertise and could be a good repository. >> ok, well, we will keep thinking about that. and there has been testimony and talk and questions or mention of data retention and dissemination for. in otherthe issues words, is that a legislative responsibility, and would we be lawing about a privacy regarding uav or uas information? the privacy act does place limits among sharing in agencies and personal information with respect to governments -=- >> sorry to interrupt you, but we have smart phones now. someone referred to this as a flying start phone. we are having a little bit of regard tryingat to put our finger on exactly how we r

and in january of 2012 after the faa petition the faa to implement privacy regulations as part of the process to increase the use of ground in the united states we believe they have a critical role to play in this by mandating as a contingent on licensing for drone operators to turn over information about what surveillance operations they are going to conduct and make that information publicly available and hold them accountable through sticking to that information. we think the faa is the primary regulating force and we also believe when other entities choose to operate the department of justice, they need to implement privacy regulation and surveillance limitations within their own use of drones with incumbent rulemaking. >> i am not quite sure who is overseeing that but there's a single agency, michael toscano. >> if we have a privacy concern or debate today where would you go for that? you would not go to the faa. they have very limited if any expertise in the area of privacy. what they do have and what is mandated by them as they are responsible for safety. anything that flies in

the faa auditorss called it unethical. >> reporter: they charged for services. >> the faa pointed outhing that we felt we should take a good look at, so we did that. >> reporter: the audit also raised serious questions about the faa, take a look, the first sentence reads "the city of san diego has unlawfully diverted airport revenue by renting property to the san diego international airport". >> the faa should be embarrassed about the fact they started their audit with the wrong name and wrong city in identifying the airport. >> reporter: their initial draft report has the wrong city and wrong airport, what does it say? >> makes you wonder. >> reporter: his title reads aviation director, he is in charge of the san jose airport. >> i think we have to remember it is a very early draft that requires a lot more thought and collaborating from the faa and the city. >> reporter: but three years after the taxpayers funded a two-week audit by the faa staff, that so-called audit remains incomplete. >> it is not acceptable to not finalize an audit after three years. >> reporter: our review of hu

so the faa's number one concern, of course is always safety.n's in place, because they have been approved by the faa, don't pose any type of safety risk. >> reporter: under the rules, u.s. fish and wildlife requires each airport to track the number of time it is uses lethal force to taken a malls. several weeks ago, we asked san francisco's airport how many times it has shot and killed birds but we have yet to hear back with any numbers. we will let you know when we do by the way, it's not just birds that you pose a problem. we found recent collisions between airplanes and skunks at all three airports and there have been collisions with bats, jack rabbits, even foxes at area airports. i'm steven stock, nbc bay area news. >> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. gentleman rig >>> right newt pier 15, crews gathering around an enormous mechanical monster. >> that's cool. the mechanical octopus. >> it gets dark, he spits fire from his tentacles. he is hel

p-orcari on the faa. i am concerned about air traffic control. we have 40 million visitors in and out of our major airports in las vegas. can you elaborate on what the impact of the furloughs were that occurred in 2011 on your employees? we focused on what the new impact would be but what has already occurred? >> to the extent that we have had furloughs in the past, they have not been nearly as broad as what is being proposed under sequestration. the vast majority of the 47,000 faa employees would be subject to furloughs and that is because 70% of our operations account is the cost of people. those people are out there in the field, not in washington. it is going to have an across the board -- unlike the past -- it will have an across the board impact on operations. are trying to minimize the impact on the maximum number of people. >> i respect the position that faa police are definitely going to feel the brunt of this under sequestration. what about the average american traveler? what will they experience? >> if you're traveling by commercial ai

i received a letter from the faa faa -- >> the faa did tell gao that they have no expertise? >> that is true and i recall them telling the gao that but only in february i received a letter from the faa saying we liked your input on how we should think about privacy and connection to testing centers of the truth of the matter is that think the faa is capable of gaining expertise as an agency is and they could he a good repository. >> okay well, we will keep thinking about that. we were talking and you guys there has been some testimony and talk and questions about or mention of data retention and dissemination. what are the issues and who would be overseeing that? in other words, again, is that a legislative responsibility and would we be talking about a privacy law regarding uavs or uas's information? >> the privacy act actually does place some limits on sharing among agencies and with the public or private information with respect to state and government actors. >> i'm sorry to interrupt you but we have smartphones now and someone refer to this as a walking smartphone. >> th

and with the faa.hink it will be sooner rather than later -- the tests will be completed in several days, and we'll all look at the data. and i have a high degree of confidence that that data will tell us and will tell the faa, who are the decision makers here, that the fix is what we need it to be, and we'll get this airplane back in service in due time. but it's, you know, this has been a difficult time for us. i mean, we've got this fabulous airplane that can -- and none of the promise of this airplane really has been diminished by this. why do i say that? because there's nothing about a battery that needed to be fixed that impacted the other things that make this a potential plane. and -- a special plane. whether it's the 20-30% improvement in operating costs of the you were a or the range or passenger confident of the airplane, all those things. as a matter of fact, we've taken some of the this time to sort of tighten up some things and just make sure we're in good shape as we get this back into s

. >>> the harlem shake now has the aengs of t aengs of t attention of the faa. this was taped last night on frontier airlines. the faa is looking into the incident saying it's trying to determine the circumstances of the videotaping and if it affected flight safety. >>> the world watch as pope

international. 115 and where just this january, they began using live ammunition to shoot birds the faa recorded 114 collisions, down from the previous two years. >>> and during the first month and a half of the program. wild life officers killed a dozen birds at sjc and in oakland, they report shoots less than 100 a month, or 1200 birds a year. >> i think there are other ways to keep birds out of the intake of jet airplanes. >> the faa inspector general questions of its own about the wild life mitigation program. in this report issued last august, the ig found that the faa does not oversee wild life adequately and does not conduct robust inspections and make sure that the airport is adhering to the program requirements. they have adopted the majority of the ig's recommendation and will continue to make improvements in the program. >> we start by eliminating the reasons that wild life want to be at the airport. >> he serves as spokesman and he points out that air field officers there have done everything from eliminating ponds and food sources to deploying this fake coyote dee coy and t

is that for the 47,000 employees at the faa? >> yes, it is for the 47,000 employees that would be subject to it. >> how many of those 47,000 employees are actually going to be furloughed? >> the vast majority of the 47,000 employees. the employees that work for some of the mandatory contract spending areas like the airport improvement program are not subject to it. a aip is subject to -- everything but aip is subject to furlough. >> how long would it take you to give me specificity on the questions we just ask? i appreciate you coming to testify, there are a lot of things to get prepared for. even have a plan, we would like to see it. we need to have specificity on most things we just went through. is that fair enough? what is of paramount time? >> we have some preliminary numbers now. we know that there will keep shifting. i will be happy to provide those by close of business today. >> thank you. i appreciate it. i yelled back. >> would you also include to the extent and you can any steps that could have or are anticipated bein

were going to have to furlough faa agents. the fact you know that information in the agency had dozens of the problem. >> if i may, the single largest faa conference part of the department is safety training for air traffic controllers. >> i'm not saying some of them aren't important. let me move quickly if i can. mr. miller, do you know how many conferences you sent employers to last year? >> it was roughly -- >> there's no roughly to it. how many did you go to? time, 49? >> below 49. >> ms. tighe coming to know how many it was? cheat of the costs for travel conferences? >> review the cause in earlier submissions to the senate, but i don't have that off the top of my head. >> to know how much the department of education and the comets as last year? >> about $10 million. the largest caiman -- >> , and employees to have? >> 4400. >> how many of the department of transportation? >> 55,000. that's amazing. instead of having the secretaries of the federal agencies scaring the american people, maybe cut back on conferences and achi

the faa will announce the finalized list of closures on march 20th.il then it is really just wait and see. tory dunnan, cnn, washington. >>> and we flow are a lot of problems with the u.s. health care system. tonight at 8:00 eastern time, cnn examine it is in a special from cnn films, "escape fire, the fight to rescue american health care." here's an excerpt. >> as a associates we have to make it easier and more affordable for people to make better lifestyle choices than worse ones. there's the bright blue slush. this is responsible for insulin resistance and meta boletic syndrome and obesity and you the artificial colors are not good for you. this is a major reason why we see kids getting fat in this country. let's see what we got here, one of the great contributions in america to world cuisine, fake bread. we take grains and we have turned them into products like this, which rapidly raise blood sugar, provoke insulin responses, cause insulin resistance and promote weight gain in genetically susceptible people, which is most of us. some people this i

the faa calls the cuts unavoidable. on friday, the agency did scale back on plans to close federal contract towers. 189 towers were supposed to close. the faa will now only close 149, due to concerns over national security and the economy. a suprising new study from bankrate.com shows when the payroll tax cut ended this year, it did not have a major effect on all consumers. "more than half of americans haven't noticed the payroll tax expiring at the first of the year. and, even more surprising, those that were expected to cut back on their spending as a result - the lower-income households - are the least likely to have cut back on their spending." greg mcbride of bankrate.com says americans earning between $50,000 and $75,000 were more likly to cut back on spending because of higher payroll taxes, compared to people making $50,000 or less, who did not change their spending habits as much. tuning in now to some corporate earnings, friday, two big-name stocks provided a lift to the markets. tiffany sparkled when it repor

that's the latest information from the faa there. reported problems with the landing gear door, which is why we may have seen several different passes at the airport, maybe they're trying different things on that plane to try to get that door fixed, make a safe a landing as possible here. >> interesting, very interesting. the last pass we saw three wheels down. saw front wheel, it appeared to be down from my eye, also the two wheels on the wings, apparently a problem, tory just reporting here a problem with the landing gear door. they made three passes now to get some kind of visual confirmation about what's going on. they been notified. they may need to make an emergency landing, emergency crews, this st. louis fire department -- there have been landing gear problems. st. louis downtown emergency crews are on the scene right now anticipating the possibility of an emergency landing. can't see the plane in this picture right now. our cameras have been able to pick it up several times as it comes in and attempts the landing. we're foll

he tell us what other entities the faa is working with -- please tell us what other entities the faa is working with. i have seen reports about falling behind schedule and i would like to know what we can do to get things on track. >> unmanned aircraft represent a significant challenge. it also represents is it the biggest opportunity. it is something we are taking very seriously. a couple weeks ago, we released in the screening of permission request inviting to compete for designation of one of the six unmanned aircraft test sites that are called for within the reauthorization. we are expecting the will receive a lot of proposals. there has been significant interest in this. the purpose of the test site designation is to develop data on how these types of aircraft operate within the national airspace system and how they can be integrated with manned aircraft that also operate with in the national airspace system. as we were developing screening information, one thing we learned -- a lot of concerns were being raised with respect to protecting individual rights to privacy. it is for

>>> faa decides if electronic devices can be used on planes. could your life in the air about to be changed? we have a special report. let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. cold feet on gay marriage. could the supreme court be having second thoughts of taking up the lightning rod issue? today protesters and gay rights supporters swarming the steps of the supreme court and inside the justices were listening to the arguments. bullet point by bullet point. for and against. california's ban on same-sex marriage. that's the so-called proposition 8. the justices have the power to make gay marriage the law of the land. currently, it's actually only the law in nine states and washington, d.c. if you go straight from that to all 50, well, that's a really big edict from the high court and some justices sounded wary of issuing such a broad ruling. >> on a question like that, of such fundamental importance, why should it not be left for the people? either acting through initiatives and referendums or through their elected public

the faa is looking in to changing the rules to allow some devices to stay on. passengers waiting for clarity for all the options available to them. >> i think that it keeps people on board safer and messing with stuff on the plane, then i think that's okay to do. >> reporter: but flight attendants, the people who tell you when to hit the off switch, also say it's a matter of getting your attention during the most sensitive parts of the flight. >> someone's listening to their music or they have -- they're watching a video and they have got the beats on and noise canceling headphones, we want to make sure if there's a situation that passengers need to hear and understand that they will be able to do so. >> reporter: the national association of airline passengers actually agrees. unplugging for a few minutes is a small price to pay for safety. >> so, we do not as passengers want to do anything that will interfere or distract the pilots at this critical time of the flight. >> reporter: the pressure is to bring the rules up to date with the proliferation of electron

with the faa.and i think that's it will be sooner, rather than later, days, andooner, seven we will all look at data, and i have a high degree of confidence that data will tell us and tell the faa, who are the decision makers here, that the fixes are what we needed to be, and we will have this airplane back in service in due time. but, you know, this is a difficult time for us. we have tested this fabulous airplane that can -- and none of the problems -- none of the promise of this airplane really has been diminished. there is something about it that needs to be fixed. that does not take away from the other things that make this a special plane. it is a 20%, 30% improvement in operating cost of the airplane, a raise in the customer comfort with the airplane. and we have taken this time to tighten some things and make sure you're in good shape as we get this back into service. michael,y the faa, have been chance here, they put us through our paces -- have been champs here. they put us through our pa

. >>> also the faa may change its power down policy.hat's straight ahead. >> who really killed osama bin laden. it's a scene exclusive ahead. #%tia[ ♪ i am stuck on band-aid brand ♪ ♪ 'cause germs don't stick on me ♪ [ female announcer ] band-aid brand has quiltvent technology with air channels to let boo boos breathe. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] quiltvent technology, only from band-aid brand. use with neosporin first aid antibiotic. >>> relief could be on the way for millions of airline passengers who depend on electronic gadgets to pass the time on flights. the faa is addressing questions about whether popular electronics really affect navigation systems. the faa is reconsidering its power down policy for takeoffs and landings. joining me is miles o'brien, science correspondent for pbs news hour and a pilot himself. great to see you. every time i fly, i'm told to turn off the ipad for takeoff and landing, turn off the cell phone because it might affect obviously the flight. they are now saying it could actually be completely safe

the faa says there only shutting down contract powers. organization that oversees those towers, the contract towers association says its contractors provided very same level of safety as faa to ours but at lower cost. in other words, there are more efficient and government workers. so, of course, we could not keep them. joining me now, president a boy drew international an aviation consulting and forecasting. thank you for coming on the show. i looked at the list. these airports will be affected. hickory regional airport. probably serves the furniture market. lsu airport. broglie's years -- served the university. orlando executives, not the big orlando airport. the little tiny airport. how meaningful will this be for consumers out there who fly? >> it is not going to mean anything to consumers. the problem is, this is a manufactured crisis that doesn't yet they are almost nothing. after the cuts there is still 10 percent more money in the budget and they have five years ago. so they are manufacturing is to scare people. there is no need f

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the faa is reconsidering its power down policy for takeoffs and landings.is miles o'brien, science correspondent for pbs news hour and a pilot himself. great to see you. every time i fly, i'm told to turn off the ipad for takeoff and landing, turn off the cell phone because it might affect obviously the flight. they are now saying it could actually be completely safe after all? >> yeah. yeah. we can finish up that game of word with friends with alec baldwin we wanted to finish up. the truth is that some of these devices emit tiny amounts of he electromagnetic radiation. kindle e-readers, there is virtually nothing that comes out of them. the faa has a committee that includes pilots, the public, industry and so forth, and they are going through and actually trying to apply a little bit of common sense to rules that many of us have been scratching our head over all these years. it just doesn't make sense. >> this wouldn't apply to cell phones, though, would it? >> no. cell phones are in a little different category because first of all, the frequency is kind o

neil: shaking on a plane, giving the faa as shake.kinat whether safety rules were violated on this plane. but instead of working about this, how about they focus on stopping the next shoe bomber or nightmare dream liner. this shakedown is a joke. but it is what it is. what do you make of this? >> what i make of it is we hear from armageddon, the government right now, the faa is existing on leftover dog food. let's have some priorities here. they asked the stewardess for permission to do it, everyone seems to be pretty amused. let's face it that flying is such a misery anyway that everyone needs to lighten up a little bit. maybe this is the way to do it. maybe we ought to have that on every flight. neil: m sure if the captain had gone on the speaker and said we are about o be conservative, they would've sat down. >> on our. neil: but i think it is overkill. i'm wondering if it is another agency that should be focused on the safety of our planes that are ready to take off and making sure that the wrong guys on a plane. it just seems bac

>> i haven't heard directly from the faa yet. we sent out letters to our congressional representatives and the faa and said, look, we understand there is a budget crisis here and we're look. we understand that there is a budget crisis here. we're willing to work with them. need to cut back on the hours to provide safety, safe air travel here in our area. another concern that affects the area, all the towered airports with the exception of b.w.i. are going to be closing. that will put an extra burden on the tower people in bwi. we are the second largest municipality in the state of maryland and the second largest general aviation airport in the state of maryland behind bwi so the amount of extra pressure being put on that airport without the general aviation airports like frederick is a concern to us. >> all right. thanks so much for joining us. those are just two of the affected airports. there are 147 others throughout the country that also have to power down. starting ape 7. tom foreman is standing by to explain the impact it m

the towers will shut down because the faa is laying off the contract controllers. another example, greenville, south carolina, which handles an average of 80 flights a day. these airports will not shut down completely because most planes can land without controllers, but it could put more demand on other faa facilities, which will have their own problems coping with layoffs. the group that speaks for private plane owners calls this extremely disappointing. and says the faa, the same federal agency responsible for ensuring aviation safety, is now taking steps to compromise it. >> all right, pete, thanks so much for that. >>> well, on top of these closures the faa says 15,000 air controlled towers will be -- rather controllers are going to be forced to take one unpaid day off every two weeks starting on april 21. that means expect delays, everyone. >>> let's go to weather now. spring looks like winter in parts of the country today. in denver, blizzard conditions during a world cup qualifying soccer match. between the u.s. and costa rica there. the u.s. managed to win

the internet craze rattling the faa. why the agency is very interested in this viral video filmed mid flight. >> doesn't look very safe. wade davis, a former player from the tennessee tig the tennessee titans, a sports agent, the archbishop of chicago, and others will be our guests, and walter t. shaw, a former jewel thief for the mafia that's now a movie producer. "starting point" begins right now. >>> good morning, welcome, everybody. we begin with brand new information happening about the sinkhole. a terrifying story. apparently the sinkhole opened right under the bedroom of a man, right now, u.s. fire marshals telling us man is presumed dead. happened 15 miles east of tampa a brother trying to frantically save his other brother, but only a first responder could pull one of them out. the sinkhole kept growing and growing and growing. listen. >> the mattress, bed, everything going in the hole where the first person had gone and now the second person in the hole trying to save the first and they are not being successful

it is faa also. we need to work with faa. we can set a policy, but they are the ones that issued a certificate. >> are you prepared to tell the committee that since we can train somebody to fly who is on the no-fly west, it -- is it your recommendation that that person cannot be allowed to fly unless they are required to not be on the no-fly list? >> there are a lot of aspects to that. >> i guess -- right now, some of us see that as a problem, that we can train people to fly who are on the no-fly west -- list. if that requires legislation, which it should not, i think we will talk to you and people at faa to see we can get that resolved. >> the other aspect which you're not asking about is the intelligence collection, which i know quite person, -- a no-fly person -- >> i did not ask that. all i want to know is, do you train to people to fly who are on the no-fly west? the answer i would assume is yes? >> or private flights, they can train anybody who comes in. hopefully they are on the no fly west. -- list. we would know they

that's what the faa and the fbi are looking into. and you mentioned the fbi.ust gotten information from the fbi that they're asking for the public's help in identifying this vehicle, the operator of the vehicle. fbi special agent in charge issued a statement saying, quote, our paramount concern is the safety of aircraft passengers and crew. what is crucial about what the fbi is saying this afternoon is that it says that this unmanned aircraft, whatever it was, came within 200 feet of the plane. if that's the case, that's a serious incident. that's a plane with approaching speed of a large passenger jet coming in for a landing. if this thing was within 200 feet that could have been a very dangerous situation, brianna. as we've been mentioning, and as the pilot did report it was 1500 feet in the air. he say his saw a drone. again, they're investigate what that was. and the crucial piece of news here that we just got from the fbi, they say, according to a source who interviewed people on that al italia plane, including the pilot, they believe this vehicle came wi

the faa is likely to announce that the vast majority of 189 are up for closing today.ending cuts. the towers to be closed handle low to moderate amounts of air traffic and use mostly contract workers. >>> an independent analysis of the blackout at this year's super bowl finds fault with both equipment and the lines of communication. the power was cut off to have the mercedes-benz superdome causing a more than half hour delay in the game between the baltimore ravens and the san francisco 49ers. a design defect in a recently installed relay device caused the power to trip, and then the utility had trouble reaching the manufacturer to solve the problem. >>> who had harvard? the first full day of the ncaa tournament delivering the first big upset. 14 seed harvard proving brains can beat brawn. pulling off a stunner in salt lake city by knocking off third seeded new mexico, 68-62. this happened last night. you know the ivy league champs were dramatically undersized but here size did not matter. the crimson hitting three pointers all night, captured their first tournament vi

it uses faa personnel. south county just off highway 101 on the way to morgan hill also unaffected because it doesn't have a control tower at all. now, you can still land at san carlos after the cuts. it's just going to be uncontrolled airspace. the markets continue to set records and remember a rising tide lifts all votes though as steven colbert points out it's beneficial to those who can afford boats. good morning, jackie. >> good morning, scott. the futures turned slightly lower after the dow pushed to another all-time closing high yesterday. investors were cheered on by a better than expected report on john growth. we'll get data on unemployment, productivity and labor cost and consumer credit. the fed is going to release results from the latest round of stress tests this afternoon. the dow rose 42 points yesterday to 14,296. the nasdaq slipping one point to 3222. back to you, scott. >> thank you. facebook just announced it added a new board member. she's the chancellor of ucsf . d seen here at the rec

so the faa is walking through its plans now. all they know is that something like 40,000 faa workers are going to be furloughed for a day or two at a time. how this plays out at local airports, just, we just don't know. the airports don't know yet. they don't know. >> andrew, are we past a point of no return, or if washington gets its act together and reaches a budget deal, could this all just be unfurled and go back to no sequester? >> anything is possible. >> it's all happening in slow mo anyway. nothing is really, technically no money has been taken away yet. if they reach a deal in two week, if they reach a deal in three weeks? >> anything is possible. i'm a little doubtful that that's going to happen in the short term. maybe in the longer term as the cuts really start to be felt a little bit more. perhaps so. but right now, it seems to me both sides are pretty firmly entrenched in their positions. and i don't -- i think politically they're not going to move. for a while. >> so at what point will there be some kind of moveme

the faa tells us that it hit the jetblue's tail. just look at the damage. >> it's like the speed breaker. i was momentarily surprised. >> reporter: nobody was hurt. it might seem like the aviation equivalent of a fender-bender. but just how common are these kind of taxiway accidents? maybe the most famous incident was just two years ago, when an air france airbus violently struck a delta commuter jet. and last may, a taiwanese jet hit an american airline. in fact, there have been seven similar incidents in the past two years. here in the u.s. while we haven't seen a deadly plane crash in four years, experts are increasingly worried of collisions on the tarmac. abc news aviation analyst said more and more airports are crowded by smaller planes. >> some of the bigger airplanes think that they're clear and the little aircraft get in the way. >> reporter: tonight, there's no word on exactly what caused this morning's accident. we're told that this faa is still investigating. clearly, david, nothing something that the faa wants to see ha

its 637 million for the faa. that's 5%. janet napolitano, the cuts for the tsa is 276 million..5 billion in waste by the inspector general, the numbers don't add up. they're threatening to close towers. we have 513 towers. 250 contractor towers. the ig found the contact towers round on 5 hap thousand, the faa towers two million, and the contract towerrers beat them on performance and safety and security and the same levels of traffic. a good manager can manage through 5% cut. a bad one should be dismissed. >> neil: you're looking at lax where there's an eerie calm. >>> having said all of this, one of the things jab -- janet napolitano warned but we're going to have grinding issues that come up because of the sequestration so it's not evident now but will be in the near future at the cuts come into effect. is that true? >> well, no, it's not. go back to the hard numbers. scare tactics are what washington use for politics and happens all the time. put the real numbers are 5%. so you have an airport, 100tsa agents 5% cut, unless somebody is funnying with the numbers, and intending

in california the faa said 23 towers could close.hat's the most out of any state. >> overnight on april 7th you are looking at more than 170 facilities closing down, the scope of that is obviously unprecedented. >> airport executives say the faa has closed only a handful of towers over the past couple decades. they said it'll finalize the list of closures by march 18th. here are the five in the bay area that could close. the tower at the charles sonoma county, napa and concord, livermore and the tower located in san carlos. >> and new york congressman has called for the review of the newark liberty airport after a federal agent with a fake bomb made it through security. according to the new york post the agent had it in his pants. he made it through two security screenings including a pat down at newark. he was even cleared to board the plane. the bomb was reportedly part of a scout operation last month. >> do things get through? is it possible that something could get in? absolutely. does tsa try to always make it better, constantly

>> good question. >> i'm sure faa is looking into it.he forecast. >> take a look at live doppler 7. sunny skies over the bay area, another gorgeous day. a little bit of fog touching the coast lichblt high clouds over in the central valley. areas of light precipitation around the country tomorrow. some scattered showers between st. louis and atlanta.e75l rockies mainly dry. denver, light snow showers and light rain showers up in pacific northwest. tomorrow, not only sunny skies and dry but mild to warm with 83 in los angeles tomorrow, 68 on the coast at monterey. and here in the bay area, we'll see sunny skies again tomorrow with high temperatures in the low to mid-70s around the bay shore line. mid to upper 70s inland locations highs of 75 and 76 in san jose. things changing and we'll cool down sharply. i'll tell you about it at 5:00. >> coming up next the disease you might be prone to for sitting too long on your desk during the day. >> first lady michelle obama's team to get students to exercise. >> identity theft is a problem there ar

the faa says it is targeting low to medium traffic airports.g airports causing delays of as much as 90 minutes. i asked a former air marshal and union president representing air traffic controllers if this would affect air safety. >> there's no concerns for the public as far as safety is concerned. i believe with these closures we'll have somewhere between 150,000 flights that take off and land per year. to give you an idea of what the percentage is, there's more than 26,000 flights that take off and land every day. you are talking 150,000 throughout the year. that number is surpassed in six days. >> ron taylor, if you have some of these towers that have been closed and air traffic controllers aren't needed there, beyond the impact on that particular control tower and those workers, will flyers and public safety be affected? >> absolutely their safety will be pro compricompromised. >> tell me why. >> there will be no one there to control the towers. nice runways and taxiways and everything else going on and nobody there to guide the airplanes i

the towers will shut down because the faa is laying off the contract controllers.nother example, greenville, south carolina, which handles an average of 80 flights a day. these airports will not shut down completely because most planes can land without controllers but it could put more demand on other faa facilities which will have their own problems coping with layoffs. the group that speaks for private plane owners calls this extremely disappointing and says the faa, the same federal agency for assuring aviation safety is taking steps to compromise it. jenna? >> pete williams, thank you very much. it's confirmed that was a tornado that touched down in washington state this week on thursday. some people reported seeing a funnel cloud and the national weather service did indeed confirm it was a tornado which is rare for this time of year. rare especially for washington state. >>> finally, even though the whole point of going on a shark dive is to see sharks, it's the thing you just say but you really just kind of want to spend the day on the boat and get tan. am i