faa are very risk averse agency. and you just have one time where something interferes with the cabin, and you have a big problem. the faa should be applauded here. nobody told them they needed to do this. i think. >> shepard: i did. >> other than you, shep. >> shepard: and the people in the plane. here's the thing, scott. it might hurt us or anyone else, absolutely, don't do it. why in the world -- it won't hurt us, and we all know it. >> we don't know everything. >> shepard: all of the planes would have fallen out of the sky. the game is to not turn it off but make them thing you did. i don't do that. >> at least some clarification, and more important issue is you have flight attendants going back to maintaining the safety of the cabin rather than playing school marm, telling everybody to turn off devices. >> shepard: i agree they'll have more time to sell us boxes with nutritional food, and other things. >> they're there for our safety. >> shepard: and aappreciate each and every one of them and i'm glad the tsa di

faa rules call for at least 1,000 feet of separation. these two aircraft were closer than that. our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it happened in the nation's most congested skies served by three busy airports -- laguardia, jfk, and newark. a third of all u.s. air traffic every day flies through, into, or out of new york air space. a week ago today, a very close call. delta flight 172, a boeing 747 with more than 300 passengers on board, was at the end of a 14-hour flight from tokyo preparing to land at new york's jfk airport. but as he approached runway 4 left in rough winds, the pilot executed a missed approach, telling the tower he was going around. the tower issued instructions to climb and make a gentle turn to the right. meanwhile, at nearby laguardia, a delta regional jet with 70 passengers aboard was taking off, climbing to its left. as the two planes made their wide turns, they came within 2,600 feet horizontally and just 200 feet vertically. controllers then sounded the alert. >> are you turning? >> yes, sir. we're almost at 040 now. >> delta, tra

last year the faa began to look at loosening those restrictions.his morning the wall street journal published leaks from the alleged unfinished reports. but frequent flyers have long ignored requests to power down. alec baldwin was booted from an american airlines flight for using his mobile device. he's a bit game player. remember "word with friends." later he spoofed the pilot on "saturday night live." >> would you great get on an air plain that flu 30,000 feet in the air if you thought one kindle switch could bring it down? come on! >> and a survey by the airlines showed 30% of us accidentally fail to turn off our portable electronic devices or p.e.d.s. >> the long and short of it is we're going to be allowed to use our p.e.d.s in the not too distant future. there's guidance that's been out there for years the airlines have been waiting for the faa to make its position clear. the faa is about to do that and then the airlines will have guidance. it's going to take time because the aircrafts will be have to be tested to make sure they're p.e.d. to

the faa released this statement. airlines boeing 747 arriving at jfk's runway 4l lost the required amount of separation from a shuttle america. as they were turning away from each other both aircraft landed safely. that from the faa. experts say these times of incidents are routinely investigated by the faa. faa regulations require the planes be separated by at least 3 miles or 1,000 feet in altitude. we are waiting for word from the faa to determine how close these two planes came. rick: laura, thanks so much. martha: we are getting stunning new images that were taken after the terror attack in benghazi. the questions the pictures raise about the obama administration's response to the attack. >> reporter: . ambassador and sean smith are brought to this room for a safe haven. a big, dark, windowless closet. martha: you have been watching the gandolfini family in italy. they are doing a press conference and answering some questions. the autopsy did reveal the cause of death was a massive heart attack. the emergency ro

they found the faa is not determining how to fan out its 4,000 airline inspectors. the faa says it is working on a new plan. >>> up next horses versus mountain bikes on a trail. it ended with a woman being airlifted and a recovery that could take months. >> getting yokeert is easy -- yogurt is easy for kids and folks but a business has some neighbors concerned. >> paula dean loses another job. what company broke ties after she admitted to using racial slurs in the past. mom... yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? ♪

the faa requires 1,000 feet of separation between aircraft. these two planes over new york got a lot closer than that. 200 feet vertically and 2,500 horizontally. it was a very close call. it happened to the nation's most congested skies served by three busy airports, laguardia, jfk, newark. a third of all usair traffic every day flies through, into or out of new york airspace. a week ago today, a very close call. delta flight 172, boeing 747 with more than 300 passengers on board was at the end of a 14-hour flight from tokyo preparing to land at new york's jfk airport. but as he approached run way # in rough winds, the pilot executed a missed approach, telling the tower he was going around. the tower issued instructions to climb and make a gentle turn to the right. meanwhile, a delta regional jet with 70 passengers aboard was taking off, climbing to its left. as the two planes made their wide turns, they came within 2,600 feet horizontally and just 200 feet vertically. controllers then sounded the alert. >> yes, sir. we are almost at mount. >

the faa will not confirm just how close. in a statement it said the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft landed safely. it is the latest in the string of near misses across the nation's airports in the past few years. last year in washington, d.c., at reagan national airport, three planes barely avoided slamming into one another after a control tower miscommunication. and a frightening near multiple collision in denver, just before last thanksgiving. >> traffic alert. 1:00. less than two miles at same altitude. >> reporter: a passenger plane caught on radar staring directly into the line of several aircrafts. in 2010, a pilot at boston logan airport takes a wrong turn. right into the path of another aircraft. an air traffic controller frantically works to avoid a disaster. >> hold, hold. >> reporter: thankfully the pilot hears him just in time. crisis averted. and, carol, no specifics from the faa at least not right now on how close these two plane

you mentioned some of the rules, catherine, with the faa.les should we know about the limited use of drones in the country? >> reporter: well, jenna, based on the testimony this week, critics say the fbi has put the cart before the horse by using drones domestically for surveillance when the rules are, ultimately, still in development. >> does the fbi own or currently use drones, and if so, for what purpose? >> yes, and for surveillance. i will tell you that our footprint is very small. we have very few and limited use, and we're exploring not only the use, but also the necessary guidelines for that use. >> reporter: and within the last hour we received a statement from fbi spokesman paul bressen, and it reads in part, quote: >> r eporter: we've also learned that the atf and the dea also uses drones, but what we don't know is how many and whether they, too, are still developing rules while they have this kind of surveillance in place, jenna. jenna: interesting. more to this story as usual, catherine. thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. ♪

ultimately, it will be up to the faa to decide what to do. now, if only they could figure out how we can keep our shoes on during the security checkout lines, really important. >> one step at a time. are you a plane doctor, i like that. do you know when this is going to become implemented if they do pass it? >> reporter: it will be up to the faa to decide whether to take the recommendations and whether or not to move forward. but there is a lot of pressure from travelers to try and allow some of the smallest devices, since there really isn't concrete proof that it's affected the use of the airplane in flight. >> music to so many people's ears, including dans. i'm curious to see the satisfying tweets and e-mails. >> right now, as a matter of fact. >>> we're going to turn to an international scandal involving russian president vladimir putin and the case of the allegedly stolen super bowl ring. that ring belonged to new england patriots owner robert craft, who claims putin walked off with it when they met several years ago. the russian needer i

shares could climb if the faa loosens restrictions on in- flight gadgets. in other ipo news, cdw opens for trade thursday. the software company plans to raise $600 million with shares trading in the $20-23 range. and noodles & company goes public friday. it's predicted to raise $77 million at $13 to $15 per share. kodak has a new focus. the camera company has reached a financing deal with some major wall street firms. it now plans to transform its business into a commercial imaging business. the $695 million loan package will help it pay off some of its debt associated with bankruptcy. it's expected to officially exit bankruptcy later this year. hollywood's loss of "sopranos" actor james gandolfini has prompted a sales spike. the actor died suddenly last week of a heart attack in italy. dvd and instant video purchases of hbo's hit series are reportedly surging on amazon and itunes, though out of respect, neither outlet is releasing any numbers. a shakeup is happening at warner brothers. deadline.com reports the film studio's president, jeff robinov, is the

the faa will not confirm just how close.aid the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft landed safely. it is the latest in a string of near-misses across the nation's airports in the past few years. last year in washington, d.c., at reagan national airport three planes barely avoided slamming into one another after a control tower miscommunication. and a frightening near multiple collision in denver just before last thanksgiving. >> traffic 1:00 less than two miles at same altitude descend immediately. >> reporter: a passenger plane caught on radar steering directly into the line of several aircraft. in 2010, a pilot at boston logan airport takes a wrong turn, right into the path of another aircraft. an air traffic controller frantically works to avoid a disaster. >> jetblue 1264 hold right there. jetblue hold, hold. >> reporter: thankfully the pilot hears him just in time. crisis averted. all right. and again, the faa not giving any specifics so far

. >> reporter: the heavily redacted documents released by the faa after a freedom of information request by a california privacy rights group, showed the fbi applied for and got permission at least four times since 2009 to fly surveillance drones in this country. >> the fact they're heavily redacted is significant. it shows a culture of secrecy that's pure opaqueness in the way drones are operated in the united states. >> reporter: the documents do reveal the fbi flying an unarmed drone widely used by defense department called the puma ae. the california manufacturer told fox it is highly portable, carries a color and thermal video camera to send live surveillance data to its operator with a two hour flight limit. earlier this week, fbi director robert mueller went on the record. >> does the fbi own or currently use drones, if so, for what purpose? >> yes, and for surveillance. >> reporter: pushed on privacy policies covering use and retention of surveillance data gathered within the u.s., mueller says it is a work in progress. >> we have very few, have limited use, and we're exploring n

. >>> the faa makes a decision when you can and can't use el t electronic devices during a flight. >>> new video shows payouts on the streets of brazil. the emergency action the country's president is making today as anti-government protests continue. >>> dow takes a dive. how too much good news l >>> good morning, everyone, thanks forjoinjoiningic. 6:14. you can see haze there burning off, already is beautiful first day of summer shaping up. >>> new video from brazil shows chaos in the streets as thousands of protesters continue anti-government demonstration. this video into our newsroom overnight shows some of the clashes between protesters and police just hours ago. you can see the police using tear gas. brazil's president is holding emergency cabinet meetings today. not all the demonstrations are violent though. thousands of people peacefully marched last night as well. this all comes one week after a smaller demonstration about an increase in bus and subway fares. >>> happening today, trading will get under way on wall street in just about 15 minutes. this is one day after the do

why not let us use them a little longer. >> is it worth noting this isn't the first time the faa hasooked at making these changes but in previous cities they found there was some small chance that electronic devices could interfere with cockpit instruments in the plane, but thanks to new advancements in technology, the latest study says those chances have been significantly decreased. now, we're still a little ways out before you can have your tablet and your smartphone out, playing a word -- but the faa will make the final announcement in september. >> just trying to figure out what the flight attendants will get mad at me about next time on the flight if they can't do that. >> get ready to get fee-ed up. now uncle sam is looking to cash in currently those fees are not tacked but some democrat lawmakers looking to change that. michelle, actually i'm kind of surprised the fees weren't taxed in the first place. so you change your flight, you get a $200 change fee, the airlines take it but the feds don't get a piece of the profit? >> as of right now the airline tickets are taxed 7.5%.

last year the faa began to look at loosening those restrictions.ks from the alleged unfinished report. but frequent fliers have long ignored the airlines' requests to power down. alec baldwin was famously booted from an american airlines flight for using his mobiles device. you may have heard he's a bit of a game player. remember "words with friends"? later he spoofed the pilot on "saturday night live." >> would you really fly on an airplane if you thought one kindle switch could take it down? >> reporter: twitter follower jack dorsey just couldn't keep his fingers off the keys recently shooting this vine video while his plane took flight. he's not alone, a survey showed 30% of us accidentally failed to turn off our portable electronic devices peds. >> the long and short of it is we'll be able to use our peds in the not too distarnt future. there's guidance that's been out there for years. the airlines have just been essentially waiting for the faa to make its position clear. the faa is about to do that and then the airlines will have guidance. how

the fbi emphasized the use of uavs by existing aircraft regulations and faa rules. we are in businessf investigating crimes and protecting liveusing all lawful tools available. but with the publicl available tools, surveillance data could be combined with other collection proams including the nsa. >> as you gemore data points you can make more infences and for more analytics which tells you a very robust picture about a person's life that you wouldn't necessarily consider from each individual point of information. >> electronic frontier foundation, thgroup that got the docunts tohe fom of information actttold fox in a statement the fbi trust the apoach is far from sufficient same the faa has no real policies that guarantee the protection of privacy and civil liberties. lou: catherine, thank you very much. fox news chief intelligence correspondent. the white house night saying 700 of our combat troops will remaii in jordan following a training exercise their joining 250 troops that were already in the country. president obama in a letter to congress says the troops w

the faa is about to do that and then guidance. reality is this is going to take some time because these aircraft are going to have to be tested to make sure they are ped tolerant." the deadline for that report has already been pushed back twice. the f-a-a says it will wait to iss fmal guidelines on electronic usage after it receives the recommendations in september. >> kron4 is having this great celebration on july 4th live far worse show in the bay area. >> we will bring you the biggest and best fireworks from the san francisco and other cities in the area live on july 4th kron 4 news. >> back after dozens of firefighters are battling a huge wildfire in central colorado friday. the so-called lime gulch fire has burned about 500 acres since it started tuesday. as of thursday, the fire was five percent contained. but officials say they expect to make more progress difficult weather conditions. >> "heads up for our crews out in the field are going to be very heads up for the weather, low relative humidity, higher winds, the potentia

the faa is investigating why two airplanes came too close.rell brown describes the near miss. >> delta flight 172, a boeing 747 from tokyo was on final approach to new york's john f. kennedy airport. high winds forced the pilot's request a go around, which is an aboarded landing. turn left to stay out of the potentially dangerous weight turbulence of another plane. at the same time, 170 operating as a delta connection flight bound for jacksonville, florida, just departed from laguardia airport. in air traffic recordings, a controller can be heard alerting the pilot. >> 172. yes, sir, we are almost there now. >> delta 172, we have a traffic, 12:00, 1400 feet. 1600 feet. >> both planes turned in front of each other and at their closest were separated by a half mile and 200 feet vertically. this vowlated the minimum required separation of three miles horizontally. mark is the former chairman of the ntsb and a cbs transportation analyst. that was extremely close. unacceptably close. however, with that said, what you saw was incredible professiona

the faa is considering relaxing rules. that would mean you could keep your tablet an e readers on when taking off and landing. as you probably noerks right now you must power off under 10,000 feet. as for your cell phone, most likely that will have to be kept off. a final decision on the matter has been pushed off until september. >>> facebook admits the personal information of millions of users have been compromised. investors hoping markets will do a big-time rebound. bertha coombs back by popular demand, live at cnbc headquarters with all the latest details. good to see you, bertha. >> good to see you, jon. those looking for a rebound aren't likely to get it. the futures are pointing the a lower start by as much as 140 points on the dow. the markets are coming off their worst week since mid april. investors are very concerned about the fed easing back on its stimulus program and what kind of effect that's going to have, not to mention weak economic data out of china, weak performance from the chinese markets overnight a

the faa estimates by the year 2020 there could be 30,000 drones in use.o you. >>> doug luzader live in washington thank you. >> holy cow. >> something we have been doing all week it is our week long series anchors away it continues today. we are giving you a glimpse into our life outside of fox news. today it's patti ann's turn. >> family as you know plays a huge role in my life. when i leave the fox and friends first set a whole other part of my day is just beginning. >> after i wake up at 1:45 in the morning and go to work and do the morning show i come home to put my son con lower on the school bus i take a little bit of a nap and when he gets off the school bus we come out here to our yard. >> oh, nice try. >> oh. >> connor was born very early. he was born 11 weeks premature. he weighed 2 points 6 ounces. >> i was very sick and i had a code blue and all of the doctors from the whole world tried to fix me. >> he stopped breathing for five minutes and it looked like he was not coming back. it was devastating. we baptized him, we thought we were saying g

. >>> and the faa is expected to soon relax the ban on the use of certain electronic devices on planes passengers a little bit of leeway during takeoff and landing. cell phones will still not be permitted, but luckily for people like alec baldwin, you probably will be able to play words with friends. >> good news. thanks so much, kayla. >>> the white house is again delaying requiring new cars and trucks come equipped with rearview cameras. automakers say the equipment is expensive. an average of 228 people are killed and 17,000 others injured by back-over accidents. >>> abercrombie & fitch is pulling its taylor swift tee after a backlash from petition-wielding swifties. the shirt said #moreboyfriendsthants. a&f tweeted out this message to shoppers -- hey, swifties, we no longer sell the t-shirt. we heart taylor's music and think she's awesome." and there's been a spike in dvd sales and downloads of "the sopranos," the complete series, following the death of james gandolfini. sales jumped from 1,463rd all the way to 2nd place among the best-sellers. that sells for $124.99. >>> david bec

we had the ntsb laboratory, the faa laboratory. we had -- we spent days and months dredging to get the plane off the bottom of the ocean. we looked at every piece of this airplane multiple times. three times minimum, looking for all the different scars and pitting and different characteristics in the metal of a bomb or a missile, any kind of a missile inside or outside. >> you saw no scars, no pitting, nothing that would indicate there was any kind of missile contact or anything that would pierce that plane, and that's why you stand behind that conclusion that there could not have been any kind of missile that would have brought it down? >> well, not just that. we had a lot of agents working this. consider this, the night that this happened, the next day we had hundreds of agents. what just happened is all of long island shore facing south and the ocean out there became a crime scene, a potential crime scene. so there was literally thousands of people that have to be interviewed immediately in the criminal investigation. all these

so the faa is trying to write the laws, write the rules for them.are coming out about two years from now. so they're operating, the drones are in a gray area. they're basically abiding by model airplane rules that where you have a no-fly zone. you're not allude to fly them below 400 feet or populated area. these drones, david, can come down 40 feet. eight teen states are saying, hey, wait a second we may restrict the use of these drones. so you have a real classic federal, states rights fight coming down in two years time. david: as usual, regulators are about ten steps behind the private sector. >> yeah. that is exactly right. so i'll tell you, more states are seeing drones and they will be allowed to be used by realtors in 2015. this will be the wave of the future. more drones flying around the air taking panoramic shots. they can get as low as you walking your dog lola with the camera. what inspired them was the bp oil spill. the drones that took the great sweeping shots of the spill, realtors woke up, hey, do it for our real estate. david: i thi

the faa also says that they are investigating it. looking into what can be done to prevent another close call like this from happening again. they are calling this a teachable moment. jim? >> that is an understatement. just ahead, we'll break down just how close these two planes came to colliding. and if a sales clerk asks for your zip code after swiping your card, do you need to comply? what you might want to think twice about. i don't ever want to have another heart attack. i'm on a regimen of bayer aspirin. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. be proactive. see your doctor. before you begin an aspirin regimen. hey guys, thanks for coming. are we in trouble? no, you're not in trouble. i just want to set some ground rules. like what? well, remember last week, when you hit vinnie in the head with a shovel? [chuckling] i do not recall that. of course not. well, it was pretty graphic. too graphic for the kids. so i'm going to have to block you. you know, i gotta make this up to you. thi

there are new rules from the faa. the faa governs this., they will have new laws that say yes. right now, there is a no-fly zone. they are not allowed to go under 400 feet. what happened was we now have 18 saying, wait a second. we may restrict the commercial use of drones. right now, they are using them and they are using them in a number of places across the country. they are inspired by the bp oil spill. they thought, hey, this is a great idea. interesting stuff. they will get a slap on the wrist. again, you are looking at the future now. ashley: this is up above looking down on you. liz: it makes you feel like, hey, i rather live in an apartment then have a drone and a kitchen window. ashley: it is crazy. interesting stuff. tracy: thank you. ashley: while the u.s. economic recovery looks good from a housing standpoint, it is worried. brand-new report out today. federal budget cuts are coming too fast in slowing the pace of the recovery. liz claman sat down with an exclusive interview with him as director, christine lagarde. liz: it is

the faa is investigating what caused the problem.ith the arrival of the summer travel season, an annual report on customer satisfaction fined airlines are proving for a second straight year. despite rising fees and shrinking service still ongoing passengers, airlines climbed 3% in the american customer satisfaction index. airlines like jet blew and southwest showed the most improvement. djebel rose 2% to 83, while southwest climbed 5% to 81. >>jacqueline: >>james: 421 is the time. we will take a quick break and be right back. looking at the golden gate bridge, a little hazy out there but otherwise looks pretty good. drive not bad. and as for the weather, we will have erica coming up with a quick update on what we can expect for temperatures today and what the weather's going to be like for the rest of the week. we'll be right back >>erica: good morning everyone and thanks for liking up with kron4 morning news. the time is 424 right now. we do have some areas with low clouds and some coastal drift and you'll notice pretty windy for th

the faa prepared a list of restrictions. and get ready for the shutdown.king off in moments. for now, it is stocks now every 15 minutes, and we have still at the cme standing by, first nicole on the floor of the nyse-listed. we are pushing session lows again. talk to me. >> reporter: it has been a tough few days spirited is a losing week on wall street. also, the were streak of the year. also the fact we have turned this month into of losing month. let's start off with a we are seeing right now. the dow jones industrials are down to six points. a level of 147,013 volume is heavy, but as i noted, this week we are down about two and a half%. so for the month of june down over two and a half%. such a run since last december. every month has been a winning month. and i talked to some of the traders here on wall street, you don't sell now. you don't sell when the dow loses 5600 points. instead, if you are into the short-term you buy them here and then you sell in a few weeks. some who are nervous for later in the summer. most of these guys think we are a little

the faa said in a statement the aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft ended up landing safely. as we understand this morning, as we've been told at any given time, two aircrafts, two a distance of about 1,000 feet from one another. >> that's scary, thank you. a nail biter last night. after near death in game six, the miami heat came back to capture game seven and their second straight title. they beat the san antonio spurs. lebron janlsmes scored 37 points. lauren pastrana. >> reporter: the roller coaster nba finals series. a few hours ago, fans filled the streets in celebration after the heat brought home the city's second straight championship. with the nba title on the line the home team miami heat did not disappoint. >> look how far up they're playing. they'll try it again. >> reporter: the san antonio spurs still proved to be worthy opponents fighting neck and neck with miami throughout the game. >> the pass to duncan. and the spurs regain the lead. >> reporter: but lebron james and company were too hot to han

the faa says part of that is due to better reporting. of course, these close calls remain a concern. robin? >> yeah, they do. david, thanks very much. >>> we're going to turn to wall street. walloped for a second-straight day. the dow diving more than 350 points on thursday. its worst day of the year. and abc's rebecca jarvis is downtown at the new york stock exchange right now, to tell us more about what it means for our money right now. good morning to you, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, josh. good morning to you. the dow opened higher, stocks pointing to a better day than the ones we've seen earlier in the week. but this morning, it's a surprise, a lot of the volatility is the result of good news. the 350-point plunge comes just as the government says the economy is getting better. everything from housing to jobs, to consumer spending, all showing improvement. so, why would wall street run scared from such good news? experts say, it's all because fed chair ben bernanke, basically our country's banker in chief, now wants to take the trainin

the faa is investigating the incident that happened loost week. below 10,000 feet. they have been studying whether it's time to allow some devices. the panel will complete it's work in september but the faa says it's likely to go along with recommendations to allow some electronic devices like e-readers to remain on. however, cell phones would probably still need to remain off. >>> a new survey of pet owners uncovered a lot of guilt when it comes to travel. nearly half of those questions for dog vacay.com say they travel less when they have a pet. the same number feel badly when they leave their pets behind and 15% admits smuggling a pet on to a plane or into a hotel room. and instagram is starting something new. they added a video feature. you can record and share short videos using a few taps of a finger on your mobile device. >> it's been called a gentle way to fight stress but these three chinese astronauts found a gentler way to do tai chi. rich, radiant... ravishing color! the choice is obvious. nutrisse actually nourishes while it colors. p

the rules the faa uses the standard they set with what you can and can't do on a flight was set back in the 1960s. everything has changed dramatically since then. the faa is listening to the flying public at this point. >> they are saying cell phones -- >> you cannot talk on a cell phone most likely during the flight. >> someone is putting oo monetary price on your bad habits. >> don't eat and don't drink -- i am sorry. don't smoke, don't drink and eat healthy. now we are telling you why you might want to listen. the cost of smoking for a woman 106,000 ore a lifetime 220 k for a man. the cost of drinking if you have $56 drinks a week it will cost you $1,500 a year. i know a lot of people drink smoer likely higher. a major problem in america can cost up to $4,800 a year. so this is a message from several studies to think about how much we are spending to smoke and do bad things for the body a year. >> if you invested that money you would be hundreds of thousands of dollars richer. >> that is true. >> it is the first day of summer but we are kicking it off with extreme weather. maria m

. >> airlines have been waiting for the faa to make their position, clear. the faa is going to make that declaration and the airline's record to make a statement. they want to make sure that they are why fight tolerant. >> pam: they are-- wi fi ... tolerant. the deadline for that report has already been pushed back twice. the f-a-a says, it will wait to issue formal guidelines on electronic usage after it receives the recommendations in september. >> it may look like an ordinary i-phone case. but it serves as a 650-thousand- volt punch. all it takes is one touch. and the case- turned- stun gun. delivers a shock that causes discomfort. ranging from mild to extreme pain. the case has two safety switches, and an activation button to prevent accidental discharge. thousands have been sold online and in stores since february. they are not cheap, though. averaging 139-dollars and 99 cents. you can't buy them in states where stun guns are banned. and you have to be at least age 18 to buy one. the cases fit i-phone- 4 and 4-s models, and come in a variety of colors.

these type of air proximity incidents are routinely investigated by the faa. there were 102 reported near mid-air collisions in 2011. it does happen. you never want to hear about these sorts of things going on. >> no, you don't. you really don't. i share with the viewers, the one thing that brings me comfort when i'm terrified of the plane being gone down. you have a better chance of being killed by a donkey than you do of going down in a plane crash. i don't worry about that. >> i'll remember that. >> thanks, laura. >>> i have said it many times, i'm not the greatest flyer. they say, picture the little ants walking by holding your emotions. they are holding signs that have your emotions. that will separate you from your irrational emotion of fear. i am going, fear, fear, fear, no, still there. i get to the donkey thing and itic mas it makes me feel better. alcohol when not pregnant can be of some assistance >>> new controversy for an anti-gun group connected to new york city mayor, mike bloomberg. it listed one of the bos ton bombers as a victim of gun violen

and, again, as we move to whenever that may be, the next faa reauthorization, we'd be happy to figure out weis, if possible to allow more flights outside the perimeter without reducing service to small communities and without increasing flights to dc and if that has an impact, talk about what we might do and maybe there is no solution to it. those are our objectives. not to see flights from dc increase or see service to small communes decrease but to serve more cities outside -- >> the think i -- i don't -- i just have to say very strong term as i can, you have a very -- you have a very strong antiforce against this if a major calculus of this is not also the effects of these changes would have on the economic viability of the literally hundreds of millions of dollars that both the federal government and the commonwealth of virginia made in the viability of dulles. >> understand. >> senator warner, your question is prescient because if this goes through, the airport will take another hit. i ham a flier on one airline and that's mr. parkers russ because he is the low cost leader and al

the faa trying to figure out whether the ride will be a hazard for flights coming in and out of vegas. everybody young, old, thrills in vegas. >> better check that to make sure that clearance is okay. >>> 5:57. president obama expected to speak in germany in a few minutes. >>> oscar grant's final moments brought to life on the big screen. has any change been made since the day of the shooing? b.a.r.t. weighs in next. >>> cutting floorboards from beneath their tenants. the new plea deal in an case of revenge send two local landlords behind bars. >>> motel scorched about i fast-moving wildfire. we'll tell you about the ongoing investigation that could keep guests out of the their rooms for quite some time. >>> a cooler start to your wednesday morning mid-50s. a couple upper 40s in the north bay. headed towards another picture perfect afternoon. then we crank the heat up. what that means for where you live in your full forecast. >> winds cranking the camera around. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights, they're on. i can see that. backup. we'll talk about the issues across the bay coming

controllers back as part of a mandatory government spending cut the faa was forced to cut hours forir traffic controllers which caused massive flight delays. as of last night the air traffic controllers were back just on time for congress to go on vacation this week. amazing what they can accomplish when an issue affects them directly. [ cheers and applause ] the legislation, this is true, was held up because the letter "s" was missing from one of the words in the bill. the missing "s" was ds covered sunday, the senate was planning to fix it on tuesday. only three days to fix it. it was in the title of the bill. you can see why they had to fix that. [ laughter ] here's -- not a big story but it caught my attention. a woman from little rock, arkansas, has been having plumbing problems. she claims her landlord refuses to fix her toilet. as they say, drastic times call for drastic measures. >> that's nasty. >> diane says that the toilet in her rental house has been backing up not over the rim but into the bathtub and even the bathroom kink and kitchen sink. she's been going to the bath

the faa and other agencies are now investigating this incident.esults are not expected for self months but the faa reports both victims had a clean safety record. according to wicker's web site, she was planning to mary her husband in a spectacular air show wedding next you're, suppose lid on the very same play that crashed on sunday. johna has been wing-walking for ten years. she knew both the victims, the wingwalker and the pilot, and it's all very difficult, i'm quite shoe. thank you for being here. >> it's hard to talk about it but i'll do my best. >> i've read that many observers thought this plane didn't have enough altitude at the time this happened and that might have contributed. >> well, it's only speculation. no one knows for sure what happened. >> shepard: my point was, if you're higher in the air and the plane maybe doesn't have enough wind under the wings, it's going to slowly and too low can you don't have room to adjust. you don't have the altitude to make adjustments. >> that's true. i would agree with that statement. i guess i wi

that is the question the faa is trying to answer this morning.7, a big plane landing came within 100 feet of a shuttle america commuter plane taking off? this happened last week. both planes did land safely. again, they want to know how they got so close. >>> the senate debates immigration reform. a proposal from the top senate backers require stepped up border security including 700 miles of fences. didn't they pass that in 2006? more than $3 billion in technology upgrades and border agents each 1,000 feet. supporters hopeful this will win over the votes necessary to pass immigration reform. >>> defeat in the house for a farm bill. lawmakers voting down the proposal. it would have cut some $20 billion for food stamps which was a sticking point for some democrats. some republicans still thought it was too expensive. the senate already approved its version of the bill with a larger price tag and smaller food stamp cuts. >> mental evaluation accused of an actress accused of sending ricin letters to president obama. she must go through a psychologic

the faa responding to reports that two planes came within 100 feet of each other. >> it's too close. the largest wooden roller coaster in northern california. we'll take you for a ride on the newest attraction. actually, our bob redell will take you for this ride. >> as only he can. >>> came very close to another plane leaving laguardia back on june 13. those planes were apparently turning away from each other when they lost the required distance of separation between them. a source telling our new york affiliate the planes came about as close as 100 feet to each other, but the faa would not confirm this. the good news, both planes did land safely. >> after nine days of questioning potential jurors, they have seated a jury in the george zimmerman murder trial. the process of eliminating the pool of 40 prospective jurors began with each side getting ten strikes. from that they selected six jurors and four alternates. the jury is all women while the alternates include two women and two men. opening statements are set to begin next monday at 9:00. george zimmerman has pleaded not guilty

the faa has said drones our right they said should be used increasingly for law-enforcement purposes.> back to the question of the beginning of a corporation, government convergence on spying, most people talk about the government, whether there will be looking at them, but the idea this is used for corporations to spy as well? >> corporations are such a huge part of our life and are developing their own intelligence branches as well as giving information over to the government. they need to silence their critics quickly and efficiently. we have seen them during the spying on peta, a coalition of democracy workers in florida -- workers in florida. they actually monitored burger king in florida. >> we want to take you very much, heidi boghosian, executive director of the national lawyers guild. she is the co-host of the weekly civil liberties radio show "law and disorder." shias author the forthcoming book, "spying on democracy: government surveillance, corporate power and public resistance." it is due out in august. when we come back, we remember james gandolfini with two filmmakers w

. >> the whole craft with the camera and system is within the 4-pound limit for the faa regulation. > newberg, new york. after 8 months of prep work launch day finally arrives. >> when assembling the balloon the two kids were just so excite. >> we bought some lollipops so we were really hyped up. >> the kids gave the great countdown. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. blastoff! >> it started rocking like crazy. it was going 25 feet a second. it was pretty fast. after about two minutes it disappeared into the clouds. >> the geis muellers tracked the coordinates but that is no guarantee they would be able to guarantee it. >> it could not give out a signal and we will never find it. if it falls in anything that would block the transmission, falls into dense trees too deeply it could lose reception. >> if it falls into water that would be very bad. a lot of things can go wrong. >> until the recover the craft it will be a mystery as to what the camera captures. fortunately, it lands only 30 miles north of the launch site and they are able to restrive the footage. >> we got a little sick

an faa official says the kind of aircraft involved was heavily used for pilot training during world war ii. the show has been cancelled for the remainedder of the day. >>> alameda county fire investigators are looking into an apartment building for that destroyed a san leandro business this afternoon. this is all that is left of the building on durant avenue. oakland firefighters were called in to help fight the fire that broke out about 3:00. nobody was injured but the flames gutted one building and slightly damaged another next door. >>> a teenager is in custody tonight after police say he crashed a stolen car into a gas line, starting a fire that destroyed one home and damaged another. five people inside the homes got out okay but a police officers was slightly injured when getting them out. fire crews had trouble shutting off the gas line and the fire burned for several hours. police tried to pull over the teenager but he sped away ex-then crashed. >>> san jose police are on high alert this weekend as part of the new three-pronged plan to deal with the street gang problem. last nigh

this obama appointee is now the chief of staff at faa.hen you have someone dismissing the story and trying to push it off the front pages, you now know why because he is getting pressure at home. >> jon: and michael of the "l.a. times" wrote this. in a piece titled showing the irs some love after a witch hunt, the probe into the supposed targeting have conservative groups overlooks the facts that the tax agency does a good job despite the meager resources? >> other than that -- other than the massive scandal -- no, what they are going to do. they had a piece in atlanta today, he was there 157 times he was approved but it was actually closer to 11 times. he was meeting with agencies to implement the healthcare law. what the media outlets in making this scandal a little less damaging to the white house, they are going to elevate that fact and throw that out and cast an area of doubt on every charge. the same way as ben rose was misquoted on benghazi and as passed out on on other charges. it's an effort to de-emphasize the scandal. >> jon: y

. >>> the faa says it's considering relaxing bans on using electronic devices on airplanes. you probably know, right now you have to power off under 10,000 feet. the new rules would allow you to keep your tablets and e-readers on, but the cell phones would likely still have to be kept off. >>> apple says it will make its high-end desk top computer right here in america. most likely at this bay area factory. apple is not alone. google and motorola have said they will move projects from china back to the u.s. this sunday morning, scott mcgrew will sit down with the ceo of flextronnics. they are pushing to bring manufacturing back to our shores. here's a clip from sunday morning's press here. >> so what you're going to see is more and more automation over time, creating more and more opportunities to bring things -- have things more regional manufactured. >> by robots? >> by automation. whether it's a robot or whatever. >> that's sunday mornings at 9:00. scott's other guest, a self-made billionaire who still run rents a two-bedroom apartment. >>> one of the most famous restaura

. >>> this morning the faa revealed a delta airlines jet arriving at jfk international came dangerously close to a shuttle american flight. both aircraft landed safely. >>> it's the biggest removal of a dam. demolition is under way. the dam has blocked the natural flow of the river for almost 90 years. today crews will begin a three- year $84 million project to tear down that landmark. once complete it will open up 25 miles of water way. 1991 state inspectors said the damage was at risk of failure in an earthquake and could wipe out hundreds of homes. that left the company with two choices. first to move iten shore or tear the down. >>> at a 4.5-mile stretch at 880 is expanding. they timed up for the $64 million which began in the year of as many drivers agreed the change is welcome. >> a lot of times it takes us three times or more to get over. so ever with the car pool lane it will be a big help. >> now on saturday cal tran will remove the orange cones providing access to the lanes. starting at 5:00 a.m. on monday the new lanes will become hov lanes. >>> the miami heat once again cham