when the faa is testing the safety of new aircraft, is the faa also testing for a variety of seat sizes particularly if it impacts the ability to evacuate an aircraft and is the faa or the department of transportation taking any action to examine any potential risks from limited seat sizes on commercial aircraft? >> we have done research on both seat size and seat pitch. we do it based around what's called cueing -- queueing theory. we set the standards to assure the most even flow of passengers out of the aircraft in the event of an emergency. any of the aircraft that are approved do meet those standards. >> and so has there been any renewed look at this given that it appears there's some smaller seat sizes that we're starting to see lately? >> i'm not aware that the seat sizes are smaller. whatever is installed does meet the standards that are required to provide the appropriate level of safety for emergency evacuation and all of those -- >> and including -- i guess they have changed in the last decade from 34 to 28 inches. >> but each new design must be tested to assure that emergenc

to cyber security and the faa. we have established a number of technical findings focused on remediating some of those concerns. in addition, the faa has a new committee that will focus on these issues across the department, across the agency. one of the major responsibilities will be to coordinate implementation of recommendations. it was take a risk-based approach in addressing the larger set of issues associated with cyber security. in addition to that, this is an area where we are also joined at the hip with our other agency partners. we are working closely with the department of homeland security, the nsa, and u.s. army cyber command to coordinate our efforts to protect the integrity of our airspace. senator reed: if there is one individual in charge, committees are useful, to get things done and implemented, etc., there is usually someone responsible. is there someone you have designated? secretary anthony foxx: ultimately i hold michael responsible for that. we have several units that focus on this in faa, a

when the faa is testing the safety of new aircraft does the faa also test for a variety of seat sizes? particularly as it impacts the ability to evacuate an aircraft, and is the faa or department of transportation taking any action to examine any potential risk from limited seat sizes on commercial aircraft? >> we have done research on both seat size and seat pitch. we do it based on what is called cuing theory. the ability for people to get out quickly, and we do set those standards to assure the most even flow of passengers out of the aircraft in the event of an emergency. so any of the aircrafts that are approved do meet those standards. >> and so has there been any renewed look at this given it appears there are some smaller seat sizes that we're starting to see lately? >> i'm not aware that the seat sizes are smaller. whatever is installed does meet the standards that are required to provide the appropriate level of safety for emergency evacuation. >> including -- i guess they have changed in the last decade. so from 34 to 28 inches. >> but each new design must be tested to assur

certainly, the certificate that the faa are issuing are declining. there are fewer students entering. there are fewer coming out. and we're seeing that at the regional airlines. and now, since the rule, again, this very narrow portion of it that requires 1500 hours in flight has meant that after they graduate from their structured training program, that they've got to go out and build time. and they do so at their own time, their own significant expense. so this introduces some uncertainty there. we think it's worsened the growing pilot shortage. what we propose is to take the students earlier in their time. after they graduate from the structured training programs and build some time and put them into the right seat of the commercial airliners. i want to be clear this is an education. we're not teaching them to fly. they come to us knowing how to fly, and training is ongoing. training is ongoing at regional airlines and mainlines. it's constant when you upgrade on equipment and it's done right and professionally. and regional airlines have world-cla

faa, d.o.t.and omb must focus on a coordinated and concurrent review process to ensure notice of proposed rule making is issued by the summer of 2015. a failure to act would seed international to other authorities. can you talk, again, maybe in a little bit of detail about implementing requirements of the act? >> well, again i think what the faa is purporting to do is to work with each individual manufacturer. what we don't want to do is to essentially certify a manufacturer to manage certain parts of our protocols on their own if they're incapable of doing it. so we have a process by which our teams go into manufacturer and stress test their safety protocols and if we're confident that they can meet or exceed the standards we have set and we have precedent for having allowed some of the manufacturers to do that. now, in the large scale, in some of its facilities, boeing has that. on the small scale, i can't cite you chapter and verse yet of who's able to do that. >> no. thank you. thank you, mad

faa must put those resources where they're needed most. risk-based decision making allows us to make aviation safer and smarter. because commercial accidents are so rare, we're focusing on mitigating risk that could lead to an accident. risk-based decision making lets us tackle the highest risk first using our resources to improve safety where they will be the most effective. the linchpin for risk-based decision making is the safety data shared throughout the industry. safety data can come from the dozens of public and proprietary databases such as the air traffic control system the airplane itself or the people who are involved in the operation. these data are fed into the aviation safety information analysis and sharing system and it works. safety professionals recognize there can be no secrets. this is a voluntary effort and we in industry are working with data that now represents 99% of u.s. air carrier commercial operations. before cloezing, i want to acknowledge our outstanding safety partnership with the general aviation community.

scott: absolutely. >> he's a former faa official. the secret service looks like it fumbled this one in part. the controversy still raging just weeks after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke before the us congress. it was this line in his speech that struck a major cord with jews around the world. listen. >> the days when the jewish people remain passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over! [applauding] liz: it was that line that affected our next guest the most. real estate magnate bruce ratner. executive chairman of ratner companies and chairman of the museum of heritage. which is the holocaust remembrance day. you came upon a stumbling revelation about your own family. what do you find? bruce: i did. my grandparents essentially passed away before i was born. i never had a chance to ask them certain things. our geology showe genealogy shoe lost 120 members of our family in the holocaust. cousins. great uncles. brothers and sisters of my grandparents. cousins of my parents. my father came from eastern e

but the faa has not confirmed the situation is resolved.y will only say the matter is being evaluated. aviation experts say this clearly is a wake-up call for united airlines. remember, united an continental merged in 2010 and this merger for the past five years has been very, very bumpy. gretchen? >> no pun intended. or maybe it was. trace gallagher, thblgs so much. >>> obama administration on the verge of making a deal with the same country that held 52 americans hostage for 444 days. what should those american hostages get if relations between the u.s. and iran finally thaw? >>> plus, what are people googling about candidates? auto complete revealing some unexpected answers. >>> some of hillary clinton's opponents making the rounds in iowa as she gets ready to announce on sunday. guess who's right there with them sharing a beer and drinking coffee? ed henry on the campaign trail, fresh with a brand-new interview. right back with that. with psoriatic arthritis, i had intense joint pain that got worse and worse. then my rheumatologist pres

the faa just released a statement saying the pilot was not in contact with faa air traffic controllers, and the faa did not authorize him to enter restricted air space. capitol police say charges are going to be filed but we don't know yet what they will be at the live desk. back to you. >>> and we have more breaking news right now. this out of maryland. chopper 4 live above the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse in berwyn heights. a piece of construction equipment hit this bridge along berwyn road knocking part of it on the train tracks used by metro and by marc. the green line is closed between college park and green belt. no injuries reported. metro tells us this pedestrian bridge is not one of theirs. >>> a developing story out of fall river, massachusetts. lawyers for aaron hernandez are looking to appeal today's guilty verdict in the murder of odin lloyd. the boyfriend of his sister. hernandez will spend life in prison without parole. he showed to visible reaction to the verdict. his mother and fiance gasped and cried when the verdict was read. this afternoon the jurors who co

how can the airlines or the fda -- faa keep hackers out of the skies?e are joined by the director of civic issues at the gal and he co-authored a book on vulnerability. we also have the deputy undersecretary for sever security for the department of homeland security. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. obviously, this is something that scares everyone when you hear a report like this. how serious is this threat? guess: it is anderson -- it is important to understand we are talking about the potential for this kind of threat. the faa is taking the russians, but we are talking about the future as more and more aircraft he come more internet dependent. emily: how does it work if the plane is on cabin wi-fi, the passenger wi-fi is connected to the cockpit system and that is where you see the vulnerability? dr. dillingham: as we described in the report, the example we gave is in the cabin, passengers have arrived and available to them. they can upload a program onto their computer if that program has -- and if that program has software in it, and this is a

the faa will investigate." they are now on site investigating.statement from skywest which doesn't mention the pressurization problem, but here is what skywest rep told us moments ago. skywest flight 5622 operating as united express from chicago to hartford diverted to buffalo, new york after a passenger lost consciousness. the flight landed safely in buffalo where the passenger received medical attention before being released. we are working to accommodate the 75 passengers on another airport to hartford. we are continuing to access more information. we'll bring you the latest. >> laura ingele, thank you very much. skywest just put out this tweet. >> no problem with the door they say. other passengers being accommodated meaning they are on their way to hartford which was the final destination. >> let's move on to this now. there is a refugee crisis developing. just today, hundreds of migrants made their way to italy after they were rescued from a fishing boat which left from egypt. this comes days after some 900 other migrants are feared dead af

it went up on the faa domestic network. who knows when that is. >> about 1:34 in the afternoon. >> that was afterward. there's something wrong on the faa notice. you had the guy under arrest. we never knew. i'm not afraid. i've been here through 9/11. again, i don't think it's too much to ask that we get this thing right. there's a lot out there. we got new threats. we had another one just recently. >> yes. >> how long before we get defense? i've got a great weldser. we can get him up here. we can get the number to adt. you can still jump over the fence. >> the attachment will be attached this summer. >> okay. >> this letter has to be in the record at this point. this is my letter. >> i have searched my messages to see if an alert was sent out. was one sent? the staff told me you can't respond to you that you only send these alerts out. there's no way for us to contact you. we need way to contact you. thank you. >> we're going to recognize the gentlewoman from the district of columbia for five minutes. the problem you're al

. >> reporter: they say the faa needs to finally start regulating the space. the seats are getting smaller and smaller. >> what we basically learn is that there's no minimum standard in terms of seats or space for consumers. >> reporter: charley is part of the group pushing the faa to make changes. he says while it insures that pets have enough room hume nds don't. >> it started out as tongue and cheek, but please treat me like a dog, give me more space. >> reporter: members of the cdc says if they can't move around in tight spaces, it increases blood clauts in the leg. >> i take a row seat. so i can stretch out. >> i need all the room i can get. >> it would be good to have rules on whaurtt that minimum can be. >> reporter: the question is will the airline or government regulators do anything to change it. members of that panel say the earliest those changes could happen through the faa could be in two years. >>> thank you. let's turn our attention to decision 2016. less hipe more action. and unlike her previous presidential run, there were no big rallies, ins

the faa is taking precautions.e are talking about the future as more and more aircraft become more internet-dependent. emily: how exactly does it work? if the plane is on cabin wi-fi the passenger wi-fi is connected to the cockpit system and that is where you see the vulnerability? dr. dillingham: as we described in the report, the example that we gave was that in the cabin passengers have broadband available to them. they can upload a program onto the computer. if that program has malicious software and it and -- this is important -- and the ip connection on the airport is able to connect with the cabin then you have to possibility. right now, there are firewalls that prevent that kind of incident occurring. keeping in mind that fire walls our software too. to date the faa has special rules for preventing this. we are putting to the fact that 10 years from now when maybe 60% or 70% of the fleet will be new aircraft that we see today in terms of the dreamliner or the a350 there needs to be regulations and standards

was the faa aware this was going to happen? >> reporter: wolf i can tell you i just got off the phone with the faa and asked that very question. and they will not comment as to whether they knew that this man was planning this flight and planning to do what he did and actually it happened just right over my shoulder. if you see that green space, that is where that gyrocopter landed. but faa mum on whether they knew this was going to happen before it actually did occur, only saying that they're investigating, wolf. >> no u.s. military or local police state aircraft were scrambled at any point to deal with this, is that right? >> reporter: right. norad saying that -- you're absolutely right on that. there were no military jets scrambled. i spoke with norad about this. and they said that they didn't get notification about this event until the gyrocopter actually landed on the capitol grounds. so there simply was not enough time for them to scramble any jets. so it raises the question as to were they even aware that this gyrocopter

the faa's mission is aircraft and airspace safety. we operate the nation's air traffic control system in order to operate aircraft. our primary focus is on getting aircraft safely to their destinations and managing the flow of thousands of aircraft and their passengers around the country every day. in addition to the faa's safety mission, we also work very closely with the departments of defense and homeland security on a daily basis to support their aviation security missions, particularly here in the capitol region. as part of that support we provide them a raw air traffic radar feed so they have situational awareness of what is happening in our national airspace system. to enable our controllers to safely control air traffic the first thing we have to do is distinguish the aircraft that are communicating with controllers from all other objects in the air that are not aircraft. these other objects that the radar defects could be things like vehicles on nearby roadways, flocks of birds weather events or kiets and balloons. air traffi

no information on the pilot who crashed observer ways plane into the french alps last month by the faa want to give him his pilot's license a few years ago. >>mark: mid-60's out unfair filled 50 in oakland 53 in san francisco 52 in san jose will at 35 degrees to 40 degrees some the temperatures we're seeing more on the to to allow the bank come up in just a few minutes. >>michelle apon: dish of the fog as the gramm take a look we teamed up with the washington wholefoods for men and women keeping baltimore safe but some people are not very happy about that and what weeding out instead of helping to see the community needs someone else even wrote their some hungry kids who cannot go to school today in baltimore and the ax to respond and hear us will have to say again there is a ton of backlash because they were helping out people in the community will continue to follow if anything happens with that. >>james: i have the hot weather forecast a look at the sun you get a whole lot of that come about up the inland highs getting into the '90s the still straight ahead. it's your last chance to

gerri: let's talk about the faa letter in detail. here's what the faa said to continental. they had voluntary reports of 12 apparent violations in 13 months stemming from the same or similar set of circumstances indicate a systemic hazard, requiring united to conduct a complete review of your processes. so, let's remind people, we've reported these details before. united itself has reported that they've had four safety events and near-misses, including a pilot executing an emergency pullup maneuver to avoid crashing and one flight landing with less than the mandatory minimum fuel reverse. that seems pretty serious to me. should flyers be concerned tonight? >> in general flying is still extremely safe in this country but we can't let ourselves be lulled into a false sense of security because the safety record's been so great that any airline small or large, and especially a large one like united, can get away with small infractions because it's those small infractions that end up causing an accident. and we've already had, as they said by their own admission, a few close cal

faa expires at the end of fiscal year. you've talked a little bit about your faa plan. can you give a little more detail? >> you and i talked about this. what you would like to have the faa transformed into. >> i can't give you the detail because we haven't gotten to the detail part. what we've spent the last 18 months now, if my math is right, starting this conversation with the stakeholders. and i think we've had every stakeholder group in a round table, in a listening session to try to figure out, you know, what they think the problems are. as i said in any talk earlier, everybody agrees there's a problem. now we have to figure out the solution. that's why we spent time looking at what do other people around the world do. and there are all of the industrialized countries, as well as there are 50 tote whole have taken the air traffic controller organization out of government -- >> completely. >> well -- >> or almost. >> if you're going to qualify that. you have germany that's taken it out and formed a wholly-owned corporation wholly owned by the german federal governm

up-to-date, faa has only special rules preventing this.e pointing to the fact that 10 years from now when 60 to 70% of the fleet will be like the new aircraft we see today in terms of the dreamliner, there needs to be regulations and standards so that this does not become a special condition. emily: mark, you guys are usually examining threats like this, how bad is this? mark: i agree with the doctor the big issue is as security professionals, we are concerned about technology to -- touching each other. obviously there is a great concern when you think about the avionics of an airplane or the communications of an airplane being able to touch the same wi-fi or entertainment system that the in-flight passengers use. as the doctor said, while they may be contacted with firewalls or other devices those are regularly defeated by bad guys. we have to get better about thinking about building security into these controls at the design phase. i posit that building security in the design of the aircraft is just as important as building safety and ef

the faa posted that information online in reaction to a freedom of information act request.hey found in 2010 andreas lubitz submitted a medical form. the faa did not grant a license until he provided letters from his doctors saying he recovered. >>> and it was a lighted drone. >> it appears to be maybe 107 feet above us. >> in dallas investigators are looking for a person who flew a drone a little too close to a plane coming in for a landing. approaching the runway in controlled airspace when pilots say it narrowly missed the airbus. experts say drones can do significant damage to planes. we already know what birds do to them. it's illegal to fly them within 500 feet of an airplane. >>> businesses are concerned over staff for the cape may fire department. the city has had four full-time paid firefighters per shift for the past few years. but the fire chief says this issue has become a crisis now because of a dwindling number of volunteer firefighters. just three are qualifieded. just three volunteers. hiring more full-timers isn't an option because there's no money in the bu

the faa is scrutinizing pilot campaigns the memos and airlines to employees. citing major safety lapses all of which are preventible. there are 12 apparent violations in 13 months indicating a systematic hazard. >> whether or not they have a system that will catch it in time is what is important and that is the way it worked this time. >> they assure the safety of their passengers and provided a full outline of their corrective actions to the faa. >>> president obama is in panama for the summit of the americas, last night he met with ceo's and other leaders ahead of the summit opening today. this is the first time all the heads of the countries in the western hemisphere will attend the summit. there is word that president obama could encounter cuban president, raul castro. the head of the world's biggest social media company interrupted one of the meeting. mark zuckerberg walked into a meeting with the president of panama and they quickly escorted him away, he seeked to expand internet access across the world. >>> a warning for parents about your childrens lun

according to faa data in october 2014 a drone crashed near dallas love field. >>> engine problems forced an unscheduled stop or thea plane carrying former president bill clinton. the pilot had to shut down one of the four engines mid flight. the propellers aren't moving on the plane. the plane was in the air over tanzania at the time. a clinton spokesperson says the issue was quickly repaired. clinton is in africa on a tour of projects run by the family foundation. >>> according to a judge, loudoun county schools did not break the law. a parent took the school district to court yesterday. he told the judge the school board didn't respond to more than 50 requests under the freedom information act. the judge said that the parent had not paid the fees associated with the paperwork. >>> three women in alexandria are continuing the fight over water front development. the alexandria women known as the iron ladies are fighting the process used to change the zoning along river. the supreme court ruled against them and now they're asking the court to rehear the case. they say those assumptions ar

the faa says it is still reviewing united's response.ng up with our panel, more than half of americans don't even own stocks, not invested. are they shooting themselves in the foot? we're talking about playing the spring real estate season and this week's triumphs and stumbles. but first, legendary investor byron wean telling us just yesterday right here what abenomics in japan is working for that country. >> the japanese market benefits from low oil prices, it benefits from are a weaker yen. i think the yen will be weaker still, and i think that'll be good for japanese exports, and i think you can make money there. liz: and the proof is in the pudding, or in the moji, whichever. the nikkei breaking 20,000 for the first time in 15 years. so is now the time to load up your plate with the ration-flavored -- asian-flavored stocks? we bring in our panel, gary b. smith, steve loeb and bob rice of tangent capital. gary, why not? the nikkei breaks 20,000 for the first time, isn't it look out above? >> well, here's my, here's my concern, liz. mo

moderator: do you have a way for the faa to do something? mr.arcia: the first thing i may or should do is meet with individuals who have lived around the airport. i have done that. the area has been complaining about this. i went to one of their hearings. you can at least do that. why not go there and see for yourself? why not engage them? that is what a mayor should do. you may not be will to solve their concerns but i support keeping the old runways and the utilization of the new ones, and engaging in measures that would mitigate the noises they are hearing. i will advocate for them. i will make the faa meet with them. that is being responsive and a good listener. moderator: speaking of the residences, we have some protesters. mayor emanuel: i feel at home now. moderator: you did not design the runways. why heaven you it lists -- at least met with people? mayor emanuel: i have met with them and with the alderman -- moderator: they claim you have not. who did you met with? mayor emanuel: i listen to what they want to do. that is what we did wit

the faa said in a statement the pilot was not in contact faa air traffic controllers and the faa did not authorize him to enter restricted air space. but he made it to the capitol and once he was on the ground, police surrounded the gyro copter. took hughes into custody and deployed a bomb squad robot to make sure there were no explosives on board. friend of hughes does say the secret service knew he had something planned and that agent has actually interviewed him about a year ago. the tampa bay times only told the secret service of that specific plan today after hughes had taken off. >>> big security challenges are ahead for the city of philadelphia as we ready tour a papal visit and the democratic national convention. tonight police staged a drill on independence mall to test their redness. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco takes us inside what happened. >> reporter: police move into the independence visitors center on independence mall for a gunman on the loose but this is just a drill. active shooter drill. philadelphia police are working with parks and fire departments sim

in fact the faa told me today that no one contacted the air traffic control or no one else at the faa authorized this sort of flight. so we know that permission was not granted, so this definitely happened and it shouldn't have. no one is allowed to fly in this hypersensitive area. >> renee, thank you very much. "outfront" now, the "tampa bay times" reporter ben montgomery who interviewed the pilot before his flight, live tweeted the event. to emphasize my point, this was not a secret. also with me the former fbi assistant director tom fuentes. ben, let me start with you to try to understand this a little bit more. the bottom line is you knew about this your paper knew about this you've been chronicling this. you alerted them the government. were you surprised that mr. hughes got so close and no one tried to stop him until he was on the ground? >> let me just correct you on one thing, erin. we alerted the secret service and the capitol police when he was in the air. >> when i was in the air, not before? okay. >> right. his flight time was expected to be depending on his tail wind, an

the deal was, we heard from the faa.ion problem, had to make this emergency landing. that one person was unconscious. so now the twist is this. from the airline specifically quoting them there is no indication of any pressurization issue. so that is in complete contradiction to what we've heard from the faa. hopefully we'll get more clarification it. >>> we're now learning more about what authorities say was an imminent terror plot foiled in france. as shocking as this alleged plot is itself is how it came to light here. the suspect, a 24-year-old i.t. student, in the planning stages of this attack apparently shot himself by accident. cnn's senior international correspondent nick robertson is following this one for us. so nick this was not just a lone wolf. this wasn't some young guy acting on his own. the prosecutor said he'd been given orders from syria. what exactly was he told to do? >> he was told to attack a church, and he was given the coordinates for a church. when the police picked him up, he had a satellite nav

how can airlines and faa keep hackers out of the sky? i spoke with the co-author of the gao report dr. gerald dillingham. and mark weatherford, the former undersecretary for the department of online security. dr. dillingham: i think it is important to understand that we are talking about the potential for this kind of intrusion to occur, rather than saying that this is an imminent threat because faa is in fact taking precautions. we are talking about the future as more and -- aircraft become more internet dependent. emily: how exactly does it work? if the plane is on cabin wi-fi the passenger wi-fi is connected to the cockpit system, back that is where you see the vulnerability? dr. dillingham: as we described in the report, the example we gave is, in the cabin, passengers have broadband available to them. they can upload a program onto their computer. if that program has malicious software in it, and again this is important, if in fact the ip connection on the airports is is able to connect with the cabin and avionics, then you have the

the faa is saying it was not at all in contact with air traffic controllers and the faa did not authorizecopter to enter restricted airspace over the us capitol in washington, dc. the faa says that violators of restricted airspace rules could face civil and criminal penalties. in just the last couple of hours, a single manned gyrocopter that looked like it was hand-made landed on the west lawn of, of course, the us capitol. you're not allowed to do that. and apparently there's a website out there called the democracy club, put together by the man who was allegedly operating this thing. and he said that he was trying to protest campaign finances. on his website h he said, quote, as i have informed the authorities, i have no violent inclinations or intent. informed the authorities. nobody knew this was happening. it's rather stunning that he was able to land in ridiculous airspace over washington, dc, on the west lawn of the us capitol. as we watch this, this is the new video, just in, shot by a cell phone, somebody holding. show me it landing. let's just listen. liz: people could not belie

we need to develop working relationships with regulatory agencies like the faa similar to the way we do that in commercial airplanes. to the extent that we can see nongovernment demand on things beyond the space station then it will be more sustainable. in aerospace terms that's just around the corner. if you're not planning today as to what you're going to be doing next, what you're really doing is planning to go out of business. so we need to have i think a very thoughtful discussion and decisions very soon as to what not only iss extension but also post iss, what does that look like because without that there won't really be that investment environment nor the international partner environment so that uncertainty i think is the greatest thing we could address. you mentioned suggested reforms and reauthorizations of the commercial space act. could you elaborate? >> certainly. i think regulatory uncertainty is a major barrier that the launch industry could face. extending the learning period the learning period currently was eight years. if we want to foster this economy, this space

. >>> and now the dallas police department is making it and faa with drone pilots. >>> 6:24 this weekia city council passed a bill that would make it easier for food trucks to operate. the bill updates and clarifies the definition of mobile vendors so they're no longer classified as panhandlers. >>> a judge in philadelphia says nra can move ahead in a lawsuit against the city's gun regulations. in january, the state began allowing nra and other organizations to challenge local gun laws. philadelphia and other cities and towns side-stepped the state by approving a series of gun regulations. >>> and good morning, everyone. i'm jessica boyington with your "first alert" traffic. we're looking at sunglare on 95 mon cottman avenue where all of that volume is headed southbound. on the vine street expressway, just a 24-minute trip there. as we head on out to new jersey the drive times there starting to see a little volume but not affecting the overall trip heading northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. there san accident closing a portion of the road in northeast philadelphia. next i'

i called and wrote a letter to the faa to speed up the report.t is a major job engine, a major economic engine, not lethal across the area. host: you met with the alderman, not the community. jesus garcia:rahm emanuel: understand you cannot use your backyard when the expansion comes with it. jesus garcia: i met with them. rahm emanuel: chuy, it's not hard. the hard part is getting the answer, which what i am working at. that is what it needs to be a mayor. jesus garcia: disconnected. give them a half hour. they are your greatest investment. to be heard? rahm emanuel: meeting with people in petco facilities, we did that. in closing coal plants, i met with them. jesus garcia: going to coal plants again. host: this is the second time the commissioner has expressed skepticism about your role in closing: plants -- in closing coal plants. rahm emanuel: i'd appreciate, they have been advocating for 20 years. i was listening to them. they said we need to get this done because kids are showing up in the hospital with asthma attacks. chguy did play a role.

in 2010, we had the federal aviation expansion act, and enacted the faa modernization and reform act, and today, i look forward to hearing from the witnesses about safety improvements implemented since laws were enacted and what still remains to be done. the faa made significant progress in implementing reforms mandated by the airline safety ak act, and yet some initiatives are undone and in particular, focusing on the progress in implementing the pilot record data base. this is an important tool to make sure airlines have all the information needed to assist pilots in the cockpit and i urge the faa to move quickly in implementing the reform. more recently people noticed the issue with the supply of pilots noting disagreement here noting the real cause of real or perceived shortage. i hope to hear about the issue to properly assess and understand the situation. reviewing the issue i'm confident no one on the committee, including me wants to compromise passenger safety. we want to make sure that we have, of course, well-qualified pilots to serve in our air system. i also look forward t

the faa found repeated problems with scheduling. both the agency and the airline says it's a routine matter and united says it's making the changes requested by the faa. >>> have you heard reena, hillary clinton is thinking of running for president. >> are you sure? >> it crossed her mind people tell me. >> are you positive about this one? >> it could go either way. either way we could see something this weekend. there's some speculation, you may have heard that hillary clinton is going to run for president. this weekend we could see an official announcement. that's the buzz right now. it could likely come through social media. that's what a lot of them are doing these days. she signed a lease for campaign headquarters in brooklyn, new york. all right. her campaign has a staff in place including top players in the clinton and obama white houses. >> no comment from joe biden, huh about a possible run. >> we will hear from him soon. maybe retweet her. >>> soon info on the soon to arrive british royal baby number two. no specific due d

what needs to happen now is that the faa has to focus on aircraft certification standards that would prevent a terrorist group from using a laptop either onboard or on the ground and take control of the airplane. he ends his statement by saying this is extremely alarming. erin. >> it certainly is that. thank you very much. "outfront" now, aviation analyst mary sceauvovo, also transportation director. extremely alarming, i would say, is a downbeat way of describing this. how serious a threat it is that someone could use wifito commandeer a jet. some of the most sophisticated in the world, the new dreamliner 787. >> the newer the plane, the better the plane, this report makes it most alarming to those models. what is important about the gao report is that this is the second in a series of reports. they did the first one in january. and in january, they found that the faa had failed to take this into consideration in building their new air traffic control system, which is wonderful if it's ever finished but it relies on satellite and computer interfacing to fly around the world seamless

the faa right now is working on getting more information. can tell you that they don't really at this point know a lot more than what we know. so they're actively gathering information. but we do know when it comes to this sort of air space, it's not just the faa and air traffic control monitoring there are several people who have their eyes on this particular area. so it will be interesting to see at what point did they realize that this gyrocopter was heading to the capitol building and what sort of actions were taken when they noticed that. >> yeah and again, the who i was just talking to brian stelter. i don't want to get ahead of it because we haven't confirmed here at cnn. for now, renÉ thank you so much. keep in close contact with us. as soon as you get more. and rachel jackman, now on a bus, nursing student, heading back to west virginia. thank you so much for hopping on the phone with me. >> let's get you back to our other breaking story of the day, this ex-nfl star found guilty of murder including the victim's family today, their r

the faa has been falling for the behind in moving towards that.is just a failure of the government. they have tried to bring things quite a bit into have the government develop a system. the private sector is the one that will actually innovate and come up with these systems. but you have to acquire some of the systems both for surveillance, and then you have to have a communication system. what concerns me here more than anything is the communication system that failed. the actually said the faa warning system -- i think that went up at 1:34. the incident took place at 1:23. the police declared basically a lockdown at 1:26, which is pretty good, but they never notified anyone. we didn't know whether to take cover. we didn't know, again, what was on that gyrocopter. we had heard later through media account that they sent a bomb detecting robot in their to find out. -- there to find out. my second question is the google thing. the reporters were waiting for the gyro copter. they were way in advance before you knew about it. how could they be before

no word when the faa, if and when the faa will sign off on the company's new service. >>> keeping fido safe during air travel, delta airlines is going high-tech to monitor pets. starting tomorrow for an extra $50, pet owners can equip their pet's crate with a monitor. owners can then track their pets in realtime and get data on the surrounding temperature and the animal's position. however, because of faa restrictions on cell phone communications during flights, the device will only send data before and after a flight. also it's only for pets who travel with delta cargo and not on passenger jets. >>> okay. check a calendar. it's the start of baseball season around these parts. but people are already thinking about football. specifically, super bowl 50 coming up at levi's stadium. >> joe row satow jr. shows us how the nfl is shining a spotlight on some local stories. >> he and his parents didn't fully understand what was going on. >> reporter: everybody has a story. >> part of why he went to jail is because of the language barrier. >> reporter: the personal tale of life winding past. >>

the faa, white house, one police department forced to pay a ransom to cyber criminals.pend whatever the heck it costs to protect our economy from these guys. >> what they've got is evil. what we've got is genius. that's the great virtue of america. we've got genius minds. the minds that created amazon google brilliant minds. we need the government to buy these minds. i don't mean have them work for the government but deploy these minds with rich government contracts to deploy this genius up against their evil. that's the only hope we have. otherwise we are going to get back to the day where everybody is picking up the phone or meeting with people in a room and having conversations. it touches everybody. it touches the government and corner shop that has all their software blow up on them. >> gary b.? >> i agree with suzy. this is like the argument we had in the first spot. we are already spending a zillion dollars. let me show you the chart for u.s. cyber. can you figure this out? knock can. if we were to fight the hackers with acronyms, we would be in great shape we ha

. >> the faa will have to answer and border and customs patrol will have to answer how he got so close to the white house without being detected, and then how they will handle the ramifications as far as the criminal proceedings or the faa for proceedings. leon: they say they have the ability to pick up an aircraft identity even if they do not have broadcast of what is on board. we are tracking new developments about hughes and what he was trying to a cop was. tom roussey has been digging into that and is live at the capital with what he learned. tom, what's the story? tom: just to give a sense of how close this gyrocopter got to the capital, it basically landed right near this cone and there is the capital, just a football field away. tonight we are learning a lot more about the man who flew here. >> i'm going to land in front of the capitol building. tom: that is doug hughes telling "the tampa bay times" he plan to do exactly what happened. >> i don't believe anybody is personally taking responsibility for what is going on for publicly executing some money for a inactive dissent. tom