they're not faa. and we went through that drill a couple of years ago and had to really get with it because some of the contract towers were being cut out simply as savings. a lot of the rural airports that don't do have them now would like the have contract towers. but it's a function of money. i don't think when you compare that to the organization of the implementation that is a reason why you suddenly turn all of the government assets over to a private entity. that is my opinion and we will certainly in the crusable of debate proceed and see where it comes. i want to give most of my time to the other members. it's pretty well known where i am. i just want to give you another topic for your consideration. takata airbags have been linked to 180 injuries and 11 deaths. several of those have occurred in my state. last week we released data from an independent monitor that showed after two years of the nation wide recall, 2/3 of the cars out there still have not been repaired. and it appears since you

the faa has been slow, gone over budget. there is a feeling and needs to be turned over to the private sector to manage the transition. there have been efforts since separate air traffic control from the federal government. about 60 other countries have done something similar. what is slowing the process down and what could be different or so different that a private entity could do a better job? guest: depends who you ask. if you ask democrats with a slowing it down, it is underfunding from congress. what could be different about the private sector, it is ideological. the private sector will be able to move faster, more efficiently. the airlines are pushing for this. this is something may want to happen. the idea is they can also self not be so they will subject to the appropriations process, sequesters, the debt shutdown.vernment host: if you want to find out , we have divided the lines differently today. flyer,are a frequent (202) 748-8000. if you work in the air traffic control system, (202) 748-8001. all others, (202) 7

privatization of the faa. madam secretary, if it becomes clear that the votes are not present in this committee or the united states senate, will you help us pass and faa long-term reauthorization without the privatization provisions? >> i wish i could answer that question but as you know i cannot. >> perhaps i'm only making a point and perhaps it was a rhetorical question but the issue that now faces us so that face us the last time. with the administration support of this concept the chance of getting a long-term faa reauthorization in my view has not been diminished. sometimes the decision needs to be made by you and others is our priority a long-term faa reauthorization or privatization of air traffic control. those things might be mutually exclusive. i thank you for responding to the february letter that we wrote you asking about your assurances that your comments your confirmation hearing about reaching a national consensus on this topic. we received your response last night and i thank you for answering

yes, i had to turn the tv up, my comment is about the faa and the organization of it. i think that would be one of the biggest mistakes that was made since we had screening by private companies in the united for airlines, baggage, and all that stuff you see what happened there -- we had 9/11. i am not a fearmonger. i worked with the faa over 40 years as a pilot. i think they do need to clean up their act. there are situations where we sent them out to be the principal operating inspector at a foreign country like saudi arabia. i was there for seven years, and this guy was there for seven years also. they have got stuff that they need to clean up. they do spend a lot of money, and then they take -- we were going to improve all of the airports with a tax on gas, and all of a sudden that becomes part of their general funds. so they have a lot of problems. there is no doubt about that. i think you need may be one of the airport centers to go in and take over that like they have taken over homeland security with the marine corps and this stuff. privatized that you it, and i

specifically related to the faa. privatizing some parts of it if for air traffic control to try to make it work better. more of a non-profit type system like other countries have. we'll continue to monitor the headlines if for you and that does it for us here. we'll turn it over to the halftime report and scott wapner as we watch the white house. >> all right, thank you very much. that is vice president pence speaking of course with elaine chow. the transportation secretary there as well. as this usually goes, it will be b the vice president we would expect to introduce president trump. we expect to appear in the east room of the white house, sign a letter to congress about the privatization of air traffic control, then make some comments regarding that and probably more broadly, on his infrastructure plans, eamon is in the room i believe

i commend faa and the men and women at the faa who are doing a tremendous job against difficult circumstances. they have been able to maintain the system through the air traffic control despite the challenging circumstances as good as it is not because of the current structure but in spite of it that says a lot of the men and women who work there but we want to do better and we will disagree that. >> we will work through these issues. >> increased traffic and congestion that project we are talking radar and within 12 seconds in airplane travels 1 miles of we need to be in the system not still tied to the 1960 technology of using radar we have that technology now and there are many other examples where we urological of vintages that our available to us that we are still not quite up to speed and we need to improve on that. >> this is a conversation we will have but that the u.s. has deployed the adsb technology it is and that it isn't available but the airlines will not equip itself so those are conversations i look forward to having with few. >> i have an answer for that [laughter] >> madam s

itself has not signed up to subscribe to this even though faa is described for huge oceanic air spacerisks, you are going to rely on technology, isn't there a danger, greater risk to passengers, what's your response? >> the response to that is the united states is the one that's in a high-risk operation because we don't have transparency between safety regular -- regulation and service provisions. in 2001 said two functions, safety regulation and at service provisions should be organizationally. the united states is the only country in the world who has not made the separation and that's one of the reasons 60 countries for the last 30 years have separated the two organizationally. paul: okay f this is such a great idea and i like it, i've been supporting this -- we have been supporting this at the journal for more than 20 years, why -- >> i know that. paul: why is there so much opposition to this politically? >> yeah. a lot of it is a turf battle. members of congress really enjoy having the ability to direct, tell the faa what to do and what not to do. the faa has over 50 facilities a

there will be a safety component been saved with faa. on noise, that stays with faa. in the new air-traffic control system will have to respond to the same regulations. noise regulations and if people are unsatisfied they would have the same recourse. they can go to their congressmen or senators as well. keep'am, i am trying to ontime two. we will continue this later. mr. rice. madam secretary want to first ask for your insurance on a matter that includes the entire appropriations process and it has to do with the reports that the white house has ordered agencies to ignore democratic oversight requests. the administration seems to be saying that democratic oversight has no legitimacy. that oversight is the prerogative of the majority party. that is a new level of partisanship that is unprecedented, and except a bull, will only worsen gridlock and washington. so i went to ask for your assurance on this. what is your policy? what is the policy of your department? let matthew a couple of related questions about your policy and your department. is there any policy or guid

and every time we have government fund cuts, the faa can be hit.it could unfairly favor certain airlines and certain airports. the richer you are you aren't a privateized system, the better you tend to do. and this is the point i was making, relying on user fees could collapse and recession. flying does slow down dramatically during a recession. so let's say you have a recession lasting two or three years. then what happens? is it too big to fail? it's a private system that then requires the government to say, well, we can't have the air traffic control system stopped. we can't lay off all the workers. so that's the back and forth about a privateized system. >> the debate we're going to see is a lot broader than just relating to air traffic control. >> this is the tiniest light. it's the first it came out. >> much more about privatization as it comes out. >> construction, roads, sewer, everything. >> we saw a tweet over the weekend from the state of hawaii that i want to share with you. we can pull it up right now. potus is not proposing money for

the faa registry shows no questions about the plane's air worthiness. reporting live, i'm chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. >>> fire danger remains high despite the cooler temperatures. this was in the north bay today. flames broke out around noon in penn grove. fortunately, crews put out the fire before they reached nearby homes. >>> new at 11:00, we are learning more about the side shows that happened in santa rosa last night. this is the scene at the santa row that marketplace parking lot. hundreds of people have been gathering on friday night to drive recklessly, essentially, police held a sting operation last night and arrested five people and towed two cars. >>> also new at 11:00, a fire leaves damage at a high school in bell metropolitan. this is about 6:00 this evening. police managed to evacuate 50 people from the gym who were there as part of a basketball league going on. no one was hurt. there were roofers working on the roof earlier in the day and that may be the cause. >>> still to come, investigating possible hate crimes against the muslim

it is a job the faa air traffic controller to help pilots navigate their route. now the president says it's time for the controllers to leave the faa and were for independent and nonprofit companies without governmental affiliation>> this new entity will not need taxpayer money which is very shocking when people your that.>> the president signed a letter to congress surrounded by lawmakers and members of the airline industry who support his plan to go private and hopefully modernize the aging system. >> our air traffic control system was designed when roughly 100,000 people flew out of airports each year. we are now approaching nearly 1 billion passengers annually. the current system cannot keep up >> reporter: white house officials say a 13 member board would oversee the new entity and that would include members from the airline industry, union, airports and other stakeholders. the national air traffic controllers association says, we share the administration's commitment for infrastructure modernization and providing the national airspace system with the stable

it's a job of the faa air traffic controller to help pilot safely and navigate. president says it is time for controllers to leave the faa and work for independent and nonprofit companies without governmental affiliation>> this new entity will not need taxpayer money which is very shocking when people hear that.>> the president laid out his initiative in a signed letter to congress surrounded by lawmakers and members of the airline industry who support his plan to go private and modernize the aging system. >> our air traffic control system was designed one roughly 100,000 people flew our airports each year. we are now approaching nearly 1 billion passengers annually. the current system cannot keep up>> officials say a 13 member board would oversee the new entity. it would include members from the airline industry, unions, airports, and other stakeholders. a statement was released about the change say they share the commitments for infrastructure and modernization and providing the national airspace system with the predictable funding stream. many oppose saying th

i do not -- i commend faa and i commend the men and women at the faa, who are doing a tremendous job against difficult circumstances. they've been able to maintain the system, work through the air traffic control. despite challenging circumstances. the system is as safe as it is, and as good as it is, not because of the current government structure, but in spite of it. i think it says a lot about the men and women who work there. we want to do better. and as i mentioned earlier, we're going to disagree on this. is that -- thinking about the future. thinking about the future increased traffic, increased congestion. when we talk about the next-gen, the project that you mentioned, it's adb, you know, we were talking radar here. with radar, it's just sweep once every six seconds, within 12 seconds an airplane travels one mile so we need to be in a gps system. and not the still tied to 1960s technology of using radar. we have the technology now. that's just one example and there are many other examples of where the new technological advantages which are available to us, we're still not, f

an faa safety alert warns flight crews to use water. a company called plane guard sells cases for in flight fires but no u.s. airlines have bought one. homeland security tells nbc news it's still planning on the so-called laptop ban on european flights in the coming weeks. it's working on that. safety experts concerned about the fire danger, though, savannah. >> tom costello, thank you. >>> tonight police say a potential disaster has been averted at the trump hotel in washington d.c. a man arrested found with an assault weapon and ammo in his car but it's still unclear what, if anything, he was planning. our justice correspondent pete williams with the details. >> reporter: shortly after getting a tip that a man that checked in last night at the trump hotel had weapons, washington d.c. police and secret service agents had him in custody. >> i believe that the officers and our federal partners and in particular the tipster coming forward averted a potential disaster here in the capital. >> reporter: why the man came to the trump hotel si

clearly watching that e srol faa into what you just said. that was not an sarah sanders. that was on the reporters in the room. the questions were legitimately going to be like what the nation has said it cared about. veterans langishing, some dying with wait times. that now being addressed by the new secretary of veteran affairs. he said the va will adopt the same health records as the department of defense, putting them on an even playing field. that's big news. also the president is going to meet with lawmakers to talk about obamacare repeal and replace tomorrow at the white house. these are areas as a journalist i would press on. that's what the american people say they want to talk about. yet we got into a back and forth, welsh did he tweet too much? is it he's tweeting too much or not enough? >> well, yes but -- they did ask substantive questions of the secretary. there was a full discussion that took place there. >> with the secretary. >> right. presumably he knows more about it than the deputy white house spokeswoman. presumably that's the right place to put those

security initiatives, faa says it is the ponlt of the tsa. when they talk to tsa, tsa says it's the sporesponsibility of t faa. so they find this finger-pointing back and forth frustrating, as i do. i'm a member of this committee and also a member of the homeland security committee. we will try to work through this and find out how to coordinate better to make the necessary improvements we need to make. right now i'm working on legislation that will allow the airports for passenger facility charge and i would like to hear from you, if confirmed, would you ensure the tsa does its part to help the airports with security infrastructure projects? >> yes, sir. if confirmed, i think one of the first things to do is make sure that people are brought to the table and talk with each other. bring security director to the faa lead in that airport and airport authority together to have a conversation as to what others roles are and expectationes. so they can find a line and path forward. what i will commit to you, i'm not familiar with funding streams as

they go talk to the tsa, tsa says it's the responsibility of the faa. so they are fighting this kind of finger-pointing back and forth pretty frustrating as i do and i'm a member of this committee with the tsa and also a member of homeland security committee so we're going to try to work through this and find out how we can coordinate better to make the necessary improvements that we need to make. right now i'm working on legislation that will allow airports to use the passenger facility charge that they click for security infrastructure projects, and i'd like to hear from you if confirmed, would you confirm that tsa does its part to help the airports with security infrastructure projects? >> yes, sir. if confirmed, one of the first things to do is to make sure that people are brought to the table and talk to each other, and airport bring the tsa follows, director of the faa lead in the airport and airport authority together have a conversation as to what each other's roles and responsibility are and xpectations. i do think they can all alike and find a

drones, they are inventing all kinds of things but the government says you can't do it news get an faa license. >> there are hypothetical worst cases that could occur, and they end up basing policies off the worst case scenarios. if you base it off worst case scenarios, you will never get the best case scenarios. john: they weigh less than asea guls -- than sea gulls which planes hit all the time. john: so drone makers are going overseas? >> a lot of them are basing their testing in canada and australia. a lot of driverless car companies are going there as well. think about 20 years ago if mark zuckerberg of facebook or 1250e6 jobs or anybody from google had to come to the federal communications commission and get their blessing to operate. you have to wonder how many of them would exist today. john: how come all these things were invented in the united states rather than europe? >> america got it right with our public policy towards deck tall technology the first time around congress and the clinton administration put in place policies that per permissionless based. they gave them the

president trump announcing his plan to privatize the air traffic control functions of the faa. this is part of a broader push for infrastructure reform. according to the washington post, he wants to spin off their functions to a nonprofit corporation. supporters say it w a system. other countries use gps systems that allow direct roots at cheaper costs. >> golden state remains perfect! 14-0. >> did you hear that? 14-0. the golden state war worse have not lost a single game in the playoffs. now they're going to cleveland to play. might be a different story. steph curry and kevin did your rant big stars although lebron james had a huge game. last year the warriors were up 3-1 against the calves but lost in the end. not over until it's over. >>> 6:07. from tv dad to a defendant, we are live at the start of bill cosby's criminal trial. face backlash. >>> tracking storms down in central and southern virginia. rain drops there. rain just about ready to move into fredericksburg. it will affect all of us before todays done i. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when sur

in other words, he wants to take it away from the faa., the faa, we should point out, has missed many deadlines in modernizing the system. and what the president is arguing is, if we privatize it, this would cut out that government red tape and speed up the process. the idea is creating this board consisting of airlines, unions, government representatives, even general aviation, to oversee air traffic control. now, the faa would still be in charge of safety regulations, but the big question is will the president be able to pull this off? >> right. >> this isn't a new idea. it was talked about during the clinton administration. it hasn't happened yet. it's not an easy task. it's a huge undertaking. you have to remember, yes, it's been successfully done in places like canada and britain and france, but the u.s. has the largest and busiest air space in the world, so this is something that congress would have to pass. and i can tell you that there's already bipartisan opposition in the senate when it comes to this issue, kate. >> we're keepin

outdated system but not the first, president and strive to separate the air traffic control from the faa reagan talked about it in 1983, and the clinton administration in 1994 also suggesting it. president trump is scheduled to make the announcement from the white house today joined by the ceos of several major airlines. >>> russian president vladimir putin said the russians had no involvement in the u.s. presidential election and president putin says that hackers may have interfered but if they did they were not directed by the russian government. he also says there were no back channel dealings between the russians and the people representing president trump. >> for me this is just a made- up and created sensation out of nothing. and out of this sensation you turn it into a weapon of war against the current president. this is, you know, you people are so creative over there. good job, your lives must be boring.>> president putin also said the u.s. has interfered with the electro campaigns of other countries all over the world. >>> form fbi director james comey will testify before the s

specifically related to the faa. privatizing some parts of it if for air traffic control to try to make it work better. more of a non-profit type system like other countries have. we'll continue to monitor the headlines if for you and that does it for us here. we'll turn it over to the halftime report and scott wapner as we watch the white house. >> all right, thank you very much. that is vice president pence speaking of course with elaine chow. the transportation secretary there as well. as this usually goes, it will be b the vice president we would expect to introduce president trump. we expect to appear in the east room of the white house, sign a letter to congress about the privatization of air traffic control, then make some comments regarding that and probably more broadly, on his infrastructure plans, eamon is in the room i believe as well. or certainly at the white house for us today. outside i'm told, forgive me. eamon, what are you expectations today? >> that the president is going to talk about an infrastr

and on the faa extension, which passed a year ago, it includes bipartisan provisions to better guard against terrorism threats and improve security screening. i will just say in conclusion that i think the people that had advised the president were not giving the best advice when they recommended cutting the dog teams in the president's proposed budget. once you are in the position, admiral, you need to make what you know to be true, well-known at oemb and the white house. and what we are trying to do in the bill is increase the number of canine teams, called viepper teams. i thank you, mr. chairman. let's hear from the witness. >> thank you, senator nelson. we are delighted to welcome admiral david pekoske, here as nominee to be administrator of nation transportation security. >> thank you. it is a privilege to appear before you today as the president's nominee to lead the transportation security administration. i am honored to have been nominated by president trump for this very important national security position, and if confirmed i look forward to the opportunity to work with se

united says it's working closely with the faa. shares were up a fraction to $79.67. >>> coming up, think a robot is going to take your job? you might want to think again. >>> whirlpool is renewing allegations that its south korean rivals illegally undercut prices on washing machines. the company says it plans to make a filing with the international trade commission against samsung and lg electronics. the issue has been simmering for a while. if the trade commission decides in whirlpool's favor, it could recommend that the white house step in and put tariffs on the rivals' products. >>> jetblue may soon start to scan your face. the airline is testing facial recognition software in an effort to streamline the boarding process. passengers will step up to a camera, and the kiosk will compare the facial scan to the passport photos in the u.s. customs database. the system will start next month for flights from boston to aruba. >>> and innovations in technology is all the talk now at the annual invitation only code conference. it was cre

it has a technology that puts the faa to shame.trol messaging across the country and across the entire north atlantic which we don't have yet and we won't have another eight years. they have and are putting in global satellite surveillance through an entity that they created called irian that 70% of the world's surface doesn't have it. so planes are out there and had to have huge buffer zones around them. they don't know exactly where they are. starting in 2018 will know exactly what they are over the ocean just like we know overland yet they have not signed up to subscribe to this even though they are responsible for huge amounts of oceanic airspace. you will take risks. you will rely on technology. what is your response. the united states is the one that is in high risk operation because we don't have transparency between safety regulation and service provision. in 2001 they said these two functions safety regulation and service provisions should be at arms length organizationally. they have not made that separation. that's one o

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the faa has been trying to upgrade our nation's air traffic control system for a long period of years. but after billions and billions of tax dollars spent and the many years of delays, we're still stuck with an ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible system that doesn't work. other than that, it's quite good. the previous administration spent over $7 billion trying to upgrade the system and totally failed. honestly, they didn't know what the hell they were doing. a total waste of money, $7 biion plus plus. it's time to join the future. that is why i'm proposing new principles to congress for air traffic control reform making flights quicker, safer and more reliable. crucially, these reforms are supported by air traffic controllers themselves. they're the ones that know the systems that they want. they know it better than anybody. and we have people that don't even call them. in the past. but now we call them. i'm also proud to be joined today by passenger advocates, pilot unions, and leaders of airlines and cargo companies who strongly support our new framework and our bidding process.

tonight, the faa is investigating. tom? >> marci, thank you. >>> and the faa also investigating why this small prop plane ended up in a church parking lot in california. the aircraft plowing right into a parked car. the pilot was the only person reported hurt in the crash. he was rushed to the hospital. recovering from serious injuries tonight. >>> next to the man who was put behind bars for close to two decades, and it was discovered he had a lookalike. here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: jubilation as richard jones is released from prison. after being convicted for a robbery he never committed. >> my girlfriend was there, my granddaughter. >> reporter: his nightmare began in 2000 for an aggravated robbery in kansas. several witnesses picked his photo from this group of six. the defense presented alibi witnesses, relatives and his then-girlfriend who said that he was at home at the time, but he was convicted. >> law enforcement didn't spend a lot of time to solve this crime. once they had mr. jones picked out, that was enou

traffic control system from ground-based radio and radar system despite 14 years of attempts by the faa. this delay has left a stock with a system that just can't keep up with an industry that has grown exponentially since it was designed. our current air traffic control system cost our economy as much as $25 billion a year and delays, inefficiency and unreliability. this is a problem that nearly everyone agrees it needs to be solved. joining the president today with representatives from the air traffic control unit, passenger advocates, leaders of airline and cargo companies and every former coo of faa. those aren't groups that typically agree on much of anything but even with all of these stakeholders behind air traffic control reform it was still stuck in the washington political machine. president elected to unstick these kind of comments efforts and will be continuing to work with congress on getting these principles turned into legislation and getting that legislation to the president's desk. the company the president's announcement the department of transportation today launched

especially ones that rely on smaller airports. >> the faa is no longer funding the system as it shoulde. >> a member of the pilot's union supports privatization. >> for the airlines, it will save them money. for the passengers, it's better. they'll get point to point faster. and the system would be safer. >> privatizing air traffic control has been proposed before and congressman huffman says there's opposition to the plan on both sides of the aisle. at sfo, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> president trump there not invo invoke. the executive privilege to block -- the testimony from a man he fired, former fbi director james comey. the white house says they hope to speed up the senate's investigation into what led to his dismissal. it will be his first public statement since his abrupt firing last month. >> the white house would look really bad if they're trying to silence comey. they cannot appear to be afraid of him. i wasn't terribly surprised. then again, the white house is unpredictable as you know. >> abc 7 news and abc news will provide live coverage on thursday morning. it's expecte

the faa will investigate. >>> up next, she's the bee's knees.ear-old spelling wiz. >>> this portion is sponsored by ford, going further so you can. n. >>> finally tonight, are you smarter than a 6-year-old? jan crawford now with the wiz kid getting all the buzz at the spelling bee. >> reporter: 6-year-old edith fuller is so small her feet don't touch the ground. but wait till you see her foundation of knowledge. >> nyctinasty. >> nyctinasty. will you please give me the language of origin? >> it's made elements that were first combined in german. >> nyctinasty. n-y-c-t-i-n-a-s-t-y, nyctinasty. >> correct. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: edith, who turned 6 last month is the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. scripps howard is calling her a celebrity and even arranged a press conference. >> do you hope to come back to the bee next year? >> i do if i don't win this time. >> reporter: the oldest of four children from tulsa, oklahoma, edith is home schooled. and her parents, annie and justin fuller remember the exact mo

. >>> the faa is investigating a fire aboard a jetblue.van cleave has the latest. >> we just talked to the pilot, and he reported it was a battery fire from a laptop no the passenger compartment. >> reporter: scary moments for the 158 people on board jetblue flight 915, while flying between new york and san francisco last night, passengers noticed smoke coming from a carry-on bag. inside was a laptop with an overheating lithium ion battery. >> we were at 35,000 feet, and all of a sudden we hear an announcement and look back in row 25. >> you could see smoke and smell it. >> reporter: she took this picture of what looks like scorch marks on the plane's carpet. 12 fire-related incidents have occurred this year. the latest incident underscores growing concerns about a possible expansion on a ban of electronic devices in the cabin. currently those devices must be checked from ten airports. some worry those in the cargo hold could lead to fires burning unchecked. >> frankly, that would be a greater risk than even terrorists. >> reporter: former

signed a memo and a plan to transfer flight control from faa to private nonprofit organization. he insists his plan to modernize the system would increase safety and cut wait times for passengers. opponents say it would give too much power to special interests, and the airline industry. >> move on to sports shall we nashville predators the best home team in the stanley cup playoffs. proved it again last night. predators broke a 1-1 tie in the second period of game four. against pittsburgh. nashville went on to a 4-1 victory to even up the series at two games apiece. the predators home ice in the post season. the series though, moves to pennsylvania. is that charles barkley up there in the stands? loving the game. moves back to pennsylvania. thursday night for game five. >> oklahoma beat florida, 7-5, game one of the women acollege world series. the game took 17 innings. actually just ended. >> the longest game ever in the women's college world series. all most 5 1/2 hours. the sooners are defending champions. the gators, are the top seed. >> all of hank williams' friends, junior

especially ones that rely on smaller airports. >> the faa is no longer funding the system as it shouldmember of the pilot's union supports privatization. >> for the airlines, it will save them money. for the passengers, it's better. they'll get point to point faster. and the system would be safer. >> privatizing air traffic control has been proposed before and congressman huffman says there's opposition to the plan on both sides of the aisle. at sfo, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> president trump there not invo invoke. the executive privilege to block -- the testimony from a man he fired, former fbi director james comey. the white house says they hope to speed up the senate's investigation into what led to his dismissal. it will be his first public statement since his abrupt firing last month. >> the white house would look really bad if they're trying to silence comey. they cannot appear to be afraid of hi wasn't terribly surprised. then again, the white house is unpredictable as you know. >> abc 7 news and abc news will provide live coverage on thursday morning. it's expected to start a

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a grant from the faa should cover 90% of the coast.akland airport will have $37 million to repave its main runway, runway 30 is where commercial flights typically land. the money comes mostly from the faa, as well as a previously announced $4.5 million grant from the transportation department. an exact date to begin the runway work has not been determined. >>> this summer, ucsf marks a milestone with its science campus. >> see the unique opportunities these fifth graders wouldn't get to experience without it. >>> and taking a look outside at south beach in san francisco, still hot. >> spencer will be back with the forecast. you have to listen, because you want to know about the >>> san francisco has increased funding for the arts and appears to be paying off. the arts industry generates almost $1.5 billion in economic activity each year. think about theatergoers who buy restaurant meals, festival attendees who pay for parking or museum visitors who buy souvenirs. the arts also draw people into the city. >>> from art to science. this ye

faa has been trying to upgrade our nation's air traffic control system for a long period of years, but after billions and spentns of tax dollars and the many years of delays, we are still stuck with an ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible system that does not work. other than that, it is quite good. administration spent over $7 billion trying to upgrade the system and totally failed. honestly, they did not know what the hell they were doing. a total waste of money. -- plus.n plus it is time to join the future. that is why i'm proposing new air traffic control reform, making flights safer and more supportiv reliable. this is supported by air traffic controllers themselves. they know it better than anybody, and we know people do not even call them in the past, but now we call them. i'm also pleased to be joined today by passenger advocates, unions, and leaders of airlines and cargo companies who strongly support our new framework and our bidding process. ideally, fordding, one great company. there will be many bits, but one great company that can piece it all together. not many companie

today, president trump promising to take the job of air traffic control away from the faa and over toiness. >> americans can look forward to cheaper, safer, faster travel. >> reporter: the president argues transferring it to a nonprofit corporation will quickly modernize the system. >> at a time every passenger has gps technology in their pockets our air travel control system still runs on radar and ground-based radio systems. >> you cannot assign safety to a private organization. >> reporter: pilots and "abc news" consultant says it is not the silver bullet solution to tracking airplanes the president suggests. >> because of the vulnerability of our gps satellite array. it can be knocked out with one hostile act, one nuclear explosion. >> the faa is no longer funding the system as it should be. >> reporter: pilot member of the union alpa says it will create more efficiencies in the system. >> for the airlines it will save them money. for the passengers, it's better, they'll get point to point faster and the system would be saver. >> this is hugely controversial. >> reporter: congress

again, the faa has pushed back against this idea. they have already spent $7.5 billion to update the system for managing air traffic. you can find out more about what the president had to say at wjla.com. just moments ago, the mayor signed an order committing washington, d.c. to the goals of the paris climate accord. what did she have to say? the mayor had things to say, and she is right here with me. you are here with tommy wells, director of the department of energy and the environment. accord? >> we wanted to make it perfectly clear what the district's goals are. they are very robust and laid out in our d.c. energy plan. we also want to stand arm and arm with leaders across the globe, mayors across american cities and across the world saying that to the environment is a value we are willing to protect.and we make critical decisions regarding our environment, our infrastructure, our policy, that trajectorychange the in this city towards protecting our climate. >> how important our greenhouse gases? >> in washington, d.c., 74% of th

. >> the faa and nrkt ntsb are investigating. >> a texas mother is in jail after locking her kids ineach them a lesson. she left the two-year-old boy and 16 month old in the car intentionally. they were playing in the car and refused to get out, so she left them in the car. she smoked marijuana and took a nap before returning to the car and finding them unresponsive. >> a landslide buried a remote village in province. 120 people are missing. dozens of homes are buried in mud and rock. members of one family including a baby were rescued from the rubble alive. >> it was beer and big catch at the zoo the summer ale festival returned. the weather cooperated for that part of the day. it's been beautiful most of the day. >> it has. we have lots of sunshine to enjoy. we look at storm tracker 6, it's dry for the most part. there is a spotty shower moving into reading and berks county. we go through the overnight hours and nothing like we had earlier today tracking severe weather. >> sky 6 live and temple university, we have partly clear skies. earlier today, quite active. we had a microburst

for many years. >> president trump said that separating out the air traffic control system from the faa would make travel more efficient with fewer flight delays. >>> u.s. supreme court has agreed to decide whether police can use cell phones to track people without a warrant, the latest in a string of cases testing privacy and technology, and the federal court agrees that cell phone is not protected under the amendment because that information is already protected by the company's. the justices voted unanimously that the police would need a search want to look or the contents but that did not involve tracking. >>> still ahead, the sexual assault trial for the "america's dad" getting underway after the break, details of the opening arguments in the bill cosby trial. >>> temperatures are changing, and our meteorologist has the details. >>> google is introducing a new high-tech way to measure the local air pollution, the details coming up. live-stream your favorite sport, at the airport. binge dvr'd shows, while painting your toes. on demand laughs, during long bubble baths. tv on every sc