peter defazio: i don't believe the faa has kept up. stephen: congressman peter defazio of oregon says right now, the faa does not pay appropriate attention to unapproved parts. peter: one critical component that isn't up to manufacturing standards could take down a plane midair. stephen: that concern prompted him to ask the faa's inspector general to weigh in. peter: a lot of our airlines have outsourced their heavy maintenance to overseas, where you know, one criminal could put in a part that's going to cause a critical failure in that plane. one terrorist could put in a part that intentionally is going to fail. stephen: citing record-keeping weakness, lack of management control, as well as inaccuracies in tracking unapproved parts, the inspector general reports said the faa's oversight of industry actions to remove unapproved parts is ineffective, and the faa cannot be assured that the unapproved parts no longer pose a threat to safety. stephen: are you going to change that? is there going to be changes under your administration? ste

does it faa need to make this a priority? >> absolutely.o make it a priority and to hold people accountable, they need to understand that it is a serious issue that needs to be taken seriously. >> reporter: and if we don't? >> something's going to happen. somebody's going to -- we're going to lose an airplane. >> a boeing spokesperson tells us, quote, the safety of the flying public is boeing's primary concern and any allegation related to safety is thoroughly investigated. the commercial airline cited in the faa records and that you saw there in our report all said they too are working hard to make sure s.u.p.s don't get onto their airplanes. but the cold, hard reality is they are at this point in time and the faa is doing little to nothing about it. >> interesting to hear the response from the head of the faa. >> yes, it's very telling. >> very unnerving. thank you, stephen. >> if you have a tip for stephen stock or anyone else in our investigative unit, give us a call, or visit our website, nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >>> another signi

faa documents confirm that hundreds of the parts were manufactured in violation of faa standards and that documents were, quote, fabricated. even so, the faa still allowed boeing to install the parts as is. those parts remain on boeing aircraft to this day. a spokesperson for the company he worked for said the parts in question were lately tested and determined to meet specifications, that there had been no reported issues with these parts and none are flight safety critical. the chinese vendor that supplied them no longer supplies boeing. former acting faa administrator and his business partner at jda aviation technology solutions mike rio both say the faa is not doing everything it can to monitor, track and keep unapproved parts out of the system. >> they need to treat an unapproved part no differently than they do any other safety issue. >> reporter: this congressman says right now the faa does not pay attention to unapproved parts. >> one critical component that isn't up to manufacturer standards could take down a plane midair. >> a lot of our airlines have outsourced their heavy

of faa standards. and that documents were, quote, fabricated. even so, the faa still allowed boeing to install the parts as is. those parts remain on boeing aircraft to this day. a spokesperson for the company she worked for mogue incorporated. the parts were tested and met specifications. the third party chinese vendor that supplied them no longer supplies bow egg. >> no one knows how serious the issue really is. >> joseph debouso and his business partner mike rye owe say the faa is not doing everything it can to track and keep the unapproved parts out of the system. >> they need to treat unapproved parts no differently than other safety issues. >> congressman peter defauz owe of oregon says the faa does not pay enough attention to unapproved parts. >> one critical component could take down a plane midair. >> he asked the inspector general to weigh in. >> heavy maintenance to overseas, where, you know, one criminal could fut in a part that's going to cause a critical failure in that plane. one terrori

of faa standards. and that documents were, quote, fabricated. even so, the faa allowed boeing to install parts as is. those parts remain on boeing aircraft to this day. a spokesperson for the company xi worked for said the parts in question were later tested and determined to meet specifics that there had been no reported issues with these parts. and none are flight safety critical and the company that supplied them no longer supplies boeing. >> i don't think anyone houngs serious it is. >> reporter: the former administrator and his business partner at jda aviation solutions both say the faa is not doing everything it can to monitor, track and keep unapproved parts out of the system. >>> they need to keep the part no differently than they do any other safety issue. >> i don't believe the fast has kept up. >> reporter: congressman difazio of oregon says they do not pay appropriate attention to unapproved parts. >> one critical component isn't up to faa standards could take down a plane mid air. >> repor

does the faa need to make this a priority? >> absolutely. to make it a priority and to hold people accountable. they need to understand that it is a serious issue that needs to be taken seriously. >> reporter: and if we don't? >> something's going to happen. we're going the loo lose an air. >> a boeing spokesperson tells us the safety of the flying public is boeing's primary concern and any allegation related to safety is thoroughly investigated. the commercial airlines cited in faa records all said they too work to make sure that the sub parts don't get onto their airplanes. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco. police are looking for former 49ers and raiders star aldon smith. ♪ how beautiful, ♪ when seeds we sow ♪ give free their fruit ♪ to hands below ♪ as thank you for ♪ the chance to grow pick your free yogurt at chobani.com life of aldon smith. >>>po right now at 5:00, anothe troubling turn in the life of aldon smith. police continue to search for the local football star. >>> the news at 5:00 starts right now. g

it is would like to see the beginning of the faa unmanned traffic management system. it goes back further than that. believe it or not registration was the first step. computers talking to computers and the first step is we need to build our i.t. infrastructure within my this is about computers dealing with computers and those interactions, and the started with the registration in a a new way to handle registration that was automated and automatic both from our standpoint and from the operators standpoint. and working into a method what we can do authorizations in airspace in microseconds or seconds as opposed to filling out a piece of paper, milling it in and getting an operation. think about it. this is what's replacing getting on the microphone and talking to the control in the control tower and saint and i cleared to go into this section of airspace? now its it's electronics going across in docketed networks to network. it really is that building out. you may have a question on that, is really that next step. with authorization. you need to know where your aircraf

it may be unsettling for passengers but the faa says it's not dangerous. reporting live from sfo,. >>> we continue to track breaking news. a san francisco police officer shot. we are awaiting an update from the police chief any minute now at sf general. >>> plus close calls at the santa cruz mountains. the giant oak tree that fell on a building at an elementary school. >> and we're under a microclimate weather alert. storm ranger tracking rain developing out here in the pacific. not only wet here but also in southern california. a second storm ranger truck will track it all for you. we need to be ready for whatever weather may come our way. my name's scott strenfel and i'm a meteorologist at pg&e. we make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. so every single day we're monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. during storm season we want our customers to be ready and stay safe. learn how you can be prepared at pge.com/

the faa to the world cup in light of what's happened? the fm is not a security advice bureau.of government and of the security forces. the good news is that russia and the leader of russia well, i'm sure, wants to stage a successful football tournament and they will want part of that successful tournament to be safety for sure. as far as concerned, people will have to make their own judgement concerned, people will have to make their ownjudgement but i concerned, people will have to make their own judgement but i suspect that foreign office advice will be absolutely right up to the last minute, is it safe or is it not? away from football, the big race of the opening day of the cheltenham festival. the champions hurdle was won by odds—on favourite buveur d'air. the nicky henderson trained horse, ridden byjockey barry geritty, has nowjoined some ofjump racing's greats, by winning back to back stagings of the prestigious race. it was a seventh champion hurdle for henderson, and also for ownerjp mcmanus. the great thing about today was that he found himself in a battle for the fir

. >>> the faa is taking action after that deadly tourist chopper crash in new york. is suspending all so-called doors-off helicopter tours unless the aircraft have quick-release restraints in the event of an emergency. five tourists died last weekend strapped into a helicopter with its doors off that plunged into the east river. >>> still ahead for us tonight, another dog disaster for united airlines. how the carrier's latest pet mix-up became a became major hassle for an entire plane load of passengers. >>> the nightmare on the slopes when a ski lift goes haywire sending riders flying in all directions and all caught on camera. >>> it has happened again. another mistake by united airlines involving a beloved pet. this time an entire flight was diverted because of yet another dog mix-up after a week filled with bad headlines over united's handling of passengers' pets. nbc's anne thompson has the latest. >> reporter: this has been a tough week for the friendly skies and man's best friend. for the second time united airlines put a dog on the wrong plane causing flight

who knows, maybe trump will put himself personal pilot in charge of the faa. today we got pretty close to that idea and today it wasn't something just being floated. we learned about this as a fate accompli. when you heard it, admit it, when you heard the the president named his doctor head of the faa, you thought of this guy. he submitted a health report that was like a cross between refrigerator poetry and the north korean leader's poem on "dear birthday." his physical strength and stamina are extraordinary. if elected, i can state unequivocally he will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. that was a very strange iteration of the traditional doctor's note of a presidential's candidate's health. but then trump did get elected and that history meant with his private doctor meant there was a little more intrigue than usual around the president's physician. >> this is the president's unbiased 100% accurate health assessment. at the time of examination, the president of 71 years, 7 months young, his resting heart rate was a cool 68 bpm, hi

on the faa to issue an emergency order and suspend liberty helicopters 135 operating certificate. >>eporter: these types of tours are common here in new york city. and helicopters are constantly buzz can up and down the river. a abc news new york. >>> seeming to back off some proposals. serena marshal has more from washington. >> reporter: in a series of tweets this morning writing strong improvement and strengthenening of background checks legislation moving forward. it was just a few weeks ago when he seemed ready to push republicans. >> they are allowed to buy them at 18. so how does that make sense? >> reporter: the new plan does not include that age change or universal background checks. expand mental health programs and help states to provide firearm training to specifically qualified school personnel. the nra has previously backed. >> it looks like president trump is as scared of the nra. >> primary focus is on pushing through things that we know have broad nonpartisan support. >> reporter: republicans waiting on the white house to provide political coverage on the purchase ag

the faa says it will have a optimized profile descent meaning the pilot can guide the craft allowing for a quieter descent while saving fuel. >>> time now 6:15. good time to check traffic as the morning rush hour is definitely here. >> yes. a bad morning to be running late. if you travel 580, we are now tracking -- we have a "sig alert" that's in effect. only one lane of traffic gets by at this time in that westbound direction as you are approaching greenville road. so three lanes currently shut down. that backup continues to grow stretching clear to 205 heading into tracy and you will be in for a slow ride. it's over an hour commute making your way between 205 and 680. hold off on the morning ride if you can. the southbound direction of byron currently blocked at west grant line due to an earlier crash that left oil in the road. so they are waiting for clean- up crews. the ride through castro valley okay. 880 into hayward slow in yellow with travel times close to 20 minutes towards 84. bay bridge toll plaza, the big backup developing. we are still in the red, probably staying there

but faa shows at least accidents including one that killed nine people. >> today i am calling on thegency order and suspend liberty helicopters 135 operating certificate. >> reporter: these types of tours are common here in new york city. and helicopters are constantly buzz can up and down the a abc news new york. >>> seeming to back off some proposals. serena marshal has more from washington. >> reporter: in a series of tweets this morning writing strong improvement and strengthenening of background checks legislation moving forward. it was just a few weeks ago when he seemed ready to push republicans. >> they are allowed to buy them at 18. so how does that make sense? >> reporter: the new plan does not include that age change or universal background checks. expand mental health programs and help states to provide firearm training to specifically qualified school personnel. the nra has previously backed. >> it looks like president trump is as scared of the nra. >> primary focus is on pushing through things that we know have broad nonpartisan support. >> reporter: republicans waiting

if we would have only passed my faa regulations, mr. defazio would be here. >> i believe it was cancelled, not delayed. thank you, chairman schuster, and thank you secretary chao for joining us today. we are now 400 days into the trump administration, a period during which the president promised to offer a bill that would offer $1 billion in infrastructure. the administration finally introduced it's infrastructure bill. my frustration in getting to see the infrastructure plan, as now been eclipsed by what's in it. how we structure an infrastructure package and how we pay for it means a lot. it must be based on a mutual understanding that we need real sustainable investment to improve the productivity and mobility of our communities. we can't do it with gimmicks, or glossing over years of underinvestment. what we need is a sound long-term investment at the federal level that will create millions of jobs. boost local economies and pay dividends for generations to come. let me elaborate. number one, an investment package must contain real

senator chuck schumer calling on the faa to suspending operating certificate. >>> newly released video from the 2015 navy shows some unidentified flying opbject. the clip was released to the stars academy of arts and sciences. the video is authentic department of defense footage showing the high speed flight of the unidentified aircraft. it comes on the heels of two other declassified videos of similar encounters published by "the new york times" in december. the department of defense did not comment. no wings, no tail. over the weekend, "the washington post" wrote an op-ed over why the pentagon doesn't care. what do you think? >> what do you think? >> it is too hard to explain what that is with no wings and no tail. >> a drone? some high tech spy? >> it would be nice to know. >>> the entire intel community says russia tried to help donald trump win the 2016 election. the republicans on the house intel committee says there is no collusion. they shutting down the investigation. >> it was apparent from the beginning from last march when the chairman went on the midnight run to the white

the faa has the second-largest budget in the department of transportation's. the department of transportation has $77 billion. highways is a major portion for the rose, for the interstate highway system and the remainder is for the next biggest chunk is to aviation. we actually have a research office within the office of the secretary and so there needs to be done the nation in some better improvement in assuring that the projects being done by the research in the office of the secretary for the rest of the department and the faa are actually not redundant and not duplicated either. i am very, very much a supporter of autonomous vehicles and aerial systems. we are actually focusing a great deal on it. there's actually a great deal of research money, but it's not used very well. we are in the process of trying to figure out where of this money is going. how is that achieving the stated purposes of the department's commission and the third one i forgot. >> the third one is the technical center laboratory facility. >> i don't have an answer for that photo look in

>> the faa doesn't have the follow the procurement that they carved out. but they continue to follow it. i think there are fears about litigation. so that it takes the faa a great -- a very long time to get new equipment. and i have already -- i already have 15 -- not me, this administration, but there have been recently, in the last four or five years, eight years maybe, 15 i.g. reports criticizing the next gen project and its progress. so it's a big concern. >> and lastly, like everyone here who is concerned about their district, there's been a proposal that suggests the elimination of funding for already approved capital improvements like the red line in indianapolis. there's been funding for 2017 already appropriated. yet local officials in my district are concerned about the unexplained delays in releasing these funds. madam secretary, indianapolis has two bus rapid transit projects awaiting appropriate funds, the red line and the purple line. we're wanting to know what the holdup is and when will the administration end the delays and objections to tr

the faa calls it inaccurate. the office of the interior secretary said he was not aware of a project to spend $139,000 to upgrade 3 sets of double doors. the office says the plan came from security officials as pard the modernization of the historic building built in 1936. one door doesn't lock and another door leaks when it rains. we told you president trump is getting praise from unusual quarters about north korea. the same is true regarding his decision to slap tarrifs on steel and aluminum. mike emanuel looks at this. >> steel is steel. >> the images were striking. a republican president surrounded by union workers who traditionally support democrats. it didn't end. there the steel and aluminum union members praised the president for standing up for workers. >> he was sincere about helping the steel workers out. he emphasized our struggles. >> and an aluminum worker said his facility is only operating at 40% capacity but said the president's signature should have an immediate impact. >> with these tarrifs, th

we need to meet the faa requirements. >> reporter: the faa requires that these real-life disaster drillspen every 3 years at major airports to make sure that first responders are on the same page during an emergency.>>> delta airlines is apologizing for sending a puppy to the wrong destination over and over again. the puppy was flown to detroit instead of idaho. it finally landed in boise. the mistake was reported when the owner picked up a new pet and found another dog instead of his dog.>>> united airlines is suspending its pet shipping program. 18 peds -- pets have died while being transported. that is triple the number of animal deaths on american cut delta and alaska combined. united says the program will be on hold until november 1 while animal experts review their policy.>>> federal investigators are in arizona looking at a situation where a woman was killed by a uber self driving vehicle. on tuesday, investigators examined the crash site. the woman was struck and killed sunday night while working. investigators say she may have suddenly appeared from the shadows and was not in th

why the faa is involved and if we get any breaking news as a result of that news conference, we'll pass it along to you here on the news at 4:00. >>> for now a tragedy in the north bay today, a 24-year-old marin county sheriff's deputy was killed in a car accident. take a look at the young deputy, ryan zirkle, he grew up in nvato. his squad car crashed near point reyes statements this morning. duane, we just learned that a procession is starting right now for the deputy? >> reporter: that's what we're hearing, and it may arrive somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., it leaves at 4:00 out of santa rosa here at the marin county sheriff's office as flags are half staff, faces are long and there are a lot of questions about what caused this accident. >> it is never a good sign when sheriff's deputies line the back of a conference room with black bands across their badges with a waiting podium and behind it a picture and a frame. that was the case in marin county as sheriff bob doyle announced the death of deputy ryan zirkle. >> this is a tough time, a tough time for all of us, we're grieving

. >>> do you remember when he was going to hire his personal pilot to be the head of the faa? sure, why not! trump air operations during the campaign included one plane tearing off the runway and almost careening onto a highway and shutting down laguardia airport. different incident, a hired pie hot was-- pilot was a fugitive m justice, but trump liked the guy who flew his airplane during the campaign. and isn't there something in the government about the guy who flies the airplanes? good idea. that caomes up next month. who knows, maybe he will put his personal pilot in charge of the faa. >>> today we got close to that idea. we learned of this as a fait accompli. and admit it, when you heard that trump named his personal physician to be the head of the v.a., admit it, first person you thought of was this guy. no the that guy. what's amazing about that guy. not just that he was an incredible character. that he submitted a physician's report on the health of this presidential candidate, donald trump, that was like a cross between refrigerator poetry and north korean state media

now lawmakers are calling for answer. >> i am calling on the faa to issue an emergency order and suspend liberty helicopters 135 operating certificate. >> reporter: these types of tours are popular in new york city and helicopters are constantly buzzing up and down the city. >>> police have broken up a homeless camp built by a transient on top of the amtrak station roof. there were reports of someone lowering a bake frike from the station's roof. photoses we photos were taken and the conditions were deemed unsafe. they did not say if the person was cited for trespassing. >>> a warning was issued about an aggressive mountain lion on pescadero. a person said they heard a yelp and they haven't seen their pet since. although they can't confirm a mountain lion attack they have seen reports of recent deadly attacks on livestock in that area. it stands to reason that may be what happened. >>> students get ready to walk out over gun control laws. >>> how does that make sense? >> the white house says its gun law proposal, what's different from by living off the grid. completely. or... set the was

he wanted to nominate his personal pilot to run the faa. next thing he will have his chauffeur run the transportation department. mr. president, are you listening? >> it was supposed to be the best of the best. shul kip was not a doctor. at least this guy is a doctor. i don't know how that has anything to do with the management of an organization. many of the people who manage hospitals aren't doctors. that's what shulkin did. he managed hospitals. >> if you want somebody sympathetic to some of the problems. >> right now there is a question of where emotionally do you stand on all of this. if you bring in a businessman with no ties to the military maybe you get somebody who is like privatization is a good idea. clearly shulkin said it was a bad idea and would be a boondoggle. maybe if you had someone with more confidence in the system to provide this sort of health care that is shulkin is saying is the better approach to management, you might have a better option. about you we don't know. that's the point. we don't have any sort of resume o

to meet their requirements. >> reporter: the faa requires these real-life disaster drills to happen years at major airports, a way to make sure first responders are on the same page during an emergency. in san jose, alex savage, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> silent no more. after days of saying nothing about the scandal involving user data, facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg lays out how his company will move forward. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. we'll get to that story in a moment. >>> first, we have some breaking news from san francisco. the police department is confirming that an officer is down. there is a lot of police activity going on right now at geneva and mission. witnesses are telling us they have heard gunshots and seen several people in handcuffs. we have skyfox and several crews on the way. as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. a witness, though, did send us a picture of officers in the area that you can see here. again, we're working to get more information. this is happening as we speak. the headline, san francisco police confi

here's that audio. . >> the faa says the controller could not verify that any other aircraft was in the time the american airlines pilot said he wasn't sure it was a balloon, he said it had a big reflection. thanks for watching "360" time to send it over to dom lemon. cnn "tonight" starts right now. >> breaking news in the russia investigation. cnn learned how special counsel robert mueller zoomed in on deputy rick gates making it clear they wanted his help to get at the central mention investigating potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. new details are in to

i don't know what it was, but it was at least 2, 3,000 feet above us. >> the faa says the controllerverify that any other aircraft was in the area at the time the american airlines pilot said he wasn't sure if it was a balloon, he said it had a big reflection. thanks for watching "360." time to hand it over to don lemon. cnn "tonight" starts right now. >>> this is cnn "tonight" i'm don lemon. breaking news in the russia investigation. cnn learned how special counsel robert mueller's team zoomed in on rick gates, making it clear they wanted his help to get at the central mention investigating potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. new details are in to cnn in court filings giving us the first indications how prosecutors are getting help and using it to tie paul manafort the former chairman of the president's campaign directly to a russian operative.

the faa is updating the flight path for planes flying into sfo. the change is targeted for people who have been complaining about the overhead noise for years. according to the faa, the new p flight plan includes a different route, meaning the pilot can glide the plane into a quieter location. >>> the bay area federal creditupon filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the city of san francisco seeking $28 million. according to curb assets, the credit union was hammered by the rollout of taxing the sales, and in 2008, drivers were allowed to purchase medallions with credit union backing for $250,000 a piece. the suit argues that ride sharing made those medallions worthless and accuses the mta of allowing uber and lyft to siphon business. >>> a school board discussion on sex ed is over. it ended at 2:30 a.m. this started with protests outside. inside, they say it's important for teachers to focus on stds and hiv. some say that's too graphic and detailed for kids. we talked to one critic. >> we are against not involving parents in the process assuming

who knows, maybe trump will put himself personal pilot in charge of the faa.

to meet their requirements. >> reporter: the faa requires these real-life disaster drills to happen, a way to make sure first responders are on the same page during an emergency. in san jose, alex savage, ktvu fox 2 news . >>> breaking news. a massive police presence in san francisco tonight. what we've learned, a police officer has been shot near a busy intersection. and witnesses are telling us the officer appeared to having shot in the leg. officials now saying that wound is non-life-threatening. several other people may have also been wounded by gunfire. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. all of this is happening in the outer mission district on geneva avenue at london street. that's one block from the intersection of geneva and mission and about three blocks from the crocker amazon playground. live pictures now from skyfox where there's still a heavy police presence in the area. you can see the officers down there investigators scouring that scene right now for any clues trying to get a better understanding of exactly what happened this afternoon. this

earlier and you brought up the ftc, there was a court decision involving the faa's authority to sue for their a legend this representation to consumers about unlimited data. fromlessons to you draw that, with this loophole involving the common carrier? >> i tried to look at things on a positive side. there is one less loophole. gained that the court some clarity as it relates to ofhority if there is a mix common carrier. there was some clarity given there. what is also clear is what is so troubling to me. the fcc is that the expert agency -- it is not the agency that has any background when it comes to common carrier or net neutrality regulations. the fcc is still the agency that does not have the answer or comes in place unless harm is done. unfairyou can prove deceptive practices, those are very high hurdles to be able to breach thebe able to fcc. numerousc has hired technologists. they have become a big player in the privacy space. does that not factor into this? >> one of the reasons we have a series of memoranda of understanding is because we recognize that there is strength and th

according to the faa the new flight plan includes a different route meaning that pilots can glide the plane to a quieter descent. >>> at 6:08 a live look at oakland coliseum this morning where the a's kick off their 50th season this afternoon with their home opener against the angels. earlier this week the team invited us to get a sneak peek at some of the surprises for fans. the a's have a new place to hang out called the tree house above left field bleachers. inside you'll find a bar, pool tables to watch the game. outside of the tree house is the patio perfect for relaxing. the design for fans to do more than just sit and watch the baseball game. >> the younger demographics, the fans are looking for something totally different. for a long time our business has been i want to sit as close to home plate as possible, pull out my score book and have that experience. the younger generation, i don't want that experience. i want to move around, to have several different experiences within my trip to the ballpark. >> and have even more fun. the team unveiled a new version of the so-called

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earlier, he had even tried to appoint his personal pilot to be head of the faa.onny jackson, who has no experience running a large federal agency, i think earlier in your segment you talked about how the v.a. is the second-largest federal agency with a 200 billion dollar budget. ronny jackson has no experience running that. as a resident who has worked at the v.a., another benefit of having a single provider, national integrated system in which to care for all of our veterans. when we have a veteran coming from miami to nashville, i can plug all of his records because there's a standardized medical system or we can look at all of the veterans imaging, medical records will stop we do not have to call another hospital and figure out what procedures he had done. it is very convenient and effective for us. have veryrans specific injuries. oftentimes we can have a young 20-year-old veteran who has hearing loss that you would not expect to see in a 20 euro because of all of the loud gunshots that he has been having to hear. we can consult an audiologist. we can have an

reports this morning commercial drones are expected to begin limited deliveries sfs this summer: the faams to start in may, however, the green light could be stalled and delayed if companies can't overcome lingering concerns from local and national law enforcement agencies. >>> coming up on the toothd show the northeast again bracing for a potential nasty nor'easter, the third in less than two weeks. al roker is tracking that storm coming up. >>> taking a live look outside from burlingame in morning. it's got some rain in the forecast for later this week. vianey is in for kari this morning. >> we definitely got a bit of an active weather pattern coming in. we have several storms and that's going to bring us a good amount of rain to the bay area. if you look at the next seven days all of those icons show rain. now, in between these days, though, we will catch moments where it will kind of be a little calmer, meaning by tomorrow afternoon we will see a little bit of a break from the rain and back into the overnight hours on wednesday we will catch more rain, but really into tonight that ra

the company moved to new zealand after failing to get faa approval. kitty hawk is rolling out an air taxi service there. >>> while apple is returning to san jose, this will be the second year in a row it has been held in the south bay after a long run at san francisco's musconi center. maybe a refreshed mac book and a new ipad pro. >>> former first lady maria shriver will keynote the women's conference this year. congresswoman jackie speier and pbc rr pbcr events will be held on april 24 in san francisco. >>> their slogan is rooted in oakland. and today the team announced it's adding a farm to go with their treehouse. the farm is near the wright field flag poles. it will be selling the food and donating the money to help send students to college. now that's a home run, right? >>> ax throwing and alcohol. hey, what could go wrong? >> four, five points. >> a new bar in new york shows that the two are a good mix for business, we'll have that story next. >>> but first, we want to thank the laurel glen vineyard for this picture of the rain in sonoma valley

. >>> in the united states the faa says you're not supposed to fly your drones above 400 feet.ule but in russia maybe the rules are a little different. this guy spent months preparing his hobby drone to fly higher than 400 feet. in fact he goes way past that 400 feet pretty quickly and soon you see, hmm, he's way up there. in kilometers on the right-hand side, you can see how far up he is, 4.5 kilometers, 4.6 and climbing and you can also see how fast he's going up, 11.5 meters per second >> do we still have control of this drone? >> i believe so, because like i said, he spent months prepping this thing so it would have enough battery and i believe it would have central strength to get all the way up to cruising altitude of most commercial airliners, 33,000 feet. the drone gets knocked around a little bit by some of those winds aloft. you could see it bouncing about a little bit. you can also see, listen up, the curvature of the earth from this small drone, as it continues to go higher and high per >> you also see how colder and colder it's getting because at one point it was m

the faa is investigating this incident.>>> the abandon reservoir that is expected to become san francisco'scity park. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't. more experts preventing security issues... & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection... & less per month. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that's the power of &. russian hill... will become the city's next park. the 4-and-a-half acre site is near "bay" and "lark >>> for more than a decade of debate, a reservoir in san francisco's russian hill will become the city's newest park. the 4.5 acre site is near bay and larkin streets. the reservoir was decommissioned back in the 1940s. the city is approved a conceptual design for the site including a sprawling lawn, playground, dog park and $25 million. a local nonprofit is raising money to pay for it. if all goes according to plan, it could open as

the faa and the summit county sheriff's office are investigating the cause of the crash. >>> as the investigation continues into the deadly shooting at the veterans home in yountville, it's not clear what will happen to the building where that tragedy happened. the building is still a crime scene after a veteran and a former client shot and killed the executive director and two psychologists who work there on friday. the six veterans who are living and receiving treatment there have all been moved to another facility. the future of that building is uncertain. >> i was in there yesterday. the place has potholes. whether people will want to come back to work and live in a place were such a tragedy happened, that's a very real thing. >> pathway home is a nonprofit that helps iraq and afghanistan war veterans. it is a group therapy type program and the clients all live together in dorms. the organization started in 2008 and has graduated more than foreign and 50 veterans from the program. >>> today, head coach steve kerr joining congressman ro khanna to talk to high school students about gun violence

at the faa says the helicopter is underwater and upside down. authorities are still on the scene. we will stay on top of this and bring you more information as it becomes available.>>> the investigation continues into the shooting at the veterans home that ended with four people dead.>> ktvu's allie rasmus reports on the uncertain future of the building where the tragedy happened and the plans for a memorial for the victims.>> reporter: flickering candles and bouquets of mourning cover the sign for pathway home on the veterans center campus in yountville. pathway home is a nonprofit that helps us -- that helped war veterans. it is a group therapy type program and the clients live together in dorms in the building. nonprofit started in 2008 and has graduated more than 450 veterans.>> vocational, personal relationships, financial issues. all of the things that these guys need when they come out of the military to reintegrate and become productive members of society. >> reporter: the suspected gunman, 36-year-old albert wong , had been a client of pathway up until two weeks ago.>> wh

bill, and what the past faa bill we passed a requirement that if you check your luggage , and as you know, the airlines are charging fees now for a lot of the checked bags so we put a requirement in, if you don't get your bag back, you are lee's going to get your $50 that you paid for that bag reimbursed, but your department has been sitting on implementing that faa part of the law that reenacted a year ago. can you give us any update on that madam secretary? >> i'm not here to defend the airline, but we believe that the current information that is on the website are transparent and they are sufficient but in light of the fact that you are asking about this, i will take another look. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. senator moran. >> chairman, thank you. let me drag my first question to secretary ross. secretary, we as a subcommittee of this committee had a hearing yesterday on medications and technology, one of the themes that was expressed by members of that subcommittee was the lack of accurate mapping to determine where broadband is absent and where the service is deficient, a

. >>> the faa released an unusual recording. a conversation last month between the pilot of a learjet flying over arizona and an air traffic controller. >> if there was anybody above us or past us -- >> negative. >> the pilot reported seeing a ufo and he was not alone. minutes later another american pilot said he saw an unidentified object overhead while also flyingover arizona. >>> well, a pilot flying over canada spotted something that could be easily identified and it was spectacular. he took stunning photos of the northern lights. jim axelrod has the story. >> reporter: when a pilot is jetting 70,000 miles above the earth, you might think their attention to is on the pictures. thank goodness he can multitask. flying a u2 reconnaissance plane, the 40-year-old was screaming across the sky when he was streaming across the sky and realized the green light swirling around his plane and reflecting into his cockpit with the northern lights. an amateur photographer who carries his nikon 750 d in the cockpit along with his kids' stuf

. >> reporter: we asked the faa if they could identify the flying object. a spokesperson didn't want to guess but said it didn't look like an aircraft operation. the neighbors including the man whose camera captured at all is just as confused. >> want to find out what it was. but the fact we haven't heard has been weird. >> reporter: ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> still ahead, kids running for their lives. what prompted an emergency evacuation at a bay area high school. >>> holy crap. >> your truck was clearly not in the lane. >> totally not in the lane. >> express lanes are supposed to get you there faster. are you being billed for something you didn't do? we investigate more than a million dollars in mistakes next. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it was warm today, even warmer tomorrow. we're 83 degrees is possible. and when the rain chances improve coming up in about nine minutes. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don'

. >> the faa ordered all open door helicopter flights grounded across the country. the new wake comes from the helicopter crash a few weeks ago that left five people dead. investigators say the harnesses meant to keep passengers from falling out of their seats could trap them during an emergency. in sunday's crash the pilot got out of the east river crash but all five passengers died. investigators are trying to determine if they were unable to get out of their harnesses when the helicopter turned upside down in the river. >>> a southern california law maker will make history this week at the state capitol. tony atkins from san diego is set to take over as senate president pro tem for kevin deleone. she will be the first woman to hold that post. at cousins still must be formerly elected by her fellow state senators. >>> the warriors were transferred today into a prom dress showroom. more than 800 scenes from across the bay area had a chance to choose, try on and take home a new formal dress for prom. the event was called dress by west. and it was organized by the wi