you're telling so now we don't only have a bomb on the ground we have from this month the federal aviation administration is expected to propose new rules making it easier for law enforcement agencies to fly drones to america's democratic stuff more weapons used overseas to keep the u.s. safe now being considered a serious threat to u.s. freedom at home marina port artsy new york. well when it comes to drones the way they're used why they're used there's one man who has been talking about this since just since before just about anyone and that is radio host alex jones and also in texas right now hey there alex it's so crazy because i think about these all you know cameras with wings on it flying in your wind bedroom window while you're sleeping but the reality is that you know as far as these new drones are concerned why should anyone care i mean hasn't the surveillance stuff already been going on for years. fourteen years ago some plainclothes marines showed up at the t.v. studio here in austin i want to meet with my. and they popped a v.h.s. tape in that was a copy of drones watching myself and my came

so now we don't only have a law on the ground we have them from the air this month the federal aviation administration is expected to propose new rules making it easier for law enforcement agencies to fly drones to americans democratic sky more weapons used overseas to keep the u.s. safe now being considered a serious threat to u.s. freedom at home marina ports artsy new york. and when it comes to drones the way they're used why they're used there is one man who's been talking about this before just about anyone else and that's radio host alex jones i spoke with him earlier and asked why anyone should be concerned about these new drones since surveillance has been taking place that's been around for years here's his take. fourteen years ago some plainclothes marines showed up out of the t.v. studio here in austin wanted to meet with me and they popped a v.h.s. tape in that was a copy. of drones watching myself and my camera man at the time my hands and in northern california and central california and oakland in an urban warfare drill and they said yeah our listeners when we were involved in all this

the senate has approved a temporary extension of programs for the federal aviation administration.was passed by voice vote today. it continues funding for the faa through february 17. it had been due to expire at the end of the month. outgoing congressman massachusetts congressman barney frank is getting married. the democrat will become the first openly gay member of congress to be married while in office. no date has yet been announced for frank's marriage to long-time partner jim ready of maine. >>> there is new information about how deeply supreme court justice elena kagan may have been involved defending president obama's healthcare law before joining the bench. shannon bream has that story. >> reporter: justice kagan's critics report to 2010 case involving a local healthcare ordinary ordinary in san francisco. kagan was then solicitor general and her office filed an amicus brief in that case, advocating on behalf of the president's newly passed healthcare law. in may of 2010, after kagan had been nominated to the supreme court, principal solicitor general wrote her a memo out

so now we don't only have on the ground we have them from the air and this month the federal aviation administration is expected to be. making it easier for law enforcement agencies to fly drones through american democratic stock more weapons used overseas to keep us safe now being considered a serious threat to u.s. freedom and home marina port art scene new york. let's get the latest now from the business fast corrina joins us there with our team. hello and welcome to our business update this hour goes straight to our top story another twist has emerged in the gas dispute between ukraine and russia over supply deliveries kids has come up with a blueprint of what it sees as a way out of the deadlock it wants its gas transportation pipeline to be jointly operated by russia ukraine and the european authorities this will help it keep a neutral position in talks and attract funds to overhaul the pipelines russia had earlier pushed kiev to sell the gas pipeline in exchange for cheaper prices ukraine will be happy to keep it but claims high gas prices may do whale its economy. and russia is pushing so fa

lawmakers say they have reached an agreement on a four-year bill to extend the faa, federal aviation administration, its operating authority and air traffic modernization efforts. total $63 billion. house infrastructure committee says the bill provides long-term stable funding faa needs from transitions] from air traffic control from world war ii technology to one based on gps technology. the operating authority expired in 2007 and it has continued along under a series of 23 short-term extensions. the most recent extension expires february 17th. a judge in washington, d.c. says the federal government must notify one of the last major occupy encampments if it intends to close down a downtown park to protesters of the federal judge also says occupy d.c. protesters will have a chance to contest any eviction plans. the national park service telling demonstrators camping is not allowed at occupy d.c. sites in mcpherson square. many protesters there and government officials have not given any indication of when or if the demonstrators will be cleared out. president obama toured washington, d.c. auto show

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telling so now we don't only have them on the ground we have them from the this month the federal aviation administration is expected to pose new rules making it easier for law enforcement agencies to fly drones americans democratic stock more weapons used overseas to keep the u.s. safe now being considered a serious threat to u.s. freedom at home marina ports artsy new york. well known as a day to log on to our website for the latest videos comments and analysis with our team dot com and here's some of what's there for you today tear gas versus molotov cocktails for many who joins the club of states seeking the resignation of their of the leaders of the country faces its worst protest in decades. and the birth of killing of the al to be a leader remains without investigation months now we give you one lawyers opinion why i had to argue dot com for more. the u.k. secret service has been literally rocked by the admission of one of the country's former top officials who confirmed that britain had been spying on russia has come six years after moscow first presented without the case and after catching agent

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doing so now we don't only have a law on the ground we have them from the this month the federal aviation administration is expected to propose new rules making it easier for law enforcement agencies to fly drones through america's democratic stock more weapons used overseas to keep the u.s. safe now being considered a serious threat to u.s. freedom at home marina port arthur c. new york well don't have to pay to log on to our web site for the latest videos comments and analysis. now let's take a look at what's available there today. tear gas versus malta property remain your joints of state seeking the resignation of the arab leaders as the country faces its worst protest in decades. and the brutal killing of the ousted libyan leader remains without any investigation for two months now to give you one more reason why i have to call for more. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is pressuring you or to impose an embargo on iranian oil immediately or the country's nuclear ambitions the e.u. will decide on the sanctions if you do. but may delay their effect until july while countries look for a new o

telling so now we don't only have i'm on the ground we have from the air this month the federal aviation administration is expected to propose new rules making it easier for law enforcement agencies to why drones americans democratic sky more weapons used overseas to keep the u.s. safe now being considered a serious threat to u.s. freedom at home marina porter artsy new york. while the capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on today's agenda i know lauren you're getting ready in a few days to head out to the world economic forum in davos going to be talking about that i am getting ready to head out to davos next week but no that is not on the agenda yet today because there's something more pressing we got to get to which is that while i'm gone the fed's going to be meeting christine and they're going to maybe be talking about more quantitative easing more money printing some have reported is going to be on the agenda but we want to ask you know the fed has expanded its balance sheet it's tripled its size since. the financial crisis this affects you this e

. >>> the federal aviation administration held a public hearing today as it reviewed new regulationsdied in more than 70 were injured in reno. still the faa told the national transportation board, it will be unlikely there will be changing to the rules. >>> okay mark is here now with sports. one thing if you want to coach the raiders, job security better not be high on your list of demands. >> at least in recent history that's for sure. you take over a new position you always have job one in mind. for reggie mackenzie job one, fire the coach and a new era for the raiders starts with that bold statement 8-8 it wasn't good enough for al davis and it ain't good enough for the new regime. hugh jackson gone in this one season. winston moss and he would be the seventh head coach for the raiders in 10 years. >> we're moving into a new era, no disrespect to coach jackson but it is something i want to do, starting new. i go with my gut a lot, okay. so when it's time to make the final call, my gut is going to tell me one thing. >> i have a lot of respect for hugh jackson. he brought a lot to t

. >>> the federal aviation administration held a public hearing today as it reviewed new regulationsn more than 70 were injured in reno. still the faa told the national transportation board, it will be unlikely there will be changing to the rules. >>> okay mark is here now with sports. one thing if you want to coach the raiders, job security better not be high on your list of demands. >> at least in recent history that's for sure. you take over a new position you always have job one in mind. for reggie mackenzie job one, fire the coach and a new era for the raiders starts with that bold statement 8-8 it wasn't good enough for al davis and it ain't good enough for the new regime. hugh jackson gone in this one season. winston moss and he would be the seventh head coach for the raiders in 10 years. >> we're moving into a new era, no disrespect to coach jackson but it is something i want to do, starting new. i go with my gut a lot, okay. so when it's time to make the final call, my gut is going to tell me one thing. >> i have a lot of respect for hugh jackson. he brought a lot to this or

air traffic controller is performed by the federal aviation administration, which provides service toh. >>> one school is laying down the law with a new boots allowed rule. the middle school is banning ugg-style boots. but it's not about a fashion statement. it's about cell phones. school officials say students are using the ugg boots to hide their phones and bring them to class. according to the principal's rules, they can change into the shoes but must wear other shoes going to class. >>> keeping his spirit alive. michael jackson's children take part in a ceremony at grauman's chinese theater. . >> reporter: michael jackson's signature glove is taking its place in music history. at a ceremony outside of grandmaan's chinese-- grauman's chinese theater, jackson's children, blanket, paris and prince, pressed in fingerprints with the gloves. >> this is what he strived to get. and this is what we are giving him now today. >> reporter: the ceremony called michael jackson immortalized, include music and dance, to honor the man who made both look easy. >> reporter: it will now take several

you'll see some extension of the faa, federal aviation administration's core parameters, but it may be done in a short-term fix. that's what they've been doing for a long time. the bottom line is the president doesn't really need congress for anything this year. they have already solved the budget beyond the election he didn't need they folks much in terms of trying to keep the government running. there's a lot of stuff they would like to do. whether they. count me as skeptic. >> and i think we'll hear a lot about it, nevertheless in terms of the 2012 reelection campaign. a really interesting move by the president lea last week when he talked about combining all these agencies into one. valerie jarrett was on "morning joe" this morning. here's what she said about that. >> it's very important we shrink government, streamline it, it's important that we make it friendly to both business and consumers who want to use government. there's authority from every of the from hoover to reagan had, is the first step. >> let's talk about this, david, in the context of the 2012 campaign. how does a

our suace transportation bill, it will save jobs and create jobs and the federal aviation administrationill save job and it's importa to this network right here, and that's of course dealing with informational -- dealing with making sure we have property that is protected, and we need to do that, d that's job saving so that's what we ed to work on, things that create jobs and protect the american economy. >> o that point, bause it has been a big issue, because i am on facebook and twitter, and people say that's a bi that appears to be helpful bu could have anffect onlamping down with free exreshti on the internet. >> this bill was unanimous with democrats and republicans, and in recent weeks, organitions by google and facebook and others have said that there are problems this cod create, and i think th're right, it could create prle, and i have spoke to the chairman of the coittee and wrote a letter to the ranking member, saying there' issues that have come up and i think we need to have this a winner for verybody, not just for the content people. i have spoken at length with senator fei

transportation system or next-gen in partnership with the dod come homeland security and federal aviation administration operations are the key emphasis which will be much more scalable and flexible than today's system. this means improved network communications among the people and machines aircraft and computers involved in the transportation system. our autonomy will also play a much greater role especially the use of unmanned aircraft systems. there's an increasing need to fly them in the national airspace system to perform missions of the vital importance to national security and defense. emergency management and science and to enable the commercial law applications. nasa is working with the same partners, n'digo de come de hs and fa to operate issues for easier access today to the aerospace public use missions. for the longer term we are evaluating the technologies and concepts needed to integrate speed into generating data for the regulators to support the development of the stringent u.s. air worthiness as the certification standards. we just completed the development with other members. this ro

transportation system, or nextgen, in partnership with dod, homeland security, and the federal aviation administration, or faa, through the joint planning and deployment office. secure network center operations are a key emphasis of nextgen. which will be much more scalable and flexible than today's system. this means improved and increased network communications among the various people and machines, aircraft and computers, involved in the air transportation system. autonomy will also play a much greater role in nextgen. especially the use of unmanned aircraft systems, or uas. there's an increasing need to fly uas international airspace system, to perform missions of vital importance, to national security and defense, emergency management and science, and to enable commercial applications. nasa is working with these same partners, dod, dhs, and faa, to iron out operational issues for easier access today of uas to the airspace for public use patients. for the longer-term, we are evaluating teachers and and concepts needed to integrate uas and civil airspace. and generating data or regulators to suppor

this bill contains a clean extension of the federal aviation administration's authority to spend from the airport and airway trust fund and carry out airport improvement projects at current funding levels through february 17, 2012. mr. speaker, this short-term extension will hopefully provide us enough time for the house republican leadership to finally appoint conferees to the f.a.a. re-authorization bill. which we passed almost a year ago. work through the remaining policy issues with the other body and send a comprehensive bill to the president. although this has been an unnecessarily difficult and controversial process during the first session of the 112th congress, to move the multiyear f.a.a. authorization measure, i'm ploozed the house and senate leadership recognize the importance of getting the bill completed and stepped in. while i reserve judgment on a final conference report, it appears as though we are making progress and we certainly need to avoid a repeat of the disastrous outcome that occurred this summer when the f.a.a. was partially shut down for two weeks costing ta

narcotics, because ultralights are not categorized under existing law as aircraft by the federal aviation administration, they do not fall under the provisions of the tariff act of 1930. this means that a drug smuggler piloting an ultralight is subject to weaker criminal penalties than one who uses a small plane. ultralight present a unique challenge for border patrol and prosecutors. our legislation will close any unintended loopholes. it will give our law enforcement and prosecutors the additional tools they need to combat drug smuggling. it will also add an attempt and -- contempt and conspiracy provision to the law. this enables police and prosecutors to charge people other than the pilot who are involved in aviation smuggling. it gives prosecutors a new tool to go after the ground crews who aid pilots as well as those who pick up drugs that are being dropped off in the united stat states. this bill will also direct the department of defense, the department of homeland security to establish and cla and collabn identifying the equipment technology for border detection to detect ultralights. the ultim

658, an act to amend title 49 united states code to authorize appropriations for the federal aviation administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. without, the chair appoints the following conferees for h.r. 658. the clerk: from the committee on transportation and infrastructure, for consideration of the house bill and senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, messrs. mica, petri, duncan of tennessee, graves of missouri, shuster, mrs. smith, messrs. cravat, rahall, defazio, costello, boswell and carnahan. from the committee on science, space, and technology for consideration of sections 102, 105, 201, 202, 204, 208, 209, 212, 220, 321, 324, 326, 812 title 10 and title 13 of the house bill and sections 102, 103, 106, 216, 301, 302, 309, 320, 327, title 6 and section 732 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, mess