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decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly nasa astronauts then probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight.

faster noughts than probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision middle lot of these companies have you know. bigelow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to go up and it won't be inexpensive especially at first but there's plenty of people who would love to go into space and they may have a chance in the next generation they want to go into space even if that represents a certain risk to their lives i want to ask you specifically about calculating those human risks because i heard from a number of facts paris. especially after the bill loss of the shuttle columbia. has become more risk averse than before but on the other hand i've also heard many americ

the federal aviation administration that has authority to approve commercial launches when it comes to launching people the first people who are going to get launched in the space x. and boeing is also making its its own private capsule space capsule there or they're going to be launching nasa astronauts and there of course nasa will determine the safety. conditions that have to be met and i think for as far as the flying the general public if nasa decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly nasa astronauts then probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision middle lot of these companies have you know. bigelow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to g

tonight 21 cities and towns hoping to ban together to get the attention of the federal aviation administration. the issue? if they can just agree on how to do it. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney has more from sunnyvale. >> reporter: if you want to hear less jet noise, you'd better make some noise to the federal aviation administration. that's why south bay congressional members recommended that the city's association of santa clara county form an airplane noise reduction roundtable. they could lobby the fda. residents weighing in tonight. some pro. >> it could create a place for us citizens to go, and to work with the faa and other stakeholders. >>d it brings everyone together. he faa states that we don't like most of the community-based solutions because they require further distances. >> reporter: the roundtable bylaws as they stand tonight call for one vote for each of the 21 members. some of the san jose city council rejected today. >> it is an issue for san jose just like it's an issue for the western cities and the valleys. but at this point, san jose is taking on 85% of the flights. they

sastre noughts than probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision that a lot of these companies have you know bob bigalow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to go up and it won't be inexpensive especially at first but there's plenty of people who would love to go into space and they may have a chance in the next generation they want to go into space even if that represents a certain risk to their lives i want to ask you specifically about calculating those human risks because i heard from a number of facts press. especially after day they have the loss of the shuttle columbia. has become more risk averse than before but on the other hand i've also heard

as acting administrator of the federal aviation administration and supervising the next generation program, transitioning our infrastructure from ground-based radar to state-of-the-art satellite-based technology, he has twice held a that-- wide range of posts have prepared him for his current responsibilities. in addition to faa deputy administrator, he served as a senior advisor to elaine chao for aviation. was the system administrator for policy planning and environment and served as a legislative fellow to the late senator ted stevens from alaska. experience extends far behind government. his a retired lieutenant colonel in the united states air force. what i find most important -- impressive about him is that he spent 16 years as an airline pilot. understandso say he the importance of having two, well-trained, properly rested pilots and it is a true privilege to have him here today. welcome to a warm the active administrator. [applause] >> rcu consulted my mom for those introductory remarks. if i can return the favor, let to all you folks, i've had the chance to work with tim for the l

the federal aviation administration made it the first approved drone flight where the drone venture out of sight. >> anything refreshing is nice. air conditioning. anywhere you can find with ac. look at how gray it is. it is not cloud cover. what you are seeing of course are the clouds through the golden gate bridge. yucky smoky skies and that is what we are dealing with. temperatures, warm, 81 in concord, and santa rosa 75. you can see a lot of the haze is still hanging right there and that is what you will be running into and that is why air conditions will be great. -- air conditioning will be great. and we have barely a9 miles per. that's about it. calm in san jose and livermore and allowing the smoke to settle down low. no wind in nevada or napa. we are waiting for an onshore breeze that will arrive late for on today. some of the models showing the west winds will pick up but until they do it is hot and hazy. and that is what is creating the still air. this low when it is closer, which it should will bring the increase of the wind and 96 in morgan hill and temperatures in the east

decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly nasa astronauts then probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision that a lot of these companies have you know bob bigalow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to go up and it won't be inexpensive especially at first but there's plenty of people who would love to go into space and they may have a chance in the next generation they want to go into space even if that represents a certain risk to their lives i want to ask you specifically about calculating those human risks because i heard from a number of facts press. especially after day they have the loss of the shuttle columbia. has become more risk averse than before b

we will leave it at this point as daniel elwell, the federal aviation administration acting administrator speaks at an annual aviation safety forum hosted by the air line pilots association labor union. >> one that manages 50,000 flights per day and staffs more than 7000 employees and overseas a $16.4 billion budget. as a second measure of the fedel aviation administration, dan elwell also supervises the nextgen program, transition air-traffic control infrastructure from ground-based radar to state of the art satellite-based technology. mr. elwell is twice has held a wide range of posts that have prepared him for his current set of responsibilities. in addition to deputy administrator he served as a senior advisor for aviation to secretary transportation elaine chao. mr. elwell was the faa assistant administrator for policy, planning and environment, and also served as legislative fellow for the late senator ted stephens from alaska. however, his aviation experience extends far beyond the halls of government. mr. elwell is a retired lieutenant colonel in the united states air force but wh

the federal aviation administration said it called in an emergency before it slammed into a parked vehicle. >>> berkeley police warn people to stay away from the downtown area this afternoon as right-leaning demonstrators and protesters clashed. you can hear it, abc 7 news was at martin luther king jr. civic center park as conservative groups planned pro-trump rallies drew opposition from those who do not support the trump administration's policies. so far officers have made 17 arrest arrests. >> if you see elected officials not being able to get along and communicate and speak and focus on what's really affecting america today, then what's to be expected of the people who are suffering and going through those issues. >> police say protesters have been throwing fireworks and more than 20 cars have been vandalized. >>> the president today cast new light on a moment central to the special counsel's russia investigation this comes as a member of his legal team discussed with abc news whether or not mr. trump will meet with special counsel robert mueller. >> speculation whether or not presiden

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something very, very concerning to the fbi as well as to the federal aviation administration. to go back and look at our screening process for pilots, no doubt about it. >> we should also point out the fact this was not some spa municipal airport. it's got to be mind-boggling he was able to take off without anyone being able to stop him. it just seems beyond the imagination. >> yes, no doubt about it. listen there are protocols in place. f-15s were scrambled. so the military was scrambled to try to discern whether or not this individual was looking to fly this into a, you know, a national monument or landmark as we dealt with in 9/11. very disconcerting. because these are the kinds of things that people look at, the public looks at and says how did we not have a better grasp on this type of situation? we live in a society where we relish our civil liberties but our civil liberties shouldn't allow somebody, even a pilot, to be able to access an airplane and, again, take that thing up into the air, 175,000 pounds, all that jet fuel, which burns at an insane 980 degrees celsius a

industry is suffering from a chronic shortage of qualified pilots according to the latest federal aviation administration figures the f.a.a. says the number of pilots in the u.s. has dropped by thirty percent since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight there were well over eight hundred thousand pilots available to work in one thousand nine hundred seven while there were just over six hundred thousand pilots last year the aircraft owners and pilots association says u.s. airlines will need over thirty six. hundred new pilots just to keep up with expected retirements attrition and increased demand this year alone the f.a.a. still calls their pilot count civil ehrman statistics get that airmen which suggest one possible cause for the shortage and an obvious and just solution women account for barely more than five percent of pilots according to international social action of women airline pilots by contrast nearly half of cabin crew jobs are done by women earlier this week director of airports council international andrea gets told the global aviation gender summit in cape town quote aviation in general ha

this is the responsible of the federal aviation administration but if confirmed i would work with you with your step and other interested parties to ensure that your input and your concerns are addressed about the effect of offices within the office of sector as well as the federal aviation administration. >> as we address this issue i suggest we ought to look back at 1973. 1973. 1972 was a long time ago. it was the year my wife was born so i should refer to as out long ago. but in technological years 45 years ago, might as well be more linea. i mean, -- millennia. we used to dream of the devices weeks now have in on threes. the computing power each of us has in her own pocket any given moment outpaces anything in existence back then. with those technological developments, we've had other scientific developments that have made it possible to revisit the all-out ban on overland supersonic commercial flights. i assume you would agree a strong argument could be made that the total ban i am referring to is outlived its usefulness and has outlived relevance and a modern technological age.

this is the responsibility of the federal aviation administration. we will work with you and interested parties to ensure that your input and concerns are adjusted -- are addressed by the affected offices. sen. lee: i appreciate that. i suggest we ought to look back in 1973. that was a long time ago. the year when my wife was born, so i should not refer to it as that long ago. in technological terms, 45 years ago, it might as will be millennia. we did not dream of and of the devices we each now have within arms reach, the computing processing power that each of us has in our own pocket at any given moment outpaces anything in existence back them. with those technological developments, we have had other scientific developments that have made it possible to revisit the all-out ban on overland supersonic commercial flights. iso -- i assume you agree that a strong argument can be made that the total ban has outlived its usefulness, has outlived its relevance in our modern technological age. do you agree with that? >> yes, senator. ok, thank you. time.e i

up opioid legislation, a water infrastructure built and an effort to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. it hers are reviewing 8000 pages of recently released records from judge brett cavanagh's time in the white house. he is scheduled to testify before the senate judiciary committee after labor day. senator chuck grassley, the committee chairman, says the confirmation hearing could last three or four days. you can watch it all live on c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. next, today's white house briefing with price -- with white house press secretary sarah sanders. at the start of the briefing, the defense department officials gave them up to date on the return of the remains of american soldiers killed in the korean war. this is 35 minutes. ms. sanders: good afternoon. the images from the honorable carry ceremony at joint base pearl harbor this month made us all proud to be americans. president trump is committed to getting the almost 8,000 left behind from the korean war home, and bringing closure to the families who have been waiting for more than 60 years. the p

(pam) the federal aviation administration said, the pilot reported an emergency shortly before the crash. officials are looking into exactly what happened. (ken) the victims were identified as 53-year-old scott shepherd, his wife 42-year-old lara shepherd, 62- year-old floria hakimi, her son 32-year-old navid hakimi, and 29-year-old nasim ghanadan. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with the friend of two of those victims... and joins us live in the newsroom with more. ella? tonight friends are sharing their memories of those three victims whose lives were suddenly cut short in that tragic plane crash...one thing they say they all had in common...that they were genuinely kind people...who will sorely be missed. the bay area lost five people to that deadly plane crash sunday afternoon...two of which...a mother and son..62 year old floria and 32 year old navid hakimi...friends say floria was an advocate with several non profit groups in the bay area including mom's against poverty for which she served as a board member for many years.sot: yasamin shamshiri, friend// " floria's work with the non

this video was posted on youtube earlier in the week and now the federal aviation administration has launched an investigation. >>> the chicago white sox have been struggling this baseball season but might consider local catholics for local talent. >> this none began with trick reand then came the actual throw, a 12 to 6 curve know curve ball which is accurate that ended up being the highlight for the white sox fans because the team went on to lose to kansas city , 3-1. >> okay. >>> that is impressive. very impressive. good on you, sis that. >>> we're in the mid-90s for -- sista. >>> we're in the mid-90s for the coast and then we are looking at cooler temperatures for next week. >>> all right. thank you so much -- thank you for joining us. cbs sunday with jane pauley is up next to kpix5. >> have a great day, everyone! captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations. >> pauley: good morning. i'm jane pauley and this is a special edition of "sunday morning." we're calling it mind matters. a look into th

up opioid legislation, it water infrastructure bill and an effort to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. senators are reviewing 88,000 pages of recently released records from judge brett kavanaugh's stint working in the house. the supreme court nominee is scheduled to testify before the senate judiciary committee on labor day. senator chuck grassley, the committee chairman says the hearing could last three or four days. you can watch at all live on c-span, c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. this afternoon, a panel at the heritage foundation reviewed

up opioid legislation, a water infrastructure built and an effort to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. it hers are reviewing 8000 pages of recently released records from judge brett cavanagh's time in the white house. he is scheduled to testify before the senate judiciary committee after labor day. senator chuck grassley, the committee chairman, says the confirmation hearing could last three or four days. you can watch it all live on c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. next, today's white house briefing with price -- with white house press secretary sarah sanders.

they will have help from the federal aviation administration. we are live in santa ana, abc 7 news. back to you. >> mark, thank you. >>> a girl in chico with what she's calling a lemonade -- aid stand, surpassed her goal of raising $2,000 for the victims of the carr fire in redding. >> leyla wanted to do something and raise money for families burned out of their homes and raised $2,105, enough to buy 48 backpacks and school supplies for school students who lost everything. she's also donating items like begged, baby wipes and diapers. >> so sweet. >> filters like snapchat are changing people's beauty standards and dermatologists are saying people are seeking plastic surgery to look like the filtered versions of themselves. an article published in a journal of plastic surgery called the alarming trend snapchat dysmorphia. people want fuller lips, bigger eyes, thinner noses. >>> we are getting new details about facebook's plans to dip its toes into the dating world. facebook dating a feature on the current app, not a new app altogether according to tech crunch. the site says users can

up opioid legislation, it water infrastructure bill and an effort to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. senators are reviewing 88,000 pages of recently released records from judge brett kavanaugh's stint working in the house. the supreme court nominee is scheduled to testify before the senate judiciary committee on labor day. senator chuck grassley, the committee chairman says the hearing could last three or four days. you can watch at all live on c-span, c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. this afternoon, a panel at the heritage foundation reviewed judge kavanaugh's rulings throughout the years. this one hour. >> welcome to the heritage foundation. i am a legal fellow here. thank you for coming. on july 9, president donald trump nominated brett kavanaugh to become a justice on the supreme court. trump called kavanaugh a judge choco judge and noted that he is on the finest legal minds of our time. he has served on the d c circuit. he has written more than 300 opinions and demonstrated he is a judge that tries to observe the constitution and laws according to the tex

more from the conference live at 12:15 as the federal aviation administration acting administrator wille speaking. also tonight president trump will be holding a rally in wilkes-barre pennsylvania in support of congressman lubar metal reelection bid. you can watch it online that c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. the program is about to begin. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we are waiting to hear live from ivanka trump, the daughter and invites her to president trump. she will be talked about workforce issues at this event which is hosted by axios. she will be interviewed by mike allen. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. the program is about to begin. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

those are, those must be reported to the federal aviation administration.f that as the pilot who is run and taxi qualified. you are just basically able to maneuver the plane, you are kind of like, you know like the person who drives the tug at the airport, moves the plane from here to there. you don't need a tug. you are qualified to turn it on. power it up. you are just not qualified off to take it off. because -- you're not a pilot. you don't have the pilots tickets. this person obviously had some training. and, knew the plane very well. because, he is a mechanic. so knew how to put the gear up. knew the important speed at which you've could take off. avoid stalling. got the engine, you know, two engines. now this q-400 -- it is a remake of an older plane. they upgreat!$!!aded t,madeeng faster. ten years ago this was a new version of an older turbo prop, belter better engines. >> respectfully, i was listening intently to vetting there is for pilot, versus vetting for mechanic. while it makes sense on its face, listening to you, it seems to me loike today

(ken) now the federal aviation administration wants to know if drones could help with things like securitylivery. mark meredith is in washington with a closer look. nats of drone taking off for years pilots have been testing drones in remote, unpopulated areas.but now the f-a-a says it's testing aircraft, like these, in more urban enviornments."we're advancing technology to the next level with these tests" heads the f-a-a's integrated pilot program..or "ipp".p began testing drones in ten cities.in memphis, inspecting and patrolling fence.in florida...they'rmosquitos. carolina..they'rmedical "its not just how things...it's how do they fly in real the f-a-a says it's eager to get the community's feedback too. holding public meetings near sites...hoping concerns and noise.hopes the tests will operators to basic but vital questions"how do you handle not budistance?"are expected ne two in washington, meredith. meredith. karnow: hurricane lane but still bring rains and hawaii. its move closer to now and will increase and hazy skies the bay area as the west coast overhead. on image you can circul

for the federal aviation administration. he joins us on the phone from albuquerque, new mexico.e you ever seen anything like this? >> no, cyril. thank you for having me. this is -- this is obviously very unusual. and -- and i would, caution as to whether or not this was a -- a legitimate suicide. we, we don't know. obviously when they get the, the black box they will analyze the input and so on. he may just have lost it. while trying to, trying to do some sort of exhibitionist. there is so much we don't know about this. couple things i would add. on the -- early warning of these kinds of things. mechanics are authorized to tax the aircraft. there would have been very little warning. that, that the -- controllers would have had. at, at, sea-tac. he could have contacted ground control. just told them he is going to be taxiing the aircraft. then of course he takes the active, or, could have taken off from a taxi way, with that kind of aircraft. and i understand it is difficult. do they have any means, whether there is control tower. law enforcement. on the runway. anything they can

cbs news has obtained video after a newly launched investigation by the federal aviation administrationet of a helicopter. they've not been able to verify the legitimacy. >> a southwest airlines worker is on a mission to return an is 1-year-old note to its owner. the yellow post-it appears to be written by a little girl in 2007. it says, dear daddy, i miss you a lot. on the back, it says me and you. michelle miller posted it to facebook. >> obviously there was a reason. i know if i dwould something that senl mental,'d want to be reunited with it. >> she hopes the find the owner of the note. >>> it's about eight after the hour. now here's a look at the weekend. >>> she was one of the most honored names in all of music and the very first woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. up next we'll look at anthony's visit with aretha franklin, the legendary queen of soul. >>> plus -- >>> they love this carp fish. that's coming up on "cbs this morning: saturday." this smells, badly. >> i love it actually. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little th

industry is suffering from a chronic shortage of qualified pilots according to the latest federal aviation administration figures the f.a.a. says the number of pilots in the u.s. has dropped by thirty percent since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight there were well over eight hundred thousand pilots available to work in one thousand nine hundred seven while there were just over six hundred thousand pilots last year the aircraft owners and pilots association says u.s. airlines will need over thirty six hundred new pilots just to keep up with expected retirements attrition and increased demand this year alone the f.a.a. still calls their pilot count civil airmen statistics get that airmen which suggest one possible cause for the shortage and an obvious and just solution women account for barely more than five percent of pilots according to international socio action of women airline pilots by contrast nearly half of cabin crew jobs are done by women earlier this week director of airports council international andrea gets told the global aviation gender summit in cape town quote aviation in general has