the head of the favorite federal aviation administration experience and expertise this shouldn't be aal statement historically head of the faa had aviation expert, i don't want a democrat faa administrator or republican faa administrator. i wantan someone someone to keep the plane in the sky. that's why term of office is five years in because it's not a position suitable to partisan patronage but rather nonpartisan experts. faa administrators typically stay on the job even when the white house changes hands. this is a job for someone with specialized knowledge needed to ensure the safety of the flying public. i'll readily admit i am wildly unqualified to be faa administrator. no one in their right mindt woud put me in charge of this agency because i don't have any idea how to fly a plane, i certainly don't know what needs to be done to ensure they fly safely. the sad thing is, mr. washington doesn't know any more than i do when it comes to this critical specialized role. mr. washington's nomination confirmed what is abundantly here, he lacks any aviation experience. at his hearing he

. >> reporter: the federal aviation administration says as jetblue flight 206 was coming in to land, the lear jet took off from an intersecting runway. air traffic control recordings detail the jetblue crew being advised to abort their landing. the faa classifying the move as evasive action. >> 206 -- >> set for 206. heading at 3,000 -- >> heading up -- say again the altitude. >> 3,000. >> 3,000. jetblue 206. >> reporter: worse yet, the faa says the learjet did not have takeoff clearance. the crew was told to line up and wait according to the faa on the runway for the landing jetblue flight but began a takeoff role instead. air traffic control brought the jetblue flight back in for a safe landing. all on board unharmed. >> the pilots did a really incredible job. i mean, we came in, it was a scary situation, but it was very smooth. >> reporter: the incident is the fifth of its type this year following similar close calls at new york's jfk, austin, honolulu, and burbank. one of many challenges facing the faa still without a permanent leader. wednesday senators took up the nomination of

airports, the federal aviation administration will hold a meeting today to address all the dangerous close calls between aircraft. the washington area event is set to bring together investigators, regulators and representatives from major airlines and labor unions. >> the u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg and acts faa administrator billy k nolan will deliver remarks. >> it is hard to figure out how to connect the dots except to say that this appears to be a system that is blinking red. flashing red lights indicating that there is a system that is on the edge of something much worse. you know, there is an expression in aviation, the rules are written in blood. kind of a morbid expression, but the idea is that accidents lead to rules which make things safer. let's hope in this case we're talking about a series of near misses that ultimately lead to making things safer. bottom line is that on the runway is a difficult place to be, it is a very challenging place to be, it has always been very dangerous. the faa has focused on it for years. but it appears that people have gotte

as the president's nominee for federal aviation administration. want to thank president biden, secretary buttigieg to fill his important role. if confirmed i want to look forward to working with each of you to strengthen our world-class aviation system and make it better than it has ever been. i appreciate the generous introductions from centers bennett and hickenlooper. i'm honored today to have my mayor here michael hancock pretty want to thank my family my only son philip junior is here. i also want to thank you billy our current acting administrator. as a man who grew from humble beginnings of public housing on the south side chicago i am honored and humbled by this nomination. i will pledge to work diligently to support the extraordinary team at the faa. i grew up poor as an only son of a family of six children. my mother was a single parent she worked 12 hours a day to put food on the table for all of us. she took me too listen and learn from the >> leaders who lived in and visited in the city of chicago in the 60s and 70s. this is where i r

delayed due to technical problems, and 85 flights carrying food were attacked by the federal aviation administration . you have it has been disrupted. about two months ago, the flight guidance system in america went out of control, stopping or slowing down the activities of all the airlines in this country. with the activity of the rain system, several provinces of the country witnessed rain on tuesday, due to the strengthening of the rain system in the sky of the country. the meteorological organization has issued an orange warning and it has snowed in high and green areas. hello, good night . today, there were not a lot of cities in the western and northern regions of the country. the report of rain tomorrow is expected to continue with growth in west azarbaijan province, east ardabil, kurdistan, kermanshah, ilam khuzestan in chaharmahal and bakhtiari in the north of fars province in isfahan province are waiting for rain tomorrow, while in the central province of hamedan, qom, the southern slopes of alborz, tehran , qazvin, alborz and zanjan, it will rain . the caspian sea ride is the same, but fo

states have been delayed due to technical problems, and 85 flights have been delayed , the federal aviation administration of america has announced. flights in the state of florida have been disrupted due to the problems. about two months ago , the flight guidance system in the united states was out of control and stopped working. this incident caused more than 20,000 flights to be delayed and about 3,000 flights were canceled. 51 thousand people in the world were infected with corona in the last night and 340 people also died, the most deaths were in taiwan with 4543 people in france, 38 people in russia and 34 people in japan died due to corona in the last 24 hours. europe has the highest number with 145 victims and more than 22 thousand new cases among the continents of the world, it has recorded good times. good day and goodbye to the name and memory of god. greetings to you , dear viewers of the news network and the activity of the province's rainfall system at the level of the country. in the western half of the northern part of the country, rain has been reported in the northwest and western parts

investigators are trying to figure out how turbulence in the skies turned deadly the federal aviation administration says this bombardier challenger 300 was flying from new hampshire to virginia friday when it encountered severe turbulence, diverting to connecticut. >> this is a tower with a medical emergency, landing runway 6. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board said one passenger suffered fatal injuries in a statement bombardier saying it is deeply saddened and will fully support and provide assistance to all authorities as needed, adding we stand behind our aircraft >> what are your first reactions to hearing what we know so far? >> well, it's rare to have a fatality in a turbulence encounter it's not rare to have serious injuries, broken bones, people being jostled about. but to have someone actually die means that something traumatic really must have happened. >> reporter: former federal aviation official jeff gazetti said a commercial airliner could have been impacted differently than a private jet. >> they don't have flight attendants per se and don't have people making sure

on capitol hill the federal aviation administration's acting chief vowed action. >> i have convened a safety summit and safety review. >> reporter: that is next week after a pivotal sfo incident. a landing air canada jet nearly touched down on a row of airliners waiting to take off. >> air canada 781, go around. >> reporter: lingo for don't land. the sfo close call exposed a gap back then that can still hinder investigators today. audio recordings inside the cockpit are often lost. >> in a lot of accidents that we've seen without the cockpit voice recorder or the flight data recorder it would have been hard, almost impossible to piece together what was happening. >> reporter: professor anthony brick house used to work at the national transportation safety board investigating crashes and close calls. >> the best way i can describe it is like putting a puzzle back together. >> reporter: cockpit audio is often a missing piece, it tapes airline pilots records over itself every two hours. they can be stopped after an incident to save audio but they often aren't. the ntsb says it has no coc

and 6 years later, i was so hired by the federal aviation administration to be in the 1st class, close $911.00 special agents. and a few weeks afterwards, we turned in to the t essay. and they made us all federal air marshals. and that's how it started you were, you are only on the job for about 18 months when you heard of a proposed t. s a plan to take federal air marshals off of long distance non stop flights in order to save money. this was a dangerous idea and you said so, but you were rebuffed, so you went to the media that actually worked and the plan was withdrawn by the department of homeland security. what made you go to the media rather than to say the inspector general or the congressional oversight committees? well, early in the year marshall program, there were several, or pre 911 year marshals that worst telling us that eventually the u. s. is going to install a secondary barrier system between the cockpit and the main cabin, which was a 100 percent, eliminate hijackings. and the israelis had had this system for several decades. and a lot of his didn't really understand t

dan: there's been a series of close calls in air traffic at the federal aviation administration.re was a safety summit today in virginia. officials and agencies are reviewing the recent spike in flight incidents. one event happened last week at washington national airport. two planes were directed to use the same runway and almost collided before a controller intervened. pilots and flight attendants attributed the slip-ups to stress and long work hours. jennifer, the chair of ntsb, urged for more safety efforts. >> recent incidents must serve as a wake-up call before something more catastrophic occurs. ama: so far, there have been seven labeled close call incidents this year. dan: the city of from san francisco is closer to having an outdoor pool on the embarcadero. ama: the proposal would transform peers 30 and 32, underneath the bay bridge. dan: scott weiner introduced a bill this morning to get e project cleared through a required state committee. there are ideas of private offices, public rooftop space, a food hall, and an olympic sized swimming pool. ama: the space has been

so obviously you've never worked in the administration of the federal aviation administration.at these restrictions might be. answer faster. well, i think that some restrictions may be due to high blood pressure, and others. in fact, it all depends on the number of passengers on board the aircraft. how much it weighs in various categories, as well as the height at which the flight is performed. it should not exceed 250 air knots. so it has nothing to do with blood pressure. name the circumstances that cause an aircraft crash. i repeat , senator. i am not a pilot. however, i would address this question to a staff member and flight safety. ah. okay let's continue mr. name three types of aircraft certification required from the federal aviation agency for their production. please answer quickly the three types of aircraft certification agent i would reply that one of my main priorities would be to fully comply certificate of certification. you can name three types of mr. washington certification. no, i can't. these are a type certificate, a production certificate and a certificate

president biden is looking for a new person to lead the federal aviation administration. his previous nominee, phillip washington, has withdrawn from consideration after critics questioned his qualifications. he's currently head of denver's airport. the faa has not had a senate-confirmed administrator for nearly a year now, as commercial aviation has been plagued with close calls, i.t. malfunctions, and delays and cancellations. still to come on pbs news weekend, wife are there so few -- why are there so few black male teachers in american classrooms? and the story of a native american photographer who captured images of her own community. >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. john: there's a class of toxic chemicals so pervasive that they are found in food, soil, water, and in the blood of most people in america. earlier this month, the epa proposed the first-ever regulatory standard to limit the quantity allowed in drinking water. ali rogin looks at the growing health conceabout these chemicals. ali: p

the head of the federal aviation administration will be in the hot seat on capitol hill today after a series of close calls involving passenger jets across the country. acting administrator billy nolan will testify before a senate panel about aircraft safety and oversight. the hearing follows a violent confrontation on a flight from los angeles to boston earlier this week. the suspect is now accused of trying to attack his jail guards. francisco torres was restrained by passengers after allegedly trying to open an emergency exit and attack a flight attendant with a broken spoon. the justice department it is suing to stop the merger between jetblue and spirit airlines, claiming it would hurt competition and raised prices. jetblue has claimed the deal would create a stronger competitor to challenge the bigger airlines. now to your money. it's about to get more expensive to borrow cash. that's because the fed is promising steeper interest rate hikes, and one senator is especially not happy about it. do you verbal fireworks on capitol hill as federal reserve chairman jerome powell faced o

dan: there's been a series of close calls in air traffic at the federal aviation administration. today in virginia. officials and agencies are reviewing the recent spike in flight incidents. one event happened last week at washington national airport. two planes were directed to use the same runway and almost collided before a controller intervened. pilots and flight attendants attributed the slip-ups to stress and long work hours. jennifer, the chair of ntsb, urged for more safety efforts. >> recent incidents must serve as a wake-up call before something more catastrophic occurs. ama: so far, there have been seven labeled close call incidents this year. dan: the city of from san francisco is closer to having an outdoor pool on the embarcadero. ama: the proposal would transform peers 30 and 32, underneath the bay bridge. dan: scott weiner introduced a bill this morning to get the project cleared through a required state committee. there are ideas of private offices, public rooftop space, a food hall, and an olympic sized swimming pool. ama: the space has been empty since a fire i

aviation experience is important to this position and as you know the federal law lifting required for the faa administratore nominee must have experience to like orir related to aviatio. if you could describe to me or aviation experience and how that experience provide you the background to be an effective faa administrator. >> thank you for the question, senator. i point to a number of things. the first thing i point to is my current role. you mentioned 20 months, 24 months, whatever. i think that is relevant. i think thatt is relevant, understanding the massive airport that we have. so that's one. i think all of the things that we've been talking about today, tsafety, understanding infrastructure delivery methods come understanding massive projects. because we are to have to build more airports, more airport infrastructure, as more and more people actually fly. i think about the decision-making we have to make. i think about again the leadership. nothing about the airport perspective that i bring to the table. i think about the understanding of government, governments, and how to lead folks. i think abou

in a plane crash near new york, two more people were injured and hospitalized, the us federal aviation administrationorted that a piper pn28 light-engine plane crashed under the time of the approach to the airport dale lytovych farming is located approximately 32 km east of new york , the police rescued the dog rodin, abandoned in kherson, alone among the ruins in which he lived was evacuated a long time ago, the four-legged dog was left with the neighbors, but they also left during the inspection of the site of the shelling, the police saw the dog, he was sitting tied up on his lap , there were terrible ruins around him, the law enforcement officers took the dog to themselves and named him black. this is what i'm telling you. see you tomorrow, i'll be waiting for you in this studio at 7:00 a.m. read more about important things on our website espresso tv , subscribe to our channels in social networks, be close, like and follow for a few minutes, vasyl's big broadcast, the pari-match hyundai charity fund goes beyond the corporate boundaries and becomes a private fund of kateryna of belarus, in order t

s federal aviation administration will lead the investigation.ia officials say they are confident that tap water is safe to drink after a chemical spill in the nearby delaware river. they say they have not found any contamination in the city's water supply, but concerned residents rushed to buy bottled water. officials say the contamination occurred friday when a latex products spilled. in the bristol township. the company estimates more than 8000 gallons of solution was released into the water and just an hour north of philadelphia. seven people are now confirmed dead after a candy factory explosion on friday whether camera captured the blast in west redding, pennsylvania, at the factory owned by the rm. palmer. company officials say anyone missing after the explosion has now been accounted for. authorities are investigating the cause of the blast, including the possibility of a guest leak. it's been more than five weeks since senator john fetterman checked himself into walter reed medical center to be treated for clinical depression. the pennsy

the federal aviation administration is already warning of a shortage of air-traffic controllers.th faciynt staffing. >> we're seeing delays and cancellations and some drivers are saying, we have to fix that. >> the latest study shows many passengers are buying trip insurance up 40% since 2019. >>eth was quite pricey. >> they go up and down and you have to be diligent. >> even still figures say 158 americans will fly for spring break. >> we're expecting this spring break to break records for a number of travelers out there given how much they are spending coming out of the areas. >> the airport said warm states are so high in demand that the airports are asking you to be here two hours early. >> we've been the best alternative to leave the country since covid. >> it's 5:51 and we're five days from the final appearance for giant's fan favorite. >> right after the show stick around for gale king and dale burles >> welcome back. it is a first alert weather day here. right now above the city of san francisco we're seeing the clouds start to lower and we're seeing more precipitation because of

there is the safety summit next week in d.c., the federal aviation administration is the host. it has the authority to increase the recording time from two hours to 25 hours. i expect that those missing recordings are going to most definitely make headlines perhaps this week and next week and perhaps there will be change. but we'll have to see. there's a lot that goes into this, a lot of political maneuvering going on in d.c., and then there's money too. >> okay. thanks. keep us posted. next week is that summit, correct? >> that's right, yeah. >> thank you, chris. >> you're welcome. >> you can watch chris's full investigation on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com/responds. >>> let's move on now. new charges tonight against a man accused of deliberately running down another man with his car. a warning here. this video is disturbing. in the surveillance video you can see the suspect ram the victim with his car. upper right side of your screen there. his car. and then he reverses and hits him again. we have chosen to freeze the video. investigators say the victim was hit a tot

president biden's choice to lead the federal aviation administration has withdrawn his nomination.r international airport ceo philip washington took his name out of the running after appearing to lack enough support for confirmation in the closely divided us senate. republicans were united in thei, calling him unqualified because of what they called is limited aviation experience. the white house called him an excellent nominee who became target of unfair partisan attacks. united airlines is set to begin air taxi service that will take passengers from chicago's o'hare airport to the city's downtown area. united is partnering with archer aviation for its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. the aircraft can carry four passengers at a time up to 100 miles trip from o'hare to downtown will cost about $100. archer says it hopes to compete with ground taxis and car services such as uber black ground transportation. united is set to launch the air taxi service in 2025 figures show attempts to ban books at libraries across the country nearly doubled last year. many of the books

you would want the federal aviation administration to be run by someone who knows a little bit about . it sounds simple, but true. he has been a command sergeant major who ran the denver airport, you might just stumble into some of this knowledge. now he's nominated by pete buttigieg. will: it is hard to feel that way when we prioritize as you pointed out something above merit. whatever it may be. at every level, not just governmental, corporate, always this push for something other than merit to decide who gets the job. pete: it is the first of this in the first of that. philip washington may be qualified, has nothing to do with his race. all it has to do at all, whoever is at that day is should be able to answer these questions if you want competency and merit in every decision. will: down to the guy flying the plane. rachel: you see put pete buttigieg in charge of the transportation department. one of the first -- he being gay and all, that was why he was picked because clearly it is not that he was the most qualified person. will: he might be the least qualified. can't fix pothole

the federal aviation administration is holding a safety meeting on that very issue.reak and summer travel. you know who is there? faa transportation secretary pete buttigieg is part of the discussion, we'll cover it and bring news from there as it

run the federal aviation administration has withdrawn his nomination.ational airport ceo phillip washington took his name out of the running after appearing to lack enough support for confirmation in the closely divided us senate republicans were united in their opposition to washington, calling him unqualified because of what they say is his limited aviation experience. the white house called him an excellent nominee who became the target of unfair partisan attacks. the federal aviation administration has come up with several recommendations for pilots after six near misses involving airlines since the start of this year, the faa sent out an alert, telling pilots and air traffic controllers to stay vigilant while they're working and to always keep safety as a top priority. the close calls happened at major airports where there are air traffic controllers. what's really scary about them is that it makes you realize that next time it might not be a close call. we know that pilots have made mistakes during some of these incidents. air traffic controllers

. >>> and the federal aviation administration investigating another close call at an airport, it saysir traffic controllers at boston logan stopped a departing private jet from running in to a jetblue flight as it was coming into land. pete muntean has the latest. >> good news is the safety system worked, but the disturbing news is that these near collisions at u.s. major airports have happened five times this year in jfk, in austin, at honolulu, in burbank and now in boston on monday night. the faa says a jetblue flight was coming into land on boston logan's runway as a private lear jet took off across the run way in front of it, worse yet the faa says the private jet did not have clearance to take off. it was told to line up and wait on that crossing runway and not take off. this is the statement from the faa, it says a lear jet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff instead. the pilot tof the jetblue took evasive action. nobody hurt, but flight radar 24 and preliminary review of data says that these flights came within about 565 feet of colliding. the faa will

secondary transportation the good news is by denominated demand to be ahead of the faa the federal aviation administrationy withdrew after months of not afford because he had no expensive aviation and literally is equity in motion, individuals being placed in situations because of identity politics but also because the democrats literally have no idea separate from winning a new cycle on how to govern, they don't think about what happens and what you create a unit to oversee the banks then what? it has to work but they never think about that point they never get to the second day and look at what's happening to the country now, i think america really doesn't want to believe that is the case but now we have too much evidence that this is really of fraud it is people going in and winging it and they've succeeded that because the founders are brilliant and the constitution is brilliant the american people are smart and they have been able to skate for 100 years at this point, they have been able to skate their way along maybe the last person he really govern perhaps it was lincoln and perhaps fdr but the rep

. >> a federal aviation administration is set to host a safety summit today.comes on the heel of yet another close call last month between commercial airliners, making it the seventh incident just since the start of the year. we are live with what happened inhis case. >> call happened at reagan national airport near washington dc. the faa says republic airway flights crossed the wrong runway after a knife late have been cleared to take off in same runway. pv to judge had a response. >> i'm very concerned. we watched times which would happen. we will even have there is one that i would not like to see happen. >> that of the faa signs and how to make things safer. we watched closely. >> new assistant clock, a san mateo service is social media companies. they are suing tech talk over toxic content. the board says schools are seeing an increase in mental health and mental issues because of social media. they cite a 2021 incident where students vandalize bathrooms after seeing a tiktok challenge. this is video of that. county officials want the companies to pay for

is >> biden's pick to head the federal aviation administration is withdrawing his nomination.sastrous testimony had something to do with it. >> i'm not a pilot and i don't want to guess on that, senator, the three types, mr. washington and the three types. kat, he's the ceo and what's scarier, he was the pick for faa or the chief for super-international airport. >> the scariest thing is the only thing rare about this is that we saw him withdraw his name whereas in government there's people all the time who aren't just rising but making laws that affect other people who actually have no idea what they're talking about and how many people are an easy example that want to ban ar-15s that think it stands for assault rifle 15 and have no righting taking away rights from other people when they have no idea what it is talking about and this person was able to admit and maybe i'm not the guy for the job and you don't have to be a pilot. i'm not a pilot. okay, but you're in charge of what it means to be a pilot so maybe you should have a bit of knowledge of what pilots do. >> maybe hom

he seems to not understand aviation when he's up for the position of director of the federal aviation administrationst a complete mismatch and i was able to call that out yesterday and see that he doesn't really understand aviation. maria: what about the transportation secretary, senator, this is the third major issue where pete buttigieg was missing in action, should he resign? >> he needs to focus on the job that he has and not the job that he wants. he's clearly using as platform for something else while we have rail problems. this man is asleep at the switch when we have major catastrophes in east palestine, in ohio, earlier as two days ago in boston. the american people need somebody who is looking after their safety and rail safety and all transportation and not somebody campaigning for another job. maria: do you have any background in terms of what happened in east palestine? >> it hurts the neighborhood and state. rail is important to my state of north carolina and the whole country and we have to make sure that safety is number one when it comes to just a freight rail but passenger rail as

. >>> federal aviation administration will appear before a senate hearing.ators want to know about the agency's efforts to reform how it certifies new airplanes after fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 killed more than 300 people. >>> the white house has approved arm sales to two of its indo-pacific allies amid growing tension with china. ties between the two powers are at their worst in decades and china accused the u.s. of trying to contain its development. now the u.s. says it is trying to dial back the animosity as phil mattingly explains. >> reporter: u.s. officials were closely watching the comments from xi jinping, from their foreign minister over the course of 48 hours, but they appear at least initially determined not to engage in a back and forth. however there was no question the very direct rhetoric coming from both president xi and the chinese foreign minister were noticed and seemed intentional. however, when i asked karine jean-pierre what the potential intent was, she made clear that they weren't going to weigh in on what they thought the chinese

federal aviation administration is investigating a incident monday that is now the fifth close call thisffic controllers at boston logan international airport stop a departing private jet, which you can see here in red, from running into a jetblue flight as it was coming into land on that runway. the jetblue flight is the one in yellow. now, according to flight radar 24, the planes came within 600 feet of colliding. a plan luminary review indicates the pilot of the private jet took off without clearance. i want to thank you for your company. i'm rosemary church. i will be back with more cnn newsroom in just a moment. stay with us. now adt professionally installs google nest products... cool. you're all set. so your home is safe and smart. we're gunna miss you. you can check in on your home. arm the system, we should go. manage your system from virtually anywhere. (thump) (scream) and get intelligent alerts, like when a package has arrived. - bye. have a good night. -boo! when the most trusted name in home security adds the intelligence of google, you have a home with no worries. brought

the federal aviation administration is holding a safety meeting on that very issue. ahead of the heavy spring break and summer travel. you know who is there? faa transportation secretary pete buttigieg is part of the discussion, we'll cover it and bring news from there as it happens. let's go to mcallen, texas, on-site hearing, a field trip, if you will, at the highest level at the southern border after what you saw broke off on sunday. a bum rush in el paso, texas. some of them had already booked travel, democrats are pulling out of this unique opportunity to get hands on after the border crisis. again, the white house with a familiar line today calling the hearing itself a stunt. any news and we'll bring it to you immediately. get to this. tensions escalating. united states and russia blaming each other after a warplane crashed into an american drone over the black sea. it is first known encounter between the two militaries since the start of the ukraine war a bit more than a year ago. i'm harris faulkner, you are in "the faulkner focus." flighter jet clipped prope

. >> reporter: the federal aviation administration says as jetblue was coming into land, the lear jet took off frominter. they were advised to abort their landing. faa saying it was evasive action. worse yet the faa says the learjet did not have takeoff clearance. the crew was told to line up and wait on the raun we oig for the blu jetblue flight but began taking off instead. all were unharmed. >> pilots did an incredible job. we came in, it was a scary situation. but it was very smooth. >> reporter: the incident is the fifth of its type this year following similar close calls at jfk, austin, honolulu and burbank. one of many challenges facing the faa still without a permanent leader. wednesday senators took up the nomination of phil washington to head the agency but called into question his lack of aviation safety experience. >> have you ever flown a plane? >> thank you for the question, senator. no, i have never flown a plane. aviation right now, we cannot think about doing things the old way. and so i think that fresh perspective is needed. obviously safety is number one. >> report

>> reporter: wednesday, the federal aviation administration hosted a rare emergency safety summit bringingis investors and regulators including secretary pete buttigieg. >> when you have all of these things happening at once it points to make sure the system is strengthened. >> reporter: near collisions continue to climb outside of miami and reagan airport. >> aborting takeoff 2003. >> reporter: the faa is investigating a total of seven dramatic runway incursions since the beginning of this year. in an interview, buttigieg told me there's an uptick in nation's airports. >> what we're finding, pilots, ground crews and controllers alike seem to be experiencing this uptick, some who describe it as kind of a rust. but that needs to turn into a concrete diagnosis and specific action steps. >> reporter: airlines insist safety is always their top priority. but labor unions say airlines are pushing the limits, as they struggle to bounce back from the pandemic. >> the dot is right behind you. it's happening out there. these incidents, things we've been talking about well over a year ago are startin

. >> the federal aviation administration is set to hold a meeting over concerns about safety in the skiese runways. the agency summit will focus on ways to strengthen safety following a recent rash of incidents including fights and engine fires and near runway collisions be sure to check in with billy nolen on "squawk box" at 7:40 eastern. >>> tiktok is looking to move away from its parent company over concerns for national security risks the potential split from bytedance which could involve a sale of the ipo is considered a last resort. tiktok would only go down that road if itses existing proposal with u.s. national security officials does not get approved. >> and open ai rolling out its latest artificial intelligence offering it includes human level performance on several academic and professional tests such as the s.a.t.s and bar exam. >> i don't like this ai turning more human i like the computer stuff. >> i agree i could not agree more. >> i've seen "terminator." >> same. >> thank you very much. >> you've got it. >>> turning to the latest on the chance of the silicon valley bank th

federal aviation administration is investigating a another close call between two commercial jetlinersnational airport outside washington, d.c., on march 7th. a republic airways flight crossed a runway that a united airlines flight was using to take off. listen to this exchange between the control tower and the united airlines pilot. >> united 2003, you might want to stay -- >> clear for takeoff roll, united 2003. >> 2003, cancel the takeoff clearance. >> a boarding take off, a boarding take off, united 2003. >> that was the seventh near collision instant since the start the year. well, in just a few, hours at the faa will hold a meeting outside washington to address the recent near-collision incident's. the -- set to bring together regulators, and representatives from major airlines and labor unions. in letters to attendees, transportation pete buttigieg says they must, quote, identify the key patterns and risk factors now. a new cnn poll shows donald trump locked in a virtual dead heat with florida governor ron desantis among potential republican presidential candidates. 40% of repub

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this morning on capitol hill, the acting administrator of the federal aviation administration will face congressional lawmakers against the backdrop of six major runway incidents and near miss this is year. they have not permanently filled this position yet. that is another story. so the acting administrator came before the senate panel last month after the system outages. now he's there again. what are you expecting? >> law makes have the chance to press him here. ahead of the safety summit that the faa auns noed next week, look at the time line here. we're averaging one of these incidents every ten days. we heard of another one on monday. jfk, honolulu, austin, sayer tota, burbank, boston. this is the chance where lawmakers could really ask what is the issue here? it is a problem with the faa? or is it a problem at the airlines? i want you to listen now. he said we just cannot become complaisant in the aviation system because so much is on the line. >> i can say without reservation that the aviation professionals who compromise the american airspace industry are part of the safety rec

when we come back, president biden's pick to head the faa, federal aviation administration, is with drawinges a buzz this morning. back in a minute. ♪ wasting away, wasting away. ♪ check. psych! and i'm about to steal this game from you just like i stole kelly carter in high school. you got no game dude, that's a foul! and now you're ready to settle the score. game over. and if you don't have the right home insurance coverage, well, you could end up paying for all this yourself. so get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, yeah, like me. thanks, bro. take a lap, rookie. real mature. time for "hot topic buzz" president biden's ping through washington withdrew nomination after a slew of criticism about lack having aviation experience some answers from senate confirmation hearing watch this. >> uh not sure i can answer that question right now. uh sorry senator i cannot answer that question. >> thank you for the qe senator i am is not a pilot. >> can you tell me what causes an aircraft to spin or stall? again, senator i am not a pilot, i don't want to guess on in a. >> mr. washington t

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i am so proud that our own government, the federal aviation administration, sees the gem that the national museum is. the opportunities it offers to young people is a true contribution to wayne county, michigan. i'm pleased to see the f.a.a. see a tremendous value in their work. madam speaker, i rise today to uplift the yemeni people who have been suffering from the violent war. we're approaching the eighth anniversary of the start of the war in yemen. we must stop u.s. participation in this war. it's far past time for our support in this war and ending u.s. ties and support, again, of continuing to flood support for this war. after over 10 months, now without air strikes in yemen, the yemeni people want to ensure that these air strikes never resume. discriminatory bombing of civilian targets, including hospitals, schools, water treatment plants, as well as blockading yemeni ports, committed largely with u.s. weapons and logistical support, madam speaker. it all has resulted in what the u.n. has described the world's most humanitarian -- worst humanitarian crisis with millions of yemenis p

federal aviation administration will appear before a senate committee hearing in the coming hours.cy's efforts to reform how it certifies new airplanes. the changes come in the wake of two boeing 7:47 max crashes in 2018 in 2019 that killed more than 300 people. the fatal crashes raised safety questions about the faa's airplane certification program. and that's not the only safety concern facing the aviation industry. there's been an alarming rise in frightening incidents involving u.s. airlines. this week, a man was arrested for allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon during a flight. and as cnn's pete muntean reports, that's far from the only shoe on flights around the country. >> they are among the latest incidents concerning your safety in the sky. from unruly passengers -- >> i'm taking over this plane. >> to another near collision on the runway. >> 21 72 going around. >> the faa and ntsb just announced they are investigating a february incident at the sarasota bridington international airport in florida. it's the sixth close call

. >> judge jeanine: republicans are ripping joe biden for pushing a guy to run the federal aviation administrationely no flying experience. now, you know what? the truth is, brian. i think america is tired of people being selected for positions based on identity politics. here is a guy who was in the army, good for him. but he was on the ground, not in the air. he's never been a pilot. never been involved with any kind of aviation experience and yet they want him to run the faa on the time when no one's on-time and crashing into each other on the runways. >> brian: if the democrats don't buy the argument that he's not qualified and he's not, especially the other ones, he's going to get through because it's 51-49 and they have the advantage in the committee at it's going to go to the floor and get past. bill washington, sounds like a great guy, the ceo of the denver international airport. that's it. a time in which we have way too many close calls. pete buttigieg would admit he's a little disturbed by it. it's not the time for a rookie at the faa but i would like to have somebody there. it'd think