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senate has passed a more long-term funding bill for the federal aviation administration. since 2007, there have been 23 stop-gap faa funding measures. the $63.4 billion bill funds the faa for four years and speeds up the switch from radar to gps technology for the nation's air traffic control system. the bill heads to president obama for his signature. >>> a water main pipe belonging to east bay mud does, causing a dispute near lafayette and runs through unincorporated contra costa county. a homeowner tells the times that a pipe is leaking and shifting his entire home. east bay mudd said that is not the case. the district said instead, recent rain or a natural spring may be causing the shifting. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors is scheduled to vote whether to provide the plastic bag ban to all restaurants and stores. currently, only large grocery stores and pharmacies are prohibited from handing out plastic bags. this would require stores to charge customers 10 cents for paper bags. san francisco mayor's ed leed he supports the ban for the bags. >>> tonight, the r

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fay -- federal aviation administration through 2015. early last year the committee held an oversight hearing on f.a.a.'s research and development programs. on march 9, 2011, sighons committee chairman ralph hall introduced h.r. 970, the federal aviation research and development act of 2011. a month later it was reported out of the science, space, and technology committee. the bill was ultimately incorporated into h.r. 658 now before us. the f.a.a.'s research, engineering, and development accounts funds a number of programs and projects that are essentially to the agency's ongoing safety, capacity, and air traffic modern .ization efforts. to give a few examples of its safety related activities, f.a.a. conducts reserve on the flamibility of materials used in airplane cabins and methods to improve fire suppression systems. research on mitigation of aircraft icing on early detection of failure modes related to aging aircraft and improving our understanding of human factors. in the environmental arena, examples include research on fuel additi

for example, the federal aviation administration, as you all know, is in the midst of the largest transformation of air traffic control ever. the 2013 president's budget request $15.2 billion to support faa programs. more than $1 billion of these funds will be used to advance the modernization of our air traffic system through next gen. the next generation of air traffic control technology which we've all talked about for a long time. so the use of satellite surveillance and new methods of routing. pilots, planes and routing procedures next gen will change how america flies reducing travel time and delays. it the vital role research in decision making by moving research technology administration rita into the new office of assistant secretary for research and technology under the secretary's office. this change will provide a prominent centralized focus on research and technology, important to the president, department's operating administrations and research programs. third and finally keeping our transportation system safe will always be our top priority. consistent with this commitment, presi

federal administration. after five years of struggling the senate passed the bill monday and the house passed an identical verse last week. the agency actually shut down two weeks last summer the federal aviation administration. the measure calls for nearly $16 million to update the national air system. >>> the argument over the payroll tax cut hit a new snag. house republicans wanted to pay for the break by freezing federal workers pay and making more affluent seniors pay more for medicare. democrats don't like that plan. if congress does not extend the tax cut by the end of the month, virtually every american who earns a paycheck will bring home next pay. >>> up next on the news edge at 11:00, forget the coffee. now you can inhale your daily dose of caffiene. >>> we're taking you down inside the largest drug smuggling tunnel discovered on the u.s./mexico border. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> the border between tijuana mexico and san diego, california, is nearly impossible to get over. some mexican drug cartels are engineering tunnels to get under it. check this out, a long intricate tunnel discovered in a mexican warehouse. the hydraulic floor opened up i

with nasa is tremendous help and i just came from a conference that was given at the federal aviation administration there in d.c. where i heard several of the commercial providers talking about their plans to build reusable space ships that will try to lower the cost of getting into earth orbit and that to me is the big kahuna because you know if we can lower the cost of getting into just those first couple hundred miles above the earth we're never going to get to mars or send humans back to the moon permanent on a permanent base or anything like that so we've really got to tackle this one announced a time but i'm very hopeful that we will well let's talk about you know since you brought up money cost effectiveness so in nasa's budget for two thousand and thirteen there was a lot more money right i think they doubled the amount of money they were going to put towards working with these private companies to try to help make it a little easier for us to. all their astronauts to and from space but at the same time we saw cuts when it come to when it came to some of the robotic programs specifically on

in two hours, the house will double in and they will take in a federal administration -- federal aviation administration report. and the way that the congressional budget office congressional budget office makes decisions

terribly destabilizing for the aviation industry as well as the federal aviation administration. this agreement is going to provide a lot of stability to the f.a.a. they will be happy about that. and it'll make certain there's adequate funding to support the agency's mission. the bill takes concrete steps to modernize our air traffic control system. i'm excited beyond words to be able to say that sentence. because it'll take us into a new era, andful a make much more -- and it'll make much more efficiency and more planes will be able to take off and land and do it much more safely and with absolute, you know, -- being watched from space rather than from radar, which is what we do now. this bill is going to make the air transportation system safer than ever before and make certain that small communities have access to critical air service. i'll talk more about that. it will also make sure that the u.s. aviation industry remains competitive and remains strong. we are that way in the world. we do lead in exports on aviation, and the federal aviation industry continues to be the gold

with broad support last week and the senate is expected to vote on a plan to fund the federal aviation administration for four years. the house adopted the measure bringing to close months of negotiations and multiple short-term extensions. this could be a key week in the negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for a full year as the house and senate committee tarveged with working out a deal inches closer and closer to the deadline. >> in new york, following friday's strong jobs, they are gearing up for a slew of earnings. we will hear from disney, bp, visa and sprint. there could be a massive foreclosure settlement. they have until monday to agree on a deal with the biggest banks that could be worth $25 billion. they will settle the scandal when we learned that the services company signed off without checking that all the people work was accurate. that's all ready and keep an eye on monday and all the business news of the week on cnn money. >> time for tomorrow's commute tonight and cnn's jackie. >> we are watching peculiar weather for the month of february in the week ahead. this disturbed area

. >>> now, the federal aviation administration is also changing federal laws to allow for an $11,000 fine for spotlighting aircraft with a laser. >> reporter: more than a dozen teens from the same school in new york are suffering the same problem. twitches they say they can't control. >> doctors say it's psychological. but parents are sure it is tied to a hazmat crisis decades ago. >> reporter: in a small, upstate new york town, local high school girls are making headlines for their uncontrollable ticks. >> hey, hey. >> i had a couple of people ask me if i was faking this. >> hey. >> what i said to them was give me one reason why i would want to fake this. because i'm missing out on my life right now. >> reporter: it started last summer, more than a dozen girls showed symptoms of uncontrollable ticks and outbursts. all attend laroy high school. now, the group has grown to include a boy, and even this woman. >> this is a good day for me. this is my functional day. >> reporter: famous environmental activist erin brockovich is each involved. one of her investigators tested local groundw

well, the federal aviation administration says it was likely a meteor. it was caught on tape by a police dash cam in texas. >> and there's another one. [ laughter ] >> i will believe that, kai. stom it. and another. there it is. >>> okay. all right. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. arguing for more time. will the military judge delay the trial for the army psychiatrist accused in the fort hood shooting rampage? >>> i'm ron matz at the home of burgers cookies, where there's a new twist on this classic. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> a mild february weather continues. though it's a little cooler outside today. stick around for your updated first warning weather forecast. >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> beautiful out there. the question is, do we believe phil's prediction? or do we want to slice them and dice them like tim? >> you know. >> well, you were saying. >> put gravy and biscuits and everything is great. i'm just saying som

and the senatet is expected to vote on a long debated plan to fund the federal aviation administration four years. the house adopted on friday. this could also be a key week in the negotiations to extend the payroll tax cuts for a full year at the house senate conference committee tasked with working out a deal and closer and closer to their deadline. >>> following friday's strong jobs, wall street is gearing up. we'll hear from coca-cola, disney, cisco, bp, visa and sprint. state attorney generals have until monday to agree on a deal with the nation's biggest banks that could be worth as much as $25 billion. and we learned that some mortgage services companies signed off on foreclosures without checking if all the paperwork was accurate. that's all ahead. we'll keep an eye on that on monday and the business news of the week on cnn money. >>> we turn to jackie for the news of the week. >> we are working on very peculiar weather for the month of february we are tracking in the week ahead. there is a disturbed area of weather heading towards florida tomorrow that may have some tropical e

all who are involved in it -- congress, the federal aviation administration, airlines, general aviation and the department of defense -- recognize the need for that transformation. this massive effort will result in more precise navigation, safer operations, far more direct aircraft routings, better air space utilization and capacity growth. there will be substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. one existing application of gps has produced a breakthrough in the safety of airline operations, it's been referred to earlier here. the accidents for large jet aircraft in the united states. enhanced ground proximity warning systems combine gps information with onboard terrain databases to provide flight deck crews with look-ahead warnings of dangerous terrain. this has made air travel far safer than it was only p recently and illustrates the remarkable benefits that leveraging gps with other technologies can achieve. the introduction in the next decades of nextgen capabilities will be a game changer. it will create the satellite-based system of air traffic management that we all rea

new regulations proposed by the federal aviation administration. >> the faa wants to raise the minimum experience level for the first time in 40 years. the proposed legislation would increase the minimum time required for copilots to 1500 hours. this is just the latest in a string of faa changes. supporters say the moves are long overdue. >> these are absolute rock bottom minimums. what we really need in the long term is to have a healthy enough airline industry that we have people who have more experience in that, than to take these entry level jobs. >> there are two exceptions to this change. former military pilots will need only 750 hours to fly for an airline. and graduates of university flight schools only need 1,000 hours. denise? >> thank you, kai. airline officials say the rule change could force them to raise wages to attract more experienced flyers. >>> we are updating the breaking news from the show. a hearing in the ohio high school shooting ends a moment ago in chardon, ohio. the suspect, 17-year-old tj lane, was not in the courtroom. police say lane opened fire in the caf

the house today gave final approval to a new funding bill for the federal aviation administration. the faa. the four-year blueprint will speed the transition to an air traffic control system based on gps technology. the senate is expected to vote on it monday. >>> the nation's largest breast cancer charity has reversed its decision to end its association with the country's largest abortion supplier. chief washington correspond sent james rosen tells us why. >> that's known for its annual race for the cure for breast cancer research, the soup g. komen foundation now appears to be running away from its own decision to sever most of its grants to planned parenthood. we want to apologize to the american public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives, said komen's founder and ceo, nancy brinker. we will continue to fund existing grants, including those of planned parenthood and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants. >> it just goes to show you when women speak out, women win and women's health has a big victory this

under a bill recently passed by congress, the federal aviation administration must draw up rules to allowhamall unmanned aircraft systems to fly in about two years. give agencies faster access to some devices and fully integrate them into the national airspace by 2015. >> a lot of our manufacturers are very eager for this market. i think it's one of these things that once we actually get access to the airspace, you'll see a whole new industry really crop up. >> reporter: ben, who represents drone makers, says the industry will be a big job creator in coming years, generating tens of billions of dollars. but even proponents admit these new technologies raise obvious concerns. chief among them is safety. >> remotely piloted aircraft entering into the airspace has the potential to negatively affect safety. could cause an accident. could cause damage to one of our cargo planes, one of our passenger planes. it could be disastrous. so we need to make sure that this is done right. >> reporter: among other things, commercial airline pilots want drones and their operators to go through a certifica

it orders the federal aviation administration that come up with new regulations to test and license dronethe year 2015. the agency officials say guess how many. 30,000 of them could be ready to launch by 2020. 30,000. critics say the drones do pose risks to public safety and personal privacy. catherine herridge is live in washington with the details. catherine, support ires argue this technology will help them a lot of ways but immean can anybody see a downside here. >> some people do, shepard. just to give you some context, most drones are unarmed and they can be used for surveillance to establish a suspect's daily routine or what law enforcement calls a pattern of life in iraq, for instance, we used them to track down bomb factories this that case you would basically backtrack the people who placed the bomb to the factory that it came from. >> well, homeland security currently uses drones on the border. the question really is whether the department is reportedly investigating other options now. >> well, i don't know that the reports to which you refer, but right now we use and are using

the federal aviation administration temporarily closed last year because congress could not agree onment on long-term funding for the faa. in about 45 minutes, we'll talk with house transportation committee chairman, john mica. the house education and work force committee will be hearing president obama's recess supplements to the national labor relations board. we'll talk ou

and the senate is expecting to vote on a long debated plan to fund the federal aviation administrationhe house adopted the measure friday bringing to a close months of negotiations and multiple short-term extensions. this could also be a key week in the negotiations to ebs tend the payroll tax cut for a full year as the house/senate conference committee tasked with working out a deal inches closer and closer to their deadline. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. following friday's strong jobs report, wall street is gearing up for a slew of corporate earnings. we'll hear from coca-cola, disney, bp, visa, and sprint. there could be a massive foreclosure settlement. state attorneys general have until monday to agree on a deal with the nation's biggest bank that is could be worth as much as $25 billion. it would settle the robo signing scandal of 2010 when we learned that some mortgage servicing companies signed off on foreclosures without checking that all the paperwork was accurate. that's all ahead. we'll keep an eye on that on monday and all the business news of the week on cnn money. >>

we have calls into the federal aviation administration and the local port authority of new york and newes as we get them from newark liberty. well, the syrian government today touted a vote on a brand new constitution as it reportedly murdered more of its own people. and a lot of them. according to syrian state television nearly 0% of voters approved the measure. 90%. that allows other political parties to compete with the president bashar assad's ruling betty party. they have called it a ploy and a sham and absolutely cynical. the on sis boycotted the vote entirely while calling their president to step down now. but the syrian president assad is showing no signs of slowing the brutal assault on his own people. the president seen here casting his vote over the weekend with a british born wife by his side. he said his regime is under a media attack. never forget everything is our fault. meanwhile, activist groups report syrian troops killed more than 120 people today alone. and according to the arab organization for human rights, president assad's crackdown has killed about 8500 syrians.

the measure is part of a $63.4 approximately that funds the federal aviation administration through 2015lso allows for more cross-country flights out of reagan. later this morning, the catholic university will take part in the great shakeout. the event dedicated to earthquake preparedness. people are encouraged to drop, cover, and hold to keep themselves safe in case of an quake. the drill comes in the wake of a 5.8-magnitude dwhak hit the washington area in august. >> stop, drop, roll -- much going on. >> i know. >>> had is "news4 today," thank you for starting your day with us. >> the for is next. we're when we come back in 25 minutes with weather and traffic and breaking news. and we're back tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. see you tomorrow.

you'll see at the top left side of your screen, that little fire ball, the federal aviation administration likely a meteor. it streaked across the sky for at least 500 miles. cited to be as far south as houston, texas. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. >> murder at the mall. i'm mike hellgren at towson town center. i'll tell you how police made four arrests in the killing of a teenager here at the height of the holiday shopping season. and the victim's father speaks to wjz. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >>> murder at the mall. a man gunned down at the towson town center. who police now have under arrest the and how they tracked him down. >>> funding for planned parenthood takes another hit. this time from a group that also focuses on women's health. i'm derek valcourt. i'll explain coming up on eyewitness news. >>> an

the measure is part of a $63.4 billion bill that funds the federal aviation administration through 2015. the bill now goes to the president for his signature. >>> we're going to check again on our traffic conditions out there right now. hey, danecessarilia. >> hi, barbara. right now i'm seeing an accident, i-270 northbound just after the spur. police are responding now, so just use caution while taking your commute. and traveling i-66 in virginia, as you approach the beltway, road work is going to slow you down and take away the left lane. seeing some delays as you pass fairfax county parkway and head to the belt wry. right now your travel speed is 41 miles per hour, and that trip will take you 15 minutes to do so. barbara, back to you. >> all right, thank you, daniella. >>> poverty and unemployment are a problem people face every day. but the native american population here in our country has a problem even greater than that. chad smith, the former principal chief of the cherokee nation is in washington this week, working to change that. he joins us now to explain how. and good morning

the federal aviation administration must draw up rules to allow them to fly in about two years. give public agencies faster device and integrate them by september 2015. >>> a lot of our manufacturers are eager for this market. i think it's one of these things once we get access to the air space, you'll see a new industry pop up. >> reporter: ben says the industry will be a big job creator in coming years generating tens of billions of dollars. proponents admit it raises obvious concerns. among them is safety. >>> remotely piloted aircraft has the potential to negatively affect safety, could cause an accident, could cause damage to a cargo plane, a passenger plane. it could be disastrous. you need to be sure it's done right. >> reporter: among other things they want drones and operators to go through a training process similar to what they are required to do. >> if you are going to enter the air space, everything you do needs to be safe. >> reporter: it's these concerns the faa will address. cnn washington. >>> coming up, the photo many have been waiting for. beyonce and jay-z's

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all who are involved in it, congress, the federal aviation administration, airlines, general aviationand the department of defense recognize the need for that transformation. this massive effort will result in more precise navigation, safer operations, far more direct aircraft routings, better air space utilization and air space capacity growth. because of these operational improvements, there will be substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. one existing application of gps has create a breakthrough in the safety of airline operations that's been referred to earlier here. the elimination of controlled flight and terrain accidents for large aircraft here in the united states. enhanced ground proximity warning systems on board aircraft combine gps information with terrain to provide crews with look-ahead warnings of dangerous terrain. this has made air travel far safer than it was only recently. and illustrates the remarkable benefits that leveraging gps with other technologies can achieve. with the next gen capabilities will be the real game-changer. it's integration of gps w

in the department of transportation's federal aviation administration, we estimate that by 2013, 60,000 aircraft will be equipped with gps to navigate the skies over america. this is what we refer to collectively as next gen. on the ground, positive train control, which is an improved safety application for rail transportation, relies on gps as well. the intelligent transportation systems will depend on gps as a key technology for vehicle collision warning and crash avoidance systems. what's more, gps is essential for the operations of first responders, search and rescue, resource management, weather tracking and prediction, earthquake monitoring, and other critical national security functions. from there, the list goes on and on. now, as you know, the light squared corporation proposed to create a wireless broadband network. in the obama administration, what light squared is attempting to do is make the interpret more accessible to all people across the country. this is an urgent national priority. after comprehensive testing, we concluded the current plan to provide such services adve

we've had 23 temporary extensions during this period of time the federal aviation administration has basically shut down because we couldn't agree on what should move forward. i repeat, this bill is not perfect. but it's something that is extremely important for job creation and for making our airports more safe. so there will be a roll call vote at 5:30 p.m. on adoption of that conference report i just referred to. if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask that we adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on monday, february 6, 2012. >> afghanistan and reaction to the decision to compel religious hospitals to provide insurance that includes contraceptive coverage for women for among items discussed today in the white house briefing. this is about 50 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everyone. you heard the news. six more weeks of this terrible winter we've been having. [laughter] thank you. [laughter] i guess we know. i have no announcements to make at the top, so i'll go straight to question

eastern for an hour of general speeches followed by debate on authorizing federal aviation administration programs through fiscal year 2015. >>> this past week house and senate lawmakers continued negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for workers. they'll continue their work on tuesday with a fourth public meeting. the cuts expire at the end of the month, and all sides agree it should be extended. the talks are focused on how to pay for it. >> i don't hear a fundamental disagreement in the philosophy that if people get a ged that enhances their lives and enhances the ability for them to get a job down the road. i don't hear a disagreement with that. i hear an excuse as to why not to do it, but rather the fundamental philosophy of trying to rearm people with an education so that when they go into the work force, they have an additional tool. >> to link a social insurance program designed and for 70-plus years functioning to provide financial support when you lose your job to a requirement that you have to be in this training, i think, first of all, won't work for some of the practical

658 torque amepped title 49, united states code, to authorize appropriations for the federal aviation administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 to streamline programs, create efficiencies, redeuce waste and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 534, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 578, to emergency deficit control act of 1975, to provide the budget baseline and providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 3582 to amend the national budget act to provide for macroeconomic impact of -- analysis of the impact of legislation. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from maine rise? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i have a motion to instruct conferees at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to instruct conferees on h.r. 3630, offered by mr. michaud of

. >>> the senate passing a long-term funding bill for the federal aviation administration.bama is expected to sign the measure that gives $16 million a year to the faa for airport operations, construction, and modernization. 70 delegates in critical up for grabs today as the republican candidates compete in caucuses in colorado and minnesota and in non-binding primary in missouri. >>> and the super bowl champion, new york giants, will be honored with a ticker tape parade event scheduled a little later this morning. >>> a lot of people in this country are what they call under water on their mortgages, you owe more than your house is worth at this point. we're expecting some big foreclosure settlement news coming up this week. >> and how much money could you be getting? we're going to weigh in on that. christine romans will. >> she's the smartest on this stuff, right? >> yes, she is. break it all down for you. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment.

this afternoon, working on a house-senate compromise on federal aviation administration programs for the next four years. final passage vote at 5 p and this afternoon. you can see the senate live on c-span2. this past week, house and senate lawmakers continue negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for workers. they will continue their work on tuesday with a fourth public meeting. the cuts expire the end of the month, and all sides agree they should be extended. the talks are focused on how to pay for it. >> i do not hear fundamental disagreement in the philosophy that if people get the ged, that enhances their lives and enhances the ability for them to get a job down the road. i do not hear a disagreement with that. i hear an excuse as to why not to do it, but rather, the fundamental philosophy of trying to rearm people with an education so that when they go to the work force, they have an additional tool. >> to link a social insurance program designed, and for 70 plus years, functioning to provide financial support when you lose your job to a requirement that you have to be in t

the senate is back at 2:00 with debate on the compromise on the federal aviation administration programs. they will hold a final passage vote this afternoon. the agreement was passed in the house on friday. house on friday.

. >> the federal aviation administration temporarily closed last year because the house and senate could not agree on funding the agency. after passing 23 short-term bills, congress has come to an agreement on long-term funding for the faa. on tomorrow's "washington journal," we talk to a german about the faa and negotiations on the highway bill. also tomorrow, the house education and work force committee hold a hearing on the president obama recess appointments to fill posts at the national labor relations board. we will talk with a representative from one state, and we will look at the enforcement of campaign laws. that is on tomorrow morning as "washington journal," at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, the house is coming back in. h.r. 11762 de novo. first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conduct as five-minute votes. the unfinished wiz is on adoption of h r. 537. the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 537, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 1734, to decrease the deficit by realigning consol