it was piloted by a florida mailman with a political message but who, as far as we know, had no intent to do harm. but what if someone else was at the controls, someone with deadly intent? tonight we're not the only ones asking, and some of the answers we're getting aren't totally reassuring. our national correspondent peter alexander is on the story for us. >> reporter: first, the stunt, now the scrutiny. >> this is not good, people. >> reporter: this unprecedented act of civil disobedience is today refocusing new attention on a longstanding security vulnerability, the threat posed by low-flying lightweight aircraft. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson. >> this individual apparently literally flew in under the radar, literally. >> reporter: federal authorities today charged 61-year-old florida mailman doug hughes with violating restricted air space and operating an unregistered aircraft. the maximum penalty one and three years each. a judge released hughes and ordered him to stay out of washington until a hearing next month. hughes told the "tampa bay times" last year he wanted

. >>> and the florida mailman, actually is a mailman, who land ed that gyrocopter at a u.s. capitol joins us tonight. a u.s. congressman says if it were up to him, that copter would be shot down. the pilot, 63-year-old doug hughes is here tonight. talk about blaming the messenger, congressman! >>> the majority of democrats in the senate finance committee have voted to put the trade deal on fastrack, so all you're hearing about all progressives are against this is not accurate. this is "hardball," the place for politics. if your purse is starting to look more like a tissue box... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™ . >>> loretta lynch has now been confirmed by the united states senate to be the next attorney general of this country. the vote was pretty strong, 56-43. ten republicans joined all the democrats in support of her confirmation, including several republicans facing, of course, re-election next ye

. >>> and the florida mailman, actually is a mailman, who landed that joo roland ed that gyrocopter at a u.s. capitol joins us tonight. a u.s. congressman says if it were up to him, that copter would be shot down. the pilot, 63-year-old doug hughes is here tonight. talk about blaming the messenger, congressman! >>> the majority of democrats in the senate finance committee have voted to put the trade deal on fastrack so all you're hearing about all progressives are against this is not accurate. this is "hardball," the place for politics. people ship all kinds of things. but what if that thing is a few hundred thousand doses of flu vaccine. that need to be kept at 41 degrees. while being shipped to a country where it's 90 degrees. in the shade. sound hard? yeah. does that mean people in laos shouldn't get their vaccine? we didn't think so. from figuring it out to getting it done, we're here to help. >>> loretta lynch has now been confirmed by the united states senate to be the next attorney general of this country. the vote was pretty strong 56-43. ten republicans joined all the democrat

lawmakers grilled agencies about how a florida mailman failed to land his gyrocopter on the grounds without being detected. >> is there anything that we have done since he landed this on the lawn that we would do differently if it were to happen today and someone with nefarious intent would to do the same thing. ? >> it was followed by silence. it was picked up on radar but resembled a flock of birds. he has been charged with violating restricted air space. the landing two weeks ago turned out to be a publicity stunt about campaign finance reform. >>> getting a little warm inland? >> not only inland but also on the coast. it is 81 degrees at about 1135 p.m they since backed off to about 79 only on the coast. it is quite a bang for half- moon bay. temperatures are warming up. a lot of 80s around the area. it is clear, clear, clear. the fog is down here. it will start to work its way up the coast. we call it a suddenly coast. concord and walnut creek in the 80s. it is warmer than san jose. there is something wrong with the mountain view temp. 70s for many. she says my app says 88 and hmb, hal

here i am, folks. >> the fact he was a florida mailman flying this gyro copter.vania, about an hour away. bent on delivering a political message to washington. more from abc's jim avila. >> the copter flew over the reflecting pool. >> this is not good, people. >> past the statue of ulysses s. grant, dozens watching as it made a bee line for the capitol. the small aircraft weighing less than 500 pounds holds only one pilot. >> it was loud. that's what drew my attention and then we both looked at it and said, oh, where the heck is that going? >> reporter: on the ground, the pilot quickly surrounded offering no resistance. capitol police sent in a robot and then the bomb squad but found no weapons or devices. this was not terrorism. it was a long planned protest stunt. the pilot was this man, doug hughes, a postal worker from florida who with his local newspaper made this video of his elaborate plan to fly to the capitol and deliver letters to congress demanding campaign finance reform. >> i'm going to violate the no-fly zone. nonviolently and i intend for nobody to

. >>> also new a florida mailman heading to court to face charges after his i guess you call it a bizarre stunt, if you will. a bizarre stunt to try to shut down -- that did shut down the u.s. capital for at least part of the day. doug hughes, he flew what we're now learning is called a gyrocopter. >> do not call it a helicopter. >> do not. >> into restricted airspace. he landed on the west lawn of the capital. the 62-year-old said it was a protest against influence of money in politics. you're looking at video right there of it. >> he was carrying letters for every member of congress arguing for finance reform. whatever his reasons aside, he flew right through what was supposed to be the most restricted and protected airspace on earth. this raises serious security concerns. joining us now to discuss this very close to where that aircraft landed our aviation correspondent rene marsh. good morning, rene. >> reporter: good morning john and kate it landed in that green space behind me, very close, i'm at the base of the actual capitol building. i'm steps from there. he will make his first co

he's identified as a 61-year- old florida mailman who wanted to deliver a statement about campaign finance reform. this comes after several high- profile breaches at the white house have led to a shakeup at the secret service. >>> former new england patriots star, aaron hernandez will spend life in prison for the shooting death of a friend. >> guilty of murder degree. >> de -- guilty of murder in the first degree. >> prosecutors say he planned the murder and then helped cover it up. the victim was a friend who was dating the sister hernandez's fiancee. though the exact motive for the killing was never clear, jurors say they are at peace with their decision. >> we followed the court's orders and assumed the man in that seat is innocent until he was proven guilty and that's what happened. >> he was sentenced to life in prison without the po be -- possibility of parole and also faces charges for a drive-by shooting in 2012. >>> about 150 million americans file taxes each year. it's estimated about 13% of tax payers put off this task until the last minute. another 12% of filers either ask for

roz: the 61 year old florida mailman appeared in court in his postal uniform to hear the charges against him, two felonies for operating an unregistered aircraft and violating national defense airspace. prosecutors say that hughes knew exactly what he was doing when he flew out of an uncontrolled airport in gettysburg, planning to send a political message. the judge ordered hughes on home detention in tampa, not to operate aircraft, and to stay out of d.c. people are unnerved. >> scary at the fact he flew through the no-fly zone, was not detected. roz: the senate homeland security chairman said he is investigating. >> we knew to prosecute him said a strong example. we don't want any more stunts n we take action, we are only taking actions against people want to do real harm. roz: if convicted on the felony charges come he could be sentenced to a maximum four years behind bars. he is due back in federal court next month. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: it is believed that hughes had been plotting this stunt nearly a year and a florida newspaper knew about it. "the tampa bay times" reporter

a florida mailman, hoping to make a political point in dramatic fashion. bazi kanani in washington for us. just when you think you've seen it all in d.c. >> reporter: that pilot called his mission project kitty hawk. flying his aircraft from pennsylvania right into the no-fly zone over washington. a gyrocopter buzzing over washington and alarmd tourists. >> this is not good people. >> reporter: heading straight towards the u.s. capitol. >> we both looked at it and said oh where the heck is that going? >> reporter: the tiny aircraft landing on the west tront lawn immediately swarmed by mis. the area on lockdown. >> get out of here now. >> reporter: while the bomb squad checked for weapons and exploess. but there was no harm intended by the pilot. >> the guy giving us a thumbs up and just flew on by. >> reporter: he's 61-year-old doug hughes. he planned to deliver letters to lawmakers. >> i would rather die in the flight than live to be 80 years old and see this country fall. >> reporter: hughes knew he could be shot down in restricted air space. he did noti

. >>> the florida mailman spent his first night under house arrest wearing a new piece of jewelry, a gps bracelet. doug hughes said he was industrialed as he got into washington. he said if americans take on the cause of campaign fitnessnance reform. he'll be thrilled. >>> hillary clinton facing tough questions as she campaigns in new hampshire. a new book claims when clinton was secretary of state, she handed out favors to people to donated to the clinton foundation. she turned the attention to her republican critics. >> it is um i think wort noting that -- the republicans seem to be talking only about me. i don't ne what they would talk about if i weren't in the race. >> almost every declared or potential republican candidate has take an recent shot against clinton. she's undeterred. back on the trail in new hampshire highlighting job training and education. >>> some roads in the east still closed because of flooding. some drivers were trapped in vehicles. so many roads closed, it may be a while before some open. let's get the forecast from accuweather's justin povick. >> thank you

a florida mailman landed a small helicopter on the lawn of the u.s. capitol today. he was immediately taken into the custody and the area was put on lockdown until it was clear there was no danger. this was no ordinary stunt, doug's hughes said he did it to bring attention to campaign finance reform. he landed carrying letters addressed to all 535 members of congress urging them to cut the government off from the influence of big money. >>> tonight on nightly news how stegt that spall helicopter into restricted air space? a closer look at the security scare that's raising new questions tonight. nightly thus begins at 5:30. >>> a rare event here in is a civic can a, a sperm whale washed up on the beach, i'm mark matthews i'll tell you what scientists have been able to determine about this coming up next. >>> also a bay area little league team takes a big hit, what someone stole from the snack bar that could mean no one is playing baseball this season. >>> also they're on the move live pictures from thbs chopper following this large protest in berkeley right now, they

reports identify him as a florida mailman protesting corruption in campaign finance laws. authorities inclined to say how he was able to land so close to the u.s. capitol. nokia may have to pass a deal before it merges with alcatel. combined, a would be the world against maker of networking equipment. etsy has priced its ipo at $16 a shares, the top end of the range. that means etsy raised $267 million. etsy starts trading tomorrow on the nasdaq. and a high-frequency trading firm is set to price its ipo at $19 a share, at the top end of the range, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. the company is raising about $330 million. the ipo was delayed last year after a book claiming -- claimed high-speed trading was reading markets. now to the lead -- in europe google faces the biggest threat to its business ever as the eu slaps the search giant with a formal antitrust complaint. how did it come to this? it all started five years ago when the eu began investing search practices after rivals like microsoft and expedia complaint. google tried to settle three times t

. >> a florida mailman with a message on campaign finance reform decided to hand deliver it on the west front lawn of the capitol building. >>> an act of protest threatens homeland zblurt this is not good people. >> the secret service interviewed doug hughes in 2013 concluded he does not pose a threat. >> he told the "tampa bay times" about his plan. >> i'm going to violate the no-fly zone. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> aaron hernandez is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the death of odin lloyd. >> hillary clinton in campaign events in iowa. >> to prepare her for a job in which she will never again meet an ordinary person. >> and new jersey governor chris christie appeared to be jump starting a campaign in new hampshire. >> i went down to make sure personally all the bridges were going to stay open. [ laughter ] >> the fire danger is extremely high in southern california. >> red flag warnings and wind advisories posted all across the southland. >> massive flames and resulting explosion. a man set his rental car on fire while trying to kill b

the florida mailman was trying to draw attention to the issue of campaign finance reform. >> we want to hear from you. is the government doing enough to keep washington d.c. safe? what do you think of the incident? go to fox news.com/"happening now" to join the conversation. >> this just in. a brand new study released by the cvc showing a disturbing trend with the teens. more young people use ecigarettes more than any other tobacco product including regular cigarettes. the cdc has the report. >> reporter: federal health officials find the sustainings troubling in just a one year period use of e- cigarettes tripling with the u.s. middle and high school students. there was survey data and found between 2013 and 14 the number of middle school students increased from 1.1 to throe.9 percent. and the high schoolers using the equipments jumped. and that has public health officials concerned. >> no form of tobacco, combustible or electronic is safe for youth to use. nicotine can lead to addiction and sustained forms of tobacco use. >> e- cigarettes are the most popular tobacco product. healt

the pilot of the gyrocopter a florida mailman doug hughes was in court yesterday. eased for home detention in florida. he was ordered to stay away from washington until he has his next court date. he faces federal charges for the bizarre landing. >> since hughes announced his plans on the internet well in advance can the secret service be held accountable for allowing this to happen? >> well, the secret service doesn't provide security at the u.s. capitol. that's u.s. capitol police that does that. the secret service did interview mr. hughes back in 2013. they deemed he was apparently not a threat at that time. the question is going to be was there adequate communication between the secret service and capitol hill police. >> what was the outcome of that investigation a year ago? >> doug luzader live for us. appreciate it. >>> there's a lot of extreme weather especially out west. it looks more like winter out there. a nightmare for travelers in cheyenne wyoming as half a foot of snow fell there. >> a massive 60 car pileup. it sent 2 dozen people to the hospital. even

florida mailman douglas hughes is due in federal court today reportedly going to take responsibility for the stunt trying to draw attention to campaign finance frustration. he has been on the radar of the secret since since 2011 but they are denying this. hughes was pretty open about what he was going to do when he contacted a tampa newspaper saying he wasn't out to hurt anyone and the secret service asked him about his plans. >> i will give them plenty of warning. well over an hour of me getting to the no-fly zone so they know who i am what i am doing and it is intended to be non-violent. >> the breach is the latest in security blenders in washington. we have been reporting these so we know including a man killed himself with a gun on the steps and in 2013 a woman shot dead after driving through a security barrier on capital hill. that chase started with ramming a security barricade near the white house. james you are walked along grounds your thoughts? >> the person screaming this is not good should be the head of the secret service now. this had real implications. if this man was

charges against a florida mailman who handed a gyrocopter on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. doug hughes publicized the flight on his website. calling it a protest for campaign finance reform. we've learned that he took off from gettysburg and made it into the no-fly zone undetected without the approval or knowledge. nbc news has learned the secret service interviewed hughes about his plans last year and there will be a full report on "nbc nightly news" at the top of the hour. >>> news4 and several other media outlets received an e-mail from hughes early this afternoon. he said, quote, the issue is important enough to defy no-fly zone and risk life and limb and my freedom in pursuit of an honest government that represents the people. >>> now, to bullets flying through the walls of a fairfax county home. missing a woman by just a few feet. >> police say those shots came from her neighbor's basement. live in oakton with what police seized from that neighbor's house. it shows what the officers got out of this house. it includes a handgun, a rifle, several magazines and shell cas

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a 61-year-old florida mailman was arrested by capitol police today, that is him flying his gyrocopter over the west lawn, dug house trying to deliver a campaign finance reform message to lawmakers in his plan, that is close friend claims has been in the works for two years his friend told fox news he called secret service to alert them to hugh's planned pending flight, worried he would be shot out of the sky his friend could not confirm to secret service when the flight would occur we're coming right back. >> coming up, the islamic state driven out of tikrit but now on the offensive against another iraqi city. colonel ralph peters, and a quick thinking police officer takes down a public safety menace in the neighborhood, his congratulations. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%. crestor is not for people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor all medicines you take. call your doctor if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired have loss

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for a free 30-tablet trial go to cialis.com >>> florida mailman douglas hughes appeared to court foris gyro copter on the capitol hill lawn. according to secretary jay johnson, hughes and the copter were literally able to fly under the radar in washington's restricted air space. today, the focus is on the security loopholes he may have exposed. the real question is what the heck is a gyro copter. >> my first reaction is what's a gyrocopter. i had to see an image of it. oh, yeah, that is a gyrocopter. >> had they used the word gyrocopter, i wouldn't know what it would mean. >> the initial reaction, what's a gyro copter, i knew that is my reaction. >> i had in idea there was such a thing until one plopped down outside the capitol. they are awesome. james bond flew a tricked out version in 1967's "you only live twice." amelia ahhart flew one. and there was a low ego on the gyro copters, they are used forregular mail delivery in parts of the country until the 1940s. yesterday was not even the only time a gyrocopter made an appearance on capitol hill. get this. this man was an avid aviato

now on "andrea mitchell reports," airmail, a major security breach again in washington as a mailman from florida lands his home made aircraft on the lawn of the capitol. only feet away from the front steps to the halls of congress. and he even broadcast his plans a year ahead of time to his hometown paper. >> terrorists don't announce their flights before they take off. terrorists don't broadcast their flight path. >> the pielot is due in court this afternoon. for homeland security, a real life action movie? >> you remember the movie "independence day" remember the heat shield around the large spacecraft we don't have heat shields. >> follow the money, new questions after the clinton foundation cuts off donations from some foreign countries, but not all. and is he in or out? chris christie may be battle scarred, but new hampshire, he told matt lauer there's still time. >> i haven't changed. all that other stuff is artificial until. the game really begins. the game hasn't even come close to beginning. >>> good day, everyone i'm andrea mitchell back in washington. the mailman who flew a gyrocopter

the stunning scene playing out wednesday. 61-year-old florida mailman doug hughes looking to deliver a message to washington carrying 535 letters, one for each member of congress protesting government corruption. >> this is not good people. >> reporter: ultimately landing on the capitol grounds where he was quickly arrested. the flight wasn't a surprise. hughes blogged about his plans in 2013 and shared details with tampa bay times last year. >> i don't believe the authorities will shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle. >> reporter: after a heads-up about hughes' timing, ben montgomery drove to washington to watch but never alerted authorities. >> it's not my job to pull the plug on somebody doing something like this. >> reporter: the secret service interviewed hughes in 2013 but it's unclear if federal law enforcement was knew of his trip before he flew in. >> i'm not going to deny the fact it was kind of a stupid thing to do but it was also very brave and it was very patriotic. he is going to pay a very dear price. >> reporter: police believe that hughes took off fro

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. >>> house arrest begins tomorrow for a florida mailman who sparked a full-scale security review inolated national security in the air space they say by landing a gyro-continuer on the lawn. he did it he said to protest the big money influencing politics and now he says he's frustrated that that message is not getting out. >> we have got bigger problems in this country than fussing about whether or not the security around d.c. is ironclad. okay? you need to be worried not about whether or not someone can fly into d.c. but the piles of money going into congress. >> that message resonates. chief congressional correspondent for "washington examiner." good to see you as always. the house administration committee will begin an investigation. what will the investigations do you think aheave? >> i think they're going to examine why exactly the capital police didn't know that this gyro-continuer was headed to the west lawn, why the capital police were caught flat footed. i think me believes of congress are stunned by the security breach and i think that this guy in some ways did them a favo

. >>> the florida mailman who landed his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn is back home. he's a social media hero tonight as well. he's under house arrest, as you may know and must begin wearing a monitoring ankle bracelet until his next court hearing in may. hughes is accused of violatings national air space, some of the tightest space on the planet. one of his beef with the federal government is over campaign finance reform. >> we've got bigger problems in this country than whether security in d.c. is iranon clad. we need to be worried about the piles of money going into congress. >> hughes says people who saw him flying around the capitol, they were not scared. many people were waving at him as he waved back. authorities are not amused. they said hughes could have been shot down and there are a lot of journalists asking about that authority on the ground, how they responded. >>> a young police officer forced to make a life or death decision. watch. >> shoot me. >> i'm not going to do it. >> shoot me. >> get down now. back up! >> that murder suspect taunting that police

. >>> the florida mailman who landed a small gyrocopter on the state lawn is back home.charged with knowingly operating an unregistered aircraft and violating national defense air space. the conditions for his release include being under detention at home with gps monitoring he is also banned from operating any flying vehicles. now that stunt he made it's raising a lot of questions about security around the u.s. capitol. washington is supposed to have the most restricted airpost space in the world. his aircraft avoided detection by literally flying under the radar. hugh says he was making a political statement about the need for campaign finance reform. >>> repercussions against a group of prominent catholics in san francisco. 100 members in the local community took out that full page ad. the coalition accused him of creating an atmosphere of intolerance >> there could be retroabuse for anybody who is fined. >> this is not a group of fringe lunatics. these are the bedrock of our catholic community. >> but other local catholics are calling the ad drastic and unacceptable.

now top law enforcement agencies are having to answer for the stunt that was pulled off by that florida mailmans of today's gyrocopter hearing. >> lawmakers were visibly frustrated today as they questioned those who were charged with protecting the capitol. the faa admitted the mailman's gyrocopter showed up on radar but only as a small blip and described it as looking similar to other nonaircraft radar tracks. the secret service described its meeting with him more than a year ago in which they questioned him about the plan. investigators say he wasn't interested in targeting any buildings but lawmakers who saw the copter flying towards their offices say they aren't satisfied. >> i said to the staff, i don't know what's going on but something is coming down. nothing -- we never heard a thing. >> what if he had weapons? what if he were carrying a bomb? >> norad says it did not know that he was in restricted air space until he landed. that mailman will be back in d.c. in a few weeks for his next court appearance. until then he's on house arrest in florida. back to you, jim. >>> in the district no

a 61-year-old florida mailman doug hughes looking to deliver a message to washington carrying 535 letters, one for each member of congress protesting government corruption. >> this is not good people. >> reporter: ultimately landing on the capitol ground where he was quickly arrested. the flight wasn't a surprise. hughes blogged about his plans in 2013 and shared details with the tampa bay times last year. >> i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old manman in a flying bicycle. >> reporter: after a heads up about hugh's timing reporter ben montgomery drove to washington to watch but never alerted authorities. >> it's not my job to pull the plug on somebody doing something like this. >> reporter: the secret service interviewed hughes in 2013 but it's unclear whether federal law enforcement was aware of wednesday's trip before he flew in. >> commanders need to regame and rethink the possible ways people can attack their protected areas. too many people are getting through. >> reporter: overnight we spoke to hugh's friend mike shanahan. >> i'm not going to de

a florida mailman ended a gyrocopter. he said he did it to bring attention to campaign finance reform. he landed carrying letters addressed to all 535 members of congress urging them to cut the government off from the influence of big money. the secret service interviewed hughs about his plans last year. apparently that didn't stop him from following through and possibly facing both civil and criminal charges. >>> ahead, on the loose. an overturned big rig overturning spilling thousands of california's finest. >>> an officer accused of ramming a suspect with his car being defended. >>> california is juggling firefighter training and schedules because of the escalating fire season conditions. i'm live in los gatos, a look at how crews get ready for the unexpected. >>> right now, 6:30. preparing for the worst. cal fire rushing to make sure its troops are ready for what could be a historically dangerous fire season. red flag warnings are already up in southern california and the bay area is starting to heat up. these conditi

mainstream discourse in terms of the tactics and tone today's latest point was from a 61-year-old florida mailman named doug hughes who taught himself to fly a teenie tiny little ultralight gyro copter that's a bicycle with wings he put on his mailman suit, put a postal service insignia on the side of his gyro copter. he put letters on his gyro copter and flew into restricted airspace into the no fly zone at the u.s. capital. he purposely landed his gyro copter on the west lawn of the capital. he told his hometown paper the tampa bay times in advance about his plans explaining he meant no harm, he's neither suicidal or homicidal, he hoped he wouldn't get shot down, he recognized at a certain level it is nuts to fly into a no fly zone and try to land at the capital, in order to make a political point but it was the only thing he could think of to try to get attention to this issue that otherwise doesn't get any mainstream attention to try to spark something in washington to fix this problem. >> change the government, the separation of government and big money so government will represent the peopl

stunning scene playing out wednesday. 61-year-old florida mailman looking to deliver a message to washingtoncarrying 535 letters one for each member of congress protesting government corruption. ultimately landing on the capitol grounds where he was quickly arrested. he blogged about his plans in 2013 and shared details with the tampa bay times last year. >> i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old mail man in a flying bicycle. >> reporter: reporter ben montgomery drove to washington to watch but never alerted authorities. >> it's not my job to pull the plug on somebody who is doing something like this. >> reporter: the secret service interviewed hughes in 2013. it's unclear whether federal law enforcement was aware of the trip before he flew in. >> the commanders need to rethink all the possible ways people can attack their protected areas. too many people are getting through. >> reporter: we spoke to hughes' friend. >> i'm not denying the fact that it was kind of a stupid thing to do, but it was also very brave and it was very patriotic. he is going to pay

. >>> last week florida mailman doug hughes landed a gyrocopter on front lawn of the capitol carryingmembers of congress to protest the campaign finance laws and spoke with abc's george stephanopolis today on "good morning america" and said he had no fear of being shot down after entering restricted airspace. >> i am a mailman and delivered the mail. i don't think the government is going to shoot a 61-year-old mainman on a flying bicycle who is not threatening anyone. >> he called the stunt an act of civil the interview is on "good morning america" this morning. >> a man was not allowed to board a united flight after he spoke out about the weakness of the security system of united. he said he jokingly tweeted of making oxygen masks deploy while on a united flight to syracuse and the f.b.i. did not see the humor and when the plan landed agent questions him and seized his equipment and united bounced minimum from the booked flight to sfo on saturday say he would be refunded but could not fly with the carrier. >> the tweet was blunt and probably shut have been tempered a little bit in al

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a can you please hours after christie's event in washington, a florida mailman flew a gyrocopter, i didn'tw what they were landing steps from the u.s. comment. he was arrested. he was trying to bring attention to campaign finance reform which did he to some sentence. this is becoming increasingly important in the 2016 campaign trail. during hillary clinton's first week as an official candidate for president, she said one of her top priorities is to fix this rotten system. >> we need to build the economy of tomorrow. not yesterday. we need to strengthen families in communities, that's where it all starts. we need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all. even if that takes a constitutional amendment. >> unaccountable money. as campaign finance accountant says it has gotten to a point where candidates can't just complain about it and point out twla opponents are doing. they have to offer tankible solutions. let's bring in the roundtable. senior politics editor with the daily beast. from mother jones is that the national reporter. i don'

. >> the florida mailman, 61-year-old doug hughes swarmed by police and a bomb squad after landing on the west lawn of the capitol building. the bizarre incident throwing the u.s. capital into chaos shug the air down for hours. >> i had carefully planned it so no one would get hurt. >> reporter: in this video published by tampa bay times, hughes says flying gyrocopter into the no-fly zone was all in protest, that he had been planning it for years. strapped to the landing gear 535 letters, one for every member of congress opposing corporate money in politics. >> there are these problems and these problems and these problems that are much for important than campaign finance reform but those won't get addressed until we fix campaign finance reform. >> ben montgomery a reporter from the "tampa bay times" said they alerted the secret service and the capitol police before takeoff. not so says the secret service. montgomery says he was amazed hughes made it. >> he was fully prepared to be blown out of the sky long before he ever entered protected airspace. >> reporter: well this afternoon hu

how did a florida mailman manage to fly his one-man gyro copter through some of the most restricted air space without getting shot down? [♪] there is an ancient rhythm... [♪] that flows through all things... [♪] through rocky spires... [♪] and ocean's swell... [♪] the endless... stillness of green... [♪] [♪] and in the restless depths of human hearts... [♪] the voice of the wild within. [♪] >>> welcome back. a florida postal worker will make his first court appearance in less than an hour for landing his tiny aircraft on the capital lawn sending washington into a tizzy. doug hughes claims he carried out the act and it was certainly a bizarre incident that riveted the city and sent the u.s. capitol into lock down for part of the day. "tampa bay times" first identified hughes because he told them about his plans. >> violate the no-fly zone, nonviolently and intend for nobody to get hurt and i'm going to land on the capitol mall in front of the capitol building. i'm going tahave 535 letters strapped to the landing gear in boxes and those letters are going to be addressed to every member of

the florida mailman who landed the gyro copter on the lawn says we should stop worrying about security on campaign finance reform. he was charged with two felonies and is home on house arrest in florida. back to "lock up." q?? ffa >>> behind bars, tattooing is more than a favorite pastime, it's a passion, if not an addiction in every prison we visited. >> that's the first thing they do when they come in here, tattoo their body up. >> tattooing's cool. it's a fun thing to do. >> some of them don't make a bit of sense but they have them on there, they're covered. they all want them. >> i've got a couple years on a grave stone down here, a couple of my prison years, just a bunch of evil, crazy stuff. i was going through a bunch of stuff at that time. >> go to almost any prison in america and you'll find an amazing assortment of tattoos. >> it's gotten to a point where we have a standard question that our field producers ask the inmates. can you tell me about your tats? >> as you can see, i'm tattooed up. i'm from south vallejo. i represent south vallejo, always have, always will. 707, sol

. >>> a florida mailman said he landed his one man gyrocopter in a high profile call for campaign reforml worker doug hughes was carrying 530 letters one for each member of congress, arrested him late yesterday afternoon, the secret service was familiar with him going back a year, in fact he's made no secret of what he was planning. >> and i'm going to land on the capitol in front of the capitol building. >> he wanted everybody to know, he wanted the media to know, the authorities to know, he was live broadcasting this, live streaming it so that you could see where he was. >> a friend of his also says he called the secret service to let them though he was on the way fearing his friend might get shot. still, many in washington are questioning how he's managed to get inside restricted airspace so easily. >>> time now 5:16, strict new water restriks in contracosta county a step closer to taking effect, the contracosta approved the plan, mandatory 20% water reductions the water guzzlers would be hit with higher rates plus penalties. the board is due to adopt the new rates on june 3 unless th

. >>> elaborate, stunt landed a florida mailman in jail this morning. >>> he flew a by row cooperatorn the the restrict air space and land on the ground of the u.s. capitol pcb s news correspondent edward lawrence joins us live with the very latest, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee ander contact douglass hughes will be charged later today formally in court for flying in restrict air space. he faces year in prison and $10,000 fine. police surrounded and arrested douglass mark hughes after he landed his gyro copper on the lawn of the u.s. capitol yesterday. sixty-one year-old mailman is expect to make his first a appearance in court today. >> questions that will shake up this town is how was he able to get in the most restrict air space in the you had without being seen. >> reporter: witnesses saw hughes take off from the gettysburg airport in pennsylvania. >> crazy. >> reporter: hughes was able to fly past the white house and washington monument were landing on capitol hill. even if authorities spotted hughes they may not have taken him down before he landed. >> i don't th