. >>> florida postal worker is in police custody for giving everyone a scare on the grounds of the capitol buildings. >> the 61-year-old flew into just 100 feet away from the capitol buildings. >> abc has the latest. >> reporter: a gyrocopter buzzing over monuments a lot of tourists heading strayed ward the u.s. capitol. >> we both looked at it, we said where the heck is that going. >> reporter: the tiny aircraft landing on the west front lawn immediately swarmed by police, the area on lockdown while the bomb squad checked for weapons and explosives, but there was no harm intended by the pilot. >> the pilot gave us a thumbs up and flew on by. >> reporter: he is 61-year-old doug hughes a postal worker from florida who posted this video online showing the training for the stunt he prepared for a year ago. >> 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 aerospace, but he did notify secret service about his plan. agents spoke with him and a friend a year ago. >> he wanted to do something th

. >> reporter: when doug hughes, the florida postal worker turned campaign finance activist landed hisustom built gyrocopter on the capitol ground two weeks ago, police failed to alert lawmakers. according to dramatic testimony this morning. >> due to the extremely short time between the lockdown order and the direction to lift it, no messages were sent to the congressional committee advising them of the lockdown. >> reporter: hughes is facing a felony and is confined to his home in florida. authorities had been tipped off to his stunt almost a half-hour before he landed. his aircraft was visible for at least two minutes and testimony revealed that the u.s. secret service knew of the 61-year- old's intentions nearly 18 months ago. >> air traffic controllers could not do their jobs if they had to work with an unfiltered radar feed. any would not be able to give the aircraft they are charged with handling. >> reporter: secret service director joseph clancy admitted an investigation was opened up back in october of 2013. after the agency learned that hughes intended to fly an aircraft on

. >> later today a florida postal worker is in court after he managed to listened a single seater helicopter on the land of the united states capitol this time yesterday. as our reporter reports the massive breach is now raise big questions of security in the cap itol you. >> a day after the dramatic landing on the capitol he will appear in firm court. the ride into washington, dc is raising major concerns about security. >> how does an individual get that close? >> he flew the gyrocopter through the no-fly zone around washington dc, penetrating the missile victims, radar, and antiaircraft weapons before landing right on the west lawn of the capito. there. the gyrocopter was too small, too slow and too slow it was never detected by radar. a witness said he was calm as he came in for landing. >> there was no noise, he wasn't screaming or shouting. >> he said he wanted to demand change in campaign finance laws. >> i am going to listened on the capitol ma'am if front of the capitol building. >> what he wanted to do was very brave and all of that even if a little bit few mid. >> he revealed the

a 61-year-old florida postal worker piloted his gyrocopter landing next to the capital building. he called it a protest against campaign finance rules. but flying into such restricted airspace and landing at the capitol are both federal crimes. >>> we don't know what caused the death of a sperm whale that washed up on a beach in pacifica. for now biologists are calling the cause of death a mystery but they don't believe a ship struck it. it appears to have been eating. marine mammal center says it's been seven years since the last sperm whale washed ashore on a bay area beach. >>> the voters' initial response to a shared l.a. stadium for the raiders -- it's good. organizers yesterday turned in well more than the minimum number of signatures to place the stadium project on a special election ballot. the stadium may house two tenants -- the raiders and the san diego chargers. it would sit in carson on the eastern end of los angeles. carson city council now has the choice to schedule and election or consider the plan without a vote. even if approved though, the nfl would need to giv

the florida postal worker is in jail this morning awaiting charges.s to congress and posted videos online, detailing his plans. even speaking to the secret service over a year ago. yet, he was still able to penetrate washington's no-fly zone. the secret service acknowledges investigating him. but said they received no warning about yesterday's flight. >>> new information on the arizona police officer who drove into the suspect with his squad car. officer michael rapiejko had been sued before when he worked for the nypd. he was accused of pointing a gun at a man and choking him during a parking dispute. that case was settled. his current police chief is defending his actions saying the officer made the right decision to stop the armed suspect. >>> well, a judge says general motors cannot be sued in connection with dozens of deaths and injuries blamed on faulty ignition switches because the problem originated before gm emerged from bankruptcy. the ruling could save gm $10 billion in lawsuits. >>> and in health news, mothers looking to have another baby

stephen: the pilot, a florida postal carrier identified as doug hughes was reportedly trying to protest what he called campaign finance corruption. the goal -- deliver 535 letters to all members of congress expressing thinks anger. >> not a very smart way to demonstrate, i don't think. stephen: scenarios like this prompt the what if question. what if it had been some sort of attack. well homeland security chairman mike mccall says had the pilot gotten any closer to the actual capitol building that authorities were prepared to shoot him down. live on capitol hill tonight, scott thuman, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, scott. moments after that gyrocopter landed, we put the i-team to work to see who was the man behind the controls of that device. joce sterman is live in the newsroom with information you'll only see here on 7. joce? joce: some of what we know about this pilot is courtesy of "the tampa bay times" that identified him as 61-year-old doug hughes. we've done our own digging and found links to this website called the civilist papers and their four step plan to reform the government.

john: the florida postal carrier revealed his plans to a reporter from "the tampa bay times." >> he called me up at my office and didn't identify himself and he said i'm going to commit an act of civil disobedience. nobody is going to get hurt. john: depending on who you ask this afternoon, the 61-year-old is lucky he didn't get hurt or even killed. top lawmaker says if he got any closer to the capitol building he would have been taken out by police. live in the newsroom, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: right now metro working to fix a track problem outside of fort totten. it caused them to suspend the service between prince george's plaza and georgia avenue. riders had to use shuttle buses or take a detour on the red line. delays are reported in both directions. trains are single tracking. service on the green line has been restored this noon after a pedestrian bridge fell on to the tracks in berwyn heights yesterday. this is what it looked like yesterday. we brought you that breaking news after a crane struck that bridge just before rush hour. now, it sent part of the span crashing on

a florida postal worker landed on the lawn of the u.s. capitol. monica malpass is here with more on this man's motivation and about a pennsylvania connection. >> reporter: absolutely, jim doug hughes has been threat authentic act of civil disobedience for a year. he broad his gyro helicopter to the keystone state and flew to washington to personally deliver letters to every member of congress. he says he is fully aware he was violating restrict air space. >> this is in the good, people. >> reporter: well, hughes landed on the capitol ground forcing a lock down. first, a a robot bomb detector rolled out here and then an office's arrived with his gun drawn. hughes was arrested a and removed. he is behind bars tonight. police surrounded this airport in gettysburg pennsylvania this is where they believe he took off from. why did he do such a bizarre act. >> trying to galvanized millions of people to to a relatively simple things. change the government to build a wall of separation between government and big money. >> reporter: hughes says he is not su

that 61-year-old florida postal worker who violated national airspace by landing his gyrocopter onto the grounds of the capitol is now back in florida under house arrest. doug hughes's next schedule court appearance in washington is three weeks from now. the incident has prompted a full-scale security review since hughes was able to fly under the radar near so many monuments through restricted airspace. the nation's second most populous state texas, is on the verge of passing legislation that would allow residents there with concealed handgun licenses to openly carry the guns in holsters. the bill cleared the texas house friday. the state senate had already passed a similar version of the bill. the governor has said he will sign any legislation that expands second amendment rights. and imagine traveling from chicago to new york by train in just more than two hours. that might be possible sometime in the future if a train now being tested in japan is put to use in this country. the magnetic levitation bullet train hit a record 366 miles an hour during a test in that country a few days

. >>> this morning charges are pend ago begins a florida postal worker who land a helicopter on the ground of the u.s. capitol. landing in restricted air space caused quite a scare yesterday. authorities ided pilot as doug hughes. the the 61 year-old ace he flew to the capitol to deliver letters to congress demanding campaign finance reform. his plan was chronicled by the the tampa bay times for several months. >> i'm going to land on the capitol lawn, in front of the capitol building i am going to have 535 letters, strapped to the landing gear. >> hughes reportedly told police he took off from an airfield around gettysburg pennsylvania. we will have much more coming up in a live report from washington d.c. in the knelt half an hour. >>> with the pope's visit and democratic national convention coming to philadelphia, authorities are testing their readiness in case of the potential threat. philadelphia police, u.s. park rangers and paramedics took over independent visitors center for a test drill. during the staged drill they moved in targeting a gunman on the loose in the building. more th

florida postal worker doug hughes is on house arrest in florida. he spoke today about his stunt. saying he used anyplace to find his -- gps to find his way there. he says he delivered lets for all 535 members of congress about the issue. >> we have got bigger problems in this country than fussing about whether or not the security is iron clad. okay? we need to be worried not about whether or not somebody can fly into d.c. we need to worry about the money going into congress. >> he will head back to washington, d.c. next month for a court hearing. >>> a look back that 1906 earthquake and fire, also ahead, the ceremony marking 20 years since the deadly bombing at the federal building in oklahoma city. >> and new reports on efforts to keep ben affleck's past secret. . >> and the launch of a product that had that was so popular it caused target's website to crash. . >>> today is the 20th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing. 168 people were killed when a bomb exploded at the federal building in downtown oklahoma city. hundreds came to the site today for a somber memorial. >> the

capitol police did not immediately identify the pilot but the associated press is reporting a florida postaled doug hughes took responsibility for the start on a website where he said he was delivering letters to all 535 members of congress in order to draw attention to campaign finance corruption. european regulators are accusing google of violating antitrust laws. the european union said today that google is abusing its dominance of the internet search market and unfavored -- and unfairly favors its own service in search results. the eu says it will also investigate google's android phone system. regulators say the complaint of not just coming from europe. >> one out of four individual companies -- company from the united states also play a major role when it comes to these business associations who have complaints. mark: google has 10 weeks to answer the accusations. first-quarter profit rebounded at bank of america. earnings beat estimates bank's a big drop in expenses. more than $50 billion in expenses linked to dozens of bad -- linked to thousands of bad home loans. brian moynahan is n

. >>> new concerns about the government's ability to protect vital landmarks after a florida postal worker flew the gyro copter through air space on the capitol lawn. homeland security is looking into the gap. 61-year-old doug hughes is facing federal charges for violating the federal air space. he has been released on home confinement and said he did this stunt to call attention to the need for campaign finance reform. >>> breaking congressional leaders hammered out a bipartisan deal granting trade authority. under the legislation, congress gets an up or down vote. that is a concern for interest groups. house majority leader john boehner said the burden of the success rests on obama's shoulders. >>> wiki leaks is pouring salt on sony's wounds. every sony e-mail and document stolen by hackers last year. wikileaks editor and chief, julian assange says this is news worthy and belongs in the public domain. >> some of the e-mails that were leaked complain it wasn't news. it was gossip and fighting. no public interest. >>> time for an early start on your money. u.s. stock futures are lower. sto

. >> reporter: the florida postal worker and pilot did this to make statement about campaign fine fineancingtely began live streaming and as he came in for a landing, some couldn't believe their eyes. >> i saw out of nowhere, i saw something straight out of chity chity bang bang flying over the top of me. >> reporter: and he somehow managed to avoid detection by radar. when the 61-year-old landed on the steps of the capital, they arrested him and charged him with violating airspace and a felony he was issued an ankle monitor until he returns to a d.c. courtroom next month and he's been banned from flying any type of aircraft. despite her father's legal woe rr res her father is down right proud. >> he's a patriot. he did it for the country. >> reporter: and now he may land in jail. >> what he did caused a major scare and when i spoke to him earlier, i wanted to find out if he had contacted law enforcement as he promised he would. so, dug, when you took off last wednesday, you didn't really believe you were going to be able to deliver these letters to people on capital hill did you? >> no i wa

after a florida postal worker landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the u.s.apitol he wanted to make a political statement. >>> target is apologizing to many customers after they were overwhelmed for a demand for a new product launch and caused a social media backlash. the retail giant launched an exclusive collection of lily pulitzer collection. demand was so high shoppers lined up before stores even opened. the racks quickly cleared. many empty handed customers turned to social media to complain about the lack of stock. target spokesperson says the website was slowed down to maintain traffic flow. the retailer is apologizing to disappointed customers. >> you weren't in that line were you? >> no, i was not. i might have been one of the people that went online to avoid that but that didn't work either. >>> let's get everybody where they need to go. >> didn't get mine either. >> didn't get lily pulitzer? >> no. >> is this the first time you've heard of them? >> i was watching basketball all day yesterday. >> oh yes that. >> yes, that. i just want to be hip. i w

hughes who is a 61-year-old florida postal worker put up an elaborate website announcing his plans which he call civil disobedience. he said i have no violent inclinations or swenltintent. just delivering the mail. and he had 535 letters, one addressed to every member of congress. to galvanize millions of people to change the government. that was his dream. he said i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle but i would rather die in the flight than live to be 80 years old and see this country fall. hughes charges that our electoral process is corrupt. he says there's too much money involved. and now he will be investigated seems certain to be prosecuted on a long list of apparent violations. perhaps more significantly, national security officials have got to be scrambling right now to figure out how this aircraft that's what it is. albeit a small one. it could have carried chemicals. how in the world this craft got from pennsylvania here through infamous well known no-fly zone without being detected and made it all the way here

before you leave the house the florida postal worker who flew a gyrocopter into the capitol lawn is behinds awaiting charges. he was arrests by police moments after touching down on d.c. >>> the house voting on repealing the estate tax. >>> and expect to pay more at the pump today. the price of gasoline nationally is up nearly $0.02 overnight. the reason for the higher price, oil prices have risen five days in a row. >>> time now for the good bad and ugly. the good do you know this mystery hero? take a look. idaho please are trying to find this man who saved this man's life. the mystery hero left before giving police his name. >>> the bad thanks to the fast food protesters dollar menu may be a thing of the past. a $15 minimum wage means you pay higher prices. >>> the ugly, this dog is all bark. out he goes. do not count on this guy to protect your home. he runs out the doggy door when the burglar breaks in. that crook still on the loose. >>> it is time for the brew on this responses. earlier we told you about the mom who got an anonymous letter from her friend telling her to knock it off.

a florida postal carrier has been ordered to stay out of washington, d.c. unless he is due in court. he pulled off the stunt aimed at drawing attention to campaign finance reform by flying under the radar. many lawmakers are not happy and are now calling for a security review. well, a baggage handler who fell asleep inside the cargo hold of an alaska airline jet called 9-1-1 after takeoff. the dispatcher was understandably confused. listen. >> 9-1-1. >> hello i'm trapped in this plane and i called my job. i'm in this plane. >> you're where? >> i'm inside a plane. i feel like it is moving in the air. please tell somebody to stop it. >> the worker eventually hung up. the pilots then heard him banging on the roof of the cargo hold. they flew back to seattle after 14 minutes in the air. airline officials say the man was lucky to be trapped in a part of the plane that was pressurize and temperature controlled. >>> spring is not in the air in the rockies. this video was shot on thursday in colorado where snow owe weather -- snowy weather continues to create trave

it's a florida postal carrier by the name of doug hughes is taking responsibility for the stunt, he claims he was really just delivering letters to all 335 members of congress trying to draw attention to campaign financial corruption. they said if he had gotten closer to the capitol they would have shot him down. >>> turning now to the coast-to-coast push to increase the minimum wage hundreds of people are rallying for better pay across the nation including here in philadelphia david henry is live at 30th street with more on this. >> reporter: hey brian i'm on the very busy jfk boulevard bridge across the schuylkill river, that is not busy tonight because the police have it shut down entirely down towards center city there is a green balloon and flashing police lights, that will convirgin on this bridge right in the middle of this very busy rush hour. this is suppose to be a day of strikes and protests by minimum wage workers but these are mostly sympathizers. >> parts of a national movement to increase the national wage. it's tax day april 15th and they want a $15 minimum wage, that is mo

. >>> the florida postal worker who landed the gyrocopter on the lawn tells his story this morning.er washington. >>> dramatic rescue. the harrowing 911 call from a 13-year-old boy trapped in his burning home with his sister. >> we're going to die! >> how he helped lead firefighters to save them with only moments to spare. >>

. >> the pilot is florida postal worker doug hughes. after appearing in court. he described his flight as a political protest against the influence of big money. >>> elk are dying but some of them are thriving. why groups say the drought is to blame. >> if you complain online about a company and they sue you, should yelp have to turnover your name? >> less wind. warmer tomorrow. what cities will be the warmest, how hot it will get for the bay area weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ have a day to remember. it's easy with a free red velvet cake with a 10 piece meal or larger. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. some elk are dying off at point reyes. and ktvu's tom vacar went there today find out why. >> reporter: point reyes is the only national park that has elk. 250 elk. half the heard inside a fenced off area died while a population of free roaming elk increased by a third. they blame the fencing and the drought for reducing the heard from 540 to 286. >> they died of thirst during the drought because there are no natural water resources where they are pinned in. >> repo

. >> reporter: the aircraft, known as a gyrocopter was piloted by a florida postal worker.ntified as doug hughes. >> i'm going to land on the capitol lawn. >> reporter: aboard the machine, hundreds of letters addressed to congress. >> one for every member of congress that lays out how he can fix campaign finance. >> reporter: passersby were certainly confused by what happened. >> i said oh, my goodness. they're using drones with men to bring the mail. that's how google is going to deliver the mail. then i saw a police car with a siren. he said that's not the u.s. mail. >> reporter: after the landing, officials ordered a temporary lockdown. capitol police quickly responded to the scene, and took hughes into custody. then bomb squad units came out to inspect the copter. many are tossing around worlds like bewildered into how this could happen in what is supposed to be the most secured airspace in the country. one said the police could have shot the copter down if it got closer. but looking at the scene, it's tough to tell how much closer it would have had to get. >>> the vote

but a 60-year-old florida postal worker by the name of doug hughes put up an elaborate website taking credit in advance for flying his gyrocopter here to washington, d.c. in washington, d.c. not from florida, but in the washington area. writing on his website, i have no violent inclinations or intent, i'm just delivering the mail, he said. landing, violating the no fly zone washington's notorious and well-known no fly zone he said nonviolently with 535 letters strapped to the landing gear in boxes addressed to every member of congress. hughes is apparently upset that what he calls political corruption has become the characteristic of american politics and election campaigning. he says he wants to wake up millions of people to change that. and he said he didn't believe the government would shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle. but he said he'd rather do this and take the risk than live renee, to be 80 he said and see this country fall. now they'll investigate hughes but perhaps more importantly, renee, of course they're going to investigate how anybody for any reason co

a florida postal worker remains in custody after flying a tiny helicopter onto the west lawn of the u.slas hughes said he meant to do no harm. he just wanted to deliver letters to draw attention to what he describes as campaign finance corruption. the house of the homeland security committee said he was close to being shot down. he could face penalties for violating restricted air space. >>> house leaders passed a package of bills designed to protect taxpayers from potential abuse by the irs. republicans say the eight measures are part of their effort to as they put it rein in the agency. this comes in the wake of recent scandals at the tax collection service. one of the bills would enact a bill of rights the proposed laws are now headed to the senate. >>> han it starts right now. >>> tonight -- >> this is disgusting. >> after an alleged gang rape on the beach, numerous shootings, dozens of arrests, an out of control behavior -- >> we

a florida postal worker has been arrested after landing a gyrocopter on the west lawn of the united statesstal worker identified as doug hughes flew from gettysburg pennsylvania and says he was delivering letters to all 535 members of congress to protest campaign finance corruption. while u.s. military officials tell nbc news it's possible the systems could have detected that aircraft as it flew through restricted air a space on radar, it would have looked like a flock of geese. now back to "hardball." >>> you know i saw, read somewhere today secretary clinton wants to -- she intends to raise $2.5 billion for her campaign. but she wants to then get the corrupting money out of politics. you know it's classic, right? it's classic politician speak. >> welcome back to "hardball" that is new jersey governor chris christie, today hosting a town meeting up in new hampshire. christie is on the second day of a three-day prestige offensive in that early primary state, testing the waters for a 2016 presidential run. in an exclusive interview with today show's matt lauer, governor christie positioned

. >>> and the florida postal worker accused of landing that gyrocopter on the grounds of the capitolt appeared in court. a judge released him on his own recognizance but on the condition he stay as way from the white house and capitol. he can't operate any flying equipment. >>> now to the security concerns raised by the stunt at the capitol. no one was injured, but there could have been a very different outcome. >> the secret service and a florida newspaper knew about the pilot, now credit igs sick critics want to know why it was so easy for him to fly under the radar. >> reporter: he landed at the capitol and landed in jail. but tonight pilot protester doug yuz is already out on his own recognizance, charged eenl with flying an unregistered plane and violated d.c. air space. hughes' message about campaign finance is overshadowed by concern about his penetration of washington's no fly zone. down the mall past the white house to the capitol. >> i got to tell you i'm very upset and very concerned about this. >> reporter: secretary of homeland security jeh johnson. >> this individual ap

. >>> the florida postal worker who landed the gyrocopter on the capitol lawn tells his story this morningbeing shot down. the incredible new video of his journey high over washington. he's speaking out only on "gma." >>> dramatic rescue. the harrowing 911 call from a 13-year-old boy trapped in his burning home with his sister. >> we're going to die! >> how he helped lead firefighters to save them with only moments to spare. >>> and standing up. the show stopping moment at last ni

it was piloted by a florida postal worker, identified as 61 year old doug hughes. yesterday hughes boarded the aircraft with a about 100 letters address today lawmakers there on capitol hill his plan was to deliver the notes which outlined how he could fix campaign finance. >> i was incredibly surprised we were down at the washington monument and i see him come over the top of the buildings and i thought that's further than i thought he would make t i thought for sure, live broadcasting the whole thing. so people could tell where he was, and where he was coming from. he was specking helicopter to escort him. >> he even thought he might be shot out of the sky. but, no, nothing happened. after the landing there in front of the capitol we have mom squad guy hughes was arrested and the capitol visitor center was temporarily in lockdown. so was the whole capitol building. because remember the iraqi president was in the building at the time? so the question still remains: look at him! how this could happen and what's supposed to be the most secure air space in the worlds

. >>> new concerns about the government's ability to protect vital landmarks after a florida postal worker flew his gyro copter through protected air space on the capitol lawn. homeland security is looking into the gap. 61-year-old doug hughes is facing federal charges for violating protected air space. he has been released on home confinement in his postal service jacket. he said he pulled off the stunt to bring attention to the need for campaign finance reform. >>> congressional leaders hammering out a deal to grant the president fast track authority. some democrats are split over the potential for eliminating american jobs. under the legislation, congress gets an up or down vote. in return cannot make changes. this is a concern for labor and environmental groups. house majority leader john boehner backs the deal but the burden of success rests on the president's shoulders. >>> senators head home for the weekend, eric holder is still the attorney general. senate republicans tied the lynch nomination to an unresolved human trafficking bill delaying her confirmation for months. now senator

doug hughes, a florida postal carrier, has been ordered to stay out of washington, d.c.d off the stunt drawing the attention to campaign finance reform by flying under the radar. many lawmakers are not happy and are calling for a security review. >>> i'm patricia stark. "hannity" starts now. for all your headlines, logon to fox news.com. >>> tonight the spring break nightmare continues. >> the string of violent incidents that is now considering whether to end the party for good. >> i am absolutely outraged by this. >> after a month of violence in panama city beach,

a florida postal worker upset with campaign finance law was arrested when he landed. committee jason chaffetz was not satisfied. >> you have a dude crossing 100-plus miles of restricted air space. whose job was it to take him down? he was loud and clear what he was going to do. in fact he was live-streaming it and yet nobody seemed to pick that up. >> chaffetz also dressed down joe clancy about why the former deputy director of the troubled agency who was supposed to be leaving his post is still on the government payroll. >>> hillary clinton wants americans to have more trust in politics. we'll talk about that with the panel after a break. now? can i at least put my shoes on? if your bladder is calling the shots ... you may have a medical condition called overactive bladder ... ...or oab you've got to be kidding me. i've had enough! it's time to talk to the doctor. ask your doctor how myrbetriq may help treat... ...oab symptoms of urgency frequency, and leakage. which may mean fewer trips to the bathroom. myrbetriq (mirabegron) may increase your blood pressure. myrbet

concerns this morning after a florida postal worker manages to land his flying bicycle on the capitolbeing shot down. >> right now the post man is under arrest and awaiting charges in washington. what does this all mean for our homeland security? jack see ibanez is here with more. >> it is supposed to be the most secure airspace in the world. how did a 61-year-old postal worker fly a copter right on to the lawn? >> this is not good, people. >> douglas hughes says he meant no harm when he landed his tiny helicopter in dc. aboard this machine right there, it is special delivery hundreds of letters addressed to every member of congress about campaign finance corruption. >> change the government to build a wall of separation between the government and big money so the government will represent the people. >> according to the tampa bay times hughes had this plan in place for several months. >> the secret service knew about this. they had interviewed him and a

. >>> it appears a florida postal carrier who landed his copter on the u.s.itol lawn is lucky to be alive. officials had guns trained on doug hughes the whole time they say. he could have been blown out of the air according to one senator. after a classified briefing the senator was more upset about the air space. >> you can penetrate the air space and go undetected. one thing that was frustrated. there was no notification. we never got an alert that something was happening at the capitol. that inexcusable. >> doug hughes is now facing federal charges. he told anderson cooper last night he pulled the stunt to make a statement about the influence in politics. >> i don't know if this is worth it until we are through with it. we will not know until the next election with the corruption and solving the problem of corruption. you don't want me grandstanding on that. i respect that. that's what it is about. >> hughes is under house arrest. he could get up to four years if convicted. >>> the nfl has worked out a settlement to compensate players that could cost hundr

piloted by florida postal worker identified as 61 year old dug hughes. >> wait, from where? >> florida yesterday boarded the aircraft with hundreds of letters address today lawmakers, his plan was to deliver the notes which outlined how he can fix campaign finances. >> and i'm going to land on the capitol lawn in front of the capitol building. >> i said oh, my goodness they are using drones with men and they're delivering the mail. that's how gooing little deliver the mail. then i saw police car with a siren, and he said that's not the us mail. >> yes, not the us mail. it is not google. after landing officials ordered a temporary lockdown of the capitol visitors center. police quickly responded to the scene took hughes into custody. bomb squad came out to inspect the hell couldn'ter. >> 2tsa agents in denver have been fired after the government agency discovered the employees allegedly took part in a scheme to grope male passengers. >> prosecute remembers investigating which could lead to criminal charges fox's jacky ibanez reports. >> two agents have been fired over allegati

. >> a florida postal worker is in police custody after he landed a small, one-person helicopter on the grounds of the helicopter today. this prompted a temporary lockdown and raised serious security concerns after the gyrocopter landed. it was undetected by radar. abc news reporter karen travers joins us live from d.c. karen? >> good evening larry and ama. it is quiet at the capitol but earlier a chaotic scene. that gyrocopter landed right behind me in the parch of grass and the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. it's an area that's known to many americans as the praise where presidential inaugurations happen every four years and every winter you see video and pictures of kids sledding here at the u.s. capitol. today a senior u.s. official tells abc news that the gyrocopter was flying at a relatively low speed pretty slow and was less than 150 feet which means it wasn't getting picked up by radar and that's raising a lot of very serious questions of what would have happened if this pilot posed a violent threat? a bizarre scene sparked panic and chaos. a man who says he was delivering a pol

it was a scary scene on the national mall this week when a florida postal worker flew his gyrocopter through some of the country's most restricted air space. just the latest in a string of troubling security lapses. we'll discuss that with the chair of the house oversight committee jason chaffetz. we want to begin with politics and race for the white house rapidly ramping up, almost two dozen candidates were in new hampshire this weekend to win support for first primary and carl cameron is there. carl? >> thanks, chris, 21 potential white house hopefuls took the stage in the two-day first in the nation summit. it is a wide open race and it was a huge roster the biggest ever for new hampshire and every one of the leading candidates came with something to accomplish. >> for jeb bush, it was trying to reassure conservatives he's one of them. >> a lot of us are not looking for a republican in name only. i don't want a corpsanation on -- our side. >> i would match my record with anybody that's thinking about running or any governor that during the last 20 years. >> florida senator marco r

a florida postal worker will make his first court appearance in less than an hour for landing his tinyapital 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 congress. >> the unauthorized flight is raising serious questions about the security of the air space above washington and the faa is now investigating this stunt. joining me to talk about this unusual protest is cnn senior media correspondent and from washington ben montgomery the "tampa bay" writer that broke this story. ben, to you first on this one. did "tampa bay times" actually report this stunt to authorities? >> no,

. >>> a florida postal worker says he landed his one man gyrocopter on the lawn of the u.s. capitol in a high profile call for campaign finance reform. 61-year-old postal worker doug hughes carrying 535 letters in his one man aircraft, one for each member of congress. capitol boys quickly captured him yesterday afternoon, the secret service familiar with him for about a year or so, he's made no secret of what he was planning. >> and i'm going to land on the capitol lawn, in front of the capitol building. >> he wanted everybody to know, he wanted the media to know, the authority to know he was live broadcasting this, live streaming it so you can see where he was. >> a friend also says he called the secret service to let them know hughes was on the way fearing his friend might get shot down still many wondering how he got inside that restricted airspace so easily. >> what a wild story. >>> our time 6:17 let's get you moving and out the door, sal have you fixed thing on the bay bridge and if you're taking care of the folks on highway 24. >> we're doing that, the highway 24 comm

the florida postal worker who flew a gyrocopter under the radar into washington's restricted air space> i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle. >> new questions about security and what happens next to this fearless pilot. >> and later, star wars sneak peek. the new trail ser out and moviemakers reveal new hints about the long awaited next chapter. it's friday, april 17th. captions paid for by abc, inc. >> from abc news this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> do this with you today. i can't do this with you today. >> it's friday. of course you can do it with me. >> do not tease me. how we going to start off like this. folks -- you're not going to believe what i just had to deal with for the past 90 seconds leading up to show. >> we should do like a live stream cam where you can watch what actually happens. >> i can't keep the profanity down in a live situation. >> you better keep it down. >> i can't sitting with you here. seriously, so doc mcstuff fins was in back to the future? doc mcstuff fins. that'

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explained to house lawmakers how 61 year old douglas hughes a florida postal worker touting campaignce reform, managed to land his homemade gyrocopter on the lawn of the capitol building on april 15th. >> you have got a dude in a gyrocopter 100 feet in the air, crossing 30 plus miles of restricted air space. >> according to a time line offered by us capitol police chief kim dine, the agency was tipped off to hughes' flight 24 minute before it ended. but it wasn't until few minutes after hughes landed just yards from the capitol building that the complex was placed on lockdown. and hours passed before members of congress were alerted to the incident. >> we had an overly complex notification system, immediately fixed that. >> hughes reportedly notified media and the secret service of his stunt before his flight. going sofas to live stream it on his website. but what most disturbed lawmakers was why the gyrocopter went undetected by radar after taking off from airstrip in gettysburg pennsylvania nearly 100 miles from the capitol and hurdling into america's most restricted air space. >>

a florida postal worker doug hughes was arrested after landing his copter.t was aimed at drawing attention to campaign finance reform. >> i'm defenseless. they can knock me down. i don't believe that anybody wants to personally take responsibility for the fallout that would result from publicly executing somebody for an act of dissent. >> let's go to nbc's peter alexander in washington d.c. peter, good morning. you just spoke to the department of homeland security jeh johnson about this. what did he tell you? >> reporter: he's here on capitol hill today. i asked him for his reaction on the jiegyrocopter he saw yesterday. if you remember the movie, " "independence day" and he said we don't have a heat shield and. this is more of our conversation when i asked him what was your reaction when you heard the news? >> my first reaction was what's a gyrocopter? i had to see an image of it. oh, yes, that is a gyrocopter. we know a lot already. the facts are not in yet completely. i want to know all of the facts before i reach an assessment of what can and should be d

the pilot, doug hughes is a florida postal worker. his mission he said was a peaceful protest, something he reportedly had been planning for years. >> i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle. >> well despite jokes from lawmakers they were under attack from a flying lawn chair, the security breach is not a joke. a it's a major failure by several government agencies a wakeup call on how easily a terrorist or drone could have done the same thing, causing untold damage. tom foreman begins our coverage at the capitol near where that gyro copter landed. this is stunning, what happened? >> the investigators are trying to anything you're it out right now. one of the things they're doing is looking at the flight pattern of this. they've been looking at gettysburg airport in pennsylvania 68 miles by air away from him if you went in a straight line. they believe he may have taken off from there, but they're trying to nail that down as well as his path through. as you pointed out, som

elections, a florida postal worker flew his one-man helicopter into washington's restricted air spacezzing the washington monument, and then setting it down right on the lawn of the u.s. capitol on wednesday. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says the home-built craft traveled undetected. >> this individual apparently, literally, flew in under the radar, literally. >> were you satisfied with the response, i guess? >> well, again, i want to see all the facts. i want to know all the facts before i make any conclusions or draw any judgments about yesterday's incident. >> i think we saw all the facts. anyway, 60-year-old doug hughes says the stunt was a protest against the country's campaign finance morass and he advertised in advance his intent to perform this act of civil disobedience with an interview with his hometown newspaper. >> i'm going to have 535 letters strapped to the landing gear in boxes and those letters are going to be addressed to every member of congress. i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle. >> wel

jon: we are waiting for the florida postal worker who landed a gyrocopter on the grounds of the u.s. capitol to appear in court. 61-year-old doug hughes flew the single-person craft through some of the most restricted air space in the world. the pilot wanted to protest the amount of money in politics. peter a doocy is following that story live from washington. peter? >> reporter: jon, across the street from our bureau yesterday the capitol police and the secret service say they were caught flat footed by this flying protester and norad says his light aircraft never pond up on their screens -- popped up on their screens telling us that low and slow aircrafts are tough to catch. it started at an airfield 80 miles away in gettysburg, pa, and ended with quite a commotion on the west front of the u.s. capitol. but down in florida where this pilot is from the plot, not much of a secret. in fact, the secret service apparently visited the 61-year-old daredevil mailman more than a year ago and the local paper where he lives the tennessee times had so much -- tampa bay times, had so much advan

. >> the florida postal worker and pilot pulled this stunt, he said to make a statement about campaignawmakers. he alerted the tampa bay times on takeoff and immediately began live streaming his 80-mile trip. as he came in for a landing, some couldn't believe their eyes. >> i saw out of nowhere, a machine that looks like something from chitty chitty bang bang come at the capitol building. >> and despite flying just 150 feet off the ground he somehow managed to avoid detection from radar. when the 61-year-old landed on the west lawn of the capitol, police arrested him, charging him with violating national defense air space and registration requirements involving aircraft a felony. he was issued an ankle monitor until he returns to a d.c. courtroom next month and banned from flying any type of aircraft. despite her father's legal woes now, his daughter was thrilled. >> i was just down right proud. he's a patriot, you know. he did it for the country. >> and now, he may land in jail. randy kay, cnn, new york. >> his intentions in his eyes may have been noble but what he did cause a major s

the pilot we don't know who or she is but a florida postal carrier named doug hughes took responsibility the stunt on website. he was delivering letters to all 535 members of congress to draw attention to campaign finance corruption. that he did. >>> former nfl player aaron hernandez facing a future of life in prison. >> charge the defendant aaron hernandez with murder. what say you madam floor person? is the defendant not guilty, guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> madam floor person -- >> massachusetts jury convicted hernandez today of first degree murder. jurors ruled hernandez was responsible for the murder of odom lloyd back in 2013. prosecutors say hernandez planned the murder and then helped cover it up. the jury ultimately agreed with that argument. >> we had to exclusively look at fact. it was a lengthy process. >> i want to thank all of you. >> -- his legal troubles are not over yet. he'll get the chance to appeal his life sentence. he will also be retried in the drive by shooting deaths of t

it was a scary scene on the national mall this week when a florida postal worker flew the gyrocopter through the most restricted airspace. it is just the latest in a string of troubling security lapses. we will discuss that in a few minutes with the chair of the house oversight committee jason chaffetz. we begin, first with politics and the race if the white house that is rapidly heating up, two dozen potential republican candidates were in new hampshire this week to win support for the first primary. our chief political correspondent carl cameron is there. >> thanks. 21 potential white house hopefuls took the stage in the two help day first-in-the-nation summit. this is a wide open race and it was a huge roster. the biggest ever for new hampshire and everyone of the leading candidates came with something to accomplish. >> for jeb bush it was dealing with the biggest problem: reassuring conservatives he is one of them. >> a lot of us are not looking for a republican in name only. i don't want a coronation on our side by any stretch. >> i don't see any coronation coming my way. >> bus