kris van cleave reports.. 3 nns-ndrone registry ctm pkg van cleavecorrespondent: kris van cleaverestrictions:1. ap images- no excerpting unless you have a contract with ap supers:1. kris van cleave cbs news transportation correspondent 2. alexandria, va ctm intro:ctm script: (natsound/nils flying drone) the increasingly crowded skies and reports of airborne close calls means starting monday, kneels grun-home will have to register with the faa to fly any of his 11 drones. (nils sot // tc:17:38:24) the technology is getting so that they are not so much toys anymore but it's still a great hobby and can be done safy. (gfx 1 in)under the newly announced rules all drones weighing as little as 250 grams will have to be registered. operators like grun-home will have until drones they already own. any purchased after december 21st when the registration website goes live - will have totoe registered befefe flight.(gfx out) scott brenner a former assistant faa administrator. (kvc/brenner exchange)(kvc 14:29:03) "can a drone registration really make the skies safer?"(brenner 14:29:06) "i think it can, i

kris van cleave the faa hopes that education will prevent more close calls in the air. a new report identified 158 incidents in the last two years where a drone came within 200 feet of another aircraft - twenty- eight times the pilot had to take evasive maneuvers. there has never been a confirmed collision between a drone and another aircraft. require drone owners to give their name, mailing address and email, and pay a $5 dollar fee. (the faa is waiving the $5 fee for the first 30 days of the program. all operators will be given an id number to display on their drone.) ((sharie johnson)) > now let's turn it over to demetia. brian loftus how are the roads looking this morning. southbound delays in the spaghetti bowl. roads are getting crowded right now. construction at the durango/cheyen ne intersection is scheduled to wrap up soon, hopefully in the next couple of weeks. that's according to what the city told me back in october. > < > < > back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > 8 news now one viewer with free mortgage or lease for a year. ((sharie johnson)) we've teamed up w

and as kris van cleave reports for one indiana man it was deadly. >> reporter: in san diego investigators believe joshua burwell may have been trying to take a picture of the sunset when he took a fatal fall some 40 feet off sunset cliffs on the rocks below. lifeguard sergeant bill bender. >> wasn't watching where he was walking looking more down at the device. >> reporter: it's a tragic example of a growing problem, people distracted by devices, like this woman focused on her phone walking straight into a fountain or this man talking on his phone and going right off the train platform. in a recent study 78% of americans said distracted walking is a serious issue. another study found people using their phone while walking veered off course 61% of the time. and overshot their target 13% more than when they were not distracted by their devices. this orthopedic surgeon -- >> it's getting worse as we have more and more features on these devices that can distract us. >> reporter: the number of emergency room visits doubled between 2005 to 2010 to more than 1500 she believes the problem is actu

kris van cleave, cbs news washington. eric: right now an entire school district in nashua new hampshire is cancelling classes today because of a threat. the superintendent of the nashua schools say they received a detailed threat of violence to harm students and staff at both high schools. several law enforcement agencies are working to determine the credibility of the threat. elizabeth: a california man is shot and killed in a los angeles emergency room. police were first called to an apartment complex to investigate reports of a man throwing bottles and fighting with neighbors. the suspect struggled with police kicking and punching officers. even knocking a stun gun out of one of their hands. when the man tried to reach for shot and killed him. eric: police in madison, wisconsin are searching for the suspect in a mall shooting. investigators say the violence followed a dispute between a group of young men. a 19-year-old was hurt he was shot in the leg. the gunfire sent holiday shoppers running to safety. police are sear

scott, the other five officers charged have their hearings set for the new years. >> pelley: kris van cleave on the streets of baltimore tonight. kris, thank you. in another important story, we have reached a milestone in the recovery from the great recession. the federal reserve raised a key interest rate for the first time in years. wall street took that as a vote of confidence in the economy and here's anthony mason. >> reporter: the aftershocks from the financial crisis and the housing meltdown forced the fed to keep interest rates near zero for more than seven years, but today, janet yellen declared an end to the extraordinary era of easy money. >> the economic recovery has clearly come a long way, although it is not yet complete. >> reporter: it was back in december of 2008 that the fed slashed rates as low as they could go, the same month the economy was officially declared in recession and bernie madoff was arrested in a billion-dollar ponzi scheme. by april of 2009, foreclosures had soared to their peak, more than 200,000 that month. and by october, unemployment was at 10%. b

kris van cleave reports the incident is raising new concerns tonight about airline safety. >> reporter fake device looked real enough to prompt the crew of this air france boeing 777 to make an emergency landing in mombasa, kenya, and evacuate the 469 passengers and 14 crew using emergency exit slides. passenger ann daniel. >> a technical problem and now they say they found the bomb, so very tired, very difficult. >> reporter: benoit was also on board. >> the plane just went down slowly, slowly, slowly. so we just realized probably something was wrong. >> reporter: air france's ceo said a passenger spotted the fake bomb and reported it to the crew adding it was played of cardboard, paper and had a timer hidden in a bathroom cabinet. kenyan police reportedly questioned a number of passengers including the person who reported the device. the airline says at least three other air france flights have received bomb threats since the november 13th attacks in paris. ron hoscoe is a former assistant director of the fbi. >> what type of person does this? someone who is testing, someone who is p

kris van cleave shows us how that will work. >> reporter: when the f.a.a. registration web site goes live next monday, current drone owners will have two months to register. newly purchased devices will have to be registered before taking flight. >> i think this does add a level of seriousness to the operation of the drone. >> reporter: former f.a.a. assistant administrator scott brenner. do they need to have a drone registration program? >> i think the f.a.a. was struggling with how do we educate new users, and by have a direct link to every user, which will allow us to do a tremendous amount of education. >> reporter: the f.a.a. hopes that education will prevent more close calls in the air. a new report identified 158 incidents in the last two years where a drone came within 200 feet of another aircraft. 28 times the pilot had to take evasive maneuvers. there has never been a confirmed collision between a drone and another aircraft. the new registration system will require drone owners to give their name, mailing address and e-mail and pay a $5 fee. >> i

kris van cleave has the details. >> when the faa registration website goes live next monday, currentne owners will have two months to register. newly purchased devices will have to be registered before taking polite. >> i think it does add level of seriousness to the operation of the drone. >> former faa is cyst at any time administrator scott ben franklinner. >> do they need. >> to have drone registration program. >> i think the faa suggest egg, how do we educate new users, by creating this registry now direct link to every user, which will allow us to do tremendous amount of education. >> faa hopes that education will prevent more close calls in the air. new report identified 158 incidents in the last two years, where a drone came within 200 feet of another aircraft. twenty-eight times the pilot had to take evasive manouvers. there is there has never been confirmed collision between a drone and another aircraft. the new registration system will require drone owners to give their name, mailing address and e-mail, and pay a 5-dollar fee. the faa will wave that 5-dollar registration f

kris van cleave now on what you can expect. >> reporter: the newly proposed standards are so strict, there is not a car on the road today that would earn five or even four stars. secretary of transportation anthony foxx. >> our goal is not to just accident occurs. we ultimately want to eliminate crashes all together. >> reporter: among the changes are adding new crash tests, including one focused on angled frontal crashes and new high-tech smart dummies designed to better reflect the had head injuries suffer from head to foot. bottom line, how much safer do you think cars are going to get because of this five-star rating change? >> we think as auto makers get to five stars, we are talking about some of the most significant, life-saving opportunities that we've ever seen in automotive industry. >> reporter: national highway traffic safety administration administrator mark rosekind began the program overhaul a year ago when he took over the agency. >> every time n.h.t.s.a. raises a bar, auto makers get there because this is about saving lives, preventing injuries, and there have been d

transportation correspondent kris van cleave shows us how that will work. >> reporter: when the f.a.a website goes live next monday, current drone owners will have two months to register. newly purchased devices will have to be registered before taking flight. >> i think this does add a level of seriousness to the operation of the drone. >> reporter: former faa assistant administrator scott brenner. do they need to have a drone registration program? >> i think the faa was struggling with how do we educate new users, and by creating this registry, now we have a direct link to every user, which will allow us to do a tremendous amount of education. >> reporter: the faa hopes that education will prevent more close calls in the air. a new report identified 158 incidents in the last two years where a drone came within 200 feet of another aircraft. 28 times the pilot had to take evasive maneuvers. there has never been a confirmed collision between a drone and another aircraft. the new registration system will require drone owners to give their name, mailing address and e-mail and pay a $5 fe

scott, the other five officers charged have their hearings set for the new years. >> kris van cleave on the streets of baltimore tonight. kris, thank you. >>> in another important story, we have reached a milestone in the recovery from the great recession. the federal reserve raised a key interest rate for the first time in years. wall street took that as a vote of confidence in the economy and the dow rose 224 points. here's anthony mason. >> reporter: the aftershocks from the financial crisis and the housing meltdown forced the fed to keep interest rates near zero for more than seven years, but today, janet yellen declared an end to the extraordinary era of easy money. >> the economic recovery has clearly come a long way, although it is not yet complete. >> reporter: it was back in december of 2008 that the fed slashed rates as low as they could go, the same month the economy was officially declared in recession and bernie madoff was arrested in a billion-dollar ponzi scheme. by april of 2009, foreclosures had soared to their peak, more than 200,000 that month. and by october, unem

transportation correspondent kris van cleave shows us how that will work. >> reporter: when the f.a.a. registration webte goes live next monday, current drone owners will have two months to register. newly purchased devices will have to be registered before taking flight. >> i think this does add a level of seriousness to the operation of the drone. >> reporter: former faa assistant administrator scott brenner. do they need to have a drone registration program? >> i think the faa was struggling with how do we educate new users, and by creating this registry, now we have a direct link to every user, which will allow us to do a tremendous amoununof education. >> reporter: the faa hopes that education will prevent more close calls in the air. a new report identified 158 incidents in the last two years where a drone came within 200 28 times the pilot had to take evasive maneuvers. there has never been a confirmed collision between a drone and another aircraft. the new registration system will require drone owners to give their name, mailing address and e-mail and pay a $5 fee. >> i think

all operators will be given an identification number that has to be displayed on their drones. >> kris vancleave, thanks very much. >>> still ahead, the bully poultry. why the mailman has to walk swiftly and carry a big stick. >>> today, bill cosby filed suit against seven of the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. they are suing him claiming he defamed them by trying to brand them as liars. in his countersuit, he says they are "trying to assassinate his reputation." >>> more trouble today for americans who make a living in the oil patch. shell says it will cut 2,800 more jobs. shell's total for the year comes to 10,000 layoffs. oil closed today at $36 a barrel, down nearly $25 since may. 18 months ago in the summer of 2014, it was $105, nearly three times higher. stocks closed higher. the dow gained 103 points. >>> on cape cod it's not foul weather that stays this courier from the swift completion of his rounds, it's just plain fowl, as in turkeys. the letter carrier carries a pole to keep the birds at bay. not clear why they follow him. perhaps they're looking for "mail" com

all operators will be given an identification number that has to be displayed on their drones. >> kris van cleave, thanks very much. >>> still ahead, the bully poultry. swiftly and carry a big stick. >>> today, bill cosby filed suit against seven of the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. they are suing him claiming he defamed them by trying to brand them as liars. in his countersuit, he says they are "trying to a aassinate his reputation." >>> more trouble today for americans who make a living in the oil \atch. shell says it will cut 2,800 more jobs. shell's total for the year comes to 10,000 layoffs. oil closed today at $36 a barrel, down nearly $25 since may. 18 months ago in t t summer of 2014, it was $105, nearly three times higher. stocks closed higher. the dow gained 103 points. >>> on cape cod it's not foul weather that staysyshis courier from the swift completion of his in turkeys. the letter carrier carries a pole to keep the birds at bay. not clear why they follow him. perhaps theyeye looking for "mail" companionship. we're not looking for a stamp of approval on tha

. >> kris van cleave reporting from washington, thank you. outrage spilled into the streets in new deli, india, today over the release of a man who participated in a notorious gang rape on a bus. he had completed a three-year sentence. demonstrators included the parents of the woman who was attacked. she later died of internal injuries. >> those dreaming of a white christmas are in for some disappointment this week. unless you are in the pacific northwest. eric wish certificate chief meteorologist at wbz. eric, what is ahead for that part of the country. >> elaine, we have several more storms lined up yet again. the parade of storms into the pacific is northwest continues, one right now, one right behind it for monday and tuesday and another weaker system as we head into thursday. this means a lot of rain, seattle likely toanter its top ten wettest decembers on record, and get some elevation and we have plenty of snow, one to three feet of snow fall from the cascade, all the inner mountain west, over these next few days. a white christmas. th

this group surrounded cbs correspondent kris van cleave before starting a mainstream discussion on the black lives matter movement. demonstrations were mostly peaceful as hundreds of police braced for possible violence. at least two people were taken in to custody despite the mayor's appeal for calm. >> we are prepared to respond. we will protect our residents. we will protect our neighborhoods. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: gray died in april after suffering a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody. prosecutors argued porter ignored gray's pleas for help and broke policy by failing to put a seatbelt on him in the transport van. after three days of deliberations, seven black and four white jurors were unable to agree on any of the charges. gray's family thanked them anyway. >> we're not at all upset with them and neither should the public be upset. >> a meeting on a possible retrial is held tomorrow. trials for the other five officers are set to begin in the new year. gray's family has already received a $6.4 million settlement from the city. >>> new details on the co

he had been staring at his phone or camera unaware of the looming as kris van cleave reports, this type of thing happens all the time. >> reporter: investigators believe joshua burwell may have been trying to take a picture of the sunset when he made the deadly 40-foot fall. san diego life guard sergeant bill bender. >> he wasn't watching where he was walking, looking more down w on the device. >> reporter: research shows so- called distracted walking, especially from handheld devices like cell phones, is a growing problem. the number of e.r. visits for related injuries, most often due to falling, doubled between 2005 and 2010, to more than 1500, with millennials ages 21- 25 the most likely to get hurt. >> it's important to recognize this is a problem. >> orthopedic surgeon claudette lejam believes the true number of injuries is higher. >> when they come into my office, for instance, they'll have an injury and say they tripped over the curb but they'll never admit they were looking down at their phone instead of looking in front of them. >> reporter: mall security cameras captured this

kris van cleave shshs us how one major airline is enjoying a controversial solution. >> mainly they keep the airplane, keep it flying like this. >> reporter: usually when someone makes it into t t cocopit of one of jet blue's multi-million dollar flight simulators, he or she is already a seasoned pilot. or the occasional report. >> this looks good. >> we're not off the ground yet. >> reporter: that is about to change as the airline is experimenting with hiring pilots. calling the program growthway 7 jet blue will soon accept 24 people with little or no aviation experience and train them to be a co-pilot by 2020. >> it doesn't matter how many hours pilot's time you have or thousands or thousands o a few, the standards are the same. you have to meet the proficiency have the faa certification certificate. >> reporter: we visited the jet blue training center this year, security in training wararn christy. >> it's a scientific method we use to train. we check a lot of data on pilot training performance, along with our othex groups so we know where additional emphasis is required. >> reporter:

to undermine the current faa regulations that ensures safety is paramount for "cbs this morning," kris van cleave, washington. >> i wonder if the airlines will let you know when you get a newly trained pilot? >> i guess not. >> guess who you are flying with. amazon fulfillment center, we went there to see how last gifts delivered in just one hour. that's only on "cbs this morning". the force is strong with this christmas display. ahead, what itself so special about this light show and what neighbors think? today patchy fog before 10am. otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. south southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. tonight rain likely, mainly after 4am. cloudy, with a low around 39. south southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. chance of precipitation is 70%. new precipitation amounts of less possible. wednesday rain, mainly for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack do

kris van cleave on what you can expect. >> reporter: the newly proposed standards are so strict there's not a car on the roads today that would earn five or even four stars. secretary of transportation, anthony foxx. >> our goal is not to just protect people in the event an accident occurs. we ultimately want to eliminate crashes altogether. >> reporter: among the changes are adding new crash tests, including one on angled front crashes and new dummies to better reflect the injuries people suffer from head to foot how much safer do you think cars are going to get because of this rating change? >> we think as auto makers get to five stars, we're talking about some of the most significant life-saving opportunities that we've ever seen in automotive industries. >> reporter: the national highway safety matter dpan the program overall when he took over the agency. >> every time the bar is raised, auto makers get there. it's about saving lives. there have been discussions. incenti incentive, prevent injuries and don't let crashes happen. >> reporter: starting with 2019, there are three rankin

kris van cleave on what you can expect. >> reporter: the newly proposed standards are so strict there's not a car on the roads today that would earn five or even four stars. secretary of transportation, anthony foxx. >> our goal is not to just protect people in the event an accident occurs. we ultimately want to eliminate crashes altogether. >> reporter: among the changes are adding new crash tests, including one on angled front crashes and new dummies to better reflect the injuries people suffer from head to foot how much safer do you think cars are going to get because of this rating change? >> we think as auto makers get to five stars, we're talking about some of the most opportunities that we've ever seen in automotive industries. >> reporter: the national highway safety administration began the program overall when he took over the agency. >> every time the bar is raised, auto makers get there. it's about saving lives. there have been discussions. incentive, prevent injuries and don't let crashes happen. >> reporter: starting with 2019, there are three rankings. it will also includ