let's bring in sean duffy, secretary of transportation. your debut. >> happy to be with you. >> john: the administration is taking steps to boost funding and staffing, which has been plagued by short staffing for years. anyone who has ever been waiting for a flight to hear people say well, it is an air traffic control situation, knows that all too well. here is what the administration is doing in part. best and brightest through a merit-based process, increase salaries, go to the academy, streamline hiring, five-step process. all that aside, mr. secretary, it still takes a couple of years to get somebody up and running in terms of air traffic controlling. how quickly can any of this happen? >> it's going to take four or five months to get to the academy. a few years to be trained up in a tower depending on where your scent. it can take up to two years before you get approval to go to the academy. a lot of young people find a new career in the two years, so streamlining the process, so you take the test, and if you score well, we are going

just a side note, when you see sean duffy, sean duffy went up as transparortation secretary a made themis hand. he looked at al green and said, a conversation. he was waving his cane screaming full voice during the speech. who raised this guy? >> ainsley: he was removed for heckling the president, the speaker said, you're out. there were moments where democrats refused to clap and these are moments that should be every american should be proud of and happy for, including capturing isis terrorist that mamaster minded abbey gate attack and injured 40 others and what about the young boy fighting cancer he was 13 years old and wanted to be a police officer. donald trump made him a secret service agent and gave him a badge. he was hugging his dad and dad lifted him up. that was not a moment worthy of a clap from democrats? there were a few others, too. >> steve: when you were talking to katie pavlich, called president of the united states and asked for his reaction. he said it was horrible, no matter what i said, they will never stand, never clap, never do anything, worse than it ever was. d

transportation secretary sean duffy weighing in on x to write these bird strikes are not too uncommon in damage to planes. he also praised the pilots of this fedex plane writing on x, quote, video9 from the incident shows the quick-thinking pilots returning the plane to land safely while the engine is on fire. my if thanks and admiration go out to them for their professional aism and execution under extreme pressure. but this scare, as you mentioned, comes on the heels of three fatal a plane crashes at the start of the year and other close calls in the sky. i mean, we remember this from the chicago. this has all left people on high alert. so secretary duffy pointed to pilot error as playing a role in the majority of the recent plane crashes, and he said this during an interview with nbc news just this week. jon? jon: c.b.9 cotton reporting from our newsroom, thanks. >>> new mexico authorities appear to remain baffled by the deaths of oscar-winning actor gene hackman and his wife in their home. officials say the couple tested negative for carbon monoxide if poisoning, and the santa fe

transportation secretary sean duffy has said he supports the idea, but the president of the national atc association said changing the retirement age is not an immediate solution. 2 up staffing levels that are right now at a 30 year low at airports nationwide. brooke shafer, news nation. >> they're now additional lawsuits that have been filed against. so cal edison accusing the power company of starting the eaton fire la county, the city of pasadena and the city of sierra madre are seeking to recover costs for damages sustained in their respective jurisdictions. the suits allege that socal edison equipment started. the eaton fire resulting in massive costs. accrued responding to the fire in dealing with the aftermath. the lawsuit also alleges witnesses, photos and videos indicate the fire started directly under. so kyle edison's transmission lines in eaton canyon. >> this comes as areas impacted by the eaton fire as well as other fires from january are bracing for rain this week. evacuation warnings. they've been issued for some areas which pretty hard hit by severe flooding and muds

nbc news senior correspondent tom costello spoke with transportation secretary sean duffy, he assuredmerican public it still safe to fly. >> it's the safest mode of transportation. there is 1 billion people, 1 billion passengers who fly a year in the u.s., 35 million flights, and very few incidents, and it's very safe. >> you were just saying that bird strikes are actually more commonhan a lot of people realize? >> reporter: yeah, josi■ that's right, they seem to be happening more frequently according to the faa, in 2023 alone, there were some 19,000 bird strikes with more than half happening during takeoff or landing. josi? >> thank you. >>> growing fallout from the office clash between president trump and ukrainian president zelenskyy. new concerns over russia's war with ukraine. >> what is your message to donald trump? >> president zelenskyy, the high-stakes meeting, -- >> we are happy that we have such good friends. >> the meeting, not on the hills of the on-campus passionate >> you don't have the cards right now. with us, you start having the cards. >> nobody plays cards. i'm ver

transportation secretary sean duffy has said he supports the idea, but the president of the national atc association said changing the retirement age is not an immediate solution. 2 up staffing levels that are right now at a 30 year low at airports nationwide. brooke shafer, news nation. >> preparations for san francisco is world famous pride parade are already underway and organizers are sharing the theme for this year's celebration. it is called. joy is resistance. the president set prices that the lgbtq community is facing difficult times and organizers want people to know that they are standing up for the community's rights this june groups are taking part in the parade. they'll be marching down market street spreading their joy with the communities and all of its allies that we spoke with pride on how this theme will be seen throughout the city. >> you will see that we are standing up for our community and that here in san francisco, we're not tolerating. we are celebrating and that's going to be very evident there in that first bit of that parade, we have to talk about our our

transportation secretary sean duffy confirming it was indeed a bird str strike causing the whio burstrtunately no 1 was hurt. this is now the third sunday pope francis has not delivered on blessings in person he undergoes a treatment for double pneumonia, his prognosis is still guarded as he continues oxygen therapy are chief religion correspondent lauren green is live and a around with the very latest details. what can you tell us? >> just like you'd say pope francis is still slowly improving we're getting the latest information out of the vatican press office from our producer here in rome, courtney's feeding us directly from the vatican. just came over in the clinical conditions of the holy father have remained stable today. some very good news out of there he said he attended holy mass together with those who take care of him in these days. he alternated between rest and prayer. i should also note the pope actually posted a message on x as well as doctors at the hospital continue to treat the 88-year-old pope for double pneumonia, he is on oxygen therapy but as i said the more int

secretary of transportation sean duffy says companies like spacex are helping modernize their infrastructureeir agency is up against the clock. >> we have to move at the speed of business not at the speed of government. and they are helping us think through their procurement process. the time process. we are not there right now but we can get there if we have the help from the private sector and the congress gives us the money. >> now, bringing it back to dca reagan international airport, many imboarding flights this weekend received a notification from their systems on board for a warning about potential mid-air collisions when they were not near any other aircraft that's also being investigated by the. if aa and that open just this week. bret? >> bret: kelly, thank you. up next we preview tonight's speech with former trump 2024 campaign co-manager chris loss vita. baby: liberty! mom: liberty mutual is all she talks about since we saved hundreds by bundling our home and auto insurance. baby: liberty! biberty: hey kid, it's pronounced "biberty." baby: liberty! biberty: biberty! baby: liberty

transportation secretary sean duffy says the incident if highlights the importance of having the best aviation. he also shared that more than 19,000 bird strikes happened in 2023 with as many as 6% causing damage. >>> with spring break just around the corner, officials many if miami are crooking down on potential chaos. police are enacting the same no nonsense security security measures adopted last year and saying not here to spring breakers looking to get crowd key. >> i say we're a law and orderty, i want miami beach to be the is safest in america. that's my goal. anything short of that that, i'm not going to stop. so, certainly, the measures we're taking not just during the month of march, but all a year round, i think other cities can learn from. peter: the city is warning visitors to expect curfews, dui checkpoints and early beach closures. >>> and now to a story that makes us smile. a toddler in oklahoma calling 911 to tell police about an emergency need for doughnuts. >> -- doughnuts. >> doughnuts? i want doughnuts. >> are you going to share your to doughnuts? >> [inaudible] >

and then to see this guy al green who by the way sean duffy walked down the aisle, secretary of transportationjust talking to everyone. i don't know what he was talking -- i can't wait to ask him talking to green about, must have talked for 10 minutes. he stands up and yells. weird thing is the sergeant of arms goes to nancy pelosi first. why are you checking with nancy pelosi. he is standing up, screaming at the president of the united states. way to are you there? then he walks up, talks to him, he doesn't stop talking for a second. doesn't sit and starts yelling again. it takes the speaker to get somebody else to come in and toss him out. and then they talk to nancy pelosi again. did she approve of this behavior? do you need her to sign off on this? was she asking is this your new hip? to me if you were going to sit there and text and hold up signs i would almost matter you do what aoc did stay home. >> ainsley: some were holding up paddles that said false. someone had a whiteboard kept erasing and writing new messages on there. >> lawrence: rashida tlaib. >> steve: ultimately the democrats

transportation secretary sean duffy has already launched an investigation into $4 billion of federald the bonds for the project in 2008, the estimated cost has skyrocketed from 33 billion to $106 billion. the california high speed rail authority said it looks forward to working with federal partners. >> a recall effort has been launched against los angeles mayor karen bass over her handling of the palisades fire. >> instead of answering critical questions from reporters, she chose to just ignore those questions and stay silent. >> do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? madam mayor, have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disaster? >> the l.a. times reports paperwork has been filed with the l.a. ethics commission. that comes after it was filed with the state of california last week. the filing lets opponents of the mayor raise money for a recall. bass strategist calls the recall effort, quote, an extreme right wing political stunt designed to divide l.a. when we need to move forward. >> our time now. 6

an air traffic in the nation, transportation secretary sean duffy is here and the transgender sex offenderney general and also check in with katie pavlich and jimmy failla. all of that coming your way a jam-packed two hours, i'm john roberts enjoying sandra metheny at the top of that hour for "american reports." we will see them. >> emily: what counts as team? a new survey reveals surprising differences in how americans define infidelity. to the results could make or break a relationship. 60% of respondents say talking to an x counts as being unfaithful. that tops the list. half of americans say they would confront their partner about keeping photos with a ex on phone or social media. flirting with others and hiding passwords and watching adult videos listed as potential deal breakers. >> sandra: and blessing. >> is as bringing me back to original days? >> bill: that is good. >> sandra: a lot of things listed as cheating. it depends on how conservative you are in your relationship. probably should not be talking to exes as well. some people are friends with their past. i'm going to leave t

transportation secretary sean duffy has already launched a probe into $4 billion of federal funding.ls say since voters first approved bonds for the project in 2008, the estimated cost has skyrocketed from $33 billion to $106 billion. the california high speed rail authority said it looks forward to working with its federal partners. >> coming up at 11, a san francisco spa seeing major pushback over what some residents have deemed discriminatory policies. why? some say these policies purposely exclude transgender patrons. [music] >> and the active weather pattern will continue into your bay area wednesday and beyond. i'll have a look at what we can expect for the rest of the week coming up. >> but first, a human trafficking arrest in the south bay. the man accused of pr ing is under arrest in san jose for alleged sex trafficking. that investigation began last november. san jose police say that 22 year old kendrick robinson communicated online and on the phone with someone he believed to be an underage girl for prostitution. detectives say last week he traveled from richmond to san jo

transportation secretary sean duffy has said he supports the idea, but the president of the nationaltion said changing the retirement age is not an immediate solution. 2 up staffing levels that are right now at a 30 year low at airports nationwide. brooke shafer, news nation. >> take a look. a brawl at an east bay eyeglasses store in the city center mall in san ramon. video shows staff members fighting off a group of robbers kron four's. lindsey ford spoke to the owner about this wild scene. >> stuff can be replaced. that's not important to me. people can't be replaced. shocking surveillance footage shows an employee at opta metric practice tess lane with not one but with 2 suspected thieves. the video from february shows 4 people rushing into an optical illusions in san ramon. 2 of them get into an all-out brawl with the staff member. he actually takes a crop mccaw classes twice a week. so he's probably the worst person for them to mess with doctor william toe is the owner of optical illusions. he says while his staff was dealing with 2 of the suspects, he was fighting off the other

there is seth duffy -- i'm so sorry, sean duffy. transportation.ere senator adam schiff sitting with senator from -- yup, the new senator from delaware, lisa rochester. we had carol from illinois. we have angela alsobrooks, maryland. jasmine: kamala harris was the second. peter: kamala harris, of course. jasmine: interchangeably. peter: there is kristi noem, who is talking there with the congressman from new jersey. jason: that's tim burchett from tennessee. peter: there we go. is that brooke rawlins, the ag secretary. jason: it is sort of odd to have something like this when we so much pay attention to the fashion because of the protests and so forth having just on the oscars two nights ago. jasmine: not quite the same. jason: but there is a lot more power. peter: nobody in the world cares what you or i are wearing. [laughter] last year, joe biden took at least a half-hour to get out of the chamber. it was a moment for him, politically, that boosted him, that got rid of some of the rumors of mental decline, etc. he worked that room for a half an h

transportation secretary sean duffy has said he supports the idea, but the president of the national atc association said changing the retirement age is not an immediate solution. 2 up staffing levels that are right now at a 30 year low at airports nationwide. brooke shafer, news nation. >> the vatican says pope francis has increased as physical activity and mark the start of lent by receiving ashes on his forehead. the holy father's father suffered no respiratory issues today receiving oxygen through a nasal tube. he will resume the use of a noninvasive medical mask for the night. and this morning he did participate in an ash wednesday celebration receiving ashes and holy communion. the martinez refining company reported the release of 170 barrels of hydrocarbon materials during a february fire, most of which were consumed by flames. the fire which sparked on february 1st during some maintenance burned for 3 days and caused significant smoke meeting to a shelter-in-place order. 4 workers were also hurt the company's 30 day report reveals the release materials may include cancer caus

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conspiracy transportation sean duffy settles into his new role confirmed by congress recently as they prepare to reauthorize federal highway administration coming up this year. the infrastructure is incredibly important in my home state of nebraska just like it is where you will come from. it's important for our competitive and industrial opportunity and you know for really just our quality of life. so something want to make sure to be doing job possible. as we are looking to reauthorize the ceasing to be playing a more active role in programming bias because i was a former governor i believe we will have the states and even mention this, locally the be able to have a better connection with that you locally. that is why think one of the things we need to do is to go through department of transportation should be doing something that we have confounding states and funding to be able to make the decision cherry picked different cream projects that are discretionary grants just giving example with the ones we were talking about my mentioned earlier electric vehicles, there's been grants

transportation secretary sean duffy said he wanted to ensure illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: thank you, mr. president. i've been honored to serve in the united states senate for a number of years, and i carry with that service a great number of memories, but there's one that was particularly personal that i'll never forget. the year was 2021 and the day was january 6. the senate chamber was filled with members who were witnessing a meeting required by our constitution where the vice president presided over the senate, where you're sitting. we gathered here and counted the electoral votes to determine who was the president. as a result of the 2020 election. it's a fairly routine undertaking, but there is some sol lementy to it because the constitution requires it. and i can recall that episode because it was a hectic day. it was the same day that president trump, was leaving the office, had called a rally at the end of the mall. thousands of people had showed u