. >>> the plane that danville captain sullenberger piloted into the hudson is now be on display.the veteran pilot successfully landed the jet in the water after birds took out both of it engines. captain sullenburger is credited for saving the lives of everyone on board. wings will be moved to a north carolina aviation museum within a couple of weeks. >>> brought down a power line. it happened on south boulevard between mission and utah. police tells ktvu that trucks snatched a power line causing that power pole to snap. no one was hurt. pg & e cut off electricity in the area while crews made repairs. electricity was restored by this week. >>> police are looking for the hit and run driver that smashed seven vehicles last night. police sent us these pictures of damage. the driver kept up the demolition derby before crashing his own truck into a cargo van and taking off. fortunately no one was injured. >>> we'll head up to the sierra next where snow is causing lots of headaches tonight for people on the roadways. a live report on the current conditions is next. >>> and to save a li

danville's captain sully sullenberg who was piloting that plane made the emergency landing who saved all 155 people onboard. >>> some marin county employees may soon be facing layoffs, and cut backs. they want to spend $6 million from the budget for the next fiscal year. county supervisors will review the budget tomorrow morning. >>> time now is 8:19. a california search and rescue team that helped victims from the japanese earthquake and sue tsunami are back home. >>> a live look this morning. you see mostly gray skies. little peeks of sunshine. >>> here is a live look outside in san francisco. we're on storm watch this morning, after heavy rain, and strong winds hit the area overnight. >>> the nuclear crisis in japan is bringing back memories of those who lived through the three mile island disaster in pennsylvania. the accident happened after a relief valve inside the three mile reactor failed to close, spilling radioactive coolant. that caused the reactor to partially meltdown. the man who served as pennsylvania's governor at the time, said one of the biggest difficulties during

captain sullenberger, what's the highest duty? >> take care of each other, but my book is more than the event of january 15, 2009 in the hudson river landing. i had to have an insightful survey of my life, all the important events and the people with me that day and helped me take in the lifetime of experiences along with my crew, and so finding one's passion early in life, being diligent or working hard to become expert at it leads to a purposeful life full of passion, and that's what helped me at the river. >> what led you writing the book? was it landing in the hudson river? >> absolutely, that was a big part of it. i think much of the book was already in me, my life story, but that was the impetus story that needed to be told that i wanted to tell through my eyes. >> half of the world has seen the video of that landing and everybody exiting the plane at this point. that was your thought on impact? >> well, i'll tell you a quick story about what happened immediately after the landing. you see, jeffrey scott, first officer that

. >> chelsley sullenberger, "highest duty" is the name of his book. >> thank you very much.ood to be here.

last year i got a bird's-eye view with captain sullenberger that's right, sully. >> you can see that.million tourists each year. ♪ >> very good. >> bravo. >> reporter: san francisco's distinct communities make it the most unique and diverse cities in the world. and one in particular is close to britney spears' heart. the castro district. california's gay pride movement started here in the 1970ss. but today, it is home to many youth in need. and as we found out many very surprised britney spears' fans. britney says she's always identified with her young fans,s especially those facing tough challenges like bullying and overcoming personal struggles. we visited two organizations helping teens in castro hoping with everything from homelessness to bias against homosexuality. >> our purpose is to support youth to move beyond life. it's also about being part of a community where youth are supposed to be prioritized. >> reporter: it's a community of young people who identify with each other and embrace the differences among them all. >> when i came into the shelter, i didn't know anybody. i d

airways flight 1549 known nationwide as the miracle on the hudson which made capital sullenberger a household name in this country. his investigation included an analysis of the engine damage in black box flight recorders, interviews with the flight crew, pilots and passengers and meeting with manufacturers of both the airplanes and its engines. mr. benson has also been a strong advocate for the collection of more in-flight data points from black boxes which he believes are crailt to the understanding of what exactly may have gone wrong during a flievment his efforts have led to a significant increase in data from less than ten data points collected in flights to over 1,000. in an interview, he said, "my work is a waif getting bafnlgt i get a good feeling after ever one of these investigations is over, i. " it is this sentiment that inspires me to highlight the great federal employees on the senate floor. there are countless federal employees who dedicate their lives to making sure that the rest of our lives are better and safer. every day that we set foot on an airplane and arrive safely at

airways 1549 in 2009 where captain sullenberger and first officer skiles were forced to land in the hudson river because a flock of geese damaged the plane's engines. as mr. rahall has indicated just last week two planes landed safely at washington national airport without clearance because reportedly a single person in charge of the control tower apparently fell asleep. while investigations are ongoing, we have certainly seen accidents in the past where air traffic control staffing and fatigue were a factor. such as the august, 2006, crash of comair flight 5191 in lexington, kentucky. i applaud secretary lahood's decision to re-evaluate staffing needs throughout the country. congress will also need to closely examine air traffic control staffing and fatigue going forward. but this incident should make it clear, now is not the time to arbitrarily cut almost $4 billion from the f.a.a. programs and argue that the agency can do more with less without compromising safety. before us, and i know it's mr. rahall and others have talked about the provision in the legislation that i believe, too, is