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the same holds true for funding the federal aviation administration. s approved time and again until four years ago, then congress began approving short-term extensions, 20 of them in the last four years, but last friday night, an anti-union stand by republicans blocked faa funding and cost the nation's airports and thousands of workers dearly. since friday, nearly 4,000 faa employees in 35 states have been furloughed. traffic controllers are not affected but engineers, scientists, computer specialists and others are because the faa is no longer authorized to receive the tax money collected on airline tickets, which is directed towards the fund that pays faa salaries, and $2.5 billion in construction projects in all 50 states are now suspended, as are the jobs those projects provide to outside contractors. among them, the installation of new runway lights at airports from seattle to houston to new york, building new air traffic control towers and other facilities and strengthening control towers in earthquake-prone cities. the battle started in april wh

. >> reporter: these new rules are a joint agreement between the faa, the federal aviation administration and the national air traffic controller's association. they say the air traffic controllers can use sick time or vacation time if they're too sleepy to come to work and if they're working the overnight shift, they can listen to the radio and read to help them stay active and awake. although the new policies were in development for a couple of years, the issue of sleeping air traffic controllers has been particularly front and center this year. since april, there have been at least seven instances of controllers sleeping on the job. in one case, two planes landed in northern virginia without any help from thattery traffic controller who dozed off. the faa mandated all controllers get a minimum of nine hours off between shift, an increase of an hour and to prevent sleepy workers. the transportation secretary said of the new rules, quote, the american public must have confidence that our nation's air track controllers are rested and ready to work and we have the safe of the system in the

the house refused to reconsider and chose instead to shut down the federal aviation administration. the house seeks to save approximately .1% of overall aviation spending by attacking essential air service. i agree with anyone who wants to control federal spending and invest in real priorities. we all do. but it simply doesn't make sense to focus on saving fractions of pennies on the dollar instead of coming to the negotiating table to hammer out long-term solutions. at the same time the house rejected an opportunity to protect our troops from exorbitant baggage fees. congressman nick ray who will introduced an amendment to the amendment which would have prohibited charging fees for bags of the armed services members while traveling on official service, especially for those checking four or fewer bags. in one instance, the airline socked a poor service member with a baggage fee of $3,000. regrettably, the house rejected this offer to protect our troops on a party-line vote. those of us negotiating in good faith in the senate were left scratching our heads. the house would reject a cl

have to pass a new funding bill by the end of the day to avoid a partial shutdown of the federal aviation administration. if the federal government is shut down, planes would still fly and air traffic controllers would still work. but about 4000 employees would be out of work tomorrow. there are three issues becaused, the funding. the number of flights allowed at reagan airport and union restrictions. >>> ahead be why people are seeing a lot of smoke around parts of the south bay. >> people home that the weekend will be like. >>> as the dangerous heat wave continues in other parts of the nation, we'll tell you what thieves are doing to take advantage of it. >>> firefighters spent the night battling a grass fire near livermore. the flint fire started last night. it purnd at least 600 acres the news chopper 2 was over the area and took this picture this morning. the fire was mostly out. no injuries have been reported and no structures have been burned. >>> fire crews in the north bay are on a day long firefighting exercise in san raphael. crews from notahto and southern marin county are also taking part i

congress left without re-authorizing funding for the federal aviation administration. the faa. what does this mean? it means, according to the transportation secretary ray lahood, he says air safety will be fine because air traffic controllers will stay on the job, but another 400,000 airport workers will not have a job. >> one of the highest unemployments is in the construction trades. why do we want to layoff or suspend more construction workers and our 4,000 employees who do a lot of good work are also going to be suspended. they live on a paycheck. they have budgets to meet. we have the best aviation system in the world. this is not the way to run it. >> the problem? why departmeidn't they approve funding? the republicans want them to unionize. >>> 14 minutes past the hour. reynolds wolf joins us. he tells us the story about the weather. you said it is simple. heat. >> simple. one of the places where it is worse is out of washington d.c. the first couple of stories you talked about this morning dealt with d.c. it is warm there. it is not to do with politics, but the triple

with senator rockefeller the sad situation we're facing right now with the shutdown of the federal aviation administration. we're now in the sixth day, sixth day of the defunding of the federal aviation administration. and what that means is that i think right now we have some 4,000 f.a.a. workers are furloughed, tens of thousands of people are out of work in airport construction -- got it -- construction jobs, infrastructure and these are people that are not working for the government. they're working for private contractors who have a contract with the f.a.a. for runway construction, putting in lights, safety measures, things like that. so tens of thousands of people are out of work in the private sector because of the cut-off of f.a.a. reimbursements to these businesses around the country. it's costing the federal government about $25 million in tax revenue a day. a day. a day. $25 million a day in lost tax revenue. that money -- that money would be plowed back into the economy to pay for aviation operations and for the people who are working out there on construction jobs in building new runways and l

the extension of these construction workers who can ill afford not to go to work and our employees who are working for america's best aviation system in the world. >> suarez: why is the federal aviation administration these short-term appropriations in the first place? why isn't it just funded like other agencies of the federal government? >> well, frankly, because congress hasn't been able to get its act together and pass a long-term bill which we need. which will take us into the next generation technology for putting new technology to guide planes in and out of airports, give us the resources we need to continue to make aviation safe to make it the best that it is in the world, which america's aviation system is. congress needs to pass a five or six year bill, give us the resources so we can continue to make progress in aviation. >> but why wasn't there the long-term appropriation to begin with. other agencies aren't being funded this way. you mentioned 21, this is the 21st temporary funding measure that needed to be passed? >> well, the differences as you said earlier, ray, there are-- elections have consequences. people want to put controversial things in these bills and they need to be debate

. >> transportation secretary is urging lawmakers to restore funding for the federal aviation administration. 4,000 faa employees and on 70,000 airport construction workers had to be furloughed on friday when congress couldn't agree to extend the operating authority. a deal fell through because of partisan disputed for rural communities. lawmakers shouldn't be playing politics when it comes to jobs. >> for all of my friends on capitol hill who give speeches every day about jobs, the importance of jobs, putting people to work, this is not the time to be laying off 70,000 construction workers. >> the congressional inaction has stopped all work on 150 airport construction projects nationwide and preventing the faa collecting $1200 million a week in tickets. >> a banking group is considering cutting 10,000 jobs. they are dropping a plan to reduce costs by up to $3.5 billion a year. they plan to sell its retail operation and looking to sell it's u.s. credit card arm. >> they released a jobs reports and it shows that employers are laying off fewer works. unemployment fell by 24,000 and this is the

for air traffic controllers to take leave or call up sick, that's the decision from the federal aviation administration today. the agency has been working with the national air traffic controllers association to change some of the rules on keeping controllers alert on the job. the faa disclosed 7 instances of controllers falling asleep on the job. >>> a set back for people pushing to build that new dulles metro station underground. ray la hood says the above ground opposite is a better deal, that goes with what northerly virginia leaders think. it could save millions of dollars. >>> the hood practice proposal comes as a blow to the -- -- the hood proposal comes as a blow to the administration. >>> andy will be back with a look at the weekend forecast, but first, flames tear through four row houses in dc. that's up next. >>> more than 100 firefighters had to be called in to battle this fire in northwest dc this afternoon. flames damaged four houses in the hundred block of decatur street. americans are often frustrated when dealing with immigrants that don't know english very well, but imagine how trust

parts of the federal aviation administration will shut down at midnight unless there is a deal to extend operating authority. 4,000 people would be furloughed if there is no deal but employees including air traffic controllers would continue to work. tsa secretary ray lahood says the government will lose about $2 million a week in airline tickets taxes. >> just ahead, the critics are calling about ads. >>> and lasted chapter for the one time giant borders. >> and play off the field may be the play of the week. exchange between two young baseball fans after one of them >>> california's unemployment rate rose slightly even though employers added workers. california added 29,000 non-farm jobs in june but the jobless wrait went to 12.8%. >>> a final chapter for borders bookstore. the company begin liquidation sales on all 399 stores. some of the stores could be sold to a rival company but most are expected to close outright. borders says it was hurt by online book sellers and discounters. >> controversial got milk billboard ads are coming down after a week of criticism. the board was trying

the trust fund provides the primary source of funding for the federal aviation administration through excise taxes imposed on airline tickets, aviation fuel, and air cargo shipments. we asked the federal aviation administration and secretary of transportation what would happen if the extension is not passed today in the united states senate. and he said,als follows: there will be a partial shutdown of federal aviation administration operations, approximately 4,000 nonessential f.a.a. staff will be furloughed, 143 of those employees, incidentally, work in my state, mostly in chicago. the airport improvement program, which provides construction project grants to airports, will be shut down and unable to obligate grants for projects. projects already obligated will be able to continue, for example, the o'hare project, quad cities runways in illinois, but obligating funds for new projects will be suspended. if the extension continues for a period of time, there may be reimbursement issues with projects that are underway. there's an unresolved question as to whether or not this failure to

also reveals that the transportation security administration could not confirm the identities of thousands to have received licenses. part of the problem is that the federal aviationdministration can't require a social security number from applicants. the report was requested two years ago after it was determined that the man convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 still held an faa license along with others who should not have happened. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> a couple of of aspiring robbers failed to close a deal at an ohio gas station. the suspect did plenty of break, but it was the entering part that wasn't successful. they quit trying to hammer their way in, and they were arrested soon after leaving the scene. >>> a rash of smash and grab robberies continue to spread in los angeles last week. recently it released video of the latest incident to show a trio of criminals inside a jewelry store using mace and hammers to carry out the crime. the thieves got away with $7,000 worth of merchandise. police say seven similar robberies have occurred since the beginning of summer. >>> surveillance video captur

the weekend, air travelers should be facing lower fares because they haven't had to pay federal taxes on plane tickets. the taxes have been temporarily dropped, because on friday congress failed to re-authorize the federal aviation administration's operating authority, resulting in the partial shutdown of the agency. but it turns out instead of passing savings on to customers, airlines have been pocketing the difference by quieting raising fares in recent days. meanwhile, because of congress's failure to act, construction has stopped at airport infrastructure projects across the u.s. >>> here's your "first look" at some of the other news going on around america today. a scare in the air over dallas led to an emergency landing for one american airlines flight. an engine fire indicator forced pilots to dump fuel shortly after taking off. pilots made a rough landing, blowing several tires upon touching down. crew members and passengers walked away without injuries and officials are currently investigating the engine fire. >>> high calories were the least concern for customers inside one philadelphia fast food restaurant, seven people were injured when a car crashed into at restaurant's dining area. witnesses say the driver, an 85-y

also reveals that the transportation security administration could not confirm the identities of thousands who have received licenses. part of the problem is that the federal aviation administration can't require a social security number from applicants. the report was requested two years ago after it was determined that the man convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 still held an faa license along with others who should not have had them. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news today in america. >>> a couple of of aspiring robbers failed to close a deal at an ohio gas station. the suspect did plenty of break, but it was the entering part that wasn't successful. they tried to hammer their way in, and they were arrested soon after leaving the scene. >>> a rash of smash and grab robberies continue to spread in los angeles last week. recently released video of the latest incident show a trio of criminals inside a jewelry store using mace and hammers to carry out the crime. the thieves got away with $7,000 worth of merchandise. police say seven similar robberies have occd the beginning of summer. >>> surveillance video captured a terrifying moment ins

parts of the federal aviation administration will shut down at midnight unless there is a deal to extend operating authority. 4,000 people would be furloughed if there is no deal but employees including air traffic controllers would continue to work. tsa secretary ray lahood says the government will lose about $2 million a week in airline tickets taxes. >> just ahead, the critics are calling about ads. >>> and lasted chapter for the one time giant borders. >> and play off the field may be the play of the week. exchange between two young >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> california's unemployment rate rose slightly even though employers added workers. california added 29,000 non-farm jobs in june but the jobless wrait went to 12.8%. >>> a final chapter for borders bookstore. the company begin liquidation sales on all 399 stores. some of the stores could be sold to a rival company but most are expected to close outright. borders says it was hurt by online book sellers and discounters. >> controversial got milk billboard ads are coming down after a week of criti

the federal aviation administration says that the plane's left mainlanding gear broke the back window of a mercedes-benz driving on the freeway. the pilot did issue a help request before landing. the ntsb is investigating. >>> nighttime has brought rebelieve from heat in parts of the bay area tonight. don knapp was in oakland earlier which didn't see the triple digits temperatures that areas farther inland saw. >> reporter: only got into the mid-80s in oakland. warm enough to get out of the house and head for lake merit which at least looked cool. >> i went out for some ice cream then i came back when it cooled off. >> reporter: this extended family found some shade. >> what are you guys doing to keep cool? >> we are just relaxing and playing some card games. >> reporter: everywhere people were trying to cool around in the bay area. frolicking in raging waters in san jose. fine if you don't mind the crowds. the holiday weekend put lots of people in the pool while others just headed for shade. sending the kids to the pool while family members tossed some meat on a charcoal grill. >> al

ask the the board of supervisors and the city and county of san francisco will urge the federal aviation administration to investigate the selective enforcement practices at u.s. airways related to passenger attire. we must work to maintain the integrity of our systems and make sure that are working in a way that is consistent with all of our collective goals. accusing this young man of a crime threatened his opportunity as a college student and as a successful adult. i humble we urge you to join me in support of this resolution -- humble we urge you to join me in support of this resolution. i would also like to publicly say that this resolution i am introducing is not a saggy pants resolution. it is a serious matter. this resolution is expressing concern over the treatment of a young man by a corporate entity. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, madame clerk. i am introducing two resolutions and an ordinance, very straightforward. i am introducing resolutions to facilitate the prison realignment process in san francisco and to keep the city and compliant with state la

. >>> washington funding battles have led to a partial shut down of the federal aviation administration. they are fighting against airlines turning into a the situation into a money making opportunity. ray lahood says he is talking with the largest trade associations to get airlines to stop raising fares in lieu of charges go passengers federal taxes. they expired last friday. as a result hundreds of airport construction jobs across the country are on hold including some at the oakland and san jose airports. thousands of construction workers have been laid off nationwide. >> you don't want to stop what you are doing and watch your tv. get a load of this. stunning sight caught in stockton. a news crew caught him hanging from the side of a red car as it drove down the street. this is apparently the result of a misunderstanding. they say the man grabbed onto car because he thought the driver stole his wife's purse. neither the driver or the man wanted to do much explaining. after talking to them, it's not worth pursuing. either way, you don't see that every day. >> if i were the wife, i wo

the federal aviation administration announced the new rules today. they're designed to help keep controllers from falling asleep on the job. this year there have been seven reports of controllers nodding off at work including one case at national airport here in washington. >>> a man arrested for flying without a valid boarding pass may have gotten away with it several times before. the man was denied bail during a court hearing in los angeles today. he flew there from new york last week using somebody else's old boarding pass. he was caught with ten other expired passes in his possession. authorities are trying to figure out how many times noivi flew for free. there are also reports he was charged for not paying a train fare in chicago several years ago. >>> maria shriver made it official. she filed for divorce from arnold schwarzenegger today. she gave the reason, irreconcilable differences. that divorce petition comes six weeks after schwarzenegger admitted fathering a child with the couple's former maid. shriver is a former news anchor here at nb

they expired because congress failed to pass legislation to keep the federal aviation administration running. other airlines have not raised their prices. >>> president obama and top lawmakers are working this weekend. the deadline for a debt limit deal is looming and no compromise yet in sight. both sides say the debt ceiling will be raised before august 2nd, even though know where can really say how. >> reporter: it was 100 degrees outside and inside the white house president obama and congressional leaders were feeling the heat. they met for about an hour on saturday, but walked away without a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling. the deadline is just 10 days away. each side seems confident of a resolution. >> we need an approach that asks everybody to do their part. >> reporter: the talks between president obama and house speaker john boehner imploded on friday, and neither did much to hide their frustration. >> i've been left at the altar now a couple times. one of the questions that the republican party is going to have to ask itself, can they say yes to anything? >> the whit

the weekend, air travellers should be facing lower fares because they haven't had to pay federal taxes on plane tickets. those taxes have been temporarily dropped. that's because on friday congress failed to re-authorize the federal aviation administration's operating authority resulting in the partial shutdown of the agency, but it turns out instead of passing the savings on to customers, airlines have been pocketing that difference by quietly raising fares in recent days. >>> meanwhile, because of congress's failure to act, construction has stopped at aircraft infrastructure projects across the u.s. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a scare in the air over dallas led to an emergency landing for one american airlines flight. an engine fire indicator forced pilots to dump fuel shortly after taking off. pilots made a rough landing blowing several tires upon touching down. crew members and passengers walked away without injuries, and officials are currently investigating the engine fire. >>> high calories were the least concern for customers inside one philadelphia fast food restaurant. seven people were injured when a car crashed into the restaurant's dining area. witnesses say the driver and 8

several federal taxes on airline ticket expired over the weekend after congress failed to pass a bill on the federal aviation administrationthat meant a partial tax holiday for people looking for plane ticket. it's pretty much over since most major airlines have raised prices, meaning the money for the government that they would have taken in will now go to the airlines. not every airline is following suit. spirit, hawaiian, and alaska airlines have decided ton collect the taxes and instead pass the savings on to ticket buyers. >>> topping our healthwatch tonight, just what the doctor ordered for your bank account. the prices of some of the best-selling prescription drugs in the world including lipitor and plavix are about to take a nose-di nose-dive. over the next year or so the patents covering seven of the top 20 selling drugs will expire. and that means generic manufactures will be able to jump in. average co-pays for generics are 75% less than what brand-name drugs. and generic drugs are chemically the same as the name-brand version. you can expect to see the generic list grow. big selling drugs for asthma, diabetes,

the debt ceiling debate. nearly 4,000 federal workers are being furloughed after congress failed to agree on a deal extending the federal aviation administration's powers. at airports across the country, contractors have stopped working on critical multi-million-dollar projects to modernize airports. the impasse could have led to big savings for consumers. because the f.a.a. would no longer have the authority to charge taxes for cargo and jet fuel. but, most airlines decided not to pass along those savings. instead, they raised fares by an equivalent amount over the weekend. >> tom: massachusetts attorney general martha coakley has opened an investigation into whether banks violated state property recording laws during the housing boom and then broke foreclosure rules during the resulting housing bust. she's also refusing to sign on to any agreement between attorneys general and big banks if the deal includes releasing those banks from future liability related to mortgage securitization. her decision throws a monkey wrench into a settlement that's been in the works for months. >> susie: as lawmakers try to hammer out a deal on the debt ceiling,

the federal aviation administration faces a partial shutdown this weekend due to a subsidy showdown on capitol hill. lawmakers have yet to agree on a short-term extension of the faa's operating authority. a deal is being held up over union rights and funding for rural airports. the faa says 4,000 workers could be furloughed on saturday, but airport screeners and safety inspectors would not be affected. >> tom: america's taxpayers are off the hook when it comes to chrysler's government loans. the treasury department's sale of its remaining stake in chrysler is complete. fiat is now the majority owner in chrysler. the government committed a total of $12.5 billion to chrysler as part of the auto rescue. to date, treasury says it's gotten back just over $11 billion. officials say it's unlikely to recover the remaining $1.3 billion. >> susie: creating cost- effective, energy efficient homes. it's a tall order, especially when you up the ante and say those houses have to be attractive. college students will compete to build them this fall. tonight, we continue our series, "planet forward," a

as we've been reporting, the federal aviation administration has been forced to partial shutdown by the we have the latest now from sharyl attkisson. >> reporter: a $31 million air traffic control tower at oakland international airport halted in mid-construction, idling workers like greg talmadge. >> people out of work, that can't work. like yesterday i missed a day. >> reporter: at f.a.a. headquarters empty offices of nearly a thousand furloughed workers. all because congress can't agree on a new $16 billion a year funding bill for the f.a.a. the old one expired friday. that hits every big weak spot in the economy: jobs. 70,000 construction workers and 4,000 f.a.a. employees furloughed. stimulus: 150 airport construction projects stalled. the deficit: $200 million a week in ticket taxes lost because the f.a.a. has no authority to collect them. there are two main staking points. democrats want to make it easier for airline and railroad workers to unionize, republicans don't. and republicans want cuts in so-called essential air servic services. essential air service pays $163 million tax

that tax is imposed by the federal aviation administration, but it lost the authority to collect thengress failed to pass legislation to keep the agency running. but instead of passing the savings onto customers, the airlines have raised prices about $25 for an average round trip fare. that about makes up the difference for the tax savings. >>> we showed you the pictures last night here, the chinese bullet trains that collided. and tonight, we've learned a 4-yeye-old girl has been found alive in the wreckage. the cleanup was nearly over when rescuers found her unconscious, 21 hours after the accident. 43 people were killed when one train smashed into another that had stalled after a lightning strike. several cars fell from the bridge. incredible pictures. >>> we are following a developing story in alaska. brown bear attacked several teenagers. state troopers say two boys, both 17 years old, suffered critical injuries after being attacked. injuries to five other deeps, not as serious. we'll follow it. >>> when we come back, the shark caught off the coast of massachusetts. y side, so y

. >>> a new report from the department of homeland security shows the federal aviation administrationill issuing pilot licenses to people suspected of having a connection to terrorists. the new report found 27 people who should not have been issued licenses. those licenses have now been canceled. >>> the former astronaut who pleaded guilty to assaulting a romantic my val is being pushed out of her current job. the panel said lisa nowak should receive a discharge that lists other than honorable. in twef nowak -- 2007, she drove from houston to ore an doe to confront a woman. >>> we're waiting for the president and we are watching that. >>> we will give you information about a trouble some of the 280 northbound an accident involving a motorcycle. they are making progress. remember, the last team i showed you 280 it wasn't slow. it's very slow coming up to 280 right through this hear because of the backup. eventually this will stretch out to 101. you have an alternate which would be highway 85. and if you are driving in the east be a on 80 westbound, traffic looks good. it looks friday l

investigators from national transportation safety board and the federal aviation administration combed through debris, interviewing witnesses. and there is shortly after that, the plane went down, hitting the building. no one was inside at the time. and there will be a preliminary report in five to 10 day autos the airplane appears to, all of these with the exception of a pro pellor blade. and the nose, two wing tips and tail. >> here is what one pilot who had flown out of the airport had to say. >> this appears they fwheent a climb, perhaps follow the airplane, installing that airplane making a turn, a slow turn, it's typical to lose lift z it's -- that is what it looked like. >> now that is up to investigators to determine whether human or mechanical error or if weather had anything to do with it. four people are conducting this investigation and they might call in other people. and this will take sometime. >> and this tragedy is absolutely devastating for the house and family and friends. they're crushed by the news. and we're wlif that part of the story. lisa? >> reporter: this is

the federal aviation administration, which keeps our planes flying safely, was forced to begin a partialown this weekend because congress can't agree on legislation to fund it. so the agency is furloughing more than 4,000 workers, including those who collect the $200 million a week in taxes that help to pay for it. air traffic controllers will remain on the job for now, so the planes will keep flying. but airport construction and faa funds for state and local airports will stop. if it were not so inconvenient to the rest of us, i sort of wish they had shut down the whole thing and grounded the planes. that way, members of congress could ride the bus to their home districts. a nice long bus ride would give them time to reflect on why they were elected in the first place. "their way or the highway," then would take on a whole new meaning. it was a challenge that nobody had undertaken before. and we didn't know whether we could do it. when kennedy announced we're going to go to the moon, that was a thrilling proposition. they said, if you could start a computer over from scratch, what would

funding for the federal aviation administration officially ran out this weekend. s will take off as scheduled, future construction projects at 19 airports across the state are now up in the air. oakland international was set to receive nearly $3 million for improvements such as pavement work along the runways. >> there are projects that are mid-construction projects that are in mid-improvement. now they stop, they're not going to be delivered on time. >> starting tomorrow, congress works on an extension to fund the faa. if they can't reach a deal, more than 200 employees in california could have furloughs. while passengers say they have saved $20, some airlines have raised prices to offset any customer savings. >>> looking at san jose this morning. are you ready for more of the same? perhaps even slightly cooler in some spots. we'll explain in just a moment. let's take a look at the temperatures right now. santa rosa, 57. as well as san francisco. concard, hayward, red wood city, 58 degrees outside. temperatures relatively mild, even with the low clouds out there t

the new rules are part of an agreement between the federal aviation administration and the air traffictrollers union after several controllers were caught napping on the job. >>> a lot of commuters made other plans after they heard workers were going to stay off the job. as ktvu's claudine wong told us, even though the workers showed up, the strike threat is not over. >> we don't know what's going to happen. okay. >> okay, thank you. >> so if you get on the bus you might not be able to get back here. >> we'll find a way. >> that ferry passenger left the terminal by bus. he had no way of knowing that the strike that had just been announced hours earlier was cancelled. union workers were just as confused. >> you don't see any signs up so i guess we're supposed to work. >> you didn't know anything about a strike. >> i haven't heard anything about a strike. >> reporter: despite gates being open and ticket machined unlocked it wasn't until just before 5:30 a.m. that the district made it official. >> they are not going to strike today. and we will be running service. >> both sides blame the

truth you know we are we've got an example from last week last week of funding for the federal aviation administration. you know construction for safety and security programs expired we've stopped collecting the tax thirty million dollars a day most of the airlines are treating it as a windfall and sort of as republicans say cut taxes on corporations and bill passed on to consumers and guess what they're taking the money and ninety thousand destruction workers have been laid off critical safety projects and security projects are stopped four thousand f.a.a. employees and the republican shrug so taken the country to the precipice on a default i really think it's kind of part of their game plan and make things as bad as possible and they hope that somehow their presidential candidate whoever that might be emerges from the rubble what kind of country they're going to have left and i don't know if they really care because the rich people will still be doing fine they'll live behind you know their security gates and they'll fly in their private planes and you know i mean they won't. it's a pretty tragic. v

. >> transportation secretary is urging lawmakers to restore funding for the federal aviation administration. 4,000 faa employees and on 70,000 airport construction workers had to be furloughed on friday when congress couldn't agree to extend the operating authority. a deal fell through because of partisan disputed for rural communities. lawmakers shouldn't be playing politics when it comes to jobs. >> for all of my friends on capitol hill who give speeches every day about jobs the importance of jobs putting people to work this is not the time to be laying off 70,000 construction workers. >> the congressional inaction has stopped all work on 150 airport construction projects nationwide and preventing the faa collecting $1200 million a week in tickets. >> a banking group is considering cutting 10,000 jobs. they are dropping a plan to reduce costs by up to $3.5 billion a year. they plan to sell its retail operation and looking to sell it's u.s. credit card arm. >> they released a jobs reports and it shows that employers are laying off fewer works. unemployment fell by 24,000 and this is the fi

the federal aviation administration is here and we're also told that the national transportation force will be arriving shortly to find out what went wrong. everything is fine at the hospital. it was not evacuated. we talked to the police chief and he said there was an issue of perhaps losing power. but everything is fine. everything is okay in the hospital, patients are okay. now comes the grim job of removing the wreckage. the two people who were on the airplane are still inside the wreckage there and the investigation goes on to figure out exactly what caused this tragic accident tonight here at the watsonville community hospital. lloyd lacuesta. >>> more details now about watsonville community hospital. we checked its website and learned that it has more than 100 beds. the website says the hospital has been serving the watsonville community since 1895. >>> the bay area fishermen have survived last weekend ship wreck in mexico are on their way home tonight. they make the journey knowing that seven of their friends are still missing. the fishermen left the baha port of san felipe and

the federal aviation administration is here and we're also told that the national transportation force will be arriving shortly to find out what went wrong. everything is fine at the hospital. it was not evacuated. we talked to the police chief and he said there was an issue of perhaps losing power. but everything is fine. everything is okay in the hospital, patients are okay. now comes the grim job of removing the wreckage. the two people who were on the airplane are still inside the wreckage there and the investigation goes on to figure out exactly what caused this tragic accident tonight here at the watsonville community hospital. lloyd lacuesta. >>> more details now about watsonville community hospital. we checked its website and learned that it has more than 100 beds. the website says the hospital has been serving the watsonville community since 1895. >>> the bay area fishermen have survived last weekend ship wreck in mexico are on their way home tonight. they make the journey knowing that seven of their friends are still missing. the fishermen left the baha port of san felipe and

. >> the federal aviation administration just released audio recordings from a southwest air lines plane with that six-foot hole ripped in its fuj laj in april. we're hearing back and forth between air traffic controllers and pilots. >> southwest flight 812 cruising at 34,000 feet near arizona-california border when the roof ripped off, leaving a gaping six-foot hole. passengers could see daylight it was frightening. >> as the just-released audio recordings reveal, the pilots knew there was a major problem and had to bring the plane down, fast. >> southwest 812, is that you? >> on board, the 118 passengers grabbed their oxygen masks and the pilots forced down the plane a terrifying 20,000 feet in less than five minute autos probably going to turn around to go back to phoenix. >> apparently we've got a hole in the fuj laj -- huge lauj in the back of the airplane. >> you might -- there is a five zero miles. >> we'll take them. >> air traffic controllers and southwest pilots worked together to bring down the crippled plane plane and no one was hurt. the investigation continues, but as abc n

the federal aviation administration is in the process of updating how it tracks planes in the sky. the new gps system that's replacing the current radar system is called next generation or national nexgen. "the washington post" reports the passengers could see quicker departures. another possibility of benefits for nextgen, your flight could get shorter. it would reduce mileage and flight times. say good-bye to those bumpy landings. maybe? a continuous dissent from cruising altitude would allow for a smoother touchdown on the tarmac. a couple of other potential benefits for nextgen, since the airlines would be flying more direct routes, the carriers could save billions in fuel costs and minimize pollution. >> that's a good deal. going to dallas to get to new york has been a problem for me. >> here's a look at what's still ahead in this hour of 9news now. >> becoming a u.s. citizen on the 4th of july. hear from one new american who's already serving in the armed forces. >> buying the naming rights to animals? which national park is putting species on sale. >> after a steamy monday,

the failure of congress to reauthorize the federal aviation administration has left the agency unablect about $200 million a week in taxes. that could reduce the price of an airline ticket by about $25 to $50, but most consumers are not seeing the savings because airlines have seized an opening to increase fares. >> they're charging the public for a tax that doesn't exist. >> and pocketing the money. >> and putting it on their bottom line. and almost every airline except for one made money last year because of baggage fees, because of pillow fees, because of blanket fees, because of food fees. but what i've said to the airline association is you need to start thinking about the customer. >> reporter: a handful of airlines including spirit and alaskan air are passing savings along to consumers and one travel expert believes those who have increased ticket prices will eventually have to change course. >> my guess is going into the fall season, which is a little bit softer, they would almost be forced to drop their airfare prices back down. >> reporter: it's not impacting flight scheduli