u.s. federal aviation administration certification at its home base outside seattle washington with one of the nine trial seventy seven straight up for a short get away from oxford visitors got a glimpse at the latest widebody boeing billed as the company's most advanced most fuel efficient airplane ever and with russian flagship airlines i am floored said to take twenty two of the new dreamliner the ten hour cruise from far away seattle gave future customers a good preview of what the modern machine is capable of. it was a very enjoyable read easy flight we use a lot of the automation on the airplane to make the pilot work roll our eyes down it little as possible so the course was used all throughout the region this monitor through those systems the airplane is equipped with some can be l c an automatic promotion forty nine so forth so we took advantage of all those things we didn't have to make the standard positioning for sun h.f. radio airplanes system did those reports for us so very very enjoyable flight russian was hardly a random choice for the dreamliner visit as moscow is home to

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u.s. federal aviation administration.ngress is on vacation but about 5,000 jobs still hang in the balance. the faa has been partially shut down for more than a week now. only employees essential right now are on the job, that includes air traffic controllers and mechanics. now president barack obama is calling on lawmakers to get back on the job, too. >> this is a lose, lose, lose situation that can be easily solved if congress gets back into town and does its job. and they don't even have to come back into town. the house and the senate could, through a procedural agreement basically do this through unanimous consent and they can have the fights that they want to have when they get back. don't put the livelihoods of thousands of people at risk. don't put projects at risk and don't let a billion dollars at a time when we're scrambling for every dollar we can, get left on the table because congress did not act. so i'm urging the house and the senate to take care of this. >> the u.s. secretary of transportation, ray lahood

u.s. senate will approve legislation to end a two-week partial shut down of the federal aviation administrationshutdown has cost the government $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes. it also furloughed 4,000 faa employees. that bill is only a temporary funding extension. it's good through the middle of september. >>> we're learning new details about the father and son killed in an aapartment murder suicide. 22-year-old andrew dow were found dead in their home. ed dow shot his son before taking his own life. the motive is not clear. investigators say andrew dow was fighting cancer and his father may have been trying to spare him from suffering. >>> san francisco's fire department is growing. a graduation ceremony will be held this morning for 35 new firefighters. san francisco fire chief joann hayes white will present them with their badges an the fire department says some of the new grads will begin their assignments tomorrow. >>> apple is involved in a new trademark infringement lawsuit but this time it involves its retail stores. we told you about this. counterfeit apple store

u.s. escaped a slap from moody's. the nation will keep its aaa credit rating for now. the federal aviation administration got left behind in all this. the senate went on recess without extending the agency's funding. that means, among other things, about 4,000 faa workers on furlough probably won't be back to work for another five weeks until the government gets back. the government will lose out on more than $1 billion in aviation taxes. what else could this mean? faa administrator, randy babbott. >> we have billions in money that's not available. we can't spend it. >> let's see how the world's money is doing. the hang seng and nikkei closed lower. the dax and ftse. >> i thought after we got the debt ceiling done, we eat start to see relief, christie? >> here in asia, investors are cashing out. the attention is fixed on weak global data and fears of a global economic slowdown. most of the major markets here are down between 1.5% and 2.5% t. nikkei closed down more than 2% with exporters hit especially hard. stocks in europe are also in retreat. investors there, not only digesting news of the u.s. debt d

u.s. senate approved legislation to end a two-week partial shut down of the federal aviation administration. now, that shut down has cost the government about $30,000 a day in taxes. it's also furloughed workers, including right here in the bay area. this is a temporary funding extension, only through the middle of september. >>> well, republicans on capitol hill feeling empowered now after the recent debt ceiling battle, they are gearing up for their next challenge. they want to change the constitution by adding an amendment. john boehner told the best thing -- said the best thing they could do during their august recess is to sell their constituents into the idea. >>> 7:18. vice president joe biden's wife will head to east africa this weekend. dr. jill biden will be part of a special delegation to see how the u.s. can help victims of fa mon, sweeping the -- famine sweeping the nation. >>> we're getting more reports of syria violence. the sir ryan government has killed more than 2 -- syrian government has killed more than 2,000 of its own people, hillary clinton says. >> the president has

u.s. rival, groupon, to the public market, filing for an initial public offering later this year or early next. >> tom: while the debt deal is history, the senate failed to end a partial shutdown of the federal aviation administration today. senate lawmakers continue objecting to legislation approved by the house to fully fund the agency because the bill includes cuts to some subsidies for rural air service. with congress on vacation for the rest of the month, no action is likely until september, leaving most federally funded airport construction projects on hold. >> susie: as washington puts the wraps on the debt ceiling debate, tonight's commentator has some thoughts on the budget negotiations still to come. here's conservative david keating, executive director of the club for growth. >> remember the silent movie scene where the dastardly whiplash character ties the lady to the railroad tracks? that reminds me of the budget negotiations. a debt disaster is speeding down the track, yet our politicians come up with a plan to slow the train a few miles per hour. we're still heading for disaster. if they stick to the plan-- and they probably won't-- the debt will still soar nearly 50% in ten years. next year's budget

u.s. from overseas. >>> there is another standoff in washington and it could cost the government more than $1 billion. congress has bailed out for its summer recess without acting to fully fund the federal aviation administrationthan $1 billion in airline ticket taxes are not being collected. it also means 4,000 faa employees are furloughed and at least 70,000 contract employees are out of work. the president is calling on congress to return from its recess and fix the problem. >>> a massive cyber espionage attack targeting america and other western nations is going on now according to online security firm mcafee. it says patterns of organized hacking date back to 2006. the problem affects nearly every industry in every country. 49 compromises have been detected in the u.s. targeting federal agencies. experts say china is behind the attacks. >>> there two suspects for one of the recent burglaries for schools on the peninsula. palo alto police have arrested an 18-year-old man and 19-year- old woman both of east palo alto. investigators are not saying what led them to these two. >>> and police have recovered two laptops that were stolen from gunn high school last month. computers and other items have also been t

federal aviation administration. there was a deal to resume full operation. then, a hearing on u.s.-mexico border security. later, a forum on political unrest in syria. >> the house of representatives has been off eight weeks already this year, including this week. did you get eight weeks of vacation this year? i did not. >> former "russia today close to host -- a "russia today" host takes a slightly more amusing take on the news. >> we are trying to figure out how to make news entertaining and informative again. it has dwindled. >> she will talk about her network and her show sunday night. >> defense secretary leon panetta says congress cannot balance the federal budget by just cutting discretionary spending, which includes the defense department. meeting with reporters at the pentagon, the secretary warned against automatic defense cuts that would be triggered by certain provisions of the debt ceiling bill. this is 45 minutes. >> good afternoon. this is my first press briefing here at the pentagon as secretary of defense. as you know, i have just completed my first month as secretary. during that time, i

federal aviation administration. after that, two organizations, the u.s. chamber of commerce and the afl-cio called annual labor day briefings on u.s. jobs and the economy. earlier today, the white house said that president obama is calling on congress to hold a prime-time address next week, a joint session of congress. he sent a letter to speaker boehner and harry reid asking for the joint session on wednesday, september 7, at 8:00 p.m.. ahead of the, the briefing from the president, the comments on the passing of the transportation bill, and also the faa reauthorization bill. both bills are set to expire at the end of september unless congress renews the legislation. here are the president's comments from earlier. they are about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. please have a seat. i want to say a few words about an issue that affects thousands of american workers, as well as millions of americans to drive on our nation's roads and bridges every single day. at the end of september, if congress does not act, the transportation bill will expire. this

federal aviation administration employees who were on furlough can return to work on monday. president obama signed a bill into law to end the two-week partial shutdown of the agency, after the u.ssenate passed it by unanimous consent this morning. congress went into its august recess without resolving a standoff over cuts to rural air service. this measure only extends the agency's funding through mid-september. the shutdown cost the government roughly $400 million in uncollected airline taxes. nasa launched a robotic explorer to jupiter today. it will take the spacecraft juno five years to journey to jupiter -- the largest planet in the solar system. it lifted off from cape canaveral in florida this afternoon, and will be powered by three huge solar panels. scientists hope to study how jupiter was made. it is believed to be the oldest planet in the solar system. honda announced a recall of a million and a half vehicles today to repair a software problem that affects their automatic transmissions. another million cars were recalled overseas. the recall affects four-cylinder accords for the model years 2005 to 2010, cr-vs from 2007 to 2010, and 2005 to 2008 honda elements. if th

not funding the federal aviation administration and means the airline responsible for airlines, airports and safety in the skies can no longer collect taxes and potentially costing the u.sand american taxpayers $1 billion. behind it all a nasty political dispute. that is sparking even more public anger at washington. let's go to our congressional correspondent for the story. >> if senate majority leader harry reid called on the house to pass a clean extension of faa funding. earlier house speaker john boehner said the senate should pass what the house sent over. neither is blinking yet in a fight that is largely been overshadowed by the debt ceiling debate until now. one after another over another money stalemate. involving funding for the federal aviation administration. >> what are they have done is outrageous. >> irresponsible to hold hostages. these people and the country and the safety of our airways pending some petty political gain that might be reached. >> this is their mo. by crisis that they make up, government by hostage taking and government by threat. >> the fight centers on short-term and long-term funning for the faa including money for airport constructi

federal aviation administration. leaders reached a deal late this afternoon to resume full faa operations until september. then a hearingthe u.s.-mexico b. then silvio berlusconi addresses the italian parliament about the economy. a couple of live events tomorrow here on c-span. president obama will be at the washington navy yard to talk about administration plans to help veterans re-entering the workforce. that is at 11:00 a.m. eastern. at 12:45 p.m. eastern, the joint economic committee would get the jobs report from the bureau of labor statistics. >> this month, c-span radio features more of the lbj tapes, a ring for the first time, final releases from the johnson library. hear conversations between the president, secretary of state, and senate armed services committee chairman. >> i am trying as hard as i know how to get peace in viet nam as quickly as i can. for that reason, i am not running. >> listen to that nationwide on satellite, and online at c-span radio. >> defense secretary leon panetta says congress cannot balance the federal budget by just cutting discretionary spending, which includes the defense department. m