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Government also givette and takette away, 1.8 million in stimulus money went to construct this new tower at oprah locka. $1 million for this tower in st. petersberg. now all on the chopping block. >> it looks to be -- >> this navy veteran has been clearing pilots for takeoff and landing for the past 11 years. its all she knows. >> scary because im going to have to figure out something else to do for an income. it means im going on unemployment and thats the only income ill have for me and my dau...

Shut down by, who else, the federal government. fredrick is one of 23 towers at small and medium airports the faa may close because of forced spending cuts. >> were awarded the money, and you know, ten months later they say that you dont need a tower here. so its the world of mixed messages. >> reporter: in florida, the government also giveth and now may taketh away. $1.8 million in stimulus money went to construct this new tower at opa-locka. one million for this new tower in st. petersburg. no...

First you go, oh, thats kind of neat, and then you go, wait a second, these kids are clearing pilots to takeoff, so literally seconds after you hear those transmissions, that pilot is putting that plane in full gear and heading down that runway at about 180 miles an hour. so when you think about it in that type of context, it makes me a little nervous. jon: yeah, and we have to assume that dad was, you know, monitoring and keeping track of the flight numbers and so forth, but it doesnt take much...