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Of activity in control towers in america. >> reporter: the problem for the faa, this is hardly the first case of controllers sleeping on the job. on march 23rd two commercial flights had to land on their own at washingtons reagan national airport. the controller was suspended for sleeping. february 19th, the faa said a knoxville controller willfully slept while seven planes landed over a five-hour period without his help and now weve learned of yet another two cases. march 29th. the faa suspende...

Single controller because they were reviewing their staffing. rob, peggy. >> and weve also learned that two controllers at the airport in lubbock, texas, were suspended last month after a controller in ft. worth repeatedly tried and failed to reach them to hand off control of an inbound aircraft. and a controller in seattle was also suspended for similar reasons. scary for all of the folks out there flying these days. >> sure, youre wondering if youre landing in middle of the night. is anybody a...

That used to operate with just one controller will now have at least two controllers on duty at all times. while were on the topic, the transportation security administration or tsa now says its reviewing passenger screening procedures for young children. it comes amid the backlash from a viral video showing the enhanced pat-down of a 6-year-old girl. congress is now demanding an explanation after the girls parents expressed outrage. a tsa spokesman insists the screener was doing her job but t...

>> get ahold of the tower here. >> reporter: minutes pass, still no answer. >> we may just have to land whether we have clearance or not. >> reporter: the aircraft landed with no guidance from the tower. it turns out, the lone air traffic control on duty was sleeping. its the latest in a series of similar incidents. in march, a controller at d.c.s reagan national airport nodded off on his fourth overnight shift in a row. in february a controller in tennessee didnt just fall asleep, hed made a be...

Well get the latest on the fathers arrest. and later in this half hour, the company that promises to fight the irs on your behalf, now well show you why tax masters is under investigation in several states. a very interesting behind-the-scenes look at this company. >> it certainly is and who hasnt seen those commercials especially this time of year? every other second it seems like. >> tax day monday. >> yep. but first major new steps to ensure airline passengers safety. as of right now, eve...

Country that control planes between 12:00 midnight and early morning hours. that kind of directive has been given out today and will take place immediately. >> republican congressman john michael was harshly critical saying only in the federal government will you double up on workers averaging $161,000 a year and sl ray in benefits that are not doing their job. >> just to recap. we know of this incident and reno and one of one in knoxville. one here in washingtons reagan national airport. others...

Anti-government demonstrations a few weeks ago, and mubarak is under investigation for corruption allegations. big, big changes at several u.s. airports. here is the heads up. moments ago the faa said it is placing additional air traffic controllers and 27 different control towers across the country on midnight shifts. these towers are only staffed with one controller at that time, and keep in mind, they are doing it because it is coming after an incident at reno airport where a controller fel...

The passenger tried to reach the tower seven times. the controller slept through it all. heres part of the pilots conversation with a regional control. >> yes. >> we were unable to get through to the tower. >> no. >> okay, we are agriculture going to call them up on the phone line. >> all right. well circle. >> okay. >> we had a pretty sick patient and we may have to land whether we have clearance or not. >> the secretary of transportation calls the episode inexcusable. >> this is ridiculous. it...

Been a number of incidents, reagan international airport in washington, knoxville, also seattle, the faa is investigating a case of a controller falling asleep and also lubbock, texas. so there is a string ofç controllers allegedly falling asleep on the job and overnight as we said, medevac plane circled, trying to raise the tower in reno. finally the controller or the pilot landed on his own without the help of the control tower. that controller allegedly asleep according to the faa for 16 mi...

Behavior and the american public has every right to believe when they are on a plane, whether a commercial plane, private plane, the controller in the tower is at a minimum going to be awake. all of the controllers thus far suspended. some could be fired. >> thank you very much, tom. and authorities in newburgh, new york, trying to piece together details surrounding the tragic deaths of a mother and her three children. this happened right outside of new york city. police say lashaun da armstro...