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Suggesting that the stress is great already up in that tower or in a radar facility, and now to be worried about making the rent or paying the groceries is a little too much. and some of them have suggested we just dont know how long we can hold on. can i quickly read a statement thats been given to me? >> yes. >> this regards the tsa. im going to give you a tsa update. the tsa saying yesterday they screened just about 2 million passengers and crew. that was yesterday. about 99.9% waited less th...

Dont have knowledge. >> it did. >> it did, okay. so that is available. in other words, its a matter of equipping it to make the transmissions. >> should it be mandated jeff? >> well you have to ask yourself, well, in what situation would it be -- provide information that we wouldnt otherwise have. in this case we have all the information that air traffic kroers normally have the plane. the transresponder as les has been talking about. and the question thats been very interesting for me is why di...

Hes clever. i would guarantee hes turning all these systems off. hes going to shut down everything that emanates a signal and intentionally go to black. makes it more difficult for us to find him. >> now, that said, we probably would know where these facilities are already even if theyve gone dark now. so say were talking about something like a radar facility or some kind of command and control structure out there. would we hit it anyway? and what would be the result? >> tom, we would. all of th...

against iran in response to an alleged iranian plot to murder saudi arabias ambassador to the united states. two men have now been charged including an iranian-american. one of the men still at large. attorney general eric holder spells out the charges against them. >> the united states is committed to holding iran accountable for its actions. theyre charged with conspiracy to murder a foreign official, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, and conspiracy to commit an act of ...

Its the late afternoon wind gusts that pick up and the heat that intensifies thats really causing problems for fire fighters. >> ed lavandera for us right by the fire lines as they try get a handle on that, thanks so much. a new high-profile incident raising concerns about the state of air travel in the u.s. this time it involves first lady michelle obamas aircraft. after a quick trip to new york where she and the vice presidents wife appeared on abcs "the view," they boarded a military c-37 t...

What theyre proposing to date, and i think youll see greater remedies coming out to make it even safer for people to fly. >> michael goldfarb, thank you so much for your time. lets go to tom foreman in your washington bureau. tom, youll show us exactly how this happened. >> weve been looking at our own reporting today. "the washington post" reporting on this, look at the sequence of events and what happened here. new york city, the first lady takes off from here. shes headed down here to andre...

Clearly, theyre trying to downplay it here at the white house and suggest that mrs. obamas life was not in danger. >> thank you. >> please bring us more details when you get them. tom foreman is standing by with more on this breaking news. clearly a bad week for air traffic controllers. what can you tell us? >> well, we can break down a little more of the details of what ed was talking about from our own reporting and "the washington post." the first lady was leaving new york and headed to and...

That means shes not home when the kids get home. >> if its as simple as that, thats a great explanation. >> whats more important than being with the girls? nothing in the world. >> especially at the -- >> by the way, people who say, you know, why dont you just get on the plane, she can fly to new york and do it. no, its never that simple. people dont understand sometimes. they think a first lady can just go. no. it is an all-day eventif somebody does something like that. shes prepped to make sur...

Jackson and broadcast for three full minutes over the frequency, over the radio. it had to be a military plane that called in and said hey, youre clogging up the radio with a movie. thats -- >> thats different. >> circumstance, thats ridiculous. >> look at our reaction. maybe it will serve a greater public good here. its so ridiculous and the examples are so ridiculous, thats why i think administrator babbitt and the faa have done a good job digging out of a hole they inherited. theyve made some...

Mcchrystal. there is too little evidence to show he violated the defense departments standards and is calling into accuracy some of the "rolling stone" reporting. last week first lady obama supported mcchrystal, who was named co-chair for a council on american military families. >> he is the best choice. we wanted to find someone who had the respect of the community, and he does, who understands the issues, and he does. general mcchrystal has served this country well. he knows these issues, and ...