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Brechin-born Sir Robert Watson-Watt pioneered the radar technology which proved vital during the defeat of Germany's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

Room, they are at 52% of their staffing of fully certified controllers of that 52% 40 are eligible to retire. if they it retire because they are sick of coming to work and not getting a paycheck and want to grow drive uber or to wait tables to put food on the table, we wont be able to run the volume of traffic we do in new york, which will be cascading delays throughout the entire system. this is a deep concern. the government needs open now. the votes tomorrow are very important. give us the fe...

Just once but twice on the job this year. weve heard recommendations from sleep experts, the controllers union, and the faa, the federal aviation administration. we havent really heard from an air traffic controller until now. i want to welcome dean, an are air traffic control specialist and guides flights heading into and out of the new york metropolitan area. dean, good to have you on. >> thank you. >> i want to begin with, have you ever worked over nights? >> yes, i have worked midnight shift...

Operational duties pending an investigation. faa policy prohibits the use of portable dvd players and other devices from being used on the floor of the radar room. this of course the latest incident involving air traffic controllers. on five different occasions they were found napping on the job, including sunday morning around the time this movie incident was taking place, gregg. greg: i think you mentioned the guys been suspended probably pending a hearing, investigation, you have to give them...

Issue because i know theres a debate going back and forth about whether air traffic controllers should nap on the job. now, look, i dont mean to be simplistic about this, but ive been a boss in a whole lot of different contexts. ive never been a boss in a situation where i if saw somebody sleeping, id say thats a good thing. whether is the rationale to say air traffic controllers should take naps during their shifts? micha michael, why dont you head into this one? >> absolutely, eliot. all the s...