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Regulations require a minimum of five mile buffer. the experts say when the planes get too close turbulence can be dangerous for the tailing aircraft. the transportation secretary says the first lady was never in any danger but he called this a "serious" incident at a time of growing scrutiny of our air traffic control system over workers falling asleep in towers. but we are told this incident did not involve a sleeping controller. and now, we have been following the matters and we go do washing...

Of the miners are trapped inside, but again a rescue operation is underway. more developments as they come in. >> heather: another air traffic controller falling asleep on the job. it happened in miami at a facility that handles high altitude air traffic. 12 other controllers and two managers that were working at the time. sleeping controller has been suspended. the head of the faa says changes will be made to work schedules to cut down on fatigue. >> gregg: tea party members are rallying across...

Time? >> they love the game. and this is a game to them. >> well, coffee says detectives are doing a good job in not releasing too much information to the press. he says the mistake they made in son of sam was being too quick to release information. david berkowitz was watching and used that to his advantage. >> the assumption is somebody whos responsible for this is watching. >> is aware of the coverage. >> you have to make that assumption. >> and the police know more than theyre saying. >> tha...

News.com/happening now, americas asking and harris has been watching that an people have a lot of person amount. >> reporter: that marine mom told me i had better not nap at work as well. should air traffic controllers get a nap break? click yes, if it keeps the skies safe e. no, if i dont get to nap at work, and here are the results, 78 percent say no, i dont get to nap at work, and on the live chat, tom, tell the truth, says hair -- harris, theres no meaningful work, thats why they nap, oversp...

Across the country to add a second air traffic controller on overnights. it comes after a sleeping controller forced a medical flight to land on its own in reno, nevada. thats the sixth report this year of controllers sleeping on the job. the u.s. still bombing libya. the pentagon admits that u.s. war planes have been involved in strikes since nato took over the mission there. defense secretary gates told congress that wouldnt happen. baseball slugger barry bonds has been found guilty of obs...

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Quality under control. it isnt just a matter of saying were not paying. >> thank you so much for your time. new fallout after another air-traffic controller fell asleep on the job. the head of the faa air traffic organization has resigned. meantime, the faa put an end to one person overnight shifts in 27 air-traffic control towers around the country. the latest incident involved a sleeping controller and by the way this is the fourth in the past two months. this happened at 2:00 a.m. wednesday...