Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150722:17:37:00 : vimarsana.com

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150722:17:37:00

interesting there, we'll see how that comes out with my name. that might be a tough one. the faa is trying to track down whoever is shining lasers into their planes and cockpits. four flights reported being targeted last night in new york and new jersey. it's a federal crime to point a laser at a plane and it's been happening a lot lately. last week at least 11 pilots reported having lasers shined at their planes. tom blank is the former head of tsa security policy. he's now the executive vice president of gephart government affairs. according to the faa, laser incidents have been steadily growing since 2010 and already there have been more than 2700 this year alone. just how dangerous are these lasers to flight ops? >> it's really a very dangerous situation. and in fact they have been growing really since 9/11 which is when tsa began tracking them not only as safety violations but as security problems. so the agency tsa views them

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