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Transform the way certain industries do business. whether that means that making sure that trains are safe or on time checking the health of crops, reporting on a natural disasters. >> reporter: the announcement was made at the largest drone convention happening now as we speak in atlanta. gabe gutierrez joins us from the drone convention in atlanta. what are the details of the pathfinder program? how expansive? >> reporter: hey thomas. first of all, let me set the scene here. there are nearly 600 companies at this convention. happens every year. several people here are gathered outside of thi...

We get to friday could be lingering somewhere near the carolinas here anywhere from the outer banks, down to the charleston myrtle beach area. tamron, we're going to have issues with that rip currents it would be maybe squall weather, not a good beach weekend for mom up here in the carolinas, but as far as damage goes and big potential problems i don't see any with this storm system. more of a nuisance than anything else. >> good news there. thank you very much, bill. we're back with some developing news the faa may be about to take the first step towards lifting its virtual ban on drone fli...

Announcement this last hour by the faa opens the door for company like amazon and google to move closer to using drones like this for package deliveries someday. >> what we're trying to do is push the envelope. we're trying to understand what can we accommodate and what can we accommodate safely, what have we learned. it's test a little, learn a little, try a little. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is in atlanta where the largest drone convention is underway. what's buzzing there? >> reporter: good afternoon. the sfamptfaa administrator announced the faa was teaming one three companies to gain more in...

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Which can reach far into the sky like the one that flew by the space needle or the one that flew into a new york building fell and hit a pedestrian. >> the faa is going to have to work harder and faster to got these rules written. >> reporter: senator charles schumer recently called the new york area the wild west for drones and new rules from the faa are not expected until the end of this year. david kerley, abc news, seattle. >> so really is like the wild west out there when it comes to drones. so martha stewart and amazon beware when you're with your drones. i want to a drone convention in ...