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Germany were closed as a precaution. almost 500 flights, mostly in northern britain, were canceled yesterday. fewer flight disruptions predicted for today. the head of the faa revealed two more cases of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job. he told a senate committee that both incidents took place in january at major airports. a napping controller in los angeles was suspended. and another in ft. worth was reprimanded. and that brings the total instances of sleeping controllers to seven just this year alone. a government watchdog says that the surge in controller errors is real n...

Closer every day. >> all right. see you soon. live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux. let's get you up to speed for thursday, april 14. the faa manager who oversees air traffic controllers quit his job today. hank crackowski's resignation comes after an air traffic controller in reno, nevada, fell asleep and did not respond to a medical emergency plane. the pilot got a regional controller to help out . >> this is the sixth known case of a napping controller this year. the faa now plans to add controllers, additional controllers to the night shift at 27 airports. the search for the long i...