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Source, the american airlines pilot made several attempt to contact the tower and got no response. another controller in the area tried to contact the tower as well using a dialup line and a shout line which allows the callers voice to be heard inside the tower. those planes landed without clearance from the reagan tower. a manager at potomac got the cryptic response that someone was there the whole time. speculation was it might have been someone falling asleep on the job.

January's attack in which six people were gunned down. now to a story that shocked even us, even though we work the tough overnight hours. staffing at air traffic control towers around the country is being reviewed after two planes were forced to land at one of the nation's busiest airports without the tower's help. the lone controller apparently nodded off. jim sciutto reports from reagan national. >> reporter: for more than 20 harrowing minutes the tower at reagan national airport had gone ominously quiet. at 12:10 a.m. american airlines flight 1900 from dallas could not reach the tower af...

Answering, so that aircraft went in just as an uncontrolled airport. >> that's interesting. >> it is. it's happened before, though. >> reporter: both flights landed safely. there was just one controller on duty at that hour. the ntsb investigating whether he was asleep, away from his desk or there was some communication problem with the tower. whatever they find, they will certainly be reviewing staffing levels at this airport just 2 1/2 miles from the white house. jim sciutto, abc news at reagan national airport. >> scary stuff. now we turn to a developing story in south florida. firefighte...