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>> contact departure. adios amigo. >> adios ameeg yos. over to departure. jet blue195. >> reporter: websites are buzzing about this. some call this outrageous and others are saying it's being blown out of proportion. regardless, for now the faa is putting on hold all unofficial tower visits until the faa sorts out its policies about this. fredricka. >> susan candiotti, appreciate that. of course we want to know what you at home think about this junior air traffic controller. go to cnn.com/fredricka and post your comments. i'll read some of your comments on the air in just a few minutes. marg...

Feelings. passenger nitya hernandez said it was inexcusable for the child to be on the radio. >> he told the kid exactly what to say, but kids don't always do what you tell them to do. >> reporter: while a 20-year-old veteran pilot wasn't concerned. >> nothing happened to the planes that took off and i don't see a problem with that at all. >> reporter: then late today, word the controller's 8-year-old daughter was in the tower the very next night. >> jet blue 57, contact new york departure. >> jet blue 57, thank you. good day. >> that's the next generation of air traffic controller going here....

Unofficial tower visits following what experts call a father's serious lapse in judgment. lawrence, back to you. >> tom costello, thank you. from one bad idea to another, sarah palin as stand-up comedian. it seems it was at least a good idea for the ratings face-off between leno and letterman. harry shearer joins us next. and the idea behind this -- the folks at funnyordie pull off a huge casting feat. what brought all the living presidential characters from "saturday night live" together. and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that's a good call. go national. go like ...

Perception and certainly a bad pr issue for the faa. safety wasn't compromised. this has happened in the past. this happened at jfk. >> even if they're saying here, george, that the pilots might be surprised by it or might not be able to understand a child's voice, especially if they speak another language first? >> that, of course, is the safety issue. in this case, the safety was not compromised. the kids were parroting and the father was standing close by. safety was not compromised, not an ideal situation and certainly not something that anybody, particularly the faa would want to repeat. ...

>> that's the next generation of air traffic controller going here. >> reporter: safety experts are not amused. >> i think this is one of the most egregious violations of federal rules and regulations i have ever seen. >> reporter: the faa has now suspended both the controller and supervisor on duty and the union says it can't condone or defend what happened. effective immediately, the faa has also suspended all unofficial tower visits following what experts call a father's serious lapse in judgment. lawrence, back to you. >> tom costello, thank you. from one bad idea to another, sarah palin...