last april, what i just described above was tweeted about by a hacker named chris roberts. he is a cyber security expert from colorado and he was on board a united airlines flight when he tweeted, "it's a little hard to follow just going to tell you, here's what he tweeted, "find myself on a 737-800. let's see, box, ife, ice, sat com, shall we start playing with eicas messages? pass oxygen on. anyone?" the fbi saw that tweet they detained him and questioned him for hours. he said he was frustrated that boeing and air bushes the two largest plane manufacturers, respect listening to his hacking warning. he has been warning them he says for years. now, roberts has revealed even more disturbing information. for that let's go to cnn justice reporter evan perez. it is pretty remarkable you guys got a lot of information from this from some court documents. what is he claiming that he has carried out? >> well poppy this is some scary stuff that's in this court document that the fbi filed as part of a -- as part of a search warrant request in order to go through some electronics tha

. >> reporter: robert and teri norgren are the parents of 34-year-old captain chris norgren. he was one of the six marines killed when a helicopter they were in crashed during a mission in in nepal. >> he was good. whatever he decided to do he was good at. >> reporter: a war veteran, he led a team of reservists into combat. >> every one of those were impressed by the kid. yeah i'm proud. yeah i'm his father and all that but people need to know he made a difference and they can make a difference too. >> reporter: at 6'4" norgren looked like a tough guy, but his heart was as big as his brain. so when he was asked to go to nepal and help with the recovery he found his calling. >> to be part of something that's bigger than you. then after you do that that will help you get up every day and motivate you and get you going. and you need to make that something better. i truly believe that. and i know he lived by that. that's the reason why he joined the marine corps. this kid, at 31 years of age, lived his life a lot fuller than i have in mine and i'm 60. >> reporter: for his parents

>> my name is chris roberts and i'm from weaverville, north carolina. i am portraying the commander of the 26 north carolina infantry. at the moment, i'm commanding the first battalion. this is my 30th year of reenacting. i have been through the one 25th -- 125th anniversary ceremony. who knows if i will be around for the 175th, but it is on that course i suppose. >> how has reenacting changed the last 30 years? chris roberts: with the internet, it's easier to find information, quartermaster records, images. in the days before that it was difficult to find that information. now it's much easier to communicate with folks. the specificity has increased immensely, down to minute details of buttons being reproduced and blankets. there are many pieces now that would be difficult to tell from the original. the good thing about living history is that when you read the books and you sort of try to picture the moment, there are so many blanks. it is such a failed moment. even with the greatest imagination, you still fail. when you wear the uniforms, you have the

i interviewed chris roberts about a month ago in san francisco. he was out there for a cyber security conference. he had been talking about the research he'd been doing into airplane aifonics and electronic systems for the entertainment of the passenger. he could do this in theory. i asked if it was possible for a terrorist to bring down an airplane, here's what he told me. >> it would be tough. the hacks themselves are not easy to do. you have to circumvent three different systems and there's technology involved and you have to do a lot of work. it took us a long time to do the research, is it possible? yes. probable, hard to say. i think anybody with enough motivation and financing behind them would be able to do something. >> that's scary. >> that it is. be nice if they fixed it. >> we asked law enforcement what they said, and their statement this morning is there is no credible information to suggest an airplane's flight control system can be accessed or manipulated from its in-flight entertainment, nevertheless, attempting to tamper with the

chris roberts was detained last month and investigated for cyber crimes. he says his only motive is to improve aircraft security. roberts says he infiltrated the plane's computers with an ethernet cable under the plane. >> he was on the flight? >> on the flight when he did this. >> modified the entertainment system to take over. >> there is concern to do that. you could hack in using the plane's wifi. >>> and it did not take long to ramp up. houthi targets bombarded. on sunday, many tribal leaders gathered for talks, but houthi boycotted that meeting. they are rejecting the exiled president be reinstated. >>> the defense department identified the six marines killed last week when the helicopter crashed in the humanitarian mission in nepal. four based in pendleton, california. two nepalese servicemen were killed when the helicopter went down last tuesday. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. nepal's home ministry says the two earthquakes they had first on april 25th were the deadliest ever to hit that nation. the death toll now stands at near

. >> the fbi has not said whether chris roberts successfully hacked in, but he maintains he has on several occasions and that he means no harm. >> reporter: he says he's just trying to help after claiming that he hacked in to a plane's in-flight computer system, computer expert chris roberts tweeted his only interest is to improve aircraft security. whatever his aim it wasn't his first attempt. according to search warrants, roberts told the fbi he's identified vulnerabilities with in-flight systems and as a passenger he's successfully commanded the system resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane. in march he told fox news he and the federal aviation administration were in talks. >> you have to understand how computer networks work, how avionics work, and be in between those systems. >> reporter: last month while on a united airlines flight, roberts tweeted about another alleged hacking. it was inspected by the fbi which showed signs of tampering and roberts has done these things but hasn't proven it. still fbi agents warn unauthorized access to in-flight networks is a viola

search warrant request chris roberts claims he did just that. causing one of the engines to climb resulting in sideways movement. >> we do roll our eyes when we see some of the reports. the guy who claims to have been in the cabin and he made the airplanes move sideways. airplanes don't move sideways. >> aviation consultant and former captain says any panic by the traveling public is premature. >> in a computer world, cyber or a computer expert says, very few people can refute it. in the ayeiation world flying is flying. computer is not going to turn your aircraft or climb it without the pilot's knowing. intervening. scott: f.b.i. official tells me there is no credible information to suggest an airplane flight control system can be access or manipulated from the in-flight system. so a recent g.a.o. report to congress mentions the potential and it has some on capitol hill worried. >> this is real. this is what cyber security and cyber attacks are all about. we have systems to protect against that. but welcome to the real world of cyber attacks. s

agents detained chris roberts last month after a tweet that discussed an aircraft cyberhack. it was already well known to investigators. cnn's u.s. justice correspondent, evan perez, explains. >> he said that he was able to hack air craft 15, between 15, 20 times, between, 2011 and 2014. and he says that one incident, where he was able to control at least one engine on the aircraft that he was flying on, and -- and caused this, the aircraft to make a lateral move. now, all of this is in this affidavit. we don't know whether or not any of this is accurate. the fbi is investigating. they haven't proved that he was able to pull this off. but we do know after the interview in april. after he got off a flight in syracuse. he tweeted that he was thinking of doing the same thing. and according to the fbi. they went and checked the aircraft on which he was traveling. and they found that there was some tampering done. i will give you a quick rundown. how he says, according to the fbi how he can do this. basically con tekting his laptop through an ethernet cable. to the box underneath

roberts has not been arrested but has been interviewed at least a couple times by the fbi. as far as you know what is the status of the investigation right now? >> well, so his -- the fbi seized his electronics. he was on a flight going to syracuse, new york and the fbi met him at the end of the flight seized electronics, two laptops and i believe at this point they haven't done a forensic investigation of those they were looking for a sign to see if he connected to the network and issued any commands or manipulated the systems. >> even if he had gotten into the in flight entertainment system but not flight controls as he claims he did, you point out that would still be a crime, is that right? >> yeah. it's part of the -- if the fact is he's tamperring with a part on the aircraft. it doesn't matter if you're tamperring with a seat fire detective, the fact is if he took something apart, he took it on himself to try to hack into that that is a federal crime. it is not something that should be taken lightly at all. there's wires, others flight critical wires connected down the

last month, chris roberts joke leg tweeted about hacking into a flight, and making the oxygen masks pop out. agents questioned him, seized his commuters and would not allow him to board a united airlines flight to san francisco. according to wired investigators believe he took control of a plane filled with passengers changed its course and flew sideways. roberts has not been charged. he told abc7 news he hopes his research will alert authorities about security risks. >>> more than a thousand immigrants lined up in san francisco today to apply for u.s. citizenship. abc7 news was outside the bill graham civic auditorium as residents lined up outside waiting to get help. this is 2009 largest naturalization workshops in the country. hundreds of volunteers were able to help people process citizenship forms and the work shop -- >> one of the few in the nation that provides everything legal advice, application assistance language services, so we want to service as many people as we can. >> the problem is not getting better, according to the "los angeles times," the backlog of cases pending in

after chris roberts said he could hack into the plane's flight system. remember what he said about packing into the entertainment system? the maddow was frustrated sitting on an airplane and know there was security risks flight communications media should not have been so blind and consequences went from there. >> i offered to sit down with them on numerous occasions. >> the fbi was there that particular day. >> he was on the flight from denver to syracuse and he said there are boxes under every seat he could get into it to provide data that could be taken to the cockpit he could make one of the engines climb higher with this sudden and ramp up in the engine gore move sideways and he treated that out now they detained him for three hours. they checked the plane and sharing of the boxes under his seat were interfered with was the expression. is this real? >> no. as a pilot. the tech community goes oh my gosh. what is the safety? the pilot community says you are kidding me. first of all he made all kinds of claims. he was on the 737 with the in gin indicat

this man, chris roberts, a cyber security consultant tells the fbi he did just that to expose aircraft cyber vulnerabilities. in this affidavit, roberts says he issued a command that "caused one of the airplane engines to climb, resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane." >> absolutely a flight crew would notice extraneous input to their airplane albeit engine controls or flight controls. >> reporter: roberts claims on multiple occasions he reached under one of the passenger seats to what's called a seat electronics box, plugged his laptop's in through an ethernet jack andhacked into the internet system connecting him to the flight and navigation systems. >> the very idea they're making airplanes with these boxes under the seats you can hard wire a cable to is mind-boggling to me. >> reporter: the fbi seized roberts electronics in april after tweeting about the possibility of activating the oxygen masks on a united flight from denver to chicago. boeing says its aircrafts, in-flight entertainment systems on commercial airplanes, are isolated from flight and navigation sys

chris roberts claims once he caused a plane to fly sideways. fbi said it did find finds of tampering on one flight he took but won't say whether he took control of the plane. >> happening today, commuters weigh in on the proposed fare hike one of nine public hearings tonight at 5:30, atlantic city rail terminal and into the camden tomorrow night and trenton thursday night. the agency wants to raise rates on trains, buses and light rail cars by nearly 9% and plug the flowing budget gap. >> school will be back in session at lower moreland high school. construction crews spent most of yesterday making repairs to a building hit by out-of-control driver. the driver a 32-year-old man from huntingdon valley was killed. no one else was injured. police are still trying to figure out why the driver drove directly into the wall at high speed. >> 4:53 now coming up in the next half hour of "action news." military training mission turns deadly in hawaii. we'll have the detail. >> taylor swift had a huge night at the billboard awards, that's at perdue, we kn

last month, chris roberts joke leg tweeted about hacking into a flight, and making the oxygen masks pop out. agents questioned him, seized his commuters and would not allow him to board a united airlines flight to san francisco. according to wired investigators believe he took control of a plane filled with passengers changed its course and flew sideways. roberts has not been charged. he told abc7 news he hopes his research will alert authorities about security risks. >>> more than a thousand immigrants lined up in san francisco today to apply for u.s. citizenship. abc7 news was outside the bill graham civic auditorium as residents lined up outside waiting to get help. this is 2009 largest naturalization workshops in the country. hundreds of volunteers were able to help people process citizenship forms and the work shop -- >> one of the few in the nation that provides everything legal advice, application assistance language services, so we want to service as many people as we can. >> the problem is not getting better, according to the "los angeles times," the backlog of cases pending in

. >> reporter: computer expert chris roberts claims he hacked into a commercial airline's cockpit flight controls. >> it is definitely possible to manipulate the electronics to get to the i'veive i'veonics of an airplane. >> he said he hacked into the flight management times in as many as 20 times and caused one of the airplanes to claim resulting in lateral movement. >> i don't believe it. >> reporter: two government sources close to the investigation tell nbc news initial data analysis shows no proof of the claims but a federal report says that doesn't mean a hack is simply fantasy. >> the gao just issued a report and the experts they spoke to said any cockpit that is linked to the outside world should be considered vulnerable and in their words, open to malicious actors. >> the more we connect these systems, they're going to be more vulnerable. >> >>. >> reporter: but he was on planes that don't have the advanced fly by wire systems and therefore cannot be hacked. and the fly by wire system on one is closed. despite no proof of robert's claims, one of the airlines on which he was a pa

according to a federal affidavit, chris roberts told agents at the fbi he's hacked into as many as 20 commercial airline flights in mid-flight while they are flying with passengers on board. he says he even forced one of the planes to climb, and that resulted in the aircraft he says moving laterally. let's go to someone who has researched this extensively, who's spoken to him, who wrote a fascinating report in "wired" about it. kim zetter. thank you for being with me. >> thanks for having me. >> it's remarkable if you dig through the details here. look the government accountability office came out with a report a few weeks ago warning about this and saying, look, this could happen as planes get more modern the computer systems get more you know they control more of the plane, if you will. hackers can get in. tell me about talking to chris roberts, what his goal was here in doing this. >> well, he started researching plane avionics networks and passenger wi-fi networks back around 2009 and he and his colleagues started by obtaining publicly available manuals, and the manuals showed the

roberts claims to have hacked into 15 flight and made one airliner move sideways in the air. fbi said it found signs of tampering on one flight he took and will not say whether he took control of the plane. >> 6:47 we'll continue to follow breaking news on amtrak trails and david murphy has the accuweather forecast update. >> warm and humid. shorts and tees. i'm routing for phillys and union. lot of wins this weekend and umbrella may not be a bad idea. we'll have day planner forecast coming up discover brookside and discover an exciting combination of tastes. rich, dark chocolate covering soft centers. flavored with exotic fruit juices. it's chocolate and fruit flavors like you've never experienced before. discover brookside. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you want it ♪ ♪ go out and get it ♪ >> we're hold involved that bus obviously along with another vehicle and it crashed into a utility pole there and we were just watching as they placed an adult, adult male on a stretcher and put him in an ambulance. had a neck brace on. we know there is at least one possible injury here and a s

. >> reporter: chris roberts claims he hacked into a commercial airlines cockpit flight controls. >> it is definitely possible to manipulate the electronics through the in-flight entertainment system and satellite communications to get to the avionics of an airplane. >> reporter: in an affidavit roberts said he hacked into the flight management systems and in one case caused one of the engines to climb resulting in lateral or sideways movement. >> i don't believe it. i consider it to be garbage. >> reporter: today, two government sources close to the investigation tell nbc news initial data analysis shows no proof of roberts' claim. a federal report says that doesn't mean a hack is simply fantasy. the gao just issued a report. and the experts they spoke to said any cockpit that's linked to the outside world should be considered vulnerable and, in their words, open to malicious actors. >> the way we connect the systems using internet protocols, they are going to be more vulnerable. >> reporter: but not on board the aircraft in which he flew. roberts was on boeing 737s and 757s. expert

an fbi affidavit says that chris roberts claims to have hacked into 15 to 20 flights. and he claims that once he caused a plane to move sideways, the fbi says it did find signs of tampering on one flight that he took but they won't say whether whether he really took control of the plane. >>> it was an emotional morning at the site of the new world trade center for the first ever tunnel to towers stair climbing event. >> ♪♪ national anthem ♪♪ >> members of the engine 21 from manhattan which lost seven members on 9/11, led off the first tower climb. other taking part including several others wounded stepped up 90 floors or 2,066 steps this morning. proceeds from this event go towards building high tech homes for war veterans. >>> more than 400 people came out to save lives at the rock and roll up your sleeve blood drive held at camden's adventure aquarium. the donation site was just yards away from the a aquarium's shark exhibit making it a unique spot for a blood drive. the american red cross and local radios station organized the event and they said it was a hu

. >> reporter: computer expert chris roberts tweeted on sunday that his only interest is to improve aircraft security. according to a search warrant roberts told fbi agents he exposed dangerous flaws. earlier he told them he identified vulnerability with in-flight entertainment systems and on one flight he successfully commanded the systm to cause one of the airplanes to climb and move sideways. roberts told the fbi from 2011 to 2014 he compromised the system 15 to 20 times by hacking into entertainment system ss on in-flights under passenger seats. in march he told fox news he'd been talking with the federal aviation administration. >> you basically have to understand how computer systems work, avionic systems and be able to work and translate between the system. >> reporter: the fbi has. said that roberts has successfully hacked into the controls but warned him unauthorized access is a violation of the federal statute and that he could be prosecuted. in april roberts was on a united flight from denver to toronto and tweeted what airline officials said could have been tampering with the pas

. >> reporter: computer expert chris roberts claims he hacked into a commercial airline's cockpit flight controls. >> it is definitely possible to manipulate the electronics through the in-flight entertainment system and satellite communications to get to the avionics of an airline. >> reporter: in an affidavit the fbi says roberts told agents he hacked into the flight management systems in commercial jets as many as 20 times and in one case caused one of the airplane engines to climb, resulting in lateral or sideways movement. >> i don't believe it. i consider it to be garbage. >> reporter: two government sources close to the investigation tell nbc news initial data analysis shows no proof of roberts' claims. but a federal report says that doesn't mean a hack is simply fantasy. the gao just issued a report. the experts they spoke to said any cockpit that is linked to the outside world should be considered vulnerable and, in their words, open to malicious actors. >> the more we connect these systems using internet protocols, they're going to be more vulnerable. >> reporter: but not on bo

chris roberts said he hacked into the inflight entertainment system while most airplanes can't be hacked because flight control systems are separate, newer aircraft have more interconnections according to a recent government accountability office report but many investigators don't believe any such attempts could be successful. three baggage handlers are accused of trying to smuggle hups of pounds of marijuana across the country over the last three works. they worked at oakland international airport. they hid the drugs in backpacks and duffel bags. the bags were passed off the passengers waiting inside the terminal. 11 other people are also being charged. southwest airlines says it is cooperating with the investigation and does not tolerate any behavior that puts safety and security at risk. that's good to hear. that does it for me and "way too early" on this tuesday morning. let's bring in mika for a preview of what's coming up on "morning joe." what do we have? >> well, reading a lot of the headlines right now. a new report questions the influence of a top clinton family ally while cli

fbi affidavit says chris roberts claims to have hacked into 15 flight and made one air lining move sideways in the air. the fbi says it found signs of offering on one flight he took but will not say whether he took control of a plane. >> 5:48 a pop star makes history at the billboard music awards. >> attempt to take a picture takes a tragic turn for hiker down south. david. >> we're looking at shorts and tees for kids. i have rain gear this afternoon because of spotty showers and thunderstorms around. routing for phillies and union. phillies won a slew of games this weekend and union victorious last night. back with an array of area temperatures and day planner forecast coming up next sxwrv taylor swift had a big night. world premiere of new video bad blood. the star said the video contains cameo from seasonedy crawford and other ledger clad starlette se and had eight wins including pop female artist. he gave acceptance speech ed sheeran because he's speech because he's recovering from vocal surmy. >> david has traffic now and just about one minute and ten second and amtrak service will res

computer expert chris roberts tweeted his only interest is to improve aircraft security. roberts told the fbi he identified vulnerabilities through the plane's entertainment system and on one flight he successfully commanded the system to cause one of the airplane's engines to climb resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane. the feds were not amused. he faces prosecution. >>> how would you like to be locked inside a room for fun? believe it or not, some of the bay area's biggest tech companies, google, cisco and hp have, used it as a team building exercise. tonight betty yu takes us inside the panic room. >> all letters, no numbers. >> reporter: at panic room in san francisco you have to think outside the box. >> do you know now to do it? >> reporter: you have to solve puzzles, crack codes, figure out clues to reveal more clues. >> they have to be used for something. >> reporter: open a chest, a door or another mystery within another mystery. >> are you sure? >> reporter: all while the clock is ticking. >> it's a very psychological game. it's very immerse -

last month, chris roberts tweeted from a united airline flight saying he hacked into the entertainment system and the f.b.i. detained him on the ground investigators found boxes under the seats were tampered with. roberts hopes the incident leads to a dialogue with airlines and federal authorities about securityics. sources tell abc they do not believe someone i don't hack a control system while in the air. >> a texas couples would home was caught up in raging floodwaters this weekend was rescued safely because of creative thinking. a volunteer used the drone to fly one end of the rope to the couple who were trapped in their home. they tied it to the house and firefighters used it to pull themselvessed in a boat but the current was too strong and later a national guard helicopter arrived and pulled the couple from the porch one at a time and they made it. >> creative use if the drone. >> now a check with mike and the forecast. mike? >> seeing the clouds overtake part of san francisco. some of the low clouds cross the coast, the clouds are bing to be so stubborn it will keep us cooler-t

cyber security consultant chris roberts says that he took control of the plane by overriding code and commanding the engine to climb. he has also told investigators he hack in the entertainment systems of planes at least 15 times over a three-year period. he was first questioned last month after he tweeted about manipulating a united airline flight. roberts says his only intention was to improve aircraft security. >>> a man was able to save a seven year old girl being dragged down the street by a school bus. her backpack was caught in the door as she got off the bus on friday in kentucky. the driver kept going unaware what had happened as several witnesses tried to help. >> people, trying to hit the bus, and, bus just kept going. just chasing the bus. >> the man finally did catch up to the bus. he is there the in the red camaro. girl had deep cuts but she's expect to make a full recovery despite being drag a length of the football feel. so far no charges have been filed against the bus driver, but police are still investigating. >>> and an inn he had cribble rescued unfolded in this b

chris roberts, chief reer is etcher for a cyber security firm, templing the fbi in newly released documents, he was able to temporarily take control of a flight while on board. claiming he got in through the in-flight entertainment system and overwrote code causing the plane to move sideways. roberts also claiming he infiltrated in-flight entertainment systems approximately 15 to 20 times. federal officials tell abc news his claims are extremely unlikely. but the fbi has seized roberts' computers and is investigateingvestigating. >> anything that has to do with software anything that has to do with electronics is hackable. >> reporter: including ships, trains even cars. a security resr.earcher using his laptop to override the driver. >> whoa! >> reporter: roberts has not been charged and in a statement say ulg, my only interest has been to improve aircraft security. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> mara thank you. >>> now, to the deadly weather. 41 reported tornadoes, including this one right here. this is from elmer, oklahoma. now declared an ef-2. flash flood watches across the p

roberts told investigators he not only infiltrated in-flight entertainment system on planes 15 to 20 times but at one point he caused one of the airplane engines to climb, resulting in a lateral orside sideways movement of the plane. airplane engines causing it to climb. resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane. the affidavit saying roberts told investigators as a passenger, he broke into the plane's inflight entertainment systems through boxes under seats. >> it's something that's a possibility. it's something the government has said is a problem. >> reporter: in february and last month, roberts, traveling on united from denver, tweeting about the airplanes system that caused the fbi to be alarmed. after landing in syracuse, fbi agents immediately meeting him at the airport. seizing more than a dozen electronic items. the affidavit saying agents later found the seat electronic box on that plane showed signs of tampering in the location where roberts had been seated. roberts declined to speak with abc news today, but spoke to fox after last month about hacking into pl

. >> reporter:this is video of chris roberts giving a presentation in 2011. he is a cyber security consultant based in denver. >> reporter:according to this fbi search the fbi that during a fligt from denver to syracuse new york he hacked into the airplane's flight control system and manipulated the engine. >> reporter:to accomplish this hack he said he plugged his laptop into an electronics box like this under the seat with an ethernet cable. this box and it's networking ports are attached to the in flight entertainment system the video screen on the back of the chairs >> reporter:so basically he is saying he got into the entertainment system and from there he could take over the airplane. >> reporter:he is not talking to media but he sent out this tweet. >> reporter:saying over the last 5 years his only interest was to improve aircraft security and given the current situation he has been advised not to talk >> reporter:the fbi is still investigating as to whether or not he pulled off this hack. >> reporter:the airline involved says this did not happen. >> r

chris roberts drew the attention of the feds last month after posting a tweet stating that he can make the plane's oxygen masks deploy. he was pulled off the united airlines flight and questioned for four hours. this is him explaining how he few he can command the plane. >> i am sitting at the plane and looking at the inter tan meant system. i can go through here and go through several other systems on the plains' vast array of network. >> robert's claim is it was done to worn the airline industry of vulnerability. matt how stupid do you have to be to hack into the can trolls of a plane while you are a passenger on the plane. >> i don't a single word. first he has the duck dynasty breerd. please don't just fly sideways. it is like a story from 1994. he pressed a button on a computer and the space shuttle blew up. >> and he doesn't make sense that the tv controls are one in the same as the flight control. >> that's true. you can get to one from the other. if he took control of a plane's thruster he should go to jail, plain and simple, no public intended. he have been saying for years an

. >>> chris roberts told the fbi he managed to hack into several jets through the inflight entertainment system and take control of the plane's engines. boeing says that's not possible because the two systems are completely separate. roberts stands by his story saying he is just trying to bring a potential security risk to everyone's attention. >> definitely possible to manipulate the electronics through the inflight entertainment system and satellite communications to get to the avionics of an airplane. >> airbus says it's planes also have closed secure cockpit system. a recent warning says any cockpit linked to the outside work could be hacked. >>> there is a lengthy to do list. the state public service commission voted to approve a $70 billion merger if the companies meet some conditions. d.c. has yet so sign off on the merger. >>> you are going of to to bring some extra change to park on the street in arlington. the county board of supervisors approved a 25 cent per hour increase on metered parking rates. that won't take effect until september though and it won't apply into some redu

he interviewed the man in question, chris roberts, several months ago on this very topic. good morning. >> good morning, becky. that's right. chris roberts is back in the news today after reports that he allegedly told the fbi that he took control of a flight to hack into its entertainment system that is available to paermss in the rear of the plane. he was able to manipulate the plane's engines by doing that. he has done a lot of research and he believes it is possible to hack into a plane's airplane control systems through the entertainment system. he's done a lot of research on that and he thinks that is something that could theoretically be done. this could be new, however, if he is claiming that he has actually done it. a month ago in san francisco i interviewed roberts and i asked him whether or not he thought it was possible for terrorists to bring down a plane. here's what he said. >> it would be tough. the hacks themselves are not easy to do. circumvent three different systems and it takes a long time to do the research. is it possible? yes. is it probable? tough

chris roberts told investigators he used the in flight entertainment system to give the plane's engines on order to climb, and sent a series of tweets to lead an airline to ban him. he took control of ygs during a simulation. >>> we turn to a medical story, digital x-ray technology detecting 40%. 200 women, 40 to 74 were detected in found breast cancer in 68. we have dr mark with us, a radiologist at the university of kansas hospital andons us from kansas city. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> 3d imaging for breast cancer is new. what are the biggest differences between 3d screenings and traditional mammograms? >> well a traditional mammogram, a 2-d image is a collapsed structure of the breast. and can lead to difficulties, with a 3d mammogram, we take a series of low-dose images and they are reconstructed into a series of slices similar to that of a cat scan for analogy. it enables raidology to look at a breast slice by slice to un-super impose all the anatomy to help us find cancer earlier and have less false positives or call backs. >> 3d imaging is shown to increase d

chris roberts chief researcher for cybersecurity firm telling the fbi in newly released documents he was able to temporarily take control of a flight while on board. claiming he got in through the in-flight entertainment system and over wrote code causing the plane to move side ways. roberts also claiming he infill tikrited in-flight entertainment systems approximately 15 to 20 times. federal officials tell abc news his claims are extremely unlikely. but the fbi has seized roberts computers and is investigating. >> anything that has to do with software. anything that has to do with electronic is hackable. >> including ship, trains, cars >> including ship, trains, cars. security researcher using his lap top to override the driver. tell roberts has not been charged and in a statement says my only interest has been to improve aircraft security. this is abc news new york. >> trending now you can add tweeter to the president many title. he officially joined twitter this morning. his twitter handle is body us. already has more than 1 million followers. all tweet on the account come solely

chris roberts told the fbi he managed to hack into several jets through in-flight entertainment system and even take control of the plane's enginans going says it's not possible because two are separate. roberts is standing by his story trying to bring a potential security risk to everyone's attention. >> it's definitely possible to manipulate the electronics through the in-flight entertainment system and communications to get to the avionics of an airplane. >> airbus says its planes have closed secure systems but the gao issued a warning saying any cockpit linked to the outside world can be hacked and the security threat should be taken seriously. >>> sunshine starting to come through some of our windows here in northwest washington. skies mostly cloudy. warm-up is well under way. already 77 in gaithersburg and rocksville. 79 in leesburg and man nas sis. fredericksburg at 81. it's a warm and humid day outside today. there is still a 30% chance of more showers or thunder showers later on. once the cold front goes by after sundown a refreshing west to northwesterly breeze takes the humi

this man, a cyber security consultant chris roberts, tells the fbi he did just that to expose airline vulnerability. he said he issued a command that quote, caused one of the airplane engines to climb resulting in a lateral or size ways movement of the plane. >> absolutely a flight crew would notice extraneous input to their airplane albeit engine controls or flight controls. >> reporter: roberts claims on multiple occasions he's reached to what's called a seat electronics box, hacked into the inflight entertainment system connecting him to the flight and navigation systems. >> the very idea that they're making airplanes with these boxes under the seats that you can hard wire a cable to is mind-boggling to me. >> reporter: the fbi seized roberts electronics in april after he tweeted about activating oxygen masks on a flight from denver to chicago. boeing says its aircraft inflight entertainment systems on commercial aircrafts are isolated from flight and navigation systems, but would not explain how the systems are separated. >> if it's only separated by a firewall or piece of softwar

chris roberts claims he hacked into a united airlines jet's avionic and took control part of the flight as it was airborne. the fbi says roberts claimed he hacked the in-flight entertainment system and also kazzed one of the engines to climb causing the plane to move sideways. >> the folks at airbus and boeing are far too smart to create some system like that. it's just ridiculous. >> boeing says in-flight entertainment and navigation systems are isolated on its aircraft. and airbus says it has robust systems and procedures to protect against a potential cyber attack. >>> a civil rights group calls it a major victory. why hundreds of people arrested a decade ago in the district will be receiving thousands of dollars from the government. >>> talking about rain continuing to make the way in across the area from around the rockville bethesda area to d.c. >>> turning now to storm team 4, doug is in the weather center with the latest. las the word on the storms? >> we're continuing the watch the storms develop and fire. we have a lot of very heavy rain associated with the storms and lightnin

chris roberts made that revelation to the fbi which then seized a bunch of computers from his home as they investigate here. roberts says he is hoping this helps to fix a potential security threat. the fbi is not confirming his claims or whether roberts will face charges. nbc news has confirmed that roberts has been banned from all united airlines flights. >>> surveillance video could be the key to solving the murder of four people. the person in the video hidden by a hoot. but police still want you to take a look. coming up more on the video and the home still considered a crime scene in one of d.c. east most exclusive neighborhoods. and just in a decision from the supreme court that could change the way you pay taxes in maryla ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> right now, the search is on for a person of interest in the deaths of four people near the vice president'ses now the district. d.c. police are looking if this man running through a parking lot. they want to question him in connection with a quadruple homicide. news 4's kristen wright is outside the home on woodland drive in northwest. what hav

chris roberts was detained by the fbi last month. he is being investigated for cyber crimes. his motive is to improve aircraft security. he infiltrated the plane by the ethernet cable to a box beneath his airline seat that controls the entertainment system. >>> the defense department identified the six marines killed last week when the helicopter crashed in nepal. four of marines were based in camp pendleton, california. two others based in okinawa, japan. nepal's home ministry says the two earthquakes that hit were the deadliest to hit that country. the death toll stands at nearly 8,600. >>> u.s. stock futures pairbarely moving. the s&p closed for the record high last friday. the stocks powering ahead despite weak spots in the economy. it is the best job market in seven years. housing has been improving here this spring. >>> if you spend $127,000 on a car, you expect it to be able to drive. according to "consumer reports" the tesla model s is sometimes undrivable. the testers at "consumer reports" were locked out of the car because of the retractable handles were unable to w

the fbi is investigating claims made by a computer expert, chris roberts. he says he has compromised up to 20 commericals flights. roberts recently appeared on "varney & company" discussing danger posed to flyers and if airlines are taking the threat seriously. >> i would argue that they're downplaying the risks. we offered to sit down with boeing and airbus on numerous occasions. we offered to sit down to spend time with them. melissa: wow. here is aviation expert oliver mcgee. former deputy assistant secretary of transportation for technology policy that means you're the guy. this is basically your space. first of all, do you believe him? >> well, yes i think we have a real concern on aviation and security. transportation is about moving people ideas and things. right now in this dramatic event we're talking about people in the cabin coming up with the idea, through a laptop or an ipad, to virtually enter the cockpit and air traffic controls. germanwings we saw that we were really were discussing about what is a locked cockpit door? basically post-9/11 pr

chris roberts made the revelations to the fbi which seized a bunch of computers from his home as they investigate. he hopes this helps fix a potential security threat. the fbi is not confirming his claims or if roberts will face charges. nbc news has confirmed that roberts has been banned from all united airlines flights. >>> 6:19. a college campus in virginia is now an endangered historic site. there's a slave cemetery and two dozen historic buildings at sweet briar college. alumni are fighting to keep it open. the preservation virginia added it to the list of the locations. it's meant to save landmarks not necessarily the business itself. >>> donna edwards is heading to college park for a roundtable on student loan debt. edwards is running for the senate seat that opens up when senator mikulski retires. she plans to speak candidly about her own struggles to pay off loans. right now, americans owe more than $2.3 million. >>> breach after breach companies are getting hacked and your personal information is at the mercy of those hackers. tonight on news4 at 5:00 erika gonzalez sits dow

. >> reporter: chris roberts and either a hacker who has uncovered a dangerous back door that could allow a passenger to take control of the plane -- >> it is definitely possible to manipulate the electronic the in-flight communications system and satellites to get to the avionics of an airplane -- >> reporter: -- or an exaggerate exaggerator, needlessly scaring the public. the fbinesses a -- fbi says in a new affidavit, roberts claims he hacked into the entertainment system up to 20 times, and caused one of the engines to climb resulting in lateral or sideways movement of the plane. while agents continue to look for evidence of that, the fbi issued a statement to nbc news late sunday. "there is no credible information to suggest an airplane's flight control system can be accessed or manipulated from its in-flight entertainment system." roberts has stopped giving interviews. bow sunday, he tweeted, "my only interest has been to improve aircraft security." but there's widespread skepticism about his claim. recently retired commercial airline pilot jim pillman. >> the folks with airbus and