i think this is a feel good measure on the part of the faa. >> john tailor is taking on the th faa in the lawsuit filed in the court of appeals far the district of columbia tailor ta hopes the court will over turn the registration requirements.at his argument focuses on aocus federal law that prohibits the faa from enacting any regulation re regarding a model aircraft that is being operated safety. this is a blatant violation of that statute, but under the th statute if people are flying safely in the parameters they've t described, congress has told the faa leave them alone. let them fly their model airplanes. he was inspired to file the law th sought because of the christmas holiday. >> the thing that drove me to go ahead and file suit as the faa was pointing out, christmas wasis coming up hundreds of thousands of people were going to receive re drones as presents and they were t going to have to register them th before they could fly them. i wanted to see if i could do something to stop that from happening. tailor filed for an emergency stay of the registration re requirement. howe

the faa has been notified about both of the incidents and state police are investigating. reporting live at logan airport, katie brace. >> that brings us by the way to our number of the night, 241. that's how many close encounters with drones pilots have reported at airports across the country. boston logan ranked 6th in the nation for those close calls. >> developing right now, state police are investigating a bad accident in essex. two men were hit by a car in front of the ck pro restaurant. there is no word on whether police cited the driver. >>> boston police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman. the 29-year-old victim said it happened at 7:00 this morning on an belle street. the man grabbed her and told her he had a weapon and sexually assaulted her. tonight detectives are asking if you have tips or information call boston police. >>> robbed and threatened with a needle. a man walked into a convenient store and pulled an unconventional weapon on the clerk. boston police say the robbery caught on camera helped them break open several cases. on christmas

the faa released an app called before you fly. it takes a gps track and shows you where to fly the no-fly zones. >> it's like driving a car. all the time. reporter: you can go to wavy.com and get a full list of rules and regulations as well as where you can fly your drone. nicole: 10 on your side has cities working on drone ordinances but nothing has passed. the faa says they don't want to create airspace rules. patchwork airspace. don: it has been looking like a beautiful day throughout the area. we have had a few high and then clouds, but that's an indication of how cold it is because the jet stream has dropped down to the south. what this is is called the subtropical jet going on over so it is really cold and that is what we have got through the area. through wednesday evening, i just updated this forecast model before we went on the air. 41 degrees, dropping down in to the 35 degree range and then we will start to rise as he wins become more southwesterly. lots of sunshine in between and then we see a few more clouds by 3:00 i

the path of his jet moments before landing the latest in the series of midair scares that have the faa cracking down on drone users. this is the second drone reported within a week. as katie reports officials report the problem is only going to get worse. >> reporter: a jetblue crew had a distraction, a drone. >> tower fyi, looks like we have a drone off to our right about 700 feet spotted a few seconds ago. >>> the plane landed safety, northeast of the airport under faa rules drones must stay 5- miles away from airports and only allowed 400 feet. >>> and reported a drone within the no fly zone and at about 800 feet, that flight too landed without a problem. >>> i have heard bad stuff about that. like interference. >> with increasing popularity the faa requires owners register their drones. >> accidents, mishaps controlling air spaces is going to be a bigger issue. >>> passengers are wrapping their heads around technology. >> i think it is a cool advancement in technology. >>> locally, not really concerned. yeah. i've seen a few things on the news. >>> the faa received 100 reports each

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senator nelson sent letters to the faa, to nasa, to the homeland security, urging them to join forces to find a way to stop security threats that you would cobe carried out by drones, this comes after a recent report shows there have been at least 241 close calls between aircraft and drones across the nation. senator nelson says the orlando area alone, there have been 13 near misses, near airports involving drones. >> we've got to come to a reckoning to keep these away from airports. >> last month, the faa made drone registration mandatory. and so far, more than 180,000 drones are now accounted for. senator nelson says the use of drones will probably be a key component of any future faa legislation. we posted our entire interview with senator nelson on the raw video section of wftv.com. >>> developing tonight, isis has claimed responsibility for today's bombings and attack on a attacks started in the middle of the dee, three suicide bombers blew themselves up at a starbucks and two gunmen station. the gun battle lasted two hours, at least 20 people were wounded. >>> tonight, an illega

tonight they have a message for the faa. do something about the noise. >> reporter: many of these kids living on the peninsula say the noise from the planes leaving sfo here isn't just annoying. it is also bad for their health. >> can't sleep. can't workings can't socialize with the family. to me, that is going to hit your mental. that is your whole body. >> reporter: and the mayor of pacifica says she has had enough with loud planes ruining the quiet feel of her coastal city. >> i felt jittery and i just stopped where i was and said what is it? it was the sound. every two minutes that particular day that i was home. >> reporter: dan hears them too. he launched a website at www.loudjet.net allowing people to submit their noise complaints straight to the faa. >> absolutely the complaints have gone up. >> reporter: here is why. the faa switched to a gps based system which was intended to be an upgrade but it has been anything but. >> it was supposed to help. and, in the end it wound up making things in many places worse. >> re

the chief says he's asked the faa for flight restrictions. what's happened? >> reporter: we just got an answer. within the hour the faa responded to the city of san francisco's police department did not what it calls identify a credible safety or security threat. the faa says it may re-evaluate the situation, but that's where it stands right now. the faa has issued flight restrictions elsewhere for the super bowl to keep drones and piloted aircraft away but not behind me, not right here. where up to a million people are expected. metal detectors are being installed at security checkpoints where fans will enter super bowl city beginning saturday. but security from above is still up in the air. >> right now that's still a work in progress. >> reporter: why is it still a work in progress less than two weeks away? >> again, because it's not my call. if it was my call, we'd have restricted air space right now. >> reporter: the air space above the stadium and moscone center will be restricted on game day only. but it will be unguarded from the air for a full week b

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it is the latest in the series of midair scares that have the faa cracking down. as katie reports federal officials fear the problem is only going to get worse. >> a jetblue crew landing a plane at logan had a distraction, a drone. >> looks like we have a drone off to our right about 700 feet spotted a few seconds ago. >>> the plane land 9ed safely. they must stay 5-miles away from airports and only allowed up to 400 feet. express on the same logan run way reported a drone within the no fly zone. at 800 feet that flight landed without a problem. >> i've heard bad stuff about that, like interference. >>> with increasing in popularity the faa requires owners register their drones. >> accidents, mishaps, controlling air spaces. >>> many passengers are still wrapping their own heads around the technology. i think it is a really cool technology. >> locally, not really concerned. yeah i've seen a few things on the news. >>> the faa received 100 reports each month around the country about drones flying near planes. on the first of the year the numbers are already adding

new tonight, the faa says the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings at florida flying gators airport in groveland when he crashed. wesh 2' s greg fox reports on the investigation now underway. greg: this is the plane that robert salzmann was flying saturday afternoon when he experienced some kind of trouble as he was returning to a private airfield near clermont in lake county. and instead, his plane ended up upside down in this field. suggest a world war ii vintage aircraft. but this is called a light sport aircraft, which can be built in a garage and flown much like an ultralight but bigger, a two -passenger plane. rescue workers took these photos after salzmann crashed while enroute back to the airstrip. the faa reports that he was doing touch-and-go' s at the airfield, when suddenly there was smoke coming from the 65-horsepower engine inside the avid flyer brand plane. but a witness at the airfield told wesh 2 news there was no smoke visible from the ground. after the plane hit the ground and flipped over, people nearby rushed over to help. salzmann was taken to a hospital, where

of how many are out there. 38:29-:32 "when you register, you get an identification number from the faa." michael tharp with the iowa city municipal airport says that number links a drone to its user. combined with other rules that set limits on a drone's altitude and its proximity to an airport, tharp says it's the latest in a growing list of regulations for this increasingly popular type of aircraft. 38:03-:10 "if there's an accident, or if there needs to be some type of investigation, it's easier to track down where the machine came from." "as someone who operates drones on a commercial level, augspurger already had to have his machines registered with the faa. this new rule will simply add another layer of accountabilit y for people who do it as a hobby."59:51-:54 "to be able to fly commercially, you have to be a pilot and you have to have a pilot's license." that means more paperwork for someone like augspurger. 56:52-:57 "first i had to go through the long process of getting an exemption through the faa and then register the drones you have." but for everyone else, it's a simple o

>> i think paul one. >> feet faa regulations are controversial. they get a special number go to when it crashes. >> i like the regulations and that makes illegal to blow that out of the sky with a shotgun. [laughter] takes. >> it will deliver packages for amazon but you brought up the weight civic you're the only one who cares. >> this is about five not bending. [laughter] -- fund not winning. >> there is. >> go stories a and midnight snacks. what i am speaking of is that the museum of natural history in new york city. planetarium. to watch a movie and a champagne toast with a sleepover. >> will things get wild? and the animals? [laughter] they have the potential to get wild. the number one indicator was the cast of characters. >> literally a dinosaur. does sleepover allows freedom to the 50 exhibits. virtually no security at all chaperones. >> i recommend it. >> we found a few stragglers >> this is the midnight theater. >> is turned says 7:00 p.m. where people are in the hall get ready to get crazy and champagne toast kicks off with the buffet an

how seriously is the faa taking this. there are penalties for flying three years if prison and a >>> look at some pictures out of pennsylvania. this accident appears to be weather-related, snow related. take a look at the roads there. it looks like they have been able to clear some of that out of the way, but the snow -- in abundance from friday, saturday, sunday, up in those areas. slowly life is returning to normal. slowly, the operative word here. we are talking about in the nation's capital, they are digging out from record snow. they are hoping school as well as our nation's leaders can go back tomorrow >> this is one for the record books, some areas of washington, d.c got upwards of three feet. >> todd walker, let us know how the beltway is doing. >> mountains of snow popping up all across the city it has to be hauled out by the truckload. still a snow emergency in effect here in washington, d.c because there is so much snow and it has to be dealt with somehow. after too much snow kept washington, d.c kooped up for

the faa invoked a no-fly zone to 2,000 feet and a half mile around the leak site in response to fears gas flukes could be ignited by aircraft above. the l.a. unified school district closed two schools below the leak and is transferring almost 1,900 students. that means two of the boys will start class on a new campus after winter break and the family says 2-year-old ask va suffered the most.

the faa was notified and state police are now investigating. at local airport, wbz this morning. >>> a developing story, were two men were hit by a car in front of the restaurant and being treated at beverly hospital. >>> a man walked into a convenient store and pulled an unconventional weapon. the robbery caught on camera helped break open several cases, leah martin has more. >> reporter: on christmas eve, the suspect walks in the door right up to the clerk that item he is pulling out a hypodermic needle, he jabs its at the clerk and opens the register. >> he completely scared of working here. this man didn't want his face shown, he says this clerk has quit, he has been robbed four times now on the job. >> first three times with knife, then he came with a needle. >> this led to a break the surveillance video of this man and this woman who was with him led boston police to four suspects, they arrested angel lebron and bridget on drug dealing as well as two of their as for the store itself the owner has decided to close all together at the end o

the faa says it is expecting some 1200 private jets to fly into the bay area super bowl week to try and keep things running smoothly on the ground and in the air the faa is requiring pilots to make a reservation for arrival and departure. all three major bay area airports and some of the smaller airfields will be in play. >> we're so close together our air space mixes. they came up with the right number of arrivals and depart chers for each airport and how many we can park here on the ground. >> team charter flights will be thrown into the mix at san jose, the faa is working to accommodate the rich and famous without affecting hundreds of commercial flights and passengers. >> they have taken the normal commercial schedule and worked it into the air space constraints so the commercial aircraft are if there first. >> it has frequent fliers worried. >> usually we get it from storms not from super bowls. >> it's a big game that could deliver big headaches at the airports. >> can i move my travel out of that week? i can't. that sounds like a [ muted ] show, not an air show. >> reporter: and

faa made the decision before registration go consumer experts say more than 400,000 drones were sold over the holiday season. registration cost $5 on the faa website but you can get a refund if you register by january 20. >>> 547 and it checking traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we have drones for the kids but we won't let them go outside. they just buzz around the house. do not come over. you will get hit in the head with a drum. lots of drywall repair in the house. >> i can only picture that. >>> drizzle outside this morning, i don't know how to get out of that. drizzle and breezy. a look at daytona beach. 60 degrees winds out of the north, 10 miles an hour. sunrise 7:19 am. we will not see that this morning. sunset 5:42. sunshine by the afternoon. this is the picture, showers mainly offshore but the issue is as you get to work in school this morning, rainy day, drop off are a lot of school systems because in the clouds we have lots of drizzle and mist this morning. low visibility especially visibility around half a mile, a low ceiling with us. low 50s flagler county, palm coas

the faa is now inspecting the plane tonight. >>> a rivalry for the ages is about to take center stage in the afc championship. brady versus manning and the vickor goes to the -- victor goes to the super bowl. brady wins 11 out 616-- out of 16 but patriots lost the november game in den vane know sunday will be tough. let's go back to dan roche in colorado but we like to think they stack up differently now. >> reporter: they do. old who relies onrunning game and defense and brady 38 is going strong. there's been a lot of talk surrounding the afc championship game and everyone can't wait for sunday. it's been trash talk and focusing on gronk a lot. chris harris june yort cornerback for the broncos says tough take him at the knees and other broncos gronk gav his

support for a man who stopped to help a stranded snowstorm victim and the faa helicopter loses its cargo. over by his wife around 9:30 a.m. this morning to read she she had him. he may have been opening the gate and she did not see him. he has life-threatening injuries. joel: and support pouring in for the north carolina father who stopped to help a driver who had spun out, but the driver opened fire on him. a gofundme account has been opened to up with funeral expenses. so far $30,000 has been raised online. his killer is charged with murder. also the faa investigating after a banner from a helicopter fell investigators say that the pilot disconnected the banner because of a mechanical problem. the homeowner was watching the afc championship game. susan blum said she saw the canopy draped across the windows and thought it was a parachute at first. the pilot will pay to remove the banner and make repairs. it was not just snow and ice. anna: a lot of chicken little's after that. you are just seeing rain in the forecast? chris: just rain, cooler, with temperatures well above average. today

clearance from the faa. they expect a future in which people fly drones and professional fields other than just photography. for that. >> we can't just beat the system and get tickets to the show or game. >> new york's attorney general says because the industry may be involved in a massive scam, teresa has new details in this report . >> are you one of the many that tried but failed to score kanye west tickets? how about the most recent appearance? madison square garden? . the attorney general's office conducted a review of ticket practices and included ticketing is a fixed game. the report entitled why can't new yorkers get tickets? 54% of all tickets are set aside for industry insiders and presell customers before they reach the public. these tickets are more high at 50%. it's not just music at sports and religion. the free tickets for pope francis book sold for thousands. brokers use robotic software to purchase thousands and then they resell them on stub hub in ticket now. they say the office will contin

the past year the faa switched to a gps-based system which was intended to be an upgrade. but chair of the sfo roundtable says it's been anything but. tra it was supposed to help and in the end it wound up making things worse. >> reporter: instead of flying over the bay where planes won't disturb people, they are heading straight over normally quiet cities like brisbane and pacifica. >> when you initiate something new for the first time, you're going to have some bugs. >> reporter: many in this room say those bugs are giant and loud and ruining their peace and quiet. it's time for the faa to step in. >> if the public speaks, we all have to listen. >> reporter: this thursday morning the sfo roundtable group will have another meeting here at the airport in hopes of improving these flight patterns so the planes in the air aren't so loud for the rest of us here on the ground. at sfo, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> today, north korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. the it is caused eye seismic ee -- the test caused a seismic event. it was 5.1 magnitude. tremors in china w

are now using sjc and that the faa now considers the airport an index d airport. because of that, more firefighters and more trucks must be on duty at all times. even so, aviation firefighting experts who teach this specialty around the world tell me that they worry that the increase staffing is still not enough to ensure safety in the rare event of a crash out at sjc. we also obtained e-mails from delta airlines, expressing similar concerns over the staffing. delta even paid san jose's airport to provide extra firefighters to be on duty before the airline would land here with a chartered 747 airplane. san jose airport officials insist that the firefighting capability is adequate and that the air field is safe. the faa tells us it is satisfied that sjc meets minimum standards it has set for all airports this size. you can see more on our story and all the information on our website, just go to nbcbayarea.com. i'm stephen stock. >> thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, given us a call. 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com

you have 40 minutes to register your new drone with the faa for free. after midnight, it goes up five bucks. if you have a remote controlled aircraft that weighs more than 250 grams, that's not a lot, and less be registered with the faa. to register, go to faa.gov. >>> well, apparently it's going to be a doozy. an historic blizzard looming over the nation's capital and areas around. thousands of flights have been canceled. if you are headed to the northeast, check in with your airline. >>> it's going to be a doozy. it's just the right setup. we have an area of low pressure, we have some strong winds aloft, we have arctic air, real cold air, across the plain states, and a ton of tropical moisture moving to the north. everything is going to come together to produce this major winter storm event. a large blizzard is going to develop across virginia, north carolina, and skirting new york city. for us, it means a bunch of rain. alabama is completely in moderate to heavy rainfall. georgia, too. all this is going to turn into snow. we get this thin line of sto

faa has a seat on the board, but does not control information. the faa -- the information is then shared more broadly. that is a readily achievable model. i do not need legislation and the like. i can move forward in that regard. power company's are beginning to do some of this. i would like to add that i am very concerned about the federal workforce and this is a example of how we might move in this context from the traditional ways of doing business, which historically those legacy systems are so embedded, the past is not dead, it is not even past. we have a set of federal hiring, training standards that are very ill adapted to the digital world that i just described. my suggestion is we could create a federally funding -- funded research and development corporation that is a private company. there are many such that already exists. i am on the board of one. i'm not pushing this for them, but just as a general proposition, we could create a new one that would be a place for people who are cyber-skilled to come together and be hired. how would y

thomsen says he spoke with an faa official monday. "he said that as soon as talked to a mechanic in wayne, they'd come out with a flat bed and asked if i could help lift it up on there," said thomsen. an faa spokesperson says the national transportation safety board will be leading the investigation. she said it could take between a year and 14 months to complete.>> the investigation is expected to take at least a year. the f-a-a spokesperson says there are lots of different agencies involved, and sometimes parts of the aircraft are sent to the manufacturer . (sheila) did they say when the ntsb will begin its investigation? (tiffany) yes, the ntsb official is planned to arrive on the woodbury county sheriff's office has identified two women who jumped from a second-story apartment window during a sloan, fire last week. nineteen-year-old alanna gotto of sloan, iowa and 19-year-old alyssa boggs of anthon were both transported to mercy medical center for treatment and released on january 1st. woodbury county sheriff's deputy, todd peters

these critics blame the faa for not requiring more personnel at every airport. as for the faa, they told us it its arff requirements are adequate. >> now if you have a tip for investigative unit, give us a call. 1-8 88-996-tips. you can also e-mail the unit at nbcbayarea.c nbcbayarea.com. >> burglars took her money, they took her jewelry, took her computer. but she needs your help to get one thing in particular returned to her. that story, coming up. >> plus, do the 49 ers have their eye on a new head coach? on that man. hue jackson interviewing with the team. a big meeting tomorrow that could change the future for the niners. >> one of hollywood's biggest night, the goalen globes. live report from los angeles. with the most talked about moments and also the best and worst dressed. >> news: rock legend david bowie has died. he was 69 years old. ==vo== word of his death broke just moments ago. his business manager told nbc news bowie died after a lg . >>> we continue to follow breaking news. david bowie has died. word on his death just moments ago. his business m

the faa said nearly 300,000 euro and have been registered. the rules took effect in december that requires all drones that way between one half pound and 55 pounds used for recreation or hobby to be registered in order to fly out doors. registration is valid for three years. the faa said they said they are working a registration system for non- model aircraft used for >> if you've ever made a credit fumble, you're definitely not alone. credit, recently researched the credit bubble phenomenon, a behavioral cycle where young consumers fall victim to a largely unavoidable financial mistakes. they found more than two thirds of consumers surveyed made at least one major credit fumble before turning 30, and they did it by either missing payments, or having an account sent to collections are defaulting on a loan or go 73 percent said better financial education could have helped prevent them from making these kind of mistakes. >>> it's quick and easy to dna tests that led to your door. more people are using online services to discover their ancestry

the faa and ntsb investigating and that is all we know. if you were with us earlier in the show this is right near wood ranch road. it turns out it was trying to land at the airport after taking off in paum spring palm springs. >> we will change gears a bit. new tonight at 8:00. if you are in the market for a new big screen television, what to look for and how to get the best deal. >> there are so many tvs now on the market it can be intimidating. there is so many shapes and sizes and different types of tvs. if you are just looking for a good big screen tv for the super bowl, let me help break it down. first let's talk about atv. do you need a 4 k tv. it won't help you with the big game. it will add you a few hundred dollars to the tv. right now the best stuff is on netflix and youtube. i would say -- you should go for an l.e.d.. they are razor thin. they have a great bright picture for football. now, they are very affordable. the good ones used to be a thousand dollars or more. you will see these new curb tvs out there. i think it is a gi

. >>> it has been 30 days since the faa started requiring drone registration. at least 300,000 people have registered and the faa is trying to establish safety measures and rules to make sure they do not get in the waa of airplanes or flyover they are not supposed to. there are penalties and include up to three years in prison and a quarter of $1 million fine. >>> the blizzard hit hard and is blamed for more than today-- two dozen deaths and leaving million sticking out. people living on the east coast were forced to trudge in any way they could. snow is melting but the roads are slippery. transit service is spotty and there is snow everywhere. -`sidewalks are blocked after some cities got an entire snowfall in today's. >>> not everybody has a car. >>> even though they are open, more ttan 1200 flights have been canceled for today. may see in the near future. >>> we have a little bit of light snow and on into the mountains. we will take you to copper mountain looking up toward vail paas. maay of the ski resorts picked up a good 6-12 inches of snow in the last 36

the wayne county sheriff brought faa officials to the plane about an hour ago according to nebraska state troopers. the single-engine cessna like this one had left columbia, missouri, bound for sioux city. but authorities at sioux gateway airport diverted the flight to wayne because of bad weather. it was cloudy and foggy at the time. the plane should have arrived in wayne about seven last night. it was reported missing from radar at 7:18 by officials at sioux gateway. crews searched the area between pender and concord for the missing plane overnight. "we did a search here at the airport runways and everything but we did not find a plane. it did not show up here. the police department came out and said there was a missing plane. so from there on it was search and rescue. i guess about 2 o'clock this morning we got news that they the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. the name of the pilot has not been released at this time. we'll have whatever new information may come in tonight on news 4. al? and tiffany, as far as know, the pilot was the only person on board? i know th

that the meant under faa results it had to have more firefighters and an arff truck at the ready. >> it requires to us have three arff vehicles and the proper amount of staff to operate those vehicles. >> john aiken is assistant director at san jose mineta international airport. >> san jose is a safe airport. san jose hasn't had a major accident, and if we do, i feel confident that the san jose fire department will be here to take care of the situation. >> several sources tell us that nbc bay area story plus concern by delta airlines also played a big role in the increase in personnel there. according to these e-mails the sjc dating back to february of last year, delta airlines insisted on higher minimum staffing for safety. the e-mails show that delta even paid san jose to staff more firefighters before the airline would land at sjc with a hearted 747 aircraft. >> we had the extra truck and so we accommodated delta so that they can motor their minimum. >> critics say it's still not enough. >> we're one firefighter to the good. >> john carr wrote the book literally on aircraft fire f

that' s according to a new data released by the faa. drone registration became mandatory in december. some consumer analysts say over 400,000 drones were sold during this holiday season. the faa also lynch -- launched an app with locations where you can' t fly the drones. tonight on wesh 2, jennifer lopez stars in a new cop-drama shades of blue. she plays a new york detective, a single mother who runs with a -- taking bribes to give her daughter the best life possible. all good things must come to the end -- come to an end and she is caught by the fbi. happening today, we will learn more about the next crew launching to the international space station. nasa will hold a news conference today with astronaut jeff williams who will be the commander of the upcoming expedition 48. this will be his third long-duration stay on the iss. he will be joined by two cosmonauts when they lift off from kazakhstan on march 18th. the big league hall of fame welcomes one of central florida zone. and the orlando magic return home and tried to get back to >

and federal agencies will join them, including the faa to watch for rogue drones operating in closed air space. one vulnerability could be vandalism to the region's fiber optic cables. 12 such incidents have happened in the past two years. all of them unsolved. and federal agencies will join them, including the faa to watch for rogue drones operating in closed air space. one vulnerability could be vandalism to the region's fiber optic cables. 12 such incidents have two years. all of them unsolved. "so even if fiber optics go down, it shouldn't affect the game at all because we have the fbi says 80 of its working. this is a mobile command have remote-controlled robots that can also analyze chemical threats, using thermal cameras and sensors. 12 additional bay area bomb squads will also be standing by. all of this will be a 24- hour, 7-day operation to insure the public's safety. "it's a significant target and we've dedicated the time, the effort, the preparation and the resources to make it a safe event." an all-day event a scheel's has been raising money children with cancer and thei

the franklin county sheriff's office and the faa are investigating and the faa will determine the final cause of the accident. in franklin county, amy cutler, trail in raleigh was closed after a car went off in a bank went into a tree. anyone was injured and was taken to a hospital for treatment of non- life-threatening injuries. accident. >>> two people are dead and a third is recovering after a crash in fayette jail. a man lost control of his car and slammed into a tree along midnight. the managers passenger died in the crash, another person was also injured. troopers tell the be ncn both in the crash. also in fayetteville police are investigating the death of a man at the new life mission as a murder. police identified the man as ricky dale henney living at the shelter. antonio cooper has been charged with first-degree murder. penny suffered, to his head and cooper is being held at the cumberland county detention center. >>> a siler city firefighter is now in his final resting place. joshua woods responded to an emergency and died. he was headed south on silk oak road when he crossed

. >> well, number 1 the faa just recently passed a rule that you need to register them so my faa registration there that i'm signed up with the faa and that allows me as a hobbist for noncommercial purposes to fly anything from about half a pound to about 55 pounds. >> tom: how much does this weigh? >> this one is about 2 pounds. >> tom: i got this little quad copper at christmas for my family. this only weighs a quarter pound so that is below that restriction so i don't have to register that? >> that's right, tom. >> tom: and you also have to be very careful where you fly it, right? >> yes, sir. a lot of commonsense. don't fly over people. only fly people who want the drone to be near them. maybe you and your friends out. i'll take the drone, it feel. there's nothing magical. it's a toy helicopter really. >> tom: it's made from a kit. you made this? >> it's made from a kit with about an extra $100 for video electronics. >> tom: well, let's get it flying here. >> okay. >> tom: if we can. >> okay. >> tom: hey, michael, can you see these? check this out. i don't know if you can see inside or no

if you got a drone for christmas, you're supposed to register with the faa before its first flight. don't know if a lot of people have done that yet. >>> so a little bit of bad behavior at the game last night back fired on one buffalo bills >>> search teams in illinois have found the body of a second teenager missing since massive flooding hit that area last week. yesterday crews found the body of 18-year-old brandon mann just days after finding 18-year- old devin everett. it wasn't until the waters final le receded that crews found their body. >>> some spots along the flooded mississippi in missouri and illinois still seeing the water rise. the death toll in both those states now around 25 and flooding is expected to worsen in many nearby states. the water is starting to recede in some areas. crews say cleanup and damage assessment, though, could take months. in the hardest hit towns, neighborhoods streets look like junk yards with hundreds of structures just damaged. at this point people have started to gut their homes and tried to dry out anything that might be able to be salvage

have been registered with the faa. there is still a lot left to go. the registration first became mandatory december 21st. >>> and now to a story you will a viewer contacted us saying she lost her phone and it ended up in texas. someone put it on ebay and the buyer tracked her down. she lost her phone in downtown cleveland last year. flash forward to 10 days ago. she got an e-mail from a man in texas who chased her phone on ebay for 270 bucks. the buyer said it was a dead giveaway and it was stolen. only ebay would not refund his money. >> and i think ebay should refund the money to the buyer. and maybe possibly take the seller off of their list. >> and ebay originally said because the phone was advertised as locked, the listing was accurate and eligible for a -- not eligible for a refund. since newschannel 5 looked into the story, the company changed its mind. the buyer will get a refund and seller suspended. if you see news happening, text us at 5tips@newsnet5.com. >>> and ticket trouble. a traffic camera set up in a

the faa puts out alerts, like for the forest fires. many people did not know it was dangerous to fly near forest fires and they were flying the drones and hindering the rescue operations because the fire helicopters could not fly because they were afraid they might hit a drone. notifying the users they should not be flying in that area. most people understand they do not want things to burn down. >> we have been talking about this as if it were on the market. it is not quite ready to be released. helen: it will be on the market next year. we did a kickstarter, built a community giving us advice and information about what they would do with their drone. >> was that the main reason you did a kickstarter? you are pretty well-funded company. helen: what we did with the roomba, we did some focus groups, and you throw it on to the market and hope for the best. put it out there, we have a new idea, see if there's interest. solicit what else you want in your drone. >> how many presales did you have on kickstarter? helen: 1500. >> a good number

as for the faa, they told us its arff requirements are adequate. i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> breaking news now. the u.s. is announcing new sanctions against iran for violating prohibitions against ballistic missile tests. the president will be speaking shortly. we will go live to the white house if that happens during this newscast. we'll be right back with more news in just a moment. stay with us. up close and personalwith not only two mountain lions, but a bear. you're looking at >>> well, up close and personal with not only two mountain lions, but a bear as well. you are looking at video captured by cameras at sugarloaf ridge state park. it's not that unusual to see mountain lions and coyotes on the park's cameras. bears are pretty rare, especially in the winter when they typically stick to one small area. experts say the recent warmer weather could be coaxing that bear to roam further. >>> still to come

as for the faa, they told us it's a.r.f. requirements are adequate. i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, stephen. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give them a call 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> well, san jose's new police chief is already meeting with city and community leaders. eddie garcia currently the assistant chief about to be promoted to the top spot until there's a permanent announcement. >> garcia sat down with nbc bay area's damian trujillo for an exclusive interview. >> reporter: assistant chief eddie garcia met with the san jose independent police auditor, the police washdog, the 24-year veteran worked his way up the ranks from patrol to the elite merge unit to wearing the gold badge. now garcia is about to become the city's top cop. >> well, first, excitement. we're coming into a lot of opportunities here at this department. and we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: that involves rebuilding the force, increasing morale and bringing back to san jose the coveted title it lost o

volume of noise complaints we're receiving, your response may take up to four weeks. >> reporter: the faa says it will study these concerns and make revisions to air patterns. leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> uber drivers might be thinking twice about speeding with a passenger in the car. the company says it is tracking some rides to see if drivers are going too fast. it is part of a program to gather hard data to check into low driver ratings from passengers. uber says it's using g.p.s. and other gata from the smartphones in order to work for yuber. >>> home price information san francisco have risen 70% since 2012, thanks to the tech boom in the bay area. that's the biggest gain of any u.s. city in the s&p case home price index. nationally, home prices climbed just shy of 6%. >>> a new app being tested in silicon valley will let you fill up your gas tank from your home in just 30 minutes. the service sends a truck to user's homes to fill their tanks. they have two wholesale su pliers to keep prices down. there's also a $20 a month subscription model, and also in the works, a device tha

right now the faa has advisories for where and how to fly a drone. nelson says it's time to make the penalties for breaking the rules stronger. according to the faa there have been 241 close calls between aircraft and drones here in the united states. today, nelson said it's only a matter of time before something serious happens. >> it's time for us to bring this issue to a head and get some solutions so that we're going to try to prevent a major accident from happening, bringing down a commercial airliner and killing hundreds of people. >> the senator is calling on nasa, the pentagon, the and the faa to work together to make sure drones are safe, secure, and regulated. reporting in orlando, fox 35 news. >> first and foremost, severe weather threat for late tonight, basically around sunup tomorrow through early to mid-afternoon as a developing storm to the west in at the gulf of mexico takes shape, upper level winds howling overhead, that combination will produce a line of nasty storms, possibly an isolated tornado to the south, the better chance for

. >> the faa's stance is that there is an eight-hour rule from bottle to throttle. >> reporter: the faa says last year, more than 11,000 random alcohol tests were conducted on pilots, and 13 tested above the legal limit for flying. in the if the pilot is convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison. >> thank you. >>> and the listeria outbreak, we'll have more. >>> and did jada pinkett-smith win her battle against the oscars? >>> and one of the greatest rivalries in sports. battling to get to the super bowl. here's a question. which one has already won the battle when it comes to endorsements?graduate from college, raised active twin girls, and trained as a nurse. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, ra