you talk about a 150 mile range, do you think the faa will add to that? will that affect performance? paul: we have been in the formal certification process already, so the challenge is not brand-new. we received a new milestone last year. we received from the faa a g-1 roadmap of tests to prove the safety of the aircraft and get certification we now know what we need to do. it is a matter of doing it. i don't imagine there will be further hiccups. it is just about execution. emily: we seem to be one step closer to point-to-point space travel with what we have seen from these companies on these short trips to space. elon musk is the vision of commercial, hypersonic travel, new york to shanghai and 40 minutes. what do you think about that? paul: it is exciting to see big, ambitious industries taking on a new wave. there are interesting analogies with electrification of vehicles, certainly some of the things happening in space and the work we are doing here. the incumbent players in those cases where delivering incremental innovation for a long time. we hav

>>> the faa kicking off a big hirer push why you would have a better chance of getting hired if you play video games a lot of people have been practiing for a lifetime for that role. >>> good morning, everybody. it is sunday, august 1st. i'm kendis gibson. >> we have a lot of news to get to, including some shakeups in tokyo. but we definitely want to begin withel the delta variant that i driving a riseha in infections across the country. the u.s. averaging more than 70,000 reinfections a day. in florida 21,000 new cases friday and more than 409 deaths last week. >> and more signs this morning that thisis is a pandemic of th unvaccinated, especially in texas.in msnbc gary is live for us in austin, texas, where hospitals are now running out of icu beds. what a troubling sign that is, gary. >> it really is, kendis. 80,000 positive cases across the country yesterday of er coronavirus. 9,000 of them were here in texas. the state is really at a breaking point and break itself down when it comes to data. here in the austin area 2.3 million people. there are nine icu beds available. even before

they say that the faa has just too narrow of a prosecutorial scope. they can only assess civil fines here. that's why the fbi can potentially throw people in prison, and that could really send a message to these passengers. >> all right. thank you. >> i'll do it. >> please do it. >> "the lead" with jake tapper starts right after this break. >> there's just no transition. ♪ when i was young ♪ no-no-no-no-no please please no. ♪ i never needed anyone. ♪ front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪ those days are done. ♪ i got you. ♪ all by yourself. ♪ go with us and find millions of flexible options. all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with. (door closes) ♪ ♪ (door closes) ♪ ♪ (excited laughter) ahhh! ohhhh! (fridge closing) (crowd noises) (cheering) (laughter) ♪ ♪ when subway® opened they changed the fast food game. but sometimes you gotta refresh ...to be fresh. welcome to the eat fresh refresh. refresh where there is so much new, some say that it can't fit in one ad. i say... ...we're talking a new all

now the faa is asking police to crack down. it's asking u.s. airports for help. the faa says each week police are asked to meet a plane at the gate to get an unruly passenger, but they say the passengers are usually questioned and then let go. the faa wants local law enforcement to treat the cases more seriously and file criminal charges when appropriate. airport restaurants are also asked to no longer offer alcohol to go. >>> from a two-lane highway to a busy promenade, san francisco's great highway made that transition during covid. last year the city closed the roadway to vehicle traffic between lincoln way giving people in lockdown a safe way to get some fresh air. starting monday the great highway changes its hours accommodating cars again during the week and pedestrians and bikes on weekends and holidays. this change coincides with the opening of schools so traffic moves better and flows better. the board of supervisors is looking for a permanent solution. >>> our own raj mathai, he's been out of quarantine for a week, and ever since then it's been look out

jacqui: faa acting taking active role in curving rise. charles watson has the details in atlanta for us. hey, charles. charles: jacqui, faa says intoxicated passengers are playing large role in unruly passengers. it's leading heavily on airport leaders to make changes. faa wants airport to work with venders to stop offering passengers alcohol and drink to go. the agency says that's led some to think they can carry those drinks on so their flights leading to drunken incidents in the sky. this intoxicated frontier airlines passenger, the latest to go viral after he allegedly grilled several flight attendants and had to be duck-taped to the scene and faa reported incidents like this and initiated 628 investigations compared to just 146 in 2019. >> the buck stops with the passenger. we know that they're contributing factors. we know they are being overserved in restaurants and that part needs to be fixed. at the same time if people do this, there needs to be consequences. charles: faa administrator steve is urging law enforcement to take a mo

for one, the faa wants airports to work with vendors to stop offering alcoholic drinks to go. the agency said that's led some passengers to think they can carry those drinks onto their flights, in some cases leading to drunken altercations from the sky. this intoxicated frontier airlines passenger the latest to go viral after he allegedly groped several flight attendants, took a swing at another and had to be duct taped to his seat. some flight attendants are taking self-defense classes to protect themselves. >> i'm training with a female mma fighter. i started training with her two years ago because i said i was there to protect myself. i wanted to really be truly able to protect myself. >> reporter: and these incidents involving unruly passengers are piling up on the faa. so far this year the agency has received 3,715 reports of unruly passengers. and has initiated 628 investigations, a 400% increase since 2019. faa administrator steve dixon is urging law enforcement to take a more adepress i approach toward misbehaved passengers including criminal charges. passengers we've

there is a list from the faa of a g1 paper. this is a roadmap, a series of tests we need to do at the vehicle level to prove the safety of the aircraft. we now know exactly what we need to do. it is just a matter of doing it. i do not think there'll be any further hiccups in the process. it is about our own execution. emily: we seem to be one step closer to point-to-point space travel with the success from blue origin and virgin galactic on these short trip to space. elon musk has a vision of commercial hypersonic travel, new york to shanghai in 40 minutes. what you think about visions like that? paul: it is exciting to see a bunch of ambitious industries being taken on in new ways. there interesting analogies to ground ev, some of the things happening in space, the work we are doing here. and all of these cases the incumbent players were delivering incremental for a long time. we have had an opportunity for vertical integration to do something that is different than traditional aerospace has done. we think this is a problem th

the faa is now asking airport bars to stop selling alcoholic drinks to go. as for the spirit airlines passengers who were on canceled flights, the ceo says some were offered hotel rooms, vouchers and in some cases refunds. mona, andrew? >> andrea, thank you. >>> major cruise lines are imposing new safety requirements due to concern about the delta variant of the coronavirus. carnival will now require preboarding covid tests and masks will be required in designated areas even for vaccinated guests. holland america and princess cruises will require all fully vaccinated guests to show proof of a negative covid test taken within three days of boarding. >>> and coming up, we hear from a 12-year-old who survived a shark bite. >>> but first, the new plan by apple to scan all iphones for images of child pornography. the pr what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more... yardwork... teamwork... long walks.... that's how you du more, with dupixent, which helps prevent asthma attacks. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on-treatmen

>> reporter: the faa has 34 cases issuing new fines. passengers are accused of punching their fellow fliers. even threatening to kill fellow fliers. $500,000 in new fines across the 34 cases. the largest fine, $45,000 for a passenger on a new york to around fight. this passenger allegedly threw his bag at another passenger and then laid down in the aisle, grabbed a flight attendant by her ankles and looked up her skirt. that flight ultimately had to land early in virginia. the second largest fine, 34$,000. flight crews allegedly saw a passenger snorting cocaine. 3800 cases of unruly passengers reported by flight crews since the start of the year. the faa has had enforcement action in only about 140 cases including these. >> it's outrageous to think what the flight attendants are putting up. why fines? why not criminal charges? >> the faa is not a criminal agency. the scope is islimited. congress are calling on the fbi and doj to get involved with much larger, heftier fines and potentially jail time for the passengers. they think that wi

the faa says airlines have reported 3,889 complaints about passengers so far this year its latest round of fines over $531,000 more than a million on the year to all this turbulence inside the planes, leaving passengers to wonder what happened to the friendly skies we've seen incidents related to alcohol violence toward flight attendants and abusive behavior in general the faa chiefs been talking about it for months using names even children to get the message across thanks should know better if they're like adults. >>but it just keeps happening. and this frontier airlines passenger duct tape to his seat on a miami bound flight last month united even issuing a reminder that when restraining passengers tape should never be used. the largest in the current round of fines, $45,000 for a man who threw his carry on bag and other passengers and put his head off a flight attendant skirt and 42,000 for a man accused of yelling racial slurs and making stabbing gestures midair was also observed >>well that was tom negovan reporting. >>well the faa says about 75% of the complaints involve passenge

plus, how the faa is targeting alcohol use. >>> the deadline for new york governor andrew cuomo. an impeachment investigation nearing its end. state lawmakers give the governor until next friday to provide additional evidence. new fallout from a report claiming he sexually harassed multiple women. >>> the shocking attack on a driver in rhode island. a woman brutally beaten after being pulled from her vehicle with her child inside. >>> honors for the heroes of january 6th. congressional gold medals awarded to the brave police officers and others who defended the capitol against hundreds of rioters. scenes from today's tribute. >>> the new push for electric vehicles. president biden signing a massive new executive order. details tonight. >>> and the health news tonight on rolling stones drummer charlie watts. why he'll likely miss the band's upcoming u.s. tour. >>> good evening everyone. thanks so much for joining us. i'm linsey davis, in for david. we begin tonight with the pandemic and the news on booster shots. the fda's plan could be ready within weeks. it comes as the vaccinat

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. >> the faa is proposing more than $500,000 in new fines against dozens of unruly passengers. here the cnn's pete. >> reporter: incidents in the air are skyrocketing, with the most incidents of passengers facing federal fines. just released documents are giving the blow-by-blow of passengers allegedly punching fellow fliers in the face, snorting what appeared to be cocaine, threatening to kill a flight attendant. the federal aviation administration is proposing more than $500,000 in new fines, bringing the total to more than $1 million since the agency enacted a zero tolerance policy earlier this year. >> people need to understand there are severe consequences here. >> reporter: flight crews reported 3,800 incidents of unruly passengers to the faa just this year, but the agency has initiated enforcement action at only 120 cases. now, some in congress say the faa's power to punish is too limited, and the fbi should pursue putting passengers in prison. >> the first time we take one of these jerks who, you know, is assaulting flight attendants or attempting to take an aircraft do

. >>> also, a string of unruly airline passengers is sparking a new warning from the faa. understandable with behavior like that. so what's it like being a flight attendant these days? we'll find out from sara nelson, president of the association of flight attendants cwa. >>> and can friendship be the solution to repairing our politics? david french, senior editor for "the dispatch" says he thinks so. we'll let him explain, ahead. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." >>> you're looking live at the senate floor where we are monitoring developments on capitol hill. they're calling the roll right now, holding key procedural votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. now, if that sounds familiar it's because we're in a very similar situation as we were in last night. it's almost like -- >> morning! off to see the groundhog? >> yeah. >> think it will be an early spring? >> didn't we do this yesterday? >> i don't know what you mean. >> don't mess with me, porkchop. what day is this? >> it's february 2nd. groundhog day. >> yea

faa has made it very clear, since january 13th. they have a zero tolerance policy for any of this behavior. they can levy fines ey can levy e $35,000 up to each incident. that gets turned over to the authorities. doj needs to take this very seriously. under the law, people can face up to 20 years in prison. a lot of these issues involve alcohol. we need some sobering up here. we hope that the doj gets serious about this. >> let's talk about the sobering up aspect. the faa this past week sent a note to more than 1,000 airport saysing no more to-go cups from concessions, which i didn't know that bars were doing that. but also please pay attention to the amount of alcohol people are serving. is your association calling for bars in many of these airports to stop serving alcohol? >> look, this was a response by the hifaa to advocacy from our union because we werefr identifying this as an issue. we have called for a pause in alcohol sales in the airports and on airplanes because we don't need to have anything that's adding to the issue r

faa has begun adjusting its oversight accordingly. faa will also benefit from enforcing existing policies. a focus on controlling cost is critical, given the 100% federal chair that the cares act provides. second, dot's surface agencies must adapt their oversight to mitigate risk. these agencies received most of the dot's covid relief funds, about $83 billion. this also presents operational challenges. fta and others received much more for some programs. while fda quickly allocated these funds, transit agencies may take years to actually spend. time during which the specific recipients and purposes can change. fta much therefore ensure it correctly awards and tracks them over time. fra faces similar challenges. monitoring the money in supplemental funding that congress provided for amtrak. at the same time, agencies must contend that the operational impact can increase program risk. they postponed insight reviews. it has since resumed them and planned additional reviews for covid funding recipients this year. the third risk area is be

it has got easy pay so bad that the faa is out for with a new message. unruly behavior does not fly and it's slapping the passengers with steep fines. >> reporter: thousands of ugly, unruly passenger incidents reported just this year are putting not only flight attendants a danger. >> we have a disruptive customer in the back. >> reporter: and are distracting pilots. >> you know ruly passenger we need to get off the airplane. do you have authorities on the ground? >> yeah. >> reporter: the just released video shows transmissions between flight crews and air traffic control when confronted with issues that have climbed to in tolerable levels. 3/4 have involved the mask mandate and many passengers drinking alcohol illegally brute on board. >> by law, you must follow all instructions from the flight attendants. >> reporter: they have been turning to kids to send the message. >> they should know better if they are like adults. >> it's a very serious moment. >> reporter: manner airlines captain of the allied pilots association said flight crews are tired of d

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according to the faa unruly airline passengers. get this. >> have racked up a million dollars in fines so far this year. tom negovan has the details. >> a southwest flight attendant attacked losing 2 teeth. an unruly delta passenger hog tied and hauled away. the faa says airlines have reported 3,889 complaints about passengers so far this year. its latest round of fines over $531,000. more than a million on the year to all this turbulence inside the planes leaving passengers to wonder what happened to the friendly skies we've seen incidents related to alcohol violence toward flight attendants and abusive behavior in general. the faa chiefs been talking about it for months using means even children to get the message across. they should know better if they're like but it just keeps this frontier airlines passenger duct tape to his seat on a miami bound flight last month united even issuing a reminder that when restraining passengers tape. >> should never be used. the largest in the current round of fines. $45,000 for a man who threw

the faa is out with a new message for air travelers. unruly behavior doesn't fly. and it is slapping those passengers with steep fines. more tonight from cnn's pete monteen. >> reporter: thousands of ugly, unruly passenger incidented reported just this year are putting not only flight attendants in danger but also are distracting pilots. according to a new public service announcement by the federal aviation administration. >> unruly passenger we need to get off the airplane. >> reporter: the just released video features recordings of actual radio transmissions between flight crews and air traffic control when confronted with issues that have climbed intolerable levels. just shy of 4,000 incidents this year with nearly three-quarters involving the federal transportation mask mandate and many passengers drinking alcohol illegally brought onboard. >> by law, you must follow all directions from your flight attendants. >> reporter: traditional warnings from the agency have become more creative, including memes in hopes of going viral on social media and even turning to

no wonder the faa has received more than 3,600 complaints this year. so when did some of us lose our inflight etiquette? how do we get it back? our panel is back with us. josh, i don't know where to begin with this. some people. i just can't imagine what in your brain of brains and in your heart of hearts would make you think that the kinds of behavior we've seen, including in viral videos is okay. i don't know what has snapped. josh, what's that? >> you know, i think for the most part what's really happening is it's showing that a lot of people really do view the people that serve them for any service is beneath them. that's the only reason you would feel comfortable or okay acting like that, to me. i'm not an expert in fixing problems. i do comedy. so i will say there are a lot of out-of-work potential wwe superstars that could use free flights. give them a free flight and let them be the air martial. let them give the people's elbow whatever is needed. like a flight attendant shouldn't have do that sort of thing. >> how -- you're not used to solving

. >> hi john, the faa says that alcohol is sometimes dangerous altercations on flights in the agency is urging airport leaders to make the necessary changes to put into it in the faa must airports to work with the vendors to top offering alcohol ratio the agency said that in the some passengers believe that they can cure those drinks right under the flights and in some cases, this led to drug and altercations in the sky like this viral altercation involving an intoxicated passenger and frontier and the situation is so out of hand the airlines have to dictate this 22 -year-old into the scene after he allegedly groped several flight attendants and took a swing at another. >> if somebody is being physically aggressive, you absolutely better believe that were going to put them in a chokehold and you need to take action, they can harm you, 3500e sea level and there is no error for something to go wrong and take action and put those people on the ground and kept them and do that to them whatever you need to do. >> these incidents is a bad behavior are piling up and so far this year, the ag

now, some in congress say the faa's power to punish is too limited, and the fbi should pursue putting passengers in prison. >> first we take one of these jerks, you know, who is assaulting flight attendants and or attempting to take an aircraft down and then, you know, and they go away for a few years and they get a massive fine, i think that will send a message to others out there who are thinking about acting up. >> the largest new fine proposed by the faa is against a passenger accused of throwing his luggage at another passenger laying on the aisle floor and then grabbing a flight attendant by the ankles and putting his head up her skirt. that flight from new york to orlando was forced to land early in virginia. two-thirds of new fines involve passengers violating the transportation mask mandate, and about a quarter involve passengers illegally bringing their own alcohol on board. now the faa is pleading with airports to crack down on to go alcohol sales to help ground unruly passengers before they ever get in the air. >> when people start getting put in jail for their actions on

in a typical year the faa deals with about 100 to 150 cases of passengers behaving badly. since january, the agency has reported nearly 3,900 cases. almost 4,000 cases. most are tied to passengers refusing to wear masks. >>> with covid cases surging, organizers of the hardly blue grass festival are pulling back. instead of performing live in golden gate park, musician there's deliver their music outside. you can listen and watch on the hardly strictly website at 1:00 in the afternoon. facebook and youtube will also be carrying those performances. >> nothing will bring us down. we're on the verge of friday. >> friday! we've been thinking about it since monday. >> we have some good news coming our way. we had the smoke today. it is with us tomorrow. this weekend does offer some better changes. so let's get a look at that smoke and the air quality. as we all know, it is still out there. some of the worst air over the north bay and the east bay. that's where it is unhealthy for sensitive groups if you have respiratory problems. i know there are a lot of colors on here. the red

the faa now detailing dozens of cases, passengers fined up to $45,000 each under a zero tolerance policy with total fines already surpassing a million dollars. >> every single day when flight attendants are putting on their uniforms, they're saying is this the day that somebody punches me in the face >> reporter: the voluntary self-defense training suspended during the pandemic now in high demand flight attendants don't sign up to get into a job for a fistfight. but if it becomes physical, they're being told don't be timid. >> if they are going after myself or anybody on the plane, it's you or me, right? so i'm going to protect myself. >> if i'm a passenger and i'm coming at you with a fist. >> you're going to block, right and sometimes it's going to be a very quick block, glancing blow. >> reporter: what have they taught you that you didn't know before >> so hands in self-defense just like this step, pivot, bring it back, turn making sure you are bringing the hands back into your face, protect yourself. >> reporter: defending against a new reality in the skies tom costello, nbc news, ch

faa will also benefit from enforcing existing policy. a focus on controlling costs is critical given the 100% federal chair the cares act provides. second, dot's surface agencies must adapt their oversight to mitigate risk. these agencies received most of the dot covid relief funds. about $83 billion area this also prevents -- also presents operational challenges. much more is received for some programs they oversee. while fda quickly allocated these funds, transit agencies may take years to actually spend. time during which the specific recipients and purposes can change. fta much therefore ensure it attracts them over time. fra tastes -- fra faces similar challenges. at the same time, agencies must contend with the pandemics operational, to increase program risk. for example, fta postponed its in person oversight reviews in 2020. but have since resumed them and now have traditional -- have additional covid funding reviews. the third area for dot is better managing contracts. this is given the massive influx of covid funds in addition t

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charles: the faa's leading card in airports across the country to help with a surge of unruly passengers and that is focusing on alcohol consumption and urging airport leaders to work with the vendors to stop offering alcoholic drinks to go in the agency said that led some passengers believe they can carry the strengths right into the fights and in some cases is led to broken altercations like this one involving intoxicated passenger on frontier airline flight in the situation getting so out of hand that airline employees had a duct tape him to his seat after he allegedly groped several flight attendants and took a swing at another. >> if somebody is being physically aggressive, you absolutely better believe that were going to put them in a chocolate you need to take action and that person can harm you in your 35000 feet above sea level. charles: in these incidents are stacking up on the faa and so far this year the agency has received 3750 reports of unruly passengers and has initiated 6208 investigations of 400 percent increase in since 2019 and faa administered is helping local law en

the faa isn't messing around unruly passengers who cause drama during mid air flights. >>the agency is now proposing more than half a million dollars in new fines against 34 passengers. many of the flight the fight rather were sparked by a refusal to wear face masks and then resulted in flight attendants and other passengers being assaulted they've been almost 3900 incidents, 682 of them are being investigated as possible violations of federal law. >>the debate stage is set this evening into officials say so far they have airlifted around far they have airlifted around 7. ♪ ♪ ♪ far they have airlifted around 7. ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours.

the faa says it happened just north of the calusa casino resort. so far the names of those on board have not been released. the faa and ntsb are still investigating. 16 year-old girl is dead and a woman is suffering from injuries after a double shooting it happened right here in san francisco on friday night near bertha lane in the bayview neighborhood. this is video from the citizens that we have of the scene there. the 45 year-old woman who was shot was treated for her injuries and is expected to survive that despite efforts to say the teens life. she died at the hospital. >> what we do know is that a 16 year-old girl lost her life to gun violence. and that's why it's so important why anybody with information come forward and help us in this investigation. it's important that the community come and work with us right now. >> police have not released any description of the shooters there. governor newsome has issued an emergency proclamation to make sure the state has enough power during what's turned out to be an extremely hot summer. the proclam

the faa now detailing dozens of cases. passengers fined up to $45,000 each under a zero-tolerance policy with total fines already surfacing a million dollars. >> every single day when flight attendants are putting on their uniforms, they're saying is this the day that somebody punches me in the face. >> reporter: the voluntary self-defense training suspended during the pandemic now in high demand flight attendants don't sign up to get into a job for a fist fight, but if it becomes physical they're being told don't be timid >> if they are going after myself or anybody on the plane, it's you or me, right? so, i'm going to protect myself. >> if i'm a passenger and i'm coming at you with a fist -- >> you're going to block and sometimes it's going to be a very quick block glancing blow >> what have they thought you that you didn't know before? >> hands in self-defense just as this pivot, bring it back, turn making sure you bring your hands back to your face to protect yourself >> reporter: defending against a new reality in the

. >> with the call to action to the faa and epa now? what action should be taken to protect people right now? >> speaking of action, what is the next step for the county? >> several things are going to be going on. first a couple of virtual meetings for east san jose residents and pilots. that will be on the 11th of august . then another virtual meeting for south county, where there's another airport in san martin, that will be on the 12th. as soon as the county could close this airport would be 2031 because of some agreements that were made during loans from the faa made with loans so that they had to keep it open for a certain period of time. but after that, there is going to be another meeting on the 17th, and that is when the santa clara county supervisors will be taking up this very thorny issue and hearing from both sides of the community that want the airport closed, the pilots that want to keep it open. the community says it can't come soon enough. we'll certainly stay on top of those dates you just mentioned. kpix we in the bay

the faa now detailing hundreds of cases. passengers fined up to $45,000 each with total fines already surpassing $1 million. >> every single day when flight attendants are putting on their uniforms, they're saying is this the day somebody punches me in the face. >> it is now in high demand. flight attendants don't sign up to get into a job for a fist fight. if it becomes physical, they're being told, don't be timid. >> if they are going after myself or anybody on the plane, it is you or me. i'm going to protect myself. >> if i'm a passenger and i'm coming ought with a fist -- >> you're going to block, right? >> and sometimes it will be a very quick block. a glancing blow. >> what have they taught you that you didn't know before? >> hands in self-defense. pivot, bring it back, turn, bring your hand back. protect yourself. >> defending against a new reality in the skies. nbc news, chicago. >>> and coming up for us, after january 6th, terrorist sympathizers are popping up in the most unlikely places. es look at you! getting bac

because of things like mask mandates, flyers have become belligerent and violent, so much so, the faa has handed out 1 million dollars in fines just so far this year. correspondent tom costello reports on how flight attendants are learning to protect themselves. ants are learn>> i had an air ml training center in chicago, up close and personal, self-defense tactics. a dozen flight attendants here on their own time as the faa today reports nearly 3900 cases of unruly behavior on board passenger planes, just this year. passengers attacking crew members, often drinking or angry about mask mandates. one flight attendant even losing two teeth after being punched. the faa now detailing dozens of cases, passengers fined up to $45,000 each, under a zero tolerance policy with total fines already surpassing 1 million dollars. >> every single day when flooded tended are putting on their uniforms, they are saying is this the day that someone punch me in the face? >> the self-defense training suspended during the pandemic, now in high demand. flight attendants don't sign up to get into a job for f

and on planes, new alarming data from the faa. more than 3,000 incidents of unruly passengers since the first of the year leading the nation's top 88 or to push for charges against passengers who won't play by the rules. reporter brian entin brings us the latest. >> spirit airlines terminals around the country are still a mess. long lines outside and inside families camped out on the floor and try to get to maryland. it's just 38. this is the 3rd day so hopefully something may happen tomorrow. >> crockett anderson has been here since monday. you know, i just hope for the best. >> great to borrow that will get out of here. have the staying calm. others like this couple can't hold back the anger. it is the curse is sunday. >> we have not been accommodating. no rules, no nothing. we've missed book. we had to have our family soon as money and now we ran out of money. so where we put the goat. what are we supposed to do. we've been sleeping on a fire on the floor. >> spirit airlines canceled 400 flights today alone. they're blaming the

. >> the faa warning airports to monitor how much booze they are serving passengers before they board a flight and the faa also asking local police to file charges against disorderly passengers more often. the federal aviation administration said there has been 3,715 incidents involving unruly passengers since january first, now investigating 600 cases, nearly double the numbers of 2019 and 2020 combined. the majority of incidents right now are people who do not want to wear face masks. now the faa administrator is expressing his concern about alcohol being served into go cups and in airport restaurants and bars. this comes a summer travel nightmares in recent days, especially at spirit airlines, which canceled more than 1,300 fights over the weekend on 100 more each day since, including today. >> canceled without reason. nobody knows the reason. this first time and last time, i tell everybody, don't take spirit. never take spirit. >> no email, no customer service agent reached out to us. it is frustrating. i hope this is a learning process for spirit because it is for us. >> i'm real

. >> reporter: flight crews have reported 3800 incidents of unruly passengers to the faa just this year. but the agency has initiated enforcement action in only 120 cases. now some in congress say the faa's power to punish is too limited and the fbi should pursue putting passengers in prison. >> the first time we take one of the jerks who is assaulting flight attendants and/or at attempting to take an aircraft down and they go away for a few years and send a massive fine, that will send a message to others who are thinking about acting out. >> the largest new fine proposed by the faa is against a passenger accused of throwing luggage at another passenger and grabbing a flight attendant by the ankles and putting his head up her skirt. the flight landed early. about a quarter involve passengers illegally bringing their own alcohol on board. now the fa sa pleading with airports to crack down onto-go alcohol sales to help ground unruly passengers before they get in the air. >> when people start getting put in jail for their actions on the planes that are putting everyone in jeopardy, there'

the numbers of 100 and 150 annually, there have been 137 cases reported to the foo aa, t week, faa's steve dixon asked for the monitoring of bars and restaurants asking for the end of to-go cups. joining us now, sara nelson, the international president of the association of flight attendants. sara nice to see you here. what are you hearing from your members? >> that we have to do everything possible to tamp this down, make this stop. this is something we've never seen before. and if it continues on this trend, we're going to see more incidents of unruly passengers this year alone than in the entire year of aviation. >> what is causing it? >> our passengers have experienced this, 1 in 5 have experienced a physical event. and what's causing it is this different set of communications and conflicting communications, throughout the entire pandemic. many people don't know what to believe. public trust has been eroded. everyone's a little stressed out. our planes are full. and there's operational issues as well. members are telling us that people are mad about that. alcohol is a major contr

the faa says airlines have reported 3,889 complains about passengers so far this year its latest round of fines over $531,000 more than a million on the year to all this turbulence inside the planes, leaving passengers to wonder what happened to the friendly skies we've seen incidents related to alcohol. violence toward flight attendants and abusive behavior in general the faa chiefs been talking about it for months using names even children to get the message across thanks should know better. they're like adults. >>but it just keeps happening. and this frontier airlines passenger duct tape to his seat on a miami bound flight last month united even issuing a reminder that when restraining passengers tape should never be used. the largest in the current round of fines, $45,000 for a man who threw his carry on bag and other passengers and put his head off a flight attendant skirt and 42,000 for a man accused of yelling racial slurs and making stabbing gestures midair was also observed >>now as tom negovan reporting the faa says about 75% of the complaints involved passengers refusing to

the faa says about 75% of complaints involve passengers refusing to comply with mask. i've actually done my fair share of old. and so is john of lying sort of like the last couple years. >> and everybody has been behaving just thank, you know, i know big ones make the news which are horrible. but i think people are generally do in. >> we'll be right back. >> i'm 29 right now and we keep looking at the airport because this really shows you sludge, he says i don't think this thick as sludge months. we were. yes. yes. and my that what she wants is yiddish and that would mean but we wouldn't say welch, which is on your on some. it's right what's on your face? it's air would i'm using that live really yes, but it is going to kind of friday today. let's just feels about it. credit. he is another way to describe it. i don't think anyone argue with that one either. >> it is gross. that's the way to put it we are seeing a little bit of. >> marine layer hanging on. but really at this point most of that is haze that you're looking at, especially sitting right above the bay area.

the faa says there have been more than 3700 unruly passenger reports it's gotten so bad. the faa sent this letter to airport leaders urging that they do more saying many of these passengers were intervieweddby local police and released without criminal charges of any kind. back at the spirit terminal strangers sat together in a mini therapy session trying to stay calm first night. i slept here at the airport today. here on this floor right here, right. that's right here on this floor for 2 day right. >> but it's something that is so some of >> i want hold on it. >> again. that was brian reporting for us tonight. all right. now to our 4 zone forecast as we look live over sfo, hopefully where things are pretty check in with lawrence karnow. see what's happening. laura. yeah. looks like we have that fog moving in right now at least in parts of the bay area's not going to be as thick as it was. last night, we had a lot of drizzle last night. 500's. >> of an inch of precipitation. san francisco in the form of drizzle. 300's in half moon bay. but tonight we're going to see some

last night an faa zafing shortage at a ground center stopped flights headed to the east coast. this comes as there are more and more reports of unruly passengers. now steps to monitor a passenger's alcohol consumption. sarah nelson joins us. first off, a survey done by your group found over 85% of flight attendants reported dealing with an unruly passenger this year. one in five in a physical altercation. how concerned are you about these numbers? what is it like for flight attendants? >> we are concerned. we have never seen this. it is an epidemic that's out of control. it is a small number of people but the number of times we are experiencing this on the job is exponentially more than anything before. what is it like for flight attendants? they know their uniform is a target of some of the aggression. it is difficult, difficult as they are thinking about, normally they are trained to deal with issues like this maybe once in a 30-year career. but now every day they are wondering if this is the day that they get punched in the face, or elbowed, or kicked or spit on? heart break

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