until now owners only had to register their aircraft at the time of purchase. the faa would send out notices every three years asking them to update their contact info, about it was voluntary. there was no punishment for failing to comply. more than a third of all owners ignored the request. in many cases the feds cannot say who owns a particular plane or whether that plane is still in the air. a battle playing out in mexico s raging drug war. federal police locked in a 24-hour gun battle with cartel gunmen. gunmen blocked all five roads leading into the town. and used burning vehicles as barricades. when it was all over five people were killed including a top cartel leader, an 8-month-old baby and two police officers.
reporter: i had two girls, now i have twins, a boy and a girl. megyn: there is a new security scare in our skies. how on earth did the faa lose key information on who owns and operates one-third of the nation s private and commercial planes. plus a u.s. teen is in custody arrested in mexico accused of being a hired hitman for one of the most notorious drug cartels. his mother is behind bars as well, and wait until you hear why. r such heavy measures with olay. new regenerist micro-sculpting serum for firmer skin in 5 days. pretty heavy lifting for such a lightweight. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist. [ female announcer ] yopit s real fruit and the goodness of dairy gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors. yoplait. it is so good.
black one. megyn: mexican officials are getting backlash from child advocacy groups? reporter: the authorities put him on a perp walk and allowed journalists to talk to him and that what s you are seeing the video of this suspect being paraded around. there are child advocacy groups in mexico saying that was not the right way to handle that. it s extremely dangerous and you put this child in even further danger. but this is just a story that s difficult to wrap your mind around with him being so young. megyn: you don t want to. casecasey, thank you so much. megyn: the federal deficit hit 150 billion. the total damage, the total debt as of today is $13,847 trillion.
also in mexico we are learning about this alleged 14-year-old cartel hitman. his nick name is el ponchise. 14 years old. and he happens to be an american citizen. casey? reporter: a teenager hitman, that many something you don t hear in the news every day. now the u.s. state department is confirming that teen is a u.s. citizen because he was born in the united states. even though his mother is a suspected illegal immigrant. and she was just arrested on those charges down in the san diego area wednesday. we ll get right to the video and bring you up to speed. edgar jimenez was captured last week by the mexican army at an airport. an hour south of mexico city. officials say he was trying to