through so much lately. the faa warning thunderstorms could throw a wrench into things later today in miami and denver, atlanta, some big hubs. we could see some ground stops, poppy, phil. pete, as part of my series, hey, pete s a pilot. this thing happened to a plane. i would like to ask pete about it. we showed the nose of a southwest plane that looked like a baseball bat had been taken to it. it was an apparent bird strike. what can you tell us about it? reporter: nobody was hurt and these almost always end really without much calamity. the southwest flight interest las vegas to burbank hit a bird on final approach. you can see the nose cone of that 737 there crushed in a little bit. not that big of a deal, though. there are 1,600 of these this the u.s. every year. usually it ends okay for the plane. it doesn t end so well for the bird. they call the leftovers snarge. that s why my daily series,
general says critical u.s. air-traffic control facilities face staffing challenges and the faa lacks a plan to address them. it paints a picture of an air-traffic control system that s inadequately staffed and doesn t have enough trained controllers to move the amount of traffic that s occurring right now in the united states. reporter: the scathing report says more than three quarters of critical air-traffic control facilities are staffed below the faa s threshold of 85%. at some facilities the report says controllers are workingmandatory overtime and six-day workweeks to cover staff shortages. of the faa s more than 13,000 employees, 26% are trainees. the audit comes after a year of close calls. from jfk airport in new york cancel take off plans. reporter: to austin, texas, where a fedex plane was cleared to land just as a southwest plane was departing. the two planes coming just within 100 feet of each other.
premiere sunday at 10 on cnn. tonight less than a football field. that s how close a southwest plane came to crashing into an ambulance crash, which could have killed many. the plane was taking off from baltimore when the ambulance cut across the runway into the jets path. the incident happened in january, but we re just hearing about it now. 49 0439 you probably 15 right? and this coming to light after another incident, which involved a southwest plane at burbank airport in los angeles, is coming to light. that plane was diverting from its landing because they had to avoid colliding with a helicopter, which was practicing touch and go landings on the same runway. thanks for joining us a. c 3 60 begins now. good evening two big pieces tonight at the former president s multifaceted legal saga one going more slowly than perhaps some, including perhaps the former president might have expected. and tonight we know why the other comparatively
1943 cancel takeoff planes. reporter: they use radar, communication with pilots and relying on what they can see from the tower, at least when they can see. okay. reporter: now i m stressed. the controller from their vantage point in the tower is not able to see the actual runway environment. fog and low visibility were the conditions in austin, texas, in february. a fedex plane was approaching austin s international airport as a southwest plane was taking off from the same runway. with the weather it would have been hard to visually confirm. southwest should be off the ground and i should be able to see it on the radar. southwest abort. fedex is on the go. reporter: at the last minute fedex pulled up an action led by the pilots. the two planes came within just 100 feet of each other.
[ bleep ]! cancel takeoff plans. delta 1943, cancel takeoff plans. rejecting. air traffic uses radar, communication with pilots and relying on what they can see from the tower, at least when they can see. okay. now i m stressed. the controller is not able to see the actual runway environment. fog and visibility were the conditions in austin, texas in february. a fedex plane was approaching to land as a southwest plane was supposed to have taken off from the same runway. with the weather, it would have been hard to visually confirm. by now southwest should be off the green and i should be able to see them on the radar. southwest, abort. fedex is on the go. at the last minute, fedex pulled up, an action led by the pilots. the two planes came within just