software and a little bit of hacking know-how can take over a plane but a pilot can grab it right back. gretchen: if this is true, suddenly not taking off your shoes doesn t matter anymore or taking them off. these phones are not going to be allowed on airplanes if this is actually true. the f.a.a. is denying that you would not -bl able to have that phone with you physically. steve: what he says is that the proof of concept he says it s true in concept. it works in concept. would not necessarily interfere with a real airplane. he says he doubts the terrorists would be able to figure out how to use this because they re not that smart. the f.a.a. has responded to gretchen: really? the people involved in 9/11 think the terrorists, unfortunately, were smart. steve: any way, the f.a.a. says that it will not work. they had to respond, it will not work. but the guy made a pretty
brian: the new jersey substitute teacher fired for given a student a bible is fighting back. he is suing the school district for wrongful termination. he says he endured religious discrimination when the district let him go for giving a curious student a copy of the good book. he is hoping to be reinstated by the district. gretchen: congress doesn t get much done, but the democrat congressmen, steve koian did have time for this. there were a lot of great performers there, i want to put a shout-out to miss cyndi lauper, because she is special. steve: really? [ laughter ] gretchen: that is brian: now i see his true colors. gretchen: that is the most fascinating thing that happened. tennessee congressman at the white house. he sent out this tweet to lauper. great night. couldn t believe how hot you were! see you again next tuesday. try a little th a little tender
released. the dogs were gifts from japan and bulgaria. some say he released the pictures to distract putin getting busted looking at a protester. steve: hacking, smart phones and computers in japan, turns out a fellow showed a conference via video how he bought stuff on e-bay and was able to create an app where you can use a smart phone to take over an aircraft provided the aircraft is on auto pilot and is being run all by robots. brian: it can only work on an droid phones, iphone users, window phone users. you cannot take a plane down. a radio transmitter,
foot of snow. severe threat ongoing across parts of north carolina. tornado watch is in effect for raleigh to parts of virginia. that is in effect until 9:00 a.m. eastern time. so keep that in mind. stay safe. if any warnings are issued for your county you have to seek shelter immediately. we ll head back inside. brian, grilled cheese coming up soon. perfect day today in new york city for grilled cheese. brian: maria, we called a audible. we are going to give the grilled cheese indoors, give anna kooiman back her umbrella. maria: i will. steve: we have to look at other headlines. illegal immigrant charged in a high profile deadly d.u.i. case in massachusetts ruled incompetent to stand trial. he is incompetent, they say, because of his unique cultural background. nicolas guaman doesn t speak english. or spanish. and a judge says because of the language barrier, he doesn t understand the court process. he pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges. he and an interpreter a
in the everglades. the state officials commissioned a python hunt earlier in year to get rid of some of them. steve: just send that guy out. brian: so you have to nive the water and grab somebody slippery like a snake by the head or it squeezes you to death? that is a good idea? steve: that is a hero. and grilled cheese in two minutes. brian: if something happens to the tour guide, what happens to the tourists? gretchen: send you there for a road trip. brian: fantastic. steve: we have extreme weather alert for you friday morning. spring storms now to blame for three deaths from the midwest to the southeast. look at this twister last night. the storm chaser caught a scary sight on camera near tuscaloosa, alabama, yesterday. there are reports of numerous instances of damage, including downed trees and power lines as you would expect. in georgia, the same storm system did damage north of