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So they re announcing new rules for registering the remote-control aircraft, this after a number of reports as you know of drones flying too close to our airplanes. doug mcchas the latest live from washington. how is the plan working? the plan requiring the registration of drones is the result of this huge uptick in uas incursions in recent months as drones become more and more common place with tens of thousands of new drones expected to be sold this holiday season. some have come too close to airplanes and airports and even at the u.s. open tennis=45ly tournament in september an unmanned aircraft flying in a densely populated area near laguardia airport crashed inside arthur ashe stadium during a match. the faa sees this as a really urgent problem and today announced it has assembled a task force to come up with a ....
That technology works. there is some speculation that transponders or some sort of digital signaling device may be required in newly manufactured drones. stiff penalties are in place for commercial drone operators who violate rules. earlier this month for example, the faa recommended a $1.9 million fine against a chicago company, sky pan international, for violating air space. sky pan has denied those allegations. doug, thank you. now on to this. serious scare for the punter on the university of michigan football team. did you see this over the weekend? he fumbles the ball on the last play of the game. it was actually the snap. costing wolverines the win against archrival michigan state. blake o neil now receiving deaì% threats on social media. you know, are you surprised? i knew this was going to happen. and it is so, so traumatic. he s also receiving other less friendly comments. university releasing a statement to say, to be clear, ....