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An alarming number of airplanes are getting too close and some federal officials want to know why. The CBS4 I-Team first warned you about close calls in our skies back in 2007. After the I-Team's first report aired the problem appeared to improve as safety officials moved to address the issue and make improvements to the nation's aviation safety system. But now, as I-Team investigator Stephen Stock discovered, a growing number of close calls recently has gotten federal officials' attention. Experts worry that unless something is done to reduce these mid-air close calls disaster could result.
Miami's Metromover moves eight million people a year around Downtown Miami. So when the system came to a crashing halt Tuesday many took notice. While Metromover has a fairly good track record, documents obtained by the CBS4 I-Team show it is a troubled, decaying system.
Waking up at 4 in the morning this past Thursday, I could tell that my right leg, just below the knee, had swollen to the size of a volleyball.
There has been much strum and drang regarding the emergence of billionaire Jeff Greene and uber-rich Rick Scott on the political landscape.
For more than 40 years the federal government has had an agency in place whose only mission is to protect American motorists from defective and dangerous cars and trucks. But the CBS4 I-Team has uncovered questionable ties between those supposed government watchdogs and the automotive industry. It's a problem highlighted recently during the crisis involving sudden acceleration in Toyotas.
The debate over what's causing some Toyota's to suddenly go out of control may have grabbed headlines, but the CBS4 I-Team has discovered an underlying problem that has affected the automotive industry for years. And it affects every modern car, not just Toyota's. I-Team investigator Stephen Stock breaks down the numbers to find out how more on the problem of sudden, unintended acceleration.
Last week we saw something I like to call Press Conference Justice.
