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TSA implementing new rules of flying
There are new changes in the sky and on the ground since Friday's attempted attack on a Northwest flight. The Transportation Security Administration says these changes are already in place but won't be more specific.
What are they and how do they affect the way you fly? Our Jim Acosta has the report.
Related: More air marshals flying
How safe are our subways?
Our nation's subways are known as soft targets – considered more vulnerable because they typically have less security. Government researchers are now trying to find out what would happen if they were hit by a chemical attack. Our Jeanne Meserve reports in the AM original.
'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot returns to the scene
You've heard from Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger about how he saved his passengers, when U.S. Airways Flight 1549 went down in what's been called the "Miracle on the Hudson."
Now, for the first time, Captain Sully goes back to the scene. In a revealing interview, see what he told our John Roberts about the father he lost and how he feels about being called a hero now.
Read an excerpt from Capt. Sullenberger's new book, "Highest Duty."
Study: Driving while texting riskier than DUI
Some drivers call it fallout from life on the road in the digital age: Texting while driving
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/09/30/carroll.texting.art.jpg caption="A study by the University of Utah found a driver is eight times more likely to crash while text messaging."]
A graphic public service announcement produced in the UK on the subject and widely seen on the Web in the United States illustrated the deadly results.
This issue is now the subject of a distracted driving summit in Washington D.C., drawing safety experts and leaders from the across the country.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says organizers hope to develop recommendations for reducing the problem.
“I think what we are attempting to do is raise the public awareness about how unsafe it is to text and drive and then also talk with folks about the way forward in terms of some solutions…”
Groups like the Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA) plan to attend the summit. The group initially came out against laws banning texting while driving but then did an about-face after meeting with the group's members, who saw that violent PSA and some alarming studies.
Window seat? Pay up!
If you check your bags when you fly you paid the airlines a half a billion dollars for that convenience in the first three months of this year. It's a convenience that used to be free, and that's just the beginning. CNN's Carol Costello has the story.
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