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Martha: there is some serious new concerns about the safety of the new boeing 787 dreamliner. officials are still trying to figure out what caused a battery to fail earlier this month. >> there are multiple systems to protect against a system fire like this. those systems did not do not work as intended. we need to understand why. martha: yes, we do. jim springer joins us now. >> thats right, this problem did not sneak up on us. a fire was sparked over six years ago that exploded during a test. ...

Arthel: so good to see you on this friday, a brand new hour of "happening now" with more news. more problems for boeings new dreamliner fleet. im arthel neville. jon: good to have you, arthel, im jon scott. the national transportation safety board saying its investigators have not been able to identify the cause of a pair of battery problems that prompted airlines around the world to ground the big 787s. one caused a flight to make an emergency landing in japan. the head of the ntsb is now speak...

Dan spring better the news, hes live in seattle tonight. dan, aviation officials had to be concerned about these batteries a long time ago. >> absolutely. the faa had major concerns about boeings use of lithium ion batteries in the 787. they knew about the fire in 2006 at a lab in arizona. it was caused when a 60-pound lithium ion battery exploded during some testing. this company supplies the battery charger for the 787. the battery maker is made in japan and its the same type installed in the ...

Dating back to 2006. this video has surfaced of a fire at a boeing contractors lab near tucson, arizona. it was sparked when a lithium ion battery -- the same kind used in the dreamliner -- exploded during the test. a company makes the battery charger for the dreamliner, and we know ntsb investigators were back at this location this week testing the charger. the battery concerns prompted the faa to issue special rules for the installation of the batteries in the 787 of. investigators said yester...

Whole incident. meantime, boeing continues to assemble dreamliners in seattle and south carolina. the problem is what to do with the planes when theyre finished. the company did get a vote of confidence from the ceo of united airlines who says he still has confidence in the 787 and has no doubt customers will come back. united owns six of the grounded planes and has more on order. >> a new credit card fee kicking in this weekend. how can you avoid getting swiped? find out. >> and forget cruise s...

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Destroyed the building in which it was housed. the u.s. and european fleets of dreamliners have been temporarily grounded until technical issues are resolved including problems with lithium batteries that have caught fire. >> i think thats probably a good idea. >> going to be a long time before mika gets on a 787. >> lets look at "politico." joining us with a look at the "playbook," executive editor jim vandehei. good morning. >> good morning. a special treat for you today. in solidarity with my...

Iphone 5 are people basically saying, i dont want to pay $600. ill get an iphone 4, an older iphone. verizon reported the other day that the number of customers hooking up older iphones as a percentage has been growing. i think apple is hitting price resistance at this point. >> we have what are called technology bursts. and from the 4 to the 5, theres not that big of a difference. until you start to introduce new movements forward, and thats the big wall. it really is. >> so thats why theyre sc...

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