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The directive comes five days after the faa announced review of the planes electrical system. that was triggered by a battery fire on board a dreamliner parked at boston logan airport. but then flight in japan had to make manual landing, shortly after take off because of different lithium ion battery overheated and sprayed hot chemicals! so much has been invested in the development and marketing of this plane. to have it pulled out of service by, you know, every regulatory body in the world, thi...

Dont make it a battle all at once. raise the debt ceiling two, three, four months and come back to see what things we can do to make america a better country. debt ceiling is forcing these people to compromise. bill: thank you, art. >> thank you, bill. bill: it will be bloody in washington, d.c. thank you, art out of nashville. >> thank you very much, bill. martha: it was an emergency landing. batteries melting down in midair. now the aircraft billed as the future of commercial aviation is reall...

Done it, as you say the u.s. of course is doing it and now the european aviation safety act si is grounding this very troubled jed liner. the concern here is, chris, that the lithium battery can leak corrosive fluid and start fires and you might remember a japanese 787 made an emergency landing because of this problem and it also raises the question now of the financial burden that this is going to pose on boeing, of the compensation essentially to the airlines that have had to ground their 787s...

The incident comes just a week after a fire in the belly of another 787 in boston. officials are focusing on the aircrafts lithium batteries which overheat and sometimes catch fire. you have to know in the u.s., only united airlines is using the boeing 787. what does it mean for the future of the dreamliner? lets go to my colleague in london. >> very good to see you. the reaction of boeing, in session it dragged down the dow after hours. ing dragged down the market. real concerns about this. boe...

So worldwide grounded boeings entire fleet of 787 dreamliners. not good for boeing. >> couldnt be worse. this is the big thing. and, you know, thats the question. the problem is, you have a plane with a problem, its not a pc with a problem. a pc with a problem, okay, well fix t. >> ive got a cell phone with a problem. >> right. >> so -- but a plane with a problem? >> are consumers going to call and ask, do you fly boeing planes or airbus planes -- if it comes to that, that is just really, really...

And here at home, the faa has ordered all dreamliner aircraft grounded over the risk of battery fires. united is the only carrier flying the boeing 787. the faa says battery fires could result in damage to critical systems and structures on the aircraft. air india and two japanese airlines have also ordered them out of service. a bizarre story centering on notre dame line backer manti teo. it seems his girlfriend and her death were all an elaborate hoax. the news was that his girlfriend died o...

To tell. he had learned of the deception in early december. notre dame hired outside investigators, they got their report on january 4th which was just three days before they played in the the national championship game, which they lost to alabama. but still didnt say anything because they said that teo was the person to talk about it. there are indications that we will hear today from teo. he was last said to be in florida at a camp preparing for the nfl draft that was coming up. >> one of the ...

Will work with boeing and the government on a technical review. boeing said that were confident the 787 is safe and we stand behind its overall integrity. john and paula? >> all right, jim, thank you. the president of the national rifle association tells abc news that his group is aggressively preparing for battle against president obamas new gun control proposals. with children on stage there, mr. obama calling on congress to pass the new assault weapons ban, restrictions on ammunition magazi...

Because of safety questions. late yesterday, the faa took all dreamliners here in the u.s. out of service. abcs jim avila is joining us with more. jim? >> reporter: john and paula, this is a huge blow to boeing. this is the federal government telling the airline that they cannot fly this plane until they fix the problem with the battery. united is the only carrier flying the 787 so far. the plane of the future is expected to dominate american skies soon. but right now only six are flying. there ...

Heres whats happening. the faa is granting boeing 787 dream liners. japans two biggest airlines grounded their boeings after an emergency landing today. islamists in southern algeria, militants are holding as ma as 40 hostages, including some americans: and a new study out today confirms the flu shot is safe for pregnant women. back to "hardball." ♪ welcome back to "hardball." the white house has come under a lot of criticism over the gender makeup of its political appointments. white men ...