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Live in americas news headquarters im marianne rafferty. new concerns about the future of u.s. air travel this following a rough week for boeings newest aircraft the 787 dreamliner. one of the planes caught fire and another had a fuel leak and now federal regulators demanding a review of the design. and the manufacture and assembly of the $200 million aircraft. there are worries about whether there will be an economic fallout stemming from the findings of that review. president obama is moving...

Questions now about boeing 787 dreamliner, calling for a comprehensive review on the design, manufacture and assembly of the plane after a series of frightening incidents occurring. dominic di-natale is joining us with more details about this, whats up with this. >> reporter: hey, there, kelly, an alarming series of events one after another. a fire in a battery of an auxiliary power unit on the japanese airlines 787 at boston logan airline. fortunately, nobody on board. and a fuel leak the same ...

Airplanes owned by japan. it could affect routes that use the dreamliner. this is a popular jet for both carriers and also travelers as well. >> i take the route to tokyo. i was hoping they didnt ground the plane. im not concerned about the safety issue. >> big deal for some passengers. but also clearly big deal for boeing itself. these scares called into question not just the jet liners design, but also quality control in boeings manufacturing processes. the faa investigation is underway, could...

Customers. >> take a look at the cut away view of this dream liners. its boeings most technically advanced by a long shot. materials replacing the aluminum. cheaper to fly, less fuel. supposed to be very fuel efficient. relying on electrical systems more than other planes. all of that technology is causing concern right now. dan springer is in seattle for us tonight where the teams assemble the 787. dan, explain exactly what this review is targeting if you would. >> they are calling it a sweepin...

>> quick headlines for you on saturday morning. boeings aircraft problem dream line jet. part of the assembly the f.a.a. announcing yesterday it will renew the fleet of 787s. despite recent string of mechanical problems the fda says its safe to fly. and are you looking at the next "sports illustrated" swimsuit model? yes indeed. the former miss alabama catherine webb who is a big time deal on the weble webb no stranger from national attention. stealing spotlight from football boyfriend a.j. mcca...

There. 50 countries backing a proposal to the united nations to clear the way for referring members of the assad regime to the war crimes tribunal in the hague. >> gregg: a new concern as the flu outbreak spreads all over the country. there are reports of a shortage of the medication tamiflu. well have more on this in just a moment. >> jamie: also this is an interesting story. its billed as a future of commercial air travel. federal regulators have already raised pretty serious concerns about bo...

He also adds "the administration does not support blowing up planets." he actually had to say that. anyway lets go now to our three big money headlines. dream dashed? price of admission. and gone for good. joining me now, a retail and economy analyst. welcome back. good to see you. so the faa is responding to that series of technical setbacks to the boeing 787 dream liner. what are they looking for? >> alex, the dream liner debuted in 2011. and with it debut it was wrought with problems. right...

Wrr. >> now to our three big money headlines. dreams dashed? price of admission, and gone for good. joining me now is a retail and economy analyst. good morning. >> good morning, alex. >> the faa responding to a series of technical setbacks for the dreamliner. what are they looking for? >> the dreamliner was supposed to be boeings sort of phoenix rising. it really was this plane that was going to be this great thing. rolled out in 2011. in the last week, its been wrought with problems. its kept ...

Electrical problems on dreamliners in december. those issues involved electrical panels and generators. during the review 787s will continue to fly, and officials insisted the public should not worry about the planes safety. take a listen. >> theres nothing that the data, in the data that we have seen that would suggest this airplane is not safe. as weve talked about, what we want to insure is that what we have is a comprehensive look at the in-service issues that we have seen, and were going to...

>> neil: talk about on a wing and a prayer. you are looking at, well, what was live. instead of paying for a ticket a massive python decided to hitch a ride out of australia on the plane abouts wick. wing. the passenger holding on but ended up dead on arrival. meantime, no snakes on the plane for boeing. the company is dealing with other problems with the dreamliner and now the faa launching an investigation. dan springer with the latest on that. >> a sweeping review of the 787s electrical syste...