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Six by my count, are these planes safe to fly, dan? record. >> reporter: according to the "seattle times", quoting a source familiar with the investigation that will be launched here, there is nothing to say this isnt imminent safety issue for customers. this is that needs to be taken out of service for precaution. this will be a sweeping review of the 787 and will include the design and manufacturing of the planess electrical system. while this is going on the dreamliner will continue to fly. t...

Glitch in the computer-controlled braking system. and there were two incidents involving japan airlines dreamliners this week. one plane spilled 40 gallons of fuel on the runway, fairly minor incident, obviously. on monday another suffered damage from a battery fire. dan springer is live in seattle. the transportation secretary held a press conference today, does he think its safe? is. >> reporter: yeah, he does, but youve got to convince the public too. from design all the way through the manuf...

But adoptions already cleared before the ban can go through. the first official portrait of kate dutchess of cambridge was revealed. the portrait was painted by paul elmsly. in the past hour, the government announced it is ordering a thorough reveal of the dream liner 787. >> were considered about the safety of this aircraft. but were concerned about these incidents and well conduct the review until were completely satisfied. >> we will look for the root causes of recent events and do everyt...

Window of a 787. do we know what investigators will be focusing on here? >> its a joint review of safety issues with the 787 and focused on all kinds of things like the electrical system, quality controls that are used in the manufacturing process and its also going to cover the 787s critical systems and that includes design and assembly. the bottom line here is to try to find out exactly where along the process these problems are occurring, fix them and try to make sure they do not happen again...

Tomorrow. >> shepard: a nightmare for boeing, dan. >> yeah, the 787 is boeings first all new plane in 20 years. the company has invested billions of dollars and so far they have delivered 49 of these dreamliners. customer confidence is the key to eventually turning a profit which many people say is years away anyway and right now that confidence has been shaken a bit. although we did see one land in san jose with a lot of fanfare. the inaugural flight from tokyo to san jose. the chairman said he...

Much further. this december there were three electrical problems on three separate dreamliners. appear to be unrelated to the battery fire. while the review is going on the 49 dreamliners in service will be allowed to continue flying and officials at the news conference this morning announcing the review repeatedly said the planes are safe. >> i believe this plane is safe and i would have absolutely no reservation of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight. these planes are safe. >> in ...

That get ironed out by tweaking a design or changing some production. but a fire is always a major concern, and the 787 requires a lot more power to be generated onboard than any other plane ever made. so the electrical system is more heavily taxed and critical to the operation. boeings stock is down slightly today, about 2.5% at last check, but the company as a whole is very profitable. sales are strong, they have $20 billion in cash on hand. but the 787 is a huge investment and may not break e...

Now we turn to australia, where a news helicopter just happened to be in the right place at the right time to help avert a tragedy. the pilot was flying over the waters when he spotted a boat spinning out of control. you see it right there. the owner of the boat was struggling to stay afloat nearby. the pilot threw the man a life jacket and called rescuers who pulled him to safety. federal investigators announced their review into a fire that broke out in a japan airline 787 dreamliner. that r...

Restricted. women are not allowed to travel, work, marry or even be admitted to a public hospital without permission from a male guardian. former u.n. ambassador bill richardson says he delivered a letter for imprisoned american to north korean officials. richardson and google chairman eric submit were in the communist nation on a private trip last week. 44-year-old kenneth bay has been detained since late last year. he is charge charged with unsped crimes. richardson says he was told judicial p...

Safe and he would fly on a 787. kate middleton said her first official portrait is amazing and it was unveiled today. woman: were helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now were helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. were a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. weve repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover a...