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Federal officials say its happening more than ever. people are buying lasers online and aiming them directly at aircraft. there were more than 2,800 recorded incidents last year, nearly double the number from 2009. ten times higher than back in 2005. christine is an aviation writer and author of the blog "flying lessons." we have a small version of this laser here, but what are people doing with them? >> well, they are using them to scan the skies or try and do some target practice because laser...

Streets and in those neighborhoods where it bears mlks name. >> yes, this is true. i found that the streets that we were able to visit really were a representation of black america. some of the streets are striving and theres success there, but probably many more of them are struggling. some of them are peaceful, but on others we did find some of those violent and poverty-stricken circumstances. there was a variety to it so i dont want to overgeneralize, but theres definitely some accuracy to th...

>> we have to talk about the packers. going into atlanta and blowing the doors off the number one seed, how good are they? >> aaron rodgers is sensational. what hes been able to do in the playoffs, his accuracy, his arm strength, drew brees isnt in the playoffs, peyton manning is one and done and aaron rodgers, the crown is being passed to aaron rodgers. hes an unbelievable quarterback. their defensive team is fast. >> they are tough. >> before we do the picks, what was interesting is bill belic...

State. >> the murkowski camp didnt dispute the 88% figure and second source reports that 54% of murkowski campaign funds have come from political action committees. but the murkowski camp is disputing the accuracy of the latest tea party express ads saying they are filled with lies. the tea party express, meantime, not backing down one bit. they have a two-hour radio-thon tonight in anchorage and say they will do whatever it takes to win this important race. bret? >> bret: dan spring will follow...

The storm, gathering precise measurements that allow for greater accuracy when it comes to predicting just where a hurricane is headed. >> the strides that have been made in the last several decades have to do with track forecasting. >> reporter: as a result, three-day forecasts are now as accurate as two-day forecasts were during the 90s. but the long-term forecast, four and five days out, is still tricky busy. thats why keeping an eye on earl as it strengthens in the warm waters of the atlanti...

Snowfall last year. dont put your hats and gloves away just yet. its going to be colder than normal in several parts of the country. they claim 80 to 85% accuracy. maybe we are in for a bit of a break. gregg: i dont know how they do that. im a california kid, ill never get over the east coast. jenna: hopefully this year a little kinder and gentler. gregg: mexico coming off one of its most violent weeks, that is saying something in a country long torn by drug gang bloodshed, a second mayor assass...

Predictive analysis. >> i am a tech guy and fan. but computers crash and algorithms go bad. can this lead to harassments? >> no, we do it by hand. get the spread sheets and chart graps. anything that law enforcement can use to crack crimes and protect the public why not try it? >> it is eight percent accuracy. would you want a i.r.s. implement a similar tactic on your i.r.s.. and going after the guys that are innocent and letting the bad guys go free. >> i think what is important here, is that t...

The weapons range and accuracy and none of this can be verified and this is what they said, and they unveiled an unmanned drone that can deliver bombs last week and they dubbed that weapon "the ambassador of death." gregg: we could be living inside a massive black hole. were not sure exactly how that is possible, but it involves physics, einsteins theories and people with a closet full of college degrees, michio, the spin on the universe, just ahead. martha: and cops call him the grim sleeper. a...

Car off the clip with a 50 percent drop out and 90 percent of the kids do not go to college and kids at this school are in poverty, and the numbers are worse for them. >>neil: you do not believe that a very nice environment could change the numbers? that is one of the pitches. you do in the buy it? >>guest: first of all, a particular site, needs a school, the most densely populated in loss acknowledge but it can be nice. but you can build a "nice" school for a quarter of that amount of money if ...

President calls an ambassador of death. the weapons in the first, nations first domestically built long range bomber drone and the president ahmadnejad says carries a main message of peace and friendship. julie kirtz with the latest from washington. >> reporter: julie, iran says the drone is the countrys first domestically made long range unmanned aircraft and meant to prevent attacks by enemies, but it has an alarming name ambassador death. president ahmadnejad unveiled at drone at a ceremony t...