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This is almost a best new thing in the world today. to get to elizabeth city, north carolina, today, i flew into virginia and got a ride with montravius king and crossed over. and just before we crossed over the virginia/north carolina border, i had a very "youre not from around here" moment, very embarrassing. >> interesting. >> well -- welcome to the countryside. in virginia. >> i was like okay, and then we filmed a plane crash on the highway. no, no, crop dusting, very nice. welcome to the co...

Montravius king and crossed over. and just before we crossed over the virginia/north carolina border, i had a very "youre not from around here" moment, very embarrassing. >> interesting. >> well -- welcome to the countryside. in virginia. >> i was like okay, and then we filmed a plane crash on the highway. no, no, crop dusting, very nice. welcome to the countryside, new york city. more from elizabeth city in just a moment. [ male announcer ] staying warm and dry has never been our priority. ♪ ...

We talk to the bare foot bandit but terrorist could use the small plane. >> yes, a maul aircraft will not give you the same impact of 9/11. but if it is taking 500 pounds of nitrojen fertilizer or crop dusting. it could be dusting off a hole community of people using biological weapons. >> in tampa, florida, a small craft hit that building and everyone panicked and thought it might be a terrorist attack. but we get threaten worried about the nations railways and hold the same concern for our nat...

They say sleep deprivation interferes with metabolism, triggers bad eating habits and makes us eat more. experts say uf youre getting five hours of sleep a night, boost it to seven and watch the pounds waste away. your schedule at work also can determine how healthy you are. people with flexible schedules had better blood pressure levels, an area less likely to feel stress in their lives. hitting a brick wall on wall street. thats whats keeping stocks from gaining ground. well break it down ...

Simple, but because of all these changes, its not -- >> no. >> as simple as you may think it is. >> no. its become a far more complex thing with far less standardization across mfrs and it leaves open a lot of potential problems when an emergency situation arises and you have no idea how to control the car from a fundamental level. >> reporter: ken broeer is from edmunds.com. so far the government doesnt require standards but an automotive industry group says its working on a uniform keyless ign...

Country. were zooming all the way in now to dallas, texas. and the project there, kyra, $250 million to fix up one stretch of road thats going to have 24 lanes on it. now, i could tell you about it but im lucky i have an expert here because my producer here, rachel, is actually from dallas and knows a lot more than i do so talk to us. this stretch of road, whats it about and why is it so important? >> its $250 million of stimulus money. its about 8.4 miles. most people are going to dfw airport h...

We can take that also. >> reporter: why on earth would somebody bull doze a $350,000 home? he tells me its to send a message. >> hopefully from this, people will stand up and maybe, you know, call their bank and tell them, hey, listen, you know what, i am not going to let you do this to me. >> get this. he may not be done yet. he says he may knock down his business as well. its supposed to be auctioned off by the irs next month. kind of looks like crop-dusting, doesnt it? its not. its ice dust...

Seeking redemption at the olympic games. oh, yeah, a gold medal wouldnt be bad either. an american athlete banned for vanity now back to try again. cnns mark mckay has the story. >> reporter: zach lund knows the danger of throwing his body head-first down an icy slope, but he wasnt prepared for the peril when it was his reputation sliding away four years ago. >> i knew the whole time i wasnt a cheater. i know that i was an honest athlete. my family knew it, my friends knew it, most of the people...

Sponsorships, though nike and ea sports are hanging tight. >> i think most people will be very surprised if hes at this press conference, that it would just be humiliating for her. >> reporter: humiliating for her, annoying for some players on the tour, like rory mcelroy. >> im sick of hearing about it. >> reporter: the pga tour is standing firmly by his side. without tiger ratings and revenues sink. could a comeback make him more popular than ever? >> more people know him than knew him before. ...

His family, involved in a fatal crash. a sheriffs report concluded the officer may not have known about the three-second shutoff rule in the lexus sedan he was driving. toyota denies the keyless starter was a contributing factor in that sudden acceleration accident. that accident happened a week after wallys incident when he describes as frighteningly similar. >> did that accident sort of validate exactly what you yourself had experienced? >> oh, it definitely validated and reinforced my feeling...