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They had no -- they had no money of their own except what they earned with their bicycle shop and yet they did it. they paid for it all themselves. they did it all alone and its phenomenal that they just wouldnt give up. >> history describes the wright brothers as bicycle makers but really the wright brothers were struggling for cash to support their mission. flying was deemed an impossible dream and the wrights worried about being taken seriously. wilbur wrote im an enthusiast but not a crank b...

There was only two feet of sewage inside. >> 18 minutes after the top of the hour. a senate candidate taking heat for this warning to voters. >> you might have a farmer from iowa who never went to law school. >> how that democrat is changing his tune. >> what is protecting your privacy? a look at the rules and regulations that could ground the flying machine. co: ive always found you dont know you need a hotel room

Jon: well, it could have gone into the ocean, just not where theyre looking for it. and, again, this new information that the plane could have flown on for another four hours after it was last reported, after its last transponder contact, there you see the circle of, you know, what a large area this plane could presidentially be in -- potentially be this, and theres an awful lot of ocean there. the pacific on the right, the indian on the left. if this plane did go on flying, its a needle in a ha...

Its essentially an environmentally friendly private helicopter. made in germany. and then theres this other companys take on the flying car. and thats it in the middle. i drank some water and went down the wrong way and i dont know if i can overcome this. the thing in the middle, is kind of -- i dont know -- its different. it made its public debut at an air show in wisconsin over the summer. its a car that converts into an aircraft, complete with a set of folding wings. the craziest one we have ...

♪ a new kind of flying machine straight out of james bond, making a real splash this summer. >> a jet pack allows you to travel over or under the water. abcs dan harris took it out for a spin. >> reporter: this summer you can do more than a see a super hero movie. you can be a super hero. leonardo dicaprio and rob lowe are doing it. as are bold vacationers all over america. >> it is personal flight. every persons dream out there. truly like being a super hero. flying through the air, superma...

A new kind of flying machine straight out of james bond, making a real splash this summer. >> a jet pack allows you to travel over or under the water. abcs dan harris took it out for a spin. >> reporter: this summer you can do more than a see a super hero movie. you can be a super hero. leonardo dicaprio and rob lowe are doing it. as are bold vacationers all over america. >> it is personal flight. every persons dream out there. truly like being a super hero. flying through the air, superman, iro...

But they did talk about africa, the middle east, there had been some reports about saudi arabia, for example. again, they say they will be very careful about who they sell to. but its a good question. particularly as this technology gets cheaper. thats the issue, i think. >> well, anybody in the world. any country can buy arms at any point in the day. if iran can develop a nuclear weapon, clearly iran could develop a drone. >> right. and the thing about drones, i mean the crucial thing about dro...

Fallen heroes even if they cant make the trip to washington, d.c. replica memorials like this one in california are in place across the country. for some, its an experience of a lifetime. >> i wasnt going to miss this. ive waited for years to see the names on the wall. >> many of the replicas will be open through monday. those are your news headlines. thanks so much, anna. shes janice dean, the weather machine. after today, shell be a flying machine too. shes joining you go from the air power ...

Machine, not necessarily long-haul flying machine. when it was used, it was used by the white house to fly all over the u.s. and central and south america. its passengers included on occasion the actual president of the united states. and that means that this dc-9 at some point was air force-freaking one. air force one isnt just one specific plane. air force one is what you call whatever air force plane the president happens to be on at that moment. so when a president was on this plane, and a p...

The first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. okay of the best new thing in the world today. i need one. all right, you ready? this is a mcdonald douglas dc-9. the tail number, if you care, is 73-1681. in 1975, this dc-9 was assigned to the 89th airlift wing of the united states air force. that is the combat-ready force responsible for shuttling government officials around the world. this particular dc-9 when it wa...