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Used satellite data in this fashion. is that correct? >> no. for those of are who were not strong mathematic majors, im impressed by the entire thing. the concept that the satellite can detect that minuscule shift to calculate that location is incredible. >> we have heard a lot that at homes or pilots having access to flight simulators is a fairly common occurrence. in your experience is an in-home simulator something that many pilots have? >> yeah, in fact i had one on my laptop computer. with ...

Space program to get man to the moon and back. >> the eagle has landed. remember, computing power continues to improve dramatically every year. now that computers are reaching such great heights, where does that leave humans? heres an example. from the book, when the computer deep blue defeated garry kasparov in 1997 it may have appeared humans could no longer match up against computers in chess. but in tournaments in the ensuing years, when teams of humans and computers played against the best ...

And because the incident happens at an off-campus housing site where a few students from a nearby university live, the police are eager to unravel the mystery. >> we tried to keep the serious tone because he broke into an apartment where single young women live. they didnt know, were they dealing with someone who has a sexual predator background or were they dealing with just some kook they didnt know. >> so not only do the police release the surveillance tape to the media but they post it on th...

The storybooks. >> the crazier thing about it is i thought he saw me and yet he still went ahead and decided to rob the store with a cop behind him. and finally, caught on camera. these people in cookville, tennessee, think theyve hit the jackpot winning a laptop computer. but theyre in for quite a surprise when they come to claim their prize. its july 12th, 2003. and the dekalb and putnam county sheriff departments have come up with a creative way of getting people with outstanding warrants t...

Doors automatically locked, the suspect knows hes in trouble. but hes going to try and make a run for it. >> somehow after banging on the locked door with what appears to be a laptop computer, the suspect makes his escape. but he doesnt get far. hollenbeck and harvey track the suspect as he runs from the car and hops a fence on to angel golf course. >> i start talking to the producer. get us on air. we got a guy running on the golf

Deranged man demonstrating his affection for the lapd. >> next thing i hear is i love jesus christ and i hear a smash. i look back and its a guy smashing the windows of a cop car that i was standing right next to. >> reporter: walking away to put some distance between the man vandalizing the black and white cruiser and himself, victor said he pulled out his cell phone and called 911 and then continued to capture the crime in progress. and a darth vader character witnessing a young man who had cl...

And when she gets to the car, she coldly tells the man to kill adriana. >> so he pulls out the knife and i kick him. and after that, during the tussle, the knife falls on the floor. i was dragged 50 feet. while adriana grapples with the man, the female robber is rummaging through the car stealing adrianas laptop computer and anything else she can find. then a maroon getaway car speeds up as the man wrestles the purse away from adriana. finally, she realizes its over. >> i run to my bar and i tel...

>> about that time we saw the vehicle. >> with the car stopped and the doors automatically locked, the suspect knows hes in trouble. but hes going to try and make a run for it. >> somehow after banging on the locked door with what appears to be a laptop computer, the suspect makes his escape. but he doesnt get far. hollenbeck and harvey track the suspect as he runs from the car and hops a fence on to angel golf course. >> i start talking to the producer. get us on air. we got a guy running on th...

And finally, caught on camera. these people in cookville, tennessee, think theyve hit the jackpot winning a laptop computer. but theyre in for quite a surprise when they come to claim their prize. its july 12th, 2003. and the dekalb and putnam county sheriff departments have come up with a creative way of getting people with outstanding warrants to give themselves up. >> as sheriff i was looking for innovative ways to do my business. every sheriffs department in the country has numerous warrants...

Giveaway used by the federal marshal service years ago. >> we sent out letters to someone telling them they won a laptop computer and they would need to show up, claim their laptop computer. >> these people have been call -- conning us for all these years, its time to con them. >> they made a new business cbi computers. as cameras roll, detective powell runs through the details. >> weve already got customers outside waiting to be arrested. the way that the operation is designed is in the locatio...