Page 68 - Learjet 35 News Today

Out air strikes as well. this is extremely concerning for residents who are caught in the middle of this fight. we spoke to a local journalist earlier today who had spent time in a red crescent operations room. they were receiving dozens of calls from terrified families saying they needed to be evacuated. that they were pinned down in fighting. some reporting wounded that needed immediate medical attention. the influx of distress calls led the united nations to call for a two-hour temporary truc...

Needed immediate medical attention. the influx of distress calls led the united nations to call for a two-hour temporary truce in those southern districts to allow for the evacuation of civilians. the government of national accord, for its part, said it would abide by that truce, but with so many different militias on the ground, it is difficult to guarantee safety. u.n. talks scheduled. the united nations said it will continue as planned, but its very difficult to imagine what progress they cou...

At a press conference, another first, two top north korean officials told reporters this kind of opportunity may never arise again, saying kim jong-un, quote, "may have lost the will for future dealings." back in washington, nancy pelosi said the president had been played by the north korean dictator. >> he was the big winner, kim jong-un, in getting to sit face-to-face with the most powerful person in the world, the president of the united states. >> reporter: even after the collapse of talks, ...

Send private tourists into space next year. carter evans spoke with the man behind this. >> reporter: with richard branson watching nervously from the tarmac, "spaceship two" began its journey to the edge of space. the glow clearly visible as the ship, carrying two pilots, soared more than 50 miles high. >> go, baby, go! >> i think there were a lot of tears shed by everybody, including myself, just tears of relief and tears of joy. >> reporter: thats because another manned mission, in 2014, ende...

That breaks down to $36,000 for each gravity-defying moment. but there is competition, from elon musk and spacex, to jeff bezos and his company, blue origin, who plans to rocket tourists to space and parachute them back to earth. is there really a market for space tourism? >> the market is enormous. its up to jeff and myself and elon to make it completely safe. >> rolling to the right. >> i built this spaceship program slightly selfishly because i wanted to go to space one day. i would definitel...

Temporary fixes. final steps will have to wait for warmer weather. here in new york, there was revealing testimony this week in the drug trial of notorious narco trafficker joaquin guzman, otherwise known as el chapo. witnesses who have turned on the drug kingpin are shedding new light on how he operated and made billions. stephanie gosk has been following the trial. >> reporter: the nighttime video is tough to make out at first. the u.s. coast guard led a team on a drug bust off the coast of ...

100,000 has seen airline departures drop more than 50%. today the only flights out go to phoenix. >> airlines mean connectivity, convenience and economy. >> reporter: the yuma, phoenix route is operated by a regional carrier like 42% of the air service, the smaller air lunes hurt by expansion of bigger carriers. an expansion of 14,000 pilots by 2026. where is the shortage pilot today, 1-10? >> at least a six. >> reporter: piedmont needs to train and replace as many as 240 pilots a year. >> the p...

>> reporter: the televangelist said god himself told him its time for an upgrade. >> he said i want you to bleed me for a falcon 7x. i said okay. >> reporter: a falcon 7x jet like this to preach to more people around the world and hes asking his followers for the $54 million. >> i really believe that if jesus was physically on the earth today, he wouldnt be riding a donkey. >> reporter: from his louisiana headquarters, he is among a group of televangelists. >> they are told if they give money, g...

Message to the children that they are accepted. >> hes the best greeter in the world! >> so cute. i hope to see you back here at 6:00. tonight, a major change in diagnosing one of the deadly cancer killers in america. why tens of millions of people need to get checked earlier than before. ambien tweeting, thats what roseanne said she did that got her fired. the company that makes ambien firing back. kim at the white house, kardashian, that is. the reality star and the plea for a great gran...

Trouble and had to cancel. she says travel insurance saved her $3600. >> its wonderful. i would not travel without travel insurance. >> reporter: but bunny bought insurance for a trip to north dakota when her husband was injured on the trip and eventually passing away, she says she was stuck with $28,000 in bills including an air ambulance and hotel expenses. >> the travel insurance basically didnt cover anything that i anticipated. >> reporter: turns out, many policies dont cover medical evacua...