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threaten the worlds security and prosperity, in an exclusive interview with the bbc. we start in the us where, as youve been hearing, president biden has been giving his first televised address since taking office. before that though, he signed a record—breaking $1.9 trillion economic rescue package for the us into law, after it passed its final vote in congress on wednesday. the first direct payments of $1,400, which will benefit most americans, are expected to start arriving over t...

>> proceed. >> i have control. >> you have control. >> this is the $94 million astria project from bae, one of several industries developing planes to be flown remotely. >> you hear discussion with the traffic thats exactly the same conversation that the pilots would be having if in charge of the steering of the aircraft. >> military success with drones has driven much of the interest and some efforts are focused on airplanes in hazardous conditions such as hurricane research and fighting wildfi...

Hazardous conditions. pilot planes could be a $400 billion a year global business. why not passenger flights? first, the airline industry has remarkable safety record despite high profile disasters. many believe on board pilots remain the most reliable way to handle problems and retrofitting planes would cost billions of dollars. second passengers may not be ready. there are questions about reliability, questions about what happens if plane like this gets loose from its electronic teether and wh...

Can be flown remotely. >> what you can hear at the moment is the discussion with air traffic thats exactly the same as the pilots would be having if they were in charge of the steering of the aircraft. >> reporter: military success with drones has driven much of the interest and some efforts are focused on airplanes in hazardous conditions such as hurricane research and fighting wildfires. analysts say pilotless planes could be a $400 billion a year global business. so why not passenger flights?...

New energy sector off the ground, dont you need federal dollars behind it at least at first? >> there are a lot more official ways of doing it than giving money to your friends and having those companies go bankrupt. the reason why its such a sore point with the administration is theyve had a lot of very high profile disasters, solyndra, fisker, and the rest. i think the president, rather than saying yes, we have to subsidize my friends, would do better to say that i think his line is that he is...