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There are rifle shots, there are big bombs and there are nuclear bombs and when you get a nuclear bomb baby and they take it the whole length of the plane, everybody dives down for air. >> please, bob, i sit next to you every day. >> i dont like people who pull my seat backs, if they do i turn around and smack them. >> kimberly, what bugs you, the constant adulation of single men who want to sit next to you. >> and people who keep trying to date you on the plane. but every once in a while, they ...

Big bombs and there are nuclear bombs and when you get a nuclear bomb baby and they take it the whole length of the plane, everybody dives down for air. >> please, bob, i sit next to you every day. >> i dont like people who pull my seat backs, if they do i turn around and smack them. >> kimberly, what bugs you, the constant adulation of single men who want to sit next to you. >> and people who keep trying to date you on the plane. but every once in a while, they buy you a drink, so thats nice. >...

There are rifle shots, there are big bombs and there are nuclear bombs and when you get a nuclear bomb baby and they take it the whole length of the plane, everybody dives down for air. >> please, bob, i sit next to you every day. >> i dont like people who pull my seat backs, if they do i turn around and smack them. >> kimberly, what bugs you, the constant adulation of single men who want to sit next to you. >> and people who keep trying to date you on the plane. but every once in a while, they ...

Seatbelts add a measure of safety. this chilling animation shows a child wearing a seatbelt and one not wearing a seatbelt. so why arent seatbelts in every school bus? could it be the cost? as much as $7,000 per bus, saving two lives a year. is this what this really comes down to? its -- too expensive? >> yes, there would be an added cost. if all school districts bought school buss with belts, those costs would go down over time. >> reporter: the national highway transportation safety administra...

This just in -- the vice president making remarks today at the vfw national convention in st. louis. the vice president is speaking to a crowd of thousands about issues important to our veterans, including job training. the remarks come just days after it was revealed in house testimony that president obama was warned back in 2008 about va patient scheduling problems and the resulting backlog of appointments. in fact, officials have been working on a fix since 2000. since the year 2000. have spe...

Some of the plane rides can be fairly long rides, so if somebody is real sick there could be a concern about that. it is re-circulated air, the air goes through the filters, which are actually quite good, better than a lot of homes that can filter out the contagious particles. so the air is a little bit of a concern, what is a greater concern for passengers, the trays, seat pockets, the bathrooms. >> and those things -- the what do you call them? >> the seat backs. >> those are are never washed

Officials who were already on there take some of these passengers who were stranded off. one more note, the ntsb says theyll be looking into the fact that two of the chutes, we talked about this yesterday -- two of those that are supposed open up outside opened up inside. theyre going to look into that. not only are they investigating the crash, but how some of the safety features on this plane worked well or didnt work at all. >> brian: are you saying that the lap belts didnt open? they just go...

Exit? >> pay attention to what the flight attendant says, no matter how many times you fly. every plane is different. take a look around, the nearest exit may be behind you. look for a second exit. that exit may be blocked. count the number of rows between where youre sitting and that exit either before or behind you so if the aircraft is dark, if you cant see whats going on because of smoke, you can count seat backs. when youre flying in an airplane wearing cotton clothing, not polyester. if th...

Against illegal guns coalition. recently that group funded by and large by new york city mayor michael bloomberg, they have been targeting senators who voted against the gun background checks bill do. you think thats something that could turn the tide? >> well, it certainly worked on the republican side to target those who are waivering from the nra positions. i support mayor bloomberg. he fights hard and smart. and we have to get tough with members of our own party to make sure that we understa...

>> neil: my fathers expectations were low for me. neil put a decimal point on. and there we go. and attention, seat backs in the upright position, and get ready for bumpy weather. get ready to get ticked off when you take off. forbes in about 20 minutes. while were on the ground the student loan mess that will have you hitting the roof. because the loans arent helping the kids, but they sure as heck are helping the government. aint that smart? >> i am so smart. i am so smart. and s-m-a-r-t. the ...