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Today iranian state television also released this video showing what it claims is the wreckage of the large u.s. navy drone that was shot down. its the second time in a week iranian forces have fired on u.s. drones. this iranian video shows the advance surface-to-air missile used to shoot down the high altitude american drone worth more than $100 million. it has a swing span the size of a boeing 737. late last night the faa issued a notice to airmen prohibiting u.s. aircraft from flying over the...

Iran shoots down a u.s. military drone in a, quote, clear message. the united states, the country says it does not want war but it is ready for war. the u.s. says the drone was hit by a missile in international airspace in a critical place right over the strait of hormuz disputing irans reports that the aircraft was actually over iran at that point. thats the same stretch of water where two tankers were attacked last week. >> to be clear, this is not a small drone. the global hawk is thereply 50...

This meeting will probably be a time, a discussion about specific actions. let me say three things. number 1, theres no question based on what i heard about the intelligence. it was international airspace. i think thats what the other countries of the world believe. number 2, this is not a little drone like a household drone. this is a big -- the size of an u.s. airline in terms of swing span. this is a significant drone that didnt have people on. >> neil: you think they knew this, that it was a...

The drone has a swing span of a boeing 737 and cost $180 million. iran says this was meant to send a clear message to washington. >> those that defend the borders of iran will react in a total and decisive way by any foreign elements on our land. our borders are our red line. >> as for the american red line, the pentagon says there will be a response if u.s. forces are targeted. theres a concern that if a larger conflict erupts, key allies could be threatened. israel faces threats in hezbollah a...

♪ ♪ >> a >> there is your new air force one. im doing this for other presidents not for me. you know its a much bigger plane. bigger wing span. in fact, we added things. and i got 1.6 billion off the price. >> acknowledging. that of course president trump giving a sneak preview of his proposed redesign of air force 1 which would swath the white and blue paint job to red, white and blue. democrats said not so fast because they hate freedom. requiring congressional approval for all changes. re...

It apparently happens frequently. it apparently now happens with the chinese air force as well. but this thing that happened on monday, it was a little bit beyond the pale, because this russian fighter jet flew up to the much larger american spy plane, flew up at a high rate of speed and apparently it closed to within five feet of the american plane. five feet. do you want to know how far five feet is? i measured. its this far, between these two. five feet. thats how close it got. i got a tape m...

Water sport. kite tubing. its a cross between water skiing and, well, flying. >> basically after a certain speed the kite tube will gain lift and fly behind the boat. >> soon chris invites his friends to the lake to try out his new toy. >> chris called me up one day and said, hey, i got this kite tube. you sit on it kind of like a jet ski and it has a 15-foot wing span, and you can actually get, you know, 10, 20, 30 feet of air. i was like, count me in. >> what really excited me about kite tubin...

Its a cross between water skiing and, well, flying. >> basically after a certain speed the kite tube will gain lift and fly behind the boat. >> soon chris invites his friends to the lake to try out his new toy. >> chris called me up one day and said, hey, i got this kite tube. you sit on it kind of like a jet ski and it has a 15-foot wing span, and you can actually get, you know, 10, 20, 30 feet of air. i was like, count me in. >> what really excited me about kite tubing was the adrenaline rush ...

>> its a lot of hard work. someone gave me this piece of advice once and i really believe it. youve never arrived. youve always becoming. so i never really get complacent. im always thinking about theheo next thing. >> it sounds like something you would hear in a yoga class. >> but its true. im hopefully going to play another five years. >> i hope so. >> eventually ill break down and i wont be able to play anymore and ill have to think about the next phase of my life. >> weve only got a couple s...

High-altitude test, the goal is to deliver high-speed internet access to remote areas where wired access is difficult to provide. msnbcs jamie is here with all of these details. okay pretty exciting. kind of thrilling. how close is facebook to making this a reality? >> facebook officials said during a press conference on thursday that its designed and built this drone. its got the wing span of a boeing 737 but only weighs around 900 pounds. the company says it will beam a laser signal down to ea...