Double Hulled News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Across thousands of miles of open water. >> nainoa: nobody could see the canoe here. too beaten, knocked out of you, no dreams, no hope, can't see. >> anthony: the polynesian voyaging society, with the help of crewmembers like nainoa thompson set out to prove that that was exactly what did happen. >> nainoa: there were those in the community that, that loved this canoe, prayed for it. and also those who feared this canoe because they sensed change. you have a sixty-two foot, twelve-ton voyaging canoe. i mean, it was powerful, it changed everything. >> anthony: the hokulea. a double-hulled sail...

>> nainoa: there were those in the community that, that loved this canoe, prayed for it. and also those who feared this canoe because they sensed change. you have a sixty-two foot twelve-ton voyaging canoe. i mean, it was powerful, it changed everything. >> anthony: the hokulea. a double-hulled sailing canoe. a replica of the kind of craft believed to have been used in those times. and using only primitive, contemporaneous navigational tools sailed 5,500 miles to tahiti and back. a trip that helped spark a hawaiian renaissance. a rebirth of pride and interest in traditional hawaiian culture an...

a moment. in the meantime, tomorrow, of course a time for deep grieving but also a time for celebration of an incredible life and music from one of this country's greatest singers, perhaps even one of the world's greatest singers. as you can expect, music will be a big part of the funeral tomorrow. stevie wonder and aretha franklin and kevin costner will speak. singer roberta flack will be there. bobby brown, a source of controversy whether he was going to be there. he has confirmed that he will be there as well. and aretha franklin spoke about her very close relationship with whitne...

Of the berring sea. it's surrounded by a sheet of ice and needs fuel. no fear, the coast guard is on the way and i bet rob marciano wishes he was there. >> absolutely. i am a big fan of the coast guard and this cutter specifically designed to break ice. we heard of them. but right now only one in business. let's take you over to the great northwest and our lovely land of alaska, which, of course, a huge state. where they're going from, well, the cutter itself is going out of dutch harbor and going to meet up with a russian frighter here and deliver the goods into nome. this was supposed to hap...

for the first time in a very long time, kyra. we have six months in a row of jobs created. boom, boom, boom, more than 100,000 jobs created. that hasn't happened since 2006. think about that, since 2006 that we have been able to put together 6 1/2 months. that was also better than anybody expected. i want to really give you some perspective here because, kyra, as you know, this is a political story, as well. on the campaign trail you hear how this is the obama economy or how president obama is responsible for your job being lost. this is that incredible recession and financial crisis...