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forefront of people's mines and the community wants to come together to raise the money to buy a balloon like this, the old with her basket just like it was when the french started this 150 years ago, the camp —— the canopy too, and the burners, £40,000, they will need to raise that money. they are all very committed to do so. to make sure, as we said in the film, pete gregory's name is kept alive and his legacy will prove to do some good for future generations of people who want to get involved in hot air ballooning. want to get involved in hot air laallooning-— ballooning. what a wonderful tribute. thank _ ballooning. what a wonderful tribute. thank you _ ballooning. what a wonderful tribute. thank you for - ballooning. what a wonderful tribute. thank you for that. l ballooning. what a wonderful tribute. thank you for that. if ballooning. what a wonderful- tribute. thank you for that. if you are in bristol, look up, it looks like there are incredible since they are today. the winner of this year's comedy pet photo has been bagged by a pair of rescue
but i'd like to think i will get back into it. but i think it willjust be a bit...a bit longer. hot air balloons are more than a pastime for this family. it's their profession, their passion. so in pete's name, they've set up a trust to buy a balloon that trainee pilots will be able to use. encouraging the next generation of balloonists was an ambition of pete's. he aimed to become an instructor. i want pete to be there, everywhere i go. and i'll always be asking the question, like, "what would pete be doing here?" because that's what he'd be asking about me, i'm sure. pete was such a friendly and happy chap, and ijust want people to always think about him. and what we do going forward is thinking like, "yeah, "pete would be so proud of what we're doing here." nothing can replace him, but keeping his name alive, keeping pete gregory flying, will at least offer the family some solace.
flight was called off due to wind conditions. our reporter, john maguire reports. if ever anyone was born to fly, it was pete gregory. a third—generation hot air balloonist and also an airline pilot, he lived his life in the skies. since the age of three, pete and his brother dan often flew with their father, andrew. ballooning is a field and he was passionate about aviation as a job and ballooning as his hobby and his passion. i guess you could say we were born into hot air ballooning. pete gained his licence at the age of 17, i gained mine at 19, and we've flown in many countries around the world and been very lucky to do so. the brothers took up competitive flying. here they are winning thejunior world championships in poland two years ago. they were both involved in a contest in worcestershire injune when pete's balloon crashed and he was killed. dan's ground crew that day was andrew, with his wife louise doing the same for pete.
memory of pete, his name was mentioned in the pilot briefing this morning and of moment of reflection. racing balloons especially as a very tight—knit community so pete's death has been very heartfelt. —— has been felt very hard. if ever, anyone was born to fly, it was pete gregory. a third—generation hot air balloonist and also an airline pilot, he lived his life in the skies. since the age of three, pete and his brother dan often flew with their father, andrew. ballooning is a field and he was passionate about aviation as a job and ballooning as his hobby and his passion. i guess you could say we were born into hot air ballooning. pete gained his licence at the age of 17, i gained mine at 19, and we've flown in many countries around the world and been
on my shoulder, being like, "why are you doing that, dan? you need to go out and compete and do the best you can." and hopefully that's what i can do for him over this summer and also the years ahead. but andrew has reservations. because pete can't fly any more, sort of, so why should i, in a way? but i'd like to think i will get back into it. but i think it willjust be a bit...a bit longer. hot air balloons are more than a pastime for this family. it's their profession, their passion. so in pete's name, they've set up a trust to buy a balloon that trainee pilots will be able to use. encouraging the next generation of balloonists was an ambition of pete's. he aimed to become an instructor. i want pete to be there, everywhere i go. and i'll always be asking the question, like, "what would pete be doing here?" because that's what he'd be asking about me, i'm sure. pete was such a friendly and happy chap, and ijust want people to always think about him.
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theater, not far from broadway where it had celebrities and families flocking through the door. on hot tables, american flavors prepared with flare. chefs feeding shrimp and steak and fascination with american culture. >> this man is responsible for the most successful oriental restaurants in america. for 20 years if you wanted great oriental food you want to him. >> reporter: rocky aoki, the brains behind the brand, came to the u.s. as a wrestler and burst into business selling ice cream in harlem. >> he was a hot air balloonist, a speedboat racer, car racer, quite the entertainer in his own right. >> reporter: aoki had an outsized influence, in that ever popular tabletop show. five decades on, still landing its place on tv and in the movies. here in "beverly hills ninja." >> oh. i got it. >> reporter: rapper young jeezy
bill: moments ago, apple has so much money it doesn't know what to do with it. investors will get a dividend. are american students studying heard. high school graduation rates are inching up from 2001, twine 4%. rescue crews in south georgia searching for a hot air balloonist. he was taking sky divers up when a storm hit before his balloon crashed. he told the skydivers to jump. they are calling him a hero for saving their lives. arthel: new york city police investigating a threatening twitter message. it says we won't make a difference if we don't kill a