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Now it's a glider inbound in the glider formation and allowing them to come into the runway here at space port america. about 30 miles or so from truth or consequences, we should tell you. >> passengers have taken their seats again. they're strapped in. we'll bring in stefanie rhule. looking at the space race among billionaires. this is a man, richard branson, who tried to circle globe in a hot air balloon. this, i guess, the next frontier for richard branson. >> reporter: without a doubt, willie. he's broken records for kite boarding. richard branson is a true daredevil. whether you're talkin...

He was like, i turned off my phone, canceled my twitter, this is what i call obamacare-free. >> obama really going for it on the kite boarding. i love it. >> obama was the coolest president, you have to say that. and house democrats are kicking off their annual retreat. they are expected to lay out the party's agenda and message going forward. that meeting is the first big one for the party since hillary clinton's election loss in november. and betsy devos is set to deliver remarks to education employees following the contentious confirmation vote. vice president mike pence was forced to bre...

>> juan: it is safe to say former president obama is enjoying his retirement. new pictures show the former president on vacation in the british virgin islands with richard branson and trying a new activity. kite boarding. he told branson he hadn't been surfing in eight years so before trying kite boarding, obama spent two days, practicing flying a kite. once on the water, a lot of falling. even race between the two which obama won back. branson said after all obama has done for the world, he couldn't begrudge him a well-deserved wi win. >> eric: strings are always being pulled. >> dana: i want...

Underneath, and they were all balling up having a feeding frenzy, but i have never seen anything like that. >> and this is nothing compared to the next surprise. >> oh, my goodness. it is right there. >> and i hear a whale spout, and this whale is very, very close to me. i am sitting there wondering what i should do, and so i did t the brilliant thing they usually do which is to freeze and continue rowing. >> she doesn't think that she is in imminent danger. >> since i have to been kite boarding and paddle boardering, i know that they are gentle creature, and agile and aware of their bodies an...

Test, they challenge the laws of nature, too. in our next story, a kite border stakes his life on the fickle wind, and it lets him down hard. a pro kite boarder soars into the air and slams into solid steel. >> oh! >> oh, oh! >> i just saw my life flash in front of me. i started kite boarding 11 years ago when it first started. >> dimitri lives to fly. for wings he uses a kite in a relatively new sport called kite boarding. >> the appeal about this sport is the freedom. it's just like jumping and pure power house, but you are using nature to do that. >> the greek-born dimitri also flies to liv...