. >> many who attended then virgin galactic spaceship 2 unveiling are new astronauts. not everyone with a ticket is super-rich. >> i'm a scientist, actually i mortgaged my house to pay or the my flight. >> wow. >> i'm not rich and famous, just a chemist. >> they say they'll wait as long as it takes until spaceship 2 is ready to take them into space, which could be a long time. or not. branson won't say. >> i think i'll know when i'm be going to space but i know if we slip by a month i'll get you ringing me up and telling me that i've blown it again. so we're not going to give specific dates. we'll go having waited ten years i worked hard for ten years, we'll go when it's absolutely safe and ready. >> we know a lot about this ship, we know it's safer than the last ship. we know there are things that went wrong before that can't be going wrong now. the folks at the spaceship company and virgin galactic and the faa want to make sure that when this goes into space carrying passengers, it is the safest spaceship possible. that's all going to take months, possibly years befo

virgin galactic is using that. that is the only way you really get to the reduction.hey have done some design things around the wing and taking some of the weight out of the plane, but it is the move to new materials that is the way you get there. david: what can we extrapolate about the startup culture from the way this company is being run? from who is coming up with this idea to putting it together and seeing it through? what does it say about startups in america today? ashlee: this one is an unconventional story in that you have a former amazon/groupon guy who is the ceo. he comes from the world of coupons and is now making a plane. on the other hand, he has surrounded himself with talented aerospace engineers from the likes of nasa and lockheed martin and boeing, so these people have real experience. this kind of thing used to seem impossible, but spacex, and with jeff bezos, they have proved that you can be a startup within aerospace and you can run pretty lean for the first few years before the costs go dramatically up. david: you have a new show coming out. "h

to be a race where security and safety are sacrificed. and you're right, space x, and we have virgin galactic. and we don't have an exact start date for those companies, but we do know, we don't know how much they'll charge in the trip for space. branson, says $250,000 per ticket, and he already has 700 i have to wait. >> he could charge me a dollar to get me in space, and 200,000 to get me back to earth. >>> good year is working on tires for self-driving cars. what's so cool about it, as you see here, it looks like a ball. maneuvering potholes, and tight turns, smoother and easier. they connect, using the magnetic levation. >>> floating, and new at 5:30, we're closer to justice served. >> yes and the fight of families with first responders. >> you put on a damage, strap on -- badge, strap on a gun every day, i owe it to you, to keep your family safe as well. >> how much money is at stake for widows, and children. what the lawmakers did to help if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost

recent years, we have seen the first real commercial space startups develop, spacex, blue origin, virgin galacticey all have in common #? billionaire founders. starburst accelerator is trying to help. it is the first accelerator providing seed money and big-name mentors. founded ininally paris, but now has a u.s. presence in l.a.. founder joins us with more in the studio. why did you start this accelerator? what do they need aside from a lot of cash? >> i am an engineer. i had the opportunity to work for the u.s. air force research labs. i am passionate about aerospace. i have been doing construction and innovations for the last 20 years. emily: you are in paris, l.a., singapore, why these places? fore wanted to be global our startups. our startups need to be global. locations were, for us, the major hub combining aerospace, corporate aerospace, and entrepreneurs. we wanted to be at these locations where the startups can meet and collaborate with these large corporations. emily: where does the talent cluster? where'd you find these people?? are they coming to you? stanford, m.i.t., the same in eu

virgin galactic is using that. that is the only way you really get to the reduction.ne some design things around the wing and taking some of the weight out of the plane, but it is the move to new materials that is the way you get there. david: what can we extrapolate about the startup culture from the way this company is being run? from who is coming up with this idea to putting it together and seeing it through? what does it say about startups in america today? ashlee: this one is an unconventional story in that you have a former amazon/groupon guy who is the ceo. he comes from the world of coupons and is now making a plane. on the other hand, he has surrounded himself with talented aerospace engineers from the likes of nasa and lockheed martin and boeing, so these people have real experience. this kind of thing used to seem impossible, but spacex, and with jeff bezos, they have proved that you can be a startup within aerospace and you can run pretty lean for the first fee few years before the costs go dramatically up. david: you have a new show coming out. "hello, w

virgin galactic is using that. that is the only way you really get to the reduction.design things around the wing and taking some of the weight out of the plane, but it is the move to new materials that is the way you get there. david: what can we extrapolate about the startup culture from the way this company is being run? from who is coming up with this idea to putting it together and seeing it through? what does it say about startups in america today? ashlee: this one is an unconventional story in that you have a former amazon/groupon guy who is the ceo. he comes from the world of coupons and is now making a plane. on the other hand, he has surrounded himself with talented aerospace engineers from the likes of nasa and lockheed martin and boeing, so these people have real experience. this kind of thing used to seem impossible, but spacex, and with jeff bezos, they have proved that you can be a startup within aerospace and you can run pretty lean for the first few years before the costs go dramatically up. david: you have a new show coming out. "hello, world." what

bezos saying it will be competitive with richard branson's virgin galactic. the race for space. and to actually bring people. how crazy. >> would you go? >> i don't know. i think it's scary. >> it is pretty scary. i think we'd have to do it. >> if jeff bezos says it's safe. >> we have to do it. >>> she's been a fashion model, teacher, pilot, flight attend t attendant, and an ambassador for world peace. today she's also a birthday girl. it's national barbie day. the mattel doll was first introduced on this day in 1959. her full name is barbara militant robert. she's had an on-again, off-again relationship with her boyfriend ken carson. when is ken's birthday? do we celebrate that as well? >> no idea. this is a 50-year relationship strong. >> it's estimated more than a barbie dolls have been sold worldwide. last month mattel sales rose 1%. in january, they announced barbie would be getting three new body sizes to address concerns her traditional slim and blond look is losing appeal with children. there we go. again, no celebration of ken's birthday and no new ken dolls. >> happy b

we are seeing carbon fiber being used and all kinds of aerospace --panies, version galactic virgin galactice is an unconventional story in that you a former amazon/groupon guy who is the ceo. he has surrounded himself with talented aerospace engineers from the likes of nasa and lockheed martin and boeing, so these people have real experience. this kind of thing used to seem withsible, but spacex, and jeff bezos, they have proved that you can be a startup within aerospace and you can run pretty lean before the costs go dramatically up. david: you have a new show coming out. "hello, world." what is it? ashlee: it is a tech/travel show that focuses on all over the country, and shows you the tech outside of silicon valley. we go to new zealand, iceland, places like that, showing your products and beautiful scenery along the way. david: thank you so much. etc. section, why nobody smokes flowers anymore. i'm talking about pot. marijuana concentrate. >> if you are 30 or so or under, you are not using marijuana in the same way that gen xers did. david: smoking it like a cigarette, using a bong? >>

yet on what tickets will cost, but bezos saying it will be competitive with richard branson's virgin galactic continuing to dominate the polls. larry lindsey joins us now, his new book called "conspiracies of the ruling class: how to break their grip forever." when did you start writing this book? >> i started researching it at the beginning of the last year. >> researching what? >> i started researching the book, trying to find out why people were as angry as they were. thank you very much for the -- >> researching the book, conspiracies of the ruling class. >> whatever you joke about sales, folks, just so you know what's going on. and what i found, i read a lot of what i used to think of as fringe literature, but a lot of it was spot-on. i think a lot of the criticisms of the accomplishment are correct and that's what i detailed in the book. i try to give an explanation for why people feel the way they are. i also suggest that, you know, maybe if people are angry, there are some constructive things you actually want the next president to do. and that's what they should focus on. who is goin