joining me now is amelia rose earhart. and so amelia, amelia earhart is your what?e is no family relation. i'm a namesake of amelia's, named after her because of her passion for adventure. >> i would think almost all earharts would be able to trace somewhere back there a connection. >> you would think. we've tried with multiple genealogists. it was only the oral tradition in my family that there was a connection, but i realized there wasn't, and in was no reason to keep searching because i was so inspired by the name. she really drove me towards flight. >> obviously with your name, you've known about her your whole life and i assume you have this ambition to follow her path around the world. >> i did. i started flying about ten years ago, and every single day of my life, people would ask me, are you pilot, number one? and could you ever fly around the world this the more i started to think about it, and the more i grew in my skills as a pilot, i thought that would be a great way to show the world anything is possible, and show folks how far we've come technology wis

pleased i'm sure. >>> a 31-year-old named amelia earhart is now the youngest woman ever to fly around the world in a single-engine plane. her full name, amelia rose earhart. she was named after the famous pilot who went missing 77 years ago on her trip around the world. amelia rose earhart retraced the exact route that her namesake started, over 17 days. her journey began in denver. she and her coach, pilot, traveled more than 24,000 miles. stopping in 14 countries, before she landed back in the united states on friday. in addition to flying, she is also the president of nye with amelia foundation, which gives education and scholarship opportunities to young women who are interested in taking to the skies. she recently handed out 10 flight training scholarships to girls in their teens. they love her and now she has done something nobody else has done april. meal ya -- we have her live. welcome home. how was it. >> stunning. we took off at sunrise out of every approach to see the sunrise and also fly over spots where amelia intended to land after her exit from new guinea, where is where she disappeared. it's amazing to see how brave she was in the

just to give you background, 31- year-old amelia rose earhart was named after the famous avenue iater who disappeared. this denver news anchor didn't start flying until she was in her 20s. 10 years later, she is recreating the late amelia earhart's failed flight around the world. rather than me tell you how exciting this is, why don't we go straight to amelia's mom, deborah, who is here right now. and words cannot explain, i guess, just how excited you must be. tell me about it, deborah. >> oh, my goodness. i can hardly contain myself. oh, my gosh i can't wait to throw my arms around her. >> reporter: she is having a different experience this time. it's a whole new world. she tweeted pictures. she had an allergy contact. you have been texting her, right? >> yes. we have been texting every day. she is so faithful to her mom, i love it, and her dad. hi, mom. aren't you busy? don't you have other people you need to talk to? [ laughter ] >> but she is very good about that and she reaches out and she is really making an effort to make this real for everybody that's following her. >> report

. >>> 77 years since amelia earhart vanished while attempting to fly around the world. >> seven decades later 31 years later amelia rose earhart took on the challenge and completed the journey. nbc's joe fryer has her story. >> reporter: there was much anticipation surrounding the final landing of this modern day amelia earhart. it seems certain her around the world flight would end smoothly. >> my girl. >> reporter: this odyssey was about something deeper. >> i feel like it's a part of me, it was what i was born to do and now, we did it. we finished the flight around the world. >> reporter: amelia rose earhart recently learned she's not related to her namesake, she has always felt a connection, even as a kid. >> she thought, maybe i can fly around the world. wouldn't that be awesome. >> reporter: it's why she got her pilot's license ten years ago and why she decided to recreate the 1937 journey that ended with amelia mary earhart disappearing over the pacific ocean. she called this the amelia project, a way to get girls excited about aviation. we were with her before the flight. >> the view outside will be amazing and

. >>> happening today, a woman named amelia earhart will land in oakland to complete an around-the-world trip. her full name is amelia rose and she is not related to the avenue iater who vanished during -- not related to the avenue iater who vanished during a solo flight in 1937. when the 31-year-old amelia rose earhart lands this afternoon, she will become the youngest woman ever to travel around the globe in a single- engine plane. i used to work with her in the same market when she was a traffic reporter. >>> well, the avon walk for breast cancer happens in the bay area this weekend. participants will walk up to 39 miles over two days to raise money and awareness. all funds will be donated to local breast cancer organizations. walkers start tomorrow at 7 a.m. at fort mason in san francisco and they will cross the golden gate bridge and make an overnight stop in corte madera. >>> basketball fans are on pins and needles just waiting and watching to see which team will get star lebron james. businesspeople in cleveland hope that james returns to the cavaliers because he actually affects the economy. it's something called

her full name is amelia rose earhart and she is not related to the famed aviator amelia mary earhart, who vanished during her around the world attempt 77 years ago. but when the 31-year-old lands at 5 p.m. this afternoon, she will be the youngest woman to ever go around the world in a single- engine plane. >>> the new eastern span of the bay bridge is getting more costly repairs. the "chronicle" reports that workers are now removing thousands of steel particles that got embedded in the tower's white finish and then rusted. the particles were molten hot when they were spewed out during grinding as the tower pieces were being connected. now the clean-up and repainting will cost about a million dollars. >>> san francisco's sky line could look tilted in a few years. today, a proposal was unveiled for a 400-foot tower at the intersection of folsom and spear streets. the building's stacked and angled balconies create a ripple effect. famed american architect jeannie gang is behind the design known for the aqua skyscraper in chicago which has undulated parking balconies. >>> city car share,

today, a woman named after famed pilot amelia earhart is scheduled to complete the 1937 round of the world flight of her namesake when she lands in oakland. amelia rose earhart will set the record as the youngest woman to navigate the world in a single-engine plane. she and her co-pilot took off from oakland november 26th. she is not related to the original amelia earhart but is expected to land in oakland around 5:00 today. >>> time to get excited about a full moon. this is your weekend with the super moon. the super moon will happen three times this year with the first gracing the sky overnight tonight. this is video of past supermoons. the phenomenon occurs when the moon is closer to the earth and the effect is magnified when it happens the same time as a full moon. look for the other two supermoons in august and september. we were gawking driving in this morning. >> yes, we were. >> it will be closer in august. i think it's going to be closest in august. if you missed tonight, hopefully you can see that one. that will be cool. >> you had a whole list of things. >> the avon walk. ladies walking tomorrow and sunday to raise money for breast cancer.

. >> reporter: though amelia rose earhart recently learned she is not related to her namesake, she has always felt the connection, even as a kid. >>> she thought maybe i can fly around the world. wouldn't that be awesome? >> reporter: it is why she got her pilot's license ten years ago and why she decided to re-create the 1937 journey that ended with amelia mary earhart disappearing over the pacific ocean. she called at this time amelia project, a way to get girls excited about aviation. we were with her before the flight. >> the view outside will be amazing. for a lot of it we'll be staring out at a big blue ocean. >> reporter: in the past 77 years, airplane technology has greatly improved. >> we're taking off. >> reporter: yet human nerves remain as fragile as ever. >> happy tears, right? >> reporter: as earhart began her emotional voyage, she had a special goal in mind. >> i want to see the sunrise around the entire globe. >> reporter: it is why every single takeoff was scheduled at sunrise, and this is what they saw. using social media, earhart and her co-pilot shared all kinds of

but just this past friday, 31- year-old amelia rose earhart, who is not related to her namesake, became the youngest woman ever to circle the globe in a single-engine plane. she ended her final leg by touching down at oakland airport. >>> if you flew across the country now, just look at the weather, it's amazing what's happening in the west coast, central california, or central america and -- >> it is all about extremes. 30 degrees below normal in tennessee all the way up to minnesota. they have flooding rainfall for the fourth straight day back east. and for us, it's kind of this prolonged story. it's been three years in the making but it's the drought today a statewide drought emergency basically declared and mandatory water restrictions. we don't get rain this time of year so we're not going to be able to add to our water reserves likely for the next couple of months. all we can do is cut back what we use. san bruno a humid 79 degrees. you feel it outside today? sticky. livermore 84. but yesterday you hit 102. stay 79. santa rosa 78. the picture from oakland looking back towards san

. >> a woman named after aviator amelia earhart finish the mission she set out to do. she flew around the world. 31 year old amelia -- rose is her middle name, rose, ended her journey today in oakland, california. she says she flew a single engine plane along the equator and while the a meal yas are not at all related, earhart says having the same name did inspire her to make that flight. >> it was an mazing journey. we feel like we have amelia there with us. symbolically closing her flight plan. she left off near helen island and we flew over helen itself. >> earhart says the journey took a year and a half. she now plans to give away 10 scholarships to other young women so they can learn to fly. it was 77 years ago when the famous aviator went missing while attempting to fly solo around the world. >>> it's a daring dip. still ahead a man under arrest for jumping into a shark tank. what he may have been doing right before he took that plunge. also, ahead, heads up football. it's a brand new way for kids to play on the grid iron and parents, you're going to like ♪ >> funny man tracy morgan is out of rehab tonight, and he's

. >>> exactly 677 -- 77 years after amelia earhart disappeared, another pilot is flying the same route. 31-year-old amelia rosert said her namesake inspired her to start flying ten years ago and she fell in love with it. if she's successful on her new journey, she'll be the youngest to fly around the world in a single engine plane. today she tweeted, on this day in 1937, amelia earhart went missing. her spirit of adventure lives on in many women around the world. today she landed in the african nation tanzania, the afterwhalf point of her journey. amelia, are you with us? >> thank you for having me on. i'm here. i've been sitting at the base of kilimanjaro. >> i want to give viewers an opportunity to learn about your schedule, because it is grueling what you're doing. >> it is. flying between six and nine hours a day. i got the idea that i wanted to see the sun rise around the entire globe. so every morning we launch about 5:30, 6:00 in the morning and take off east bound. >> you say we're flying. you have a flight crew? >> i do. i have a co-pilot with me, shane jordan. he's sitting right here with me. having

her full name is amelia rose earhart and is not related to amelia mary earhart who vanished during a solo flight in 1936. when the 31-year-old amelia rose lands this afternoon she will become the youngest woman to travel around the globe in a single-engine plane. >>> someone is organizing a scavenger hunt in which marijuana is the jackpot. the bay area quest hunt will take place saturday. it's open to any medical marijuana card holder to pays 35 bucks to enter. the newspaper says it sent an email and made a phone call to the unknown organizers google voice number and so far, no response. >>> for the 12th consecutive year thousands of people will take part in the avon walk for breast cancer this weekend. participants will walk up to 39 miles over two days to raise money and awareness. all funds will be donated to local breast cancer organizations. walkers start tomorrow at 7 a.m. at fort mason in san francisco and then cross the golden gate bridge and then go make an overnight stop in corte madera. >>> 8 minutes after 6:00 on this friday. finding parking in san franciscan be like findi

same name as ail famous aviator has just completed an around-the- world journey. 31-year-old amelia rose earhart completed the final leg yesterday touching down safely in oakland and with that, she completed the trip that amelia mary earhart never got to finish back in 1937. during the trip she carried pictures of inspiration and also a photograph of the late aviator. >> it's an amazing journey. we feel like we had amelia there with us, uhm, symbolically closing her flight plan. she left off over hal land island and we flew over it stow to come back here brings it full circle. we had electronics so we were able to complete the flight. >> these? not related to her namesake and is now the youngest person to single the globe in a single- engine plane. >>> how a tech giant is making room for fans at levi's stadium. >> lining up for free water in this east bay city, but where it comes from may make you think twice. yahoo have a deal >>> there is a parking breakthrough at the site of the 49ers new home levi's stadium in santa clara. the team and yahoo have a deal to try to help thousands of fans get t

the modern day amelia earhart is the youngest woman ever to fly around the world in a single-engine plane. >> her full name is amelia rosefter the pilot who went missing 77 years ago on her attempt to fly around the world. >> this amelia earhart traced the exact route she started. she and her copilot traveled more than 2,400 miles stopping in 14 countries as you can see on the map. and amelia rose earhart joins us live today via satellite. good morning to you, amelia. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. >> you've got to tell the story. your parents, the earhart family, they have many, many different names they could name their beautiful, bouncing baby girl. why amelia? >> you know, etch asks my parents that -- everyone asks my parents that question all the time. they wanted to give me a positive female role model, somebody great to look up to. my mom said she wanted to give me a name nobody would ever forget and i think that worked. >> one of those people is you obviously because you take your namesake carefully into consideration here. was that a lot of pressure? >> absolutely. it took me a lot of time to grow int

amelia earhart has completed her fleet around the world. yes, you heard right. 77 years after the first earhart's ill attempt. 31-year-old traffic reporter amelia roseearhart, no relation wrapped up a 17-hour stop trip landing on friday. she called it amazing and felt like they had amelia with them. >> great story. well, it is about 22 minutes after the hour and now here is a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> coming up many health experts want to curb americans' consumption of sugary soft drinks by taxing them. now, two of the most aggressive cities in the nation will put it to a vote. >>> and later, three economists get in a car. sounds like the start of a bad joke, but it's really the start of a good book about american business. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." >>> summer usually means the sweet smell of fresh cut grass or something good cooking on the outdoor grill, but this year in many places it means the noxious odor of skunks especially in the suburbs. later, a look at why the numbers have exploded. >> we have a friendly skunk at my house. we'll be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." ♪ you want to save mone

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. >>> a modern day pilot named amelia earhart has completed the journey the famous amelia earhart never completed. amelia rosec reporter. last night, she and her copilot landed at the oakland airport about 5:30. they had retraced the route amelia earhart attempted in 1937, when she was trying to become the first woman to fly around the globe. the current earhart, who is not related to the famous earhart, said she always felt a connection to the historic pilot. >> i was nervous and shaking on the radios with the controllers, and i said we did it! we brought her home! >> i feel such an emotional tie to amelia. i know we're not related. we're tied in no way other than through our name. >> at 31 years old, earhart is the youngest woman to fly around the globe in a single- engine plane. >>> while cleveland fans are celebrating the return of lebron james, we'll show you how miami heat fans are showing their anger toward the nba superstar. >> and a big show in the sky. why you might want to take a look at the moon tonight. . >>> you may notice something different about the moon this weekend. astronomers say the firs

amelia earhart and her trip around the world. >> okay, let's look at the markets here. stocks rose on news of corporate mergers, better than expected earnings from citigroup. the dow gained about 112 points. you can see it there for yourself. the nasdaq and s&p 500 were also higher today. >>> one of the biggest banks in the world will pay a huge fine, citigroup, and the justice department announced a $7 billion settlement today. as part of the agreement the bank admits it down played the risks of subprime mortgages and sold them to mortgages. rosalyn jordan reports. >> $7 billion, that's the cost to citigroup for its role in the 2008 financial crisis. >> the bank's misconduct was egregious. under the terms of the settlement, the bank has admitted to its misdeeds in great detail. shattering lives and livelihoods around the country and the world. >> the bank was accused of deliberately lending money to people that they could not afford. knowing they were bad investments. when the housing market collapsed, everyone lost. the collapse of the housing market was at the heart of the recen