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branson says the world's first commercial space trip will happen been a year. >> i would hope that 20ears from now children will be able to think i will be able to become an astronaut and they really will be able to afford to become an astronaut. it is up to us to bring the price to a level where they will be able to become astronauts. >> 450 people have applied to take a virgin galactic flight. tickets cost $200,000 each. a 69-year-old japanese man was invited to the opening ceremony. >> translator: i hope i can travel to space soon. i want to see the earth while taking a spacewalk. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

bill gates, richard branson, steve jobs, they don't have a college degree. why do you need one? and millions of students are learning math for free from sal con. what you can learn from him. first, the kig talker of the week. hold your kid back from kindergarten at your child's peril. a recent "new york times" op-ed says parents who think they're giving their child an edge holding them back a year from kindergarten may actually set them back. co-wrote the piece and the co-author of "welcome to your child's brain" and she joins us now. good morning, sandra. you say in the long run, 5-year-old kindergartners do better than 6-year-old kindergartners. why? >> because school makes kids smarter. the experience of being young in class makes kids work harder and as a result they learn more. the kids who are oldest in the class are already doing pretty well and they're not motivated to work as hard. >> there's so many moms and datdads who think this red shirting a sports term, but holding their kid back one year is going to let them mature a little bit. maybe be a little more confident w

. >>> billionaire sir rich and branson putting his money to work in the bay area.w airline jobs that could soon be -- open up. >>> why you may want to start stocking up on postage >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> it is going to cost more to mail a letter soon. january 22nd, the price of a stamp will increase bay a penny to 45 cents. the price of postcards up three cents, international letters additional nickel. the postal service has a nearly 10 billion dollar deficit. the rate increase will only make a small dent in that. the agency has outlined a plan to cut saturday service and eliminate thousands of jobs to cut the budget. >>> load up on those forever stamps. >>> this morning governor brown and dell ceo will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to open a new campus. dell is holding a job fair at the new site to recruit hundreds of new employees. it stars at 10 a.m. ends 2 p.m.. -- it starts 10 a.m. and ends 2 p.m.. >> jury -- virgin america is building a new training center at sfo. >> reporter: four years ago sir richard branson created a

branson's virgin galactic will launch his first space tour adventure starting from that next year. 240have already paid $200,000 apiece for a 2 1/2 hour sub orbital flight. >>> looks like those hot tips are start to go come back down as high pressure weakening. that means we're going to see more low clouds and fog on the way. they are start to go surge back on shore overnight tonight. 00 so yeah, we've got changes in the works. high pressure moving out of the way, low off the coastline, that low is gonna help to move that ridge eastward. that means we're gonna see those temperatures coming down and a few more clouds coming up tonight. a few more clouds, surging along the coastline, it will be much cooler especially out at the beaches for tomorrow. highs there expected only in the 60, some spots only in the 50s, with some drizzle too. as you get inside the bay you'll find a little more sunshine, plan on about 78 degrees in morgan hill, 75 degrees in morgan hill. 75 in union city, 71 in hayward. east bay i think it will be nice and sunny by the afternoon, temperatures may struggle to get

british billionaire, richard branson, repelled down the side of the complex in new mexico and christenedwith champagne. branson's virgin galactic is set to stage its first private space flights starting in 2015. >>> if you're flying a regular airplanes today, airport delays are possible in memphis, charlotte, atlanta, new orleans, miami, chicago and detroit. >> and your morning road conditions today, flooding on parts of i-95, from raleigh, to miami. also, i-75, from tampa to naples. wet on i-20, from colombia, south carolina, to berming ham and on i-40, from raleigh to memphis. also slick on i-80 and 90 from cleveland to chicago. and i-55, from st. louis to new orleans.ouis to rial is growing at the indianapolis motor speedway. fans and friends are pausing to remember two-time indy 500 champion, dan wheldon. >> he was killed in the fiery crash. >>> las vegas on sunday. and that's raising lots of criticism now from inside the racing community. diana alvear reports. >> reporter: they were five of the hardest laps they'd ever driven. five laps in honor of their fallen friend and colleague,

branson says its responsibility. >> i think every company in therea that has got any spare expanding and creating jobs. that is the way to get america on its feet again. >> and it starts with this. >> one, two, three. >> one thing he is not saying just yet is what cities those crew members will be flying to and from. jonathan bloom, "abc 7 news." >>> a hotel worker fed up with his job made a production out of quitting. take a look as he springs it on his manager. >> i'm quitting. >> one, two, three, four. ♪ ♪ >>> a guy who goes by the name joey worked there for three years. he wanted to quit because management refused to recognize the union he tried to organize so he asked his marching buddies to help him deliver the news. >>> moving on, when we konts continue tonight, the owner of a wild animal park is found dead and animals on the loose. >> up next, sheriff's deputies on a shoot to kill mission as residents in town are told to stay indoors. and demonstrators in san francisco take their occupied protest to city hall. also, a tax break for san francisco companies that hire former con

. >> sir richard branson, popping some champagne here, toasting to the crowd. these flights costs $200,000 each. so, it's a lot of money. here's the thing. there was a reporter in attendance, maggie mckee, from the new scientist and she says something is kind of up with this celebration. she thinks it's actually all smoke and mirrors. she took a peek inside this hangar. it's it's not finished. virgin galactic says it has $58 million in the project but only done test flights that haven't had any rocket fuel. is this celebration kind of to distract everybody, do you think? >> think about it, what project of that magnitude is ever done on time. >> i think this is a way to keep the topic in the news, keep us all talking about it so we don't forget about it and lose steam. >> this is the fund-raising tactic. >> what about branson's less than impressive dance moves here. >> he's not in cirque du soleil, what do you expect? ♪ do you love me >> a musical duet. wait until you see the new "it" girl this guy is singing with. >> that driver ran a red light. what he does le

. >>> richened branson is trying to make dreams of going to space a reality.l you what he's doing after the break. cious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] new glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> let's get your "showbiz headlines." salina gomezis receiving death threats. a man told a shrink he had conversations with god about killing selena. >>> j.r. martinez continues to wows the judges on "dancing with the stars." they scored last night's highest marks after performing a samba. one judge told grace, i think it was your best performance. >>> and paris jackson making history. michael jackson's only daughter became the first female at her private school to join the flag football team. jackson proves that girls can play football, too. >>> one thing you ca

branson at this time predicted the first flight would be up by 2007. and as you know now, it's 2011 and the project is still in the early test flight stage. >> a michigan teen didn't need to leave her hometown for the best weekend of her life. first, 18-year-old brianna ahmat was crowned homecoming queen but she's not wearing the usual homecoming dress. she is wearing a jersey because she's on the football team. and, by the way, her night got better after being crowned homecoming queen. she kicked a 31-yard field-goal to win the game. >> that is girl power. awesome. >> you any girl! >>> it's a absolutely beautiful day across the d.c. region. the cooler televisions and the fabulous sunshine. >> love it. gary will tell us how the rest of the workweek is looking. the forecast is still ahead. >>> and will she really do it? rumors are swirling that madonna is said to headline the super bowl helpfultime show. coming up.  >> reporter: hear you have been getting high fives today. >> that is right. what is the problem? >> not what it was. >>

in new mexico, richard branson will attend the christening of a hangar at virgin galactic airlines.he company says that flights could possibly start by 2013. >>> spalding will donate the dress that she wore at the nobel peace prize ceremonies as part of its women in jazz initiative. spalding was invited to perform by president obama. >>> finally, rapper eminem, he turns 39 years old today. happy birthday. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a behind the scenes look at a day in the life of secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> plus, racing legend michael andretti remembers fallen start indy 500 champ dan wheldon. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc

if richard branson hears this story -- >> we just went to england to visit her family and our new niece was just born to kate's brother and sister-in-law. and i love this new family i'm part of. i'm -- i lament the fact that i'm not being allowed to see my children as much as i would like to. we're going to iron that out, it's onward and upward. >> true love will concur all. i think you've found true love. >> let's have a little break, come back for our last segment and talk about boss for a moment. i can't tell you more about this romance. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it, though. i mean shipping is a hassle. not with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that is easy. best news i've heard all day! i'm soooo amped! i mean not amped. excited. well, sort of amped. really kind of in between. have you ever thought about decaf? do you think that would help? yeah. priority mail f

if richard branson hears this story -- >> we just went to england to visit her family and our new nieced sister-in-law. and i love this new family i'm part of. i'm -- i lament the fact that i'm not being allowed to see my children as much as i would like to. we're going to iron that out, it's onward and upward. >> true love will concur all. i think you've found true love. >> let's have a little break, come back for our last segment and talk about boss for a moment. i can't tell you more about this romance. ♪ we're centurylink ... we're committed to improving lives and linking americans to what matters most with honest, personal service... 5-year price-lock guarantees... consistently fast speeds ... and more ways to customize your technology. ♪ so if i didn't know better i'd say you're having some sort of big tire sale. yes we are. yeah. how many tires does ford buy every year? over 3 million. you say you can beat any advertised price on tires? correct. anywhere? yes. like this price? yes. riously? yes what about this one? i'll beat it. this one? s we will. right, i only have one more qu

billionnary richard branson hopes enough test lights can be done by the end of 2012 to start flights after. more than 450 people purchased tickets to fly with virgin galactic. . alert, if you are not in the habit of wiping down your cell phone you may want to start. a study shows one in six phones is covered in fecal matter. researchers looked at hundreds of swab samples and found 16% were contaminated with the bacteria e. coli, which comes from feces. it's likely because people don't wash hands after using the restroom. >>> just how safe are your cell phones? a report out from the environmental health trust with troubling news. cell phone users are exposed to higher levels of radiation. government tests were done on plastic mannequin but the signs corresponds with someone 6'2", weighing 220. >> standard for cell phones developed based on old science and models and assumptions. that's why they need to change. >> there are different types of radiation. ionizing radiation. there is no good evidence that that radiation causes cans i. >> the what can you do? limit the number of minutes y

. >>> adventurous billionaire richard branson celebrated the dedication of the world's first space port by splashing a little bubbly. commercial space flights from the virgin galactic gateway are expected to begin after testing runs are complete in late 2012. >>> high-speed rindz churned up a reminder of the dust bowl dates in the lone star state. reducing visibility to zero in some parts and causing major property damage there. >>> meanwhile, a blast of winter hits part of colorado. leaving approximately 8 inches of snow on the ground. weather forecasters believe this is just the first stage of the storm and actually expect it to intensify before dropping off. >>> and finally, salem police were recently called into break up a small fray between zombies and witches. can't make this stuff up. the feud stems from a battle brewing between two competing haunted houses in the same strip mall. and now for a look at your natural and regional weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. good morning. >> good morning. will are you a fan of hawned houses? >> no

. >> richard branson of virgin airways in albuquerque today dedicating a runway. >> the state-of-the-arty will house virgin galactic space ships that are being developed in california. it has been in the works for six years. can't wait to see that happen. >> maybe you can't wait to go in space, sign me up. >>> thank you for joining us today.it

she's a stewardess, one of richard branson's beautiful stewardesses.many flight and there have been many beautiful stewardesses. none of them have given me a second look. what magic did you weave? because kate is a beautiful lady. >> i'd had a heart attack three years ago. it was about a month after the heart attack my mother died and i had just a horrible day with the ex threatening divorce again and screaming about how it was all over and i thought my mother just died, what's wrong with you? and i suddenly realized and i said this before to a press person and they actually said -- i'll say it first. i said to myself in my head i looked at my life and i thought is this the last story you want your life to tell? and i said no. now granted it took me about another two years. but about a year and a half after that moment camille started seeing somebody. i even encouraged it. i thought go find your happiness because you are not happy with me. and that's where i was. and i was doing that show. i got this phone call are you interested in playing george, com

>> she believes in love. >> i hope you still fly virgin atlantic because it richard branson hears this, he'll want to make a movie out of this. >> we just went to england to visit her family and visit her niece that was born to kate's sister and brother-in-law. i love this new family. i lament the fact i'm not being allowed to see my children as much as i'd like to, but we're going to iron that out. it's on ward and upward. >> you know they say true love will conquer all and i think you've found true love. >> i have. >> let's have a little break. let's come back for a last segment. i can't take much more of this romance. it's going to finish me off. >> okay. [ beep ] [ mom ] scooter? the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. captain, unidentified object -- detergent chamber. that's a cascade complete pac. the best of cascade powder and

if richard branson hears this story -- >> we just went to england to visit her family and our new niece was just born to kate's brother and sister-in-law. and i love this new family i'm part of. i'm -- i lament the fact that i'm not being allowed to see my children as much as i would like to. we're going to iron that out, it's onward and upward. >> true love will concur all. i think you've found true love. >> let's have a little break, come back for our last segment and talk about boss for a moment. i can't tell you more about this romance. >>> if i didn't know better, i would say you've been contriving the space before me. the only thing you're missing is heft. here i am. >> what do you want from me? >> you'll know when it comes up. >> that's a clip from kelsey grammar's new series "boss." it's a proper role for you. >> yeah. >> are you enjoying it? >> it was a presumptive going to work every day. the fellow that wrote it -- i hope they don't go through some kind of emotional upset because it's not frazier, because it's so clearly not that -- it's just a completely different venture, a

. >>> adventurous billionaire richard branson celebrated the dedication of the world's first space port by splashing a little bubbly as he dangled above spectators. commercial space flights from the virgin galactic gateway to space are expected to begin after testing runs are complete in late 2012. >>> high-speed winds churned up a reminder of the dust bowl days in the lone star state. the massive dust storm rolled through lubbock, reducing visibility to zero in some parts and causing property damage. elsewhere, a blast of winter hit parts of colorado leaving approximately eight inches of snow on the ground. weather forecasters believe this is just the first stage of the storm and actually expect it to intensify before dropping off. >>> and finally, salem police were recently called into break up a small fray between zombies and witches. only in salem. the feud stems from a battle brewing between two competing haunted houses in the same strip mall. and now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the forecast. team zombie or team witch? >> team

we asked virgin american founder sir richard branson and richard cush why this up surge in holiday bookings's not too bad at the moment. it hasn't sort of fallen off the precedent like it did 2-1/2 years ago. >> what we're seeing with bookings going into october, november and december is that the business traveler is flying. i think that bodes very well for the economy. >> considering what you read in the press not too bad. so i think that -- i think virgin america gets more than its fair share. >> sir richard said that the future is in the hands of employers who must start betting on a better future. his biggest worry that the banks will not reveal its true conditions. but his biggest hope is that the airline will get more business and that will lead to jobs. and the fight attendants learn from dealing with real emergencies. that's the purpose of this. come december virgin america will then set up and be very close to here in buehrleing game, a pilot training center. a big thing where they will practice all kinds of emergencies and things like that. rather than train their pilots in dallas

british bill heir richard branson opened the monday. he hopes to begin flying paying customers into space. more than 450 people have already bought tickets. >> that's quite a ticket to ride. i don't know if i could do that. i can't even ride a roller coaster. >> i would love to do it. >> i'm sure you would. >>> in texas, an undercover sting operation didn't work out quite as planned and it was all caught on tape. last monday in arlington, a thief stole what police call a bait truck with the secret camera in the front seat. at this one point, he opens the door and literally hangs out of the truck and plows right into a house. no one was hurt, but the thief escaped. >>> in michigan, also caught on surveillance video, a 9-year-old designated driver. so it may be a little tough to see, but that is her pulling into a gas station near detroit, michigan, about 3:00 a.m. last week. she and her father went into the store to pay, and he told the clerk that let her drive because he was drunk. someone called police and they pulled her over. >> when

sandra ossie caught up with violating cusins marketing director mine offspring and started by asking branson primo the million dollar question about investments in football. if i would have longer than you in one instance there are three of the most important points of what it's called where you're looking to let the water infrastructure let you see the stadium in the brain a miniature i would spend that one million euro dollar to break it. up. might be something very interesting and very very let me say exciting but the thing to do for the system to the public like crazy he's a little christian love letter this is a feasible approach i don't know for sure let's see five years whether this approach is the wrong way since of chifley rather think you know you have more scholarly books books and some produce but they're well north of the world meanwhile what these other clubs have to build a brand that is quite critical if you can make yourself from within one or the field you're giving you a lot of. let me see the press coverage. than what you always very close with how mentions the citizens o

>> if you are richard branson, you don't. you go with it. if you are a genius and lucky, you pull it off. otherwise, you have to watch a couple critical things. just from the business, pure business side of this, watch your cash like a hawk. if it starts to go down, you are spreading it too thin and going to get burned. watch your investment returns. when you start putting money into something, a new store, a new idea, make sure the return is coming back quickly. it's called return on equity. it's what warren buffett is looking for. >> yeah. >> give yourself a time limit, too. if you say you are going to launch this, this is when we want to see money coming in. if not, re-evaluate. >> decide if you want to do it. just asking him ask this question, i'm not hearing a lot of fire. some people don't want to expand. >> we have so much money coming in, it's blowing my mind. i don't know what to do. >> maybe he does want to expand. if he does want to expand and doesn't know how to do it, i would recommend he get a board of advisers. volunteers, ret

. >> and billionaire richard branson puts money to work in the bay area, creating hundreds of new jobsy. >> i'm cheryl jennings. and a surprising earnings report from apple tonight. >> the hype over the new iphone hurt sales in the third quarter. earnings fell below expectations. abc 7's david louie is live in san jose tonight with the story. david? >> it was a record setting profit for apple this quarter. but investors were expecting far more from one of the super stars. apple executives kept talking about how excite they had were there was a $4 -- four million of the new iphone 4 s over the weekend but that hurt sales of the older

its former glory russia's legendary bolshoi theater reopens in full nineteenth century splendor dr branson bogle. seven hundred million dollars suffer years of the least scandal and bezel meant charges crushers crown jewel. is finally set to reopen tonight. and in business russia's eighteen year quest to join the world trade organization rules closer to georgia practiced with a proposal what benefits will russia get from joining the w t o and up from other parts that. you're watching r.t. world news and much more welcome to the program. he later colonel gadhafi son and key right hand man saif al islam has reportedly crossed the border from the libyan desert internships it's believed he's trying to negotiate a surrender himself in the international criminal court if he does a pensioner stand trial he could spill some of the secrets of the regime's dealings with the same governments that helped topple his father sees other bennett reports . to some market jeff the was a man too much secrets which will supposedly he buried with him i think that there were tremendous sighs of relief all over c

sir rich and branson says his -- sir rich and branson says his airline is growing. his employer made a out of quitting. take a look as he springs his brassy resignation on the manager. >>> out, right now. >> i'm here to tell you that i'm quitting. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the employee who goes by the name joey worked for a noel in providence rhode island over three years. he wanted to quit because management refused to recognize the union he tried organize. instead of giving two weeks notice he asked 19 of his marching ban friends to help him deliver the news. i guess he wasn't worried about getting a reference. >> no. you want to say go fight win after that! >> i want to say how are you going to get a job with that on videotape now buddy? >> you may be able to march faster to work this morning. forget the bay bridge. folks getting off 101 sue is getting the latest on that. >> in the meantime changes? >> yep cooler, you can see the cloud cover. one of changes one of the big stories. the warmer weather for the weekend. good morning. 6:50. clouds as we look eastbound from sutro to

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cam branson of crystal lake captured this in her photograph ...been a beautiful fall season here in the chicago area. >>this is the driest open to an october and 36 years ... we have some high clouds in the area today. the big rain is happening with the east coast. there could be a few showers in western illinois that may foot with our metropolitan area. but there is a powerhouse jet stream with wind speeds of nearly 175 mi. per hour as it roars through the midwest. today we have a mix of sun and clouds that evident on the satellite imagery here is the rate are showing a big rain off of the east coast in hammered florida over the weekend it hit the carolinas yesterday. but there is no imminent threat to the midwest from these. the big story is the warm temperature at 76 degrees 65 is considered normal for this time of year. this extends way up into canada. the wind will shipped into the northwest and deliver cooler air later this week. the humidity is 48% the water temperature and light michigan is 61 degrees. the mold count is low today and there

this is an opportunity to review the success of foreign investment in russia as well as branson's how to improve the climate and the us are serious say there and urged the russians a growing domestic market but are still concerned with the lack of transparency in the political legislative and mistresses and firemen's now they want the government to make it easier for her so in the past year they mention the migration policy the customs union types is all areas that still need some more work to be done dozens of recommendations were handed over to climb minister vladimir putin and he answered promised to speed up the process of modernization and that was the case of the economy but also simplify bureaucratic procedures and lowered minutes a sense of barrier such track more investments you know what it could mean we are getting ready to start the common economic zone of russia belarus and kazakhstan next year this deeper integration will allow us coordinate currency policy will unify customs rules and he's bureaucracy we will continue to support those domestic and foreign investors impr

four years ago sir richard branson created an airline. now, he's back to expand it. it starts with the inside of a jetliner. >> i will say that it's finest cabin trainer there is. >> the ceo explains the simulator is here because within six months virgin america will have twice as many plane as a year ago. those planes will need crews and crew members will come here for training. >> how to board aircraft we can do all types with this thing -- all types of things on this that woe couldn't before. >> they'll use the real working ovens to serve real food. they may be the new kid, but plans to use customer service to compete with the big boys. >> i've been baffled the way that the airline eastbound industry doesn't seem to worry about customers, it's just like hurting -- herding cats among plane autos to hear him tell it it seems to be working as they reduce the size of the base operations at sfo, virgin america's presence here is growing. despite uncertain economy, the airline intends to add 500 jbs every year for next few years and considers it almost a responsibility.

. >>> british billionaire richard branson is one step closer to commercial space flight.dedicated space port america, a completed terminal built from scratch buy had in the desert of southern new mexico. this is where virgin will ma michael the adventure. they want to begin sub orbital flights at the end of next year. more than 450 people have bought tickets. >> a newly discovered letter is shedding new light on beatle early years. it was written by 1960 and an offer for a drumer to audition to the band. the letter was found at a liverpool yard sale. letter will put up for auction and it's expected to get $11,000. it was before they ousted pete best and picked up ringo star. let's go back to sandhya patel to update. the beatles without rain, it could not have happened. >> i agree with you there again. and the current situation, it's completely different than what it looked like this morning or this afternoon. it was foggy along the coastline here. you can see a little sliver of san francisco's coastline remaining clear but not for long. this is setting the stage for a coo

i got a call from richard branson on the phone. from australia. worried about shark fin autos in the end the governor wanted to protect the shark population, researchers say has declined by more than 90%. he signed a law banning possession and sale of shark fins, mostly used for shark fin soup. >> estimating about 85% of the trade is moving through california courts this, will stop that in its track autos some felt the ban picked on their culture. the governor signed a bill allowing existing stocks to be sold in california until july, 2013. >> and there is more still to come tonight on abc 7 news. a live report from an east bay reservoir undergoing a major expansion. >> heading into weekend we can look forward to a string of sunny skies. i'll have details in the accu-weather forecast. coming up. >> and your icy chair breaks but getting a new one isn't so easy. 7 on your side is coming up. >> also tonight what a local organization is doing to spark a love of science among children of an under served neighborhood. stay with us. the news at 6:00 cont

sir richard branson attended the ribbon cutting ceremony.t included a tour of in new fuselage. it will be home to the new cabin trainer facility where virgin workers will undergo training. >> in terms of locating in san francisco, i think the best decision this company ever made. we feed on the energy of the place. we feed on the creativity of the place. and that's why when you see this cabin trainer and you see what goes on on our airplanes, you see something that looks very different than anywhere else in this country that could only come from the bay area. >> now the new cabin trainer features touch-screen entertainment. it was created in hopes of better delivering specialized training for its employees. >>> still ahead tonight at 6:00, the economy might seem scary to some people, but it's having an interesting effect on haunted houses. >>> and trapped in a runaway car. how a dispatcher helped save a mom and her daughter. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. the low clouds and fog making it all the way to the south bay

. >>> richard branson rappeled down the side of the new space port america. it will be the launch site for commercial flights into space. now here's jessica. >>> thank you andrea. saturday morning, thousands will lace up for the national capital area stepout walk at nats park. andrea, mark and yours truly are emceeing this year's event to raise awareness of the disease and another colleague joins us this morning. jeff fitzgerald is a biocentury producer here at wusa9. thank you for getting up early and talking about this. now your own diagnosis was a little bit complicated. tell us about that. >> for me it started in the summer of 199 #. i was enjoying the summer and began to notice i was thinker city all the time and -- thirsty all the time and i was playing a lot of o reck national football. it got real for me when as a passenger in a car i woke up and realized i couldn't see the street signs. things were very blurry. a short while later i was diagnosed at a type 2 diabetic. i was taking oral medication and in 1998, a new doctor said you know you probably s

. >> and that true richard branson fashio fashion,. >> i'm lucky to be in a position where i can makereams come true. we have to thank the people of new mexico who actually voted to get this building built. and then make sure that none of them regret it. >> a reported 450 tickets have been sold for $200,000 apiece. flights could start next year. >>> josh thompson won the dunk contest with an assist over his -- get this -- mother. that was his mom. after some hip shaking he dunked over his mom since being uploaded last friday. we'll watch the clip again. dribble, dribble, and jam. 390,000 views on youtube. >>> the earthquake damaged reactors at japan's fukushima daiich ooichlt's plant may be shut down sooner than called for. they called for a shutdown in january and say that it could happen as early as next year. they say it could take years, possibly decades to clean up the largest disaster since chernobyl. >>> the marine corps times says that the ban on wearing bracelets has been lifted immediately. they have long prohibited jewelry against for rings and watches. >> and, okay, who li