lee cowan will take us aboard. >> the goodyear blimp is a slice of floating apple pie. it is pure americana. >> there's nothing like the goodyear blimp. >> but making a change in the skies phasing out the blimps in favor of something else. >> will you be sad to see this go? >> of course. >> how goodyear plans to continue the tradition later on "sunday morning"? >> osgood: ben trace owe has the latest on the recapture of the mexican druglord known as el chapo. rita braver shows us letters from the hand of earnest hemingway. steve hartman watches a teenage weight lifting star on the rise. and more. but first headlines for this sunday morning the 10th of january, 2016. first things first. nobody won last knit's powerball lottery. so, the jackpot has risen to $1.3 billion. next drawing is wednesday night. good luck. secret interview gave to actor sean penn was released by "rolling stone" helped mexican authorities to track down the notorious druglord el chapo. mexican officials are saying that mexico may be willing to extradite el chapo to the united again, ben tracy will h

goodyear found a new purpose for its floating billboards. as camera flat forms. were huge. >> they were heavy, too. the blimp. >> the first blimp cast was the rose parade back in 1955. from then on, goodyear's aerial tv coverage redefined the way we saw major events, says was revolutionary. >> incredibly revolutionary and the technology at the time was being developed as we needed it. up. >> we were discovering as we went, absolutely. >> today, goodyear air ships remain the most recognizable eye in the sky above major sporting events, especially college football. hovering above the miami-clemson game back in october a. goodyear blimp will be watching over clemson again tomorrow night, as college football national championship. for chief pilot jerry hissem it's as good as it gets. >> does it ever get a little tedious just going around a stadium over and over. >> noz really? >> i could fly for another eight hours. >> could you really? >> yeah. it's fun. >> there's just one of the old models left, the spirit of los angeles. the one that brought alice gratias back to earth. her ride wasn't just a bucket list moment. present. >> it was wonderful.

from parts sent over from a we know goodyear mainly for its tires, i cost has actually been in the blimp business most of its corporate life. what is all of this? >> this is our raiders of the lost arc room. >> eddie is goodyear's airship historian. in here are the remnants of the company so trusted in early aeronautics it was put under contract to build airships for the u.s. navy. amelia earhart even christened one of them. it's most famous for the uss akron and the ussmacon as big as ocean liners. >> they can look over the horizon. there was no radar looking over the horizon. there was no satellite. >> passengers, too, soon found airships luxurious way to cross atlantic. the hindenburg disaster in 1937 brought an end to it all. >> it's a horrific day, ladies and flames. oh, the humanity. >> eventually even the military had little use for airships. but goodyear found a new purpose for its floating billboards. as camera flat forms. >> good, lord, these cameras were huge. >> they were heavy, too. >> basically studio camera in the blimp. >> the first blimp cast was the rose parade back in

something i don't want to >> would have been revolt to not see the blimp in the skies any more. >> instead, he decided to invest goodyear's marketing money into replacing the old blimps with these, the nt model. it's a new generation oft longer about 40 miles an hour faster, capable of cruising at freeway speed.an swivel in place making it far more maneuverable than it's older cousins. inside a kelp stop. makes these new goodyear blimps not really blimpa at all but semi rigid air ships. >> about only thing is the same is the helium lifts the thing.e is different. >> the pilot welcomed us aboard. the updated gondola has room for complete with a bay window that seat back there, that iscall that the picture window, because everybody sits back there and takes pictures. it's a beautiful view. there's nothing else like it inone are the old manual flight controls. replaced with joysticks that operate the airship is it easy to fly? >> it's different. different to fly. it's not physically challenging. once you get the concepts's not so bad to fly. >> goodyear is building three of these new nt models at this massive hanger in akron

that -- >>> coming up, lee callan heads to the sky for a report on the past and future of the goodyear blimp. >>> and we explore the brave new world of sperm donors in the sometimes many children >>> and the revealing exhibit on the life and works of ernest hemingway. >>> it was the story that broke our hearts a year ago. five-year-old phoebe jonchuck thrown to her death from a bridge on the sense -- sunshine skyway. allegedly by her own father. they are questions of he will ever face trial. so far he's been ruled mentally incompetent. jennifer titus talked to linda gregory about her temperature -- investigation and the biggest question, why did it happen? >> unfortunately i don't know if anyone will ever know. it's easy to dismiss it as mentally ill -- he's been diagnosed with bipolar. he took meds for a while and then i guess he wasn't but -- never kill their kids. he was evil and manipulative and vengeful even as a kid. mental illness was part of it, but the ability to snap -- i don't think that holds court because if you look at the weeks leading up to the death, there were obvious signs

[ light laughter ] goodyear blimp? >> jimmy: yeah, i guess so. i don't know. >> let's move on. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: move on? i wanted to talk about something. because here i am, doing research. i'm down in the basement all day, looking through microfiche, doing research on you and all your work. and i go through this beautiful "l.a. times" article someone wrote about you. and i go, "i can't wait to talk to michael shannon about this." such a nice article they wrote. you said you have a little problem with the article. >> i was very flattered, honestly. you know, the "l.a. times" is a a great newspaper here in our nation. >> jimmy: absolutely. >> very reputable. >> jimmy: look at this, a whole page! >> beautiful story, right here. >> jimmy: all about you. >> nice picture from "99 homes." from "revolutionary road." my academy award nomination there, "take shelter", "boardwalk empire." >> jimmy: absolutely, yeah, yeah. >> here's a picture of me in my >> jimmy: absolutely. >> except there's only one problem. that's not me. [ laughter ] i never did

goodyear blimp will be watching over clemson again tomorrow night, as they take on alabama for the college football national for chief pilot jerry hissem it's as good as it gets. hours. >> could you really? >> yeah. it's fun. >> there's just one of the old models left, the spirit of los angeles. the one that brought alice gratias back to earth. her ride wasn't just a bucket list moment. present. >> it was wonderful. thoughtivity was going to be? >> it was. what a birthday. >> what a birthday and what a old mr. new goodyear's floating >> where is t here at beaufort high school in south carolina. this 15-year-old cj cummings looks like just another kid. in fact everyone thought he was just another kid. until three years ago when he men's tournament. >> thought i was just like a spectator. >> thought you were a short. last august this 5'4", 150 pound kid attempted the unimagable. >> this is 385 pounds? >> yes. >> picture a kitchen stove on each end of that bar. no american in his weight class had ever done that much in clean and jerk. it's astounding. not until cj came along. >> an american m

technically that makes these new goodyear blimps not really blimpa at all but semi rigid air ships. >> about only thing is the same

. >> things haven't changed much since that ride of kuralt's, in fact the goodyear blimps themselves aren't all that different than when they first took to the skies back in 1925. >> it looks pretty vintage. >> it is. it's made out of real wood.

technically that makes these new goodyear blimps not really blimpa at all but semi rigid air ships. >> about only thing is the same is the helium lifts the thing. everything else is different.

. >> things haven't changed much since that ride of kuralt's, in fact the goodyear blimps themselves aren't all that different than when they first took to the skies back in 1925. >> it looks pretty vintage. >> it is. 's made out of real wood. you don't find that in aviation any more. pilot only one of only three women worldwide known to fly an air ship. >> luke being in convertible.

but to some at goodyear the blimps were starting to become a little too quaint. the time had regretfully come to phase these faithful servants of the air out of service. you grow attached it to. you've done a lot of big events, taken you across the country, to one day everyone say, okay, pull the plug. it's heartbreaking. >> matt st. john flew the last flight of the spirit of america this past summer before she was

we know goodyear mainly for its tires, i cost has actually been in the blimp business most of its corporate life. what is all of this? >> this is our raiders of the lost arc room. >> eddie is goodyear's airship historian. in here are the remnants of the company so trusted in early aeronautics it was put under contract to build airships for

we know goodyear mainly for its tires, i cost has actually been in the blimp business most of its corporate life.

blimp in the skies any more. >> instead, he decided to invest millions of goodyear's marketing money into replacing the old