aloft would change the world forever. >> i've been to kitty hawk, you've been to kitty hawk. they were test pilots, weren't they? >> pretty interesting guys. >> born in 1923, charles chuck yeager grew up a typical west virginia farm boy. he didn't see an airplane upclose until he was 18. his first flight didn't go very well. >> he took off and puked all over the airplane. i'll never forget when i got back on the ground, i said you made a big mistake. >> just 11 years after the wright brothers first flight europe erupted in war, the battlefield was like none other in history. new horrors like germany's maxim machine gun mowed down scores and chemical weapons like chlorine and mustard gas wafted over the lines wreaking havoc. and a new arena for battle, the sky. >> as soon as people got airplanes in the air, they wanted to hang guns on them. >> walter is a former u.s. air force pilot who has written more than 40 books on the history of aviation. >> everything done in combat today with the exception of nuclear weapons and space satellites and things like that had, been done by a

as we know, the wright brothers first successful flight at kitty hawk was in december 1903 so airplanesere not a factor at the 1904 saint louis exposition. thus the ppie was the first , international exposition with airplanes as a major component. tragically, lincoln beachey was killed at the fair on march 14 when he attempted an upside down flight. the strain of the maneuver caused the wings to shear off sending him into the bay. after some discussions, they returned with art smith highlighting. he dazzled crowds with his start flying including death spirals and night flights lit by fires on the canvas wings. this is closing night. the original sun maid raisin girl who posed for the famous picture on the box was lorraine collett. she went up in a plane and tossed raisins to the crowd. ordinary citizens could enjoy perhaps their first ride in a plane. take a look at the name of this concessionaire. for $10, you could take a 10-minute flight from the harbor over the presidio, sausalito and alcatraz before landing. the correct pronunciation is something like lockheed. oh. the two brothers

as we know, the wright brothers first successful flight at kitty hawk was in december 1903 so airplanesere not a factor at the 1904 saint louis exposition. the ppie was the first international exposition with airplanes as a major component. tragically, lincoln beachy was killed at the fair on march 14 when he attempted and under -- upside down flight sharing off the wings sending them i -- him into the bay. art smith dazzled crowds with his start flying including death spirals and night flights. this is closing night. the original sun maid raisin girl who posed for the famous picture on the box was lorraine collect -- lorraine collette. she went up in a plane and tossed raises to the crowd. ordinary citizens could enjoy their first right in a plane. for $10, you could take a 10-minute flight from the harbor over the presidio, sausalito, and alcatraz before lending. the correct pronunciation is something like lockheed. oh. the two brothers used the $4000 profit they made it fair to refound the lockheed corporation. even sooner portraits you could have involved airplanes -- souvenir portr

on this and there is something -- i posted on my facebook page that i felt i was on the beach at kitty hawkg precision maps and perception into a product driving around the world mountain view is complicated with bicyclists and pedestrians. it was pretty exciting to see. >> his world has been more boring since he switched to decaf. these are interesting times indeed. the government regulations aspect i think is interesting when it comes to drones. your third point is about the rules for drones. will government regulation or the slow progress in washington keep us from having a drone economy and zone businesses from launching? the plan was bad. i'm sorry. >> that's a great question. one of my colleagues had a project called the google wing project that went public in august and they had to do their test and play video in australia. what they wanted to do was not legal in the u.s. there are these great startups out there and efforts by -- like the google wing project were there is a chance to create a drone industry. i recognize the faa concerns. people have done some stupid things like flyin

. >> i mean this is a little bit like creating an entire airplane industry two years before kitty hawke plane may stay up in the air or may not take off at all. >> and indeed, continuing the fight the count culture activists and lobbyists. >> the genie is out of the bold and no way to put it back in. >> serious investors everywhere starting to see what the buzz is all about. melissa chan al jazeera, san francisco. >> tough assignment, melissa. last night on this show, we here is how a different billionaire and his wife are spending their fortune. i'm talking about bill and melinda gates. the bill and melinda gates foundation has got an endowment of about $42 billion. they recently committed more than $500 million to reducing the leading cause of death and disability in developing countries. i sat down in davos with sue desmond hellman to see where all of that is going. >> we try to go into areas like poalpoalpoaltpolio, like malaria. what we're trying to create is a condition where people who might be spending their time on other illnesses that affect rich countries, will start to work

. >> i mean this is a little bit like creating an entire airplane industry two years before kitty hawkhe plane may stay newspaper the up in the air or not take off at all. >> reporter: they continue the fight going after marijuana grow sites often a few hours away from silicon valley but activists and corporate lobbyists expect full legalization of marijuana in california next year. and that is enough for them. >> people are ooperating like it's totally legitimate and anybody who wants marijuana today gets it. i just believe the ginny is out of the bottle and no way to put it back in. >> reporter: they put in millions and wall street is fast on its heels and serious investors everywhere starting to see what the buzz is all about, malaysia chan al jazeera, san francisco. >>> tough assignment melissa. last night on the show we talked about how the billionaire coke brothers plan to spends a billion influencing elections in 2016, here is how a different billionaire and wife are spending their fortune and this is bill and melinda gates and cofounder of microsoft and it's one of the largest

it will head off the outer banks somewhere north of kitty hawk and kick a little moisture back. there's plenty of cold air from the north but such a progressive system. you can see the motion that isep it out to sea. it's only going to swipe us for a number of hours. with that said and the ground even colder our futurecast close-up model shows at 5:00 in the morning is the possibility of snow approaching the area. southeast virginia, maybe last for a few hours and get out of the picture. clear out in the afternoon and be done with followed by a bit of a warming trend to the end of the week. little bit in a short period of time before sunrise on a commuting work day, it could cause some issues. that's what we'll watch for. as far as the amount a trace to an inch the most we're thinking in the metro area. one to two inches possible with sleet mixed in and a little bit in the western suburbs. maybe flurries, maybe far enough north and west you won't see anything. no snow. there's the picture, changing for the better. by thursday and friday become breezy friday. partly sunny into sa

successfully pulled a red tailed hawk from the engine area of a car after it was wedged in the grill and it survived. remember mr. biscuit? i did that story. we had a little kittycaught in an engine actually ended up losing an ear -- >> it was burned. very badly burned. >>> he's still recovering. if you follow him on facebook he's doing great. >> does he have a home yet? >>> there's still working on a home but i think the foster mom i have feeling -- >> she's fallen in love. yes. >> that's good thing. >> if you ever get on a plane you might not, you know, see that it's the cleanest thing in the universe. possibly old gum stuck there. sometimes those bins don't -- they have garbage. mysterious stains on the seat and whatnot. >>> you ought to see how those nasty problems get fixed airlines are doing a lot more than you might think to keep them clean. >> all right. we have an exclusive behind the scenes look allah fox's chris chmura. ♪ >> reporter: commercial airplanes are jet propelled insomniacs. >> 10 to 12 hours a day. >> reporter: these work horses are constantly touching down and almost immediately taking off again. >> a lot of responsibility. >> reporter: c