. >> the iconic leader of virgin atlantic is sir richard branson. he has already completed a test flight, but has yet to climb into space for a full test flight. the risk with any space flight increases. is the perceived risk that has some hesitating. this man is going to put up his $20,000. >> in the atmosphere, the risk of any spaceflight increases. it is that perceived risk of a new venture that has some people hesitating. sam penthouses' want to pay his deposit. >> -- penthouse is going to pay his deposit. >> once you get a ticket, you are enrolled in a three day course that will teach all of you need to know about your 3 hour flight. of those three hours, you will only be in space for a few minutes. >> now, your 11 instaweather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> temperatures were a little below normal and we will be back to normal tomorrow and we could see some 60 degree temperatures returning. do not get too full of by that. there is some arctic air and we may feel some of that before the next 70 forecast has run its course. -- 7 day forecast

or virgin racing after russia's an old girl super car manufacturer of bought a stake in richard branson's company the new partnership will be headed by russian top gear presenter on racing driver himself. it comes just weeks after russia got the nod to post its first f one race in sochi and twenty four teams the scene near the city will welcome the world for the winter olympic games for no one currently has just a single russian driver tell you patrol for speculation is not a right but the v. borg rocket will switch teams tomorrow to see it. ok that brings us to more pressing matters in formula one where the twenty ten season will not know its champion until the very last day for man in all ken rahn victorious in abu dhabi on sunday ferrari's fernando alonso is the bookies favorites with the leader closely followed by the red bull jew of mark webber and sebastian vettel to thaw and then it went on lewis hamilton is in with a shot as well though he seems to have already switched his attention to the off season. but winter. the things that they do but. last year i went to the mountains a li

virgin racing after russia's an old girl super car manufacturer bought a stake and richard branson's company the new partnership will be headed by russian top gear presenter on racing driver nikolai. it comes just weeks after russia got the nod to host its first formula one race of sorts in twenty four teams the same year the city will welcome the world for the winter games f one currently has just the single russian driver reynolds vitaly petrov speculation is more right than the board rocket will switch teams. right. back to more pressing matters in formula one now where the twenty ten season won't know its champion until the very last day for men in all counting rain victorious in abu dhabi on sunday ferrari's fernando alonso is the bookies favorite with the leader closely followed by the red bull jewel of mark webber and sebastian vettel in two thousand and eight winner lewis hamilton is in with a shot as well though he seems to have already switched his attention to the off season. it wouldn't. be a million different things i could do but. last year i went to the mountains of th

. >> the iconic leader is of course richard branson. he is all ready to climb into flight.g to atmosphere, the risk increases. it is the perceived risk that have some waiting. >> whether you get to the atmosphere, the risk increases. it is a perceived risk that has some people hesitating. >> space flight is something millions have dreamed of. now for the first time, it lies within the reach of the average person. well, the average rich person. rob daniels, wbal-tv 11 news. >> i wonder if rob daniels would like to go up and be a newscast. >> it is not known when the first flight will be, but the company says once you get a ticket you are envoled in a three-day course -- enrolled in a three-day course. >> isn't that funny arkse small course like that and astronauts need to be able to train for years to do that? >> coming up, a warning from aarp to its maryland members about a paperwork mix-up. >> what you should do if you believe you are affected. >> first, a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. >> a consumer alert for people dealing with the aarp life insurance plan

. >> that's what all of us would do but only richard branson has the means. the british caveman is behind this. >> that's why they named that city after him in tennessee. >> did you ever go see the 4th of july fire fireworks and there is no fire works and there is downtime? maybe it is a time off. >> all of them at the same time going off at the same time. >> only four months late. >> could it have been we were attacked by texas? >> clearly california messed with it, and now we have seen what happens when you do such a thing. i'm with mike, a u to the s to the o and everyone is afraid to talk about. it rape and plun -- plunder at will myspace guys, rape and plunder at will. >> by the way, penn gillette says there are no unidentified flying objects, there are no aliens because it takes millions and millions and millions of years for the evidence to occur for them to reach us, that therefore there is no evidence and never will be evidence. >> that proves him wrong. do you not have eyes? did you not see what we saw? >> but teller said opposite. the first time he

significant business and political hurdles stand in the way of you getting into your richard branson rocket. it will carry passengers on a sub orbital flight 62 miles above the earth. we wonder if it buys you a meal in space or just a bag of peanuts. >>> you may end up footing the bill for presents you don't even want. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm scott. lots to do "today in the bay." in the south bay, you can get into the holiday spirit as you drive through. the 12th annual fantasy of lights in the park kicks off tonight. for the next month, the park will be transformed into a twinkling winter wonderland. the cars can drive through nightly through december 31st from 6:00 to 10:00. they have built a two-story gingerbread house made to look like the famous painted ladies mansion. the 22-foot-tall house is made up of 5,500 pieces of gingerbread, 850 pounds of icing and 800 pounds of chocolate. you can check it out in the lobby of the hotel at 950 mason. that's a look at what's going on "today in the bay." have a great day! hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give y

are you richard branson? >> yeah. [ laughter ] his younger brother. >> jimmy: okay, cool. right, what is your name and where you from? >> chris bledsoe, i'm from california. >> jimmy: chris plateau, from california. >> bledsoe. >> jimmy: oh, bledsoe. >> yes. >> jimmy: you're a good man. all right, welcome. >> why, thank you. >> jimmy: there you go. now get ready to roll this die and try to win some cold, hard cash. >> all right. ready. >> jimmy: ooh, the letter is "c." [ cheers and applause ] >> ooh, wow. >> jimmy: the roots will play a little music while you go. in fact, roots, if you will. remember, you have the letter "c." ready? >> yep. >> jimmy: go. >> cat, car, cantina -- [ buzzer ] >> jimmy: oh, come on. keep going. >> cantina, catwalk, caterpillar -- [ buzzer ] >> jimmy: that's pretty good. [ cheers and applause ] there you go. five. not bad. here we go. ♪ one, two, three, four, five. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: easy money. easy money, you want to do it? you can do it, come on. stand up. stand up. how are you doing? what is your name? >> ashley. >> j

low fare airline owned by richard branson hopes to secure at least two gates in chicago o'hare's terminalee. virgin america ceo telling bloomberg news that if it can make progress in the next 60 days we could see virgin america fly into chicago in april. all right, big acquisitions to tell you about from a number of fronts. first chevron spending $3.2 billion in cash today to buy shell gas owner atlas energy with the purchase, chevron gets access to the natural gas rich marcellus shale formation in pennsylvania. and illinois food company sara lee picking up a deal today. sara lee selling its north american bakery business to bimbo, the largest bread maker for $959 million in selling its underperforming bakery business, sara lee says it will focus growth in its coffee and meat businesses. sara lee also reporting lower than expected earning today. lastly, no acquisition deal at yahoo!, yet speculation about it has that stock jumping today. "new york post" reports that kkr and company has now joined list of firms interested in taking yahoo! private or helping finance a transaction. separatel

billionaire richard branson settle ising a bet publicly. aol.com reports the founder of virgin atlantic airlines will serve as a flight attendant on rival air asia. uniform and all and there is a catch. he has to dress as a female flight attendant. dress and all. he lost a bet to the airline's owner over the formula 1 championship and both men had a team competing in the race. all the seats on the flight will be auctioned online and all the money will go to charity. >> and that is a good sport for that. >> a great sport. >> and seems look a cool guy. >> yeah. >> for a good cause, too. >>> the wicked weather boosted in the d.c. region overnight. >> and how is the rest of the workweek shaping up? gary is standing by with the full forecast. s  >> believe it or not, the washington capitals have been lost in all the redskins drama lately. did you know theyva have the most points in the nhl and one player is making -- make a big statement off and on the ice and dave feldman has more. >> reporter: good afternoon to you and they ha

a lot of people, of course, are familiar with sir richard branson and virgin galactic and the efforts there. there are other players in this field that would like to turn it into a for-real business. >> woodruff: are there disadvantages? are their worries about turning it over to the private sector? >> in a word it's safety. this is dangerous business. we've lost two orbiters on the shuttle period, let's not forget that. 14 brave men and women who we've lost. and so when you talk about giving more latitude to the private sector to build these rockets, the question becomes how will we know it is safe? and it's important that nasa and the f.a.a. are looking over the shoulder of these private players making sure that they're done in a way that is safe. but then again not being so much in their business that it's so expensive that they can't make a buck. >> woodruff: but advantages. what's the vision behind what he is doing. what does he ultimately want to do? >> of course, one of the things everybody always talks about is the notion of tourists going to space. there are a lot of people w