that is, if the f- a-a gives galactic the green light. virgin says commercial launch is just months away. "we're broaching out into a new field in the sky, and we're gonna have some mishaps that happen now. hopefully, they won't be catastrophic." "do you ever fear you are putting too much at risk with this?" "...people risked a lot to get space of the ground in the first place. unless you risk something the world stays still." branson is such a believer he plans to take the first flight with his own children. david mackay will be at the controls. "we don't want to push too hard too quickly.it'd be nice to be first to do it but the most important thing is to do it right. whoever is first has to be right." "what is your ultimate dream with this?" "we'll start with giving people a taste of space, then we'll send people into orbital flight...start building hotels in space." "really? in our lifetime?" "well, in your lifetime definitely, hopefully, in my lifetime." branson thinks the galactic program could be the most profitable business virgin has ev

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. >> and virgin galactic one step closer to commercial space closer to commercial space ou in. sacramento tonight lawmakers looking at way to change the state drug law. the goal keep lesser offenders from clogging up the courts and the prison. 7 news capitol correspondent annette has the story tonight from sacramento. >> he wouldn't give us his last name but done hard time in prison for drug possession. felony follow him for life. making it difficult to mav on now that he's clean. >> get a good job it's hard because they are not going to really accept you because of the record that you have under these drug possession and like that. >> after what is considered a routine vote the state legislature will likely send governor brown proposal that would allow local prosecutors to charge possession of small amount of cocaine or heroin as misdemeanor rather than a felony. the choice is theirs. instead of sentencing offender behind bars for three years the maximum sentence could be one year in county jail saving about 160 million dollars a year. today more than 4000 inmates serving pris

virgin galactic will start shuttling passengers to weightlessness next year. we look at the next frontier in space travel. >> reporter: who would spend up to a quarter million dollars just for minutes in space? >> seeing the spaceship is just absolutely mind blowing. >> it's not a destination but a journey. >> reporter: these people, more than 600 have signed on. how much to charter one of these puppies? >> $1.2 million. >> reporter: i hear you're going to leave two seats empty? >> no, not empty. it's two angels coming with us. >> reporter: passengers won't just check in and hop on board. the whole experience will mean three days of training and health checks. then a few hours in the air. and three minutes weightless in space. the mother ship will carry space ship to up and then release it to fly back. unlike nasa's rocket, it won't orbit the earth. it's sir richard branson who is determined to take them there. is this the new space race? >> i think it's the start of it, the new space race. it's not been easy. it's taken us five years more than we thought it w

. >> a successful blast off for virgin galactic space plane this morning. space ship two, will arks everything goes to plan one day send hundreds and possibly thousands into space. maybe next year. this morning the space craft successfully completed a flight test. and space ship two reached 65,000 feet. and today it was a giant test for space travel it was. >> why did chick yenz cross the country? >> we're going to take tift coast. we'll explain in just a mome >>> in the abc 7 newsroom coming up at 6:00 a bill that will change california drug laws clears a major hurdle. tonight goal thind legislation why, some say that it's a crime if it becomes law. >> also, the stage set for the america's cup finals today, a showdown of skippers on land and the new experimental treatment that could allow certain eye patients to avoid having surgery. those stories and more coming up at 6:00 now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you so much. see you then. >> operation chicken air lift is a success. >> yes. more than a thousand chickens were rescued by a group from a electric

. >>> meanwhile a private spaceship virgin galactic's space ship 2 broke the sound barrier for the second yesterday over the mohave desert. space ship 2 flew over one and a half times the speed of sound. it hopes to fly tourists to the edge of space by next year. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," julie chen and sharon osborne from "the talk" will be in studio. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." google, what is glossophobia? glossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ (announcer) bring the adventure to their bowl with a whole world of exciting flavors. friskies. feed the senses. >>> this week two >>> this week two families met for the first time. they're linked by a tragic death that gave way to a new life. jeff pegues has the story. how long has it been since his death? >> four years, one month, and two weeks. >> mary dinardo counts the days since her husband passed away. marc dinardo was the 37-year-old father of three. the jersey city detective was gunned down during this shoot-out ca

virgin's "galactic" will start shuttling passengers into space next year. poppy harlow looks at the next frontier in space travel. >> reporter: who would spend up to a quarter million dollars for just minutes in space? >> "seeing the spaceship here is just absolutely mind-blowing." >> "its not about the destination, its about the journey." >> reporter: these people -- more than 600 have signed on. >> "how much to charter one of these puppies?" >> "one point-two-mill." >> "wow! and i hear you're going to leave two seats empty, so its just the family?" >> "no, its not empty. there's two angels coming with us." >> "passengers won't just check in and hop on board. they'll get three days of training and health checks -- then a few hours in flight - with about three minutes weightless.in space." >> reporter: the mothership will carry "spaceship two" up, then release it to glide back to earth. unlike nasa's rockets-- it won't orbit the earth. sir richard branson is determined to take them there. >> "is this the new space race?" >> "i think it's the start of a new

that is, if the f- a-a gives galactic the green light. virginoaching out into a new field in the sky, and we're gonna have some mishaps that happen now. hopefully, they won't be catastrophic." "do you ever fear you are putting too much at risk with this?" "...people risked a lot to get space of the ground in the first place. unless you risk something the world stays still." branson is such a believer he plans to take the first flight with his own children. david mackay will be at the controls. "we don't want to push too hard too quickly.it'd be nice to be first to do it but the most important thing is to do it right. whoever is first has to be right." "what is your ultimate dream with this?" "we'll start with giving people a taste of space, then we'll send people into orbital flight...start building hotels in space." "really? in our lifetime?" "well, in your lifetime definitely, hopefully, in my lifetime." branson thinks the galactic program could be the most profitable business virgin has ever run. he says he hopes to see commercial space fligh

look at this, never before seen video from the cockpit of virgin galactic spaceship ii. take you virtually for free. >>> starting off this hour, president obama relentless in his pursuit of a military strike against syria. right now, he is in russia for the g-20 summit trying to drum up support, international support. but world leaders there and lawmakers here at home are not necessarily onboard with using force against the assad regime. for the first time this morning, we're going to get a clear picture of what a large-scale air offensive against damascus might look like. an offensive that could trigger attacks against u.s. interests. that's one of the risks here and one of the big concerns. we're covering this story like no other network can. let's start off this hour with chris lawrence live at the pentagon. good morning, chris. >> good morning, kate. this morning there's a u.s. embassy on full alert. the u.s., the "wall street journal" is reporting that the u.s. intercepted a communication. iran ordering militants in iraq to attack the u.s. embassy in baghdad and oth

like to take a look how we can commercialize space other folks look at space tourism such as virgin galactic and others but but i think he has demonstrated he can put a rocket into space, he has delivered to payloads moving to commercial payloads and i think you'll open a whole new category for commercial space people tell understand you could make pharmaceuticals or products in zero gravity you cannot make on earth. >> talk about computers do we war that makes me think of lots and that went on in jeopardy. >> said the computer beat the best human? >> again as the two most successful players in history. >> he cleaned their clocks. >> now you say we will have robots that act like doctors ? >> the best decisions made about my health when i go to the hospital. that is a lot to be a decision in support to help doctors and hospitals understand through big data analysis but also make better care decisions that will relate if you should have a certain drug or not. >> i hope we do show it is possible. we have seen rocket launching but what if you want to go further that will be possible in just 10 y

like to take a look how we can commercialize space other folks look at space tourism such as virgin galactic and others but but i think he has demonstrated he can put a rocket into space, he has delivered to payloads moving to commercial payloads and i think you'll open a whole new category for commercial space people tell understand you could make pharmaceuticals or products in zero gravity you cannot make on earth. >> talk about computers do we war that makes me think of lots and that went on in jeopardy. >> said the computer beat the best human? >> again as the two most successful players in history. >> he cleaned their clocks. >> now you say we will have robots that act like doctors ? >> the best decisions made about my health when i go to the hospital. that is a lot to be a decision in support to help doctors and hospitals understand through big data analysis but also make better care decisions that will relate if you should have a certain drug or not. >> i hope we do show it is possible. we have seen rocket launching but what if you want to go further that will be possible in just 10 y

. >>> virgin galactic completed a step towards flying to the edge of space next year.ered test flight took place yesterday. the ship reached the highest altitude and speed yet. virgin galactic says more than 600 people have put down deposits for the $250,000 ride. >> wow. that's quite a ride. >>> cities across the country are seeing an explosion of food truck vendors. tomorrow, the 9th annual vendee awards honors the best. two of the finest are outside the cbs broadcast center this morning, the chipper truck which specializes in, what else, irish food. and look who is out front, john miller. i wonder what he has ordered for a nice, thick breakfast. maybe corned beef. >> don't want to be between miller and a good meal. >> apparently he has gone back for seconds. he has already eaten. and top it off baby, gourmet popsicles, popcorn, booze pops. what is a booze pop. somebody is trying one, hopefully not a booze pop at 8:00 in the morning. >> anxious to see the winners, frequently you don't have time for lunch, run out and get some. >> the new way people are,,,, >>> they a

the billionaire and his space x are neck in neck with virgin galactic.s for the bigger dream, he said get this. he wants to see point to point travel. something like new york to sydney, a commercial light in a few hours. as he dreamer and a pioneer. >> i would sign up for that one. thank you. >>> still to come, the latest from the earthquake that killed more than 300 people. it was so powerful, it actually created a completely new island in an instant. new pictures of that tonight that we have just gotten for you. plus, five days after more than 60 people were massacred in the kenyan mall. the fbi is going in. we have an exclusive look on how the agency is investigating the terror attack tonight. >>> and the disgraced captain of the costa concord i can't demanding a new investigation into what happened. he said don't blame him. [ male announcer ] campbell's angus beef & dumplings. hearty cheeseburger. creamy thai style chicken with rice. mexican-style chicken tortilla. if you think campbell's 26 new soups sound good, imagine how they taste. m'm! m'm! goo

virgin galactic successfully connected its second supersonic test flight of what would be the world'sl space liner be. the spacecraft kate on its hybrid rocket engine and climbed to 69,000 feet over california's mojave desert after being dropped from a carrier aircraft commercial service. expected to begin next year. $200,000 per seat. some ride. al record night for denver broncos quarterback peyton manning. threw for seven touchdowns. to each to receivers. five coming in that second hal after facing a three-point deficit. the first player since 1969 tetryl foreign some scores tying a record held by six other former players. baltimore having a rough outing. that is what they get from becoming the first sports franchise to endorse and promote obamacare. i just made that part of. two teenagers checking out an attractive woman unwittingly became heroes in texas. that to spotted the woman in a car, suspected something was wrong. they called 911. here is a portion of that call to authorities. >> i'm on the highway, witnessing a robbery, not a robbery, kidnapping. you know, checking of the

you are lacking at video from virgin galactic plane as it starts into its run here. 2 test pilots arepushed into the back of the seats as the spacecraft accelerates through the sound barrier. effect of the g force heard and voices and breathing. listen fichlt 5 seconds to go. unlocking. all right. if. >> what you just herd lost the ins or something. that's the navigation system which provides one source of the space ship location. the g force may have caused some sort of outage. space ship 2 is expected to one day send tourists into sub orbit space as early as next year. i won't go until they fix the ins system. i suspect you won't either. >> i watch from here from land. >> hot land. >> my gone. getting hotter. we have quite a hot spell coming our way starting today as you know. here live doppler 7hd clear sky across the bay area that usually means a warm-up especially this time of the year. so just how much warmer is it right now than it was 24 hours ago? here's a look at the 24 hour temperature change at sfo 10 degrees warmer now than at this time last night two degrees warmer half

virgin galactic wants to launch its sure shuttle to weightlessness next year.he cost is a quarter million dollars. 600 people have signed on. british tycoon sir richard branson says this is just the first step. >> we will start with giving people a taste. and then we will send people -- well, start building hotels in space. >> it is not about the destination, but the journey. >> they feel it could be the most profitable business ever. and space ships could offer flights from the u.s. to australia. the f.a.a. still needs to sign off on this very lofty plan. here is your inspirational story for the night. three young people showed everyone that their blindness is not a disability. the trio jumped from a boat at alcatraz island competing in the alcatraz invitational swim. they climbed mount kill law man jar row and the grand canyon. >> we had the tri-fecta here. kill law man jar row because it was the first one will have a big important place in my heart, but this is for sure a great challenge and i enjoy the feeling we got when we tackled it. >> so awesome. they

virgin galactic launched a successful test flight of the spaceship 2.broke the sound barrier and climbed from 42,000 to 69,000 feet over the desert. the first commercial flights should take off in 2014 more than 500 people have already signed up. the two hour flights are going for $200,000 a seat. >>> nasa ames is inviting the public to watch history being made. the public is invited to a launch party tonight in honor of the latest -- you will need to reserve a -- >>> we have dramatic video of a fire sweeping through a home and office space and lot filled with cars. >>> and we'll have a live report from the scene of a crash and a fire hydrant that has left a south bay high school high and dry ahead of the morning bell. >>> good morning. traffic looks good now getting to the city. golden gate bridge. find out why bridges could be very slow this weekend into the city. >>> it looks good if you are like sunshine and warmer temps. but it's the coast. can we get that to warm up as well. >>> we have new information about the early morning fire in martinez. wha

virgin galactic wants to launch its sure shuttle to weightlessness next year. the cost is a quarter million dollars. 600 people have signed on. british tycoon sir richard branson says this is just the first step. >> we will start with giving people a taste. and then we will send people -- well, start building hotels in space. >> it is not about the destination, but the journey. >> they feel it could be the most profitable business ever. and space ships could offer flights from the u.s. to australia. the f.a.a. still needs to sign off on this very lofty plan. here is your inspirational story for the night. three young people showed everyone that their blindness is not a disability. the trio jumped from a boat at alcatraz island competing in the alcatraz invitational swim. they climbed mount kill law man jar row and the grand canyon. >> we had the tri-fecta here. kill law man jar row because it was the first one will have a big important place in my heart, but this is for sure a great challenge and i enjoy the feeling we got when we tackled it. >> so awesome. the

space. 600 people have already signed up with richard branson's newest venture space tourism are virgin galacticing for the go ahead from the faa. >> people risk a lot to get off the ground in the first place. unless you risk something, the world stays still. >> the entire experience will last just three days including training and health checks. a few hours in the air and three minutes of weightlessness in space. >>> there's quite a treasure hitting the auction block, as well. it's coming up in november. a very rare pink diamond that's almost 60 carats. the pink star was mined somewhere in africa in 1999. it's the most valuable diamond ever offered at auction. get this. possibly selling for more than $60 million. it's a beauty, isn't it? >> very pretty. >> holidays are coming up. >>> 5:56. in the next half hour, an arsonist does damage in los angeles. how many fires the suspect started in just one night. >> reporter: a red flag warning has been issued across the bay area. the conditions that could make us vulnerable to fires. ,,,, goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thi

galactic tested a space shuttle burgeo version s is designed to beat six passengers to outer space virgin galacticp is $200,000! and let us check your kron 4 7 day around the bay this weekend, take a look we aren't expecting some hot temperatures inland. and on monday. back to work we are-expecting some hot temperatures inland. within the 80s by mid-week. it should be beautiful with plenty of activities for the bay area this weekend. what ever you want to do it will be there. thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning. i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. >> i am jahn wahl.. >> join us for kron4 newsand tonight for kron 4 news at eight. (music) [ male announcer ] with at&t, you're sure to get a better bundle. just choose the two, three, even four services you want to build a bundle that works for you. [ female announcer ] call at&t now. choose a u-verse triple-play bundle for just $79 a month. get the same great price for two years. plus switch today and get a total home dvr included for life. [ male announcer ] with u-verse high speed internet, connect all your wi-fi-e

yesterday, virgin galactic had a test launch and climbed from 42,000 to 69,000 feet over the mohavi desertpeople have signed up. 2 hour flight costs 200,000 a seat. >> because i can afford that. >>> time is 8:41. coming up, a busy weekend in the city by the bay, and the long list of big events could mean a long line of cars in san francisco: >>> we have new information and new developments in this martinez fire here at this used car lot. fire crews back on scene after things have flaired up once again. and i just talked to the people who were inside when the fire started. you'll hear from them coming up. >>> good morning, right now traffic is beginning to wind down for the friday morning commute. still seeing some signs of a late drive to work. >>> already warming up pretty fast and the fog is losing out quickly as well. temperatures even on the coast will warm up. we'll have that forecast for you >>> a bit of a roller coaster on wall street. stocks opened higher and fell sharply. traders keeping an eye on the simmering tensions over syria and a jobs report. and speculation of weak unlimit

that's how high richard branson's virgin galactic spaceship 2 sailed in the sky yesterday, breaking thee. >> steve: no one can hear you screaming. 74 years, that's how long actress betty white has been in the show business earning her the guiness world record for longest tv career for a female entertainer. the 91-year-old star currently is on tvland's "hot in cleveland," which is hilarious. >> brian: i loved her in "password." >> steve: and "golden girls." >> brian: she's walked countless catwalks and graced magazine covers and adding tv host to her resume. >> gretchen: she's about to launch a show on fox called "a healthy you with carol alt" and she's our guest. good morning. >> thank you. >> steve: congratulations. >> it's so exciting. i'm really excited. >> steve: because you're a professional model and it's always a struggle, i know, to stay skinny and look great. >> brian: how do you know, steve? >> steve: because she told us that she's tried everything. she knows what works, what doesn't work, and that's the knowledge you're going to bring to the show. >> i have so much informatio

move over virgin galactic, this is mars one, aimed at forming a colony of humans on the red planet. >aying. >> reporter: they say more than 200,000 brave souls have registered online to go. >> they put me on a one-way rocket and shot it out and just told me to go as much as i could, i always would. >> everybody in the world can see -- >> reporter: this dutch engineer and entrepreneur is looking for volunteers to construct living quarters and then live on mars for the rest of their lives. that's right. they haven't figured out the technology to fly people back to earth yet. this is a one-way trip. not a problem if you can live without pizza, starbucks and, oh, yeah, fresh air. >> i want to be a part of frontier technologies of pushing mankind forward. >> reporter: to fund the project, the organizers are considering sponsoring a reality show. where you, the viewer, can help choose to send away forever. so if selected for this alleged journey, you would need eight years of training, arrival on mars is slated for april 2023. that's their plan, they say. nasa says it doesn't intend to send

. >> reporter: that is if the faa gives galactic the green light. virginays the launch is months away. >> we are broaching out into a new field in the sky, and we are going to have mishaps that happen now. hopefully they are not catastrophic. >> reporter: do you ever fear you are putting too much at risk with this? >> you have to risk a lot to get space off the ground in the 1st place. unless you risk something, then the world, you know, stays still. >> reporter: he is such a believer, he will take the first flight with his own children. david mckie will be at the wheels. >> we don't want to push too hard too quickly, but the most important thing is to do it right. whoever does it first has to do it right. >> reporter: what is your ultimate dream? >> we will start with giving people a taste in space, and then we will send people into the orbital side, and we will build hotels in space. >> reporter: in our lifetime? >> in your lifetime, definitely. hopefully in my lifetime. >> he believes the program could be the most profitable business his company has eve

. >> reporter: that is if the faa gives galactic the green light. virginis months away. >> you're broaching out to a new field in the sky and we're going to have mishaps that happen now. hopefully they won't be catastrophic. >> reporter: do you ever fear you're putting too much risk on this. >> people risked to get off the ground in the first place, unless you risk something, the world stays still. >> reporter: still. >> branson is such a believer believer, he plans to take the first flight with his children. >>> another perfect day outside, and warmer weather is on the way. can you believe it, bob turk has the first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we are live down here at south point with the wjz mobile weather lab. as for what you can expect for the next couple of days, bob has those details inside and your exclusive first warning forecast. >> looks nice by the water. at the airport, 7 76. no wind at all. the barometer holding steady, 66 oakland 70 in ocean city. the mid-70s everywhere else. our normal high is around 72. we have a l

. >> reporter: that is if the faa gives galactic the green light. virginercial launch is months away. >> you're broaching out into a new field in the sky, and we're going to have some mishaps that happen now, hopefully they won't be catastrophic. >> reporter: do you ever fear that maybe you're putting too much at risk with this. >> people risk a lot to get space off the ground in the first place, but unless you risk something, you know, the world, you know, stays still. >> and branson thinks the program could be the most profitable business virgin has ever run, and hopes to see commercial space flights to offer faster destination travel. : all right, still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news' show down to a federal government shut down, i'm derek valcourt with what it all means for the thousands of federal employees and contractors here in maryland. that story when eyewitness news continues. my budget and i are good, but it wasn't always that way. (al's budget) let! go! (al) no, budget! no! (al's budget) let! go! (al vo) but thanks to fingerhut.com we g

. >> that is if the faa gives galactic the green light. virgin away. >> we're broaching out into a new field in the sky. and we're going to have some mishaps that happen now. hopefully, they won't be catastrophic. >> do you ever fear that maybe you're putting too much at risk with this? >> people risked a lot to get space off the ground in the first place. unless you risk something, the world stays still. >> branson is such a believer, he plans to take the first flight with his own children. david mckai will be at the controls. >> we don't want to psh too hard, too quickly. it would be nice to be first to do it, but it would be nice. >> what is your ultimate sdreem for this? >> we'll start with giving people a taste of space. and then we'll senld people into orbital flights. we'll start building hotels in space. >> really. in our lifetime? >> in your lifetime, definitely. hopefully, in my lifetime. >> but will this ever be for the masses? is this a playground for the wealthiest? the 1%? >> initially. it's very much the wealthiest who are going to

. >> reporter: that is if the faa gives galactic the green light. virgin a new field. we're going to have mishappens that happen now, hopefully they won't be catastrophic. >> reporter: do you ever fear you put too much at risk? >> people risked a lot to get space flight off the ground in the first place. unless you miss something, the world stays still. >> reporter: branson such a believer, he plans to take the first flight with his own children. david mckie will be at the controls. >> we don't want to push too hard, too quickly. it would be nice to do it, the most important thing is to do it right. whoever is first has to do it right. >> reporter: what is your ultimate dream for this? >> we will start with giving people a taste of space, then some people into orbital flights, start building hotels in space. >> reporter: really, in our lifetime? >> in your lifetime, definitely, hopefully in my lifetime. >> reporter: will this ever be for the masses? is this a playground for the wealthiest only? >> initially it is very much the wealthiest that are going to

. >> reporter: that is if the faa gives galactic the green light. virgininto a new field in the sky, and we're going to have some mishaps that happen now. hopefully they won't be catastrophic. >> reporter: do you ever fear that maybe you're putting too much at risk with this? >> people risked a lot to get space off the ground in the first place, but unless you risk something, you know, the world, you know, stays still. >> reporter: branson is such a believer he plans to take the first flight with his own children. david mckie will be at the controls. >> we don't want to push too hard, too quickly. it would be nice to be first to do it but the most important thing is to do it right. whoever is fers hirst has to do right. >> reporter: what is your ultimate dream for this? >> we'll start with giving people a taste of space. then we'll send people into orbit tall fligal flights. we'll start building hotels in space. >> reporter: really, in your lifetime? >> in your lifetime, and hopefully my lifetime. >> reporter: is this for the masses? this is a playground f

. >> reporter: that is, if the faa gives galactic the green light the virgin says commercial launch isroaching into a new field in the sky. we're going to have mishaps that happen now. hopefully not catastrophic. >> reporter: do you ever fear you're putting too much at risk with this? >> people risked a lot to get space off the ground in the first place. unless you risk something, the world, you know, stays still. >> reporter: branson is such a believer, he plans to take the first flight with his own children. david mckie will be at the controls. >> we don't want to push too hard too quickly. it would be nice to be the first to do it, but the most important is to do it right. whoever does it first has to do it right. >> reporter: what is the ultimate dream? >> we'll start with a taste of space, then some people into orbital flights, we'll start building hotels in space. >> reporter: in our lifetime? >> in your lifetime definitely, hopefully in my lifetime. >> reporter: is this the playground for the wealthiest. >> initially it's very much the wealthiest are going to use it, but through

if you were in the mojave desert and you heard the galactic boom, here is why -- it's virgin's spacetice space trip. >> so they shot this thing off at 46,000 feet from the plane, the white knight ii. there are two pilots in this thing. it went all the way from 69,000 feet high and floated back down to the ground all safely, just like they wanted it to do. this is the second flight. the first one only went 55, only launched the rocket for 10 seconds. this went much farther, much faster, my higher and they're on the way to getting ashton kutcher to space. >> do we know when? there really is no timeline as far as when the real deal will go up. >> they hoped december of '13 but now they're thinking '14. the pilots said it was absolutely perfect. go online and listen to the pilots breathe. i don't know what kind of gs they were pulling but it was something pretty cool. >> i don't think i need to anymore because that was awesome. thank you very much. and be sure to watch tonight. here is a preview of cnn's primetime. >> erin burnett's "out front." are manufacturing selling a material that