and it s going to be creepy. for now space-x and other private ventures, they can be used to ferry cargo, such as for example robot legs, they can be used to ferry cargo up to the space station. but these private companies can t be used to transport people to and from the space station. not yet. they can t do that yet but it s not going to be long. and that brings us back to the mysterious russian tugboat off the coast of florida today. because the russians like, they really like that they ve got a monopoly on being able to transport people in and out of space. they have a global monopoly on that. and that s in part why they can charge $71 million a seat if you want to catch a ride with them. if somebody else develops that capability now, well russia will lose that monopoly and they will lose all that money. so nbc news space analyst reports today that the russian interest in the space-x program that had its most recent launch in florida, he reports that
used to ferry cargo up to the space station. but these private companies can t be used to transport people to and from the space station. not yet. they can t do that yet, but it s not going to be long. and that brings us back to the mysterious russian tugboat off the coast of florida today. because the russians like, they really like that they ve got a monopoly on being able to transport people in and out of space. they have a global monopoly on that. and that s in part why they can charge $71 million a seat if you want to catch a ride with them. if somebody else develops that capability now, well, russia will lose that monopoly and they will lose all that money. so nbc news space analyst reports today that the russian interest in the space-x program that had its most recent launch in florida, he reports that their interest in the space-x program is, quote, intense. he says they realize that this project threatens russia s rocket monopoly. once the space-x dragon goes
describing the plan and the teen a self-described white supremacist was arrested. the department of defense has settled a class action don t ask, don t tell lawsuit giving full discharge pay to gay and lesbian service members forced to left military because of their sexual orientation. the medical examiner in chicago is expected to exhume the bod yif a lottery winner that may have been murdered. he ingested a lethal dose of cyanide a day after the state cut him a chuck worth $425,000. police now launched a homicide investigation. who knew that astronauts were packing heat? nbc news space analyst says russians cou russian cause mow astronauts have weapons. and a hot air balloon ceremony in san diego turned
good morning everyone. welcome to early start. nice to have you with us. i m ashleigh banfield. i m zoraida sambolin. we re bringing you the news from a to z. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s get started. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with breaking news this morning. two american tourists kidnapped by gunmen in egypt. it happened in the town of dahab in the region of egypt. the report says that two americans were forced out of a car and taken away. the alleged kidnappers demanding the release of a man who was arrested a day before for drug possession. cnn s ben wedeman is live in cairo. i know these are late-breaking details. what can you tell us? reporter: the embassy is in close contact with the egyptian authorities. they say to resolve this situation. now, it s not unusual, the not the first time that tourists, including americans, have been kidnapped here. since the revolution at the beginning of last year, state authority in that part of egypt has really
has high resolution trackers for infrared like warheads. they don t want people to know how accurate they are. i suspect they have the data but not giving it. they re giving you a defocused estimate. it s not false just more inaccurate about where it could be. nbc space analyst telling us at least what he can this morning. thanks so much, james. oh, i know. appreciate it. new this morning president obama is using a new strategy to push his jobs bill, one that hits home for parents and teachers. the president says, education is central to his economic agenda. countries who out-educate the u.s. today will outcompete tomorrow. the jobs bill i sent to congress would put tens of thousands of people back to work across the country. modernize at least 35,000 schools. if we re serious about building an economy that lasts, then an economy in which hard work pays off with the opportunity for solid, middle class jobs, we had