it s one of the u.s. military s most important weapons systems playing a critical role in the fight against terror. and now there s new growing concern over the computers that concern drone aircraft. they re infected with a persistent virus but it is only part after much, much bigger threat. our correspondent chris lawrence is investigating all of this for us. chris, what are you picking up? right now, officials don t know if this virus is benign or truly doing harm. it has not stopped the pilots from actually flying the drones over their missions in places like afghanistan. but right now, they are in the midst of an investigation to find out if any secret data is being transmitted outside because of this virus. they ve become one of the linchpins of u.s. military power in war zones around the world. but a defense official confirms these drones are now flying while infected with a computer virus. military officials are more confused than panicked by this virus. noah sha
commissioner roger goodell hit a $20,000 fine. ochocinco posted, dad, apparently referring to goodell, no disrespect, but i don t agree with the fine and i will be reimbursing him personally. please feel free to contact me. chad ochocincochocinco. dick cheney sits down with nbc ahead of his memoirs. and more on the resignation of steve jobs. why did he do it now rk and wha next for one of the world s most successful and admired companies.
or it certainly was before steve jo jobs resignation. with the market value of this business some $348 billion, it s vying to be one of the biggest valued companies in all the world. the record highs for the stock price of this business was $403 per share, the stock closed yesterday below that but not that far below, really, $376.18 a share is where the stock closed yesterday. this announcement came after the close of trade. so we saw the shares fall in the afterhours trade by about 7%, though coming off those lows during the session. the question is next what will the market value this stock at without steve jobs. we ll find that out at the open of the markets today. $376 a share is staggering in its own right. let s turn now to the latest from libya. rebel forces now putting a $1.3 million bounty on the head of moammar gadhafi and offering amnesty to anyone for killing or
working for steve jobs. he s the guy who s got unparalleled street cred in silicon valley, as far as his vision for leading this company forward. so, you know, if there is a question mark for this company and indeed there are many at this moment, one of the chief ones is, will this group of talented people who have assembled to work for steve jobs continue to work for tim cook. there will be plenty of opportunities for these talented people across silicon valley and indeed across the world. there will be head hunters trying to lure them away. will they stay at apple. i ll ask you a question unfair to ask you for a one-minute response over the phone, but as quickly as you can, summarize steve jobs legacy, what he meant not just to apple but to all of our lives. reporter: well, when you go down the list of the innovators in american history, thomas edisons, your walt disneys, steve jobs name has got to be right up there.
what richard b. cheney does and text the word awake followed by a response to 622639. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, august 25th, and, boy, is there a lot going on today. including a new gallup poll that shows just how well rick perry s first week on the campaign trail went and why mitt romney should be concerned. plus, a guy who got caught with his hand in the proverbial, well, tip jar. not cookie jar. who steals from the tip jar? we ll put out an apb for this guy a little later. but first, the news live at 5:30 a.m. here s 30 rock in new york city. the financial worlds are reaccoureac reacting after steve jobs announces he will resign immediately. he underwent a liver transplant two years ago and had been on medical leave from the company he cope founded since january. in a letter to apple s board