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Flying car questions, SoHo shopping and skateboarding's 50th

The new Tesla Roadster Rocket is billed as a flying car with high-pressure air tanks; CBS asked the Transportation Department who would regulate it.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:09 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “NYC first lady Rama Duwaji spotted shopping in SoHo — fresh from controversial Islamic wellness retreat”, with reporting from CBS News.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:09 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Islamic, NYC.
BBN covered this story before: Federalist piece ties Obama to El-Sayed and Mamdani (October 15).

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New York PostNYC first lady Rama Duwaji spotted shopping in SoHo — fresh from controversial Islamic wellness retreat
CBS NewsWho would oversee a flying car? We asked the DOT.

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTesla's Elon Musk unveiled a Roadster Rocket this afternoon, which he calls a flying car with ultra high-pressure air tanks, and CBS asked the Transportation Department who would oversee it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAir tanks. On a car. Flying over my commute.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe answer is still being worked out, Hank, so for now your next parking ticket could come from a government employee who has never seen one of these.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd a pothole would be the least of your problems.

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