6/30: Wave of deadly summer weather; civilian space flight almost here

6/30: Wave of deadly summer weather; civilian space flight almost here

June 30, 2012 6:00 PM

A rare but violent breed of summer weather tore up the landscape from the Midwest to the Middle Atlantic, leaving at least 13 dead and nearly four million without power; And, Virgin Atlantic is just one of several companies developing spaceships for civilians. Lee Cowan reports on one woman who already bought her ticket out of this world.

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