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of them. >> julie: you were on board liberty cruise line. you took off from battery park and you circled around to see the statue of liberty.with them and what were you thinking when you were looking up to the sky? >> i was thinking it was a movie because i know a lot of movies are being shot around new york. but it was pretty hard to believe this was actually happening. >> gregg: describe what you were witnessing yourself? >> first thing is we were going on the same cruise. but so then we we were coming the helicopters were coming. then we were watching what was happening. so i feel sorry for those people that are dead. >> julie: you are visiting here from canada. and you actually went on the city's website or contacted city sites. you booked this trip and options were take a helicopter trip or take the ferry and the bus tour. you decided to go with the ferry tour because it was little cheaper and have extra money left over for food. but you were considering going as one of the many tourists often do flying over new york city? >> that's right. we were this close to booking a helicopter ride and at the last minute, we decid

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teterburo, jon, would have been coming from the north to south, heading, perhaps, towards the statue of liberty, and perhaps right, right in the path of where these choppers were lifting off from. >> caller: right. and as we have discussed earlier for people who are just joining us, this is what is called a vfr corridor. visual flight rules. you are supposed to look out, look for other traffic, and, simply avoid it. and i'm sure that people who are not pilots think that sounds like a crazy system. but it is not any different from driving down an interstate highway and avoighted the tractor-trailer rig that, five feet away from your car. it is really quite easy for the human mind to accomplish. >> rick: i'm sorry. to interrupt. >> reporter: go ahead. >> rick: i was going to ask for your forgiveness, for asking what probably is a silly question for someone who is a pilot but for those of us who aren't i wonder, whether or not there is any way for these pilot to communicate with each other, now, obviously, we know the pilots will talk to a control tower and be in touch with -- you know, that way,

the photos show the boeing vc-25 making three passes by the statue of liberty accompanied by an f-16 fighter jet then making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft. that move may have contributed to the panic on the ground. >>> the united states has been sending astronauts, as you know, to space since the 1960s. but that is about to come to an end, at least for a for you years. the u.s. won't be able to launch astronauts to space on its own. brian todd explains why. >> reporter: a flawless landing for the space shuttle "endeavour." but, only seven more shuttle flights are slated before the fleet is retired. and nasa scientists say the next generation of manned space flight is still years away. >> so, i think we got a good feel on the what. the question is the when. >> reporter: sally ride, america's first woman astronaut now on a presidential panel reviewing the future of manned space flight. this week ride said the program to replace the shuttle called "consist tell lation" likely two years late, its first launch at the earliest 2017. that would mean roughly six years

you can see the statue of liberty from the distance. we are not far from liberty island, as well. s naturally attracting a lot of people who are standing by to see and watch the activity as we speak with witnesses and find others who are here to see exactly what's going on. actually, from this spot i can't see much of an operation. you heard colin say it was within moments one of the ferries that runs back and forth between new jersey was on the scene. to him it appeared to be here in 30 seconds. i have a report that five minutes after this happened you have the coast guard arriving on scene and before that you had the new york police department and fire department also appearing on site. we have information from another eyewitness report seeing a diver drop down from the helicopter into the water within minutes after this happened. as usual, there is a quick response by the new york city police department and fire department, as well as coast guard and other private entities such as the ferry boats that operate regularly between manhattan and new jersey that were on the scene very

there was an intensive focus on the statue of liberty and the association of kind of a patriotic red, white and blue infiniti logo with the statue of liberty. so kind of a triumphant resurgent patriotic image. with bloomberg, there's been a shift again. in an interesting way. bloomberg has spoken about the need to see new york as a luxury city. and so there's been a lot of marketing along the lines of, you know, that was done in association with the effort to attract the olympics to new york, it was done in association with the republican national convention. that has been done in association with a lot of different events that have been hosted by a much larger beefed up professionalized marketing apparatus that has been produced under his administration. so there's been a lot of luxury like images that have been produced. and there's also been a new campaign caused this is new york, which interestingly associates about luxury image with a very kind of utopian vision of a diversity that kind of harkens back to the early days of i love new york. and i think that juxtaposition of kind o

the statue of liberty, you can see it on the right side of your screen. between new york harbor and the hudson river, there is a lot of room for aircraft to move around without getting close to the building at all. >> i have done a lot of slightly dodgy assignments, shall we say, but personally i feel more nervous of here than i did facing down the weapons of the fighters in the gaza strip. that probably says more about my fear of helicopters than it does about the danger of this situation. the man that we have been speaking to all day say that this is a professionally run airspace. we should not overreact. there have been two collisions in about two decades. they say that people should not be afraid to come up here and enjoy what is an incredible experience as you look out over the skyline. gregg: i realize that the record speaks for itself. nonetheless, i was very apprehensive to do what we are doing right now. having u2 -- talk to us from the air. a bit like what is outlawed from the ground, talking on a cell phone while driving. nothing ahas happened

the photos show the boeing making three passes by the statue of liberty accompanied by an x-15 fighter jet, making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft. that move may have contributed to the panic on the ground. >>> a german man is taking thrill-seeking to a new level. check it out. instead of riding a roller he braved it on roller states. he kept his cool the entire time, even reaching speeds up to 60 miles per hour. he made his own skates and designed them. >>> iraqi and american teams go to summer camp together. >>> grounded. one of the busiest airport terminals in the world evacuated. we'll tell you what police found at new york's laguardia airport and why a man is now under arrest. >>> a border patrol agent killed in the line of duty is laid to rest. now his colleagues vow to bring his killers to justice. >>> and new help for g.i. joe. u.s. troops and their families are getting a boost that will help them pay for college. >>> hi there, you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. things are finally getting back to normal at laguardia airport hours after a bomb scare fo

>> most famous for a sense of the erecting the statue of liberty. when the statue itself was given to america as the present by france it did not come with a base. nobody knew -- the city would give money for it. the federal government would give money for it. it was just lying there. pulitzer ticket upon himself to raise money from his readers and the public to build the base for the statue of liberty and contributed to the raising of the city's most famous monument. and all of them, hearst, pulitzer, every time there was of a snowstorm, there was a fire, there would be out gathering blankets and supplies for the victims. hearst was occasionally, when he was involved in an issue, he would not just report on it. he would sometimes go to court to get injunctions against, for instance, politicians who were about to get transit franchise to the people who were undeserving on terms that were inappropriate for the city. so he was active in these sorts of ways. and much stronger, braver, and more energetic crusader than any newspaperman we know in our tim

those sites to assess the controversy surrounding the air force one fly over last year over the statue of liberty. >>> parts of asia are being damaged by two thai phone one storm flooded villages, crushed cars -- to -- "typhoons. dozens of people were killed and many people injured. look at the video. hundreds of people were buried. at least 12 people were killed when another typhoon slammed into western japan. >>> those are tough images. >> that is rough weather. we have not had much in hurricane season as yet, but things will heat up in september. around here is the heat. august heat is not atypical. we have not had a day thi i nt >>he >> i dimi, tyotor bh. >> it is the dry heat in arizona. it is hot and stickysiutde and we will show you some of the numbers. 89si degrees at but when we lookesd when we looked at the numbers and factor in s elferemot feels more we will be in the upper 90's this afternoon and combined with humility, it will make for a monday afternoon. -- amuggy afternoon. 93 in shenandoah but it feels like 99. there is a lot of sheep out there. records could fall today. the dolla

the offense they had their moments, especially this nifty statue of liberty. nice. they hope to keep it going against the panthers, but led by peppers, they are pretty stout. >> this is a talented team on both sides. those two outside teams are tremendous, so we will be approached by a challenge, the linebackers are fast. it will be a great opportunity to see how those things are doing. >> pregame starts at 730. you can also hit a game-high 98 rock. life after tony continues for the colts, and that may not be as dramatic as life after peyton manning. nothing like a preseason game that goes down to the wire. cut it to 17-16, the preseason. you do not want overtime, so you go for two. i like the jets against the ravens last week, the lions are successful, 18-17, lions win. i think that is an oxymoron. lions win. palace today. this was earlier this preseason. >> they come and last may. you get a little anxious. >> tom brady two weeks ago, coming from the injury. albert haynes worth, last night, jamming him into the ground. the shoulder was sore after that, and no, he d

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as you come into new york harbor you see the statue of liberty, emis island in the lower left. moving up the hudson river. the crash site was in the stretch of river, pier 40 and lower manhattan and hoboken new jersey. cnns susan candiotti on the story. she begins coverage from the banks of the hudson lower manhattan. susan, i am hearing that the ntsb will hold a press conference shortly before the top of the hour maybe. >> all right. we also have some other breaking news to tell you about. i have a confirmed from two different agencies including the new york police department as well as the medical examiner's office, that three victims have now been recovered. earlier, we had heard it was only two. but now we understand that three bodies have been recovered. and are now at the medical examiner's office. autopsies are expected to begin tomorrow morning. in the meantime, at this hour, don, it appears as though the recovery operation is still going on. we see a u.s. coast guard vessel out there. evidently in the area protecting the scene. and we see that other traffic is going up

know what was happening, and they could have let air force one flight into new york with the statue of libertyin the background, without circle in manhattan. if you read your email, it was the goal not to have been over manhattan but over by the statue of liberty. -- without circling manhattan. it is the civilians. one man, who is gone, who was the political appointee, he was shot. they had this guy, george, who apparently has got his name all over this email traffic. i do not know if he is at the office, but he is the one letting everybody know with a lot of enthusiasm that they are about to pull off this mission. greta: transparency. made us but for these pictures, made us spend money, made them spend the money for the flight, and then i had to unload them. >> and mulligan was talking about having these photographs. greta: transparency, money, the whole works. anyway, karl, as always, thanks. senator john mccain. that is next. plus, communist china. guess what? they are worried we are spending like drunken sailors, so how would d d d d d d d wwww ever worn your clothes in the shower? if you'

committee, chartered boats that took us across and we landed in new york within sight of the statue of libertyent to brooklyn, and i went to grammar school, high school and college, i went to brooklyn college for undergraduate work. >> what about aristotle? we haven't talked about that? >> yes, then become the key an ethics, very central to the meetings, students reading in college. >> i have read it often. my colleague, eric salem, the, quote, translator, has finished a book on it. that is a major influence those in studies for our students, they are required to read it but they influence our life too. >> how can a book about ethics in form somebody on how they should live today? >> something about aristotle makes him helpful to begin with. he is very sensible. there is nothing highfalutin about him. he is sensible. that famous theory of the means of virtue, accidents, between extremes of courage, finding the right middle between being free kingly afraid and being rashly rash and somewhere in the middle and you are the way you are supposed to be, which is courageous. it is helpful, it works.

satires about new york sinking into the ocean, the famous scene in "planet of the apes" and the statue of liberty coming out of the sand, and there was characterizations where the city of new york ceases to exist, and "i heart new york" was appearance to that. they embraced the campaign. , as well assumption the nation, and had people identifying with the "i love new york" with the idea there was something in the urbanity and the grittiness of the city, and was playing around with the font of the campaign, the gritty newspaper style font and the softness of the heart and that juxtaposition, and the early newspaper and print and television campaigns featured prominently broadway stars and broadway shows from cats, chorus line, some of the great musicals and productions that were -- many of which original nateed in the '70s and early '80s, and so there was also this characters from those performances gave their services for free, and so there was also a sense of the great create different and vitality of new york in association with broadway and times square. so that was kind of the first phase. i

quote, just wanted you to be aware that the v.c.-25 will be flying over the statue of liberty on mondayorning for some publicity photos. your public affairs folks are also in the loop. i included the fa memo that went out including the mission as well. signed, general arthur lint." the 146 photos released today weren't all that different from the one released by the white house in may. robert gibbs repeated he and deputy white house counsel jim messina weren't told about what appeared to be what was otherwise a carefully planned mission. >> we were not briefed. it is safe to say if we were, we wouldn't have had those fancy pictures. >> the f.a.a. has not responded to fox's foya request and it appears from these e-mails is the one to say that information about the flight should be kept closely held. the white house military office held a conference call with the new york may your's office and the local police they just forgot to tell the public. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. bret: some house democrats are pushing for a second stimulus that even the p president doesn't seem

whether it was in the process of banking and turning south toward the statue of liberty. they would not be allowed and probably would have known from a map they could not go over manhattan. there is this corridor down over the river, so yes. the helicopter had turned south when the plane came, but it first came out and turned south and it was climbing and probably between 500 and thousand feet. they'll try to establish that later on. i'll take two more questions. [ inaudible ] >> normally, there is no requirement they communicate at all and it's not positively controlled airspace. there is a common frequency you can voluntarily use to announce where you are going and listen to other pilots doing the same thing. as far as we know, helicopter pilots almost always do this and we assume the pilot took off but he may have taken off and not bothered until he got established. we don't know the airplane was listening on that frequency. we'll take the last question. >> how challenging do you know this airspace to be to fly? what would you say if there were calls on the east side i

whether that plane was in the process of banking and turning south to go down towards the statue of liberty, we just don't know. they would not be loud and probably would have known from the maps they could not go over manhattan, but there is this corridor down over the river. so, yes. >> one more question. >> the plane going south and helicopter is going north? >> the helicopter had already tu turned going south when the plane came, but it first came out, turned south, it was climbing and probably between 500 and 1,000 feet. they'll try to establish that later on. we'll take the last question or two. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> normally, there's no requirement that they communicate at all. and it is positively controlled air space. there is a common frequency which you can voluntarily use to announce where you are, where you're going, listen to other pilots doing the same thing. as far as we know, helicopter pilots almost always do this and we assume the pilot did that, if he time to do it, but he may have taken off and not bothered yet until he got established. we don't know that the ai

now, see i just heard somebody who's over there by the statue of liberty. okay. he's at 500 feet. you can see him on the display here actually on our little display. he's below us. and he said he's going to buttermilk which means he's coming over this way. so we're going to be aware. >> but pilots are not required to radio their position. it is voluntarily. the procedures failed on saturday. this is not the first time. back in october of 2006, new york yankees relief pitcher cory lytle along with his flight instructor crashed a plane into the upper eastside building. >> they're closing in -- oh -- >> we're going to pull out. >> in phoenix, arizona, in 2007, two news choppers collided while covering a police pursuit. the probable cause of the crash according to the ntsb -- both pilots failure to see and avoid the other helicopter. debbie hearseman is chairman of the ntsb. >> we believe there are certain air spaces that are challenging. we investigated one involving two news-gathering helicopters in phoenix and we made recommend aches about technology, proximity awareness of traffic

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the statue of liberty takes the pass. he digs it in for the three-yard score. very impressive, expected to be the starting tailback. clemens fighting for the starting job. but this pass, not going to help him. mcclean with the interception. the ravens beat the jets 24-23. for the nationals, it was a tale of two extremes for the pitcher today. against the brewers, he struck out a career high six batters in five innings of boring. however, it didn't last. he gave up four run in the six in the national 7-1. let me take you to nationals park. third inning, up 1-0. in a bases loaded jam, he strike out alberto gonzalez looking. gonzalez, a little heated up. colin ballister cruising. that's when ryan braub takes it deep up into the stands. a 2-1 blast. ballister would give up four runs. the brewers beat the nationals 7-1. >> you know you wanted it back. >> exactly. he said i know where that's going. >> coming up, a man >>> consumer product safety coonsiwais is inoog sch ils and others aut stadium light sefeiv stadium light les. om canypanine lights om cny bednas i tex

tiger woods on the 14 with the statue of liberty in the background and tiger with 4- under 67, 4-undert, five shots off the lead and that is all for tonight's edition of geico sports extra. a big thanks goes out to dave feldman, procer rich dunn and the photographer. dave ross will hold down the fort tomorrow night. i'm lindsay murphy, thank you for watching and have a great night.

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have him back out of retirement. 43-yard down to the jets three. 3rd and goal, flacco with the statue of liberty what a play to ray rice for the score. how about cam cameron, dipping into the bag of trips. run to perfection. it was 14-0. then 14-7 late in the half. kellen clemons in, and the ravens defense does it again. jamil mcclain with the interception. he goes in for the score. the ravens hold on 24-23. they're at carolina on saturday. >>> former terp shawn little be the starter for the 49ers. mike singletary made the announcement today. hill is 29. he is in his 8th year in the league and has never started on opening day. he beat out former first overall pick alex smith for the job. >>> it took more than a month, but the orioles finally did something this weekend they hadn't done since before the all star break. win a series. today they're in minnesota looking to keep their momentum going against the twins. and the o's struck first. top 3, brian robert, a double machine off scott baker. michael aubrey would come around to score. leads the al with 1-0 o's. bottom of the 5th, chris tillman ge

flying down the hudson and looking at the left, at the empire state building and ahead at the statue of liberty, an amazing sight and as you said, aviation attorneys such as yourself have been calling for this and why hasn't the government done anything about it. >> caller: why hasn't the government done a lot of things, eric? because it takes the nerve yeah and a mountain to noof tmove t e inertia, it is a beautiful thing and important for commerce but you need safety reviews and in order to get the faa in there, they have to fight lobby a, b and c and it should be done and now is this time, segregate the aerospace in terms of commercial operators using some of it and then, sightseers using another, and to create that kind of separation at a minimum. >> eric: how widespread is it across the country? it sounds amazing, the on-demand service, noncommercial flights, in 2007, 2008, 109 people, 109 -- were killed, when the commercial flights didn't have any type of crashes. how widespread is this across the country? and do you take your life into your hands if you are in the situation someplace els

sitting on the topic -- sitting on the topic of the circle line cruise ship heading back the statue of liberty, and my wife and i looked at each other and reset all my god, plane and helicopter going to hit each other. so we saw it coming together. it was almost surreal, in slow motion, then we saw that looked like and i heard reported earlier that someone kind of estimated that maybe the plane was above the helicopter and couldn't see it, it looked like actually the plane was at a level or a little below, and the plane tried to turn the last minute, the wind came up and the blades of the helicopter suffered the wing of the airplane. at that point we were so close on the circle line cruise on the top deck, i was grabbing a chair in front of me to try and cover up my wife and kids, because we saw -- immediately i knew with the helicopter, there would be debris. but the immediate thing you saw was the wing of the plane come off. and unlike all my god, that lands on a top-level of this little tour we are on, on the ship, it is going to hurt a lot of people. so it was surreal. we actually, the cir

i saw the statue of liberty. t see any portion of this plane or helicopter so this eye-witness report from alana sounds right on that whatever came down submerged and that's probably why the divers are busy at work underwater. i will ask you to stay with us. molly hennenberg is joining us from washington with updated information. >> we just want to review what happened at noon today in water to bring our viewers up to date. it happened just after noon between manhattan and he hoboken, new jersey. you see part of the hudson there. and a helicopter owned by liberty tours. they crashed midair. the plane took off from teterboro airport in new jersey. liberty tours is a sightseeing and charter company. we don't he know how many people were onboard the plane. f.a.a. officials say there may have been as many as six people that were on the helicopter, five passengers and one crew members. you have been seeing emergency crews, boats, divers all working there trying to recover, and if there are earn is your survivors and wi

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the photos show the boeing vc-25 making three passes by the statue of liberty accompanied by an f-16 fighter jet then making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft. that move may have contributed to the panic on the ground. >>> a german man has taken thrill seeking to a new level. check it out. instead of riding a rollercoaster the traditional way, dirk braved it on roller skates. he kept his cool the entire time even while reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour. he even designed and made his own skates. >>> just ahead, a life-changing summer. iraqi and american teens go to camp together. mets

. >> the statue of liberty off to the right. three helicopters just left. we were all in contact. that is the way it should be done in the river. >> supposed to be, but it isn't required. while this pilot doesn't see the hudson as an especially crowded area, after saturday's midair collision there are definitely more eyes on this air space. >> it is unconscionable the federal aviation administration, the faa, permits unregulated flights in a major metropolitan area. the hudson river area must not continue to be the wild west. >> this pilot says it is not more of a wild west than the roadways but he would like to see a few changes. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: and this pilot would like it to stay that way. erica, that was your first time up in a helicopter. a busy corridor. >> it was. yeah. i asked him what it is like on a normal day. today there was a temporary flight restriction. we went up before the yankees game. there are flight restrictions an hour before and an hour after. in the course of a day ten to 15. >> you are not in that space for too long. that is an average day up an

including $9 million for waste water treatment at yellowstone, $8.8 million for ellis island and the statue of libertymillion for philadelphia's independence hall and 30.5 million to restore the reflecting pool at the national mall. >> these are national treasures, symbols of how much we owe to those who came before us, the work of generations past reminds us of our duty to generations yet to come. >> reporter: the administration says obama will lead the nation with a quote rooseveltian legacy, meaning teddy roosevelt, father of the park system. roosevelt made a famous visit to the grand canyon in 1903. even back then the president was pleading for its preservation. but historians say obama's challenges today are far more complex. >> we now have an obama administration that's going to have to deal with climate conservation. how do you create new wildlife corridor, how do wstart using public land for solar panel farms, different uses of public lands. >> reporter: it's a complicated task list but if obama's going to make a lasting mark on the national park system, he will have to take the long view. rac

at our site is statue of liberty lower manhattan. the scene, helicopters flying overhead. i counted at least five or six boats, the fire department of new york, the u.s. coast guard has one near or on the scene here. new york city police department also assisting in this operation. and they are circling the area of this midair collision. where a small plane according to authorities appears to have taken off from teeterboro airport, small private airport in new jersey. and struck a helicopter in midair before both crashed into the hudson river. we are hearing reports of at least one person who has been rescued, possibly more. at this time, we have heard from eyewitnesses who talk about seeing debris fall from the plane and the blades of the helicopters as both fell into the water shortly after this collision took place at about noontime today. in the meantime, we are however now seeing other traffic going up and down the hudson river including some barges that are being towed and small boats as well. there are a few of those however. mainly commercial traffic at this time. s

. >> occupants in a new york city hotel could care less about the empire state building or statue of liberty want to get naked without the curtains drawn. yuck. $18,000 after all offers. go to chevy.com/openhouse for more details. . >> good evening ladies and gentlemen. looking at a decent day out there today. but a warmer day compared to where we have been. temperatures getting into the upper 80s lower 90s. kind of toasty out on there. but changes temperature wise coming our way. and then also the threat for some showers and thunderstorms. and we have to kind of keep an eye on the atlantic. big storm brewing out there. potential hurricane. and another one. second one getting close to the eastcoast here. looking at the hd skycam downtown. 77 degrees. calm winds and humidity levels at 74 percent. and our pressure is at 30.02 with high pressure in the neighborhood. gave us the clear skies. and lose the effect of high pressure and keep an eye on the atlantic. here is what's going on. tropical storm danny. winds right now at 46 miles per hour. gusting to 58. and the pressurize now is at 1007 mil

trying all day long of the actual crash taken from a woman on it circle line vote added to the statue of liberty today the sightseeing helicopter collided with the aircraft just before noon as the two crafts were flying in perfectly clear airspace. it has been a beautiful summer day in new york and visibility was near perfect when this occurred. ideal may be a key component in the investigation. tour helicopter operators are reportedly not required to bend the same radio frequency a small aircraft. another pilot on the ground from liberty to worse, the tour company for helicopters, some impending impact but radioed the pilot to warn them that it was not hurt in time. i witnesses report seeing me play to the helicopter slice through the wing of the airplane before it no study into the hudson. the helicopters flying spinning blades cutting into the water as it plunged inside. no evidence was i'm online. we heard from the mayor of hoboken, new jersey, who ask any resident who spot something usual it could be connected with the craft not touch anything but call authorities immediately. two bodies re

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