i d love to be able to say. do you think the seven second delay would work. want to try it. let s try it. last time we tried it, what happened? alex was a little short alex hit chopper 4. we got the word but weather over the area. it was a nice day. we have much more to talk about including whether little miller is his best. how about napoleon. america can t turn its back on refugees. he wants to see the senator do something about it. we ll ask both of them what that exchange says about the democrats game plan in the era of trump. morning joe is coming right back.
we saw the helicopter. i said the helicopter is in distress. another news helicopter responding to the same story starts filming the chopper 4 s wild fall from the sky. it suddenly started coming right down. but guess where it was coming? right down at us. we started running. breaking apart into pieces. it looked like certain death for those inside. but then, amazingly, the pilot hasan kahn and reporter andrew torres managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own. pilot russ mowry, however, is stuck inside, and the engine is still running with 80 gallons of fuel on board, threatening to ignite. police officers arrive within minutes. they were already on the scene responding to the earlier shooting that the helicopter originally was sent to cover.
off. they say they have done it in certain parts. it s both symbolically and strategically vital for sinjar. but the efforts here are going to lead to something in the fight against ices. back to you. we have more breaking news for you. the faa probing a series of laser attacks into major cities overnight. several tv news choppers were targeted in new york city. you can see it right there. the green beam of light shining right into the camera. that s chopper 4 abc affiliate here in new york city. at the rear of the building, i see the people involved right now. they re walking in and out of the building. hitting us right now. don t look, george. oh, yeah, you think is this a joke, huh? the tv crew was able to get in touch with the nearby police helicopter which located the source of that laser. the nypd says two people are now under arrest, and charges are pending. now, also last night, three
blinding chopper 4 reporter dennis and his pilot as they hovered above brooklyn. you get hit in the eyes and you could go temporarily blind. reporter: a group of men appeared to be targeting the chopper and also a new york police chopper called in to investigate. oh, yeah, you think this is a joke, huh? reporter: police arresting at least one man and detaining two others. it comes after a string of similar incidents at new york city airports earlier this year. american 1472, we ve got a green laser shooting at us off the left wing. reporter: and experts say the problem is growing at airports across the country. in 2010, more than 2800 reports. last year nearly 3900. while the suspects appeared to think it was all a joke, those inside the aircraft say it s no laughing matter. we re talking about a helicopter here that weighs almost two tons. i mean, imagine that coming down on your house because the pilot s vision is impaired. even more serious is if it was a
do well out of this. they usually do right? that s the one person that wins in all litigation. presumably the plaintiffs lawyers are probably going to get a cut of whatever they recover. that would be my guess. then it s a waiting game. the defense lawyers will do got. they always do. nice to see you, thank you. nice to see you. thanks so much. federal aviation officials say that they re investigating two instances of lasers pointing at choppers here in the new york city area. this video is from wnbc television, the nbc flagship owned and operated station here in new york city. chopper 4 was headed to downtown brooklyn to cover the arrest of an alleged greyhound bus theft. that s another interesting story. this guy steals everything. anyway, the chopper was above and they shined a green laser up at the thing, and nypd chopper came to investigate when it was