he told me he worked with a group of vets and law makers to get those americans out, himself. the state department didn t help at all. originally our plan was to do an air evac. that was thwarted by the state command and state department. when we landed our plane we had a crew fly over from the faa to approve, the plane was a designation of a humanitarian aircraft. 25 americans on that plane, nine thousand feet in decent, approved landy slot they waved us off. i hear this over and over again in different situations. foxnews.com shows state department is blocking flights from lapping at u.s. air bases even with i.s. citizens onboard.
well as congressman markwayne mullin he is heavily involved in this as well. we had an actual ability with all of our special operations background to go in, identify, look at the various strategic planning and then try to plan evacs. originally it was air evac. that was absolutely thwarted by the centcom command and the state department when we tried to land our plane. we had approved ppr. we had a crew fly over approval faa. our plane had been designated as emergency humanitarian aircraft didn t have to meet just the seat standards but actually do weight and balance standard. which meant i could have up to 25 americans, brian on to that plane. and like 9,000 feet in dissent landing gear down with approved landing they waived us off. brian: unbelievable. did they give you an explanation why? they gave no explanation.
firefighters on the frontlines. in montana multiple wildfires scorching bone-dry land. in oregon close call. more than 150 hikers stranded saturday trapped between two out of control wildfires. the national guard rescued them airlifting some to safety. there was relief, hugs, and smiles when they reunited. a happy ending, but with more hot weather in the forecast. fire season is just reaching its peak. steve patterson, northbound news, los angeles. as parts of the southeastern u.s. and the caribbean brace for a possible impact from hurricane irma, officials are getting an up close and personal look at this major storm. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has released this video of hurricane hunters taking flight through the storm on sunday as the video progresses, you can see the plane s crew fly through turbulence to reach the much