many toxins that are used to bring this. they ll go in, open up the hatch. that s when we may or may not get our first glimpse of the crew inside the crewed dragon capsule. and after that, they will be taken to a part of the ship where they ll do some medical checks. they ll check them out, make assure they re feeling okay. nausea really a big problem, or can be a big problem when you re splashing down in an ocean in a claustrophobic capsule, although it is quite nice and spacious when you re in orbit. once they get that all clear, there is a helicopter pad on that ship and a helicopter is going to whisk the new astronauts away or space flight participants, whatever you want to call them.
0 these are people with families, and the goal here really has been heartwarming. i think you ve probably seen the footage of the interactions that this crew has had with children in the hospital. i mean, it s been a fund-raising campaign for st. jude s, 200 million dollars has been the goal. and there s been all kinds of interaction from them there. it just has been an amazing experience to see regular americans, like you and i, in space. only less than 600 people jon: hang on a second, alexandria. we re getting our first images. let s listen to mission control. as part of the inspiration for mission, the crowd here is very excited to see them after the first time as well. so yeah, couple of minutes left of the blackout period, and we should be getting comms re-established with the crew here shortly. jon: the blackout period, clayton, perhaps you re the best to explain that to us. the capsule is coming back, and the friction of it ebb countering the earth s encountering the
the israeli hostages and the arab commandos who have held them hostage for this entire day have now left to a makeshift helicopter pad at the back of the olympic village. the israelis wanted to come in and try and rescue them, and the germans said no. you know, when a bad number comes up, it comes up very bad. we find that this drama has not ended. the german police were sent up at the nearby air base to neutralize the terrorists and thereby rescue the hostages. the latest word we get from the airport is that, quote, all hell has broken loose out there, that there is still shooting going on. there is the report of a burning helicopter. police forces had no training in this area. they didn t expect people who were heavily armed that were willing to sacrifice their lives for a cause. they have now said that there were 11 hostages.
the israeli hostages and the arab commandos who have held them hostage for this entire day have now left to a makeshift helicopter pad at the back of the olympic village. the israelis wanted to come in and try and rescue them, and the germans said no. you know, when a bad number comes up, it comes up very bad. we find that this drama has not ended. the german police were sent up at the nearby air base to neutralize the terrorists and thereby rescue the hostages. the latest word we get from the airport is that, quote, all hell has broken loose out there, that there is still shooting going on. there is the report of a burning helicopter. police forces had no training in this area. they didn t expect people who were heavily armed that were willing to sacrifice their lives for a cause.
landing in, i mean it was in the clouds. you couldn t even see the top of it from the ground. reporter: yeah, this was a miserable day in new york. pnd apparently, he was at the 34th street helicopter pad on the east side of the city, waiting and waiting to take off. and he, apparently, decided that it was the time to go, and he was able to take off and move out and they were able to sort of track him. anderson? and what about the helicopter s flight path? because the mayor was saying it s very unusual for the helicopter to have been over manhattan in that way in that area. it s near trump tower, near times square. you don t see that. reporter: it would be interesting to figure out exactly where that video that you showed the at the top is, because so, it took off from the east side of manhattan on 34th street. it went down the east river, around sort of the tip of manhattan, sort of by the statue of liberty, and then up the west side. it s not clear where he was going, but at