aimed at an airplane s cockpit. it s a senatoria that cenario t times throughout the country. listen as a plane is coming into jfk airport last year. we encountered a laser up here into the cockpit. it caught the first officer s eye. reporter: in new york city the fbi says incidents targeting planes have jumped 17%. we don t have an idea why, it has been a 17 increase over last year regarding these incidents. so are they concerning to us? it will not physically hurt the airplane t. laser can blind the pilot, can temporarily blind the pilot and also the effect of this startling burst of light into the cockpit. reporter: a dangerous distraction for pilots. according to faa the laser incidents is 13 times higher now than previous years. compare more than 350 incidents
is getting involved. rene marsh is live in washington. we ve heard numerous incidents of this happening. it s becoming more common than people may actually realize. startling flash of light targeting kcockpits and pilots and a dangerous distraction midair and has federal investigators extremely concerned. this video from the faa shows the blinding glare of a laser aimed at an airplane s cockpit a scenario that replayed itself thousands of times throughout the country. listen as a plane is coming in for landing at new york s jfk airport last year. we just got lasered up here, two green flashes into the cockpit. it caught the first officer s eye. reporter: in new york city the fbi says incidents targeting planes have jumped 17%. we don t have an idea as to why the increase but there has been a 17% increase over last year regarding these incidents so they are concerning to us.
released by new york city police, form international monetary fund chief and french politics dominic strauss-kahn claims that he had, quote, diplomatic immunity during his arrest at jfk airport last month. he is charged with sexually assault ago motel maid in new york city. we re learning more details of what happened when police cut the put the cuffs on him. fox s david lee miller has the latest. what did he say, david? reporter: according to the legal papers released by the prosecution, among the first words accused rapist dominic strauss-kahn said when he was taken into custody were do you have my cell phone. the former imf chief believed the port authority officers were there to return a phone he had left behind at the hotel where hours earlier he allegedly sexually assaulted a maid. the papers the prosecution were required to provide to the defense and have now been made to the public in a redacted form contain statements strauss-kahn made over a 30 hour timeline.