carrier, it s the military s only short takeoff vertical landing jet in current inventory, a huge advantage as it requires significantly less runway for takeoffs and landings. doesn t quite hover when it takes off. the nozzles will rotate down. as it jumps off the deck, you nozzle aft and start to create lift over the wings. at that point we re flying like a normal conventional aircraft. reporter: yeah, you mentioned the blue angels as well. they are debuting their super hornet f-18 as they celebrate their 75th anniversary this year. it s 33% bigger than the legacy hornet and it s faster and much more you powerful, griff. also performing at the air show, you probably hear them right now, after a last minute trip to kansas city are the air force thunderbirds. it is quite a pay t trotic
7-5-9. reporter: data from a flight tracking service air canada flew directly over us. yeah, i saw that guys. reporter: shows the air canada jet just 400 feet off the ground, a bit more than a football field length. the incident raises serious questions. the faa says it is investigating and will determine how close that landing jet got to those on the taxiway, david. david, thank you. next to the funeral right here in new york city for nypd officer miosotis familia. shot as she sat in a police vehicle, targeted because she was in uniform. her children brought to tears. the police commissioner here in new york addressing their loss. nothing i can say will bring your mom back. i m sorry for that. but i can make you this promise. your mom didn t die in vain. it was a profound moment here in new york today. outside, you can see a sea of blue. some 25,000 fellow officers from 85 different agencies saluting officer familia. there is much more ahead on world news tonight