onboard to power about 47,000 american homes. the navy hopes to one day outfit this thing with one of its most futuristic weapons, a rail gun. not a nail gun, a rail gun which fires projectiles at. seven times the speed of sound. more than 5,000 miles per hour. if the zumwalt didn t sound straight out of science fiction, the name of the original captain is james kirk, captain james kirk. seriously. but on the zumwalt in this case. early saturday morning something interesting happened with the zumwalt. the u.s. coast guard stent out a request looking for assistance from any nearby vessels in the water off of portland. turns out the captain of a 45-foot long fishing boat called the danny boy was having chest pains. he called in i need help to the coast guard. the coast guard flew a rescue chopper out to get them out of their base on cape cod.
the zumwalt can produce enough energy on board to power about 47,000 american homes. the navy hopes to one day outfit this thing with one of its most futuristic weapons, a rail gun. not a nail gun, a rail gun which fires projectiles at seven times the speed of sound, more than 5,000 miles per hour. if the zumwalt didn t sound straight out of science fiction, enough for you already, i should tell you that the name of its original captain is james kirk, captain james kirk, seriously. but on the zumwalt in this case. early saturday morning something interesting happened with the zumwalt. the u.s. coast guard sent out a request looking for assistance from any nearby vessels in the water off of portland. turns out the captain of a 45-foot long fishing boat called the danny boy was having chest pains. he called in i need help to the coast guard. the coast guard flew a rescue
up on a mountain like this and put their lives on the line. but the situation quickly goes from bad to worse. oh, that s horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. my goodness. you re watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. and now it s the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy feeling, admitting to her boyfriend, jeremiah, she s nervous. jeremiah and i promised each other that no one would die on this trip. it was a joke, of course. but then selena and jeremiah, both paramedics, attempting the summit with experienced climbers, six of them, paramedics or firemen. so they set out about 4:00 a.m.
put their lives on the line. but the situation quickly goes from bad to worse. oh, that s horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. my goodness. you re watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. and now it s the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy feeling, admitting to her boyfriend, jeremiah, she s nervous. jeremiah and i promised each other that no one would die on this trip. it was a joke, of course. but then selena and jeremiah, both paramedics, attempting the summit with experienced climbers, six of them, paramedics or firemen. so they set out about 4:00 a.m.
and grease is gone. time now for our favorite segment of the week our insomniac theater checking out two movies opening this weekend. we start with san andreas starring dwayne johnson, also known as the rock. he s a rescue chopper pilot trying to save his estranged daughter after the big one hits california. meantime seismologist paul giamatti tries to warn the world that the worst is yet to come. we re about to have a major quake. it s up to a 7.1! jesus, get the hell out of there! everybody get off the dam. all right.