Deflating the balloon. The army says the easiest way to get the remaining helium out of a blimp is to shoot it full of holes with a shotgun. When we first got on the scene, first order of business was making sure the site was secured, so we tied it down. Reporter the white balloon that ripped in two as it crashed contains technology that targets cruise missiles. Primarily the radar, thats the most important part, a couple radios, as well, then the rest of it was just Power Generation and power transformers. Reporter the army air and Missile Defense command says it was all still there after it broke loose from a mooring in maryland. Weather system going over us at the time. Yes, thats what pushed it up to pennsylvania. Reporter they dont know why it came loose, trailing a massive cable that shorted or knocked out power lines along the way, but the army says it will take weeks to remove. Why does it take so long . The thing is, its big. Its big and were in really rough terrain down there
Leaking. Any time you have a fully fueled aircraft, fire and fuel do not mix at an airport or anywhere for that matter. Reporter soon afterward, one of the planes engines did indeed catch fire. At least two emergency chutes were deployed where most of the injuries occurred when the plane was hurriedly evacuated. One sustained burn injuries and the rest are other injuries. Reporter while they brought the fire under control the airplane remained closed after the incident. Dynamic is a Charter Airline based in North Carolina with a few regularly scheduled flights to mainly south america each week. Chris clackum, nbc news. First at 4 00, county police have arrested a teenage boy for threatening to bomb and shoot students at his school in northern virginia. Investigators say his classmates at Brookpoint High School were alert and tipped them off tuesday afternoon. A student is 15 years old and the detective searched his home they found guns and rifles locked up. They did not find any note o
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