Good evening. A small gyrocopter piloted by a florida postman caused quite a scare when it flew apparently unchallenged into highly respected airspace in the center of washington, d. C. And landed on the lawn of the u. S. Capitol. The capitol went into immediate lockdown as police searched the aircraft for explosives. And now once again questions are being raised about how well the nations capitol is secured against aerial threats. Tonight the pilot is in custody, and we now know his bizarre landing wasnt exactly a surprise. Peter alexander explains. Reporter they say things never move fast on capitol hill. Today was an exception. This is not good, people. Reporter coming in for a landing of the lawn of the u. S. Capitol, doug hughes on board whats called a gyrocopter. Everyone was shouting, move, get down, move reporter the 61yearold mailman from ruskin, florida, was looking to deliver a message to washington, demanding an end to big money and politics and government corruption. Carry
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