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We saw the helicopter. i said the helicopter is in distress. >> another news helicopter responding to the same story starts filming the chopper 4's wild fall from the sky. >> it suddenly started coming right down. but guess where it was coming? right down at us. we started running. breaking apart into pieces. it looked like certain death for those inside. but then, amazingly, the pilot hasan kahn and reporter andrew torres managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own. pilot russ mowry, however, is stuck inside, and the engine is still running with 80 gallons of fuel on board, threatening ...

Off. they say they have done it in certain parts. it's both symbolically and strategically vital for sinjar. but the efforts here are going to lead to something in the fight against ices. back to you. we have more breaking news for you. the faa probing a series of laser attacks into major cities overnight. several tv news choppers were targeted in new york city. you can see it right there. the green beam of light shining right into the camera. that's chopper 4 abc affiliate here in new york city. >> at the rear of the building, i see the people involved right now. they're walking in and out ...

Blinding chopper 4 reporter dennis and his pilot as they hovered above brooklyn. >> you get hit in the eyes and you could go temporarily blind. >> reporter: a group of men appeared to be targeting the chopper and also a new york police chopper called in to investigate. >> oh, yeah, you think this is a joke, huh? >> reporter: police arresting at least one man and detaining two others. it comes after a string of similar incidents at new york city airports earlier this year. >> american 1472, we've got a green laser shooting at us off the left wing. >> reporter: and experts say the problem is gro...

Control. >> suddenly we heard a loud boom! when we looked up, there it was. we saw the helicopter. i said the helicopter is in distress. >> another news helicopter responding to the same story starts filming the chopper 4's wild fall from the sky. >> it suddenly started coming right down. but guess where it was coming? right down at us. we started running. it came right down coming down, i said, no, no, no, no, no. >> the helicopter with two pilots and a reporter on board twirls and twists around like a corkscrew. the pilot, fighting for control. >> it was coming down like this, like this, com...

Helping to report on traffic and breaking news and getting reporters to the big stories quickly. these eyes in the sky are supposed to help cover the news. so what happens when they are the news? brooklyn, new york, may 4th, 2004. a tv news helicopter is dispatched to the city's flatbush neighborhood to cover a shooting. it arrives about 6:15 p.m. and begins hovering over the police cars at the scene. it's business as usual until suddenly the helicopter's camera goes haywire and then the shot dies. bystanders look up and see the helicopter spiraling out of control. >> suddenly we heard a loud ...