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See how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. careful with your drones. police in new york arrest two people for flying a drone over the george washington bridge not far from a police helicopter. this happened early yesterday morning. the cops say the drone came within 800 feet of one of the police choppers before the pilot of the drone turned it away to avoid. our chief correspondent, jonathan hunt is here with more on this. so what exactly happened here over the george? >> one of the cops in this nypd helicopter noticed...

Commands. but how will he get the ton of metal off the pilot? it will take more than instincts or heroism to save his friend's life. >> i know that when people are under stress, you can summon up some kind of strength that might not be available to you ordinarily. and i think that's what was going on with tiny. >> but tiny is also fueled by something else, a strong bond with the pilot, stemming the from an experience most people couldn't or wouldn't understand unless they were there. >> myself and steve cox were both in vietnam. >> tiny says he considers anyone he served with a brother. steve ...

>> within seconds, police catch up at the scene. there's some confusion as to who doug is, but soon it's all straightened out. the suspect later pleads guilty to charges of endangerment and aggravated assault and is sentenced to 16 1/2 years in prison. with the suspect in police custody, chopper pilot joe hans turns his attention to the crushed white car in the middle of the intersection, and his heart sinks. >> one of the first things that came out of the car was a baby seat. >> miraculously, the women and children in that car walk away with only minor injuries. it's a comforting end to an ad...

Spaces of the buildings until it reaches an ignition point. certainly, i'm sure that all the utility companies are working to shut all the utilities so they can make the determination, but i'm sure fire arson investigators will start making the search when the time comes. >> this call, according to c con ed, the call came from a resident who reported smelling gas, but the odor may be coming from outside. a con ed crew got on the scene right after the explosion. please, let me get you to hang on for one quick second. we want to listen in to the chopper pilot over the scene itself. let's listen....

The truck driver is almost surely dead, too. but just seconds later, unbelievably, the man steps out through the broken windshield and makes a run for it. doug pulls his car over and grabs a baseball bat in his trunk. doug's not taking any chance that this guy could get away or, worse, that he carjacks someone or breaks into a nearby home. >> he was really amped up when i saw him. his eyes were as big as silver dollars. >> the man takes out a pair of bolt cutters and threatens to kill doug but doug persists. >> i hit him a couple of good times with the bat and didn't seem to faze him. >> withi...