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But a weak laser like this can cause a blinding flash and can even cause permanent eye damage. >> the amount of light that came from that green laser completely took over the cockpit. >> reporter: sergeant steve robertson was piloting a police helicopter in the skies over glendale, california, when he was struck by a laser. >> immediately, i felt an intense pain in both my eyes. i lost the vision momentarily in both eyes. >> reporter: luckily the other officer in the cockpit was not affected and able to land. the number of incidents is skyrocketing. more than 2800 cases last year, up from 1500...

I understand why police officers do is hard. but this -- i mean, to see the guy crouching over. he couldn't even stop the blows because his hands were cuffed behind his back. >> he popped right up. this is not a rodney king incident where there should be riots as a result. you said so exactly right it was a 10-second interaction and he popped right back up. now he claims he has a lawsuit against the city. he claims he's afraid of law enforcement. he has eye damage, back injuries. frankly the defense attorney went before the judge and this judge didn't even adhere to it. this sergeant served tw...

Always does outrageous things. this year he had somebody light a wick, the device exploded, he ended up with second-degree burns and has possible eye damage, and this might shock you, but police say he was drinking. before the stunt. jon: president obama's new budget proposal presents some stunning numbers. for instance, the projected deficit in the coming year expected to reach 11% of the country's total economic output. and much of our debt is sustained with foreign credit. china and other emerging powers are now using this to leverage greater influence in global affairs diminishing u.s. pow...

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