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It was a huge issue because there was little regulation. just as miles said, the air space over the rivers is kind of a free for all. you talk to each other on come li -- com lines. it is some of the most congested air space in the world. the helicopter port at the tip of manhattan is the busiest in the world, flying over, depending on how many people are working that day, 7 million to 1 10 million people. stop the chop is the movement, and it's been going on for a long time. here's the rub, air space is federal aviation administration controlled. waters are controlled by the federal governmen...

Have not been able to get up the roads to make sure there were not people that were trapped. that weight is heavy on us. >> we know you had a chopper out there early on and dozens of people being removed from their homes, and people are losing their lives. this heartbreaking story, this couple, they were 100 and 98, and they could not get out of their home in time. what a heartbreaking story. >> yes, long time residents. i was able to talk to one of the helicopter operators and his staff had been involved with the rescue. he said it was amazing they got the 41 people off that mountain and to s...

The helicopter operators, what they might be exposed to, you would never choose this as your first option. you're only doing this because things have gotten pretty bad. >> michael freelander, where does this -- what's the best case scenario how this gets resolved, or any scenario for how this gets resolved. >> yeah, as the previous guest mentioned earlier in the segment, the best case scenario is they get some sort of reliable power supply through the extended -- extensive system, the backup pumps and valves and heat exchangers, that they can cobble together at least one sustainable, reliable ...

Louder than words. so if we're at the point now where we have helicopters who are throwing water at both -- at reactor four's spent fuel pod and also number three, which the iaea has highlighted as being a second separate problem with respect to the nuclear waste being stored outside of the reactor, then if they're doing that, that means they're worries. if you're forced to the point where you have to do this, that indicates that you have a significant problem. the likelihood that you're going to make this work with helicopters seems very low to me. there's an accuracy problem. there's a water...