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over to you, carley. >> carley: keep it right here, thanks, ainsley. more news to get to. starting with this happening today, it has been 15 years since the miracle on the hudson took place. that is when a united airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on the hudson river when the plane lost power in both engines. captain chesley sullenberger and co-pilot jeff skiles made sure 155 passengers and crew members survived. after their plane hit a flock of birds just four minutes after taking off from laguardia airport. that happened 15 years ago. wow. the faa's diversity and inclusion plan is pushing the agency to hire employees with, quote: severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems. they are targeting people with disabilities including, quote: missing extremities, partial paralysis. complete paralysis. epilepsy severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and swampism. comes as they investigate boeing
The Hudson Police Department now mourning the loss of a member who passed away on duty Friday.The department says that senior Sgt. Christopher Filli suffered a
enough altitude or speed through either return to laguardia or go across the river to teterboro, new jersey. >> okay, which one might will you like at peterborough? >> we're gonna go in the hudson. >> so i chose the least bad option, and i was very glad to have. >> the least bad option? >> yes. >> reporter: the scuba team, meanwhile, launched their chopper, and as they flew by the empire state building, they could not believe what they were seeing. >> as we got closer, we were able to read u.s. airways, now, you know, this is a big aircrafts. they had to be a problem. >> that is a new york city police helicopter coming into the right side there. >> reporter: the nypd spotted them and the water. the temperature, 36 degrees, every second mattered, so they did not hesitate. >> she was panicking, and i just tried to calm her down. my first initial thought was to introduce myself to her.
and almost every one of these instances that saved the day. >> that does not make me feel good. i don't like the last layer of safety. >> it's not good, and that these were so startling. that's what they got the attention at the entire industry and the regulators, and that's why we are reevaluating everything we're doing and looking for anything that we missed. i also want to say that it's important to remember, especially when it comes to some of the complaints about humans being sources of error is that humans are by far the most adaptable and resilient part of a system, and technology can only do what it was put out to do. >> you would say the day, we know you did it. >> they save every day. >> i am so honored to see you, again, such a pleasure, captain sully sullenberger, thank you so, so very much, 15 years ago on the hudson. and to you, i wish you all a very good and very safe night.
remember the unforgettable miracle on the hudson which is almost 15 years ago tonight. the 11th hour is just getting underway on a busy friday. just gettin underw oayn a busy friday. underw oayn a busy friday. ugh, i'll deal with this tomorrow. you won't. it's ripe in here. my eyes are watering. look how crusty this is. ugh, it's just too much. not with this. good advice. when stains and odors pile up, it's got to be tide.