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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...

Crucial moments of a flight. here are some recent incidents. >> we've got a green laser shooting off the left wing about a mile out. >> 10:00. >> laser at 10:00. >> i just saw it out of the corner of my eye. a few times it lit up the -- hit the top of our cockpit. >> joining me now, retired pilot and aviation analyst john cox. john, what is laysing? and why is it on the rise and the consequences are so severe? >> well alex lasing is when someone points a laser, extremely powerful at a commercial airliner. and in so doing potentially blinds the pilots. so the problem is these lasers particularl...

Rows reserved for victims inside of the courtroom. the third row back was for members of the general public and that row was also full. so it was a full house with media sitting behind them. but the victims' family didn't say anything to reporters afterwards and all in all it was a very dignified and professional, if i can say, proceeding. >> jamie, thank you so much in charleston. and as always pete williams thank you. and overnight, 11 commercial flights reported being hit by lasering while flying over new jersey. a dangerous threat that can potentially blind pilots. all those planes lande...