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You know, security is on highest alert. renee marsh is joining us more on this drone at the parade here in new york. what happened? who are these people? >> reporter: well, we're learning more about these two individuals, as you said, taken into custody, flying this drone over the parade this morning. nypd first noticed the drone. they then used their helicopter to track the two people who were operating it. that's where the photos are from. they're not releasing the names. cnn has been told it was a father and a son. the father is 41 years old. he received a summeons. the son is 14 years old....

Now to a story that is sure to get the attention of those who like to fly drones as a hobby. wednesday afternoon a drone flew right in the path of an emergency helicopter 1,000 feet above the ground in fresno, california. the faa says the number of these incidents have dramatically increased in the last year and it wants to send out a clear message. operating drones around airplanes and helicopters is dangerous and illegal. nbc's willie geist has the story. >> reporter: according to the newly released faa report there have been 650 drone sightings be i pilots as of august 9th of this year. com...

Are going into chad. and i would also add, just to remind your viewers, these 80 folks going to chad are maintenance personnel. they operate the aircraft, to keep it flying, they're security personnel to protect the aircraft and the personnel that are there and other support personnel. these are not combat infantry troops, these are troops there to support the reconnaissance mission. >> lastly, admiral kirby, given the drone operators out of new mexico and place like that operating drones on the other side of the world, why is it necessary to deploy 40 u.s. troops and 40 support personnel to c...

They want him out now. remember the christmas day bomber? he trained in yemen. now al-qaeda is active in this volatile country. yemen has been an ally in the war on terrorism. trouble in yemen is big trouble for us. what is it like now and what will a change in leadership mean to the united states? john bolton is back. 25 million give or take a million, 65% unemployment, they want their president out, they've got al-qaeda, u.s. operating drones in yemen infuriating many now people are taking to the streets. this is not a good -- not many good signs there, sir. >> neither is it a cookie-cutter ...

They want him out now. remember the christmas day bomber? he trained in yemen. now al-qaeda is active in this volatile country. yemen has been an ally in the war on terrorism. trouble in yemen is big trouble for us. what is it like now and what will a change in leadership mean to the united states? john bolton is back. 25 million give or take a million, 65% unemployment, they want their president out, they've got al-qaeda, u.s. operating drones in yemen infuriating many now people are taking to the streets. this is not a good -- not many good signs there, sir. >> neither is it a cookie-cutter ...