Shocking Video: A TV helicopter spins out of control in Brazil, 1 dead

The chopper from +record tv+ almost crashed into a busy highway in Sao Paulo, ……Brazil’s largest city.
Before he died, the pilot managed to steer away from morning rush hour traffic.
His cameraman suffered serious injuries.
The chopper was covering a bank robbery when the pilot sent a distress message heard by his competitor from +Globo TV.+

The Globo pilot landed at the crash site and turned off the wrecked helicopter’s fuel pump to prevent an explosion.

The chopper from +record tv+ almost crashed into a busy highway in Sao Paulo, ……Brazil’s largest city.
Before he died, the pilot managed to steer away from morning rush hour traffic.
His cameraman suffered serious injuries.
The chopper was covering a bank robbery when the pilot sent a distress message heard by his competitor from +Globo TV.+
The Globo [...]

Dangerous repercussions of “Sexting”

Texas attorney general Greg Abbott tells teens sending a sexually explicit photograph of yourself through a text message can potentially put your reputation on the line.

Its a new trend called sexting…

Sexting is sending anything that is sexually explicit through your phone or the internet

The most vulnerable group according to Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott, are adolescents who cell phone companies target for their text messaging services.

Sexting implicates criminal issues. It is a crime to possess child pornography. Images of teens sent by way of telephone, by definition involve child porn. It is very important that these teens understand that it is both inappropriate, and potentially illegal for them to take a photo of themselves that involves any kind of sexual innuendo

Most young people we spoke with today laugh at the idea, but for the most part they understand sexting could lead to embarrassment, regret, and even prison time.

Abbott points out once an image has been sent, it cannot be controlled. It could possibly end up on social networking websites like Facebook or Myspace.

Therefore, before pressing send the next time remember this- not everything will remain private and everything and anything posted in cyberspace may stay there forever.

Not to mention, anyone caught with nude or semi-nude images of minors can be investigated and prosecuted for possession of child porn.

Texas attorney general Greg Abbott tells teens sending a sexually explicit photograph of yourself through a text message can potentially put your reputation on the line.
Its a new trend called sexting…
Sexting is sending anything that is sexually explicit through your phone or the internet
The most vulnerable group according to Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott, [...]

Law Enforcement gets eye in the sky: Part 2

High above the Rio Grande valley sky the view is crystal clear…

“got three rafts coming your way”

A pick up truck loaded with pot…Plunges into the Rio Grande river as police on ground and by air .

Got a red for , rafts on the water…Look for guns Rudy”
Ruin the smugglers attempt to successfully cross over the bundles of drugs into texas.

“they’re pulling the rafts out of the water”
Its back to Mexico for these drug smugglers, a trend becoming too familiar for pilots protecting our border from high above

“We have seen a change in the last year or so. Seems like these organizations are getting more aggressive, their technology has increased, the organization has increased, we have increased our capability with our helicopters that you can see here. We try to stay ahead with technology”

A 12 year department of public safety veteran in charge of the Laredo and Mcallen aircraft divisions.

“I flew before I was in the Texas DPS aircraft section, always had interest in flying.I had flown with DPS pilots as a city officer and highway patrolman. This was the direction I wanted to go to do the most good.”
For Holland and his crew of seven based in Mcallen, catching criminals is just one of the functions at one of the busiest air stations out of the 14 in the state.

“we provide air support to state, local and federal law enforcement agencies. We do a lot of lost person searches, small children, criminal photography, search and rescue, pretty much anything you can do in a helicopter, law enforcement wise we do”

The reason these pilots are successful is two fold. Meet the Eurocopter-145. It took two years to perfect and can carry up to ten people.

The Texas DPS aircraft has different ways of technology to fight crime during the day and also at night, such as the Thermal Imager… Nothing goes unseen with Texas DPS flying above.

“the helicopter this platform is the latest and greatest of law enforcement helicopter technology, you can see the thermal imager, optical cam being displayed, computers that will get us in the right spot, having this technology in the police helicopter cuts down response time immeasurable.
Another gadget on the Eurocopter-145…” the night sun” a light so powerful its able to turn night into day. The second reason for success from up above?

“as you can see these helicopters are so complex that having an officer with law enforcement equipment is what is taking us to the next level. “
Meet Rudy Escobar, tactical operations officer, Escobar sits on the left side of the helicopter focusing solely on the cameras, navigation systems and tools aboard the aircraft.

You got the other rafts coming your way Rudy, look for guns Rudy “

“I got the rafts..Beacon on the side have bails on the side they are pulling out of the water

High above the Rio Grande valley sky the view is crystal clear…
“got three rafts coming your way”
A pick up truck loaded with pot…Plunges into the Rio Grande river as police on ground and by air .
Got a red for , rafts on the water…Look for guns Rudy”
Ruin the smugglers attempt to successfully cross over the [...]

Law Enforcement gets eye in the sky: Part 1

Law enforcements eyes in the sky are called on for all sorts of situations…From drug smugglers to missing persons. And the one thing they all say is…There is no such thing as a typical day on the job,

“there is no typical day. We can go from a search and rescue, searching for an Alzheimers patient, a lost child to a law enforcement action in a moments notice”
On June 22 2009 fox 2 cameras rolled as police desperately searched for 2 year old Liliana Hasmin.

It was past 11 at night when according to police the 2 year old’s father had kidnapped and threatened to kill the toddler after an argument with his wife.

“we are on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Its the best job in the world. These air crews go through a lot of testing, a lot of training, they can shift gears and change missions in a moments notice, sometimes they have to reconfigure the helicopters to do that, its very intense and the guys that do this job…Well their heart is in it”
Fox2 joined Lt. Holland for a ride along the Rio Grande river to get a first hand on what a day on the job might bring about.

“we don’t go to Mexico, we go to the Rio Grande river boundary, this where our jurisdiction ends. We do communicate with Mexican authorities and exchange information from time to time.
It was a calm Sunday when in a matter of moments we spotted a man swimming across the river.

DPS cameras zoomed in for a closer look and captured three men trying to swim across into the united states. Lt. Holland reported to border patrol agents arriving of their location

“this job is unique because our pilots and air crew are troopers at heart. They love to fly. They get the best of both worlds, they can do their job as law enforcement officers.

Law enforcements eyes in the sky are called on for all sorts of situations…From drug smugglers to missing persons. And the one thing they all say is…There is no such thing as a typical day on the job,
“there is no typical day. We can go from a search and rescue, searching for an Alzheimers patient, [...]

Gift of Love Part 2

Few could imagine that in the city of Edcouch, two extraordinary individuals, Amelia and Roberto Trevino have opened their hearts and home to over 150 foster children, giving them a second chance at being loved.

In 17 years, they’ve cared for over 150 children victims of neglect and abuse. Two of them stayed with the Trevino

Few could imagine that in the city of Edcouch, two extraordinary individuals, Amelia and Roberto Trevino have opened their hearts and home to over 150 foster children, giving them a second chance at being loved.
In 17 years, they’ve cared for over 150 children victims of neglect and abuse. Two of them stayed with the [...]

Gift of love-special series part 1

Today we meet a family from the Rio Grande Valley who took a stand and made a difference to a problem with a magnitude greater than we could ever imagine, forever changing the life of three children who were destined for a lifetime of hardship

Most of us have had the chance to experience the joy of being part of a family… Some have not been so fortunate.

This little girl is just one of the 129,000 children across the United States that have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care. In the state of Texas over 6,000 kids were also removed from their homes

With tears in her eyes, Elisa Chavez refers to the life she and her sister had when they were 5 and 6 years old.

Today tears have been replaced by beautiful smiles. The Chavez family of the city of mission adopted both girls. For Diana and Daniel Chavez, loving a child, any child, is second nature. While caring for a neighbor

Today we meet a family from the Rio Grande Valley who took a stand and made a difference to a problem with a magnitude greater than we could ever imagine, forever changing the life of three children who were destined for a lifetime of hardship
Most of us have had the chance to experience the joy [...]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Alton bus tragedy

Each September for the past two decades, family members, survivors and friends of the 21 students that died in the bus crash visit the site to pay their respects to the victims.

20 years ago today, school bus number 6 which carried 81 students, had just passed the intersection of Bryan road and 5 mile line when it was struck by a Dr. Pepper delivery truck driven by Ruben Perez. The bus plunged off the roadway and into the flooded caliche pit below.

18 teenagers drowned in the murky water of this 40-foot deep caliche pit on September 21, 1989. Another 3 victims died days after the accident and the 60 high school and junior high students that survived, would go on with their lives without a way of forgetting one of the worst school bus accidents in the nation’s history. Virginia Jones was 14 years old at the time of the fatal crash, she says she wouldn

Each September for the past two decades, family members, survivors and friends of the 21 students that died in the bus crash visit the site to pay their respects to the victims.
20 years ago today, school bus number 6 which carried 81 students, had just passed the intersection of Bryan road and 5 mile line [...]

Ex- fire fighter claims the deaths of the 21 students could have been prevented

Victor Navarro sits at home in Alton today, reminiscing about his days as a firefighter. September 21st 1989 will forever be engraved in his mind; because he feels emergency crews could have done more to save the lives of the 21 students who drowned to death.

The call came in about 7:20 and I never made it back into the shower. I put on my overalls and got myself to the central station, which is 5 blocks away when he heard a school bus had fallen into a caliche pit, he knew there had to be a way in. Instead, he tells us, emergency crews looked down from up above. I was looking for that one road that should be there and it was there, but nobody had gone down that road. Navarro remembers paramedics trying to resuscitate the students inside the pit. How can you give CPR to a victim in water? They don

Victor Navarro sits at home in Alton today, reminiscing about his days as a firefighter. September 21st 1989 will forever be engraved in his mind; because he feels emergency crews could have done more to save the lives of the 21 students who drowned to death.
The call came in about 7:20 and I never made [...]

The Gift of Life: A Surrogate Mother’s Story II

The Gift of Life: A Surrogate Mother’s Story I