'Sully' Sighting

Published: Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Description: Hudson hero pilot gets celebrity reception at Washington restaurant

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" The pilot of that and maybe US Airways emergency landing last week something of a rock star in the city. President Obama invited him in the residents' group to yesterday's inauguration. We got a picture of its lead here but we never found him on camera and then last night. Solely within the Hudson. He has Stanley in the Hudson restaurant. The restaurant owners -- and we'll pop he -- with the now lives they're going to stop you thank you. How are you downgraded I've found that kind of funny that he was at the Hudson after being in the Hudson and all the -- but I hear who's got a rock star in the Iran."

" Actually occurred on Monday night they and it was a real real -- not -- didn't do. It hit them leave there as well as some of the passengers. The that -- I heard there was a lot hands shaking in adulation going on. -- Countless numbers yet where really you know coming up it and then. Either really you don't -- LA Mary. You know immediately -- individual real night. Is it. Really. Respectful person it in this whole family."

" I heard real -- my real mild mannered about the whole thing didn't really want to be the standard anybody detention. Cook."

" Absolutely. You know really you know low. And you know allowed -- people that they pictured -- obviously. But it really great guy I mean I -- totally the kind of person I live without any passenger seat of a US air flaky. -- in that situation -- and they like -- behind the we all I hear and so he he went to -- need to humiliate burned. The eight Galley eight ticket maybe a fried chicken we have a we have a great -- this city. It's definitely hear that WEU. Pilot that the men and I'm only goes -- in the -- I love it surrogate Pataki thanks very much."

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frigid waters of the Hudson just off midtown Manhattan this afternoon in New York City . A 155. People took off putting US Airways flight from LaGuardia. Three minutes later the jet bobbing in the river just west of New York City skyscrapers. The miracle that there -- alive tonight the images today after this afternoon's crash of US Airways flight 1549. Incredible to

rescue boats 52 on the first as divers went in from the New York City police and fire departments. And those are pictures you were able to see and I want because I had run down here

most part. Well tonight the pilot the hero of the day in New York City and Rick Leventhal I heard passengers speaking of him and they could not of said more glowing things.

fly in there they stopped all traffic in and out of the New York City area for a short time. LaGuardia was shut down until they figured out exactly where they were with -- all of this

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