here, only 11 hours till
kickoff at so Fi Stadium in
Englewood, California, KPRC 2
Zac lashway joining us live from the historic Coliseum.
from the historic Coliseum.
Zack, I know it’s.
>> Very hot there in Los
Angeles. And you’re beating
the heat in a unique way,
corrects.
>> Yeah, that is right. Severe. Good morning to you.
Severe. Good morning to you.
Good morning to you, Sophia,
in good morning to you.
>> At home Super Bowl, 56
could be the hottest Super
Bowl on record. That’s here in
Englewood. I’m hearing it’s a little chilly back in Houston.
little chilly back in Houston.
So we have a story that will
warm you up this morning. It’s a sight to see. Just ask
a sight to see. Just ask
Michael 5. He and his mother
needed. The some own have been
stopping by the Goodyear
Airship Base in Carson,
California. For decades. We
are planning to watch the good years
>> And what happened and met
back rent and glad. When we
arrived at the air base for
our flight aboard, bring foot one. I saw Michael and need a
one. I saw Michael and need a
focused on the blimp.
>> As anxious as I was about
our flight, I introduced
myself and need a shared with
me a story, a very touching story. What is good you’re
story. What is good you’re
mean to Michael into your
family.
>> So Michael is diagnosed
with when he was born. So he
was nonverbal and he was 2
years old. We were sitting at restaurant and then there was
restaurant and then there was
a phone book. And for some
reason, Michael just flipped
to the Goodyear Page. Then he
started just getting
fascinated with a good year.
Goodyear and Goodyear Blimp.
>> According to NIDA that
iconic Blue Yellow and Grey
bubble in the sky means the
world to Michael. So much day
when they can stop by the air
base to watch the blend. Take
off land and even watch the
safety video. Passengers must
watch before your seat belt and secure the notice. If he
and secure the notice. If he
gets a reaction, there would
be a flicker in his eyes.
>> With a big with anything
Goodyear related. But
throughout all these years, Michael has never been a
Michael has never been a
passenger until today because
of an unexpected impromptu
conversation. We were having a
casual day and we end up
getting or school. >> After me to share with me
>> After me to share with me
Michael Story, I chatted with
Guthrie Melchionne a broadcast
technician with Goodyear. It
was very heartwarming and very
rewarding just mention this
morning when we arrived. >> This is my bucket list,
>> This is my bucket list,
miles. And I I didn’t even
know that he understood the
concept of a bucket list and
feel he mentioned it this
morning and then you came
along and made it happen for him. So I didn’t it was like
him. So I didn’t it was like
destiny. So thank you
together, Michael need to my
photojournalist Gladden. I boarded when foot one.
boarded when foot one.
>> One of only 3 Goodyear
airship stunned the country.
This is the first of modern
fleet. That William Bayless is
chief pilot a good year when football Taylor Dean is
football Taylor Dean is
assistant chief pilot and
currently the only female and
the fleet of the airships are
longer than most 7.47, there
was a 3 80’s, 252 feet long. It’s roughly about one and a
It’s roughly about one and a
half 2 million birthday
balloons helium about us and
helps us the lift.
>> And you know, we we
invented aerial coverage back
in 1955. For the first to do it back in that passed
it back in that passed
California. Rose Parade was
both. Well, that’s what we’re
known for. I petrified of
heights this does not really
bother me on that mice. Now I can explain it was kind
can explain it was kind
floating in a bubble that’s
kind of like an airplane, a
helicopter and about the same
time, the safest form air
travel in the history of air travel. That’s a very smooth,
travel. That’s a very smooth,
very quiet.
>> At a cruising altitude of
1500 feet with the windows
open. We took in all of LA in
a way only a few can.
Michael’s bucket list was fulfilled and I overcame my
fulfilled and I overcame my
fear.
>> Yeah, it really a day. I
will never forget. We just
want to thank a year for inviting us to go up. We also
inviting us to go up. We also
want to thank good year for
accommodating our request to
allow Michael to come up with
us. His mom, his dad, who
could not make the trip. We are forever grateful for more
are forever grateful for more
spectacular views on our trip.
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