tough Bengals team. How about
that covered all the action this morning. Somebody Zach
this morning. Somebody Zach
exact lashway about to wrap up
his trip. Good morning. How
are you doing?
>> Good And you know, they
were still partying when we were coming to work. That’s
were coming to work. That’s
how late they were up. And
that’s how early we You know,
this was one of the warmest
Super Bowls on record. It’s
been hot here in LA. So to beat the heat, we took to the
beat the heat, we took to the
skies in the Goodyear Blimp
and we save you a front row
seat. >> It’s a sight to see. Just
>> It’s a sight to see. Just
ask Michael the time 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
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
mean to Michael into your
family.
>> So Michael is diagnosed
with when he was born. So he
was nonverbal and then he was
2 years old. We were sitting
at a 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.
fascinated with a good year.
Goodyear and Goodyear Plant.
>> 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
when they can stop by the air
base to watch the blend. Take
off land and he even watched
the safety video. Passengers must watch before your seat
must watch before your seat
belt and secure the notice. If
he gets a reaction, there
would be a flicker in his
eyes.
>> With a good 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.
getting or school.
>> 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 to just mention this morning when we arrived. This
morning when we arrived. This
is my bucket list 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
then you came along and made
it happen for him. So I didn’t
it was like destiny. So thank
you together. Michael, my photojournalist Gladden. I
photojournalist Gladden. I
boarded when foot one.
>> One of only 3 Goodyear
airship stunned the country.
This is the first of the
modern fleet. That William Bayless is chief pilot a good
Bayless is chief pilot a good
year when football Taylor Dean
is assistant chief pilot and
currently the only female and
the fleet of the airships are longer than most 7.40, sevens,
longer than most 7.40, sevens,
Airbus, a 3 80’s 252 feet long
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
invented aerial coverage back
in 1955. For the first to do
it back in a Pasadena,
California Rose Parade was
both. That’s what we’re known
for. I petrified of heights this does not really bother me
this does not really bother me
all that Now I 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. Thats a
history of air travel. Thats 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.
a way only a few can.
Michael’s bucket list was
fulfilled and I overcame my
fear.
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>> Yeah, it’s really a day. We
will never forget again, I just want to thank Goodyear
just want to thank Goodyear
One for inviting us into the
air and also for accommodating
our request to bring Michael
up with us. It was an
experience we will never forget. And I know one. They
forget. And I know one. They
are very grateful for as well
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I’m KPRC, 2 insider. Wow. And Lisa, what a way to cap off of
Lisa, what a way to cap off of
is Michael and his mom getting
that opportunity, one of the
Chance Act as well. Yeah, it’s