can you see it right above you across the Northeast this morning high alert and high anxiety there's two more right there as the federal government sends extra help to New York and New Jersey where the governor has now been briefed by the FBI the first drone was spotted there nearly a month ago an FBI official says more than 5,000 drone sightings have been reported but there is still no single answer to what's behind the sightings no State can become the wild west of Dron acity over the weekend FBI DHS and FAA officials said a large
percentage appeared to be normal commercial private and government air traffic confused for drones but many Americans and lawmakers remain wary Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging federal agencies to use special drone detection technology like the robin radar should not have to shake an eightball to get an answer after runways were closed at New York Stewart Airfield Friday night due to drone activity New York's Governor says a detection system isn't enough posting Sunday Congress must pass a law that will give us the power to deal directly with the drones there is currently no National drone registration
system making it difficult to track who is responsible for so many unmanned sightings Homeland Security director Alejandro mayorca is offering one possible explanation an FAA policy last year allowing drones to fly at night that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before I want to assure the American public that we are on it police in Boston say two men were arrested over the weekend for flying a drone dangerously close to Logan Airport and the FAA is confirming it's now received multiple reports of people shining lasers at
planes in airspace over New York New Jersey and Pennsyvania they were definitely tracking me it stayed on me for a period of time it's offputting while many Resident remain unsure and on edge what to make of so many mysterious sightings sort of scary I mean I don't really know what to think about it I think it's definitely an overreaction I don't think it's that big of a deal