Ride in the cockpit with pilots as they perform flyover above Statue of Liberty

Already here, a stunning flyover tonight. Our own Deborah Roberts flying up the East Coast, taking off from Joint Base Anders in Maryland. Hearts racing, including Deborah's, as she flew over the Statue of Liberty. Wow. I have to say, this is pretty cool. Okay, this is my plane. This is the beast. The beast. Number eight. I'm all suited up and ready to go. Just have to add my helmet as I take off with the Patrol de France, the precision aerobatic team from France. We're gonna make our way up to New York and cruise around Lady Liberty. Are you okay? Yes, I'm fine. Good. Beautiful. So far, so good. Yeah. We are cruising up the coast from the D.C. area toward New York City. Traveling about 400 miles an hour. I'm told it might take us about half an hour, but if everything is smooth, we will get there right at dusk to get a peek at Lady Liberty. Unbelievable. What a view. Yeah. There it is. Wow. You can see us well from the ground. Yeah. Magnifique. By the right. So now we're going to perform the way back. Okay. Wow. Merci. Merci beaucoup. Avec plaisir. Oh my gosh. Wow. What a ride, huh? What a ride. David, incroyable. As the French say, this was just an extraordinary night, flying with these members of the French Air Force, commemorating our Statue of Liberty more than a century after it was given to us as a gift by the French people. And I have to say, tonight was yet another incredible gift from France. David. A dazzling flyover, Deborah. Our thanks to you and that team of elite pilots.