I am pretty sure the kid who didn't get trapped in the balloon just outed it as a huge hoax.
Does anybody know if there are any criminal charges that can be used on the parents if they planned the whole thing? They at least should have to pay for the emergency workers who sacrificed for their child.
And leave it to Wolf Blitzer to not press that with a followup.-
UPDATE:
here's the trascript (thanks mememememe)
Dad: Did you hear us calling your name at any time? Falcon: Umm-hmm. Dad: You did? Mom: You did? Dad: Then why didn’t you come out? Falcon: Um...you guys said...that, um...we did this for a show. Dad: Yeah. Mom: No. Dad: Mmmm...
UPDATE #2
arodb makes a great point in the comments as to why this is important:
The next time something weird like this happens and a kid is in trouble, rather than immediate response by emergency service, there will be the memory, and the question, of whether it is really what it seems to be.
UPDATE #3
here is part 2 of the interview, hat tip to Blitzer for following up, and thinks to Safi in the comments for finding this: