CNN Breaking News Headlines While world worried ‘balloon boy’ was safe in attic

cnn-breaking-news-headlines-while-world-worried-balloon-boy-was-safe-in-attic CNN (cnn.com) breaking news headlines is While world worried ‘balloon boy’ was safe in attic (top stories). CNN posted breaking news details below.

After scouring northern Colorado by foot and air, frantically chasing a now-infamous Mylar balloon for dozens of miles and interviewing his big brother over and over, local and federal authorities ended their search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene where it began — at his house.

CNN Live Video: Ballon Boy Hoax and Falcon Heene Outs Publicity Stunt!

He was in a box. In the attic. The whole time.

“I played with my toys and took a nap,” Falcon told a group of reporters outside his home Thursday afternoon.

“He says he was hiding in the attic,” said Falcon’s father, meteorologist Richard Heene, clutching his son. “He says it’s because I yelled at him. I’m sorry I yelled at him.”

But in a later interview with CNN’s “Larry King Live,” Falcon said he heard his parents call for him from the garage. When asked by his father on-air why he didn’t respond, the boy replied, “You guys said we did this for the show.”

Falcon, Richard and Mayumi Heene Photos Gallery & Video

When Heene was pressed by Wolf Blitzer, who was filling in for King, to explain what his son meant, he became uncomfortable, finally saying he was “appalled” by the questions. He added that Falcon was likely referring to all the media coverage.

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Reality

How very sad and pathetic that parents would use their children in this way. To teach a six year old to lie is unbelievable. Some people have no shame.

Tom Medlin

Something is not right. In my experience a helium ballon with this volume of gas would not have the lift to lift the boy. Also the bottom of the saucer looks made of cardboard and tinfoil. it would not hold the weight of a person. how did this scientist/dad think he was lifted by it.

penelopebroadchester

Oh, come on now... I'm not sure how much this little boy weighs but is it really believable in the first place that he could have floated away in that balloon? It's kind of insulting that these people have gotten so much attention (which is probably what they were after) in the aftermath. "You guys said we did this for the show" - out of the mouths of babes. This little guy is still too sweet and honest to stick to the story even after being a part of the HOAX.

Tracy Carrier-Miller

If this proves to be a hoax. I think the family should be required to reimburse the community for all the rescue efforts and match that amount of money as a donation to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. How many children went missing yesterday whose stories were not nationally televised???

matrixcl55

Why wasn't the boys in school? This is all a hoax and the parents should be put in jail. Since these publicity hounds want some attention maybe they can do a reality show from their prison cell..... What idiots...

CNN Breaking News Headlines While world worried ‘balloon boy’ was safe in attic

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