00:00America's most beloved airline pilot, the man who pulled off the miracle on the Hudson,
00:04is facing his most daunting challenge yet. Retired U.S. Airways captain,
00:08Chesley Sully Sullenberger, has announced that he's been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's
00:12disease. In his statement, Sully said the diagnosis means he sometimes struggles to
00:17remember a name, may repeat a story, or has trouble sleeping, but said he is only at the
00:21beginning of what he called this long journey. The 74-year-old said he decided to go public in
00:26the hope of helping other families facing the same diagnosis. Sullenberger has spent his life in
00:31service, first in the U.S. Air Force, then as a commercial pilot, aviation safety advocate,
00:35and U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization. He said, quote,
00:40this new phase of my life has challenged what it means to be of service, and the answer is to
00:44speak
00:45up. Of course, he became a household name in 2009 when he safely landed U.S. Airways flight 1549
00:50in the Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines minutes after takeoff from LaGuardia
00:55Airport. All 155 people on board survived. Sully said the miracle on the Hudson taught him the power
01:02of hope, and that while Alzheimer's may affect his memory of the past, it won't keep him from looking
01:07forward.
