The governor honors US Navy pilot Capt . Chesley Sullenberger . Schwarzenegger : ` ` We need a great hero '' in state legislature like this . `` There are legislators upstairs that are negotiating and working on a budget -- [ we ] need a great hero in a state capitol . '' Sullenberger safely landed flight 17 in the Hudson River in New York . Sullenberger accepts recognition on behalf of crew members , others .
The governor honors US Navy pilot Capt . Chesley Sullenberger . Schwarzenegger : ` ` We need a great hero '' in state legislature like this . Sullenberger safely landed flight 17 in the Hudson River in New York . Sullenberger accepts recognition on behalf of crew members , others .