From Howard Kurtz today: Fox News had the “live” coverage on a 7-9 second delay just in case the “Bubble Boy” became the “Freefall Fella”:

“In a large part, the story was driven by the compelling images of the flying orb, which resembled a silver space ship. ‘It’s what we do in 24-hour cable news,’ he said. ‘Live pictures are out there, and we follow it to its end. Obviously, we tried to be very respectful of what could go wrong.’ Wallace said that about 10 minutes into Fox’s coverage, he switched the footage to a delay of seven to nine seconds. ‘You hope for the miracle on the Hudson, but on the other hand, you always have to be ready for the worst outcome,’ he said.”