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the worst disasters in aviation history. >> byron: this coming after a series of near-misses on runways across the u.s. why have there been so many close calls? the star of "beverly hills 90210" and "sharknado" in a road rage brawl on new year's eve. the shocking tmz video. >> here's what i saw on the video. he did exactly the right thing. >> byron: the actor speaking out. what he says needs to happen. plus viral art sensation. devone rodriguez, the artist with more than 50 million followers -- >> excuse me, miss, i drew you. >> byron: known for subway reveals, now disrupting the art world for something he never thought possible. the nfl's damar hamlin one year after collapsing on the field. what he wants everyone to learn. want luxury hair repair that doesn't cost $50?

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>> reporter: a terrifying scene unfolding at tokyo's haneda airport on tuesday. a japan airlines flight carrying 379 passengers and crew colliding with the japanese coast guard cargo plane. the commercial jet bursting into flames. that cargo plane incinerated. the fireball streaking down the runway. japan airlines flight 516 coming to a stop on its nose and belly. according to officials, the accident occurred when the airbus 3-850 was landing in tokyo, clipping the coast guard plane as it was preparing to take off. >> if the japanese coast guard aircraft had been a few feet more onto the runway, this could have been one of the worst disasters in aviation history. >> reporter: passengers on board watching in horror as the cabin filled with smoke, fearing for their lives. imake told us most passengers were calm.

>> landing, landing after fire. >> reporter: but they went on the slides? the emergency exit? >> oh, yes, yes. >> reporter: imake says this video was shot from his seat inside the plane, fire shooting out of the engine. then what he saw when they scrambled outside the plane. flight 516 on its belly, foam raining down as the fire incinerated a wing. you were actually at the terminal when you saw the explosion? through the windows? >> reporter: japan airlines safely evacuating everyone on board through emergency exits within seconds. moving then to a safe place on the runway before the inferno engulfed the rest of the plane. dozens of firefighters dousing the wreckage with fire retardant.

>> airplanes continue to get safer with every iteration. in this case, you had better ability to escape the airplane once there was a mishap on the ground. you had a stronger airplane and that carbon fiber hull, which protected the passengers in ways another airplane might not. >> reporter: authorities saying 17 people suffered injuries. right there at the other end of the tarmac, you can see red trucks. beyond it is what's left of that coast guard plane. we can see investigators on the scene right now. about 1,000 yards down the tarmac are the remains of flight 516. all that's left are parts of the wings and the engines. meanwhile, the pilot of the smaller coast guard plane escaped but five crew members were killed. that coast guard plane was set to deliver relief aid to residents after a powerful

7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked western japan on monday. at least 57 people confirmed dead. dozens of homes and large structures collapsing, burying civilians under the rubble. many believed to still be trapped. as japan is still reeling from the dual disasters, aviation experts here in the u.s. are sounding the alarm. >> these runway incursions have been happening way too frequently, particularly in the united states where we've had several instances where two airplanes came within mere feet of each other that would have led to terrible catastrophes. >> amidst the ash and rubble is the plane's tail -- >> reporter: the last major fatal commercial airline crash in the u.s. was 2009 when a plane crashed in buffalo, new york, right before landing. there have been multiple recent close calls at airports across the country. >> sometimes it's pilot error. sometimes it's controller error. but it's always involving human error. in austin, you had a fed ex jet come within tens of feet of landing on top of a southwest

jet. in san francisco, you had an air canada jet come within tens of feet of landing on top of multiple wide-body aircraft waiting to depart. >> reporter: as for the incident in tokyo, an investigation is under way. >> now that crew in that japanese coast guard aircraft believed they were cleared onto that runway. now, whether that was their fault or a controller's fault or the jal cockpit fault is something the japanese will need to determine. >> byron: our thanks to matt. now to ian zeering going viral on new year's eve in a tmz video showing the actor in a road rage brawl in los angeles. just hours before the ball roped on new year's eve, a viral brawl broke out on hollywood boulevard. fists flying, helmets thrown. in the middle of the melee, acting ian zeering. in a video obtained by tmz, you

can see the former "90210" star exit his vehicle before a vicious clash with a group riding on motorized mini bikes, the bikers pummeling him with kicks and punches before he sprints across the street. the 59-year-old actor, fighting and kicking back, looking not at all like a man nearing 60 before running away from the situation. >> you're kind of caught midstream in this video. not seeing exactly what happens beforehand. but it appears that one of the mini bikes strikes the victim's car. and he then steps out of the car, and they immediately confront him physically with helmets, with fists, with feet. and he initially fights back, and i think makes the correct decision to pull away and run away from them. >> reporter: moments later, zeering shown comforting his terrified 12-year-old daughter,

who witnessed the whole thing. if you recognize ian zeering's name, it's for good reason. once upon a time he was tv royalty. >> going for that full-body tan? >> reporter: it may seem like a lifetime ago for some, but for the entire 1990s, "beverly hills 90210" was the must-watch teen drama. at one point more than 20 million people tuned in every week. ian ziering was one of its saucy leads. >> you definitely have a nice set of handles, not that i was peeking. >> sure, steve. >> byron: more recently the chain chainsaw-toter in "sharknado," which critics warmly call so bad it's good. >> he was known as smooth steve on "91210." ian zeering on the dance floor? >> byron: strutting his moves on "dancing with the stars." after the melee, the actor took

to instagram yesterday writing, he was stuck in traffic and was approached aggressively by one of these riders. he says he got out of his car to assess any damage, which unfortunately escalated into a physical altercation, which i navigated to protect myself. ziering says both he and his daughter are completely unscathed. he goes on to say, this situation highlights a larger issue of hooliganism on our streets, the need for effective law enforcement responses to such behavior. if it feels like you're seeing more of these kinds of road rage videos these days, it's because you are. road rage seems to be a staple in our roadways and our timelines. in a study conducted by aaa in 2019, nearly 80% of drivers say they expressed anger, aggression, or road rage behind the wheel at least once in the previous 30 days. >> it's human nature to be angry behind a wheel, if in fact you drive a lot. many people have outrageous

commutes in this country. but the tension that builds up in people as they get to places on time, maybe they haven't allowed more time so they're driving faster than they should, they're leaving later than they should, so they get into traffic. blood pressure goes up, then they get angry, then they see people doing stupid things. >> byron: the results are often broadcast for the world to see. this notorious 2013 road rage attack on a family along new york city's west side highway captured on a helmet camera by a motorcyclist and posted online. often the consequences can be severe. in 2022, 141 people were killed and 413 wounded by guns during road rage incidents according to the gun violence archive. >> you have to work under a premise that in any of these situations where you have no

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>> byron: we often use the i guess press "gifted artist" to describe someone's incredible talent. subway artist devone rodriguez admits he's had skills as long as he can remember but for him the so-called gift is in the giving. ♪ >> reporter: the level of detail's unbelievable. >> thank you. it's always different in real life. >> it's amazing. your story is amazing. >> thank you. >> reporter: artist devone rodriguez is riding high. >> do you embellish or exactly what you see? >> i do exactly what i see. >> reporter: in his first-ever gallery show in manhattan. >> i was painting as good as this five years ago but it wasn't getting anywhere. i thought, let me put this back out there, start a gallery. >> excuse me, my, i drew you. >> reporter: there's a good chance you've seen his work on

social media. hyperrealistic sketches shared with new york city subway riders. their shocked reactions picking up millions of viral views. >> yo, this is fire. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: how long does it actually take you to complete one of those drawings? >> let's say it's a guy that's bald, has no hair. it could be 20 minutes. let's say you add on dreadlocks. the hair could take another 15. but it all depends who the person is and what they look like. >> reporter: tell me a little bit about the show that you put together here. it is inspired by those draw actions. >> i've been painting people on the subway since i was 15. going to the galleries in chelsea, people drinking wine, talking fancy about the art, i didn't feel i belonged. >> reporter: you felt out of place. >> yeah. i was going to focus on social media. >> reporter: thanks to videos, rodriguez has built a fan base of over 52 million followers across social media.

most of them on tiktok. >> at first, i was trying to do things that i thought would be viral. >> reporter: trying to work the algorithm? >> yeah, i was trying to work the algorithm. after that you know what, let me do what i do. i draw people, hand it to them. day one. i looked at my phone, 5 million views. >> reporter: first video? >> first video. >> reporter: with more fans came bigger opportunities like sketching celebrities. >> i'm meeting "the rock," drawing with him, talking with him, that's crazy. three days ago i was having dinner with matt due money. >> i drew you. >> mr. president, i drew you. >> reporter: world leaders. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: his meteoric success is all his own. rodriguez grew up poor and moved in with his grandmother as a teenager. was it a peaceful childhood? >> no, it was not peaceful at all. my grandma made us breakfast every morning. i have my grandma, "you did your

homework? let me see your art." >> reporter: she supported your art? >> for sure. she told me, keep focusing on that. >> reporter: his father absent most of his childhood, about the at age 17 rodriguez tracked him to miami. >> we did this one then passed away a week later. so he tattooed for 24 years. this was his last tattoo. how does that happen? you can't even make that up. >> reporter: you were his last piece. >> something magical about that. >> devone is not what the art world deems as traditional. his story of survival is inspiration enough to get anybody motivated to do anything. >> reporter: art agent arthur lewis was an early fan. >> there was an auction of a painting. a little painting, 12 x 9. i think it sold for $23,000. i'm like this kid's got it, he's for real. so i think for him, it was allowing him to do what he does best, which was go viral. and tell his story on tiktok, tell his story on instagram, or however he wanted to do it, in

whatever means he wanted. but in the background, be that drum beat of, i want you to paint. >> reporter: and he did. >> the whole vibe of it, i was just like, that's cool. >> reporter: rodriguez's subway paintings going on display for the first time in september at this new york city popup gallery titled "underground." on opening night, a swarm of fans and supporters showed up. >> the way this whole gallery was flooded and the blocks were shut down, it was a whole different thing. >> i knew things would be different when nypd called to say he posted that he was having a show, and they were concerned about the crowd. i'm like, this is an art show at an art gallery, maybe there will be 200 people, i don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: back in his creative space, the artist fine-tunes details on his latest creation. >> that is one of the most tedious things to do, like a subway map. >> reporter: did you need to have your work in a gallery in

this way to feel like devone rodriguez? >> not really. out of the millions of people, chances are not all of them are gallerygoers, museumgoers. bringing art in real life to people satisfies me. >> no matter what my art checker might say or art critic or reviewer or magazine, the people who see his work love his work. the people who live in the art world love his work. the validation is just through love and admiration and people wanting to be in touch with him. i don't know that it gets better than that. >> reporter: that work has made rodriguez no recognizable, new yorkers often stop him on the street. >> hi! nice to meet you! >> reporter: but down in the place he calls his office, the artist finds comfort in the contrast of just blending in.

you've got tens of millions of followers. what's it like being able to still come on the subway and be unknown? just be a new yorker? >> i love it. i feel like, you know, growing up in the bronx has kept me humble forever. i'm appreciative of all that. >> byron: our thanks to ashan. when we return, damar hamlin one year after the nfl star's heart stopped on the field. what he wants everyone to do. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis takes you off course. put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid symptom relief and helped leave bathroom urgency behind. check. when uc tried to slow me down... i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when uc caused damage rinvoq came through by visibly repairing my colon lining. check. rapid symptom relief... lasting steroid-free remission... ...and the chance to visibly repair the colon lining.

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star damar hamlin with an ask. one year ago today, the buffalo bills' safety made a seemingly routine game tackle, then collapsed on the field, his heart-stopping. medical personnel rushed to his side and revived him. >> they are intensely working on damar hamlin. >> byron: after his recovery, damar hamlin expanded his chase and m charity, partnering with the american heart association to teach cpr. hamly posted today that thousands of people have become certified, saying he's inspired by the real-life stories of people who were inspired to be cpr trained because of my experience and turned around and saved the life of another this year. it's a blessing to be a blessing. amen. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night. to the next.