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george wright was arrested in this house monday without incident. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >> pelley: bob tells us that fingerprint was tracked down by the marshall's service after the marshall's got a tip that wright was in portugal. the insurance industry said today s.u.v.s and pickups are becoming a lot safer for everyone else on the road. eight years another of the world's auto makers agreed to do things like lower bumpers in new s.u.v.s so they wouldn't ride up and over smaller cars in a crash. the result-- the death rate in s.u.v. crashes has been cut by nearly two-thirds from 44 per million vehicles in 2000 and 2001, to 16 in 2008 and 2009. an american landmark as few of us will ever see it inspecting the outside of the washington monument from 500 feet up. something they didn't even do. next on cbs 5 a bay area kid gets a shout out >> pelley: we end tonight with the washington monument, how it is, and how it might have been. this is an early design. it was to have been flat-topped and surrounded by a circular colonnade. the monument tha

along with fbi agents and portuguese authorities, they arrested george wright in central portugal, which. that's where wright was living under an assumed name and he is now fighting extradition. why? well, in the early '60s, he was convicted of killing a world war ii veteran during a gas station robbery. he was serving up to 30 years for that crime when he escaped a new jersey prison in the warden's car. he made his way to detroit, where he joined the black liberation army. and then they hijacked a miami-bound delta flight out of detroit. wright, who was dressed as a priest, apparently smuggled a gun on board in a hollowed out bible. once the plane landed in miami, wright and the other hijackers demanded $1 million in cash, the most ever asked for the safe release of some 80 passengers. fbi agents had to deliver the money wearing bathing suits, a way of guaranteeing that they weren't carrying any weapons. the hijackers forced the entitles to fly to boston, where they got more fuel and another pilot. they then flew across the atlantic to algeria, where they asked for asylum. the governmen

to united states because he thinks that if he goes to united states, he will die. >> reporter: george wrightto copying business. now, wright is facing extradition to the united states, ending decades on the run. but his lazy days on the beach may soon be a memory. the fbi wants him to finish his 30-year jail term. if hollywood ever makes the film, it probably won't be a movie with a happy ending. dan rivers, cnn, portugal. >> it was supposed to be satire, but a mock newspaper's fake tweet about terror at capitol made a lot of people angry. stand by for that story. >>> the allegations about a plot to attack the capitol using a model plane. new information about the suspect and his strange behave your in our next hour. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> members of congress and often be the butt of tasteless jokes here in washington, but today the publication known as the onion is in serious hot water for posting a horrifying story that many sa

they approached the plane carryinging a suitcase and gave to george wright who with four other gunmen was holding a plane full of hostages. the year was 1972. >> five men with guns hijacked a jet today. >> here boarded in detroit dressed as a priest. his gun hidden in the pages of a bible. fellow members of the black liberation army also got on board. 88 passengers and crew were held at gunpoint. >> we would be the first to go. >> then good reason to take the demand seriously. wright had killed before in 1962. in farming dale, new jersey. write with another man robbed a gas station and gunned down a world war ii bronze star recipient and father of two. he was sent to prison in and in 1970 he moved to detroit where he met up with members of the black liberation army. they practiced voodoo. that are are they studied witchcraft. >> and plotted the hijacking. transcripts of tower recordings detailed the negotiations that day in miami. the hijackers demanded the money comes on first before any passenger gets off. air traffic control respond the men are putting on bathing suits and going-ov

government but george wright and fellow hijackers disappeared.t completely cold from then on until just recently this week when the fbi and police and authorities here in portugal managed to arrest him. this is where he's being certainly for the last 20-odd years. locals here say they are jaw-smacked with the news. >> i can't believe it. i am very shocked. i can't believe it. >> they were very nice people. very nice people. i'm shocked. i really can't understand this. >> translator: the news to us was shocking. it was a huge surprise. when i heard this in the morning i was completely shocked at the news i was hearing. with the news i was hearing that would surprise anyone. we weren't expecting it. >> reporter: we are told george wright married a portuguese lady and have two children. daughter and a son. he has been living here in total obscurity for many years. people describing him as a terribly nice guy. quiet. living a modest life and he has been a house painter and had a few small businesses. but kept to himself in this tiny village. now, tho

now after decades of dead ends, the fbi has found the 68-year-old george wright living in a portuguesers is there. dan, what do we know about this man's life in portugal? >> well, he has lived, wolf, a very modest and quiet life, by all accounts. this is his house right behind me. it's sort of a cute little cottage here in the little village of a tiny little place, a few hundred people. and he was really just kept himself to himself for a house painter. he tried a few small businesses, a corner store and barbecue business. but really living a very modest life and modest means. people here had absolutely no idea, the extraordinarily life story behind him, convicted of a murder and an armed robbery. he escaped from prison, hijacked a plane with $1 million ransom, escaped to algeria and then clearly he surfaced here about some 20 years ago. this has been for the last 20 years. >> translator: my jaw dropped opened. i still can't believe what has happened. they were very nice people. very nice people. i'm shocked. i really can't understand this. >> translator: i can't believe it. i can't be

portuguese police say george wright has been living in the country for 20 years under a false identity. when a farm in northern ireland agreed to lend his field to a film crew for a music and video, he had no idea what he was letting yourself in for. rihanna was asked to cover up. >> one of the world's biggest pop stars in a borrowing field 10 miles from belfast. rihanna chose county down to shoot the music video for her latest single. local people cannot believe what they were seeing. some cannot believe there were seen so much. she later took off more layers. the farmer asked for the filming to stop. today he explained why. >> i did it -- it became apparent to me that the situation was becoming inappropriate. >> was at the fact that she was taking her clothes off? >> that is absolutely correct. i find it inappropriate, and i requested them to stop and they did stop. >> he said she was gracious and agree to leave. >> this was one of the quietest quarters of northern ireland. does not create much news, but it is not every day that an international superstar turns up and shoots a pop vi

george wright escaped in 1940 driving off with the warden's car. r $1 million ransom dressed only in swim trunks to prove that they had no guns. he vanished until monday. he is 68 living the good life in a portuguese resort town. he's fighting extradition. >>> mexican drug gangs appear to be stepping up their threats against school teachers. five severed heads were found near an elementary school near acapulco. no one has claimed responsibility. the warning is that teachers will be killed if they don't pay. >>> the decision to release a controversial jailhouse tape to the public is in the hands of a florida judge today. the orange county superior court judge who presided over casey anthony's murder trial wants to hear arguments on whether the videotape should be released. previously the judge ruled that it was highly inflammatory and kept it sealed ahead of anthony's trial. an a media company filed to get the tape unsealed in july. >>> coming up, the battle for gadhafi's hometown. our reporter is there. you will find this story only on cnn. that's n

george wright got away with that, too.ed the country and enjoyed decades of freedom, up till this week when reality came knocking on his door. george wright was just arrested in portugal after 41 years on the lam. tom fuentes served as assistant director of the fbi office of international operations. so, tom, is this guy a criminal mastermoi mastermind or just get lucky for 40 years? >> he's no genius that we can tell. he was lucky and took advantage of the fact that 41 years ago we didn't have the technology and the global police relationships to really be able to go after him once he landed in affraw cuwith the hijacked aircraft. >> so, explain where the gaps were. how did this guy, how was he able to commit so many crimes, even murder, and get away the way he did. he even escaped prison, i think it's remarkable in the warden's car of all things. >> yeah, it is a remarkable story. he steals the car and the car is later recovered in atlantic city and then he and his colleagues join up in detroit where they're believed to

for forty one years has been arrested in portugal george wright a skate from a new jersey prison having served eight years in jail then he hijacked a plane while dressed as a priest and fled while geria he was convicted of the murder of a gas station owner during a robbery robbery in one thousand nine hundred sixty one was given a thirty year sentence the u.s. now seeks his extradition. michael jackson's personal doctor has gone on trial charged with involuntary manslaughter of the legendary singer dr conrad murray is accused of professional negligence in administering the star with a fatal makes of sedatives murray denies the charge but admits to giving jackson the drugs to help him sleep the physician and says he didn't prescribe anything that could have caused death if found guilty mary could face four years in jail and the loss of his medical license stay with us here on r t still ahead dropping out of school for a life of picking up the report on how millions of children in india suffer abuse problem going on planes haitians across the country. but first in the united states anyone

for forty one years has been arrested in portugal george wright a skate from a new jersey prison having served eight years in jail you don't hijack a plane while dressed as a priest to flee to algeria he was convicted of the murder of a petrol station owner during a robbery in one thousand nine hundred eighty two and had a thirty year sentence the u.s. now seeks extradition. michael jackson's personal doctor has gone on trial with the involuntary manslaughter of the legendary singer conrad murray's accused of professional negligence it ministering the star with a fatal makes of sedatives and murray denies the charge but admits giving jackson the drugs to help him sleep the physician insists he didn't prescribe anything that could have led to death if found guilty or you could face four years in jail and the loss of his medical license. stay with us here on our t.v. still ahead dropping out of school for a life of picking cotton we report how millions of children in the india suffer abuse both working plantations across the country. but first in america anyone has the right to speak thei

the fbi, catching up to this fugitive, convicted murderer george wright, a finally found george wrightthis week, way back in 1972, he and his cohorts hijacked a plane after escaping from prison, while serving time for the murder of walter paterson. paterson, a decorated world war ii veteran, owned a gas station in new jersey. his daughter says that this arrest, after all these years, is a relief. >> it feels like a burden has been lifted off of me at this time. and off of my sister. because it just weighs you down, knowing that he was still out there. >> he was a kind and gentle man. you can tell by his face when you see the pictures. martha: what a story, after all those years, and wright is being held in portugal now, he's awaiting extradition hearings, but boy, he got away with it for a very long time. bill: made off with a million dollars. remarkable. >>> he converted to criant when he was 19 years young and eventually becoming a pastor, now more than ten years later he's facing execution for that leap of faith. martha: and still more than a year away from the presidential election

george wright, is convicted killer and airline hijacker who forced fbi agents to deliver ransom moneyts was arrested in portugal sunday. >> that's different. how police got their big break? i mean, portugal? >> it's always the last place you look. isn't it? anyway, u.s. marshals had tracked him for about a decade and finally got a positive hit along with portuguese authorities arrested george wright in central portugal, about an hour from lisbon on the coast where he was living under an assumed name. the joint statement by law enforcement, the fbi agtd in charge said "even after 40 years the commitment of law enforcement is unwavering." the story is remarkable. in the early '60s wright was convicted of killing a world war ii veteran during a gas station robbery. 's he escaped from the new jersey prison in the warden's car and made his way to detroit, joined the black liberation army. in 1972, wright along with four other liberation members high jacketed a delta flight out of detroit. wright was dressed as a priest and managed to smuggle a gun onboard in a hollowed out bible. once the

his name is george wright, a convicted killer.'t remember his name, he probably changed your life, if you fly anywhere. changed the way we're all screened for security at the airports. this incredible international crime tale and how the feds finally nailed him. so don't let odor stop you. gillette odor shield. turns odor into freshness. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! jon: well this story broke during our hours yesterday. a fugitive behind one of the most brazen hijacking in american history is a fugitive no more. the fbi finally catches up with '70s militant george wright after this now, 68-year-old convicted killer lived in come ford for years, even raising a family on the portuguese coast in a beautiful resort town. on the phone with us, charlie webster, a reporter for the asbur

>> the fbi has announced the arrest of george wright in portugal.murder of a world war ii veteran before escaping in 1970. authorities then tied him to an infamous 1972 hijacking involving a $1 million ransom, they're seeking his extradition now from port gol. >>> egypt's first election since the fall of hosni mubarak's government are scheduled to begin in late november. the supreme council says voters will choose a parliament then and elections for president will come after that. the country's interim rulers have been under intense scrutiny since mubarak was intense scruty since mubarak was thrown from power. >>> australia is about to become one of only a few countries in the developed world with no restrictions for women in combat. under a new plan to be phased in over a five-year period, australian women will be able to serve alongside men in front line combat roles. that's according to the australian defense ministry. the united states formerly excludes women from direct combat units. >>> there is speculation swirling that the iphone 5 is just a

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george wright, the 1970's militant who escaped to new jersey prison and hijacked the plane to nigeria finally caught in portugal. they matched his fingerprint to an i.d. card. right now 68 years old, escaped to africa after hijacking a delta airlines flight and getting a million dollars ransom. right now, awaiting extradition back to the united states. a death row inmate in oregon begging to be executed. gary hougen asking a judge to waive his appeal and proceed with the execution. he calls the lawyers that want to save his life tree hugers. if he gets his wish, it would be oregon's first in 14 years. he pleaded guilty to beating his ex-girlfriend's mother to death and was also convicted of killing another inmate. and the dog, as eric was telling you about having a rough, rough day. you're looking at mango, 3-year-old pomeranian who ran away from home and on to a deadly freeway in oregon. he dodged six lanes of traffic before a group of drivers pulled over. even then, mango proved hard to pin down. one man falls down trying to save her. it's a she, eric. mango was not hurt. she's now

. >> reporter: every since the new york-new jersey task force has formed, george wright has been their. they tried to trace communitycation with his friends and family. they got a break when a fingerprint i.d. card matched his. he was living in a beachside town in portugal with a wife and children. he was convicted of killing a gas station attendants in 1962. he was sentenced to 15-30 years in prison. he escaped. dressed as a priest he hijacked a delta flight. he had a gun in a bible. the flight was from new york to miami. when he was in miami he said i'll exchange the 86 passengers for a million bucks. the fbi agents had to go on the tarmac wearing only bathing suits to deliver that money. then they went t -- went to nigeria where they gave him asylum where he lived before going to portugal. he worked as a male model. he also worked as a bartender and a bouncer. it appears he has been in portugal for at least 20-something years because his two children are in their 20s. now they are trying to get him back in the united states. but experts say that may not be an easy task unportuguese

>> reporter: this is something, jenna, and fox news can now confirm george wright has been captured afterears, decades on the run, arrested monday in a town outside of lisbon, portugal. that was his original mug shot from years ago. wright has been on the fbi's most wanted list since he escaped from prison in new jersey by taking the warden's car, then hijacked a plane. this is back in the 1970s. he was able to negotiate a million dollar payday in return for releasing the passengers unharmed, and then he went abroad. and he disappeared until recently when, apparently, he began contacting family members back in the u.s. that's how officials tracked him down. the marshals service involve with the this, the department of corrections and, of course, the fbi as well. really one of the most wanted criminals, he has now been arrested, and he'll be brought back to the united states. we'll bring you more information tomorrow on "happening now," jenna. jenna: 41 years. you can run, but you can't hide, i guess, in this case especially. more on that tomorrow on our show. unbelievable. jon: now you ca

after all these decades, a small tip led the fbi to george wright, living a quiet live outside of lisbona fascinating case. i wanted to bring in tom fuentes, now a cnn contributor. tom, i know you've been in touch with some of your bureau colleagues, many of whom are not speaking publicly. of what you can share, how did that break this case? >> they created a task force about ten years ago tog back through the more serious cold cases and see if they can develop leads. the task force was the fbi and u.s. marshalls and authorities from new jersey. it was the marshalls who developed the key lead that led to the location in portugal, so the bureau, the fbi office out of madrid worked closely with the portuguese authorities and the police in portugal conducted the surveillance and maintained coverage until they could get the provisional arrest warrants in order. they arrested him on monday and now, the extradition is in progress to bring him back to the united states. >> do we know what his connection was to portugal? >> no, they're not revealing what that was, but i think it was based on exa

. >>> legal experts say it could take months to extradite george wright to the united states. he escaped prison in 1970. two years later wright allegedly hijacked a delta flight, flew to algeria and vanished. on monday after 41 years on the run, police arrested him in portugal. wright was in prison for killing new jersey gas station owner walter patterson in 1962. the victim's daughter wants him back behind bars. >> it was initial shock and then i get upset about things and then after thinking about it, it was more like a weight had been lifted. >> police found wright living in a picturesque village in portugal living a normal life with a wife and two kids. >>> food inspectors are fanning out to make sure that supermarkets have pulled bad cantaloupe. melons from a colorado farm are contaminated with what is called listeria. it's a bacteria that has now killed 13 people. 72 people have gotten sick across 18 states. experts think that more people are going to get sick. it can take up to three weeks for listeria symptoms to even show up. >>> to sports, four teams, three amazing g

george lewis. >> reporter: brandon wright has multiple fractures in his right leg, a fractured pelvis, a burned left foot and scrapes all over his body. and he's in a lot of pain, but extremely grateful tonight. >> i just wanted to thank all the heroes that put their lives on the line to save mine. i'm forever in debt. i can't thank them enough. >> reporter: heroes who saved him from this. brandon, in and out of consciousness, pinned beneath the car that hit his motorcycle, rupturing the gas tank. >> i came to for about five seconds while i was under the car. i screamed a couple times, threw up some blood. then it was lights out again. >> reporter: brandon said when he first saw the video of the rescue, he couldn't believe what he was watching. >> everyone swarms in, picks up the car and i see my body. i look dead. it's unreal to see yourself like that. >> reporter: brandon's doctors say he might well have died if his rescuers hadn't moved so quickly. he's expected to make a full recovery. doctors say it will take a couple of months. on tuesday when some of the rescuers met reporters they said they

today with richard, -- lawrence wright and george. also, pulitzer prize-winning washington post reporter dan a priest makes suggestions regarding the nation's attends to protect the u.s. since 9/11. dick cheney talks about his experiences since ninth-11 and the lessons he has learned since then. find our complete schedule online at book tv dot org. this month, look for congress to continue federal spending in november, including funding for recent nashville -- natural disasters. paula the presidential candidates as they campaigned across the country. it is all available to you on television, radio, on line in social media sites. search, what common share of our programs anytime with the c-span video library. we on the road with our digital c-span bus and local content vehicle. we show events from around the country. it is washington your way. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> following his speech to congress thursday evening, president obama talks more about the economy and jobs creation during a visit to richmond va.

george lewis. >> reporter: it was captured on video by someone in a nearby office. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: trapped under the burning car, brandon wright, a student at utah state university. at first a small group of people tries to lift the car without success. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: then, within seconds, other bystanders rush in, ignoring the heat, the flames and the danger. one of them is anvar. >> it was very hot, just hot and kind of dangerous. i thought it was close to explode. >> reporter: together they tipped the car so brandon could be pulled out. >> it was amazing that they risked their lives -- 12 people, however many it was, risked their lives to save brandon's life. >> reporter: police ordered rescuers to back off as they summoned medical help. paramedics arriving within minutes. this dramatic rescue recalls earlier incidents where ordinary people, without even thinking about it, put themselves in harm's way to save the lives of others. >> there's a baby in there! >> reporter: two years ago in milwaukee, there were those who rescued two children and their mother from this burning van. and in new york city in 2007, na

george p. >> reporter: behind me in the hospital, 21-year-old bran do that wright is expected to make a fullecovery thanks to a group of ordinary citizens who pulled him from beneath in a flaming automobile. without them, key hahe could ha burned to death. moments after the car collided with wright's motorcycle, local 911 switchboards lit up. >> i don't know if it's going to explode or not. >> reporter: wright a student at utah state university is alive this morning because of the kindness of strangers. a group of people who rushed into rescue him as he was trapped under the car that hit his motorcycle, rupturing the gas tank. >> he know there is angels out there. >> reporter: brandon was conscious as a small group of people tried unsuccessfully to lift the car. >> he says he remembers everything that happened, spitting out blood and not being able to talk. >> reporter: more rescuers arrived and disregarding the danger of fire or explosion, they tipped car far enough so brandon could be pulled to safety. >> it was only a matter of three to five seconds before there were dozens ever citizens

george howell takes a look at the new face of poverty in the u.s. >> she's daddy's girl. >> the proud parents of ashley hanson. >> two months old, came into the picture someone unexpectedly. >> jonathan hanson and catena wright determined to give their daughter a bright and stable start despite the cloud of uncertainty they face after years without steady work. >> you have to pick and choose what you want to do. it's either eat that day or pay a bill. >> it makes these parents worry about what's ahead for their daughter. >> we don't have retirement. we don't have a job. >> the parents are supposed to be in better positions than the children. >> reporter: from a six-figure income, they say the last few years have been a downward spiral. they had to sell off jewelry and nicer cars they owned, even the home they're living in they're trying to sell to survive. nearer would have expected to be living on the poverty line. >> we were both in real estate, investors, and we made some good money. and with new regulations in real estate and different laws and just the amount of foreclosures on the mark, it literally took our business away. >> reporter: john and catena's story is the example of a middle of americans def

george washington cross the delaware to help kids understand what a marvelous country this is. >> you talk about the first man on the moon. >> that's right. >> the great pie nears. >> right. we have the wrightove rocket ships and airplanes, and we want them to know they, too, can be inventors. they can lid adven live lives of adventure. >> when i read statistics on education and there was recent study that said that america is going to be fifth economically in a fe short years, the ifm is predicting in one case that china will surpass us by the year 2060. i always -- it's just never been a thought to me that america shouldn't be number one in math and science and invention and technology. what's gone wrong? what do you think the problem is. >> i think a lot of our schools have just stopped teaching the basics, so we really have to come back and teach our founding documents and our children have to know what is the basis of being an american. >> did you create ellis for the sole reason that they respond to characters? >> well, children need a unique character to keep their attention. that's why we created ellis the elephant. >> what would we call the democrat? i thought of some names. >> may

george howell has the hanson's story. >> this is daddy's girl. >> reporter: the proud parents of ashley hanson. >> two months old. came into the picture somewhat unexpectedly. >> reporter: jonathan hanson and ka tina wrighthe cloud of uncertainty they face after years without steady work. >> you have to pick and choose what you want to do. either eat that day or pay a bill. >> reporter: it makes these parents worried about what's ahead for their daughter. >> we don't have retirement. we don't have a job. >> the parents are supposed to be in better positions than the children. >> reporter: from a six-figure income, they say the last few years have been a downward spiral. they've had to sell off jewelry and nicer cars they owned, even the home they're living in, they're trying to sell to survive. neither would have expected to be living on the poverty line. >> we were both in real estate. we were both real estate agents, investors, and we made some good money. and with new regulations in real estate and different laws and just the amount of foreclosures on the market, it literally took our business away. >> john and katina's story is an example of the millions of americans who have slipped into what the u.