clayton sandell, abc news, portland, oregon. >> passengers on a jet blue flight new york to san francisco got a scare when a fire forced emergency landing in michigan. pilots diverted to grand rapid after passengers reported smoke from a passenger's carry-on bag. faa confirms a fire sparked by computer laptop's lithium battery. the plane landed with no injuries, no delays according to the faa no damage to the plane. >> meanwhile, faa proposing slapping united airlines with a half million dollar fine for allegedly flying a boeing 787 without inspecting its fuel pump. the faa says united mechanic as ledgedly returned the plane for 23 flights before a required inspection. united reportedly wants to continue discussing the case with regulators. >> you might say former waitress in tennessee is in trouble for serving a coke float. as she placed a glass of water on the table, a small bag of cocaine fell into it from her waitress book. unfortunately for her, the customer was an off-duty sheriff's deputy. other drug residue allegedly found. she was arrested and, well, fired. >> and the art trend o

clayton sandell, abc news, tulsa. >> just incredible case. mean, a lot of attention on it because of so many, obviously police involved shootings over the past couple years. >> it was one of the shootings that played out for the most part. on camera. and so it is one of the cases when you seep it and hear it, resonates so much. the defense attorney, shannon mcmurray is coming to betty shelby's defense saying shelby was a model officer who followed her training that day. we have seen these scenarios play out in court cases before. >> i wonder how much the jury makeup as far as ethnicity has an impact. looking at, walter scott case in charleston, the makeup there was, all white except for they had that have an impact. hung jury. that case has been settled in federal court with him pleading guilty. >> in this case, looking at two black women, seven white women, three white men. alternates, one black man, one white woman. diversity of the jury that's what they're looking at. many people will be watching the case closely. >> definitely. >> in our

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tonight's abc's clayton sandell on what happened in court. >> death to the enemies of america. leave this country if you hate our freedom. >> reporter: tonight, the man accused of the horrific rampage on a portland train, 35-year-old jeremy christian, made a belligerent first appearance in court. >> you call it terrorism, i call it patriotism, you hear me? >> reporter: also there, facing his alleged attacker, 21-year-old micah fletcher, stabbed in the neck. >> i feel very lucky. i wish i wasn't the only lucky one right now. >> reporter: fletcher is one of three good samaritans who stood up to christian for allegedly hurling anti-muslim insults at destinee magnum and her friend who was wearing a hijab. >> he told us to go back to saudi arabia. >> reporter: in the confrontation police say christian stabbed and killed 23-year-old taliesin namkai meche and 53-year-old army veteran ricky best. >> two men who worked very hard to build lives, to create connections, to have love, lost their lives. and there's nothing more special than that. >> reporter: just one day before friday's all

he knows how to win. >> and clayton sandell with us live in bozeman. regardless if he's elected to congress, the speaker of the house paul ryan now saying this candidate owes an apology? >> yes, he did. paul ryan today said that gianforte should apologize to voters but he also said that voters here in montana should decide his fate. david. >> okay, clayton, thank you. >>> next this evening to the breaking headline late today involving president trump's second try at a travel ban. tonight, an appeals court deciding the ban will remain on hold. at issue was this question -- should donald trump's words as a candidate matter now that he's president? abc's mary bruce on the hill tonight. the courts deciding those words matter. it doesn't change when you become president. >> reporter: david, this all comes down to the president's own words. his call during the campaign for a muslim ban now seems to be coming back to haunt him. today, the 4th circuit ruled that the president's order to limit travel from six muslim majority countries will remain on hold. in a

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clayton sandell weighed in on instagram. that hardly seems sanitary. i agree. another viewer responded. i don't think sanitary is on any one's mind when you look at washboard abs and smile. >> what is on everybody's mind? we should admit, like he flirted with both of us during that segment. it was. >> he does not discriminate. >> he does not. a very interesting move on his part. not everyone was impressed. buffalo said, good segment. great guy. but let's be honest. he's no ryan reynolds. >> what say you do that, kendis gibson? >> one viewer did say, welcome back, kendis. where it take is a hot chef to get you to eat on tv. >> for the record. i didn't eat. i faked it. completely. >> what we know, we know what does get kendis to eat on tv. skittles on pizza. >> oh, yes. >> do we have some more. >> actually eaten on tv. >> slow-mo. can't believe that's what you chose to eat. >> slow-mo, horrible. >> next, speaking of eating. a viewer who apparently concerned about my diet. >> what, really? >> how so. last week, i post aid clip of us talking about the disappearing

our clayton sandelle is in hard-hit elk city, oklahoma. >> this twister tore through here just after dinnertime. some 100 families' homes are severely damaged or destroyed. one person were killed but officials say the advanced warning saved many lives. >> reporter: driving dangerous, too -- this pickup hydroplaning north of eau claire, wisconsin, another twister making a direct hit. >> the trailer park looks like it might've been leveled. >> reporter: one killed and dozens injured. first responders hearing their cries for help. >> when our officers arrived, >> they were pulling walls off of people and getting them out of their trailers. >> reporter: darla rutledge was standing in her home when the walls collapsed on her. >> didn't have a chance to do nothing. >> reporter: and david, hard to believe, but there were ten mobile homes here on this block, but this is all that's left. this area bracing for more storms tonight. david? >> bracing for another round, alex, thanks. >>> to rob marciano with the track. >> four reported tornadoes tonight. we got watches up. look at the radar, all

abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: chaos on a college campus tonight. >> three patients that have been stabbed. one in the neck. utpd is pursuing the suspect at this time. >> reporter: the stabbing spree starting just after 1:45. blood spattered on the pavement. police say that suspect calmly walked around this plaza at the university of austin, suddenly attacking people with a large hunting knife. >> he walked up to this guy that was just within arm's length of me and grabbed him by the shoulder and stabbed him in the back. >> reporter: just two minutes after the violence erupted, officers taking the suspect down. >> let me see your other hand. put it straight out in front of you. do not move or you will be tased. >> reporter: police say he is kendrex white, a student at ut-austin. handcuffed and pinned to a vehicle, the sheath for his large knife seen at his side. he allegedly stabbed four students, one of those victims didn't survive. >> at this time we have stopped cpr due to injuries incompatible with life. >> it breaks my heart to have to this. >> cancel classes cancelled. >>> po

abc's clayton sandell is in bozeman. republican greg gianforte, the frontrunner in montana's special election, was about to do an interview with fox news. that's when ben jacobs, a reporter for "the guardian", tried asking a question. >> in terms of the cbo score -- because, you know, you were waiting to make your decision about healthcare until you saw the bill, and it just came out. >> we'll talk to you about that later. >> yeah, but there's not going to be time. >> reporter: the reporter recording it all. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last guy that came in here did the same thing. >> get the hell out of here. >> the last guy did the same thing. are you with "the guardian"? >> yes, and you just broke my glasses. >> the last guy did the same damn thing. >> you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> get the hell out of here. >> he grabbed the recorder, and the next thing i knew i went from being vertical to horizontal on the floor. >> reporter: the campaign insisting he was just grabbing the phone pushed

after shooting an unarmed man, abc's clayton sandell in tulsa. >> no justice, no peace!> reporter: tonight, the jury's acquittal of a tulsa police officer is proving almost as controversial as the shooting itself. >> shots fired! >> reporter: officer betty shelby told "60 minutes" she opened fire on 40-year old terence crutcher, fearing he was reaching for weapon. >> i never want to kill anyone. >> reporter: but crutcher was unarmed, and the killing of a black man by a white officer made tulsa the latest flashpoint in the nationwide debate over police use of force. >> terence didn't have a gun. terence had his hands up, and she still got away with murder. >> reporter: but officer shelby denies racism, but tulsa's mayor tonight her attorney tells us she wants her job back. >> she thinks she can help people understand and educate in what happened, why it happened and try to help heal. >> reporter: but shelby's future as a cop is now up to tulsa city officials. they say a decision is coming soon. david. >> clayton, thank you. >>> when we come back -- the new medical headlin

police tonight do have a suspect in custody, and here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tonight,ice say they have a suspect in a string of nine random street shootings that terrorized a phoenix neighborhood, leaving nine people dead. >> it's my brother. they just shot him. >> reporter: investigators say the suspect is 23-year-old aaron saucedo. he is already in custody. >> aaron saucedo. >> reporter: -- arrested in an unrelated case, accused of killing his mother's boyfriend back in 2015. a charge he denies. >> today, he was rebooked into the maricopa county jail for 26 additional felony counts, including multiple counts of homicide, aggravated assault and drive-by shootings. >> reporter: the syria street shooter's victims were killed in darkness last year between march and july, standing outside their own homes and cars. the youngest victim, a 12-year-old girl. at the time police released this sketch of the suspect. >> he literally pulled out a gun and shot on me while looking at me. >> reporter: and david, you'll remember, there's a second shooting spree on phoenix on the freew

overnight he spoke out about the confrontation and abc's clayton sandell is in bozeman, montana, withmore. hey, clayton. >> reporter: hey, david, there were big questions about whether that explosive recording was going to affect the race here but this morning, montana voters have spoken. this morning, montana republican greg gianforte is set to become the newest member of congress. >> tonight we won a victory for all montanans. >> reporter: his victory speech just 24 hours after allegedly assaulting "guardian" reporter ben jacobs who asked a question about health care and recorded this response. >> sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. >> skwooez. >> get the hell out of here. the last guy did the same thing. you with "the guardian"? >> yes, and you just broke my glasses. >> the last guy did the same thing. >> reporter: gianforte's campaign originally gamed jacobs saying the reporter acted aggressively disputed by a fox news crew that saw the whole thing. >> when gianforte grabbed him by the neck, both hands, slid

abc's clayton sandell is on the scene at elk city, oklahoma, with more. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: hey, michael. you can see this neighborhood is absolutely devastated. first take a look here. this is a big, heavy dumpster that came flying in from somewhere. if you look at the garage of this home, all the walls have been collapsed by the power of this tornado. this is just 1 of more than 100 homes here severely damaged or destroyed. this morning, severe weather havoc in the heartland. >> look at it. >> reporter: overnight, more than 25 reported tornadoes touching down from texas to wisconsin. one causing massive damage to this oklahoma neighborhood. at least 50 homes destroyed. another 50 damaged. >> she is moving. that's all i know. >> reporter: firefighters pulling victims from the wreckage, ripped off rooftops, flipped cars and streets littered with debris. one person was killed. treacherous conditions on the road making driving dangerous. one car seen here, hydroplaning into oncoming traffic. and north of eau claire, wisconsin, this trailer pa

abc's clayton sandell can developing story. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, amy.is the courthouse where the suspect will be arraigned later this morning. detectives say they're getting lots of tips about this suspect's behavior even before this alleged attack. a brutal crime against good samaritans just trying to help out strangers. this morning, the man police say is responsible for a stabbing spree on a portland train last friday set to be arraigned in court charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder. >> one was stabbed in the neck. the other in the stomach. >> reporter: according to police 35-year-old jeremy christian targeted two young female riders one wearing a hijab allegedly taunting them with anti-muslim rantings. >> he told us to go back to saudi arabia and to get out of his country. >> reporter: that's when three good samaritans stepped in trying to calm him down but according to police christian stabbed them, two of those men, 23-year-old taliesin myrddin namkai-meche and 53-year-old army veteran ricky best were fletche