the ethiopian copilot of ethiopian airlines flight 702 is being questioned.e is the man who seized control of the plane in a bid for asylum. >> an aircraft from ethiopian airlines wanted to land in general nev geneva, first for fuel. >> reporter: it started around 12:30 a.m. local monday time. the plane's transponder started squawking 7500. the worldwide distress code for a flight that is being hijacked. the alleged hijacker, it turns out, the plane's copilot. an ethiopian man in the early 30s. he took control of the plane when the pilot was this the bathroom and locked himself in the cockpit. telling air traffic control he wanted asylasylum. you can' the plane. it circled back and forth. the copilot unawe proved for landing. he tells the controllers that the plane is running out of fuel with over 200 people on board. >> fuel remaining now is 20 minutes. >> reporter: around 6:00 a.m. geneva time, the plane lands safely. passengers seen exiting the plane. the copilot opening through this open cockpit window, possibly down the rope seen in the picture. that's w

according to swiss price, an ethiopian airlines plane was forced to make an unscheduled stop. the copilot of the plane took over the controls when the pilot went to the roost room. the copilot asked for asylum in switzerland. he's being questioned by police. all of the 200 passengers and crew on board were safe, according to a statement. they've since been taken off the plane. there were no injuries. police say the situation is under control. as a safety precaution, geneva airport was closed. it's since reopened. >> and of course, we'll have much more on "good morning america." >> our other big headline this morning, the latest round of severe snowstorms slamming both ends of the nation. >> another major system gaining strength is expected to move east. blanketed 3,000 miles of america under yet another layer of snow. >> reporter: the northeast can't catch a brk.k. another monster storm ravaged the new england coast. some areas more than a foot of snow. and whiteout conditions from 50-mile-per-hour winds. 14,000 homes and businesses lost power. residents are screaming, enough

police in switzerland have detained the co-pilot of an ethiopian airlines flight. they say the hijacked -- they say he hijacked a plane and landed at geneva international airport. ethiopian airlines flight 702 departed from addis ababa in the country's capital and was scheduled to arrive in rome. police in geneva say the co-pilot took over control of the cockpit when the pilot was in the bathroom. they say he looked the door from the inside and changed the destination without permission. he is asking for political asylum in the country. airport officials say all 200 passengers and crew members are safe and that the situation is under control. >>> authorities in northwestern china have released more details about an attack in the xinjiang uighur autonomous region. they say terrorists were targeting police when they carried out the assault on friday. they say 11 of the attackers were killed. china's state-run news agency reported on friday that terrorists carried out an assault targeting police vehicles. xinhua said police killed eight of the attackers, and three sui

the copilot of an ethiopian airlines pilot is arrested after or hijacking a plane.opilot to control the plane while the pilot was in the bathroom. he took the pain -- plane to geneva. no one was hurt. 15 states are under winter warnings or advisories. communities are running out of snow ruvell money and supplies. in milwaukee, crews are using sand to conserve what salt laden have left. >> people in our area have had their fill of snow this winter. bikes are buried. the prospect of another wintry mix as people less than enthusiastic. >> get me out of here. >> i am over it. there is ice everywhere. it is hard to get out. >> thursday i was furious. >> i could not agree more. it may make you feel better that march is only one week and five days away. this morning, the search continues for a possible serial robber. >> deputies released this sketch of the man they believe is behind several armed robberies. the latest happened on valentine's day. we have details. image us -- this is the authorities want you to look at. it is the composite sketch of the man investigators th

flight seventy two landed at geneva airport apparently after running low on fuel the ethiopian airlines say all crew and passengers are now safe inside geneva airport no further details on why the plane was forced to make a landing the airport did ground all other flights in response to the situation more details on this breaking news as soon as we get them for you here on r.t. international. but for now on the program the lawyer of a russian pilot jailed in the us says his client needs urgent medical help he was finally able to meet his client constantine who is pleased to see a doctor who haven't been met despite symptoms suggesting a heart attack could be imminent. and has more. it's been days that the russian citizen a u.s. jail is asking to examine his heart because he says he is experiencing severe chest pain and may have a heart attack any moment the attorney had a chance to see his client on sunday and we spoke with him earlier here's what he said your show did appear sick to me his face was red he visibly had shortness of breath he would take pauses in our conversation compose

according to one passenger he threatened to crash the ethiopian airlines plu the plane landed safelyn geneva. here's transportation correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: the rope dangling from the cockpit was the hijacker's escape route. but the 31-year-old was in custody by the time passengers one by one were escorted off the ethiopian airlines jet with their hands up. for them this was the end of an hour and a half ordeal. the plane had taken off from addis ababa heading for rome with 193 passengers on board including 11 americans. but when the pilot left the cockpit to use the bathroom the ethiopian copilot locked him out and hi jacked the plane. he hit a dispress signal over the sedan and directed the plane toward geneva, switzerland, where the plane began circling as he demanded asylum. not all passengers knew what was happening. but they say the plane seemed to be falling from the sky. and they were told to put on their oxygen masks. once the plane landed -- >> video released by the italian newspaper la republica, police ordered passengers to put their hands on their heads. b

washington. >> the co-pilot has worked for ethiopian airlines for five years and has no criminal recordere have been at least hijackings from ethiopians in the last 25 years. >>> coming up, a run-in with police ends like this because a california guy says cops didn't realize he was deaf. >> tonight, the new credit rules one expert calls plain creepy. >> and you want to be a millionaire? five things you should do in the next 24 hours. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can serene bra >> tonight, a man is suing the police after he was roughed up. even zapped with a tazer during an arrest. serine branson says the man was deaf. >> he was tazed several times. >> reporter: anna rivera says her client from manhattan beach was beaten and injured at the hands of hawthorne police. someone called the police. >> he tried to tell them he was deaf using gestures to explain he was there to pick up his stuff. but it didn't

well, hijacked ethiopian airlines jet landed safely in switzerland this morning. police say the situation is under control. charlie d'agata is in our london bureau with the details. charlie, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. police in geneva confirmed the co-pilot who is under arrest was the co-pilot of the plane. he used the bathroom and then locked the main pilot out. he then diverted the plane from its intended destination of rome to geneva where he claims he was seeking asylum. now, once landed in geneva, the passengers were escorted out on the tarmac with their hands in the air as a security precaution. all were uninjured. they made a reaching stop in sudan before being diverted from its final destination from rome to switzerland. he surrendered himself to police on landing, lowered himself down from the cockpit by a rope. anne-marie? >> charlie d'agata in london. thank you, charlie. >>> well, this morning the upper midwest is getting whacked with snow from iowa to ohio, snow and freezing rain. winter storm warnings and advisories are posted from da

according to one passenger, he threatened to crash the ethiopian airline, but the plane landed safely as jeff's report is on the ordeal. >> reporter: the rope dangling from the cockpit was the escape route. but by the time they were escorted off the airlines and their jets with their hands up. for them this was the end of an hour and a half ordeal. her plane had taken off, heading for rome with 193 passengers on board, including 11 americans. but when the pilot left the cockpit to use the bathroom, the ethiopian co-pilot locked him out, hijacking the plane, and directed the plane towards switzerland where the plane began circling as he demanded asylum. not all passengers knew what was happening, but that the plane seemed to be falling from the sky and they were told to put on their oxygen masks. once the plane landed, police ordered passengers to put their hands on their heads. by then the hijacker climbed down the road, into the hands of investigators. robert runs the geneva airport. >> the police were there and then he went to the police and said that he was the hijacker. >> the co-

. >>> an ethiopian airlines co-pilot allegedly hijacks a plane today and flew it to gentlemen me have a where he wanted to seek asylum. the plane departed and carrying 202 people was headed to rome, but the pilot diverted it t. >> the fear was this was a full-scale armed hijacking. at this stage the passengers were unaware of the unfolding events. the plane touched down in geneva at 6:00 in the morning local time. the co-pilot said he sought asylum for fear of persecution in ethiopia. he waited for the pilot to go to the toilet before locking himself in the cockpit and taking control of the aircraft. after landing he gave himself up. >> at 6:10 the pilot came out with a rope of the cockpit. he then announced that he was the hijacker. >> all 202 passengers and crew on board were unharmed. the co-pilot could be charged with hostage taking which carries a prison sentence up to 20 years according to prosecutors. tim friend, al jazeera. >> trapped south african miners are refusing to leave a pit now that they realize they would be arrested. officials say the mine near johannesburg is an il

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the passengers on board the hijacked ethiopian airlines flight are all safe and sound. that plane bound for rome was to geneva's international airport by the plane's copilot who was reportedly trying to seek asylum in switzerland. the copilot is now in police custody. a passengers and crew walks -- walk safely off the plane at geneva airport with their hands in the air after a brief hijacking drama. the boeing this october half past -- half past midnight local time and was set to land in rome sudan0 but somewhere over the copilot reportedly took controlled children diverted it to geneva, finally landing after a couple of hours circling with a military escort. >> at 10 past six, the copilot climbed out of the cut it, down the road, and handed himself down -- into police who were surrounding the plane. he announced he was the hijacker. he explained he had prepared his action before the flight and shut himself in the cockpit while the pilot went to the toilet. recordings online. to show them asking for asylum in switzerland. none of the 222 passengers was injured or threat

our olympics update is straight ahead. >>> passengers on the ethiopian airliner jet said they had no copilot took control while the pilot was on a bathroom break. >>> severe turbulence aboard a united airlines flight left passengers hurt. the plane landed at a billings, montana airport. >>> a bus ran over and off the road and crashed. the driver was charged with driving drowsy. those are our top stories on tuesday, february 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> morning, everybody. i'm john muller. >> and i'm marci gonzalez. you been keeping up with the olympics on your nice, long weekend? >> i have. how about you? >> i've been trying to get into it now. ice dancing, a good girly thing i can follow. i understand it is bad when you fall, good when you don't. >> those women who do events like bobsled and downhill skiing, they are unbelievable. nothing girly about it. shall we begin? >> let's begin. >> the wint olympics starting to come down to the stretch in sochi. >> because of some event cancellations yesterday, there is more than expected action today. here

. >> on monday morning, the ethiopian airlines flight that was forced to land was hijacked by the copilotand police arrested the man. route to rome.on american, miller, has earned a historic place and is the oldest american to win a medal, at the age of 36. germany has seven goals. years a slave has won the top prize. drama is named the best film and won the best actor award. >> coming up, these boots were meant for walking. our exclusive interview with the hunter's ceo. >> high-fashion and the highlight. a look inside lulu jet. expanding beyond the one percent. >> welcome back. you are watching the pulse. let's talk about currency markets. data came out from japan. the next few months will prove pivotal for the economy. a miss to growth is really growing gdp data. we are about to be hit with a sales tax in the domestic part of the economy. we have been higher and we are at 101. will we go lower from here? we will find out about that in just a moment. >> for more on the disappointing growth numbers, we are joined. >> thank you for joining us. abenomicssense of working? >> we need the thre

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landing after reportedly suffering a type of hijack attempt at the aircraft which belongs to ethiopian airlines was on route to rome traffic control confirm that flight seven zero two landed at geneva airport after apparently running low on fuel the airport has grounded all other flights in response the latest details to come to you as soon as we get them here on our international. let's get some other global news for you in brief with the aussie world update an amnesty law for antigovernment protesters is set to come into force in ukraine after the government the opposition has met all the agreed conditions demonstrators had to end the two months long occupation of the key city council building and vacate the regional administrative buildings across the country as some disruptions were reported when a group of radicals block the entrance to city hall in the capital but they didn't and in. venezuela has ordered three u.s. consular officials to be expelled from the country as unrest continues to spiral a person accused diplomats of orchestrating the student opposition protests sweeping the count

in geneva, a man is now in custody after apparently hijacking an ethiopian airlines jet. here's the twist -- that man, the suspect, was the plane's co-pilot. the 767 with 200 people on board was supposed to go to rome but was diverted in midair. police say while the pilot was in the bathroom. the plane circled the airport in geneva several times while authorities tried to figure out what was going on. once they landed, the co-pilot apparently climbed out of the cockpit, through a window and down a rope. the passengers were taken off the plane with their hands up. everyone on board is okay. that's the great news. police say they were never threatened. the co-pilot apparently wants asylum in switzerland. a lot going on here. this was huge, huge drama overnight. we'll be following this throughout the morning. >>> all right, here at home, prosecutors in the so-called loud music murder trial say they plan to retry the defendant, michael dunn, after the judge declared a mistrial on the most serious charge against him. that charge of first-degree murder. the jury did convict dun

it was all going as planned on board an ethiopian airlines jet that is until the co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit of the aircraft and hijacked the people on board, with over 200 people on board including 11 american passengers. what followed was a tense few hours in the sky as the hijacker flew the aircraft to switzerland. we get more tonight from nbc's ayman mohyeldin. >> reporter: inside this ethiopian flight 702, passengers in their seats, hands on their heads as swiss police prepare to board the plane on geneva. on the tarmac outside, police surround the plane, escorting more than 200 passengers and crew off one by one. the ordeal began hours earlier at the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, enroute to rome. but it never made it. instead it was hijacked by the co-pilot, a 31-year-old ethiopian. the hijacker redirected the plane over italy, which scrambled fighter jets after the plane signalled a hijacking in progress. over switzerland, the hijacker radioed that he wanted to refuel and said he feared for his life. >> we need asylum assurance that we will not be transferre

we have learned that 11 americans were on the ethiopian airlines yet flying to rome.nd for rome locked himself in the cockpit when the captain went to the bathroom. the copilot hijacked the plane, forcing it to land in switzerland. he used a rope to climb out of the, i doe before surrendering. said later he was seeking asylum from ethiopia. no word on why he didn't seek asylum in italy. and thankfully, no one was hurt. >>> meanwhile, at the winter games in sochi, the fog is the big winner on the slopes today. so dense in the mountains. two events have been canceled today. that fog expected to hang around for the next couple of days as the heat hits the snow. it will not affect today's ice dancing. meryl davis and charlie white, the americans, in first place entering today's final performances with a strong, but not commanding lead. they could become the first u.s. pair to win gold in that sport. >>> and, a u.s. team enters the final two-man bobsled races today with the chance to become the first americans to medal in that event since 1952. >>> and new images this morn

service was closed for four hours. >>> from switzerland, an ethiopian airlines jet is safely on the groundfter being hijacked by one of its pilots. police surrounding the boeing 767 after it touched down in geneva and arrested the co-pilot, a man in his 30's after he tooked plane off the scheduled route to rome and locked the cockpit door after the captain used the restroom. >> he wanted asylum. that is the motivation. >> swiss officials say he felt threatened in ethiopia. the plane carried 202 passengers and crew. all are safe. >> it could be days before the coroners determine the cause of death for a woman whose body was found burning in a popular oakland park. the body was still burning when the police arrived on the scene. the location may have play add part in the crime. >> i think it is because this area is remote. probably the people disposing of the body, and we are looking for someplace that no one was paying attention in the yeah. >> an autopsy is scheduled tomorrow. the identification process could be difficult. >> in fairfield, police are trying to find the killer of a 16-year-

frightening situation. 200 dramatic flight for passengers including 11 americans aboard an ethiopian airlines plane they thought they were headed to rome when they were hijacked in midair. flight number 159 landed in geneva. the hijacker realized he could not be successful. >> it took off from yu-gi-oh but when the plane's transponder signal 7500, the international distress code for a hijacking. as it turns out, the alleged hijacker was not a rogue passenger but the co-pilot already in the cockpit or i. was ethiopian in his early 30s and took control when the pilot went on a bathroom break. he told air traffic control about his plans to land in geneva. live website, you can actually see the hijacked plane making circles over geneva because the plane was not cleared for landing. the copilot pressed his case, telling controllers the plane was running out of fuel. >> >> after several tense hours, the plane landed safely. you can see security personnel boarding and passengers exiting hands over their heads but not harmed. the copilot was arrested after making a hasty exit through a cockpit window

new details after an ethiopian airline copilot hijacked a plane and flew to the switzerland in attempt to seek asylum. the boeing 767 took off from the ethiopian capitol bound for rome but investigators say the copilot locked himself in the cockpit after the pilot went to the bathroom. he landed the plane in geneva and turned himself over to authorities. he wanted asylum because he felt threatened in his home country. he faces a slew of charges including one that will carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years. >> 6:01 now, you saw that fog there on the san mateo bridge. we check in with meteorologist christina loren as we take a live look outside. you see the two different pictures here and a bit of fog out there. >> yes, just a little upslope fog. you're not going to find it at the surface, kind of like what they are dealing with in sochi around the mountains, the higher elevations you head up 280 as you get closer that's where you want to be careful. a nice looking start to the day. thanks for waking up with us every morning especially on a holiday. you don't have to go to work, you

. >> 200 people aboard an ethiopian airlines flight is safe this morning after a hijacking drama. >>he co-pilot is accused of forcing the plane to land in geneva. charlie dageda has more on the rogue pilot. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, anthony. you could call it an inside job. a co-pilot hijacking his own plane. he waited until the other pilot needed to use the bathroom and then locked him out of the cockpit. he alerted authorities himself while the plane was in flight and said he was seeking asylum. passengers file down the stairs of the ethiopian airlines flight in geneva with their hands in the air. the swiss police saying they were unaware they'd been hijacked. the co-pilot opened the cockpit window and lowered himself down with rope. the co-pilot himself seized control of the boeing 767 after locking the other pilot out of the cockpit during a bathroom break. two italian fighter jets are scrambled to accompany the plane. it may be the hijacker was hoeching for a softer landing and better chance of asylum when he landed flight 702 with 202 passengers a

an ethiopian airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane today and flew it to geneva where he wanted to seek asylumight carrying 202 people was initally headed to rome. the hijacker was detained by authorities and no one on board was injured. >>> venezuelan president nicolas maduro is expelling three american diplomats ... accusing them of conspiring against him. maduro believes washington is encouraging the ongoing protests. washington says those allegation he are baseless and false. illegally mining in the area of south africa. al jazeera presents google and the world brain, is next. >> there is no practical obstacle whatever now to the creation of an efficient index to all human knowledge, ideas and achievements. to the creation that is of a complete

breaking news, an ethiopian airline yet hijacked but by its own pilot. >> this plane was bound for rome. this happened early this morning. we do know according to swiss police that the man who is accused of hijacking this plane was actually the co-pilot of the plane. we know that he was in his 30s and according to swiss police, here's what they say. they say the reason behind this hijacking is that this man told police that he is from ethiopia, he was unhappy with the situation there in ethiopia, and he wanted to get asylum there in geneva. and he had a conversation as they were making that approach to land at geneva international airport with air traffic control essentially asking could they guarantee he could get asylum if he did land the plane there and during that time, he never did get an answer. what you're looking at is the image as the plan circled around geneva international airport as this man was negotiating with the air traffic controllers to find out whether he would get asylum. at this time, 202 people were on board. everyone when they landed, we are told they were safe an

a lot more attention at ethiopian airlines will be taken to screening pilots. maybe other airlines as well. back to you. jenna: we'll watch the developments in this story. greg, thank you. jon: new developments in a bizarre situation in south africa involving a group of miners trapped underground. at least 21 have been rescued now but charged will legal mining. 200 more could still be underground. many of them say they don't want to be rescued for near fear they could be arrested. to producer paul tilsy is streaming live from johannesburg, south africa with the latest. paul? >> reporter: jon, up to 22 miners have been released from the hole behind me here. and it is thought that a further 300 could be still underground. emergency services say those still underground are reluctant to forward and come out of the hole, indeed for fear of being arrested for illegal mining. it's a dangerous situation. the illegal miners which is african slang for trying your luck. are the subjects of a movie, murders, shootings, unplanned explosions happen frequently among the thous

. >> the ethiopian airline hijacked by a co-pilot and forced to land in switzerland. as soon as the plane landed the co-pilot threw a rope out of the cockpit and climbed down and asked for a stye him. >> secretary of state john kerry says -- asylum. >> secretary of state john kerry says climate change is the most serious weapon of mass destruction. he's ordering all u.s. embassies to tackle climate change. getting congress to address the issue may be tougher. >> there is not agreement exactly what is causing this. >> a blanket of fog fell over venues at the winter olympics. a snowboard qualifying round was scrapped because racers couldn't see through the thick mist. the men's biathlon was pushed back. heavy fog made it impossible for athletes to see well enough to hit their targets. >> watch out for e-mail condolences from legitimate funeral homes. the federal trade commission says scammers are using the names of law abiding businesses on bogus messages. >> they click on the link and download the malware. >> pastor jamie coop was handling a rattle snake during a servi

the ethiopian airlines flight was meant to be heading to italy.ngers said that somewhere over sudan, the copilot locked the captain out of the cap and influence that to switzerland, where he asked for asylum. safely. landed the copilot is now in custody. plane landed safely. >> ukraine's opposition has been protesting against the government for weeks. and on tuesday, the conflict reached a new pitch. both sides blame the other for the violence. street battles went on into the night. next fewinued over the days, becoming ever more violent. dozens of people died, and hundreds were injured. devastated police and germany list -- and journalists. in kiev's central independence square, a building that burnsters had been using down vote up the police tried repeatedly to clear the square without success. the authorities used armored vehicles. protesters fought back with molotov cocktails and fireworks posto. president viktor yanukovych called on the opposition to stop the protests, scrubbing them as terrorists. the demonstrators were not deterred. on thur

. >>> an ethiopian airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane and threw it to geneva, where he wanted to seeklum. the flight carrying 202 people was headed to roam. no one on board was injured, and the pilot was arrested. >>> venezuelan president is expelling three american diplomats, accusing them of spying, trying to topple his government. this comes after six days of protest. we have been following the story from caracas, we're joined live from the capitol, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, the minister of foreign affairs is having a press conference right now. he basically went on to say that there are allegedly armed groups in this country trying to overthrow the government. he associated the student demonstrators with those groups. so far he has not named names of who these three diplomats are, but we're hoping to hear about those details shortly, and meanwhile the opposition is keeping up their momentum. >> time and patience are in short supply for most of these venezuelans who say they're fed up with the president and his revolution. refuse to go backdown they say they will con

the ethiopian airliner bound for rome landed safely in switzerland after the copilot locked the pilotpit. then the copilot climbed on a rope to get off that plane in geneva. the passengers are all okay including a family out of indiana. >> we were just about like an hour and a half into our night. and it felt like there was like some commotion up front. and all of a sudden, the plane dropped quickly in altitude. and the masks came down. >> well, the copilot apparently wanted asylum in switzerland but now likely to be in jail instead. >>> car break-ins have been a chronic problem in san francisco for years and one neighborhood recently had 20 cars targeted in just one night. all of the break-ins were along fulton street near golden gate park. >> do you think comes and goes, unfortunately for -- it's a logistically wise they're right next to the park. it's easy for the suspect to hide. >> san francisco police say they've increase patrols in that area including uniformed and plains clothes officers. >>> happening today, the first public hearing on a new budget for san francisco's muni sy

with a troubled scene in ethiopian that airline could take a harder look at pilot screening. in the wake of 9/11, the security of the flight crews has been heightened, but if it is an inside job there could be trouble as we saw today. >> thank you, greg. >> heather? >> fox weather alert and breaking for a new winter storm. a fast- moving system is taking aim in the u.s. and expected to drop inches of snow in the northwest to the east. janice? say it is not true! >> i wish i could. i wish i could push the winter up to canada and my friends and family up there might not like that either. i want to point out the northwest getting another round of winter weather and this is affecting millions of people and moving northeast. rush hour, chicago, several inches of snow. and heavy snow south of you right now and freezing rain and or sleet. and there is chicago and east of minneapolis and the storm will move eastward to tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon. still waiting on the national weather service to give us advisories, we'll get a couple of inches of snow in the big cities. chicago,

. >> there was tremendous tension on an ethiopian airlines flight today when the co-pilot hijacked a plane and flew it to geneva and asked for asylum. he was arrested when the plane was landed, and the passengers were safe. here is franc gardner. an airliner hijacked by the plane's own co-pilot and rerouted to geneva. the flight to rome was diverted here. flying over italy, the co-pilot waited for the pilot to go to the toilet. then he locked himself in the cockpit and alert the air traffic controller what he was doing. this is the recording. > we need asylum and transferred to the government. >> we are waiting on that information. >> you may hold at present position. >> through the open cockpit window, the hijacker let himself down with a rope and then gave himself up to the swiss authorities. around 200 passengers and crew left the plane unharmed. then the swiss convened a hasty press conference. >> the co-pilot hijacker was born in 1983. he is of ethiopian origin. his act was motivated by his claim of his safety was threatened in his country and he seeks asylum in switzerland. >>

the ethiopian airlines flight landed safely in switzerland. there were 200 people on board. it was bound for italy. 11 americans were on the flight. the co-pilot locked the cockpit door when the captain left to use the bathroom. passengers say he threatened to crash the plane if the can't didn't stop knocking on the door. the co-pilot was seeking asylum and now is in jail. >> a group teen girls is dealing with a mean spirited loss, someone broke in and stole thousands of dollars worth of saddles and other equestrian gear they need to compote. >>> members of the riding team at the stables watched their teammate practice on a borrowed saddle. seven of the saddles were stolen from the tack room on valentine's day morning. >> i started hugging my teammates because we didn't know what we were going to do. >> this is where we keep our saddles. you can see it is supposed to look like this, with a saddle in i'm of these the. >> saddle is very personal. this is what some of the stolen ones locked like, customized to fit the girls and their personalities. alyssa worked to buy her own.

so is the same ethiopian airlines carried on to hijack the plane he was throwing to set in order to claim asylum in switzerland the group ride that took control of the plane flying from these out of a two room looking to call the door while the current was using the toilet. when someone saw mak e g sending them rather than surrender to swing so far it seems to be done. he lapsed into geneva police presence preston said the group ride was born in nineteen eighty three and was ethiopia and other days i was motivated by the fact that he feels threatened in his country most famous arguments with sinners the hijacker was on homes and everyone got off the fly safely. rights campaigners accuse ethiopian government of stifling dissent and torturing political detainees. sea. and mm. a. welcome to this week's edition of the quarter in which we take a look at european club football. eye when we start in gemini. esp i mean they continue their march towards the firm closed its challenges violate the kids instead of dropping three point seven to four play shelter while addicted to lost further ground o

. >> new this morning, the co-pilot of an ethiopian airlines jet is under arrest in switzerland after hijacking his plane. he flew with 200 passengers and crew members on board. the plane was headed for rome, italy, from ethiopia, and after several tense hours the plane landed safely in geneva. you can see the passengers exiting and necessity have their hands over their heads. no one was hurt. swiss authorities say the hijacker locked the pilot out of the cockpit and the pilot went to the bathroom, the co-pilot said he felt threatened in his home count and demand asylum. if convicted he could face 20 years in proigns. officials say asylum at this point is not likely. >>> we have new details in the shocking murder of a millionaire tech investor inside his silicon valley home. he was killed in november of 2012 in an apparent home invasion robbery at his mansion^. our media partner reports that one of those charges believed he had stolen $30,000 from him and that may have been the motive. a prostitute and two others are charged in his desk and are being held without desk. >> the golden g

. >>> an ethiopian airlines pilot is under arrest after he hijacked a plane and flew it to switzerland in an attempt to seek asylum. the boeing 767 carrying 200 passengers took off from the ethiopian capital bound for rome overnight. investigators say the man wanted asylum in switzerland because he felt threatened in his home country. when the pilot in command left the cockpit, the co-pilot locked the cockpit door and took control of the plane. the co-pilot landed the plane in geneva, eventually turned himself over to authorities. he now faces hostage charges, which carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years. >>> and an airplane collision on the ground. take a look at this. an american airlines flight dance emed after the plane was hit by a tug. causing quite a bit of damage. it was supposed to be going from baltimore to dallas. no one was injured but investigators are trying to figure out how exactly this happened. >>> to the 2014 sochi games, where the weather is really the big story. the fog so dense in the mountains. two olympic events were called off. the men's snowboard cross fina

. >>> and the ethiopian government says it will try to extradite the co-pilot who hijacked the airlinernd landed in switzerland. he said he felt threatened at home and was seeking asylum. passengers said they were terrified for hours as the plane bounced around in the sky. jeff pegues has our report. >> reporter: the rope dangling from the cockpit was the hijacker's escape route but the 31-year-old was in custody by the time the passengers one by one were escorted off the ethiopian airline jet with their hands up. for them it was the end of the hour and a half ordeal. the plane had taken off from addis ababa when the pilot left the cockpit to use the bathroom. the ethiopian co-pilot locked him out and hijacked the plane. he hit a distress signal over the sedan and began circling as he demanded asylum. not all passengers knew what was happening, but they say the plane seemed to be falling from the sky and they were put to put on their oxygen masks. once the plane landed police ordered passengers to put their hands on their heads. by then, the hijacker had climbed down the rope into the h

. >>> we have new details of the hijacking of an ethiopian airlines jet by a pilot.family members say the co-pilot who hijacked the plane was upset about the recent death of his uncle. the plane landed safely in switzerland yesterday with 200 people on board, 11 americans. the flight was headed for italy. the co-pilot locked the captain out of the cockpit. passengers say the co-pilot threatened to crash the plane if the captain did not stop knocking on the door. a couple with their five-year-old daughter were headed home from ethiopia to indiana. >> we knew there was a lost turbulence, we lot a lot of altitude and yelling over the speaker. put your masks on! >> a terrifying expense for them. the 31-year-old co-pilot was looking for asylum in switzerland could now face up to 20 years if prison for taking hostages. >>the maker of candy crush smartphone game has filed for i.p.o. with the new york stock exchange intending to raise $500 million through selling of shares. they launch on facebook in 2012 and is super popular with women and has been one of the most downloade

officials say the ethiopian airline was headed from ethiopia to rome. but made an unscheduled landing in switzerland instead. authorities say the hijacker was the copilot who sir rendered to police asking for asylum in switzerland. authorities say the copilot locked the cockpit door and took control of the plane. no passengers were hurt in the incident. cbs news. >> geneva's airport was closed for about an hour, but now flights are taking off and landing once again. >>> police officers from around the country joined the family of kevin quick to pay their final respects this morning in charlottesville. he was discovered february 6th february 6th near richard. the 45-year-old disappeared almost a week earlier after last being seen at his mother's home. quick was a captain with the indianaboro police department. six people were arrested in the connection with his disappearance and recovery of suv, but so far, no one has been charged with his murder. >>> police in lowden county are on the hunt for a suspect involved in a string of robberies, and they say th

pilot of an ethiopian airlines flight is now in police custody after he allegedly tried to hijack the plane. the flight was enroute to rome and forced to land in gentleman nerve v.a. after circling -- geneva after circling the area. nobody was injured. the copie low was allegedly seeking -- the copilot was allegedly seeking asylum. they are working to get passengers to their destinations. >>> close to 18,000 immigrants are becoming u.s. citizens in honor of president's day today. they've been taking oaths of allegiance in 148 naturalization ceremonies across the country since friday. the head of the u.s. citizenship and immigration services will deliver the oath to about 75 people today during a naturalization ceremony at the jimmy carter presidential library and museum in atlanta. >>> also to celebrate president's day, mount vernon will be open to the public today for free. the events at george washington's virginia estate will include a 21-gun salute, a wreath laying ceremony at washington's term and governor mcauliffe is expected to be on hand for some of the activities. >>> we wan

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here of some other global headlines for your brief swiss police now saying the copilot of an ethiopian airlines boeing seven sixty seven passenger plane which was forced to land off and attempted a hijack is now in custody and asking for asylum and the line initially was heading for rome it was forced to land at geneva airport this coming your way now a recording received earlier by air traffic control of a man asking for asylum while the jet was still in the air. the show. now swiss police say the situation is under control all the passengers and crew are now safe and have been left me they have left the plane now a geneva airport has renewed flights officer spending all services. an amnesty law for antigovernment protesters is set to come into force in ukraine after the government confirmed the opposition has met all the agreed conditions demonstrators had to end the two month long occupation of the key city council building and vacate regional administrative buildings across the country some disruptions were reported when a group of radicals block the entrance to city hole in the capital the

. >>> well, an indiana family was among those terrified passengers on board ethiopian airlines flight 707 when the plane was hijacked to geneva yesterday. jolene and darren shrock and their 5-year-old daughter clair were on that flight headed from ethiopia's capital to rome. they had no idea it was being hijacked but knew something was wrong. >> we were just about like an hour and a half into our flight and it felt like there was like some commotion up front, and all of a sudden the plane dropped quickly in altitude. >> the co-pilot had hijacked the plane. the pilot was locked out of the cockpit when he left to use the restroom. the co-pilot then took control. he asked for asylum in switzerland. it is likely he will get prison instead. >>> north korea is denying scathing allegations by the united nations against its young dictator. a u.n. panel looking into crimes against humanity by kim jong-un's regime is reporting some of the worst abuses the world has ever seen. the north is accused of terrorizing citizens and killing those who resist the government. in the infamous prison camps,

more than 200 passen scombrers crew members were on board the ethiopian airlines flielth including 11cans. police say the ko pilot locked the pilot in the bathroom after take off then divert it had plane from rome to geneva. he's apparently wanting asylum in switzerland. instead he faces as much as 20 years in a swiss prison. >>> it's the bay area's busiest transit system. now, muni riders are facing a possible fare hike. the fare hike could be announced as soon as tomorrow when the new muni budget is unveiled. >> san francisco muni riders get ready. this shirm fares on the city's trains, trolleys and buses are set to jump from $2 to 2.25 for a single ride. >> i'm against it. >> i think i'd want to know the reasons why they're doing that. i feel like fares have increased significantly since i moved here so many years ago. >> it's part of a scheduled fare increase central to the municipal trapgs agency's new two-year, $1.8 million budget. this year, looking at adding or expanding programs thanks to a booming local economy and a $5 million surplus. >> there are a number of proposals up