huntley is charged with simple assault. fbi is investigating. >>> the 60-year-old joe rickey huntley is out of a job. his company calmed his behavior offensive and disturbing notch word on whether he was fired or resign giant food touchy subject there. >> very much so -- >> he was fired or resigned. >> touchy subject there. >> very much so. >>> another shocking story that took just about everyone by surprise. friday's meteor explosion in the skies above russia. >> the didn't estimates are starting to come in and they are staggering. we'll tell you what is making recovery efforts even more of a challenge when fox 5 morning news continues. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> welcome back. we're taking a li

huntley used the racial lawyer is second time and then allegedly slapped jonah, hitting him in the eye. >> could i not believe that he would say something like that. and to a baby or about a baby and then to hit him was just -- i -- i felt like i was in another world, i was shaking. >> reporter: jessica says either pass generals eventually same came to her aid and the two were given a new seat, while jonah is back to being a curious to letter, his parents call hanley's actions heinous and hateful and want something to be done. >> all the evidence is sufficient enough to support what we're saying and, you know, i think that we hope he is punished as much as he possibly can be. >> reporter: it's an experience the bennetts never want to go through again but one this family will think about the next time they fly. >> i think i'll just be replaying it the whole time. very dramatic. >> delta airlines apologized for any inconvenience passengers may have experienced. they are cooperating with the investigation. joe ricky, the huntley's lawyer, man charged with slapping the child tells cnn, "le

cnn reached out to huntley, who has been charged with assaulting a minor. he declined to comment and asked us to talk to his attorney. >> renee marsh joins me live. does jonah's family plan to sue the man or even delta for their role in this? >> i spoke with the family attorney today. and he says that they want at the end of the day huntley to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. as far as legal action, the couple will take, he left that pretty open. he says they're investigating all of the evidence including whether alcohol played a role. now, i asked him specifically will he go after delta? he says that -- he's playing it safe right now saying that he's not quite sure what they will do. he did not say that he wouldn't go after delta, but what he did say is that he plans on exploring a civil suit against hundley. here is the family's attorney on hundley losing his job this weekend, as a result of the allegations. >> but i guess i would have to agree with those who would say that's not enough. the family wants to make sure that mr. hundley and anyon

. >> we were talking about this this morning, agc aerospace says joe huntley is no longer an employee there. he is charged with slapping a 2- year-old boy and calling him a racial slur during a recent delta flight. >> i could not believe he would say something like that to a baby or about a baby and to hit him, i felt like i was in another world. i was shaking. >> the former employer called the allegations offensive and disturbing. huntley's lawyer says his client will plead not guilty to the assault charges. >>> a wildlife web cam catches two women boozing seals and sea lions,. >> the cameras overlooks an area where they rest and give birth to their cubs. two women were sitting on them, pull their flippers and kick them until each and every one of the animals is driven off the beach. the camera itself is controversial. >> the camera is run by an independent group and san diego police increased their patrols in the area. >>> and you've probably heard of a bull in a china shop, but how about a horse in a bike shop. it happened near los angeles, the horse got a little spooked and ran aw

jessica bennett and her son were flying to atlanta and they sat next to this man, 60-year-old joe huntleyrom idaho. >> he was rude and belligerent. >> reporter: she said that he wreaked of alcohol and drank on the plane, but as the plane descended, jonah was fussy and the already uncomfortable flight got even worse. >> i was having trouble comforting him and that is when the guy made his comment to me. >> reporter: as the court documents state, this is when huntley basically told jessica, quote, shut that "n" word baby up, but it didn't end there. he used the slur a second time and then slapped jonah hitting him in the eye. >> i could not believe that he would say something like that to a baby or about a baby and to hit him, i felt like i was in another world. i was shaking. >> reporter: jessica says other passengers eventually came to her aid and the two were given a new seat. but while jonah is back to a curious toddler, they call his actions heinous and hateful and want something to be done. >> the evidence is sufficient enough to support what we are saying, and i hope that he is punis

huntley allegedly told the mother to shut the baby up with a racial slur.e says he slapped the child in the face. he is charged with assault. his lawyer says he will plead not guilty, but that didn't stop his company from firing him. >> i talked to the faa, you are allowed to open the guy, take that guy and throw him out. this is vile, disgusting. he is facing a year in jail, which is just offensive. i mean, i have been on planes before with my kids yelling and screaming, it's justue know -- i think i was next to them. you. >> you are inconveniencing people and everything else. that's life. kids cry when they are tired, when they are unhappy, when they are hungry, just deal with. >> it i think what is more troubling for me, not only did he see this adopted black child with a white woman and used the n-word before slapping the person, quite naturally, he is going to try to say he was intoxicated and didn't know what he was doing. but i think his employer acted properly in terminating him. i think from all indication, he was an at-will employee, i have no pro

another way febreze helps you breathe happy. al northwest suburban huntley. nearly one dozen other apartment residents were displaced. the fire happened just about 6:00 this morning in a first floor unit. firefighters could not get to the victim in that unit. he has been identified as a 47 year-old. flames quickly spread to other apartments before firefighters could get a handle on the situation >> it had extended to all three stories by the time we were able to control it >> one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire >> one person was killed and four injured in a three car crash on the tri-state tollway. state police say the driver struck a tow truck while they were on the shoulder of the road a cab driver ran into the tow truck driver who was outside his vehicle. the driver was killed >> another fatal crash involving a car on the side of the expressway. one person was killed and two others were injured. a car had pulled over when another car crashed into it. the driver of that car a man in his

and then in 1956, "the huntley-brinkley report."illions got their news from chet and david in 1970 on "nbc nightly news," first with john chancellor and then tom brokaw. and starting in 2004, our very own brian williams, whom i suspect tonight is off somewhere celebrating. >>> 65 years and more than 12,000 broadcasts later, we're just getting started. that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian. i'll see you later tonight on "dateline." then tomorrow morning on "today," and then right back here tomorrow evening. i'm a busy guy. good night. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. timid and shackled, the santa clara man accused of making death threats was in court today as prosecutors revealed the arsenal of weapons found inside his santa clara home. everything from bomb making materials to assault rifles. what's so unclear is why he had them and what, if anything, he was going to use them for. marianne favro i

and then in 1956, the huntley brinkley report.ws from chet and david in 1970 on "nbc nightly news," first with john chancellor and then tom brokaw. and starting in 2004, our very own brian williams, whom i suspect tonight is off somewhere celebrating. >>> 65 years and more than 12,000 broadcasts later, we're just getting started. that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian. i'll see you later tonight on "dateline." then tomorrow morning on "today," and then right back here tomorrow evening. i'm a busy guy. good night.

. >> jessica and her son were flying to atlanta and sat next to this man, 60 rolled joe huntley of idahog rude and belligerent. >> she said he reeked of alcohol and continued to drink. as the plane began to descend, john about fussy. -- jonah got fussy. >> that is when the guy made comments to me. >> as court documents state, this is when the man told jessica to shut that n-word abby up. he allegedly slapped jonah in the eye. >> could not believe he would say something like that to a baby or about the baby, and then to hit him -- i felt like i was in another world. >> jessica said other passengers came to her aid. the two were given a new seat. while jonah is back to being a toddler, they are calling the man's actions hateful. >> i think that we hope he is punished as much as he possibly can be. >> it is an experience that they never want to go through again. it is when this family will think about the next time they fly. >> i will be replying at the whole time, very traumatic. >> huntley's attorney said her client will plead not guilty to federal assault charges. he faces up to one year

his attorney says huntley will plead not guilty. >> coming up, new details revealed in the murder of an olympic stars girlfriend, and we could learn much more in the coming hours. >> some members of this family escape the devastating >> new deed -- new details emerging of a harrowing escape from a fire that critically injured a 4-year-old girl. >> the search continues for what caused the fire in the first place. what is the latest? >> as you can imagine, it was a chaotic and terrifying time. a family friend tells us the mother had to jump from a window and burn her forearms and sprained her ankle in the process. edley she is out of the hospital tonight. her 4-year-old daughter remains in critical condition. the mother of the four-rowe critically injured in the fire briefly left her daughter's bedside. >> she wanted to see the damage that was done to her home, and it really is disturbing for her. >> the fire broke out early sunday morning with seven people inside the home. on the floor of a bedroom upstairs firefighters found the little girl and responsive and performed cpr. could she

. >> huntley has been charged as assault. he lost his job at an aerospace companies.ad not guilty. >>> speaking of planes, good or bad, airplanes will one day no -- will no longer one day be cell phone-free zones. >> i think it's a great idea. >> others say it's a downside and even potential health effects. >>> the bay area's dry spell may be coming to an end. either steve paulson will tell you when the rain will begin. >>> good morning. san mateo bridge a little bit of fog on the span. traffic looks good as you head out to the peninsula. >>> regulators are poised to allow airline passengers to use their cell phones in flight but the upcoming change is causing mixed reaction. some european and middle east airlines already allow cell phone use while flying outside u.s. airspace. onboard equipment prevents navigation problems. here in the u.s., the faa requires you to turn off your cell phone before takeoff but that's expected to change. though expectly when is unclear. >> i think that the pros would be that if there's an emergency somebody can get ahold of somebody. >>

. >> and then huntley allegedly slapped jonah hitting him in the eye. >> and then to hit him.as in another world. i was shaking. >> according to the criminal complaint, fellow passengers came to her aid. cnn reached out to him, who has been charged with assaulting a minor. he declined to comment and asked to talk with his attorney. handley's attorney referred us to comments she made to kw"the minneapolis star tribune" where she says her client will plead not guilty. the plane landed safely. and john, i just got off the phone with his attorney. she says, and these are her words, quote, this has escalated into a racist issue, and i want to be clear that my client is not a racist. she says that handley is dealing with his own issues, but she didn't elaborate. she also says if she did use the "n" word, and she's not saying he did. if she did, that does not make him a racist. he will make his first court appearance in atlanta. john? >> interesting to hear from his attorney. does this guy have any previous record? >> well, he does. according to court documents back in 2007 he pleade

the boy began to cry and according to documents, huntley used the n-word and reached over and slapped the boy. the company he works for says he has been suspended pending an investigation. >>> today is clean-up day in russia. these guys are replacing windows and sweeping up broken glass just like people all over a huge part of southern russia are doing, just about every glass window in an area covering 80,000 square miles smashed at the same time yesterday. nasa calls this a once in a century event. a meteor, pretty sizeable one, as a matter of fact, screamed out of the sky and slammed to earth. more than 1,000 people were hurt and thousands of buildings damaged. cnn's phil black is in russia. he hit the road today, trying to find the spot where the meteor landed. >> are we're walking on a frozen lake. it's about a 90-minute drive west. we're here because locals say a big fragment from the meteor punched through the ice. and is now sitting at the bottom of the lake. [ speaking in russian ] >> that was a very firm no. these police officers said it is prohibited for us to be here, to sh

. >> he was let go, agc aerospace has announced that joe huntley is no longer employed. idaho man is charged with slapping a 2-year-old toddler and calling him a racial slur during a recent delta flight. >> i could not believe that he would say something like that, and to a baby, or about a baby, and then to hit him was just, i felt like i was in another world. i was shaking. >> this former employer called the allegations "offensive and disturbing ." his lawyer says he will plead not guilty to the assault charges. >>> it's koby versus lebron, the east takes on the west in the nba all star game. >>> we have highlights and paving the way for the ladies on the racetrack, danica patrick making history on the daytona, coming up. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after th

the foreign correspondent of the new york globe, huntley --. >> rose: dow feel that the romance of it all? >> yeah, i think you do. i mean i often have been asked what the post fun thing you've done. there are many but one thing that was really that kind of romance was the fall of the berlin wall. before it came down we were sneaking in across the border, going across as tourists and so on, smuggling cameras in, then going to illegal demonstrations and clandestine meetings and interviewing dissidents then you had to get the videotapes, we were using little onesing back across the border, i have to tell you coming through check point charlie at night in the rain with videotape in your underwear t is a real la caresque kind of romance. i got to say it was fun t was fun. >> rose: how fast was your heart beating at that moment. >> faster than it wants to beat now, coy tell you, it was good. >> rose: you stayed at cbs all these years. >> yes, i have. >> rose: 33 years. because it represents something to you or are you just comfortable there? >> kbot. over the course of my career si have ha

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