. >> larry wright said he is not a hero. it was a combined effort and here in sfo this afternoon, he recited a quote. evil prevaills when good men do nothing. after twen years on the force, larry wright retired from the san mateo police different but instincts kicked back in sunday night when a man walked past him as american airlines began the approach to san francisco. >> he broke in a trot and yelled at allah akbar. from my training in the police department i knew there might be a problem and a possible threat. >> that was ragey al-murisi who was a immigrant from yemen. the 28 year old had first appearance in the court today. he tried twice to break into the cockpit. during the hearing federal prosecutors pointed all the allah akbar -- god is great was used by the 9/11 hijackers. >> i thought he was trying to take on the flight crew and crash the plane. the cuffs slipped off at first but eventually they were able to get him subdued. >> i becomely sat on him until we landed. he never spoke to me directly and only thing he

larry wright held up a shirt he had received in a training

flight crew didn't hesitate including former san mateo police officer larry wright. >> there's pint where he was running towards the cockpit and he screamed out, allah aqaba. i knew that there was a problem and i knew i needed to take action. >> reporter: wright chased after him. by then other passengers including a former secret service agent had him on the floor. >> i decided to go ahead and try and use a control hold on him. i was able to accomplish that. i found when i touched him, my hand actually slipped off because his skin was very clammy, moist almost. i felt that he was trying to take on the flight crew and possibly crash the airplane. >> reporter: in court the prosecutor said almurisi carried no luggage, cell phone or keys. he only had an expired california id, two checks totaling $13,000, $47 in in cash and an electronic device and the prosecutor pointed out alma reesecy shouted out the same thing terrorists said on 9/11, at the fort hood shooting in 2004 and the christmas day shoe bomb incident. allah aqaba. or god is great. wright has been a retired cop for four years. but h

larry wright says he heard al- murisi yell as he ran up the aisle. they restrained the man and right handcuffed him with plastic constraints. they were concerned that al- murisi had accomplices on the flight. >> i was concerned about possible scenarios with a contaminant of some sort or an ied. >> he says that al-murisi did not address him but kept repeating "god is great" in arabic. >>> an oakland company is suing three companies over toxic lead. they want the lead removed from gasoline used in small planes. the gas was sold at 25 airports including oakland, san jose, and stay livermore airports. they say lead provides engines with rotation that airplanes need. >>> here is a view from bayfront park this afternoon as the world's largest passenger plane touched down. the double-decker landed on a flight from frankfurt germany and marks the first surfaced into san francisco. this plane carrying about 525 passengers. >>> an old disease is causing new problems. measles has been reported in four bay area counties this year. the disease is on the rise in c

. >> it appears the man from yemen tried to storm a cockpit, one of them was larry wright that fried to grab him. >> he started running and as he did, he yelled out allah ang bar. from my training experience from the san mateo police department i knew there might be a problem. >> reporter: the passenger placed under arrest was rageh al-murisi who had lived at time in this house in valz. he left for new york last year looking for work to support his wife and children in yemen. he says rageh al-murisi attended the vallejo adult school to brush up on english. school officials say he was here from 1999 that was picking up extra credit. he that was federal court where they called him a significant threat. rageh al-murisi who no luggage on the flight from chicago but he was carrying other items, including $47 in cash, two postdated checks totaling $13,000 and several expired forms of i.d. from california and new york. >> i felt he was trying the flight crew and -- >> he is a nut. a terrorist. -- he is not a terrorist. he is not a terrorist. >> john alston, "abc 7 news." >>> two bay area co

>>dan: the former police officer's name is larry wright. he met with reporters today. he was a passenger on board the plane and killed as he didn't realize what was going on. he was watching his i phone and only alerted when someone behind him screamed. we can tell you that is the identified on the blue dots on the map he was seated and 20 c. he said shortly after the screen he saw the suspect moving quickly towards the cockpit and he immediately got up and started running right after him. >> at the point where he was running towards the cockpit and he screamed out in arabic i knew there was a problem and i knew i needed to take action. i felt that he was trying to take on the flight crew and possibly crushed the airplane. i could see in front of me that he had reached the cockpit door, there was a person who engaged him immediately. it looks like the flight crew member, and then almost immediately there was an effort of people cops and i when i arrived they had taken into the ground. when ahead and try to use a patrol hold on him. i was able to accomplish that. i foun

storm the cockpit on a flight from san francisco one of the passengers who grappled with him is larry wright, a retired police officer. >> he bro eek into a trot and started running. when he did he yelled out "allah akbar." from my training experience, i knew there might booy a be pro. >> the passenger placed under arrest was 28-year-old al marici who lived for a short time in this house in vallejo. they say he left looking for work to support his wife and children in yemen. >> he was looking for a job in here, and so he didn't find a job. that's why he went to new york to found a job. >> he attended the vallejo adult school to brush up on his english. a school official says he was here in 1999 picking up extra credit. >> i think he is a very nice person. he is a teacher of mathematic. >> he was in federal court where the prosecutor called him a significant thete. they say he had no luggage on the flight from chicago, but he was carrying other items including $47 in cash, two postdated checking totaling $13,000 and several valid and expired forms of id from california and new york. >> i felt

. >>> and we have posted more of larry wright's news conference on our website. you will find it right on the bay area news tab. >>> al-qaida sent a message today on the internet saying the u.s. killing of osama bin laden was a big mistake. the group also called the killing at the compound in pakistan a serious sin. al-qaida said president obama is protected by armies but then asked, who will protect americans? and it urged muslims to use osama bin laden's death as a motivation to attack the united states. osama bin laden's long time deputy has been frequently mentioned as al-qaida's next leader. but the group may not replace osama bin laden and are questioning whether it will. because al-qaida is losing support due to the uprisings in the middle east that have given voice to people seeking democracy and they don't subscribe to osama bin laden's goal of a single religious state across the muslim world. >>> the rising mississippi river roll into the mississippi delta today after cresting in memphis just short of the record. town after town are awash in dirty, mudd

. >>> and we have posted more of larry wright's news conference on our website. you will find it right on the bay area news tab. >>> al-qaida sent a message today on the internet saying the u.s. killing of osama bin laden was a big mistake. the group also called the killing at the compound in pakistan a serious sin. al-qaida said president obama is protected by armies but then asked, who will protect americans? and it urged muslims to use osama bin laden's death as a motivation to attack the united states. osama bin laden's long time deputy has been frequently mentioned as al-qaida's next leader. but the group may not replace osama bin laden and are questioning whether it will. because al-qaida is losing support due to the uprisings in the middle east that have given voice to people seeking democracy and they don't subscribe to osama bin laden's goal of a single religious state across the muslim world. >>> the rising mississippi river roll into the mississippi delta today after cresting in memphis just short of the record. town after town are awash in dirty, mudd

one of the passengers tackled him was larry wright a retired san mateo police officer. >> i thought heing to get the flight crew. >> he is not a terrorist. he is not a terrorist. >> eric: his cousin lives in antioch, he is nice man that went to new york to find work to support his wife and children in yemen yemen. it was revealed that he was carrying several i.d.s and two checks totaling $13,000. at boston logan's international airport a passenger on a delta flight to orlando tried to open an emergency door in mid flight. another passenger subdued the person. state police were waiting at the gate for the passenger. this the fourth flight disruption involving a passenger in the last three days. >> kristen: crews are trying to restore water service to hundreds of homes and businesses in napa. they have been working on a water main break. it happened in the area of foster road shortly before 6:00 last night. crews have temporarily rerouted water from lake hennessey. homes and businesses are still experiencing low pressure and steeg seeing muddy water. >> we got new word that iran has post

several passengers and the flight crew didn't hesitate, including former san mateo police officer larry wright. >> at the point where he was running towards the cockpit and he screamed out ala akbar, i knew that there was a problem. and i knew that i needed to take action. >> reporter: wright chased after him. by others other passenger a former secret service agent knocked him to the floor. >> i used a control hold. i found when i touched him my hand actually slipped off because his skin was very clammy, moist almost. i felt that he was trying to take on the flight crew and possibly crash the airplane. >> reporter: wright has been a retired cop for four years. but he says he never lost his police inch stinks during the chaos. instincts during the chaos. >> i started thinking about the possible scenarios that could be playing out here. there could have been a contaminant or an unexploded ied. >> he used plastic cuffs on his wrists and ankles and then took his own belt to tie them together. >> at that point i basically just sat on him until we landed and waited until the san francisco police dep

larry wright acted short offing in but a police officer when he saw theful low passenger charge toward the cockpit door. he was police officer with the san mateo police department for 27 years when he had to retire four years ago, it united states only because of a back injury. those 27 years of law enforcement experience rushed back when 28-year-old raje allegedly ran past him toward that cockpit door. when he heard him yelling god is great, 4 knew there would be trouble. he rushed toward the cockpit door, fast enough to bring him to the ground. he got plastic handcuffs around the hands, his feet, and looped his belt around both to make sure he could not get away. >> at that point we decided to go ahead and put him in the first row right up against the wall of the airplane. and at that point i basically sat on him until we landed. and waited until san francisco police department arrived to take custody of him. he never spoke to me directly. the only thing he said about approximately 30 times was allah akbar. >> reporter: now, as wright came to talk to us today he brought the shirt tha

. >> former police officer larry wright was aboard american flight 1561 sunday night.e said he realized something was amiss when he heard a passenger behind him scream. he saw someone running towards the cockpit. >> there's a point he is running towards the cockpit and he screamed in arabic. i knew there was a problem. i knew i needed to take action >>dan: this marker shows where larry was seated. he immediately jumped up from his seat and headed towards the cockpit door where the suspect was heading. i felt he was trying to take on the flight crew and possibly crash the airplane. when larry reach the suspect to several others took him to the ground. larry put handcuffs on the suspects hands and his ankles. he advised remembers against moving the suspect to the back of the plane. >> he had a contaminant of some sort it could of been on explosive by d.. i was in log beach on the twin towers fell, i swore to myself that i would never be a victim. what occurred here is simply a matter preparing myself for what could have occurred. i don't think we need to go ahead and be

one of the passengers that tackled him was larry wright a retired san mateo police officer. >> i thought he was trying to get into the flight crew. >> he is not a terrorist. he is not a terrorist. >> kristen: his cousin says he is a nice man that went to new york to find work to support his wife and children in yemen. he was in federal court yesterday where the prosecutor called him a significant threat. >> eric: two bay area counties are cracking down on dog owners that can't control their pets. contra costa supervisors are considering an ordinance for stray dogs to be spayed or neutered. they would also receive a tracking microchip. an ordinance approved yesterday gives animal control officers wider authority to declare dogs potentially dangerous. it comes after a series of dog attacks including one that killed a child last year. >> kristen: crews are trying to restore water service to hundreds of homes in napa. they are working to repair a water main break in a transmission line. it happened in the area of foster road shortly before 6:00 last night. crews have rerouted water from lake