the flight attendant announces over the p.a., i'm not responsible for crashing this plane. that's when passengers sprang into action and in just a moment we'll hear an exclusive from a man who was on that flight. >>> then courtroom drama from coast to coast from the "desperate housewives" trial in hollywood to a man accused of using a cam to spy on his roommate. >>> plus, prince harry continues his tropical tour. this morning the prince is in brazil. coming up, we'll tell you who has been giving the prince some royal support. >>> and i got to take a peek behind the curtain of the musical drama "smash." i caught up with the stars to find out why it's hitting a musical note with everyone. >> it's a fun show and the plot is thickening. >>> let's talk first about the tense moments on the tarmac. passengers on an merge airlines flight were just settling in when the flight attendant began a disturbing rant on the p.a. system. nbc's michelle franzen has the story. >> reporter: the trouble began on american airlines flight 2332 as it was leaving the gate for chicago. >> i thought i

we kept on heading towards the runway and then stopped when she got back on the p.a. said and said, no, pilot you're turning around right now, i'm in charge of this flight, you guys can get off my flight if you want to. >> when you saw other passengers get up, i mean, we all know it's a no-no now, obviously to get out of the seat while the plane is moving and certainly to go to the front of the aircraft, but did it seem like they had any other choice but to step? >> no. i guess we all knew what was going on. the entire crew understood that this lady's -- >> disturbed. >> -- just having a bad day. >> shawn, incredible story. thanks for coming on and talking to us. appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> here's amy. >>> u.s. employers added 227,000 jobs last month capping off the best three months of hiring sin the start of the recession. here to break it all down for us is cnbc's brian schactman. good morning to you. >> good morning, amy. >> two headlines out of the jobs report. 227,000 new jobs added, unemployment unchanged at 8.3%. it seems a bit contradictory, but are we h

passengers say a flight aden taunt started to make rambling remarks over the p.a. system. several said she hadn't taken medication for a mental illness. passengers helped subdue the woman while the pilot went back to the gate. the flight eventually traveled to chicago, while passengers were still baffled and shaken. >> it was like someone got ahold of the p.a. and was just speaking erratically. >> it was like she was talking and didn't realize the p.a. was on. maybe she's talking to someone in the back. but no one's responding. when she said crash flight, we knew something was wrong. >> tonight, american airlines isn't saying much, except the flight attendant is receiving proper care. she has not been charged. >>> a knife-wielding attacker is on the loose after shooting a sheriff's deputy and stabbing a judge inside a washington state courthouse. police say michael thomas entered the gray's harbor county courthouse, with a knife and immediately stabbed a female deputy. a judge who saw the attack tried to intervene and was stabbed in the neck and stomach. the deputy tried t

don't talk like that on the p.a.hen when she started talking about turning the plane around and the plane is not going anywhere until everybody sits down and everybody looked around and everybody was sitting. we were confused about what was going on and didn't know if she was having some issue within herself. >> we appreciate you taking the time and sharing the video with us. well, you heard her talking about how she was disgruntled and unhappy with her job. being a flight attendant used to be a dream job, travel the world, enjoy the perks the airline had to offer. but in recent year, we all fly. we can see the stress that flight attendants to have deal with. it's a really hard job, and the average salary is only about $38,000 a year. you're on the road all the time, you're away from your family 15 to 20 days a month. men a flight attendants don't live in the town they work. we have the travel editor for cbs news, knows a lot about the issues, has done an entire documentary on american airlines in recent years. these

we kept on heading towards the runway and then stopped when she got back on the p.a. said and said, no, pilot you're turning around right now, i'm in charge of this flight, you guys can get off my flight if you want to. >> when you saw other passengers get up, i mean, we all know it's a no-no now, obviously to get out of the seat while the plane is moving and certainly to go to the front of the aircraft, but did it seem like they had any other choice but to step? >> no. i guess we all knew what was going on. the entire crew understood that this lady's -- >> disturbed. >> -- just having a bad day. >> shawn, incredible story. thanks for coming on and talking to us. appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> here's amy. >>> u.s. employers added 227,000 jobs last month capping off the best three months of hiring sin the start of the recession. here to break it all down for us is cnbc's brian schactman. good morning to you. >> good morning, amy. >> two headlines out of the jobs report. 227,000 new jobs added, unemployment unchanged at 8.3%. it seems a bit contradictory, but are we h

train, he will have to stand up all the way to ginza, so he waits in line. ( announcer speaking over p.a) ( whistle blows ) sako waits for 15 minus while three limited-expres trains go by. he wants to sit down this morning, so he will ride the train that starts from this station. since it starts here, it is empty. he always stands in the second line from the front of the train. so long as he gets here early enough, he will get a seat. he tends to ride in the same car every day because he has learned that this is the leascrowded car. when he first moved out here, he always took the fastest option, but now he usually chooses the commute option that will allow him to sit down. ( announcer speaking over p.a. ) this is kitasenju station. one of the reasons sako chose his commute plan was to avoid changing trains here. understandably, he wanted to escape this crowd. kitaseu is only one of many major transfer stations. the jam-packed trains and platforms are not for the faint of heart. trains arrive every two minutes after 7:30 a.m., but they are still crowded. train companies are finding it ne

went into action themselves, but this time the onboard danger was a flight attendant who took over the p.a. and sounded as if she had taken leave of her senses. our report tonight from nbc's pete williams. >> reporter: not long after american airlines flight 2332 pulled back from the gate in dallas bound for chicago it was back with police waiting to take a flight attendant into custody and off to a local hospital. this passenger video shows crew members trying to subdue the flight attendant after she began a rant on the p.a. system as the plane taxied out. >> someone was talking about crashing and we don't want to take off and the pilot was still driving like he was going to get on the runway so people were nervous. >> reporter: she complained about the bankruptcy reorganization saying she'd lost a friend on 9/11 and said the plane could not take off because it didn't have enough ice. kevin rich was among the passengers who helped the crew subdue her. >> there were four of us, five of us, including the flight attendants. we sat her back down in my seat because my seat was the closest seat

>> the attendants over the p.a. >> okay. you're on board a flight? >> you're aboard -- okay. what flight? american airlines? >> yes. 2232. please help us. >> reporter: a just released report says that green stated over the p.a., that the plane was not going to take over before it crashes. concerned passengers called for help. >> a man just got up and went to the front. >> okay. don't be alarmed. he may be a sky marshal. >> when someone tried to take the phone from her, green became combative. [ screaming ] >> reporter: according to the police report, green kicked another flight attendant in the stomach as she and several passengers tried to subdue her. >> looks like they're physically restraining a flight attendant. >> okay. they're physically restraining a flight attendant? >> yeah. she's lost it. people are helping out. >> reporter: when police arrived on board, green was handcuffed. they say because she was, quote, combative and acting irrational. police say she continued to resist and made comments about a coworker being killed on 9/11. when para

please help us. >> reporter: green stated over the p.a.hat the plane was not going to take off before it crashes. concerned passengers called for help. >> a man got up and went to the front. >> okay. don't be alarmed. he may be a sky marshall. >> reporter: when someone tried to take the p.a. from her, green became combative. [ screaming ] >> reporter: according to the police report, green kicked another flight attendant in the stomach, as she and other passengers tried to subdue her. >> looks looic they're try -- like they're trying to physically restrain a flight attendant. she's lost it. people are helping out. >> reporter: green was handcuffed. they say because she was combative and acting irrational. later, police say she continued to resist and made comebilitieses about a -- comments about a coworker being killed on 9/11. when paramedics tried to talk to her, she attempt to the spit on them. she was put in leg restraints after she tried to kick officers. in a statement, american airlines said they intend to ensure the flight attendant

and was just speaking irrationally. >> it was almost like she was talking and didn't realize the p.a. on. so we thought, maybe she's just talking to someone in the back but no one was responding. then when she said crash twice we knew something was wrong. >> american airlines isn't saying much about the incident except that the flight attendant is receiving proper care. she has not been charged. >>> a knife-wielding attacker is on the loose after shooting a sheriff's deputy and stabbing a judge inside a washington state courthouse. michael thomas entered the gray's harbor county courthouse with a knife and immediately stabbed a female deputy. a judge tried to intervene and was stabbed in the neck and stomach. the deputy then tried to save the judge. >> the deputy at that point attempted to pull her weapon. the suspect turned on her again. and was able to knock her to the floor, taking the weapon and discharging it twice, striking deputy in the shoulder with one round. >> both the deputy and judge are recovering this morning. the courthouse has no metal detectors and the suspect remain

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the tarmac. [ screaming ] >> an out of control flight attendant makes terrifying statements over the p.a. system. passengers forced to physically subdue her. new video from inside the plane. how at risk were the passengers? >>> rare twister hits hawaii, ripping off roofs. just hours after a freak storm dropped hailstones the size of golf balls. >>> outrage in a gated community. a teenager shot and killed by the volunteer neighborhood watch. but his family says he was only carrying candy. now he's dead, his shooter is free, claiming self-defense. and the community is boiling over. >>> the biebs and the blunder. the mistaken tweet from justin bieber and why it set off a stampede. overwhelming one hapless guy in texas. >> oh, that poor guy in texas had no idea what was coming. you see it happen on twitter all the time. some people send out a tweet instead of a direct message. >> that guy in texas not amused. >>> a busy weekend for presidential politics. republicans heading to the polls today, most importantly kansas, where rick santorum could pull off a win. >> romney is having trouble clos

. >> the flight attendants over the p.a. system. >> you are on board the flight?the flight attendant named theresa green was combative. before officers arrived she had kicked another flight attendant in the stomach. after her arrest she was sent for psychiatric evaluation. >> george clooney will make the rounds and testify at a senate hearing on the oil dispute and the situation in sudan and the new independent south sudan. the actor created the satellite program that helpopes to prevent war. the washington monument was damaged when the earthquake hit. this is video of this morning without an earthquake. surveyors are trying to figure out if the results of tests could help them to figure run how to repair the monument. >> temperatures will rise to nearly 80 degrees again today. people spend time outdoors yesterday. it took a lot of businesses by surprise. one restaurant owner scramble to spruce up his outdoor eating area with flowers. >> we usually start in april. but this urtime we are getting them out today. >> temperatures are the 70's from the rocky mountains

the attendant over the p.a. >> you are on board a flight?>> yes. >> pilots say she was combative after officers had her in handcuffs. police say she had kicked attendant in the stomach. after her arrest, she was sent for psychiatric evaluation. >> a proposal to raise the gas tax in american is unlikely to pass in this legislative according to senate miller, who said current tax is already too high. if gas prices fall, legislators back and look at the gas tax again. >> the unexpected benefits behind the surge of warm weather. some local businesses are in unexpectedly, and somein turn has created headaches. >> business owners know a restaurant owners know that when s warmer, people outside, buto get it is a code violation for them to just throw some tables and chairs out on the sidewalk. and some last-minute haggling with property managers and morning for them to take a band of all the extra business that the warmer weather brings. joe is not the only one taking advantage of this unusually y spring. diners looking to soak in the warm weather f

it's broken right along 81 and central p.a. heads all the way down towards west virginia.is is just all we can see from sentinel radar here, but if we expand the view out and add a bunch of radars together, we can easily see this is a solid line from southern sections of illinois right along the ohio river now and a lot of this is severe, especially down through southern sections of ohio coming into west virginia there and coming into western sections of p.a. now there is a warm front back out west of us. what that means is that west of that warm front where you're seeing all these strong and severe thunderstorms, it's much more unstable there. as it get closer to us we're much more stable here in the cooler air. so these storms are breaking up and becoming showers, but there's still a lot of lightning even into this part of the line over here into central sections of pennsylvania. hagerstown, this is just to the northwest of us. it looks like as this comes on across it will be able to hold some of those thunderstorm characteristics, some gusty wind, some very heavy rain a

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a rant over the p.a. mentioning crashing several times and talked about problems with the union.ed friday on a flight, flight 2332 to chicago. look at this. >> she said, i give up. she said it's not my fault that the plane crashes. and several times she referred to turning the plane around, and if the plane crashes, it's not her fault. she mentioned opening the doors and at that time we taxiing towards the runway. obviously, they were afraid we were going to take off. >> all right. so i want you to notice the man in blue with a cap on. see that? connor ford. he was one of the handful of people, fellow passengers and crew who restrained the flight attendant before officers had to cart her away. connor joins me live. hi, connor. how you doing? >> hi, don. how are you? >> i'm great. you're in chicago. my former city there. the weather looks beautiful. you're safe. we're glad. let's go through this. let's play through this. play this through. you first hear the flight attendant over the p.a. and think it's a joke. right? >> yes. >> yeah. so what specifically made you realize that som

she began to say over and over on the p.a. >> reporter: mindful of 9/11, passengers decided to take matters into their own hands. it's all caught on tape. >> they're physically restraining the flight attendant as we speak. she's talking about crashing the plane. >> somebody go help. >> at least we're not off the ground. >> she was putting up a pretty good fight. there was activity for a bit. >> reporter: that's when the screaming starts. >> she was just screaming. just blood-curdling screaming. it was sad. it was very sad. >> get out of my way. >> that's when the girl behind me called 911. finally, she got 911 on the phone. and said, i am on the plane. and the plane needs to stop. >> i ran up to the front of the plane to assist. >> reporter: brad leclair was one of the passengers who raced into action. >> there were two gentlemen restraining her. one holding each arm. and i tried to calm her down. she mentioned she was bipolar. as she began speaking about the events of 9/11. she was very strong. in a manic state. adrenaline was pumping. so, she was trying to get away. and she was almost suc

a flight attendant took over the p.a.and launched in a rant and referenced 9/11 and how that plane wasn't safe to fly. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: the trouble began on american airlines flight 2332 before takeoff in dallas just as the plane was leaving the gate and bound for chicago. >> thought it might have been a reality show or something was going on. it didn't seem real. >> reporter: passengers say that's when the flight attendant went on a rant demanding the pilot open the cockpit and turn around because the plane was going to crash. >> a lot of other incoherent statements trying to get in communication with the cockpit. it was almost as if she thought she was on phone with them only. >> reporter: passenger video captured the moments that followed when crew members struggled to subdue the woman described as a veteran attendant. >> get out of my way! >> reporter: several passengers, including kevin rich were enlisted to help. >> a couple of us were on top of her, one of us was behind her as she began

then i went to dimock, p.a., and i saw what it does to families. i saw-- these people can't drink the water that's coming out of their tap here in america. that's a third world thing. >> stephen: what happens to the water? >> the water is full of poison, and it's full of gas. their houses can blow up. >> stephen: what? >> yes, this is happening in america pup should be outraged. this is-- it's destroying people's lives, their properties. there are people in this audience tonight that are the victims of that. and i saw that. and i-- and i said to myself, if i am who i say i am, then i have to get out in front of this and i have to start talking about it. and there's a-- ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: listen, i don't want to see anybody's lives destroyed, and you seem very passionate about this. and you say-- if you are who you say you are-- >> thank you. >> stephen: can i suggest something? you're also-- you're also the "hulk." the new "avengers" movie. you're also the hulk, aren't you? >> don't make me angry. ( applause ) >> stephen: that i wi

mike emanuel is live in santorum headquarters in betsburg, p.a.blasted away at mitt romney saying he doesn't have much of a record to run on here. >> that's right. rick santorum got feisty on 00 radio today with lauer ingraham. santorum said mitt romney is not a conservative. >> he had a horrible record on job creation. he created a blueprint for obama care -- he talks about his private sector experience all the time because his public sector experience is pathetic. >> when asked about illinois, santorum said he didn't know how it would go tonight pointing out he was at one point behind in mississippi and alabama and went on to win there. so clearly not signaling to his supporters any preview of what's happening tonight, shep. >> shepard: rick santorum, of course, is from pennsylvania. tonight, why are you and he in gettysburg? >> well, essentially, he wants to turn the page on illinois quickly, recognizing that this race in illinois would be a tough one for him there. >> not just to pivot out of illinois into the big east contest on april 24, pen

because the plane's p.a. system was not working, the pilot never had a chance to verbally warn passengers to put on seat belts or brace for impact. 40 of 63 survived. according to the ntsb, fewer lives would have been lost had passengers received adequate warning. of the 23 who don't make it, two are children. to this day, it's difficult for the pilot to come to terms with the loss of life. >> the story itself, not very difficult except if i let my mind wander to the people i lost, yeah. you know, the two kids i lost back then. >> the final ntsb report issued nearly a year later in march 1971 reveals a laundry list of all that went wrong that day. quote "the probable cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion." which resulted from continued unsuccessful attempts to land at st. martin until insufficient fuel remained to reach an alternate airport. other factors, reduced visibility, a condition not reported to the flight. >> i think the biggest thing was that they kept thinking that they would make it, and they

(p.a. announcement) (robert altman) and i tend to be sloppy, not slick and clean. i think of films in terms of painting and i think in terms of murals, they carry lots of information. i may have the idea for the mural and i may kind of sketch in where to put the horses, or this or that, but then you start. the actors become the pigment that you put on there and so you put the paint up and it starts moving on its own i say, "wow, the red is gettin' over there next to the blue." and so i invent something else and finally i find that i'm following this phenomena around. i'm filming what they're doing rather than have them do what i want them to do. (narrator) robert altman's early days in episodic television helped him develop the quick reflexes he would use as a feature film director. his use of sound, action, and camera creates a spontaneity that frees his actors to react, as well as perform. (gene siskel) i think he's a real rebel, a real troublemaker, but he thinks that most films are calcified. what's his overlapping dialogue all about? he hears overlapping dialo

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as the first officer got on the p.a. and asked passengers to restrain him. >> he was screaming things out like, let me in, let me in. we have to get this plane down. you better start saying the lord's prayer. we got to get out. we got to get out. >> a pilot's help is closely watched. the faa required a full medical exam every six months for pilots over the age of 40. a variety of mental health conditions will usually disqualify a pilot from flying, among them, certain anxieties, bipolar or personality disorders, and psychosis. in 2010, the faa anounlszed it will allow pilots to fly while on certain non-sedating mental health medications, but a chicago doctor who qualifies pilots for flight said it could be something else. >> there are certain medical conditions which can certainly result in a rapid deterioration of a person's stability. a drop in blood sugar, for example, can do that. >> we now know that clayton osbon has been flying for nearly 25 years. since 2000, he worked at jetblue most recently as a flight starndz

osbon realized he was locked out of the cockpit he charged the door as the first officer got on the p.a. and asked passengers to restrain him. >> he was screaming things out, like let me in. let me in. we've got to get this plane down. you better start saying the lord's prayer. we got to get out. we got to get out. >> a pilot's health is closely watched. the faa requires a full medical exam every six months for pilots over the age of 40. a variety of mental health conditions will usually disqualify a pilot from flying. among them, certain anxieties, bipolar or personality disorders and psychosis. in 2010, the faa announced it will allow pilots to fly while on certain nonsedating mental health medications. but a chicago doctor who qualifies pilots for flight says it could be something else. >> there are certain medical conditions which can certainly result in a rapid deterioration of a person's stability. a drop in blood sugar, for example, can do that. >> reporter: we know clayton osbon has been flying nearly 25 years. since 2000 he's worked at jetblue as a flight standards capital on t

(whistle blows) (man speaks indistinctly over p.a.) your lesson starts in five minutes. have to be that family? i thought maybe... we would get to stay with you for a while. austin: brenda, look! brenda: what's she doing here? calleigh! oh, my gosh, i am so glad to see you. calleigh. you are getting so big. have you come to watch me play tennis? coach hopper said i could be a professional one day. i would love to see you play tennis. first i need to talk to brenda for just a minute. will you wait for me? yeah. did you come here to check on austin? i did. yeah, i'm concerned about him. well, i-i assure you he's in good hands. brenda, i'm sorry. it-it's not with you. um, how long has austin been coming here? since he first came to live with me, about six months. okay, i can't really give you any specifics, but there's somebody here that's a danger to the kids. and i think until we get to the bottom of it, it's best to keep austin away. but i can't take him now. i have to go back to work. would it be okay if i took him? (sighs) i don't know. i'm the foster mom. no, i-i unde

pretty good rain kind of straddling the maryland p.a. border here. will head toward hagerstown. the red indicating rainfall rates over an inch per hour. further south a pretty big storm, too. this is moving across 15 down to the south and to the east. widen out a little bit. the yellow and orange is rainfall, 3/4 of an much per hour. no hail. that shows up as a magenta or purple. over the next hour, where do they go? they weaken a little bit but kind of roll right down to 70. so in the wake of these storms, that's where the fog could be tomorrow. and speaking of storms and funnel clouds, the virginia state tornado drill is tomorrow. so don't freak out if some of your devices go off. 9:45 will be a test of the system. the morning fog in the morning, happy spring though at 1:14 in the morning. we're looking at showers for both commutes, both in the morning and afternoon. i don't think we'll see anything heavy. still mild for tuesday. maybe not quite as warm as our 76 today, but a far cry from our average temperature of 58. we lost sight of our averages

(whistle blows) (man speaks indistinctly over p.a.) your lesson starts in five minutes. have to be that family? i thought maybe... we would get to stay with you for a while. austin: brenda, look! brenda: what's she doing here? calleigh! oh, my gosh, i am so glad to see you. calleigh. you are getting so big. have you come to watch me play tennis? coach hopper said i could be a professional one day. i would love to see you play tennis. first i need to talk to brenda for just a minute. will you wait for me? yeah. did you come here to check on austin? i did. yeah, i'm concerned about him. well, i-i assure you he's in good hands. brenda, i'm sorry. it-it's not with you. um, how long has austin been coming here? since he first came to live with me, about six months. okay, i can't really give you any specifics, but there's somebody here that's a danger to the kids. and i think until we get to the bottom of it, it's best to keep austin away. but i can't take him now. i have to go back to work. would it be okay if i took him? (sighs) i don't know. i'm the foster mom. no, i-i unde

here we have a flight attendant melting down last month and grabbing the p.a.and freaking out. and now a captain yesterday. you think stress, overwork or goodness knows what else plays a factor. do we have to worry about the flight crews now? tell us what we need to think about as we get on our next flight. >> going into the flight i think the unfortunate world we live in, you have to be extremely aware of our surroundings. that heightened since of what is happening so you notice when something is going wrong and you can track it and see if someone or something is going to resolve it. in this case nobody could have expected this would be the outcome. no one saw it coming. i think what the conversation is going to move towards why did this guy have a meltdown, so to speak? i'm hearing some confirmed reports today that he was a former military pilot and so did that have something to do with it? why was he so mentally distraught? why was he so dehydrated and agitated, and non-coherent. i read some of the affidavit statements from the first officer about some of th

he was screwing his p.a. and his boss at the same time! what, literally at the same time? jake, just-- i knew there was something dodgy about him, just to look at him. what, you knewust by looking at him that he was gonna-- yeah, creepy. just, you need antennae. and you have those, do you? yeah. i mean, let's be honest. women have miles better antennae than men. well, barbara's weren't too hot, were they? where'd she get those, argos? well, obviously not all-- or maybe her antenna was broken. replaced it with a coat hanger. ( shouting continues ) ( phone ringing ) are you okay? yeah, i'm okay. hi, jo. so, karen's finally started her project, has she? yeah. how much of it has she done? oh, you know... quite a bit. she, uh, wrote the word "africa." oh, here we go. everybody does it. i mean, helena's mum obviously did her clouded leopard project for her. i mean, helena can barely hold a pencil, let alone construct a scale model of the karakorum mountains. so, was that jo? mm. so, you're still friends, then? that's good. yeah, why wouldn't we be? no reason. no. so, what did sh

as the first officer got on the p.a. and asked passengers to restrain him. >> he was screaming things out like, let me in, let me in. we have to get this plane down. you better start saying the lord's prayer. we got to get out. we got to get out. >> a pilot's help is closely watched. the faa required a full medical exam every six months for pilots over 40. a variety of health conditions will ban them from flying, certainly anxieties, bipolar, or personal disorders, and psychosis. they will allow pilots to fly while on certain non-sedating medicines, but a chicago doctor said it could be something else. >> there are certain medical conditions which can certainly result in a rapid deterioration of a person's stability. a drop in blood sugar, for example, can do that. >> we anyhow thatthy he has been flying for 25 years, since 2000, he mhas worked at jetblue, most recently as a standards captain. on the "today "show, they said he has been a consummate professional. >> i have known the captain personally for a long period of