and where torres was arrested. united airlines say that torres has been banned from future flights on the carrier, torres will appear before a judge on thursday. don? >> pete, there's also this, we're learning of a new runway incursion that's under investigation this morning the sixth recorded this year, what do you know? >> reporter: yeah, the sixth recorded this year, don, this happened at sarasota on february 16th. the national transportation board said it's investigating a air canada on the runway, as american airlines was coming to land on the same runway, the american airlines went around, another string of incidents that will come up on capitol hill tomorrow. >> pete, thank you very much. >>> in our next hour, we'll speak to a woman who was on that united flight and recorded the video of the attack. >>> also this morning, an update on those four kidnapped americans. still no word from their families. what looks like a case of mistaken identity. take a look. this video is frightening. showing people exploded

torres is now banned from flying on united airlines. detained pending a hearing before a judge on thursday. >> it could have turned out so much worse for those passengers on that flight. >> glad some jumped up to help. >> multiple people did. >>> for the first time in more than 20 years, the federal government is suing to block a u.s. airline merger. the department of justice announced this morning that it wants to stop jetblue's proposed $3.8 billion deal to buy spirit airlines. >> attorney general merrick garland said the merger would significantly harm consumers by causing higher fares and fewer choices for customers. >>> fed chair jerome powell says interest rates will rise more than people real ease and that the process of getting inflation under control is likely to be bumpy. ahead what this all means for you. >>> and a stern, fresh warning to the u.s. from china. beijing's foreign minister says conflict and confrontation are inevitable if washington does not change course. how the white house is responding. that's next. no matter

torres has been banned from flying on united airlines again. he is being detained, pending a hearing before a judge on thursday. abby? >> all right, pete. thank you for that. >>> now we have david susy joining us now. a lot to talk to you about in the skies, but let's start with the this incident on that flight. you have for so many years in this country, a lot of concern about terroristic incidents happening on plane, but in the oe covid era, it's been a lot of disruptive passengers and disturbed passengers. when you see what happened, do you think that was handled the way it should have been? >> actually, i think it's a really good sign of what should be and what was tried to be handled at least with an unruly passenger so we can see that they try to calm him down at first. they try to get him calm. it's just not going to happen and he continues to jell. he was not truly a threat to the crew until he left his seat. at that point it really says a lot about the passengers that helped subdue him because there's only a couple of flight attendants

and abc news has also learned torres has two prior arrests for armed robbery and assault, but he was never convicted. david? >> all right, gio benitez on this case again tonight. gio, thank you. >>> we're also monitoring that developing story in florida at this hour. emergency crews searching for victims after a midair collision near winter haven regional airport. two small planes colliding. the scene more than an hour outside tampa. the small planes crashing into one another. both going down in this lake. at least one person has died. one of the planes floating on the surface of the water there. no word yet on how many people were on each of these planes or what led to the collision. emergency teams, as you can see, remain on the scene tonight. >>> we're also tracking two new storms this evening. one just moving out of the west, heading no the midwest and then hitting the east. the other winding up yet again to strike the west all over again, up to five feet of additional snow. so, ginger zee timing all of this out, and matt gutman tonight with the families just now returning to the

logan international airport where torres was arrested.e case of an unruly passenger in as many weeks. torres has been banned from flying on american airlines again, he is being detained pending a hearing before a judge on thursday. >> banned, that seems to be the least that they could do. that's frightening. thanks so much. >>> still ahead, dramatic scenes playing out in ukraine in the ongoing and fierce battle for the city of bakhmut in the east. the fatal mistake russia could be taking there. >>> and the disturbing story, truly frightening of a ukrainian soldier captured near bakhmut, his apparent execution caught on camera used as propaganda by the russian military. age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in enre® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabo® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv hi, susan. honey. yeah. i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plus

congressman ritchie torres: as a child, i found myself mostly in three places -- at home, at school,room. soledad: for congressman ritchie torres, who represents his hometown of the south bronx in congress, the issue of air pollllution isn'n't just p poli, itit's persrsonal. congressman ritchie torres: for the people of the south bronx, the impact of climate change is no abstraction. it's a matter of life and death. these are air pollutants that are so small that they can easily invade your lungs into your bloodstream and raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, lung disease, strokes. soledad:d: congressmsman torress pushing g back againstst the m's plan to rereduce trafficic in midtown manhnhattan. he says trucking companies will try to avoid the new fees by driving through the bronx instead. according g to mta eststimates,t cocould reroutute as many y as 0 commercialal trucks every day. mymychal: can n we allow o our childrenen to take o on one more trucuck? sosoledad: mycychal johnsoson is co-fouounder of ththe environmnl justice e group soututh bronx u. he t

video shows passengers and crew members tackling and retraining st torres. a passenger said he remained restrained for 30 minutes before the plane landed safely at boston logan international airport where for he is was arrested. united airlines says torres has been banned from future flights on the carrier. he is detained right now pending a hearing before a judge on thursday. don. >> so you had this. we are learning of a new runway incursion under investigation this morning. the sixth recorded this year. what do you know? >> reporter: well, this we are learning about. it happened february 16th according to the ntsb. but its investigating as the planes were on the runway near the same time. american airlines flight cleared to land on the runway at sarasota international airport as an air canada rouge flight was taking off. we know the ntsb is investigating this. no doubt it will come up tomorrow during a senate hearing with the acting administrator of the faa. another safety incident on america's runways. >> thank you. >>> and joining us now is lisa olsen wh

hugo torres was my friend.espite the fact that he and i had substantial ideological differences, he was truly a democratic person. he fought during the sandinista revolution. and during my years at the ministry of defense, we focused on reconciliation. and hugo torres died in mysterious ways almost in front of me. when i was in solitary confinement during the first few months of my arrest, he was the only person i could actually see. little by little he was becoming weaker and weaker. he asked for medical attention, which was always denied. so the death of hugo torres is only one more example of the police state and the inhumane situation in which 0rtega keeps most. entire nicaragua is under arrest. even nicaraguans who think they can work freely are deprived of their freedom. nicaragua has become a huge prison. well, you were, as you've already acknowledged, you were actually formally sentenced to 13 years for "conspiracy to undermine national integrity." but the fact is you were arrested and imprisoned when y

brands are flocking to torre del kreckle. local entrepreneur maria de simona believes this success is helped by a serious commitment to conservation. she says her business strictly follows environmental protection rules that she's aware of the illegal coral trade, but says that's a different world. you have a name, you have the story, you have her something to defend and you either do these things. there are many factories, i mean also small, which have a name as respectful name. and i'm sure they don't, that they have enough thing to do with these people. eventually we find a merchant who's willing to discuss the darker side of the coral trade. mika catallo says the atmosphere is something akin to a gold rush. he says, although authorities are keeping a closer eye on the problem, smugglers continue finding new routes. i say something although very quarter do fear, because a day later, i'm let possible goods, goods, the color from spain is been isabel, softer country. and so they, spain, france, i don't come in italy, they fi

. >> authorities say francisco torres allegedly tried to stab a flight attendant. ♪ ♪ >> norah: a new its way, even as california digs out from the last one. >> people living in the southern part of the state are pleading for help, with many still stranded. ♪ ♪ >> norah: disgust tonight from some republican lawmakers, who denounce fox news' tucker carlson for falsely portraying january 6th as peaceful. >> i think it's bull[bleep]. ♪ ♪ >> five women are suing the state of texas over its abortion ban. >> these women allege they were denied the procedure in spite of grave risk. >> it is now dangerous to be pregnant in texas. ♪ ♪ >> norah: and the minnesota vikings player hailed as a hero. >> i remember just thinking, we saved this guy's life. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, the downtowns in despair in cities across the country. our report on how work from home is hurting small business. plus, we've got a "cbs news" exclusive. a historic interview. we sit down with america's highest-ranking female mili

in a confrontation with flight attendants, authorities say torres attempted to stab one of them in the neck three times, but luckily, it only hit the flight attendant's shirt collar and tie. injuries.bjects with minor - >> reporter: one passenger telling abc news torres was allegedly screaming, "i want to make a bloodbath and kill everyone and women and children." passengers and crew members tackling torres, restraining his hands and feet with zip ties, holding him down until the plane landed in boston, where the fbi immediately took him into custody. >> he's not going quietly. he's just laying there with six able bodies on top of him. in a separate incident today, two united planes clipping wings, as one of the jets pushed back from the gate. the latest in a series of planes bumping into each other. no one was injured. and on a southwest plane to fort laider call sunday, this terrifying scene. passengers screaming in horror as smoke fills the cabin. flight attendant passengers to cover their nose and face. those oxygen masks dropping down, some passengers struggling to get them. >> so

they blocked the first class entrance which led to the cockpit. >> reporter: prosecutors alleged torresb a flight attendant with a handle of a broken medal spoon. after he had been confronted about tampering with an emergency exit door. several passengers finally tackled him before the flight crew restrained him until landing. >> why did it take so long to stop him? b where is the marshal? >> we are not allowed to talk about the staffing of the air marshals on the planes, but what i will say is that more funding for all of these security programs is a must. >> reporter: torres is next due in court this thursday. and while according to the faa, the number of unruly passenger incidents is down from its 2021 above the pre-pandemic average. norah? >> thank you so much. >>> tonight, fox thuz channel most popular primetime news cost tucker carlson is facing widespread condemnation for his portrayal and selective editing of footage from the january 6th assault on the u.s. capitol. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell tonight, denouncing the fox news segment. and agreeing with the u.s. capi

torres el dijo que querÍa atacar al auxiliar de vuelo porque , querÍan matarlo a Él segÚn.clima de seguridad. agregaron que las heridas no son grave. carolina: quÉ miedo estar en ese aviÓn, sorprende la reacciÓn de la gente que estÁ al lado. cuando este hombre comienza a gritar. quÉ hago en ese caso, no sÉ quÉ harÍa. borja: la pregunta: quÉ estÁ pasando, que estamos viendo ese tipo de comportamientos de que que comenzÓ la pandemia. los daÑos que nos ha dejado la pandemia. andrea: ya estÁ investigando la agencia federal de aviaciÓn, porque estÁn en aumento estos casos. carolina: quÉ miedo. borja: gracias. el consulado de guatemala en new york estÁ brindando asistencia a familiares para poder repatriar los cuerpos de las 5 personas que perdieron la vida durante un incendio en una casa en spring valley. entre las vÍctimas hay un niÑo de 3 aÑos y un adolescente. las causas del siniestro aÚn hoy son desconocidos y hay una investigaciÓn en curso. carolina: las autoridades en new york han identificado a una de las dos vÍctimas mortales que dejo una estampida tras un concierto de u

torres was arrested once the plane touched down in boston. faces several charges. he's due back in court later this due back in court later this week. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19. >> in florida, an 8 year-old cheerleader is going viral after winning a team competition by herself and tampa bay payton. thor's be arrived at the fairgrounds only to find out the none of her teammates could make it. the coach could have forfeited, but payton decided that she would perform the routine all by herself. she ended up single-handedly beating a couple of other teams and a lot of people in the audience were cheering her on. peyton says that she was nervous but happy she stepped up. >> fireflies in my tummy, take it. it was like shaking up their musical, don. and i start dancing. i saw her getting the bug the bucks and my can start the shaking stopped. >> wow. >> pay the hope for performance serves as and infirm inspiration to other children after what she said, quote, jesus

las autoridades presentaron cargos criminales a francisco severo torres locutor: el porcentaje de mujeresuera de sus casas se aproxima a 60, 13 millones de las cuales tienen sus propios negocios. hablaremos de su lucha para que les paguen igual que los hombres. >> mÍnimos con las ganas de trabajar. locutor: este es noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos e ilia calderÓn. ilia: sicarios asesinaron a dos de los cuatro estadounidenses que habÍan secuestrado matamoros, mÉxico, dejaron herido a un tercero. hay un sospechoso en custodia de las autoridades. este violento incidente ha provocado mucha reacciÓn en mÉxicoy en estados unidos. leÓn: ambos lados de la frontera, empezamos con karina garza desde matamoros. karina: el viernes 3 de marzo un grupo criminal secuestrÓ a cuatro estadounidenses en mÉxico, dos sobrevivieron y dos fueron asesinados. uno de ellos fue rescatado herido, viajaron desde carolina del sur porque se practicarÍa una cirugÍa estÉtica, cruzaron la frontera alrededor de las 9:00, pero se perdieron buscando la clÍnica, fue entonces que los interceptaron cerca del mediodÍa. horas

torres allegedly. and you can kind of see it on the video. got out of his seat. and they say then tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a metal spoon that was kind of broken. he was then tackled by a bunch of passengers and held down. no one was hurt. torres was arrested once the plane touched down in boston and now faces several charges. he's due back in court later this week. >> for your health tonight, the fda announces 2 more recalls of eye drops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems or injury. they include over-the-counter purely soothing drops. they're distributed by for medica and a prescription drop distributed at the tax. both companies are voluntarily pulling these products from the market. the announcement follows a recall last month of eye drops made in india that were linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. there's no indication latest recalls are related to any of those products. >> the lineup for outside lands has just been released. who's performing this summer in san francisco. >> live music time ou

carlos martínez: los nombres-- federico torres: que presentes a todos, hombre.derico torres: mucho gusto, qué milagro que-- carlos martínez: que toca trompeta, es el-- del mariachi, enrique de santiago, toca guitarrón, julio martínez, que toca el arpa, gilberto aguirre, que toca la vihuela, eh, miguel barón, toca violín, fernando velásquez, que toca trompeta, gustavo alvarado, que toca también la trompeta, y alberto alfaro, que toca el violín. damián trujillo: la, la tradición mexicana, me imagino que también se puede transmitir con esa música, con los gritos, con, con los zapateados de, del mariachi. arturo vargas: sí, yo creo que podemos, podemos jactarnos de tener la música, la gente más bullanguera que, que podamos tener en cualquier otro país; yo siento que el mexicano grita, llora, ríe, disfruta la música al 100%, de cualquier género, pero, yo creo que más, la música de, de mariachi; yo creo que el, el sentarse a escuchar la música, y cómo no, tomarse un tequilita, es válido, este, se disfruta aún más. damián trujillo: y han tocado en todo el mundo, su esc

just moments later the man, 33-year-old francisco torres is seen trying to stab with a metal spoon. >> so many men on the plane got up and went right after him. the airline didn't have any more zip ties and people were giving their belts. they were asking if there were any police officers on the flight, any military on the flight. >> investigators say the whole thing started when torres tried to open an emergency exit door and jump out. when the flight attendant questioned him he said he believed they were trying to kill him. torres was arrested as soon as the flight landed. >>> today more talks of layoffs in the tech world. facebook's parent company, meta, is planning on slashing more jobs. bloomberg is reporting layoffs will include thousands of workers. meta had a major round just last november when it cut 11,000 employees. the company said those november cuts were part of its effort to become a more efficient organization. today no comment from meta about this bloomberg report. we are tracking all the tech layoffs in the bay area. for the latest head to nbcbayarea.com/layofftracke

passengers tackled and helped restrain torres until the plane landed. >> not going quietly.ing there with six able bodies on top of him. >> reporter: authorities said torres later said he made the weapon and had wanted to jump out of the plane because he believed a flight attendant was trying to kill him. just hours earlier, birds struck southwest flight 3923, causing an engine to catch fire, filling the cabin with smoke. the havana to ft. lauderdale flight quickly returned to cuba, where passengers safely evacd via em slides. >> requesting medical assistance on the runway. >> reporter: both incidents came just two days after a rare passenger death aboard a private jet. 55-year-old dana hyde died at a hospital following an emergency landing outside hartford, connecticut. >> only information i have about the emergency is possible laceration. >> reporter: after initially focusing on turbulence, today the ntsb said it's investigating a possible mechanical issue. >> i certainly want to emphasize that we have an excellent safety record with the commercial airlines in this country

when confronted, torres allegedly responded asking if there were cameras to prove it. witnesses say that's when he got out of his seat, approached two flight attendants in the aisle and allegedly attempted to stab one of them in the neck three times with a broken metal spoon. >> we started hearing his voice get louder and louder. he was clearly agitated. >> passengers on board the plane seen in this video shared by witness lisa olson tackled and restrained the suspect. >> there were probably four or five men that restrained him on the ground. >> torres later admitting to investigators he knew if he opened the door many people would die. also claiming self-defense during the altercation, saying he made the weapon on board in the bathroom. just how unusual is this degree of violence? >> it is extraordinarily unusual. but it doesn't take that much to take a lot of everyday items and turn them into weapons. >> reporter: it comes as we're learning new details about torres. in 2015, he was ordered by a court to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to a lawsuit he file

so mickey, i think it was, she was, we are back in torre del grecko. the problems of the north african traders seem far away. heat and still many are realizing if they don't take action to combat the illegal trade, the coral stocks could run out forever. for centuries, p has been used in irish homes for fuel and heating. the country likes other natural resources like coal, oil, and gas. pete, also known as turf, is not only found in abundance in ireland. it is also cheap. many people in the countryside build up their own reserves. first, eating and cooking. know conroy is one of them. for now, at least he is rattled by the government's plan to ban turf. cutting pete lens that are intact, store vast amounts of c o 2 and can reduce greenhouse gases. but for the people in the irish countryside, the climate friendly alternative to heat and fuel, their homes is an unattractive option. lima and her sister philos. price of a veritable treasure and their garden. their property in the irish midlands includes moorland. and each year they harvest pete also known

passengers tackled and helped to restrain torres until the plane landed. >> not going quietly.x able bodies on top of him. >> reporter: authority said that torres said he made the weapon and wanted to jump out of the plane, because he believed a flight attendant was trying to kill him. just hours earlier, birds struct southwest flight 3923 causing an engine to catch fire filling the cabin with smoke. the havana to fort lauderdale flight quickly returned to cuba where passengers safely evacuated via the emergency slide. >> requesting medical assistance. >> reporter: both incidents came two days after a rear passenger death aboard a private jet. 55-year-old dana hyde died at a hospital following an emergency landing outside of hartford, connecticut. >> all the information i have about the emergency is possible laceration. >> reporter: after focusing on it's investigating a possible mechanical issue. >> i want to emphasize that we have an excellent safety record with the commercial airlines in this country. but there are a number of events that have raised the attention lately. >>

and it leaves torre del grayco at the organisms are under threat not only from climate change, but also from poaching. smugglers are plundering the precious red coral to get a share of the multi $1000000.00 industry. mico cut towel, though, is a vendor who knows the trick smugglers used to evade the authorities. naples in southern italy, for centuries, the region has been famous for quarrels under the shadow of mount vesuvius, lies torre del grecko. the unofficial capital of the global coral trade. local business leaders are up beat read coral jewelry is once again in demand international fashion and jewelry. brands are flocking to torre del greco local entrepreneur maria de simona believes this success is helped by a serious commitment to conservation. she says her business strictly follows environmental protection rules. she's aware of the illegal coral trade, but says that's a different world. you have a name, you have a story, you have her something to defend and there you don't do this things. there are many factories, i mean also small, which have a name. i respectful name, and i'

aboriginal and torres strait islander people l and torres strait islander people are not the homogenousan't be expected that all these people would have the same views on any issues. but perhaps one of the biggest things that divide the community is whether the best approach to engaging with the australian government is to push for a treaty between aboriginal people and the commonwealth government, because many aboriginal people believe their sovereignty on the grounds should be recognised. then you have another large portion in the aboriginal and torres strait islander community. australia's founding document recognises the first nations people that this is not the final steps, but this is the first step to building a new relationship between first nations people. where they work together and talk together and aboriginal people are heard and they have a say in how laws are implemented in these countries and how law implements theirfamilies. the reality is countries and how law implements their families. the reality is that for decades upon decades, governments made laws put in place le

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. >> volcados sobre las autopistas y torres d> torres d energÍa desÍi que dejarona destrozadas que dejarontema de mal tiempo con fuertes vientos que superaron las 70 millas por hora. en el estado de kentucky que dejÓ varios residentes muertos. >>> no queremos perder mÁs personas, dijo el gobernador de kentucky, que confirmÓ que 8 condados se declararon en emergencia y que la restauraciÓn en los cortes de energÍa va a tomar varios dÍas. >>> en las zonas afectadas del sureste del paÍs, se reportan 15 tornados. uno de ellos rompiÓ una zona residen cial en lousiana que dejÓ varios daÑos y cortes de luz. esta tormenta ha dejado estragos no ciudades como bolton al norte de new york se han acumulado 16 pulgadas de nieve desde el viernes estados como maine. acci accidentes en las autopistas. >>> la verdad nos cayÓ de sorpresa. se anunciaba en la televisiÓn que tormentas y tormentas y no nos habÍan llegado. >>> en las montaÑas de san bernardino. las autoridades lograron evacuar residentes que solicitaron salir del lugar y seguÍan con los esfuerzos para atender a quienes han estado varados desde hac

right now, torres is being detained pending a court hearing.ber of unruly passenger incidents fell by over half last year, so, this is not nearly as big of a deal as it was in 2021, but reare still seeing the incidents. >> and there's a hearing on capitol hill tomorrow? >> reporter: the real focus is safety, and the leader of the faa will be on the hill facing lawmakers, a week ahead of this safety summit that is being held by the faa. the real focus here is those unsafe runway incursion issues that keep happening. we just found about that sixth one that happened on february 16th, another problematic issue on america's runways, jake. >> pete, thank you. >>> from military guards to a covid bubble, see the high level restrictions put on journalists by the chinese government, as that government tries to keep a that government tries to keep a tight grip on who reports what. 50% off?! that deal's so good we don't even needed an eight-time all-star to tell you about it. wait w what? get it before it's gone on the subway app! wayfair's got just what y

[laughter] assessor recorder joaquin torres. the point of us here today is to celebrate the success this is we made in order to make adjustments to mech it easier to do small businesses. i also. to take a moment before i introduce our city add administrator carmen chu to just also mention the housing for all plan. because this is a center not just for mall businesses but i center people will come to get permits and the things than i need for so many things if you want a picnic and birthday party, you get this is one stop shop permitting. a festival, this is where you come. it is also the accomplice people come who are building housing or -- doing some stuff to their homes and all the different things. in san francisco we have a plan housing for all and we are going to push forward a number of changes to make it more efficient to get the plans approved and get housing built firefighter in san francisco. we have a requirement under the state to build 82,000 units of housing in san francisco in the next 8 years. you know what that

john torres now on how you can make sure it doesn't happen to you. >> reporter: kathy bannister is finding her way. >> we're going down the trail in our northerly direction. >> reporter: racing across the arizona desert >> my plan is to go up here north a little bit. >> reporter: like her competition, she has only a map and compass. no gps allowed >> okay, i can see the flag >> reporter: this is orienteering, and for 73-year-old kathy the stakes are much higher than who wins the race are you doing it for fun or exercise or keep your brain healthy, all of the above? >> i love it all of the above i do it for exercise and i do it because i love the puzzle, solving the puzzle. >> reporter: new research from mcmaster university in canada shows solving that puzzle is part of keeping her brain healthy. scientists have found that using gps does too much brain work for us >> they're extremely convenient, but they take the thinking out of it. they take the brain effort out of it, and it may be doing us a disservice in the long run. >> reporter: losing navigational skills can lead to cognitive declin

. >> reporter: when prosecutors say 32-year-old francisco torres went on an incoherent rant after tryingo open one of the plane's emergency exits. >> i'm taking over this plane. >> reporter: then rushing and stabbing a flight attendant with a spoon he had broken in the lavatory. fellow passengers quickly tackled and subdued him. >> there was like four to six guys, you know, on him on the ground. >> reporter: torres now facing federal charges and up to life in prison if convicted. the latest midair incident to put travelers on edge. meanwhile, the ntsb says it's investigating yet another runway close call this one in sarasota when controllers cleared an air canada rouge flight to depart from the same runway that an american flight was about to land on, forcing the american crew to abort. the sixth runway close call just this year. so many close calls, the former captain on the miracle on the hudson flight captain sully sullenberger tells the "today" show this is getting very serious. >> they are the canaries in the coal mine, and they should concern us. >> reporter: now 14 years after the

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john torres, nbc news. >>> when we come back, there's good news tonight. a little boy with superpowers. it's so much more than a costume. ♪ >>> there's good news tonight about real-life superheroes and the little boy in the battle of his life, fighting to inspire others >> keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. >> 5-year-old grayson johnson never shies away from a challenge. but when the michigan kindergartner was diagnosed with kidney cancer late last year, his parents, elissa and c.j., were worried their brave little boy had met his match. >> tell me a little bit about grayson. >> he loves everybody with his whole heart he's so kind. >> i just want to say i love you. >> so when it came time for grayson's chemo treatments, a family friend sent him a spider-man costume for courage. >> the reactions of people in that hospital was incredible like people would stop and go, oh, my gosh, look at spider-man, how cool and it became less scary for him. >> grayson's story exploded on social media. and soon more people started sending him superhero costumes

southwest says its crew helped de-escalate the situation, coming days after 32-year-old francisco torres threatened fellow travelers on a united flight to boston >> i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: then tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon as fellow passengers tackled him. >> we are now an emergency aircraft >> reporter: the captain declared an in-flight emergency. >> the person was subdued and is being detained right now, however, not going quietly. >> reporter: one of the passengers who subdued torres told our nbc boston station, we had a hard time holding him down. it was total teamwork. unruly behavior has been spiking since 2019 last year more than 2,300 reports, many involving physical and verbal assaults. on capitol hill today the acting chief reiterated the faa's zero tolerance. >> we will take every, every step to ensure that action takes place against any perpetrator. >> reporter: the nation's flight attendants are again calling on congress to create a national no-fly list for bad behaving passengers. >> airlines are banning passengers who act o

. >> reporter: torres later admitting to investigators he knew if he opened thdee door, ma people wouldd also claiming self-defense during the altercation, saying he made the weapon on board in the bathroom. >> just how unusual is this degree of violence? >> it's extraordinarily unusual. but it doesn't take that much to take a lot of every day items and turn them into weans. >> reporter: it comes as we're learning new details about torres. in 2015, he was ordered by a court to undergo a psychiatric evaluation according to a lawsuit filed against a hospital years later in which he alleged he was misdiagnosed with a mental health disorder. in that suit torres who represented himself sought $50 billion and a license to carry and use if necessary any type, concealed or unconcealed, firearms and explosives, on any commercial transport. the case was later dismissed. united airlines says it has zero tolerance for any type of violence on our flights. adding, this customer will be banned from flying on united pending an investigation. >> this was a very-long flight. he behaved this way that we s

. >> commissioner torres is not yet here and commissioner wong. >> here. >> all right the next agenda item is public comment. i want to remind everyone that we have three minutes to speak and when that time is over, we ask that you politely seed the rest of your time and sit down. thank you. >> one second, let me put your timer on. go ahead. >> speaker: which camera? ooh. >> just go ahead and speak, it will point to you. >> speaker: i cannot see my son. my name is michael petremendouslis and i'm here to talk about the castro theater, as, excuse me, can you stop the clock. please stop the clock. and restart, i'm sorry, because of technical difficulty, i want my minutes back. >> you have three minutes. >> speaker: i would like to appeal that, thank you very much. my name is michael, i'm holding up a sign that says save the seats and it refers to the integrity of this 100-year-old theater. i'm here to demand that this commission schedule a hearing about the impact on night life, on all the corridor for the past 13 months. another plan of entertainment has been managing or mismanaging for

fbi agents boarding the plane as soon as it landed, taking torres into custody.ted airlines thanking the quick action of crew and customers, adding, "no serious injuries were reported." >> someone who threatens the safety and security of passengers on an airplane has forfeited their privilege to fly and should be banned from flying. >> reporter: with so much recent turmoil in the skies, proper training of the crew and pilots now more important than ever. what are those tools that we need? >> flight attendants need to have enough restraining devices on board. they need to have enough staffing to be able to respond to these issues, identify them early enough to try and contain them. we need to have that mandatoryee trning so thate quickly, so th trained in how to have that memory response. >> reporter: captain sully sullenberger says his decades of training helped avert disaster. >> i just saw a big splash, the plane just bounced over the water. >> reporter: he and first officer jeff skils had 208 seconds to execute an emergency landing in the hudson river after a