from within. >>> tonight, the chilling midair attack. a passenger accused of trying to stab a flight attendant multiple times. the united flight from los angeles to boston. the passenger trying to open an emergency exit door, then accused of attacking the flight attendant, trying to stab the attendant multiple times. passengers and crew tackling him, restraining him until they could land at boston's logan airport. also tonight, the other news from logan, two united planes clipping wings on the tarmac. and then news tonight on a southwest flight to florida. the bird strike. smoke filling the cabin. passengers then standing on the wings, escaping down emergency slides. gio benitez covers aviation for us. >>> also tonight, the disturbing new video appearing to show four americans being kidnapped at gun point in mexico, just across the texas border. the gunmen appearing heavily armed and wearing body armor, pulling them from a mini van and putting them in the back of a pickup. what the u.s. state department is saying tonight. >>> the violent scene in atlanta. more than 100 people clashing with police. explosives and molotov cocktails hurled at off

from within. >>> tonight, the chilling midair attack. a passenger accused of trying to stab a flight attendant multiple times. the united flight from los angeles to boston. the passenger trying to open an emergency exit door, then accused of attacking the flight attendant, trying to stab the attendant multiple times. passengers and crew tackling him, restraining him until they could land at boston's logan airport. also tonight, the other news from logan, two united planes clipping wings on the tarmac. and then news tonight on a southwest flight to florida. the bird strike. smoke filling the cabin. passengers then standing on the wings, escaping down emergency slides. gio benitez covers aviation for us. >>> also tonight, the disturbing new video appearing to show four americans being kidnapped at gun poin

the cell phone video you can see a man threatening everyone onboard this united flight from los angeles to boston. 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

from a >>> tonight, the chillig midair attack. a passenger accused of trying to stab a flight attendant multiple times. the united flight from los angeles to boston. the passenger trying to open an emergency exit door, then accused of attacking the flight attendant, trying to stab the attendant multiple times. passengers and crew tackling him, restraining him until they could land at boston's logan airport. also tonight, the other news from logan, two united planes clipping wings on the tarmac. and then news tonight on a southwest flight to florida. the bird strike. smoke filling the cabin. passengers then standing on the wings, escaping down emergency slides. gio benitez covers aviation for us. >>> also tonight, the disturbing new video appearing to show four americans being kidnapped at gun

update now on a story we sold you last night from united flights from los angeles so boston. >> 32-year-old threatening his fellow passengers and trying to slab a flight attendance with a medal spoon. >> the confrontation began when to reus tried to resoap the emergency door and flipped out when he was confront by flight attendance. >> the suspects hopped over medal fencing to pay a long base of the statue. >>> an investigation is under way involving the shooting of alex. a group of teams who was playing with their govenor v gun. it is unclear who fired the pep weapon, the fight for free speech is again revving up and it is coming up. >> plus, the fight for religious freedom. as a christian, homeless shelters and later, the happiest now, this place on earth is at it again. disney is ditching his classic song. >> let us know on social media. weigh in, we'll show you the results. read the best responses in the night. >> tech: when you have auto glass damage, trust safelite. my customer really relies on his car's advanced safety system. [alarm] >> instructor: veer right. [ringing] >> instructo

plane and tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon during a united flight from los angeleso boston yesterday. other passengers tackled and restrained him. watch this video. >> put your hands up here. don't approach me. i'm taking over this plane. >> oh, my god. ih-oh. >> i'm telling you right now -- >> oh, did he grab a gun? >> [ bleep ]. >> we'll be joined by the woman who filmed that video during our 8:00 hour. the man was agitated and zip tied for the rest of the flight. a whole string of scary incidents putting a spotlight on aviation safety. police say severe turbulence killed a woman over the weekend. and two united flights collided on the tarmac at boston logan international airport. the faa is investigating planes when a jetblue nearly collided with another plane. >> allegedly stabbed the flight attendant. he did. but he tried to open the door in mid-flight. they got an emergency alarm that the door to the plane had been disarmed. and the slides, the slide lever had been disarmed, too. that's really frightening. you know, what do you say? you don't want to hear i'm

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. >>> a tense and frightening scene onboard eight united airlines flight from los angeles to boston on sunday. a passenger holding a broken spoon said he was taking over the plane before other passengers decided to tackle him and take him to the ground. authorities say francisco torres was trying to stab a flight attendant after he tried to open a cabin door midflight. luckily, nobody was hurt, and the faa has a safety summit planned next week to address recent airline incidents. >>> still ahead, a dream vacation turns into a nightmare for an east bay couple. how they say they found themselves suddenly stranded in deep waters. >> people come here on their honeymoon, wanting a wonderful experience. instead, they face death. >>> and a much different experience off the cali >>> a hayward couple has filed a federal lawsuit against a maui snorkeling tour company after they say one of their boats left them behind. the suit claims elizabeth webster and alexander burkle went on a snorkeling tour with sale maui for their honeymoon in 2021, and after being in the water for about an hour, the cou

flight crew, you know, immediately had zip ties to zip tie his feet and his arms. >> cnn's aviation correspondent pete munteen has more details on this incident. >> reporter: united airlines flight 2609 from los angeles to boston, it was a smooth flight for the first five hours on sunday until -- >> so where's the homeland security with the guns? because i'm waiting for them to point the gun at me so i can show everybody thatly i will da when i take every bullet in that clip to wherever in my body they shoot it and then i will kill every man on this plan. >> reporter: the agitated passenger is identified as francisco torres of massachusetts. the video obtained by cnn was reported by a passenger. it shows torres having violent outbursts towards other passengers and flight attendants. >> i love you, bianca. i'm coming for you. >> reporter: four minutes, nervous passengers sat down and listened. >> nobody cares. nobody cares. where's homeland security? where are they diverting us? wherever it is, there's going to be a blood bath everywhere. >> reporter: 15 seconds lair, torres walks out of his seat, pulls what appears to be a makeshift we out of his jacket pocket and says what no airline passenger ever

diverting us wherever it is, it's gonna be a bloodbath, officials say a man on a united airlines flight from los angeles tried to open the emergency exit door, then started yelling from his seat 45 minutes before landing in boston taking over this plane. right now. . he then heads to the aisle holding a jagged metal spoon. he allegedly broken the bathroom. passengers wrestled him to the ground as the pilot declares an emergency. investigators say the man tried to stab a flight attendant. he was later arrested at the airport. all flight attendants are given a certain amount of training on self defense, but they should not be in their job description to have to have mortal combat with somebody in the back. that is totally unacceptable. also in boston, authorities are investigating an unrelated incident. on a runway to united planes clipping wings while one plane was pushing back from the gate. numerous close calls elsewhere are now under investigation, including one last month in sarasota's florida just coming to light. officials say an air canada plane was cleared for takeoff just as an american airlines

to open a plane's emergency exit door and attacking an attendant it happened on a united airlines flight from los angelesdoor between first class and coach. when flight attendants confronted him, he allegedly tried to stab one of them in the neck with a broken spoon fellow passengers tackled and subdued him until the plane landed he's being held on federal charges. >>> notre dame cathedral in paris will reopen at the end of 2024 reconstruction is proceeding at a fast enough clip to allow for the return of worshippers and tourists by then the medieval cathedral was badly damaged in a fire in april of 2019 the world watched as the iconic spire collapsed. but it is on its way to being rebuilt, restoring an iconic mainstay of the paris skyline. >>> finally, he was the last-surviving founding member of a classic rock band harry smith on gary rossington ♪ sweet home alabama ♪ >> reporter: gary rossington was one of the original members of leona leonard skynyrd and co-wrote "sweethome alabama." ♪ what's your name, little girl ♪ >> reporter: "what's your name" was one of their biggest hits. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for

the latest during a united airlines flight from los angeles to boston on monday, a man allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door midflight before attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon. >> the man francisco torres was tackled by other passengers, zip tied according to a woman on the, flight and then immediately taken into custody once the plane landed. tourists told law enforcement he was trying to defend himself because he believed the flight attendants were trying to kill him. also on monday, two planes collided at boston's logan airport, the wing jet clipped detail of another just before takeoff. >> an engine bursting into flames, a smoke filling the cabin, and an emergency landing. it is all alarming to passengers on the southwest flight from cuba to florida, which the airline says had to turn back after hitting birds. >> an explosion. a lot of smoke. >> people were screaming, not knowing what to do, and we kept trying to breathe and filling up with more smoke is very acid. >> in boston, a trifecta of trouble, federal authorities say in man

from bird strikes to severe turbulence. cbs's lilia luciano is at new york's laguardia airport. >> flight due in 15.re oinedsee >> reporter: tnc rd united flht 2609 from los angelesst 45 minutes before its scheduled landing. a passenger later identified as francisco torres allegedly stabbed a flight attendant three times with a handle of a broken spoon after he was asked whether he had tampered with an exit door. passengers tackled and helped restrain torres until the plane landed. >> not going quietly. he's just laying 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

the latest, a passenger on united airlines flight from los angeles to boston. the man tried to stab a flight attendant with handle of a broken spoon. he also tried to open exit door mid flight. thankfully passengers got involved and held the man until police arrived. >> he is just laying there with six able bodies on top of him. >> there are a number of events that have raised attention. >> other incidents include birds hitting a southwest flight causing engine to catch fire and fill the cabin with smoke. a rare passenger death due to severe turbulence over new england. >>> it's time for a check on our weather. >> start drawing your attention to friday. it will be atmospheric river storm which will have different characteristics than we have been living with. we will pull up a tool that helps us spotlight these. they develop pretty much anywhere across the globe. when they're in the sub tropics and get pointed at us, that's when we can have heavier amounts of rain. we'll switch to first alert doppler, and i will show you the showers today. today's rain will be

: a terrifying incident on a plane as a man threatens to kill everyone on board a united airlines flight from los angelesthe neck with a broken spoon. >> i am waiting for them so that i can show everybody that i will die by getting that clip comes to wherever in my body they shoot me, i will kill every man on this plane. where are you diverting us, it's going to be a bloodbath everywhere. you can go away if you want, i won't kill you. put up your hands, or don't approach me, because i will. since i'm taking over this pl plane. >> right now, i'm telling you right now, okay, yeah. >> he did not grab. >> kayleigh: you can see crew members and other passengers tackled a man, his name is francisco torres and he has been charged with interference of flight crew members and using a dangerous weapon. martha, what heroic passengers to stay so calm, that's terrifying. >> martha: and reminds you from things from 9/11 when you see all of those passengers going down the alley there and just tackling him, obviously this man is very disturbed. that is quite clear. but when you are on a plane and the pilot is saying uni

and charged for allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door while aboard a united airlines flight from los angelesor, he allegedly attempted to stab a flight attendant in the neck. >> tom foreman is following this for us. very frightening, tom. what happened and how is the flight attendant. >> a lot of frightening stuff happening with the airlines right now. this happened los angeles to boston. they got a warning in the cockpit one of the doors from outside had been unlocked essentially and when flight attendants went to look at it, the handle had been pulled about a quarter of the way and the warning mechanism had been somehow turned off there basically and they started asking around and saying we only saw this one guy up by the door for awhile. according to this report from the feds, they went and talked to the guy. he started saying do you have cameras? can you prove it? something like that. then in a little bit, he got up from his seat according to this federal paper here this is the arrest information here and as he approached them. he made some sort of stabbing motion at one of them with a s

according to authorities, a man traveling on a united airlines flight from los angeles to boston loganone of the emergency doors according to investigators and then allegedly stabbed a member of the flight crew three times with a broken-off spoon. he faces multiple charges. he apparently told investigators, wolf, that he had some kind of ideations that the flight crew were trying to kill him. again, this not related to weather obviously, but another very frightening incident in the skies. that happened just today. >> scary stuff. brian todd, thank you very much. let's go to ohio right now where yet another norfolk southern train derailment is raising very serious concerns about rail safety here in the united states. cnn's jason carroll is joining us right now from springfield, ohio, with the latest. what more are we learning, jason, about this latest train derailment in ohio? >> reporter: well, wolf, ntsb investigators are here on the ground at last check. they've been meeting with both state and local officials as well as train officials here on the ground, trying to gather as much in

earlier this month, a 33 year old man on the united airlines flight from los angeles to boston, was arrested after he allegedly tried to open an emergency door and then tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon. this could have been very dangerous. this was on dissent. this is when the pilots are the busiest. there is complete chaos. however critics like the cl you say the protection from abusive passengers act would be secretive and discriminatory. ori adding that congress should look at forcing the airline to make flying a less miserable experience. still supporters believe the bill is necessary and hope it takes off of violence are outlandish and unacceptable at any time there, especially outlandish and unacceptable at 30,000 ft. inside a closed airline cabin if passed, the bill includes guidelines for notifying passengers, they are on the list and how to appeal. vera ktvu, fox two news we talked earlier about how much of the bay area is no longer any drought, and here's meteorologist mark tamayo shows two rentals. we got over the last rain that we had in the

flight yesterday from l.a. to boston. cnn's pete muntean has more. >> reporter: united airlines flight 2609 from los angeles to boston, itrst five hours on sunday, until -- >> so where is the homeland security with the gun because i'm waiting for them to point the gun at me so i can show everybody that i will die when i take every bullet in that clip to wherever in my body they shoot it and then i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: the agitated passenger is identified as francisco severo torres of massachusetts. the video obtained by cnn was recorded by a passenger, it shows torres having violent outbursts towards other passengers and flight attendants. >> i love you, bianca. i'm coming for you. i'm coming for you, bianca. >> reporter: four minutes nervous passengers sat down and listened. >> nobody cares. nobody cares. where is homeland security? there should be homeland security. where are they diverting us? wherever it is there's going to be a blood bath. >> reporter: torres pulls what appears to be a makeshift weapon out of his pocket and says what no airline passenger ever wants to hear. >> i'm taking o

earlier this month, a 33 year old man on the united airlines flight from los angeles to boston, was arrestedied to open an emergency door and then tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon. this could have been very dangerous. this was on dissent. this is when the pilots are the busiest. there is complete chaos . however critics like the blue say the protection from abusive passengers act would be secretive and discriminatory. ori adding that congress should look at forcing a less miserabe experience. still supporters believe the bill is necessary and hope it takes off of violence are outlandish and unacceptable at any time there, especially outlandish and unacceptable at 30,000 ft. inside a closed airline cabin if passed, the bill includes guidelines for notifying passengers, they are on the list and how to appeal. rivera ktvu fox two news. the white house is reportedly considering tougher regulations on midsized banks. the new push comes after the collapse of silicon valley and signature banks. the wall street journal reports the white house will call on the fe

emergency exit door and attempting to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon on a united flight from los angelesm is under stress. we want to bring in captain dennis tazier, an american airlines pilot with over 30 years of experience. he's also the spokesman for the allied pilots association, which is a union representing 15,000 professional pilots. dennis, thank you for being here we've been watching with growing concern about the number of these instances. is this much really a much larger number of incidents than we've seen in the past >> i've been doing this for over 30 years i've never seen the system under so much pressure right now what's going on is a result of trying to do too much with too little. we have disparate rules for rest for pilots for instance, i'm sure many of your viewers utilize netjets netjets flies under totally different rules than i do at american airlines. and there's a proposal, a consensus proposal that the faa has been sitting on since 2020 we go down the line. phil lebeau did a great job yesterday covering the issues. we've seen a mass amount of pilots retire post

flight crew became alerted to this when this passenger tried to open the emergency exit door and they got an alarm in the cockpit. here is the incredible video. >> united airlines flight 2609 from los angeles to boston. it was a smooth flight for the first five hours on sunday until -- >> where is the homeland security with the gun? i'm waiting for them to point the gun at me so i can show everybody that i won't die when i take every bullet in that clip to wherever in my body they shoot it and i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: the agitated passenger is francisco torres of mismassachusetts. the video obtained by cnn recorded by a passenger. it shows torres having violent outbursts towards other passengers and flight attendants. >> i am coming for you. >> reporter: four minutes nervous passengers sat down and listened. >> nobody cares. nobody cares. where is homeland security? there should be homeland security. where are they diverting us? wherever there is, it's going to be a bloodbath. >> reporter: i pulls a makeshift weapon out of his jacket pocket and said what no airline passenger ever wants to hear. >> i'm taking over this plane. >> oh, no. >> i'm telling you right now

. >> reporter: united airlines flight 2609 from los angeles to boston, it was a smooth flight for thehours on sunday until -- >> so where's the homeland security with the gun, because i'm waiting for them to point the gun at me so i will show everybody that i will die when i take every bullet in that clip and then i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: the agitated passenger is identified as francisco torres of massachusetts. the video obtained by cnn was recorded by a passenger. it shows torres having violent outbursts towards other passengers and flight attendants. >> i'm coming for you. i'm coming for you, bianca. >> reporter: for minutes nervous passengers sat down and listened. >> nobody cares. nobody cares. where's homeland security? there should be homeland security? where are they diverting us? >> reporter: 15 seconds later he walks out of his seat, pulls a makeshift weapon and said what no airline passenger ever wants to hear. >> i'm taking over this plane. >> oh, my god. uh id uh-oh. >> reporter: while united airlines says there were no reported injuries, the just

down in 2022 from all-time peak but they remain to hybrid there nearly 2500 unruly passenger reports last year alone. a few weeks ago passenger on board united airlines flight from los- angeles to boston trd to stab a flight attendant with that metal handle of a broken spoon. buy gear coats out the servants passenger was arrested for assaulting a gate agent in atlanta after his behavior aboard the aircraft during taxing force the aircraft returned to the gate. such abuse is disgusting, disgraceful and must and. madam chair, i'd like to ask you numbs content to place copy the same association of flight attendants cwa prepare for this hearing into the record.d. >> of that objection. >> thank you manager must also ensure aviation workers keep space with increase in demand. especially for pilots and mechanics. a recent study projected supply gap in north america could reach more than 40000 over the next four years. this study also estimates up to 35% of the current aviation mechanic workforces already between 55 and 64 years old. having just turned 55 last week i do not think that is that old. [laughter] and the 2018 faa reauthorization bill congress establishing aviation workfo

interfering with a flight crew, and his incoherent rant began 45 minutes before landing on united flight 2609 from los angelespen a plane door, he rushed a flight attendant with a spoon -- >> a bunch of men got up from their seats and chased him down the aisle. >> flight attendants and passengers bound his hands and feet with zip ties. in 2022, there were 2,300 reports of in unruly passengers. >> we are dealing with more passengers than ever before because our planes are full and we have fewer of us to be able to contain any issues that arise. >> the flight attendant that was attacked suffered nonlife-threatening injuries and had been on the job four months. united airlines banned torres pending an investigation. >> somebody could act badly somewhere and be banned and then get on another airline and do the same thing, and that's not a good plan. >> we have reached out to torres's attorney for comment but have not heard back. as to the federal no fly list, the idea is if you committed an act on one plane you would be banned from that plane, that airline and all airlines. so far it's not federal law, willie. >>

that happened sunday night on the united airlines flight from los angeles to boston, police say 33 year emergency exit door while the plane was in the air. when the flight attendant stopped him. he allegedly stabbed them in the neck with a broken metal spoon. he was tackled by flight crew and some of the passengers. united airlines says no one was seriously hurt in that incident . we have some incredible video to show you of two people sitting in a coffee shop recording a podcast. we're going to show you what happened next. but before we do we want to let you know no one was hurt. because so quiet in here. how did i. incredibly scary. those two young men were recording a photography podcast in a cafe in houston. they were just finishing up when that suv came crashing into the window behind them. for me. i feel like i went into instant shock. he had some scratches initially with glass shards and stuff on my arms and hair. thank god like everybody was ok, though, because it could have been way worse. the table was like sealed into the ground . so if that car went any further, it's just i

united airlines pastors facing charges tonight after allegedly trying to open an emergency door to jump out and try to stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon. this happened on a flight from los angelesn today. also today, one united plane clipped another on the tarmac at boston's airport. the plane was being towed, so moving very slowly, thankfully no one was hurt. but looking at the same place for two other planes nearly collided last week. let's bring in our panel. i'm not trying to be alarms guys, i'm actually not looking for these. >> i hate that this is becoming a regular segment. on the show. >> it is a recurring segment. >> i never intended this to happen. >> so much micro spoons. we're gonna get the plastic spoons on the plane. >> we have lost knives, and now spoons. we actually went into the bathroom and broke the madeleine half. >> i'm going to skateboard to d.c.. we >> thought would be safe from the highway. >> let's just dive into some of these because one that is really frightening is the clear air turbulence that we've had two incidents of this in the past few days. this one was on a private plane going from new hampshire to vermont. it had to be diverted to connecticu

united airlines flight. >> a couple of passengers tried to talk to him to calm him down. it was only making him more agitated. >> reporter: lisa olsen reported the video on the flight from los angelesemergency exit and stab a flight attendant with a metal spoon. >> the united crew, plus all the passengers being able to act so quickly just was very comforting. i had complete confidence that they had everything under control. >> reporter: passengers say at one point torres was able to escape the zip ties being used to restrain him. right now he's being detained pending a court hearing. all these issues likely to come up on capitol hill tomorrow. the faa's acting administrator is facing lawmakers ahead of a safety summit next week. >>> former first lady michelle obama opening up about her uncontrollable sobbing after trump was sworn in as president. [alarm] >> instructor: veer right. [ringing] >> instructor: and slow down. >> tech: s so when he got a cracked windshield, he turnened to safelite. wewe're the experts at replacing glass and recalibrating your vehicle's camera, so automatic emergency braking and lane departure warning work properly to get you back on the road safely. >> in

united airlines flight. >> a couple passengers tried to talk to him, to calm him down. it was only making him more agitated. >> lisa olson recorded the video on the flight from los angeless attempted to open the emergency exit and stab a flight attendant with a metal spoon. >> the united crew, plus all the passengers being able to act so quickly, just was very comforting. i had confidence, complete confidence, that they had everything under control. >> passengers say at one point, torres was able to escape the zip ties that were being used to restrain him. right now, he's being detained pending a court hearing. all these issues likely to come up on capitol hill wednesday. the acting administrator of the faa is facing lawmakers ahead of a safety summit next week. pete muntean, cnn, washington. >> uncontrollable sobbing. that's what michelle obama said in the moments after the inauguration of former president donald trump. the former first lady revealed how she really felt on that day, and leaving the white house and a new podcast. >> there were tears. there is that emotion. but then to sit on that stage and watched the opposite of what we represented on display. there wa

showing scary moment here on a cross country united flight police, a massachusetts man trying to open the airlines emergency door on a flight from los angelesston, the flight crew received an alarm on a side door that the aircraft was disarmed. francisco severa torres told authorities he wanted to open the door so that he could jump out of the plane admitting he knew that he would be did open the door. many people would die 33 year old also told investigators he went into the airplane's bathroom and broke a spoon in have to make a weapon. federal prosecutors say tourists tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with the object. no injuries were reported. if convicted towards could face life in prison. jose's new mayor is promising more transparency and accountability on major city issues, and that includes a new way to track and adapt programs targeting the city's homelessness problem. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary explains. navigate through the san jose housing department's website and under the data tab, a new dashboard and resource designed to hold city leaders accountable in ongoing efforts to reduce the number of, um housed re

a man attempted to open an exit door on united jet coming from los angeles and allegedly tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon before being tackled by other passengers. on the ground, two tdeparting passenger planes collided and all of that just a week after a near collision between two other jets. one a private lear jet taking off, the other a commercial jet landing. and aviation analysts say airports are struggling with this rash of hits and near collisions. >> they have developed a lot of equipment runway alerting systems and they have a lot of advisory programs, but despite all the efforts, runway incursions are increasing. statistics are headed the wrong way and it is the most dangerous thing in aviation today. >> reporter: and still more trouble. last week a lufthansa plane carrying among others matthew mcconaughey and his wife ran into severe turbulence. she posted i was told the plane dropped almost 4,000 feet. seven people went to the hospital. a different passenger told erin -- >> suddenly there was a big drop and everything just flew everywhere and it was a huge mess.

federal authorities say a man attempted to open an exit door on a united jet coming from los angeles and allegedly tried to stab a flightn before being tackled by other passengers. on the ground two departing passenger planes collided as one of them was pushed back from its gate, and all of that is just a week after a near-collision between two other jets. one a private learjet, the other a commercial jet landing. airports are struggling with this rash of hits and near-collisions. >> they've developed a lot of runway alerting systems, and they have a lot of advisory programs. but despite all the efforts runway incursions are increasing. the statistics are headed the wrong way, and it is the most dangerous thing in aviation today. >> reporter: and, still, more trouble. last week a lufthansa plane carrying, among others, actor matthew mcconaughey and his wife camilla ran into severe te turbulence. >> suddenly, there was just like this big drop, and everything just flew everywhere, and it was a huge mess. and i saw the attendant on my right basically hit the ceiling and was completely horizontal. >> we have a medical emerg