agencies led 25-year-old anil uskanil off the plane in handcuffs. on the runway in honolulu, american airlines flight 31 was surrounded by authorities after being escorted to the airport by two f-22 raptors. about halfway through the flight from los angeles to hawaii, passengers say the turkish national got out of his seat and feaded for the front of the plane. >> he was just screaming and talking to himself, and then he walked up to the front with a awanket on his head. >> i saw a panicked look on the flight attendant's face, and she rushed the-- to the entrance to first class. >> they're like, "can somebody please help?" "can somebody please help?" >> reporter: passengers say uskanil was holding a laptop icmputer, and that raised suspicions with the recent laptop ban on some international flights. >> he's wedged in, and he's sshing, but then she says, "you're not coming in here." >> reporter: lee lorenzen helped the flight attendant keep uskanil away from the cockpit door. >> by then, a bunch of guys grabbed him, and they found some acct tape, and

>> reporter: passengers say uskanil was holding a laptop computer and that raised suspicions with the recent laptop ban on some international flights. >> wedged in, and he's pushing, but then she says, "you're not coming in here." >> reporter: lee lorenzen helped the flight attendant keep uskanil away from the cockpit door. b grabbed him and they found some duct taims and they went back with pillows and blankets just to tape him to his chair and keep him subdued. >> reporter: on the ground in honolulu, the plane was searched, and no explosivees were found. f.b.i. special agent paul delacourt says uskanil's motive is still unclear. >> we're currently preparing a complaint for interference way flight crew. in an abundance of caution, the subject was taken for a medical valuation. >> reporter: the trouble for uskanil began here at los angeles international airport hours before his flight. he opened a door leading to the airfield and was arrested for trespassing. now, police say he had been drinking but didn't reach the standard for public drunkenness, so, reena, he was allowed to continu

i never saw his face or anything. >> reporter: a flight attendant then spotting uskanil moving towardhe cockpit. according to the airline, the crew using a beverage cart to block his path. almost immediately a passenger jumping in. he was an off-duty lapd officer helping restain uskanil for the rest of the flight. >> duct taped him. zip tied. yeah. >> reporter: these f-22 fighter jets scrambled to escort the passenger plane to honolulu as other pilots were told about the unfolding event. >> we're canceling the inbound approach for right now for an emergency. >> reporter: uskanil was escorted off the jet, passengers deplaned lining up so officials and dogs could inspect their belongings. an explosives team sweeping the aircraft but hours before uskanil was booted off plane, the shaggy-haired passenger was reportedly raising red flags allegedly opening a secure door on the ground at l.a.x. he was cited but allowed to board his flight to honolulu anyway. now, those explosive units, they didn't find anything on the plane. nobody was hurt, and the suspect is now undergoing medical evaluati

jaime reznik says when she got the gate at l-a-x...anil uskanil...was quote "being really freaky" -- laughing to himself and staring down passengers. a criminal complaint charging uskanil....says he tried to get to the front of the plane... and that crew members feared his laptop had explosives. military fighter jets escorted that plane to the ground in hawaii...it had taken off in los angeles. uskanil was then arrested... it turns out he had been arrested at l-a- x...hours before takeoff. police there say he opened a door that led to an airfield ramp...was given a court date for that misdemeanor...and allowed to fly to hawaii. (pam) a new health study is out today... with the benefits of medical marijuana, as well as the detrimental effects. kron 4's vicki liviakis has more on the pluses and minus' of pot. (vicki) yeah we've heard the claims... that medical marijuana treats all sort of maladies... finally, a scientific study that puts pot to the test. just released today - a government report from the national academies of sciences. after a rigorous

the fbi boarding the flight in honolulu after anil uskanil was subdued. >> we're going to send a couple of agents back there right now. don't be alarmed by that. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say halfway through friday's flight he moved towards first class while carrying a laptop. >> he was just ducked over like this. >> i never saw his face. or anything. >> reporter: a quick-thinking flight attendant blocked his path with a beverage cart. almost immediately, a passenger jumping in to restrain him and send him back to his seat. >> i heard they used duck tape and zip ties. >> reporter: warnings immediately going out to all american airline flights. >> we're cancelling the inbound approach for right now for inbound emergency. >> reporter: these f-22 fighter jets scrambled to escort the plane to honolulu. the plane dipping to 5500 feet for the last two hours of the flight out of concern the laptop might have contained explosives. ultimately, none were detected. the airline crediting that quick thinking crew for using the beverage cart as a barricade. as they review possible motives right now,

you can see the man in question...anil uskanil...being led off the plane once it landed in hawaii.s in handcuffs... here's video of that. two fighter jets scrambled...esc orting the plane down. the 26-year-old from turkey allegedly tried to storm the front of the plane...but an alert flight attendant say him coming...and ran with her beverage cart to black his path...stopping him right before he got to first class. passengers say he was puching the cart...trying to get through...the fear was his target was the cock-pit. some of the 181 people on the plane grabbed the guy...eventually using duct taping him to a seat. a homeland security tweet says there are no other reports of disruptions to flights, but the department continues to "monitor all flights out of an abundance of caution." and the scary, bizarre nature of this story actually began about eight hours before the plane took off. overnight, the same guy was arrested at l-a-x...for opening a door that led to an airfield ramp. police say he was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing...givena court date, and allowed to fly to hawa

you can see the man in question...anil uskanil...being led off the plane once it landed in hawaii. in handcuffs... here's video of that. two fighter jets scrambled...esc orting the plane down. the 26-year-old from turkey allegedly tried to storm the front of the plane...but an alert flight attendant say him coming...and ran with her beverage cart to black his path...stopping him right before he got to first class. passengers say he was puching the cart...trying to get through...the fear was his target was the cock-pit. some of the 181 people on the plane grabbed the guy...eventually using duct taping him to a seat. a homeland security tweet says there are no other reports of disruptions to other reports of says there are no other reports of disruptions to flights, but the department continues to "monitor all flights out of an abundance of caution." and the scary, bizarre nature of this story actually began about eight hours before the plane took off. overnight, the same guy was arrested at l-a-x...for opening a door that led to an airfield ramp. police say he was arrested for misde

prior to this alleged incident, uskanil was arrested at l-a-x for opening a door that led to an airfields cleared to fly. he's expected to face multiple charges. still ahead. three new movies will challenge guardians of the galaxy for the top spot at the box office. we have a preview coming up after the break... ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the 150th festival and flower extravaganza in redwood city. check out the fashion show, art and more. it's all happening in downtown redwood city from noon to 9:00. it's free to attend. in entertainment news. three new movies will try and knock "guardians of the galaxy" from the top spot at the box office this weekend. rick damigella has a preview. "you've all sacrificed so much to be here, and be a part of this thing we're doing."the xenomorphs might take a bite out of the "guardians." "alien: covenant," the second of ridley scott's "alien" prequel films, is projected to bring in between 40 and 50 million dollars in its opening weekend, according to variety. that may be enough to knock "guar