Hello again. Im fredricka whitfield. The top stories were following. Busted again more than a decade after escaping from prison one of the World Biggest drug kingpins is back in Police Custody. Plus, the first openly gay nfl draft prospect and michael sam says he just wants to be known as michael sam the Football Player, not the gay Football Player. More on his first Public Comments on the subject. And ukraines president vote ed out but talking tough as the countrys former Prime Minister is released from prison. Were live from kiev. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com one of mexicos most know orrous drug lords is under arrest, joaquin guzman, better noern at el chappo, captured in a joint operation at a resort in mexico. Guzman has been wanted on federal Drug Trafficking charges, and has eluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. As gary tuchman tells us, this isnt the first time hes been captured by authorities. Reporter this is El Chapo Guzman in 1993 after be
Good evening on this friday night. Diane has the evening off. And we begin with that scare unfolding today onboard a major passenger plane. And it comes at a time of heightened alert already. As much of the world was watching this, the opening ceremonies at the olympics in sochi, the fireworks over that russian city, the choppers patrolling the air, we got word of this. That image, the passenger tied up, carried off that plane, on a gurney, after Authorities Say while in the air, he suddenly began to demand they fly the plane to sochi, saying he had a bomb on board. Well, they tricked him, landing in istanbul. Tonight, thats where the plan now sits, in turkey, the man in custody. And we begin here tonight with abcs chief investigative correspondent, brian ross. Reporter the drama unfolded as the plane landed in istanbul, after pilots signaled there was a man with a bomb and a hijacking was underway. Turkish police say they subdued this 45yearold ukrainian man after he was fooled into t
Capital which has gone from flames, fury and deadly street fighting to a signed peace deal. Marathon talks brokered by european diplomats ended this morning with an agreement to holt the slaughter and begin a reform process. But in the bloodstained streets of kiev, there is still so much anger and plenty of doubt. Our Senior International correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reports. Reporter fireworks of victory fired in rage, a hole where the riot police have been. 24 hours ago, this street was the scene of pitch live gunfire between the police and protesters. Now, absolutely no police around. They have abandoned this position two hours ago. Just protesters to be seen. You can even catch a taxi. A remarkable turnaround. The protesters and now the power here. In the morning, the deal emerged between the president and the opposition that would weaken yanukovychs powers and call for early elections. But the crowd here scattered and angry at the dozens of dead werent convinced. It took blunt t
California set to get it again. A lot of rain. The third time this week. Rain triggering new mudslides and new concerns. Heres nbcs jay Northern California was hit first and hit hard. The storm toppling trees and power lines, causing accidents and fourhour flight delays at sfo. In Southern California its coming. Its coming. This is more than just a storm for this man. The house could go. Damage, severe lives are at stake here. Its a big deal. Reporter the last time a storm hit eds home, it was buried. The last time our concern is it could be worse this time. All of the rain intensifies. Right now here it is. Downed powerlines closed the Pacific Coast highway. The usually dry Los Angeles River actually became one. Just north in camarillo sprankz the threat of mud flows has caused dozens to evacuate. Crews struggling to keep water away from homes. East of los angeles in glendora. Its safer to be away from your home than at your home. Its not the steady rain we are worried about. Its that
For the second time in as many weeks a grand jury has found the evidence is just not there to charge a white Police Officer in connection with the death of a black civilian. This time its in the biggest city in the nation packed with tourists for the Holiday Season. These cases are wildly different and half a nation apart. This one involves the video seen around the world by now showing a man named eric garner being taken down by mostly plain clothed Police Officers while being placed under arrest. One of the officers employed a chokehold. Moments later while on the ground after complaining he couldnt breathe, he was dead. While tonight while so far peaceful there are protesters in the streets of new york city. Some of them you see within about a block of Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree which gets lit up a short time from now. Again, the streets already packed with visitors. Our coverage begins where this story started, nbcs Stephanie Gosk in new yorks Staten Island. Reporter good ev