alison camerota, welcome to cnn tonight. four americans are missing in mexico tonight after they were attacked and kidnapped at the border. officials say they went to mexico for medical procedures so boasted mistaking identity? where are the americans now? plus, arnold schwarzenegger taking on hate and antisemitism. using his macho image to send a message, don t be a loser. there has never been a successful movement based on hate. i mean, think about that. did not cease, losers. the confederacy, losers. the apartheid movement, losers. and the list goes on, and on. i don t want you to be a loser. and, more unsettling an airplane incidents. one flight on this passengers experienced the cabin filling with smoke. another flight, a passenger allegedly tried to stab a flight attended an open emergency door. on one private jet on boston today to plants clipping wings on the tarmac is it getting less safe to fly? let s bring in our panel to talk about all of this. here with me we
fate. plus, ron desantis wish list. drafting bill after bill in florida. chaos at 30,000 feet. a man tries to open the emergency door and then stabs a flight attendant. just the latest in an alarming number of dangerous incidents on american flights. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, gunned down, executed in broad daylight. horrific video surfacing tonight out of ukraine, which appears to show this ukrainian soldier allegedly a prisoner of war executed seemingly by russian soldiers after he says glory to ukraine. now, the video is graphic and extremely difficult to watch. it s horrible to watch. if you ve seen it, you can t unsee it. and so what we re going to show you is the moment up until the execution. watch that. [ sound of gunfire ] you saw we went to black. they re not going to show the moment that the man was executed. but we played those gunshots so you could hear just a sudden barrage of gunshots to kill one man.
scary moment in the sky, an airline passenger accused of trying to open the emergency door and stabbing a flight attendant. we will have more on that and a closer look at the recent mishaps plaguing the airline industry. california buried under snow with more on the way, some people trapped in their homes for days, with supplies running low. their message right now, we need help. plus, kidnapped in mexico, cnn has learned the identities of the four american sticking at gunpoint as the fbi ask the public for help finding them. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us, growing concern about a patient safety in the united states, our series of incidents both in the air and on the ground. 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 fran
by gunman in matamoros was a case of mistaken identity. u.s. official tells cnn a mexican cartel likely mistook the americans for haitian drug smugglers when in fact they were tourists there for medical procedures. at least three of the victims were from lake city, south carolina. the mother of one says there is not much to to ndo now but pray wait. the waiting is the worst part. it has its advantages and disadvantages. but however, no news is good news. that is the way i m staying with it. no news is good news. reporter joining me live from bogota. what are the governments doing to get the americans back? reporter: the authorities are conducting search and rescue operations across the border area in particular in matamoros. and you can see from the images that yesterday there was increased police presence especially from federal mexican police. and at the same time the fbi is conducting their investigation on the northern side of the border. and they visited the hotel
facility in atlanta. cnn chief law enforcement john miller is going to join us to break down the charges and the strategy police are using to prevent more violence. we begin with yet another terrifying incident on a flight. i m taking over this plane. uh-oh. they tried to open the door and with and it happened during the flight. cnn obtained this video of the attack. this is frightening and one of several very scary incidents in the sky recently. that s right, don. this is now under investigation by the department of justice. second high-profile incident of an unruly passenger abroad an american airliner. this has to be one of the most dramatic, in fact the department of justice said the flight crew first became alert when the alarm when the passenger tried to open the emergency exit. the flight 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 gun? i m waiting for them to point