murder. he escaped a holding room in leg restraints. and where they re searching tonight. this evening, the interview. the death row inmate convicted of murder more than 20 years ago, sentenced to die in just two weeks. does new evidence cast doubt on his conviction? the famous names coming to his defense. the prosecutor says he did it. deborah roberts tonight with the interview. the airport chaos. the pilot in the cockpit triggering a hijacking scare, pushing a button accidentally. your money tonight. some very common holiday gifts and if you buy in the next 24 hours, they say they ll send you cash back. we have the list. and jeopardy! james is back. will he face off with the librarian who beat him? she s back, too. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. and we begin tonight with the impeachment showdown about to play out in front of millions. the first televised hearings now set. and among the first witnesses, west point grad
they are getting some support from state and local officials when it comes to bringing charges. we heard from the mayor who wants to see a jury trial in this case. and i spoke to ed gainey. he told me if law enforcement wants to build trust with the community they need to show they are willing to discipline one of their own. as you mention, phrr protests are planned. there is rain in the forecast all day. that can reduce turnout. but we do expect to see protesters in the streets the next couple of days. they are vow to go keep the pressure on until they see this officer charged. athena, thank you. in the next hour, we will be joined by a family friend of rose. a hijacking scare at jfk airport turned out to be a false alarm, thank goodness for that. police surrounded the aircraft and s.w.a.t. team officers boarded the plane. passengers were ordered to put their phones away and hands up.
forward with that nuclear weapons test. tells you how tense things are in this region as well as the ukraine. martha? he s got a lot on his plate. thank you very much. we ll see you later. now we have a fox news alert for you. a strange hijacking scare that they said was caused by a drunken passenger that shook up a virgin australia flight. the airplane was traveling from br brisbane, australia to bali, indonesia. katie, is everybody okay? everybody is fine, eric. all 137 passengers and the seven crew are safe on the grounds in bali. but they certainly had a scare. as you described, this passenger began banging very aggressively on the cockpit door. the pilot was then prompted to declare a flight emergency. the flight was able to land as normal at its intended destination in bali. the crew were able to detain this man and handcuff him.
panicked passengers heard a loud boom and then they smelled smoke at 30,000 feet in the air. for one of the 46 people on board was a republican congressman from florida, mario diaz ballard. they all landed safely in tampa and then were rebooked on flights to miami later on. that was their original final destination. no word on what caused this, and it was an explosion on board that plane of some sort. we ll bring you more as we get it. another fox news alert right now. overnight a hijacking scare overseas when a drunk passenger charges the cockpit of a plane that was packed with people. new video shows the plane just moments after it landed at bali airport in indonesia. the boeing 737 was carrying 139 passengers and six crew members from brisbane, australia. they were forced to serve a hijacking call. it was just a drunk passenger
nevada desert to become bundy s bodyguard. you re protecting this man and he is wondering whether african-americans would be better off as slaves. how does that strike you? it doesn t strike me any kind of way. the same old mr. bundy i met the first day of all this this happenings. aren t those offensive comments to you? not at all. reporter: dan simon, cnn, bunkerville, nevada. dan, thank you very much. and you re going to hear from cliven bundy himself. he will be live on new day in the 8:00 hour. is he changing his position or sticking by it? chris? all right, kate. big stories going on, suggestion russia is trying to starred world war iii, a hijacking scare, and the prime minister of malaysia speaking exclusively to us on flight 370. us on flight 370. let s go. captions by vitac www.vitac.com incident was caused by a disruptive passenger on board a virgin australian boeing 737