australia 737 flight to bali. local media is reporting the plane s emergency transponder had been turned on more than twice, triggering this hi jacking scare which of course tund out not to be the case. virgin australia putting out a statement saying at no point during the flight was the safety of the 137 passengers on board in question. now, by coincidence cnn producer was there at the airport. the time of the incident. she said that the plane was brought to a far runway, four to five control cars responded. we understand the passenger was brought into custody and was not armed. some of the flights at the airport were delayed as a result of this incident, but as of now everybody back to normal. kate? thank you for that update. now let s turn to the search for flight 370. it is going to get bigger with the bluefin-21 at under water drone about to finish its under water scan.
can change ships on the top and it can stay down there for multiple days if needed. it can lift and dig and recover items and find the black box. all right. outfront next, the prime minister of malaysia on what caused flight 370 to disappear. plus, another emergency on a plane today. a hijacking scare. and bizarre reports out of north korea tonight. why are these women crying? [ male announcer ] this is the cat that drank the milk. [ meows ] .and let in the dog that woke the man who drove to the control room [ woman ] driverless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] .that secured the data that directed the turbines that powered the farm that made the milk that went to the store that reminded the man to buy the milk that was poured by the girl who loved the cat. [ meows ] the internet of everything is changing everything. cisco. tomorrow starts here. their type 2 diabetes. .with non-insulin victoza.
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jeff sessions on, now we understand there s been some breaking news on capitol hill with respect to his office. what s happening? reporter: yeah. he is in an office just around the corner from this rotunda. we just got an alert from his staff they have a suspicious package in his office. there are some evacuations, a lot of folks out here. we ve got u.s. capitol police on the scene. i can t tell you anything more about it, but they have evacuated and said there is something in the office that has come up just since you talked to him that s been deemed suspicious. police are on the scene. megyn: wow. all right, shannon, thank you. it sounds like the script of a comedy movie, but it is deadly. how a pilot took a trip to the restroom and ended up triggering a hijacking scare. this is unbelievable. plus, the energy secretary on the hot seat today after taxpayers lose a half billion dollars on green jobs. can the solyndra scandal do serious damage to the obama administration? we ll
why do lawmakers appear to have a different set of rules? and is that legal? that s coming up. and up next, we ll show you a commercial pilot making a trip to a bathroom who touched off a hijacking scare in the process. [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills.