anyone else. and i believe that we had what you would think would be the best case scenario. it was the best case scenario, because nobody was injured. cnn s peteman team and nadia romero joins us now live, thank you both for joining me. pete, first to you, what more have we learned? there were quite a few details in that press conference. reporter: the tupelo mayor said something so interesting, that cory wayne patterson, the person piloting the plane, apparently changed his mind. he wanted to hurt people on the ground after he stole this beechcraft commuter plane. it seats six or eight people. he wanted to crash it into the local walmart. there are two there in tupelo. police negotiates were able to get in touch with him via phone. he initially called 911. nego negotiators were able to get in touch with him and were able to get a pilot to talk to patterson on the phone. at one point they tried to steer the plane back to the tupelo regional airport and get cory wayne pat
not knowing if you re going to have enough water from one day to another. we re in for another hot day across california. 40 million, 155 plus records expected. it s pretty stifling. even our ac at home can do so much. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. pamela brown has the night off and you are in the cnn newsroom. a pilot threatens a mississippi community for hours and lands in jail. the bizarre drama playing out in the skies over tupelo. police saying before dawn, the pilot of the stolen plane called 911 and threatened to crash into a local walmart. pete monoteen followed the five-hour drama. reporter: jessica, this is the best possible outcome after a man who worked at a local airport in tupelo, mississippi stole a plane, threatened to crash it into a local walmart and then ultimately crash landed in a nearby soybean field. his name, cory wayne patterson. an employee of tupelo aviation. the operator of the tupelo regional airport, where he fueled ai
Emergency Operations Center will be activated as well as the Sobering Center on mission street. We dont want people drinking and driving so use our Public Transportation system. Reporter alex is visiting interest riverside where he says his citys festival of lights celebration took extra safety precautions this year, as well. This year, for the First Time Ever they had snipers all over downtown. Scary that we have to be at that point but if it works and it helps people feel safe, then its worth it. Reporter police will be out in full force on sunday evening. No discretionary time off is being granted for officers. And a note about fireworks. They are illegal in San Francisco. So if you would like to see them, dont try it yourself. Head down to the embarcadero. Its a free show. Leave it to the professionals. In San Francisco, Tara Moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. I think the weather is going to cooperate. How many people are going to show up for this . Reporter they didnt go over the numbers
I appreciate it. Come on. Look, i know your type. But are you going to write me when you go home . Wow. What a crowd. This is burbank. A pit stop on the way to irwindale. [ laughter ] you folks must be expecting what is it . Champagne dreams and caviar wishes. How are you, doctor . Very well. What a nice audience. [ applause ] like a breath of fresh air. And we could use some fresh air in los angeles. [ laughter ] yesterday, they started spraying los angeles malathion. And it actually improved the air quality in los angeles. [ laughter ] did you read the newspaper, today . La, according to the paper, has the highest ozone level of any city in the country. It was in the paper. People in los angeles didnt know it, because they cant see the newspaper to read it. [ laughter ] now, theres bad news and good news about the smog. The bad news, of course, is the smog hurts your lungs. It makes it hard for the pit bulls to see you. [ laughter, applause ] now, i mentioned last night, and apparent
Okay, were back. Friday night crowd. Beautiful. Thank you. You look really sharp, tonight. [ applause ] thank you. I just threw this old rag on, from my closet. Now, first of all, ive got something to clear up. I did a joke last night on the show about spraying for med flies. We have a med fly problem, i guess. 36 med flies theyve discovered. And theyre spraying 22 square miles in los angeles, and according to the paper, theyre spraying with malathion, which is toxic, and they suggested well, you begin to wonder, right . Anyway, i got a call today from jara currey, from the California Department of food and agriculture. Apparently, that joke last night started to panic people. And she says dont panic, folks. It is the protein that carries the poison that spots the car. It doesnt strip the paint off. In other words, it apparently leaves little spots on the car. It does not strip the paint. So, in other words, its safe, i guess, on humans. Wouldnt it spot humans, too . [ laughter ] anywa