just ahead you have an individual try to get a bag on a plane and may have tried to put the bag in the plane without actually traveling. anything explosive or flammable in the luggage can be extremely dangerous in the cargo hold and could bring down the plane. and robust severe weather outbreak is possible across the deep south that could include tornadoes and large hail. everyone who thought they knew who he was, he has fooled them all for his own storm when would mean consequences for maggie and paul. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, march 2, 4:00 a.m. in pennsylvania where a man is now in federal custody after he allegedly tried to bring explosives on a flight to florida. authorities say that the man was arrested at his home monday night after his luggage triggered an alarm at a checkpoint earlier in the day. he was seen leaving the airport after he had been paged by security. a section of the airport
were close to him, everyone who thought they knew he was who he was, he fooled them all. don t let him fool you too. wow. everyone is fascinated. it is on the cover of people magazine. i really need to bone up on this. i m not following. it goes to the jury maybe today. so verdict could be very soon. we re glad you re with us. we re talking about really dramatic closing arguments in the alex murdaugh double murder trial. the defense gets a chance to close fist. but first, this. terrifying moments in the sky on two different flights. a cabin filling with smoke after fire breaks out. a retired firefighter jumping in help a crew put it out and also several passengers hospitalized this morning after severe turbulence on a flight from texas to germany. reports of blood even splattered on the seats. and at the airport. an alarming discovery. a plane loaded with an explosive before loaded on to the flight. what we heard about the device hid non the luggage. and
multiple crimes, including conspiracy and money laundering. he is in a lot of trouble. we will get to all of that in just a few minutes. but we must begin this evening s broadcast in the united kingdom where it is already four in the morning on friday. and that nation is just beginning its full full day without a screen. elizabeth the second died at her castle in scotland earlier today. she was 96 years old. people kept out near buckingham palace in london, all night long, paying tribute to the only monarch they have known for more than 70 years. she range longer than any other british monarch in history. the late queen s eldest son inherits the throne. he is now king charles the third. tomorrow, he is expected to return to london from scotland to speak to the nation. nbc s keir simmons has more on queens elizabeth and her extraordinary life. the palace first announced this morning doctors were concerned about her health. then, around 6:30 local time, posting a statement on
mar-a-lago. it s information so sensitive that many national security officials don t have access to it. also ahead, we have got new surveillance video that appears to show evidence of interference in the 2020 election as a fake elector is seen escorting several people into a county elections office in georgia. plus, there are urgent calls for action in ukraine to prevent a nuclear meltdown at europe s largest power plant. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with that new reporting from the washington post. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper that a document describing a foreign government s nuclear secrets was among the top secret items seized from mar-a-lago a month ago. the post did not identify which government but there are only eight other countries with nuclear capabilities. the paper sources also didn t specify where inside the
the former president himself? anything is possible. all of that, plus the financial world bombshell, 11 musk dropping this last night, trying to get out of buying twitter, and the latest in to free brittney griner from russia. i will talk to the father of trevor reed who was just released from russia few months ago. right now though, across this country, americans are taking to the streets once again to stand up for their beliefs on abortion. in washington, d.c., a rally organized by the women s march organization is underway. organizations are attempting to put to protect abortion nationwide. what they re calling the summer of rage, marchers gathered this morning at franklin square before heading to the white house for a sudden. that event was given a permit for 10,000 people. in chicago, the march for life rally, described as the midwest s largest pro-life went, is that to happen this afternoon. rights relating to abortion are not guaranteed by the state constitutio