right now, a failed terror attempt in the skies. new details this hour on the man who apparently tried to down a jetliner near detroit. how did he slip past security? digging out in the nation s heartland. a record storm leaves some cities buried in snow. travelers are stranded on the holiday. also, the reality after the reunion. how 9-year-old shawn goldman is adjusting with his new life with dad following a bitter custody battle. good morning, everyone. i m alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. we have all that plus a happy ending. an abducted 5-year-old girl is found alive and well in arizona. first, let s get to what law enforcement officials are describing as a failed terror attack. northwest flight 253 operated in amsterdam and just about to land in detroit yesterday, officials say that is it when a man onboard attempted to blow up that plane by igniting a mixture of powder and liquid substances. witnessing say they heard what sounded like firecrackers exploding.
right now on msnbc saturday, a failed terror attempt in the skies. new details this hour on the man who apparently tried to down a jetliner near detroit. how did he slip past security? digging out in the nation s heartland. a record storm leaves some cities buried in snow and some travelers stranded over the holiday. also, the reality after the reunion. how 9-year-old sean goldman is adjusting to his new life with dad following a bitter custody battle. plus, not one, but two blackberry outages in one week. so, what s going on there? we ll get some answers ahead for you. good morning, everybody, i m alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. just past 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. we ll have all that for you, plus, a happy ending. an abducted 5-year-old girl is found alive and well in arizona. but first, let s get to the new developments in that apparent terror attempt on a u.s. passenger jet. a nigerian man is in custody this morning for allegedly t
kohlmann with perspective on how this man slipped through security. we ll get to all of you. thanks for joining us. first to john yang in detroit. john, good morning to you. what are things like at the airport? reporter: good morning, alex. earlier here at detroit metro airport, the lines were enormous. apparently, some tightened security was taking effect. it seems to have gotten back to a little bit closer to normal now. now, not far from here, to the northwest at the university of michigan medical center burn center in ann arbor, they are treating umar farouk abdulmutallab, the suspect in this case, treating him for burns on his hands and on his legs. the fbi not responding or saying they will not respond to direct inquiries about this case because the investigation is still going on, specifically where they were asked about this report that he might be facing charges as soon as today. they say they might have a statement for us later today but will not answer questions.
we ll be right back for an update. come back at 9:00 for the latest in news, sports and weather. until then, have a good morning. announcer: closed good morning. terror attempt. a nigerian man tries to blow up a dealty northwest airliner in detroit sending passengers scrambling to subdue him. how did he bring explosives on board? a deadly storm caused record owfall in places and blizzard-like conditions in seven states. where is the storm heading next? reunited. a father and son at home in the u.s. after an international custody battle that lasted for years has finally come to an end. total is saturday, december 26th, 2009. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and amy robach live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this saturday morning. i m amy robach. i m peter alexander. plenty of zhu zhu pets. did you get presents for the i cans? sta did. i was off the hook. did you have a nice holiday? dinner with the family
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