after he tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck way broken metal spoon. that man francis for res was tack kel by passengers zip tied according to a woman on the flight and immediately taken into custody once the plane landed in boston. torres told law enforcement he was trying to defend himself because he believed the flight attendants were trying to kill him. it s just one incident among several including dangerous turbulence and close calls on the ground. brian todd has our report. passengers scream smoke fills the cabin aboard a southwest everything else flight from havana to fort lauderdale, southwest said the plane
a united airlines pastors facing charges tonight after allegedly trying to open an emergency door to jump out and try to stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon. this happened on a flight from los angeles to boston today. also today, one united plane clipped another on the tarmac at boston s airport. the plane was being towed, so moving very slowly, thankfully no one was hurt. but looking at the same place for two other planes nearly collided last week. let s bring in our panel. i m not trying to be alarms guys, i m actually not looking for these. i hate that this is becoming a regular segment. on the show. it is a recurring segment. i never intended this to happen. so much micro spoons. we re gonna get the plastic spoons on the plane. we have lost knives, and now spoons. we actually went into the
we turn next here to that new audio now emerging during that terrifying midair attack on that flight from l.a. to boston. a man attempting to open an exit door. tonight here what he said to everyone on that plane. the chilling threats. here s gio fwheen tez. reporter: tonight, authorities say this is the terrifying moment a passenger began threatening everyone on that plane in midair. i m taking over this plane. reporter: authorities say 33-year-old francisco torres got up out of his seat, threatening passengers with a broken metal spoon, and trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck several times. lisa olsen recording this video, sitting alongside her husband and daughter on that united airlines flight from l.a. to boston. my daughter was very upset. she was crying. for me, the fear was just that short, five seconds or however long it took him to drown seven rows and hit that flight attendant. reporter: officials say the violence erupted after torres
i ve ever seen it. these incidents, things that we ve been talking about well over a year ago are starting to show up on the flight deck and in operations. reporter: problems extend to passenger cabins, where there s been a second high profile unruly flyer in as many weeks. the justice department says 33-year-old francisco torres was wrestled to the ground sunday on board a united airlines flight. a couple of passengers tried to talk to him to calm him down. it was only making him more agitated. reporter: lisa olsen reported the video on the flight from los angeles to boston. torres attempted to open the emergency exit and stab a flight attendant with a metal spoon. the united crew, plus all the passengers being able to act so quickly just was very comforting. i had complete confidence that they had everything under control. reporter: passengers say at one point torres was able to
between both countries and how do you think this cooperation is going to elicit results here? how helpful do you think mexico could be in this situation? it is absolutely necessary. it is their turf. our negotiators train back and forth all the time. their negotiations we go back and forth with these kidnap cases all the time. and getting the sources in. we have sources. they have sources. getting to the right person to talk to. the person that can do something is the one we need to talk to and we do it all the time. i sat in afghan prisons with the county warlords working out deals for hostages. it is not impossible. our guys are used to doing it. thank you all for starting us off, difficult story. we want to switch gears now to terrifying moments caught on camera on a flight to boston. authorities say a man tried to open an emergency door, and attacked a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon.