texas border. the gunmen appearing heavily armed and wearing body armor, pulling them from a mini van and putting them in the back of a pickup. what the u.s. state department is saying tonight. the violent scene in atlanta. more than 100 people clashing with police. explosives and molotov cocktails hurled at officers. nearly two dozen suspects tonight charged with domestic terrorism. only two of them are actually from georgia. elwyn lopez is there. bracing for several feet of more snow. the new storm in the west. and this is already the scene tonight, driving through walls of snow some 20 feet high. tonight, families that have already run out of food and critical medicine. matt gutman in california. in fact, there are two systems we re watching tonight. in the northeast, a fast-moving storm. several inches of snow and rain coming in some places. and then that new system set to slam the west again. ginger zee timing it all out. yet another train derailment in ohio. it
point in mexico, just across the texas border. the gunmen appearing heavily arm and wearing body armor, pulling them from a min sfleeb and putting them in the back of a pickup what the u.s. state department is saying tonight. the violent scene in atlanta. more than 100 people clashing with police. s nearly two dozen suspects tonight charged with domestic terrorism. only two of them are actually from georgia. elwyn lopez is there. bracing for several feet of more snow. the new storm in the west. and this is already the scene tonight, driving through walls of snow some 20 feet high. tonight, families that have already run out of food and critical medicine. matt gutman in california. in fact, there are two systems we re watching tonight. in the northeast, a fast-moving storm. several inches of snow and rain coming in some places. and then that new system set to slam the west again. ginger zee timing it all out. yet another train derailment in ohio. it comes one month now
brawl breaking out on a southwest flight a day after that midair attack on a united plane. we hear from a passenger who helped take the suspect down. the new storm threat in california as the death toll grows after record snow. we re tracking it. fox news under fire. president biden blasting house republicans for giving tucker carlson the video he cherry-picked to falsely portray the january 6th attack as peaceful and the newly revealed text messages. what carlson really thought about donald trump after the election. and on this international women s day, the all girls team of young scientists who fled their home and are wowing the world. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome on this wednesday night. rarely has an american police department, its practices, its culture, its performance been so thoroughly and broadly condemned. the u.s. justice department announcing
reporter: other passengers attempting to separate the men. this video showing one of the men trying to explain what happened. tell everybody what happened. he approached me aggressively with my family, i don t play with my family. tell them what you did. reporter: witnesses say both men were removed from the plane. it comes after that terrifying midair attack, a passenger seen here trying to stab a flight attendant multiple times on a cross-country united flight. after so many incidents in the skies and close calls on the runways, the acting chief of the faa in the hot seat on capitol hill. and we pressed him on what lawmakers were asking. mr. nolen, i think that the average american is probably wondering what is going on? at least six close calls here. does the faa have a grasp on the situation? the faa absolutely has a grasp on the situation, and it s something that we look at every day. i can tell you that this system is strong and safe and resilient. reporter: and david,
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