Overnight. From europe. An Ethiopian Airlines jet forced to land in switzerland due to an attempting hijacking. The plane was bound for rome but ended up at the geneva airport, some 400 miles away. Abcs lama hasan is tracking the latest from london. Lama . Reporter hey, good morning to you. Heres what we know. According to swiss police, an Ethiopian Airlines plane was forced to make an unscheduled stop. The copilot of the plane took over the controls when the pilot went to the restroom. Landed the plane, and reportedly left through the window on a rope and thats when the copilot asked for asylum in switzerland. Hes now been arrested. Hes being questioned by police. The airline said if in a statement, all of the 200 passengers and crew on board were safe. Theyve since been taken off the plane. There were no injuries. Police say the situation is under control. As a safety precaution, geneva airport was closed. Its since reopened. With planes takinging off and landing. Marci and ryan . La
According to a statement. Theyve since been taken off the plane. There were no injuries. Police say the situation is under control. As a safety precaution, geneva airport was closed. Its since reopened. And of course, well have much more on good morning america. Our other big headline this morning, the latest round of severe snowstorms slamming both ends of the nation. Another major system gaining strength is expected to move east. Blanketed 3,000 miles of america under yet another layer of snow. Reporter the northeast cant catch a brk. K. Another monster storm ravaged the new england coast. Some areas more than a foot of snow. And whiteout conditions from 50mileperhour winds. 14,000 homes and businesses lost power. Residents are screaming, enough already. I hate it. Reporter crews are using sand on side streets, trying to conserve salt. If this winter doesnt break, were going to start running out. Its a scary situation to go through. Reporter out west, the problem, avalanches. Two mor
There is fallout this morning after the white house announced that President Trump is considering taking away the security clearances of several former intelligence officials. The list includes former cia director and nbc News Senior National security and Intelligence Analyst john brennan. The white house also accused five others of politicizing their highlevel security access. Not only is the president looking to take away brennans security clearance, he is also looking into the clearances of comey, clapper, haden, rice and mccabe. The president is exploring the mechanism to remove security clearance because they politicized and in some cases monetized their Public Service and security clearances, making baseless accusations of improper contact with russia or being influenced by russia against the president is extremely inappropriate. The fact that people with security clearances are making baseless charges provides inappropriate legitimacy with inaccurate evidence. Former intelligenc
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five million dollars in stolen Nike gear was found in a Los Angeles, California, warehouse, and police say the man involved is from Memphis. Police in Los Angeles say they raided the warehouse Saturday and found thousands of pairs of stolen Nike shoes, clothes and even accessories. Roy Lee Harvey Jr., 37, […]