pm, now scrapped because of a hydrogen leak. then there was this, pretty remarkable, slow developing drama unfolding all morning over the skies of tupelo, mississippi an ending in a cornfield. it began with the pilot threatening to crash that plane into a walmart. that is where we begin with this mississippi breaking news. the latest development we have just learned is that that plane is now down. apparently landing safely with the pilot now in police custody, after circling the skies for hours. i believe four hours total. and threatening to crash there in mississippi. it all started early this morning. people got rid of the plane, his pilot saying a planned to crash into a walmart in tupelo. that prompted evacuations from walmart. police that the pilot were apparently in by phone early on. then the plane flew this really haphazard manner for hours before coming down in that cornfield, again just minutes before we came on the air. here is part of the coverage from our affilia
pm, now scrapped because of a hydrogen leak. then there was this, pretty remarkable, slow developing drama unfolding all morning over the skies of tupelo, mississippi an ending in a cornfield. it began with the pilot threatening to crash that plane into a walmart. that is where we begin with this mississippi breaking news. the latest development we have just learned is that that plane is now down. apparently landing safely with the pilot now in police custody, after circling the skies for hours. i believe four hours total. and threatening to crash there in mississippi. it all started early this morning. people got rid of the plane, his pilot saying a planned to crash into a walmart in tupelo. that prompted evacuations from walmart. police that the pilot were apparently in by phone early on. then the plane flew this really haphazard manner for hours
not congested. it wasn t high up playing around the airlines in the commercial traffic. more than likely, a traffic control had a very limited role in this event. all right jeff, thank you for getting us to. this after it s really demanded our attention as we were down in our news area trying to put the show together, because we never know might have happened here. but it looks like that plane is safely landed and that pilot is now in police custody. but not without having create a lot of records for a lot of people there. again, clearing out that walmart in tupelo mississippi. jeff thank you so much. msnbc aviation analysts. good to see. you aviationwe said there were two. there s more breaking news to share with all of you. moments ago, nasa called off the launch of the artemis rocket. it s sprang another worryingly during feeling this morning. the initial launch was plant and scrapped on monday. it was actually for the very same issue. let s go to nbc s jake word,