Panel of speakers for panel two. Additionally this represents more of an institutional leadership and innovation and we have both were honored to have the center for Disease Control and prevention and our second panelist is doctor daniel professor of International Health and director of the institute of safety at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. We have or very honored to have doctor maurice are busy of the health and security interface and he is definitely gone above and beyond the call of duty as he has flown in from australia to los angeles and took the redeye to be here this afternoon. He has come above and beyond the call of duty. And then our final panelist is doctor irene coates, acting assistant and minister for Global Health agency for International Development. We will have a similar format of our last panel and i would also encourage the panelists if they feel the urge to ask a co panelist a question that just interrupts me and do it and if i asked the wrong question t
Well take a live shot at the plane in cyprus where at least seven people are still being held hostage. Negotiations with the hijacker happening right now. It took off from alexandria en route to cairo but diverted to cyprus after a man claimed to have an explosive belt. Heres what we know as we come on the air. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as seven crew members were on board the airbus a320 and as of this moment three passengers and four crew members are still being held. The white house saying they have no comment at this time. Were learning the hijacker is demanding to see his estranged wife and there are reports shes been brought to the airport. Want to get the latest from abc news chief Foreign Affairs correspondent terry moran who is tracking it all from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning. It has been a tense morning in egypt and in cairo. Just minutes ago now the Foreign Ministry in cyprus has officially released the name of plane
And we do say good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news of that hijacked plane. Moments ago, there you see some of them escape zmrg the flight taking off from alexandria en route to cairo but diverted to cyprus after a man claimed to have an explosive belt. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as 7 crew members were all on board. We want to get the very latest from terry moran, tracking all of the developments from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, robin. What a dramatic morning it has been and now its over. The hijacking is over. Officials in cyprus saying the alleged hijacker was not a terrorist, that, quote, appears to be mentally unstable. He held passengers and crew in danger for hours, making a series of demands. But once again, this situation is now over. This morning, the surrender. The alleged hijacker walks off that egyptairplane hands in the air and then the takedown. Heavily armed officers in cyprus take hi
Have an explosive belt. Heres what we know as we come on the air. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as seven crew members were on board the airbus a320 and as of this moment three passengers and four crew members are still being held. The white house saying they have no comment at this time. Were learning the hijacker is demanding to see his estranged wife and there are reports shes been brought to the airport. Want to get the latest from abc news chief Foreign Affairs correspondent terry moran who is tracking it all from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning. It has been a tense morning in egypt and in cairo. Just minutes ago now the Foreign Ministry in cyprus has officially released the name of the man they say hijacked this plane. Seif eldin mustafa, he allegedly claimed to have a suicide belt but at this moment theres no confirmation that there are any explosives on that plane. He may have been bluffing. Cyprus media is reporting cyprus and
Have an explosive belt. Heres what we know as we come on the air. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as seven crew members were on board the airbus a320 and as of this moment three passengers and four crew members are still being held. The white house saying they have no comment at this time. Were learning the hijacker is demanding to see his estranged wife and there are reports shes been brought to the airport. Want to get the latest from abc news chief Foreign Affairs correspondent terry moran who is tracking it all from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning. It has been a tense morning in egypt and in cairo. Just minutes ago now the Foreign Ministry in cyprus has officially released the name of the man they say hijacked this plane. Seif eldin mustafa, he allegedly claimed to have a suicide belt but at this moment theres no confirmation that there are any explosives on that plane. He may have been bluffing. Cyprus media is reporting mustafas e