Cairo before being forced to land in cyprus. Joining us in a second but right now there were 81 on board and at the moment there are still four nationals being held on the airplane, along with seven crew members. The hijackers have released the other passengers. Theres no word on their condition or the condition of their release. Police are keeping everything pretty tight. The flight was coming from alexandria, about a two hour flight from alexandria to cairo. And it was forced to land in larn cu. We donot know if the hijacker chose in cyprus to land or if it was the pilots choice. Its a very large, spacious airport and enough pace to keep the plane away from the airport. Nbcs allister jameson. Reporter this was, as you say, a routine domestic flight to cairo. Around a short flight, no more than an hour. Mostly egyptian passengers on board. One of the passengers told the flight deck that he had a suicide belt with exploes vs. That information was relaid to the flight deck and the pilots in the cockpit and then it diverted to larnaca in cyprus around 10 to 9 00 local time. 10 to 2 00 eastern time. And negotiations immediately began about the safety of those on board and later the airline and the aviationed a m ed a miae the plane. It was around half empty, 81 passengers on board and what we dont have is any information about what has motivated this incident, what the hijacker has asked for or in terms of demands and we dont have information about whether indeed theyre armed at all. Hes told the flight crew that he has explosives on board. We dont have any information as to whether thats been verified, whether he demanded to go to cyprus or fw that if thats whe planes crew decided to divert to. There will be the hijacking of egypt airplane in 1995 which ended in 60 deaths and authorities will be relieved that show far theyve avoided any repeat of that blood path. But four foreigners still on the jet. Live for us in london. Thanks so much for that update. Were turning now to the highstakes legal battle between the fbi and apple its over. They have extracted the data on the cell phone. They asked a federal judge to vacate an order forcing apple to break into the phone. It provided no details about how the fbi unlocked it. Apple has vigorously opposed writing software to hack into the iphone. Apple said in part, from the beginning ing well, scary moments yesterday on c Security Check in, sparking an all out lock down. Here with the details. Reporter terrifying moments at the capital. Inside the Visitors Center, panic. And tourists flee. Get out of here. They said run. They told everybody to run. Reporter at the white house entrances closed as a precaution in the middle of the annual easteast er egg roll. It happened here on the east front of the u. S. Capital when a man approached a screening check point. He drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers. An officer fired and struck the suspect. Reporter they identify the man as larry dawson, 66 from antioch, tennessee, well known to authorities. He was under a Court Ordered to stay away from the capital. He was after this outburst in the gallery over looking the floor of the house of representatives p. And seen here advocating for a raise in the minimum wage. We believe this is the act of a Single Person who has frequented the capital grounds before and there is no reason to believe this is anything more than a criminal act. Reporter a woman was also injured, the suspect was rushed to the hospital for surgery. The Visitors Center was built in part because of another shooting in 1998 where a mentally ill man shot and killed two police officers. Dawson is currently listed in stable but Critical Condition and charged. And the race for the white house. Wisconsin Governor Scott walker will make an indorsement ahead of his states primary next be to senator, ted cruz. Trump tweeted this last night. After the way i beat Governor Scott walker in the president ial primaries, no way he would ever indorse me. This as the personal feud between trump and cruz continues to be front and center on the trail. Repter new week, same rivalry, now playing out on the radio. Joining me on the line. Reporter ted cruz versus donald trump. He started it. Reporter trump, upset about that racy ad featuring a photo of his wife. He knew about it, somebody even said hes the one that bought the copy wrights from gq. Reporter the super pack calls trumps kaumcomments a we conspiracy and ignoring the back and forth, cruz now refusing to engage. Who cares. Who cares what donald is tweeting late at night. We need Real Solutions for the real problems in this country. Reporter hes taking on trump, not personally but on policy. He has no idea how to keep america safe from radical isl islamic terrorists. So instead he threatens lawsuits and attacks their wives and their families. Reporter cruz is talking National Security and so is trump. Reporter for these rivals, the Battle Ground now, wisconsin, the pivotal primary, a week away. Well, last night president am somber tones when discussing the republican race. I know im not the only one who may be more than a lissal dismayed about whats happening on the campaign trail right now. The often vulgar rhetoric thats aimed at everybody, but often folkished on the vulnerable or minorities. The sense that facts dont matter, the sense that this is a game, that makes it all but impossible for us to make good decisions on future generations. The number one question is what is happening in america . About our politics. The president ial candidates will be on msnbc for a night of exclusive town halls. John kasich at 7 00 p. M. , followed by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will both be one on one on a special edition of the Rachel Maddow show. And the easter bombing in pakistan deaths stands at 72. Al meanwhile, in pakistan, the hunt continues for those responsible. A Taliban Splinter Group now operates independently of isis, said they wanted to target christian male but the bombing killing many women and children. Families were waiting in line for ride tickets. The pakistani government has promised swift action to bring the group to justice. Meteorologist, bill karins is here with your forecast. The storm still causing problems. 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Well break in with updates throughout the morning. 4 27 now. Lets get your weather headlines. Which you can be chuck bell is in the weather center. Good morning, everybody. Tuesday off to a blustery start just like yesterday. More wind and fewer petals out there on those flowering cherry trees. Chilly on the shady side of the road, but if youre in the sunshine, it wont be too bad. More rain chances coming our way thursday, but between now and then, nothing to worry about as far as umbrella concerns. Current temperatures noticeably cool out there this morning. So as you head out, prepare for a head wind, runners, especially if youre running northbound. Montgomery county fire on the scene, could be yeah, so right now we have a closure here in bethesda, mccarthur boulevard, big fire response. And the intersection is blocked. Also beltway at river road, some lanes blocked both inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. Something i saw as i was driving in. Outbound river road at willard avenue, road work there. Blocking the right lane. Big look at the beltway, all the main routes in and out of town no major issues. A live look at 270 coming up. Were learning new details about the charges a tennessee pastor will face for allegededly bringing a pellet gun into the capitol Visitors Center. Larry dawson is charged with assault with a Deadly Weapon and assault on a police officer. Hes in critical this morning after being shot by a Capitol Police he will appear in superior court once released from the hospital. Today the Visitors Center is expected to open on town. Yesterday afternoon Capitol Police say dawson brought a pellet gun into the building and it set off the metal detectors at a Security Check point. Dawson pointed the pellet gun at an officer, the officer shot him. A woman was also hurt in the incident but is expected to be okay. This is not the first time larry dawson has had a runin with capitol plaolice. He had been placed under a court order to stay away from the capitol. Police did locate his car or truck i should say on Capitol Grounds and they are going through it for evidence. The suspect was taken to medstar Washington Hospital center, but were learning some alarming developments about an issue still affecting med star hospital right now. There was a virus in the Computer System that forced hospitals to shut down all of their the virus prevented certain users from logging in. Med star Officials Say they are working with the fbi, but there is no sign anyones personal information has been stolen. They also said facilities are functioning, however, the staff is using backup paper systems. The problem is affecting ten hospitals and more than 200 clinics. A d. C. Firefighter is doing okay this morning after an extensive twoalarm fire. Wtop reporting that the firefighter was evaluated on the scene of a house fire on gates road northwest. 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