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Shut down critical equipment and computers, stranding thousands of passengers. as many as 100 flights stuck on the tarmac. pilots and passengers relying on social media for any updates. some passengers led off planes, covering themselves for warmth as they huddle on the tarmac. david robinson is in dallas trying to get home to atlanta. >> we were scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. flight, now were being pushed tomorrow, on a 7:00, 11:00, and 12:00 flight for a group of six. >> reporter: the drama unfoldi...

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When he and his men got hereby the school was locked. it was on lockdown. and the men had to literally break through the windows and get inside and get situation resolved. jeff. >> glor: bear, thank you very much. as americans finalize holiday travel plans, terrorists overseas are working to build sophisticated laptop tbhooms can sophisticated laptop bombs that can be smuggled on to planes. debora patta traveled to somalia, where the al-shabaab militant group nearly blew up a jet last year. >> r...

In fact, they tried to plant the bomb a day earlier, but the flight was canceled. in the past 18 months, three other computer bombs were found after one partially exploded in a cargo hold. new, multilayered security checks, including dogs trained to sniff out explosives, are supposed to stop that. but al-shabaab still has people on the inside. said eliye, deputy head of security: >> the biggest problem we have is no matter who it is-- airport manager-- everybody has to follow security. >> report...

( cheers ) >> reporter: when the beatles had their famous pillow fight, harry benson was there. >> that was a night they were told they were number one in america. >> reporter: bensons been there for nearly seven decades now. >> jackie. >> reporter: documenting the people and events that defined our time, famous shots of the biggest shots. >> i like it because the lips dont meet. >> reporter: the clintons kiss. liz taylor after brain surgery. sinatra at a masquerade party. >> someone shouted, "f...

Sissys, they cave in so easily. >> washington is not going to tell alabama what to do. >> reporter: tomorrow former white house chief strategist steve bannon will campaign for moore here in alabama, and on friday president trump will hold a rally in pensacola, florida, near the state line. no word yet if moore himself will attend. lester? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. theres late word of a victory at the supreme court for the trump white house. the court allowing the administration to enforce ...

Heres kris van cleave. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: if it seems like everyone knows flight attendant bette nash on this early morning american shuttle flight from d.c. to boston-- >> good morning. thank you. >> reporter: --they do. flight crews call her the nash dash. and this month shes celebrating her 60th anniversary in the air. frequent flyer florence tate. >> she is magnificent. shes my mentor. the cup is always half filled. >> reporter: what is your secret to doing this for so long? ...

In the 1950s, flight attendants were typically required to be single and couldnt work past their early 30s. >> cant take another ten years, though. >> reporter: nash had only planned to do this a couple years. instead she turns 82 next month with no plans to retire. what is the biggest thing that has changed in the airline business? >> technology. there is nothing like technology that has changed. the people are exactly the same. everybody needs a little love. are you happy? >> reporter: especia...

Off, meaning there arent enough pilots to fly all the airplanes. as nbcs miguel almaguer reports, he tells us what passengers need to know. >> reporter: the pilots union for american airlines says some 15,000 flights during the holidays now have no pilots. the union says a glitch in the scheduling system means millions of passengers may never get off the ground. >> frankly, it leaves passengers and our flight crews in limbo. we have a lot of pilots and flight crews who are depending on a reliabl...