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New risk. nbcs tom costello explains why. >> reporter: at the gate in grand rapids michigan, jetblue 915 after a smoking laptop forced an emergency landing. >> it was pretty scary to see smoke on the plane. were at 35,000 feet. >> reporter: now aviation safety experts say it should be a red flag warning to homeland security that placing all electronics larger than a cell phone in the cargo hold on flights from europe could be dangerous. on friday, homeland security secretary john kelly insisted ...

>> everyone in their seats. put your heads down. >> reporter: police suggest the suspect has a history of mental illness. passengers are being put up for the night and will continue their flight to malaysia tomorrow. >> thank you, david another disturbing moment that led to an emergency land here at home. a jetblue flight from new york to san francisco, diverted after a passenger smelled smoke. they traced the smell to a carry-on bag. with a charred lithium ion battery. the plane eventually co...

A fishing pond near where the plane went down, discovering his wedding band among the remains. >> i just burst out into tears. i was just like overwhelmed. >> reporter: lieutenant commander crosby finally returning home. >> instead of being filled with pain, were filled with pride and were just so happy that hes home. >> reporter: his daughter fulfilling that once far-away promise as the country honors his service and sacrifice. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. and when we come back, gr...

London and across the globe after a sudden i.t. failure crippled british airways. >> its quite difficult to estimate how long well be here. >> reporter: forcing the airline to cancel all flights from heathrow and gatwick airports. >> i knew something was wrong when we were boarding, they did a manual -- had a manual map of the seats and they were ticking off people. >> really disappointing really because we were hoping to go away, werent we? >> reporter: british airways officials tell nbc news t...

Administration. of course, there are voices of both sides on this very loudly. an interesting thing to watch in the next week ahead. other thing os on the agenda as well. he still has to articulate his plan and afghanistan whether he will sign off on the pentagon recommendations to send more troops there. this troop is ending with a lot of work done to be sure and more coming up with him as he heads back to washington. >> jeff zeleny. thank you very much as we continue to watch air force one wit...

There are reports that her beropean tour has been called off. president trump had this reaction while appearing today with the palestinian authority, president mahmoud abbas, in bethlehem. >> so many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i wont call them "monsters." because they would like that term. they would think thats a great name. i will call them from now on losers because thats what they are. theyre losers. and well have more o...

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Off-handed remarks that immediately refocused to troubles he hoped to leave at home. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has our report. here in israel, showered with praise by benjamin netanyahu, a striking contrast to form er president obamas welcome. and that wasnt the only difference. a moment of silence marking history at the western wall. donald trump the first sitting u.s. president to visit the holy site, along with his family. the symbolic step, part of a tightly choreographe...

Thraeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had just wrapped up a photo op when the israeli leader raised a newly sensitive topic. before leaving on his trip the president was criticized for envealing classified israeli intelligence in his may 10th oval office meeting with top russian diplomats. >> just so you know, i never mentioned the word or the name "israel," never mentioned it during that conversation. >> reporter: but mr. trump was never accused of explicitly mentioning israel, just inappro...

Of peace after a hard-fought war. men fighting with him in that battle back in washington, secretary of state tillerson and commence secretary wilbur ross right here today, too, dancing with swords. never before has an american president set foot on saudi soil for his first trip abroad. when air force one touched down, the saudi king personally greeting the president and first lady. in this religious conservative country, melania trump forgoing a headscarf, following in the footsteps of first la...