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They turned to a coffeepot to subdue him. this as even more unruly airline passengers are facing federal punishment. the faa is now handing 43 cases to the department of justice so it can bring charges against those accused of assaulting fellow passengers and flight crews both physically and in some cases sexually. if found guilty they could face jail time. >> the flight attendants who are working these flights have been punched, kicked, spit on, disrespected and constantly under assault. >> rep...

Turned to a coffee pot to subdue him. police have now charged him with interfering with a flight attendant. this as even more unruly airline passengers are facing federal punishment. the faa is now handing 43 cases to the department of justice, so it can bring charges against those accused of assaulting fellow passengers and flight crews, both physically, and in some cases, sexually. if found guilty, they could face jail time. >> the flight attendants who are working these flights, who have been...

He chafed as past u.s. administrations treating russia like a lesser power and that flexing his muscle with ukrainian is a way to keep his country relevant. >> he wants people to be coming to russia, to solve world problems and being a threat to others, that is better than being disrespected or ignored. >> reporter: but kremlin watchers say the man may have overplayed his hand this time. >> look, it could be a terrible miscalculation. war, you know, leads to unpredictable consequences. the econo...

Some of these situations are downright dangerous. think of people storming a cockpit. airlines are asking the justice department to step in and ban these unruly passengers. that has some republican lawmakers pushing back. cnns pete muntean has more on this. >> reporter: faced with a man trying to open the door of an american airlines flight, court documents say the flight crew turned to a coffee pot to subdue him. police have now charged 50-year-old juan umberto reves. the faa is handing 43 case...

Passengers have been shown in the past year. pete muntean has the story. >> reporter: faced with the photo of a man trying to open the door of a flight, they turned to a coffee pot to assist. he was charged and this is as more unruly airline passengers are facing punishment. the faa is handing 43 charges to the department of justice. they want them to bring charges. if found guilty they could face jail time. >> the flight attendants who are working these flights have been punched, kicked, spit o...

Thats something that he fears because its an example for his own people to see. >> reporter: but they also say the man born and raised in what is now st. petersburg, the seat of the czars, as his own legacy in mind when it comes to what happens in ukraine. >> he wants his legacy to be that like the great czars of the past or the heads of the soviet union, he left russia as a great power to be feared, respected, and treated seriously in the world. >> reporter: analysts say putin has chafed at wha...

Has chafed at what he has perceived as past-u.s. administrations treating russia like a lesser power, and that flexing his muscle with ukraine is a way to keep his country relevant. >> he wants people to be coming to russia to solve world problems, them being a threat to others, thats better than being disrespected or ignored. >> reporter: but kremlin watchers say the man viewed as the ultimate strategist may have overplayed his hand this time. >> it could be a terrible miscalculation. war leads...

As you say, people who thought they could seek refuge here in lviv and the west of the country. nowhere right now feels safe, and that is why we are seeing an outflux into neighbouring countries that we have not seen the speed and scale of since world war ii. and do aid agencies like yourselves have the resources needed to be able to help them? or is there only so much that can feasibly be done? its both, unicef has been here for years. we are sending trucks and trucks of medical supplies, surgi...

To sit in that seat. >> i want to talk, and hear from you about why that moment was so significant, and what you are hearing from the white house about judge jacksons confirmation? are they still fully confident? >> white house officials are very confident, based on my conversations. and democrats want to see her confirmed by april 8th, which is before the senate goes to recess for easter. but i want to also just mark that moment, what senator booker did was really to honor her. he said not only...

Womans name into the mix? thats my question. now, in terms of the overall behavior, i thought some of it was across the line. some of the questions about religion. the way some of the questions were presented to her without giving her an opportunity to respond. and i have to commend chair of the committee for his efforts to try to prevent her from being disrespected. he did try. unfortunately, senators have a great deal of latitude in terms how they question a person. and it went on, but i do ho...