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The three bystanders rushed over and held him until police could arrive. the woman was not injured. well, its a problem airline pilots are dealing with all too often. >> about a mile back there was a drone flying just by the abandoned airport here. >> the port authority of new york and new jersey now begging the areas three major hubs to stop selling drones in their terminal shops at the airports. and those are your headlines. >> thank you. >> a little crazy they would do that. >> sell drones ...

Bringing damaging winds, hail and tornadoes to the dakotas and minnesota. heavy rain in the rockies from montana down to new mexico. downpours from the tennessee valley down to the carolinas. dangerous heat and humidity in texas and the mid south. >> triple digits in phoenix and dallas. 90s in denver and memphis. 80s in new york chicago and kansas city, 70s in l.a. and seattle. pilots flying into some of the countrys biggest airports are facing a growing danger, laser pointers. six planes were...

>> "happening now" authorities in new york and new jersey are searching for the person responsible for targeting flights with laser pointers. according to the faa, there were four such incidents last night and more than a dozen last week. heres more. >> hi, jon. the fbi tells fox they hope the public can help where the lasers are coming from. and we want to track them down before approximate these things happen again. the federal aviation administration releasing to fox the four flights hit an a...

>> in the meantime, more pilots are reported that their planes are disturbed by laser pointers. how the faa is responding, next. eeeeah! new ensure active high protein. 16 grams of protein and 23 vitamins and minerals. ensure. take life in.

Congested areas where it makes easy for people to hide like new york and new jersey. dallas had areas like this. but others occur in relatively more open spaces. people hide a around the buildings. those who are intent on criminal activity i dont know if a prison sentence is going to deter them. >> do you wonder if this is just coincidence and sflangtrange from thrill seekers? or do you think its more concerted and coordinated? >> given the number on one night it does seem coordinated and concer...

Three shots were fired. the officer hits the pavement. help arrives moments later. the teenage driver was arrested and has been charged. well police in vallejo, california, are refusing to apologize in that bizarre, "gone girl"-style kidnap case saying they believe it was a hoax. >> thats despite fbi affidavits and the suspect who is now behind bars. cecilia vega with the details. >> reporter: a resounding we told you so. >> today there is vindication. today is a fabulous day for denise huskin...

Government announced that they will conduct their own investigation. thats an investigation with subpoena power that might actually get something on russia and qatar. >> thank you very much. >> and the faa is investigating who targeted passenger planes leaving new yorks jfk airport with laser pointers. they can disorient pilots and make it impossible for them to see their control panels. a green laser hit their planes while they were flying at only 8,000 feet over long island. no one was injured...

Officials say expect more like that especially if it rains like last night here in the north dallas, texas year. >> thanks very much. coming up a blinding threat against airline pilots. the faa warning about the danger of laser pointers after a scary incident in the skies above new york. we have details. thats next.

Youre going to need a $5 gadget from a novelty store and do something really stupid with it. the laser pointers we hear so much about. sorry for sounding like a bit of a mom here. those things are not toys. if you shine one in the wrong direction, i dont know, say at an airplane thats in flight, the police and the fbi would like to have a word with you. correct that. stern word with with you. the faa says this happens almost 4,000 times just in the last year. somebody shining a laser beam at pla...

>> as far as we know we just dont have that information, wolf. that is something, of course people are asking right now. are there more victims out there? but as of now federal authorities are only talking about this individual a and thats really what theyre focused on now. i want to go back to what we were talking about, why now? we know in december according to the indictment he allegedly lied to federal authorities about the money and that he was keeping it for himself, but its interesting to...