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Of the airplane to handle a problem passenger. >> reporter: after nearly 6,000 reports last year, this year, nearly 400, two-thirds related to on board mask mandates. late today, the texas attorney general sued the biden administration to overturn the mask mandate in airports and on planes, but for the past year, the faa has come down hard on bad behavior, rolling out a national public information campaign. >> these events need to stop and we are working very hard to do that. >> reporter: delta ...

Since the terror attacks it is hard to remember what every day life was like before 9/11. we didnt have to take the shoes off to board a plane and while its the norm now threats continue to evolve forces dhs which didnt exist before 9/11 to reexamine how it keeps americans safe. heres nbcs pete williams. >> reporter: on board a delta air lines flight from los angeles to atlanta an urgent plea from the pilot. >> wedd like all strong males to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger...

Routine today didnt exist at the time. the government responded with the department of homeland security, which is struggling to keep up with new threats here is pete williams. >> reporter: on board a delta airlines flight from los angeles to atlanta, an urgent plea from the pilot. >> wed like all strong males to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> an atlanta businessman was quick to respond. >> i immediately jumped, grabbed his shoulders, pulled his hood over his head an...

Unruly rioters this year. the number of faa investigations already three times more than a normal year. the faa releasing a zero tolerance psa. >> stop. >> and tsa resuming self-defense classes for workers. >> to handle problem passenger. >> reporter: masked planes enflaming the stresses of airline travel. hoping the mandates end soon. >> the current order expires september 13th and i guess it will expire on september 13th. >> clearly the masks are a spark point but its not the underlying cause....

On unruly flyers. >> help me! >> reporter: the struggle and screams coming from the most unlikely of passengers. >> stay down! >> reporter: an off duty delta airlines flight attendant onboard a flight from los angeles to atlanta. the pilot asking for, quote, all strong males to come to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> i am very thankful that it did not end badly. >> reporter: passengers saying the man who police identified as 34-year-old stephon jamar duncan of atlanta...

An off-duty delta airlines flight attendant on board a flight from los angeles to atlanta. the pilot asking for, quote, all strong males to come to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> i am very thankful that it did not end badly. >> reporter: passengers saying the man who police identified as 34-year-old stefan duncan of atlanta made an announcement over the planes pa system telling everyone to take their seats and prepare to put on oxygen masks. >> that created quite a s...

Misbehaving or even violent passengers so far this year. what is going on in the nations sky? cnns dan simon has the latest on unruly fliers. >> reporter: the struggle and screams coming from the most up likely of passengers. an offduty delta airlines flight attendant aboard a flight from los angeles to atlanta. the pilot asking for, quote, all strong males to come to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> i am very thankful that it did not end badly. >> passengers saying th...

Crane. nba now chris paul and devan booker combining for 71 points winning four games to none. the suns advance to the western conference finals theyll face the jazz or clippers. more bad news for brooklyn and the eastern conference semifinals against milwaukee. kyrie irving rolling his ankle and leaving the game. did not return. the bucs win 107-96 to even their series with the nets. rosemary, back to you. >> thank you. a frightening up in trend is taking off in the u.s. as americans begi...

This is consistent. there are people inside the doj of both political persuasions who are aggressive about prosecuting leaks cases. garland will take another look at how records are obtained in these cases. >> ken dilanian, you will follow this for us. thanks. good to see you. imagine this. you are on your first flight since the pandemic. vacation is in your sights. and then you hear this. >> we would like all strong males to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> hold ont...

>> help me! >> reporter: the struggle and screams coming from the most unlikely of passengers. an off due the delta airlines flight attendant aboard a flight friday night from los angeles to atlanta. the pilot asking for quote all strong males to come to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> i am very thankful that it did not end badly. >> reporter: passengers saying the man who police identified as a 34-year-old man of atlanta made an announcement over the planes p.a. syst...