Although that flight on ridge nated in sab saudi arabia. They dont have the name of the hijacker but the crew taking all precautions when confronted by a man who said he had some kind of explosives on him. He informed the pilot. The plane diverted to cyprus. Most passengers have been taken off that plane and we should say it happened in a very calm manner. There was no panic, no running. Its not a militaryized situation. They have taken that plane to a part of the airport, away from term analysis, away from other planes. And right now, were told there are still several passengers on that plane, four passengers and the crew, as well, and the hijacker. The other thing that we can tell you which has been said officially is by the president of cyprus, who announced to a News Conference he was holding that this is not a matter of terrorism and then he laughed. And said, it has it has to do with a woman. Media reports that the hijacker is trying to make contact with his exwife. Who lives apparently in a village near cyprus. And he wants to deliver a letter to her. So, right now, this is a fluid situation. What we know for sure is that egyptair flight ms181 from alexandria to cairo has diverted to larnaca, under the pressure of a hijacker on board who claims he has some kind of explosives. There were americans on that flight. We dont know if all of the americans are off or not. A report earlier that the foreigners, the nonegyptians were kept on board that plane. Right now, its essentially a negotiation, apparently, according the president of cyprus, it has to do with a woman. Terry, we dont know the identity of the hijacker, do we have anything further about a motive . He wants to deliver a letter and there has been video and pictures from the larnaca airport of a hand sticking out the door of the plane with what looks like a letter, handed off to an official on the stairs outside that plane. So, it seems that this may be kind of a throwback, if you will, back in the 60s and 70s there were a lot more hijackses before Airport Security got much tougher so there were hijacks about personal issues. This seems to be what this is motivated by, not terrorism were hearing, directly from cypriot officials that this is not terror related. This is personal. This is a personal drama playing out on the airport tarmac in larnaca, cyprus, apparently some kind of dispute between a man and a woman with the lives all those passengers and crew on board that plane put at risk for what may be a love story or not a love story. Quite a love story ending there. Its gone on for several hours now. Terry, if he does happen to have a device, what does say about the security thats already been questionable there in egypt . Last october, the metrojet plane in sigh nay taking off from Sharm El Sheikh in egypt, full of russians en route to russia, blew up over the sigh sinai. That got a tremendous amount of attention on egypt Airport Security. They have brought in outside experts, a british company, theyre procedures, they say, and theyre toughening up. Anyone who has flown through the cairo airport, this plane taking off from alexandria, but its symbolic security. Harrowing situation there. Were not sure how its going to unfold. Terry moran live from our london bureau. Thank you for that update after the recent terror attacks many are wondering how a passenger got a plane possibly with a bomb. Moments ago, we spoke with steven ganyard. You remember the recent downing of the Russian Airliner in the sinai. It points to how weak security actually is in egypt, so this certainly isnt surprising that a domestic flight where the security was probably quite poor allowed somebody to get on board with either a weapon or a bomb. And, steve, colonel, tell us about the Security Issues for flights in this particular part of the world. Of course, you were mentioning the egyptair or the flight from Sharm El Sheikh a little earlier but security at this particular airport in this part of the world. Its egypt has had a problem with Aviation Security for a long time. Weve seen it tragically pointed out recently. I think one of the things thats interesting here to me is that remember in the 70s and 80s there were lots of hijackings that were done by leftwing palestinian terrorists, the plo, those kinds of folks. This is a very different time. These are usually motivated by religious grievances, radical islamists rather than what we knew in the 70s and 80s as hijackings that were much more left wing ideological and this is also the time of suicide vests and suicide bombings which we didnt always see in the hijackings in the middle east in the 70s and 80s. We know that egypt shares a border with israel and we know that egyptian president el sisi has a pretty Good Relationship with israel considering. What do you think happens in a situation like this and how does israel respond . No doubt given the close cooperation between egypt and israel on Security Matters that the israelis were alerted early on and they probably have folks en route to cyprus right now. So i think that the israeli capabilities in terms of counterhijacking and these sort of extremist hostage situations will be called into play. And, colonel, you know, im not sure how familiar in the Early Morning hours you are with why this plane may have landed in cyprus. Any idea why they would have gone there . Thats a bit baffling. Remember, again, going back to the kinds of hijackings where we saw in the 70s and 80s in the middle east, they would fly to a third country and then ask for ransom or either let the hostages go or blow it up. Here cyprus is not unusual but this was a short flight within egypt, from alexandria to cairo, so its not very far away to get across the mediterranean, so why they took it to cyprus remains a mystery and maybe its more politically rather than religiously motivated. But well have to wait and see. And were learning right now there were some eight americans on board. We will continue to follow the very latest. Up next, the latest on that security scare on capitol hill. Well have the details. Stay with us. For colon cancer . Get tested i dont have any symptoms. [female announcer] of cancers affecting both men and women, Colorectal Cancer is the 2nd leading Cancer Killer in the united states. And it doesnt always cause symptoms, especially early on. But im only 53. Im too young. [announcer] screening is recommended for men and women beginning at 50. But no one in my family had colon cancer. It doesnt run in my family. 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The suspect identified as 65yearold larry dawson is now in critical but stable condition. Officers say they opened fire when he pointed what appeared to be a gun. Overnight his truck was towed away from the scene, and were learning that dawson is no stranger to capitol hill police. Abcs megan hughes has the latest from washington. Megan, good morning. Reporter reena, kendis, good morning. Thats right. We understand this suspect, this 66yearold from tennessee is in stable but Critical Condition at a d. C. Hospital this morning and thats exactly right. He is no stranger to Capitol Police. Chaos in the capitol captured on bystanders cell phones as shots rang out. Shelter in place. Reporter visitors and hill staffers were told to protect themselves or flee to safety. Doors in the capitol barricaded. We were just told to get down on the floor, and we were staying lying on the floor for about 15, 20 minutes. It was like hell broke loose, just police everywhere with guns drawn. People running and screaming. Reporter spring break visitors swarmed the streets outside, so did armed police. It all went down at the capitol visitors center, the first point of entry into the capitol complex for tourists. A man approached the conveyer belt and screening machine when suddenly there was a weapon. The individual drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers. An officer fired and struck the suspect. Reporter the suspect identified as 66yearold larry dawson was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment. An innocent bystander, a woman about 40 years old, was also injured. Police say they found the weapon on the scene. Dawsons truck was also being searched and towed away from the capitol. Hes been charged with assault with a Deadly Weapon and assault on a Police Officer while armed. Dawson had previous runins with Capitol Police. A judge told him to stay away after he interrupted a session of the house last fall shouting that he was a prophet. I am a prophet of god. Reporter at a time when terrorism concerns are high, Capitol Police are stressing that they believe that this was a criminal act by a single person, nothing more. The capitol visitors center, by the way, will be open for business as usual later this morning. Reena, kendis. Megan hughes, live in washington. Thank you so much. And when we come back, we will have more on the breaking news out of egypt. A plane hijacked. Well have the latest. And also, apple off the hook with its showdown with the federal government. Through your nose. E suddenly, youre a mouthbreather. A mouthbreather how can anyone sleep like that . Well, just put on a breathe right strip and pow it instantly opens your nose up to 38 more than Cold Medicine alone. So you can breathe and sleep. Shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. Breathe right to help protect your dog or cat from fleas and ticks. With the performance you expect from a monthly topical in a nongreasy collar. 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Roads will be wet in the upper midwest, the western gulf coast and florida and some for both in northern and new england, as well, but no ash. And if youre flying, airport delays are likeliest in salt lake city. Recapping our top story, an egypt airplane has been hijacked and forced to land on an island of cyprus. The hijacker keeping four passengers and three crew members, total of eight americans likely on board the flight. The hijacker claimed to have an explosive belt. Investigators say theyre not sure if its real. According to a counterterrorism expert, theyre likely getting names of everyone. Theyre going through the different options. Theres limited options when you have an armed takeover of a plane at a tarmac like this. Matt, one of first things you do when Something Like this takes place in egypt, cyprus, two different countries, how does the u. S. Interact at this point. From the u. S. Perspective the concern is, are there americans on that flight . So, the u. S. Officials have run the passenger manifest, tried to determine whos on the plane, if they have access to that information, working with their, you know, our counterparts in egypt and then, really trying to find out if theres any intelligence, scouring intelligence reports, the last 4 hours, 48 hours, to see if theres been any sign of any warning or threat that we can point to identify who might be possible. How is it possible that someone with an explosive belt could surpass Airport Security and get on a plane. Right thats really the question. We justed a the downing of the airplane in egypt out of the sinai recently and this is the second apparent effort to by pass screening thats been successful, thats a real concern. Especially if its the case that what appears someone with a suicide vest was able to get past the screening ability in that airport. It has been a while since we have heard of such a hijacking, when you hear about this what do you think is going on. We saw this 30 years ago, we saw many of these types of hijackings in the middle east but we havent seen that lately, thats not been part of the al qaeda or isis playbook. Really, they have been willing to just simply take down planes, blow them up, not to hijack. So, this could be a new, you know, chapter in that playbook, where theyre willing to hijack a plane because of the extra, perhaps extra publicity that it generates. But at this point, it doesnt seem like there have been any demands made here. Apple in the middle of a security showdown with the federal government, now off the hook. The fbi says it was able to break the encryption on an iphone without apples help and its now dropped its lawsuit. The device was used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists and it may contain information useful to the investigation of the december shooting. Well, more on our top story coming up, including a convicted murderer back in custody after escaping from prison. 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