Page 4 - 2609 News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

One theory is that the cartel may have believed that they were haitian smugglers encroaching on their turf. lester. >> all right, gabe gutierrez tonight, thank you. now to the terrifying new video from that midair emergency we told you about last evening. a man allegedly threatened to kill other passengers then stabbed a flight attendant on a packed plane. here's tom costello. >> reporter: united flight 2609 was just 45 minutes from landing in boston. >> i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: when prosecutors say 32-year-old francisco torres went on an incoherent rant after trying...

To restain him. the flight crew had zip ties to zip tie his feet and his arms. he was still screaming. and he somehow escaped from the zip ties. they put new ones on him once we knew that there were only one additional set of zip ties left, people were sending up their we belts. >> cnn's pete muntean shows us how it all started. >> reporter: united airlines flight 2609 from los angeles to boston, it was a smooth flight for the first five hours on sunday until -- >> so where's the homeland security with the gun, because i'm waiting for them to point the gun at me so i will show everybody that i...

This morning they didn't want us here and they made that known to us. one thing s though, very clear here is that the tension here, as i mentioned, is ratcheting up with the fate of this proposed facility still hanging in the balance. erica, jim? >> nick, really appreciate it. thank you. all right. truly frightening incident in the air. united airlines passenger now facing charges after authorities say he tried to open an emergency door and attempted to stab a flight attendant. there's video of this. >> and it's tough to watch that video. this was on a flight yesterday from l.a. to boston. c...

Tried to open the emergency exit door and they got an alarm in the cockpit. here is the incredible video. >> united airlines flight 2609 from los angeles to boston. it was a smooth flight for the first five hours on sunday until -- >> where is the homeland security with the gun? i'm waiting for them to point the gun at me so i can show everybody that i won't die when i take every bullet in that clip to wherever in my body they shoot it and i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: the agitated passenger is francisco torres of mismassachusetts. the video obtained by cnn recorded by a pa...

Plane. >> right now, i'm telling you right now, okay, yeah. >> he did not grab. >> kayleigh: you can see crew members and other passengers tackled a man, his name is francisco torres and he has been charged with interference of flight crew members and using a dangerous weapon. martha, what heroic passengers to stay so calm, that's terrifying. >> martha: and reminds you from things from 9/11 when you see all of those passengers going down the alley there and just tackling him, obviously this man is very disturbed. that is quite clear. but when you are on a plane and the pilot is saying united t...