an explosive device with two fuses found hidden in the lining of checked baggage. the man accused of trying to get through airport security arrested. severe storms even tornadoes forecast in the southeast, well a state of emergency declared in parts of snow packed california. plus, the big green reason why fox news can t quit the my pillow guy, even as he continues pushing bogus election lies. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, federal agents have arrested a pennsylvania man for allegedly trying to bring explosives in his luggage on a flight to florida. authorities say 40-year-old mark motley was arrested at his home on monday night, after security agents had flagged his checked luggage early in the day. cnn s evan perez has details. according to the fbi, he checked the bag and in the process, the routine screening that was happening by the tsa, they found explosives in this checked bag. according to the fbi,
a battery on fire in an overhead bin. a passenger says it apparently came from a battery pack that was charging a cell phone. and that the cabin quickly filled with smoke. the crew put out the fire in-flight and firefighters assess the situation once the plane landed. federal authorities are investigating. it is a rough week ahead for the u.s., as severe weather looms across the country. parts of the west coast are trying to thaw out from a massive snowstorm, now moving east. meantime, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flooding are in the forecast for states in the southeast. some some parts of california has seen more than 100 inches of snow in the last week, which prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency in 13 counties. cnn meteorologist derek van damme has more on the stories storms rolling across the u.s.. this severe weather season has trended in all the wrong
ex fbi was focused on the last couple of days. nothing of that appears to have occurred in this investigation. this is a very serious thing, obviously. if you read the court documents, the fbi says this powder that was included in this compound, was susceptible to ignite from heat and friction and posed a significant risk to the aircraft and passengers. severe turbulence forced a lufthansa flight headed from texas to germany to be diverted to dallas airport in virginia. the airline says seven people were injured wednesday, when the flight encountered cure clear air turbulence, which can occur without warning. the passengers were treated on board, and taken to hospitals once the plane landed. in another flight, mishap a spirit airlines plane headed from dallas to orlando was diverted to jacksonville florida after the crew spotted
welcome back. the chaotic race for new york city mayor took another turn yesterday, one day after the city s board of elections released and then rescinded new results in the democratic primary contest. new numbers show former city sanitation director kathryn garcia who was behind by 13 points previously now trailing former police captain eric adams by just two points. the boe later called the mishap a, quote, unacceptable error from 175,000 test votes that were reported in the actual vote count. this prompted a lawsuit from the adams campaign which announced it was petitioning the court for a fair election process. more than 120,000 absentee ballots remain uncounted. what a debacle. meanwhile the company who