and diverted to malta where it has now landed. let's ta ke to malta where it has now landed. let's take you know to malta. all flights have been cancelled as the afriqiyah airways plane is on the ru nway afriqiyah airways plane is on the runway with security and medical services surrounding at or close by. this is a tweet from the maltese prime minister in the last few minutes saying there are 111 passengers on board, it is a airbus a320, owned by the state owned afriqiyah airways. earlier the prime minister said security and emergency operations were standing by. earlier we spoke to the deputy mayor who said multiple measures were being taken at the airport. our newscasters taken at the airport. our newscaste rs have taken at the airport. our newscasters have just issued an address from the prime minister when he said he onlyjust officially received a statement that the libyan airliner was landing received a statement that the libyan airlinerwas landing in received a statement that the libyan airliner was landing in malta with hijackers on board. in reality, although the situation

has been forced to land in malta. it's thought two hijackers had threatened to blow up the aircraft. the main suspect in the berlin lorry attack is shot dead in milan after opening fire on police officers during an id check. anis amri, who is a tunisian national, was killed in the early hours of the morning. an italian officer was injured. there is absolutely no doubt that the person who was killed is anis amri. the suspect of the terrorist attack in berlin. an investigation begins into a disturbance in a prison in kent after prisoners took control of a wing. it will be a weekend of travel disruption. and britain braces for storm barbara with scotland expected to bear the brunt of 90 mile an hour winds and difficult travelling conditions. more now on the flight that has been hijacked. malta's prime ministerjoseph muscat said on twitter that security and emergency operations are standing by. reports say the airbus a320 of state—owned afriqiyah airways has 118 people aboard. of state—owned afriqiyah airways earlier i spoke to magda magri naudi, the deputy mayor for lija in malta.

. the time is 137. more now on the libyan plane that's been hijacked and diverted to malta. it was an internal libyan flight, it's now sitting on the tarmac at a malta airport. there are pictures from recent period of time. a few passengers have been let off. there were initially 111 passengers on board but in the last hour or so, 25 of them have been released. local media are reporting that two individuals are threatening to blow up the airbus a320 with hand grenades. with me now is our correspondent smitha mundasad. as far as we understand it, these are passengers being left off the plane. from what we understand, or from the pictures we are seeing, we're seeing some passengers, first women and children gingerly making their way off the plane. it appeared also that some men have made their way off the plane. there are still about 30 or a0 passengers on board and of course the crew members. it think about seven crew members on board. we have not seen any of them leave. of course, we remake all these people. 0ver leave. of course, we remake all these people. over 100 people have been

war zones. the hijacking of a libyan airliner forced to land in malta has ended peacefully, with those responsible surrendering to the authorities. also: delays are expected on the roads and railways as people head home for the festive season. passengers are warned of significant disruption on roads and rail as the christmas getaway combines with the end of the working week. and there are difficult travelling conditions and power cuts across parts of scotland as storm barbara starts to hit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the plane hijacking, the plane which was meant to land in libya but was hijacked and landed in malta. let's get the latest on what is happening. here are the shots we have from valletta airport, the maltese capital. we understand that it has now ended peacefully. our correspondent is with me and has been following developments throughout this afternoon. the most recent news is that the hijackers have surrendered? the prime minister of malta has tweeted that the hijackers have surrendered, have been searched and have been taken

malta. this is the scene live at valletta international airport. it is believed that two hijackers on board have hand grenades. two uk men are convicted of using syria aid convoys to funnel money to extremists in wars is. and delays are expected on the roads and railways as the christmas getaway gets under way. on one of the busiest days of the year for the rail and road network, significant disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening fire on a police officer who asked him for id during a routine patrol. one police officer was shot and i

reporting and, phil, your expertise. >>> more breaking news right now. this out of malta, reports of a hijacked plane landing with more than 100 people onboard. let's get the latest from cnn foreign correspondent ian lee with the details. they're still onboard. is this still unfolding, ian? >> there was an internal flight when we are hearing the plane was hijacked. reuters is reporting that the hijackers refused for the plane to be landed in libya. it was diverted to malta. hearing from the prime minister that currently the security services have secured the area. not much details about what is going forward on the tarmac at this moment, but we do know that there was 111 passengers on the plane, according to the prime minister. 82 males, 28 females and one infa infant. the prime minister having an emergency meeting to discuss this ongoing situation. the plane coming from suba. a plane in southern libya that had recent turmoil. a conflict between two warring crimes. things to take and consider as this story develops. >> ian, do we know with any clarity what's happening on that plane rig

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land in malta. >>> president-elect changing nuclear policy in just 140 characters. it started with, you guessed it, a tweet. trump calling for the united states to greatly strengthen and expand nuclear capability. that sounded like nuclear proliferation proliferation but not to closest aides. after a day long clarification to walk it back, redefine it, trump got on phone this morning and said this. >> mika asked the president-elect, while we had the opportunity, what his position was on trying to clarify the tweet yesterday regarding the nuclear arsenal and the president-elect told you what? >> let it be an arms race. we will outmatch them at every pass. >> and outlast them all. >> outlast them all. >> my colleague, kristen welker, in west palm beach, florida. how is the transition team responding to the latest bit of news from the president-elect? >> reporter: well, they're walking a fine line, katy. they're trying to moderate it, put the focus on updating the united states nuclear arsenal which is, of course, something that president obama is already doing, modernizing it, securi

is, this is bbc news. we are going straight to valletta in malta, because we are going to hear an update following the successful ending of the hijacking of the libyan plane. let's go to the maltese prime minister. this request was rejected. after further negotiations, the hijackers agreed to free the remaining members of the crew and to surrender. they were asked to surrender. they were asked to surrender any weapons in their possession. they were found to be in possession. they were found to be in possession of the hand grenade and a pistol. nevertheless, the armed forces of malta are currently conducting a full search on the aircraft and a second pistol has been found so far. the search is ongoing. the two hijackers have been detained in custody and interrogations are ongoing. the rest of the crew and passengers are also being questioned over certain events. once this interrogation process is completed over the next few hours, arrangements will be made to send the passengers and crew members back to libya with another aircraft. i would like to thank all those involved in the su

threatening to blow it up. air force officials in malta said there were 118 passengers on board. it is not clear yet if the hijackers have any demands but we will be monitoring the situation throughout the morning. >>> coverage continues after a italian police say they have shot and killed the man wanted in a berlin terror attack this week. this happened a few hours ago. we are in washington with what we know so far. >> reporter: p.m., good morning to you. german officials are still awaiting official confirmation that this was their man. 24-year-old amri anis who was shot and killed but in a press conference this morning we are told there is no doubt it was. >>> the manhunt for amri anis ended in a shootout. police on routine patrol in a milan neighborhood asked a man for identification who then pulled a gun out of his backpack. shots were fired and a policeman was injured and begun man was killed. >> without any shadow of a doubt , it is amri anis , the presumed suspect of the terrorist attack in berlin. >> milan is more than 600 miles from berlin were he allegedly drove a truck direc

hundred and eighty people on board, that was forced to land in malta — are arrested. storm barbara begins to kick in — with worse to come as, ninety mile—an—hour winds are forecast. and delays in the christmas getaway — with warnings of significant disruption on roads and railways. and in half an hour i will be looking back at a diverse year income from hollywood superheroes to home—grown hits and fabulous foreign languages. that is reviewed in 2013 with me mark kermode. it's 5 o'clock. our main story. italian police have shot dead the man believed to have carried out the attack on a christmas market in berlin. 0fficials officials said there was no doubt that he was dead as fingerprints matched those found. german chancellor angela merkel said she was relieved that he posed no longer any threat. average near the central berlin, anis amri swears a pledge of allegiance, to al—baghdadi, the leader of so—called islamic state. it has just released the video online. and this is where he died, a backstreet in milan. killed after pulling a gun from his backpack and shooting a

libyan plane to malta has ended peacefully. the two men who seized control of the aircraft freed those onboard and surrendered to the authorities. the domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked in the morning after taking off from sabha, bound for the libyan capital tripoli. as david campanale now reports, it appears the hijackers are supporters of the late former leader, muammar gaddafi. though terrifying for the passengers on board, the hijacking of a libyan state owned airline appears more of a political stunt than a terrorist incident. this had been an internal flight incident. this had been an internal flight to tripoli, when the airbus was forced to make men on board to divert the malta. they told crew they had a hand grenade, and threatened to blow up the plane. probe gaddafi claims were made by the hijackers, with one appearing and waving a plain green flag resembling that of gaddafi's now defunct state. after hours of talks promise was given to free those on—board if promise was given to free those on—boa rd if unspecified promise was given to free those

straight to your phone. jummy: the prime minister of malta that involved a libyan flight with 118 passengers on board diverted to malta. the flight has landed on the island and there appears to be two hijackers onboard. we are looking to get new information on this breaking news and we will bring it to you as soon as we can get it. at 6:05 the associated press reported that a man killed in christmashe berlin market attack suspect. police across europe have been on the lookout for the 24-year-old tunisian man who ran the truck into the crowded market, killing 12 people in hurting dozens more. apparently he was shot and killed her in a gunfight with police. keep hold of the gun from his backpack after being asked to show his identity papers and that is when police opened fire. we are staying on top of this story in the soon as we get anything new we will be sure to let you know. new developments this morning prayer officials at the malta that there are two hijackers onboard the plane. we still working to get more information, but officials confirming that two hijackers are on board

receives a statement that a libyan airliner was landing in malta and there are hijackers on board. although the situation was here already, he has just although the situation was here already, he hasjust received although the situation was here already, he has just received the official news now and there is a meeting in process of a special committee to address the situation. the airport is closed, it has been com pletely the airport is closed, it has been completely closed and all flights are diverted. there are flights coming in at 11:20am and they have been diverted. there are paramedics and soldiers and security. the army is on stand—by. they are all on stand—by to see what the next step is. two people on board seem to have been threatening to blow up the plane if their demands are not met. we are seeing pictures of the plane standing at the airport and resizing pictures earlier of security services clearly standing at the perimeterfence. services clearly standing at the perimeter fence. it's clearly a very delicate situation. what are the emergency services doing? what i

disembark from a hijacked libyan aircraft in malta. officials say two hijackers want to keep the pilot and the crew. this all started a few hours ago when those hijackers diverted a state-run commercial plane to the island of malta, tlet ening to blow it up with hand grenades. they already landed the plane and there are threats of using grenades to blow up that plane. these are live pictures from malta international airport. all flights intimal that international have been diverted. officials san jose that flight was originally heading to trimly. this was an internal flight from southwest libya to tripoli. we'll continue to follow this breaking story and bring you updates as soon as we get them. >> more breaking news this morning. the international manhunt for the suspect in the deadly berlin rampage is over. early this morning authorities shot and killed 24-year-old anis amri. italy's interior minister says it started with a routine security check in milan when police at a train station asked for amri's paperers. that's when he pulled out a handgun and managed to shoot one police offi

. >>> and we have more breaking news at this hour. this out of malta where there are reports of a hijacked plane landing. let's get the latest from cnn foreign correspondent ian lee with all the details. what have you learned? >> good morning, alisyn. what we are hearing comes directly from the prime minister. he tweeted out that the plane has been hijacked and i spoke with the communication affairs and he was able to confirm to me that the plane was on the ground. this happened about an hour ago. this flight was an internal flight that was hijacked and diverted to malta. no word on how many people are onboard and have hijacked, although we're hearing from local media reports that there are 118 people onboard this flight. security personnel are at the scene right now. the prime minister is having an emergency meeting to discuss these ongoing developments. but, still, very much early in this situation. >> as far as we know right now, the hijackers are still on the plane. this is an active situation. >> that's correct. from what we're hearing is that they're on the plane. local media is repo

malta have been arrested after a standoff on the runway lasting several hours. the crew and passengers were gradually released before the men were taken away for questioning. the united nations refugee agency says over 5,000 migrants and refugees have died in the mediterranean this year, the highest annual death toll so far. about 100 migrants are reported to have died on thursday when two boats sank off the italian coast. after many days of protests, opposition leaders in the democratic republic of congo say they've reached an agreement with the governing party over the transition of power. presidentjoseph kabila will stay in office until the end of next year, despite his term having expired. a new prime minister will be chosen from the opposition. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: victims of violence, as britain's homelessness crisis grows, a new study reveals that almost 80% of rough sleepers have been attacked or abused in the past year. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, has warned that the country's security services can't be complacent, despite the killing of

mediterranean island of malta. all the passengers and crew on board the plane had release. the first reports came in that two hijackers had forced the plane to land on malta and were threatening to blow it up saying they had grenades on board. video from the airport in malta showing passengers slowly being allowed to leave the plane. officials in malta have said they work 118 passengers on board. the times is reporting that one hijacker told the crew that he was for qaddafi and he would let passengers leave if his demands were met. it is unclear what those demands are but there were reports that the hijackers had asked for political asylum in malta. >> experts are predicting tomorrow is the busiest. >> reporter: take a look around you can see there are both at the airport not as busy as it was an hour ago but that is what you would expect. the flow of passengers absinthe flows. taking a look -- abs and flows. we have heard about a handful of delays that passengers need to be aware of if they are flying out of the airport. go ahead and contact your airline. we have video of when we arrived ea

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it up. it was forced to land in malta. the stand off coming to an end with no crew or passengers hurt. the incident raising concerns about airport security in war ravaged libya and john hutti is following the store live for us. hi, john. >> and now weç know according the maltes officials that two handgun and a hand grenade were found on board of the plane. speaking about airline security that raises serious concern can and how exactly these weaponses were smuggled on board may be the central question at this point. it all started around noon in malta when the airline flight landed in the island with 118 people on board. it was en route to tripoli. when it was diverted to malta. hijackers released all of the passengers and flight crew after being told that negotiators would only talk to them if they released everyone. at one point as we saw in the video. one of the high jackers came out and waved a green flag. they were arrested a short time later. it is unclear why they high jacked the plan. this green flag was associated with gaddafi. and there is report ares that the highç

the game. we look at the images past and present. the hijacking of a libyan plane to malta has ended peacefully. controln who seized freed those on board and surrender to the authorities. it appears the hijackers were supporters of the late former leader mohammed get off the -- muammar gaddafi. reporter: so terrifying for the passengers on board, the hijacking of a libyan state owned your lender appears more stunt than a terrorist -- airliner appears more a stunt than a terrorist incident. it was forced by 2 men on board today for to malta. they told the crew that they had a hand grenade and threatened to blow up the plane. pro-qaddafi claims were made by the hijackers, with one waving a flag reselling that of coffee -- resembling that of muammar gaddafi's state. away,ssengers were taken with the flight attendants following. >> they were asked to surrender any weapons in their possession. they were found to be in possession of a hand grenade and a pistol. nevertheless, the armed forces of malta are currently conducting a full search on the aircraft and a second pistol has been found

ready for game time. >>> we have breaking news from overseas. official in malta which is located in the mediterranean sea say a libyan plane land with two hijackers aboard. malta airport officials say emergency teams are handling what they called unlawful interference on the tarmac. ma at that's prime minister tweeted about a potential hijack situation involving an internal libyan flight that was diverted to malta. airport officials said the airline has 118 passengers on board that plane. tap the nbc app and stay with us for updates there. >>> lots of people are heading home or maybe on vacation for the holidays. we have a live look inside philadelphia international airport. our photographer there tells us big crowds are coming in bursts the lines get long but he told us he's how quickly the tsa is keeping things moving. the airport suggests you get there two hours before your plane is scheduled to leave. >>> if you're staying home for this holidays maybe you're getting ready for your big holiday meal. you're taking a live look at tasty looking bread. we're inside the conshohocken i

to update you on breaking news from malta. more than half of passengers on board a hijack the plane have now been released. the libyan commercial flight was diverted to the airport in malta an island in the mediterranean. there are 111 passengers on board and seven crew members and 70 of the passengers have disembarked and the two hijackers threatened to blow up the plane with grenades. we do not know their specific demands. negotiators are on the scene. we will bring you updates through the morning. >> more breaking news italian police have shot and killed the only suspect in the berlin christmas market attack. italian officials confirm that anis amri died in a shootout this morning in milan. this is video we have gotten in and the sun is up, the shootout happened in the middle of the night. police stopped amri at a routine check point and asked for his i.d. he pulled a gun and shot the officer. the officer is in the hospital but expected to survive. 12 people died in berlin when the truck ran through a christmas market on monday. >> in the east bay, the c.h.p. investigating anothe

aircraft diverted to malta. this is video from earlier this morning. officials say the two hijackers want to keep the pilot, but apparently they were allowing people on board the 118-person aircraft to get off. they diverted a state-run commercial plane flying internally in libya over to malta. they were threatening to blow it up with hand grenades. officials say the flight originally going to tripoli had 118 people on board. >>> more breaking news this morning at 6:06, the international manhunt for the suspect in the deadly berlin truck rampage is now over. >> early this morning authorities in italy shot and killed that 24-year-old tunisian man, anis amri. italy's interior minister says this started with a routine security check on the outskirts of milan when police asked amri for his papers. then when pulled out a gun and managed to shoot a police officer in the shoulder before being killed by the other officer. that officer who was hit in the shoulder is expected to survive. authorities right now are looking into amri's ties to isis. >>> this morning some people are saying preside

breaking news to cover. hijacked, a dramatic hostin situation unfolding in malta. a libyan passenger plain diverted after two hijackers threatened to blow it up. an international manhunt ends. the truck driver in the berlin christmas attack killedane shootout overnight 650 miles away in italy. >> and going nuclear, you heard me, nuclear. donald trump tells msnbc, let it be an arms race. then his transition team takes it up a step further with matt lauer. >> other countries need to be put on notice that he's not going to sit back and allow them to undermine our safety, our sovereignty. he's going to match other countries and take action. >> two days before christmas, not the president yet, putting other countries on notice. merry christmas. we begin with breaking news out of malta. a libyan passenger plane was forced to land there after two hijackers took control. it was carrying 111 passengers and 7 crew members. we have been watching the live feed. you can see it here, showing dozens of haaostages getting of the plane. cal perry is monitoring the situation for us. >> this plane took

, even more breaking news overseas. a libyan flight hijacked and diverted to malta with 118 people on board. the passengers and crew say the hijacker is in custody after threatening to blow up the plane. the military is searching if craft. we'll tell you what they are finding next. >>> and a special holiday message from the troops overseas. >> hi. i'm master sergeant bonnie davis deployed with the 386 air expedition wing in southwest asia. want to wish family and friends in boise, idaho, a merry christmas and a happy new year. go broncos! see you soon. love you. st stop. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news from malta where the prime minister spoke a short time ago about the hijacking of a libyan airliner that was forced to land there. >> after further negotiations, the hijackers agreed to free the remaining members of the crew and to surrender. they were asked to surrenderny weapons in their possession. they were found to be in possession of a hand grenade and a pistol. nevertheless, the armed forces of malta are conducting a full search on the aircraft and a second. >> the

breaking news. it appears we have a positive resolution to a hijacking. the prime minister of malta now says the hijackers of a libyan plane have surrendered. you are looking at a live picture. officials say the two men who were taken control claim to have hand grenades have been searched and taken into custody. earlier they forced the plane carrying 118 people to the mediterranean island of malta. the prime minister says tense negotiations ensued. within a few hours the passengers and the crew were allowed to leave the plane. all flights the malta where immediately diverted an emergency teams were sent to the airport tarmac for what the malta agency -- calls an unlawful interference. the suspect and visited the -- had a network of supporters. 24-year-old tunisian were shot and killed by police conducting a routine stop in milan, italy after he opened fire on them. the prosecutor says his office is working with italian authorities to reconstruct the route he took to get there from berlin. he says the authorities in the longer able to identify amri with help from fingerprints provide

possible leads. >>> hijackers threatening to blow up a plane and diverting it from libya to malta. the latest on the situation after the break. >>> plus, a surprising discovery made at the sonoma county airport when one of the nation's top military honors was found abandoned by a baggage carousel. >> two hijackers have surrendered after diverting a plane from libya to malta. the hijackers released all of the passengers and crew and left the plane and were taken into custody. reportedly they have asked for political asylum in malta. earlier this morning, there were reports that the hijackers were threatening to blow up the plane, saying they had grenades. airport officials in malta said there were 118 passengers on board. >>> nearly a week of searching is over. the berlin truck attack suspect is dead after a shootout in milan, italy. >> there is video of the suspect swearing allegiance to the terror group. the details as the investigation continues. >> reporter: the man authorities believe to be behind the berlin truck attack is dead following a shootout with italian police. two of

passenger plane with more than 100 people on board has been hijacked and forced to land in malta. in the last few minutes, some passengers have begun to be released. here, the christmas getaway gets underway — but delays are expected on the roads and railways. and britain braces for storm barbara — with scotland expected to bear the brunt of 90 mile an hour winds and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in the sport on bbc news — oscar becomes the seventh most expensive footballer in history after a £60 million move from chelsea to shanghai sipg is agreed. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. anis amri — the suspect in the berlin christmas market lorry attack — has been shot dead in milan. italian officials say amri opened fire on police who asked him for id during a routine patrol in the city. one italian police officer was shot and injured. the italian authorities say the fingerprints of the dead man match those found on the steering wheel of a lorry which drove at shoppers at a christmas market, killing twelve people and injuring dozens more. our

convoys came to an end after mr henning's kidnap. the hijacking of a libyan plane to malta has ended peacefully. the two men who seized control of the aircraft freed those onboard and surrendered to the authorities. the domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked in the morning after taking off from sabha, bound for the libyan capital tripoli. as david campanale now reports, it appears the hijackers are supporters of the late former leader, muammar gaddafi. the hijacking of a libyan state owned airline appears a political stu nt owned airline appears a political stunt rather than lame terrorist incident. this airbus was forced by two men on board to divert to malta. they told crew they had a hand grenade and threatened to blow up the plane. probe gaddafi claims were made by the hijackers, with one appearing and waving a plain green flag, resembling that of qaddafi's now—defunct state. after hours of talks, a promise was given to free those on board, if unspecified demands were met. the passengers we re demands were met. the passengers were then taken away, with the fligh

. >> true. >> we have a hijacking, by the way, going on in malta, a libyan lane has been hijack. we have quick weather and traffic and we will get to it. >> it is a nice day for travel weather by numbers on a scale of one to ten we will give it a nine. live look at philadelphia international airport, it is busy on this busy travel day. 33 degrees. there is a chill in the atmosphere. thirty in wilmington. thirty-three in trenton. so bus stop buddy has jacket on, very festive for holidays, temperatures this morning in the the 30's, by this afternoon we are looking at high temperatures upper 40's to right around 50 in philadelphia. upper 40's. mid 40's in the the lehigh valley. we are also dry right new but coming up, bob kelly, it looks like that mess in the midwest is heading in our direction, overnight tonight, and the first part of your christmas eve. >> you will get coal in your stocking with that. 7:02. good morning. not bad on the roadways right now, a sign that we will in the see a morning jam to rush hour, but that we will have a lot of unusual traffic patterns throughout the

breaking news on malta. this is a plane that is believed hijacked, the libyan jetliner is on the tarmac and passengers have been getting off plane. "good morning america" is tweeting three minutes ago that the hijackers have agreed to release all 111 passengers. it is believed the two hijackers are still on board and have been threatening to blow up the plane. we have learned they are with a pro qadaffi group. government leaders are meeting to bring this to an end. we will traffic the situation. >> in the north bay the sonoma county sheriff is issuing a silver alert for missing 91-year-old woman last seen in her home at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. she drove away in her volkswagen. authorities say she suffered from a medical condition and can be disoriented. she is 5 foot tall and 115 pounds. >> developing news in the east bay the c.h.p. investigating another freeway shooting on interrogate 580, saying at least eight bullets were shot at a car exiting harrison street last night. two men in their 20's were wounded and taken to the hospital. officials say a victim was shot in the chee

xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. rge >>> breaking news out of malta. the libya plane forced to land when two hijackers took control have been released and now in custody, this after hours of negotiations with the men who were reportedly carrying hand grenades. cal perry is monitoring all of this for us. a tense situation. >> reporter: it resolved in just the past hour. we understand the hijackers, who claim to carry hand grenades, turning themselves over there to maltese authorities. this sort of played out over the course of a few hours, this was an internal libbie libyan state. they wanted more political dialogue between those pro qaddafi loyalists in libya and a defuncted government in tripoli where the lane was headed and thankfully, resolved peacefully and doesn't seem to be anything ever intended to cause harm to the passengers and we saw this video of passengers getting off the plane and shaking the hands of the hijackers at no point, did they have their cell phones removed. thankfully, it was resolved peacefully and appears right now, everybody is headed for a

airliner that landed on the island of malta this morning. the hijackers have left the plane after releasing all the passengers and crew on board. reports came in that two hijackers forced the plane and threatened to blow it up, saying they had grenades. video from malta, showing some of the passengers being allowed to deplane. there were 118 passengers on board. within the last half hour, the prime minister of malta tweeted that the hijackers had surinner didded and are in custody. they were demanding political asylum in malta. >>> don't pack your cars with holiday gifts. law enforcement reminding people that thieves are making rounds in parking lots and city streets looking for packages inside of your car. the san mateo sheriff's detective demonstrated how easy it is to make off with the stolen goods. one had items left right there on the seats. >> they're looking for the easy targets. they want to get what they're looking for and get out. they don't want to be caught. they are looking for valuables in plain view. >> earlier this month, the sheriff's department sent out mailers t

under attack. a hijacking of a libyan jet headed to malta. the latest. >> breaking news, there was 118 passengers on the jet. 65 had been released. it's unknown what the hijacker or hijackers' motives are. it's diverted. a domestic flight directed to the island of malta. women and children have been released and they're threatening to blow up the plane and there's a standoff between one hijacker or more with grenades threatening to blow up the plane. it's reported that they are gadhafi backers. stuart: they're negotiating by phone, i believe, from inside the plane. liz: that's correct. stuart: terror standoff continues. thank you, liz. donald trump tweets on nukes after vladimir putin flexed his muscle. putin spoke first, here is what he said. we're stronger now than any potential aggressor, anyone. he goes on to say we need to strengthen the military potential of strategic nuclear forces. then donald trump tweeted this: the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. stacy washington is h

mediterranean island of malta. where we know at this hour two hijackers with grenades have taken over a passenger plane. they are, at this moment, threatening to blow it up on the tarmac. the maltese police conducting negotiations with the hijackers by phone, obviously this has been intense feig, going on for a few hours now. it is 3:00 in the afternoon there. in malta. we know that at least some of the passengers we know have been released. potentially all of them. we are staying on top of this story. ian lee joins us now with more, this is an airbus 320. this is a plane that left from the libyan city headed for tripoli, obviously diverted to malta. what else do we know about the passengers on that plane, ian? >> well, there was 111 passengers on that plane and we're hearing from the prime minister's office that 109 passengers have been released. leaving two presumably those are both of the hijackers, we're hearing this from maltese foreign ministry saying that the two hijackers claim they have grenades. we do not know their demands yet. we're expecting to get that shortly. but they

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runway in malta. it was flying over libya when the hijackers took over. they are armed with hand grenades and threatening to blowup the plane. all flights in and out of the malta are canceled. >> we will track that. >> at home we are on storm watch. rain is coming to the bay area. it is starting in many parts of our area including in san francisco. >> we are checking the condition first in the north bay. how does it look in the bay? [ inaudible ] >> it must be so wet we cannot hear her. we will work on that mike and return to her later. all the storm is moving in in the busiest travel days of the year. >> matt keller is at sfo look for travelers trying to boat beat the rush. matt? >> we have the rain at sfo coming down good. you can see the water is kicking up from the roads. when you get here make sure you bring your rain jacket and umbrella and you are prepared. who wants to standout in the rain. i know love reporters standing out in the rain and i will have my photographer follow me in here at terminal two with security. the security line is going all the way out of the securi

diverted a libyan commercial plane to malta. they're threatening to blow it up with hand grenades. this is a live look from malta international airport. all flights intimal that international have been diverted. officials say the flight heading initially to tripoli had 118 people on board. a negotiating team is on standby awaiting instructions from the prime minister in a meeting with the national security committee. we'll continue to follow this breaking news story and bring updates as they come to us. >>> pretty tense moments on a flight headed to san francisco that got two men kicked off the plane. it started with a passenger tells ivanka trump, coat, the trump family is ruining the country. >> dan goldstein and matthew lazer in were put on another flight and eventually made it to sfo where tmz cameras were waiting for them. they had no comment. this happened after goldstein confronted trump in the cabin. you see one of the pictures there. l lazner tweeted out a response to his husband's comment. he's tweeting about seeing the couple and wanting to confront them at jfk. some passenge

malta is now over. two men took over a plan after it left malta. the hijackers later agreed to let the crew go and they surrendered. the men wanted to force the plane to go to rome so they could demand asylum in europe. israeli leaders are blasting the obama administration for refusing to use the veto power in the united nations. they passed a resolution to call israeli settlements a international law. ambassador to the u.n. abstained from the vote. the president-elect was quick to react saying -- as to the u.n. things will be different after january 20. of course, inauguration day. russian president vladimir putin mane while would like to downplay the messages yesterday between him and the president elect that seam to hint at a nuclear -- seem to hint at nuclear arms race. maureen: at a news conference putin said he did not consider the u.s. an aggressor. he denied a role in hacking the democratic national committee before the elections. trump released part of a letter that putin sent him in which he urged better relations between the u.s. and russia. the russian president said in par

appeared in court in malta on charges of hijacking a flight to the island. they face life in prison. the they wa nted they face life in prison. the they wanted to go to rome but ended up in malta refuel limitations. there was a stand—off on friday which ended peacefully. all passengers were returned to libya. the israeli leader, binyamin netanyahu has ordered his foreign ministry to summon and reprimand ambassadors from countries on the united nations security council. this includes britain. he is furious that the un voted to condemn the building ofjewish settlements in the occupied territories. our middle east analyst, alanjohnston is with me. another indication ofjust how furious they are? it looks as if the ambassadors in israel did not have the kind of christmas day they might have been planning. a string of them called into the foreign ministry on the orders of prime minister netanyahu. the orders of prime minister neta nyahu. the the orders of prime minister netanyahu. the british, the friend, the italian, the spanish, the egyptian and others will have been left in no doubt

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hijacking of a libyan plane forced to land in malta is over, the men who seized control of the aircraft we re who seized control of the aircraft were taken away in handcuffs and are said to be donald trump. those are the in malta. vladimir putin has been holding his end of your press conference, he said he expected an improvement in us— russian relations and will visit the us if he is invited to do so by donald trump. those are the here on bbc news, in this special edition of the last year, and explore the new political landscape as we enter 2000 we examine the forces behind the momentous events of the last year, and explore the new political landscape as we enter 2017. the events of the last year have changed our world. popular votes in the united states and united kingdom have shaken the west. both have been an angry backlash against decades—old policies. an angry backlash against decades-old policies. who will pay for the the events of the last year have changed our world. popular votes in the united states and united kingdom have shaken the west. both have been an angry

headed from malta to libya ended with the hijackers surrendering. all 118 people aboard the plane were allowed to get off at the malta international airport. two men from libya threatened to blow the plane up with him and aids. to blow theid -- plane up with hand grenades. new information in the berlin christmas market attack. police have shot and killed a man believed for killing 12 people. marci gonzalez has more. marcyi: the manhattan overnight ended in a dramatic shootout. amri was shot to death by police. officers initially approached him during a routine patrol, asking him for his id. instead, officials explained amri pulled out a pistol and shot this officer in the shoulder. you can see where the bullet pierced his uniform. another officer returned fire, killing amri. the italian interior ministry saying the men killed is without a shadow of a doubt the terrorist law enforcement across europe have been desperately trying to track down. >> every policeman in berlin, man. investigators are trying to figure out how he left germany. he may have traveled through france, arriving in m

breaking news. the associated press is reporting a possible hijacking in malta. a libyan plane landed at malta's international airport this morning with possibly two hijackers onboard. all emergency teams have been sent to the area of what they're calling an unlawful interference on the tarmac. the libyan airline was originally intended to fly domestically but was diverted to the mediterranean island. there are 111 passengers onboard. moments ago, he tweeted about the incident, alerting followers that emergency operations are under way. we'll keep you posted on nbc. >> new developments overnight in the road rage killing in little rock, arkansas. police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of 3-year-old acen king. the suspect surrendered to little rock police. a woman whaas driving her grandson. the driver behind her honked at her and she honked back. that's when the other driver opened fire at her and hitting and killing acen instead, who was in the back seat of the car. the shooter then drove off. jail records show the suspect was booked last night on a a charge of ca

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. >>> problem on a libyan plane. >> this is out of malta. malta airport says a that a libyan plane has landed at the mediterranean island and there appear to be two hijackers on board. the malta airport security says all have been dispatched to the tarmac. earlier the prime minister said there was a potential hijack situation going on involving an internal libya flight that was that airport officials say the after friday kia airways a 323 flight has 118 passengers on board. we'll have more on that as it becomes available. >>> thank you, derrick. >>> we're not sure when the united nations will vote. >> that is when egypt requests the delay to allow time for consultations. no new time or date is set for a vote. >>> 6:16 now. ivanka trump and her family waking up in hawaii after a troubling plane ride there. >> she was con frothed by a fellow passenger on a jetblue flight from new york. that passenger daniel goldstein and his husband matthew lasner were eventually kicked off the plane. some say the encounter may have been planned. they also tried to downplay it on twitter but witnesse

with 117 people onboard. the men demanding to be flown either to rome or malta. the pilot choosing malta. the hijackers released their hostages unharmed, and also surrendered peacefully. authorities say initial exams show their weapons were fake. >>> now to the latest in the deadly christmas market terror attack. today, the suspect killed in the streets of italy after a shootout with police. the 24-year-old, opening fire when officers in milan stopped him for a routine i.d. check. the suspect on the run for more than three days after driving that truck into the crowd. matt gutman, on the suspect cris-crossing europe before the final showdown. >> reporter: tonight, this haunting video. amri pledging allegiance to the leader of isis. calling him prince of the faithful. authorities believe amri recorded it days before he drove this massive semi truck through the christmas market in berlin. he met his fate earlier this morning, gunned down by italian police after slipping through the porous borders of at least three different countries. crossing from germany to france, boarding a train