. >> there was handcuffs, we were put in a cage, we were sent to a detention center, i was put in with foreign drug dealers. >> reporter: customs and border protection confirmed to abc news at the time that two people were taken in for secondary interviews. and deemed both inadmissible to the united states. after spending less than 48 hours on u.s. soil, leigh was sent back to the uk with his visa denied. the only way we were able to speak to him, through skype. like? how seriously do you take it? >> my social media profile is very just dry, sarcastic, british humor. i mostly interact with my friends or family members. >> reporter: and as for the idea that he could actually destroy america? >> i can't even destroy my i could probably destroy a few pairs of knickers but that's about it. >> did it ever occur to you that you could get caught up in an international terrorist dragnet? >> it never occurred to me i could get caught up in this sort of scenario where i was accused of being a terrorist. i thought of all the things in the world the worst thing that probably would ever happen to m

officers had to remove her from the plane in handcuffs. . >>> drama new video of a fiery crash in california showing the good in people. as flames rose from the scene, good samaritans rushed in to help. >> look, he's kicking in. there's someone in there. reporter: good samaritans rushed to rescue the two people trapped in a burning mercedes. >> the car we couldn't get the windows busted open. we was using a hammer. . eventually we pulled the people out the window. >> it was a reaction. it wasn't a thought. i wouldn't want to see nobody on fire. i would wan people to react the same way if i was on fire. reporter: the victims were pulled from the burning car before a natural gas tank on the bus exploded. flames were shooting into the air. firefighters were eventually able to bring the fire under control. the smoke was visible from several blocks away. >> i ain't never seen nothing like this before. i thought it was out of a movie or something. i'm like wow. >> wow is right. >> several people were injured in the crash however there were no passengers on the bus. >> a teacher loses his temper an

your pilot led away by police in handcuffs. suspected of being intoxicated in the cockpit. >> i was getting a little nervous. i guess there was a good reason why. >> reporter: the wayne county prosecutor says the pilot, john francis mcguire, failed two breathalyzer tests on saturday. >> i believe i was speechless. that something like that could happen. and again that he could get that close to the aircraft. >> reporter: he was questioned and investigated before being charged with a misdemeanor. when reached by abc, a family member declined to comment on the charges. among the flyers, this group of spring breakers contemplating consequences far worse than delayed beach time. >> you're drunk. you don't really consider like the consequences of that. of our lives. >> reporter: under the faa's bottle to throttle rule, a pilot must wait eight hours after drinking before operating an aircraft. the legal limit for airplane pilots is .04. half of that for drivers. but still enough to impair judgment. pilots are subject to random testing

he opened fire as collins tried to handcuff him. >> i still have some lingering side effects but i'm not going to let them hold me back. >> reporter: officer collins was shot twice, once in the neck and once just inside the a trauma surgeon said the next shot bare -- neck shot barely missed one of collins major arteries. >> as you can imagine, i have a whole different outlook on life, and a lot of things mean a lot more to me these days. >> he was honored as suffolk county officer of the year. >>> there are several developments in the brussels terror investigation. a man identified as a suspected accomplice was released today from custody. a judge ruled that there was no evidence to justify holding the man who's been referred to as fizel c. he identified himself as a journalist. he was thought to be the man seen in the video with the suicide bombers at the brussels airport. police, however, said they are still trying to identify that man. meanwhile, this video has just surfaced of two of the paris attackers partying in a nightclub in brussels. rahim abdul salam was visible his brothe

. >> i think what it does, almost takes the handcuffs off. in a small way. if we're the people that start the ball rolling in talking about it and getting it so it's not a big deal, i think it's huge. >> a really key question that you want to ask yourself is, why is it that race is so important to you? when you begin to examine why it is, i believe that you'll find that it's not necessarily race that's important to you. but it could be values that are important to you. >> reporter: dawn is open to meeting men outside her race but she says in today's world, if going on a date is the goal, a site targeting black singles just might be her best bet in finding the perfect match. >> i think that the value is that you actually are going to get some responses. of traction. without feeling like the stigma of being a person of color. >> reporter: for "nightline," gloria riviera in salt lake city, utah. >>> up next, we'll take you inside trump world. the rhetoric, the violence, the pepper spray, and the frantic efforts tonight to stop the trump juggernaut on the eve of

. >>> police are investigating how a suspect was able to escape in handcuffs. he made it a few miles before crashing into parked cars. howard was pulled over last night on outstanding robbery warrants. he was put in a police suv and as the arresting officer spoke he got behind the wheel of the cop car and then took off. >> at that point, he was able to squeeze through an 11 and a half inch by 12 and a quarter inch divider that is in the police car. it was a very, very swift, clean maneuver when he went through that partition. >> he was quickly rearrested. nassau county police officer followed protocol in scurrying howard but it hasn't been determined if he will face discipline charges. >>> we're hearing from the pilot of a small plane forced to make a landing on an island in sunken meadow state park before 11:00 this morning. the pilot called air traffic control to report the air craft was in trouble. it noticed the plane drop off of of stoney brook hospital near the shoreline. >> east of north port? >> disabled, same number of us on board. >> the air craft did

. >>> the rapper named lil mama can now sing about what it is like to spend time in handcuffs following her arrest in harlem. she was stopped for driving 13 miles over the speed limit around four this morning. hour in a 25 miles an hour zone on 5th avenue and west 135th street. lil mama's who's real name is natisha kirkland is charged with driving with a suspended license. she is best known for the 2008 hit called lip gloss. >>> an ivy league college athlete in jail facing first degree rape charges. xavier eaglan, a freshman basketball player at cornell university accused of assaulting a woman last month. we have few details. he held his hand over the alleged victim's mouth while choking her during the rape. >> it is very shocking to me. i don't believe, i don't believe that it is a reflection of the campus whatsoever. >> i don't think it is necessarily because of cornell's culture. i think we overall have a a really good student body and great people. >> he is the second cornell university student in just over a month to be charged with sexual assault. they're on track to install more

the handcuffs are so tight that i'm like losing consciousness. >> reporter: so at this point willoughby is charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest. there is one report that charges him with trespassing and yet another that says he was found with marijuana in his pocket, which he denies. he is due in court on march 9th. coming up at 6:00 we are going to have more on what the police report is alleging happened on wednesday night and we'll hear from willoughby, who says he absolutely feared for his life. tony 80s channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a judge sentencing a former suffolk county police sergeant to 1 to 3 years in prison. scott breen was found guilty on larceny and official misconduct prosecutors say he targeted hispanic drivers and stole from them after stopping their cars. an advocate for the hispanic community says his punishment not severe enough. >> for the amount of pain and suffering he caused the victims we don't believe that is enough. >> reporter: prosecutors say they are bringing another round of charges against green next month involving allegations of more than