18/02/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

Britain and sold to China. Time now for a look at the news as

seen across the United States a couple of hours ago, in ABC World

News with Diane Sawyer. Welcome to the programme. Tonight,

hijacked. The co-pilot Ajax the plan in midflight. What did the pilot

threatened? A new snowstorm. The weather alert

for 18 states. Dangerous to your home and they had.

Tempting faith. The famous preacher killed a little bite. Look at the

video with the hidden world behind church doors.

Good evening. New details are streaming in. 90 minutes of terror

onboard a passenger aeroplane. 200 passengers hijacked by the co-pilot,

locked inside the cockpit. Tonight, we talk to the passengers flying

from Ethiopia to Rome. They were Americans onboard. Our correspondent

has more. Selfie videos show the terrifying

ordeal. Shaken passengers. Police, taking over. There are hands are

over their heads. They got off the plane in Geneva. It began hours

earlier in the middle of the night. The Ethiopian airlines flight left

the capital, bound for room. The aeroplane had 200 passengers and

crew members onboard. It was quiet for most of the flight. The captain

went to the bathroom one hour before landing. The co-pilot locked the

door and took over the plan. The aeroplane careened and bounced in

the air. The captain tried to get back in the cockpit. The co-pilot

threatened to crush the aeroplane. Oxygen masks fell. The plan seemed

like it was falling from the sky. It is a threat around the world,

aviation experts say. When a pilot goes out, the co-pilot steps in.

Apparently, they didn't follow that. Bight the co-pilot flew past run,

demanding to land in Geneva to seek asylum.

There was a tense stand-off. Aeroplane circled around. The fuel

level was low. Italian and French fighter jets scrambled. Finally,

aeroplane landed in Geneva. The co-pilot exited through the window

and down the rope. He was arrested. The co-pilot worked for the LA for

five years. He has no criminal record. He can be convicted. --

Caroline. The cockpit doors keep people outside the door but inside

as well. The protocol on American planes is

that nobody is to be left alone in the cockpit.

Millions of Americans are suffering through the winter of our

discontent. For many Americans, eight storms in as many weeks. Our

correspondent has more. Tonight, a new storm in the Midwest.

Howling winds. In Minneapolis, it is non-stop. The morning, whiteout

conditions. In Chicago, thunder snow. Running Aaron Deckys like

zigzagging through an obstacle course. Everywhere you look, massive

icicles. -- running an errand. The relentless winter has roof repair

crews stretched thin. The ice on the roof create expensive problems. When

you see the huge icicles on the side of the roof, what does it mean?

Water will go into the house and damage the house. Floors, ceilings,

walls, electricals. In some areas, the ground is frozen 20 inches below

the surface. In some areas, there is so much snow piling up. In many

places, they are using huge trucks to port the snow out the empty

parking lots. Mother Nature is not done yet. The big concern now is

flooding. : meteorologist is standing by.

It feels like the worst winter and, in some places, it is. In Chicago,

the most sub zero days on record. In Indianapolis, the snowiest season on

record. In New York City, the eighth snowiest. Tomorrow morning, MS to

commit from eastern Pennsylvania. It is all part of the big pattern. --

the commute. The jet stream will buckle. It will give the south

little break. In spring, we are counting down. 29 days until the

spring equal marks. -- equal marks. In North Korea, Kim Jong Un has been

put on notice. He can be put on trial for crimes against humanity in

his country. Our correspondent has more.

Our correspondent has travelled to North Korea five times.

Allegiance to North Korea begins here according to a new UN report,

childhood. We saw it first hand. Singing a song of praise to the

regime 's leader, Kim John Lennon. Today, the UN panel is saying his

government is responsible for crimes against humanity. The enquiry has

come to the conclusion that there is abundant evidence of great wrongs of

this kind. The report highlights some of the worst abuses the world

has ever seen. It says the regime seeks to dominate every aspect of

its citizens lies and terrorises them. Uses food as an important

means to import lytic loyalty. And the ugly most searing, describes the

horror inside the prison camps. Saying they are rampant with

Broich, rape, forced abortion and execution. One woman testifying that

her children and parents were killed it was she gossiped about the

leader. This former police officer described what everyday North Korea

and paste. TRANSLATION: People might resist the regime. It is not only

one man being put to death, it is three generations of his family as

well. Unprecedented crimes against humanity and the world cannot close

its eyes to that and pretend it is not there. North Korea denies all of

these charges as for holding them accountable, it will be very

difficult because they're powerful ally, China, is probably going to

resist any prosecution. Will North Koreans learn anything about this

report? In the recent trips I have made, we have seen cellphones on the

streets so many there will be some messages passed in.

It is very closed, nonetheless. Thank you. Back here at home and

now, a sign of the changing American family. But if after the first test

tube baby has skyrocketed. More than 60,000 healthy births and new

evidence that women are waiting longer to have children. The average

age of women having their first child is 26.

A consumer watchdog investigation into the confusing labels at the

Rotary store. Organic, natural, Cajun free. -- cage free.

In the grocery aisle you are bombarded by labels. But you really

know what it means? Will is a cereal box. Either any berries inside? That

is Michael Jakobsen. He has been battling what he considers Miss

leading labels for decades. The food industry thinks this is a war and

their livelihoods depend on you buying their product. He says that

cereal has red and blue food colouring added. How are they able

to do that? Even though the FDA says labels cannot be misleading, it also

says that just because there is a picture of berries it does not mean

you are actually getting them. A recent consumer report survey found

that a third of those listed think that natural is the same as

organic, which it is not. Organic is tightly regulated by the FDA has no

definition for the use of the word natural and a lot of products use

that term. That does not mean there is not a lot of natural stuff

inside. This eliminates says natural but look at the ingredients. They

include artificial sweeteners and a list of synthetic substances. It is

one of those buzz words. This brand put less than 2% of natural flavour

inside. Kate Brie eighth can cost up to 50% more. -- cage free eggs. The

chicken is certainly aren't cage but they are not ranging far. On poultry

products, you may see product that they know hormones. Federal

regulations prohibit the use of hormones. Where we find real and is?

Our expert says it is all in the fine print. So don't forget your

glasses. Here tonight, tempting fate. We are

talking about the dangerous religious ritual that cost a

preacher he is life. Our cameras take you behind the church doors.

The death of a famous preacher whose faith is centred on a passage in the

Bible that promised protection from snakes. A rattlesnake took his life

and we have been reporting on this church for a long time. We are going

to show you some images from behind closed doors.

Pastor Jamie Coots was always ready to meet Jesus and the bite that

killed him happened at church. They always told me, if you get bitten,

you will die at home. The preacher brought us into his world last year.

To many outsiders it is not make sense, using poisonous snakes to

worship God. There are more than a hundred of these small churches.

While fighting with state and local authorities, their pastors arrested

for using deadly snakes in worship. Snake is just a tool that is used in

the Bible. A verse from the Bible defines their faith.

True believers like this pastor refused treatment when the snakes

bite. For the past, but was at least eight times. Bite victims always

survive when they get medical help immediately according to doctors.

Our index begins tonight with a mistake from a popular coupon

website. They offered a $10 discount in honour of the man on the $10

bill. One problem, Hamilton was never

president. He is on the bill but he was the nation 's first Treasury

secretary. The Supreme Court has ruled on the

national debate about pigs. Does deep dish truly qualify as Mac --

he believes pizza must be thin and crusty. Finally tonight, they are

best friends. An enchanted boy and his dog. Separately, they have

struggled but together they are unbreakable.

Not just man best friend. You can tell from this little boys spirit,

his dog is so much more. He is seven years old and suffers from a genetic

disorder so rare only about 30 people are currently living with it.

Because of his muscles to permanently tanned. Also painful,

his constant struggle to make friends, until one day. He lost one

of his legs and part of his tale. A special dog who understood he was

being given a home by a special family. A pair of eyes just staring

at me, I had never felt like that about any dog. That is amazing!

And we thank you so much for writing. See you tomorrow.