By Cindy Von Quednow, Aaron Cooper, CNN

(CNN) — A man was detained after apparently attacking a flight attendant and trying to get into the cockpit on a flight as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday, authorities told CNN.

The 48-year-old suspect was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation, the Port Authority Police Department told CNN.

One person on the plane refused medical attention and no other injuries were reported, police said.

The incident was reported as an altercation and audio from ATC.com indicates the suspect attacked a flight attendant.

“United 1837, we are declaring an emergency. It seems like someone just attacked one of our flight attendants,” the pilot is heard saying in the audio.

The pilot again says: “A gentleman just attacked one of the flight attendants and trying to open the forward main cabin door.”

“Oh, my God,” ground control is heard saying.

The flight took off from the Dominican Republic and landed safely at Newark on Saturday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

There were 170 passengers and six crew members on the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, according to United Airlines.

“We’re grateful to our crew for their efforts to ensure the safety of fellow crew members and our customers,” the airline said in a statement to CNN.

The FAA will investigate the incident, the agency said.

So far this year, airlines have reported nearly 500 unruly passenger incidents, according to the FAA.

Any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates or interferes with airline crew members can lead to penalties of up to $43,658 per violation, according to the FAA.

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Un presunto brote de hantavirus en un crucero en el océano Atlántico mató a tres personas y enfermó al menos a otras tres, informó el domingo la Organización Mundial de la Salud.

En un comunicado a The Associated Press, la OMS dijo que estaba en marcha una investigación, pero que al menos un caso de hantavirus había sido confirmado.

Uno de los pacientes estaba en cuidados intensivos en un hospital sudafricano, dijo la agencia de salud de la ONU, y agregó que estaba trabajando con las autoridades para evacuar del barco a otros dos pasajeros con síntomas.

“Se están llevando a cabo investigaciones detalladas, incluidas más pruebas de laboratorio e investigaciones epidemiológicas”, dijo la OMS. “Se está brindando atención médica y apoyo a los pasajeros y la tripulación. La secuenciación del virus también está en curso”.

Las infecciones por hantavirus suelen estar vinculadas a la exposición a las heces o la orina de roedores infectados, dijo la OMS. Aunque son poco frecuentes, la OMS señaló que pueden transmitirse entre personas y pueden derivar en una enfermedad respiratoria grave.

No existe un tratamiento específico ni una cura, pero la atención médica temprana puede aumentar la probabilidad de supervivencia.

La OMS no identificó la embarcación, pero reportes de medios sudafricanos indicaron que el brote ocurrió en el crucero MV Hondius mientras navegaba desde Argentina hacia Cabo Verde, frente a la costa de África Occidental.

El sitio global de seguimiento marítimo MarineTraffic identificó la embarcación como un crucero de pasajeros con bandera neerlandesa. La ubicó atracada en Praia, la capital de Cabo Verde, la noche del domingo.

Medios sudafricanos, citando al portavoz del departamento de salud de Sudáfrica, Foster Mohale, dijeron que la primera víctima, un hombre de edad avanzada, murió en el barco. Su esposa murió más tarde en un hospital sudafricano, dijo Mohale.

El hantavirus estuvo en las noticias después de que la esposa del fallecido actor Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa, muriera por una infección de hantavirus en Nuevo México el año pasado. Hackman murió una semana después en su casa.

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Heavy cloud cover started the day along with cool temperatures. Fortunately most areas did see some clearing from time to time which made for a mostly nice day. We still have a late season area of low pressure moving in to California just to the north of us. This means we will likely see more clouds building for the overnight and drizzle or light rain can't be completely ruled out. If any rainfall does occur, totals will stay well below a tenth of an inch. 

Looking ahead, a late season storm system will make a run at the West Coast through late Sunday and in to the new work week. The system is moisture starved as is the normal for this of year. However, with the deep marine layer in place, there could be a few light showers or drizzle as the low stirs things up. If any measurable rainfall occurs, it would most likely be less than a tenth of an inch on the high end. Temperatures will fall through early next week with the heavy cloud cover. Look for highs to be most;y in the low to mid 60's through Monday with some warming for Tuesday and Wednesday. As the system pushes farther east, northwesterly winds will kick up and bring more sunshine and warming as we move toward the end of the work week and in to next weekend. Temperatures by next Friday could be very warm with some inland areas possibly reaching in to the upper 80's and 90's.

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