new york was in the air when they realized it was carrying cargo from yemen. fighter jets escorted the 747 before it landed this afternoon at jfk. rick leventhal is live there tonight. the feds call this a precautionary measure. did anything come of it? >> not yet, shepard. no word on whether they found anything suspicious in that one piece of yemen 14 hour journey was extended by a couple of hours because every piece of luggage was rescreened and hand checked. they also tell us they had no idea landed. >> it was dark inside. watching a moe. having a -- having a meal. having a drink. >> did the captain announce anything? >> no. >> the same passengers told us they had no problem with being kept in the dark until they landed, shepard. >> shepard: rick, escorting planes with fighter jets, just how rare is that sort of thing? >> well, it's very rare for fighter jets to escort