village don t even have electricity. it is really a win-win for the students here in california and also the kids over there. shannon: great to see the positive benefits. casey, thank you. sure. shannon: this is a fox news alert. we have been bringing you information about a flight that was diverted because of what is being called a security threat. apparently this was a delta airlines flight going to san diego from detroit. here is what we are learning. fbi agents were actually on the scene at albuquerque international sunport where the plane diverted and ultimately land. delta flight 1706. delta officials are telling media outlets that officials said that the flight crew felt there was a security threat onboard the plane. they did not specify the nature of it but delta did say in a statement this they diverted to albuquerque out of an abun dance of caution due to a security can concern. 137 passengers and 6 crew members aboard the plane. those are the early details.
the problem but need more time to fix it. nasa says endeavour will not take off until the end of the week at the earliest. joining us to get perspective on the delays a former astronaut tom jones. hi, tom. shannon, how are you? good, i have to ask you about this. obviously an abun dance of caution with nye launch. you having been experience as an astronaut, constantly ready and then back and ready and then you are back again. it has happened to me both from weather delays and mechanical problems. one time we were on the way to the airplane to get into the cockpit to fly into florida for the launch when they told us they would have a wiring check that would take three weeks. one i was scrubbed with one semiconductor to go before launch. the as it one second before launch. the safety is the top concern. so changing out the electrical box of the endeavour s engine
shook and the house felt like it was shaking. shepard: a worker for the gas company says crews have not figured out what caused the blast but the company president said a 30-inch gas pipe broke 3 feet underground. this is happening in the town of san bruno, california, which is about 10 miles south of san francisco and that is where claudia cowen joins us now. what is the latest from the scene there? i know we are waiting for a news conference. we are. the explosion happened an eighth of a mile down the street behind me behind that chain link sense where there is a neighborhood in a gully of sorts, when this was going flames were shooting upwards of 50 feet up so quite a spectacle. because some of the homes continue to smolder at this hour police are keeping everyone back out of an abun dance of caution. the focus will be on dousing the hot spots and using search dogs to go from door to door to