tucker: welcome back. we have a fox news alert, there s something going on and we don t want to overstate this because we have virtually no details. something is happening on the tarmac of the jfk tarmac in new york. there s a jetblue flight parked there and there s a ladder and people appear to be going up. there is a report that no one in it is surf rounded by law enforcement. the cockpit is communicating with the tower, and we can t confirm that or anything about this other than the pictures you are seeing. jetblue flight on the tarmac at jfk, entirely possible that there is a nonsinister explanation for all of this, we don t know. we don t want to suggest we do. but that is happening and we wanted to tell you about that. we will bring you more information if and when we get
tucker: welcome back. we have a fox news alert, there s something going on and we don t want to overstate this because we have virtually no details. something is happening on the tarmac of the jfk tarmac in new york. there s a jetblue flight parked there and there s a ladder and people appear to be going up. there is a report that no one in the cockpit is communicating with the tower, and we can t confirm that or anything about this other than the pictures you are seeing. jetblue flight on the tarmac at jfk, entirely possible that there is a nonsinister explanation for all of this, we don t know. but that is happening and we wanted to tell you about that.
extended tarmacs like that one that was experienced on the jfk tarmac. there is a four-hour limit. this is ground breaking and even to be noticed by the government is amazing, but the fact that they are passing meaningful regulations to make a big difference for airline passengers is just a miracle. okay. jeanne meserve, everyone watching the piece wants to know when the rules go into effect? well, not immediately, alas. it will take a little bit of time. the final rule was published today and they will go into effect 120 days which puts it towards the back half of august is when we will see it. so through the summer months and then it will happen. thank you, jeanne meserve. also, another air traffic controller is under scrutiny today and this one is over how michelle obama s plane was handled yesterday. have you heard this?
the least and you ll get to see him on the journey which bill weir tagged along for. god bless bill. better him than us. yeah, exactly. good morning and thanks for being with us on this tuesday. i m vinita nair. i m rob nelson. a case of air rage has boiled over aboard a flight arriving at new york s jfk airport and now a flight attendant is in custody. wabc s jeff pegues reports on what led to the arrest. reporter: steven slater was smiling when police led him away in handcuffs. mr. slater, why are you smiling? reporter: this time there would be no quick escape, unlike what police say happened when the flight attendant bailed out of this jet blue plane on the jfk tarmac. kind of funny. reporter: his neighbors can t believe what police say he did. it s the most ridiculous thing i heard in my life. reporter: flight 1052 from pittsburgh was pulling into the gate. police say slater got into an argument with a passenger about luggage in an overhead compartment. inve