eric: there were terrifying moments for dozens of passengers when a delta plane caught fire as it landed at heart field johnson airport in atlanta, the md-88 had just arrived from pittsburgh. and 43 people and five crewmembers were on board and when the plane landed authorities say a couple of the tires blew. and, then the brakes overheated. and witnesses say it caused smoke and flames as you can see. coming from the rear of the plane. while it sat there on the taxi way. a big bank and a bunch of small bangs. and then you smelled rubber and then the cabin got smokey. eric: delta says no one was injured in the incident and thankfully all the passengers are doing fine. it is, though, under investigation.
former honduran president got a boisterous welcome home from thousands of supporters today. returning to his home land two years after being ousted in a could you plea coup. he urged supporters to pursue peaceful democratic change. zelaya ha been in exile in the dominican republic but reached the deal with the hon dour ran government which allowed him to return. out with the food pyramid. in with a dinner plate. that is the brand new icon of healthy eating that the agriculture department is going to unveil this coming thursday. what s prompting the makeover and what does it mean? we ll tell you about that ahead in this newscast. and a quick sports note for you. barcelona defeated manchester united 3-1 today to capture european financial s biggest prize at london s wembley stadium. americans call it soccer, but true fans know regardless of what you call it it s a huge win victory for barcelona. just hours from now president obama will be on the ground in joplin, missouri
he urged supporters to pursue peaceful democratic change. zelaya ha been in exile in the dominican republic but reached the deal with the hon dour ran government which allowed him to return. out with the food pyramid. in with a dinner plate. that is the brand new icon of healthy eating that the agriculture department is going to unveil this coming thursday. what s prompting the makeover and what does it mean? we ll tell you about that ahead in this newscast. and a quick sports note for you. barcelona defeated manchester united 3-1 today to capture european financial s biggest prize at london s wembley stadium. americans call it soccer, but true fans know regardless of what you call it it s a huge win victory for barcelona. just hours from now president obama will be on the ground in joplin, missouri. it will be his first look at what s left of that devastated city. 142 people lost their lives in last sunday s terrible tornado, another 100 are still missing. yet amid thi
he s on his way to doing a lot more. i think the president has a very good story to heather: one thing we can agree on is the economy will definitely with an issue. thank you both for joining us. thank you. bye-bye. gregg: fox news alert. further information about that hard landing at hartsfield international airport in atlanta. flight 2284, pittsburgh to atlanta, an md-88 aircraft, 43 passengers, five crew onboard. apparently, when it landed, hard landing the brakes overheated. the back end of the plane caught fire. the passengers were evacuated on to a taxiway, no reports of any injuries. there were earlier reports of three people with minor injuries. the passengers taken to by bus to the terminal. the plane is going to be inspected, obviously. you can see the flame
as well to try to reconcile the militants with the rest of the country. now, at the same time there s been attacks across the border in pakistan as well in weeks since osama bin laden s death also targeting american, nato and pakistani troops and installations here as well as in nato supply lines. a very complicated picture caught in the middle ordinary afghan and pakistani civilians and of course international troops as well around 200 troops killed in afghanistan so far this year. stan grant, cnn, islamabad, pakistan. we want to return briefly to our breaking news. additional information from delta. i correct a mistake i made just a few minutes ago. that is an md-88. i m looking at a small screen. it s flown by delta from pittsburgh to atlanta. we re told by the airplane, 44