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grounded right now. i want to take you to the scene, this is in las vegas. keep in mind, okay, this is a system that pilots use for any kind of notification. not clear how many flights are affected or which locations. we want to get straight to pete muntean but were told new information pete as we get to you perhaps you have information on this. united has delayed all flights temporarily as well. what is going on? >> reporter: so far weve heard from american and united airlines. united...

we begin this hour with breaking news. right now, thousands of flights in the u.s. are delayed or cancelled after a major outage overnight to an faa computer system that provides safety updates for pilots normal flight operations are slowly resuming after the faa lifted a ground stop about an hour ago. the domino effect of the pause is being felt throughout the country. according to flight aware, more than 4,000 flights are delayed. over 800 are cancelled. the white house directed the ...

im katy tur. the midterms did not go so well, for the gop, instead of a red wave, it was a trickle, one that could look more like a single drip if the pressure on george santos wins out. stay tuned on him for a moment. why did republicans dont so poorly? candidate quality was surely in play. denying the election was not exactly a winning strategy. and showing some controversy fatigue. all of the trump daum weighed the party down. but one of the biggest reasons republicans massively und...

>> presidential trapper. >> available at walgreens. some republicans are jumping on the discovery of classified documents at president bidens private office, equating it to former president trumps large stash of government material stored at mar-a-lago. apples to oranges, really. were going to go through the differences and play for you president bidens first comments on the matter. house republicans creating a special committee for gop grievances and what they call the weaponization...

and while all eyes have been on manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg, as the nations been watching literally his every move. special counsel, jack smith, appears to have reached a turning point. when it comes to his, investigation surrounding the former president. there are signs of the special counsel now four months into the job may get the testimony of two of the closest people to the former president. at the two people who knew presumably everything when it comes to trump. his ...

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because they have to go through that debris to make sure that theyre looking for people that could hopefully still be alive, we can rescue. >> the coast guard is still on the job, carrying out much of that critical search and rescue work as hundreds of thousands struggle with lack of basic necessities, like power, water, and cell phone service. >> theres no water, theres no electric, there is little food. the problem, is you cant get in your car because those are all wrapped. theres no...

People arriving down since introducing more policing in france, more caseworkers and our Returns Agreement for migrants with albania. I think while that number remains very high, this issue of where to house people remains. If not in hotels, there is a further question of will other sites have to be used, student accommodation, Foreign Military bases or even purpose built accommodation in the future . Thank ou. Thank you. To a story next that is one of the most read on the bbc news website. Vict...

Ance to hello and welcome. To have you as joining us here in the United States and around the world. Im indicating k good to have you with us just ahead Opening Statements begin in a few hours in Donald Trumps historic Hush Money Trial. We now know who the first witness will likely be plus us aid package for ukraine is expected to clear the senate after passing in the house. For the ukrainian president worries time is not on their sayyed, they need weapons now and today is earth day de the suppo...