Pete Mountean News Today

cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. im phil mattingly with erika hill in new york. poppy is off today. theres a lot of news on this thursday, december 21st. starting with a new delay tactic from donald trump and his legal team. trump asking the supreme court to stay out of a key case for now as the justices face several issues that could reshape the entire race. and the political fallout continues from colorados top court banning trump from the ballot. and ha...

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...

tuesday. the winner will face john fetterman who won the nomination from his hospital bed after pacemaker surgery. that pennsylvania race and others have been largely seen as a referendum on former president trump. but whether or not his influence has a hold on the republican party, still very much up for debate. lets go to north carolina now. trump endorsed the encumbent, but to no avail. there will not be a second term for madison cawthorn. in the pennsylvania governors race, doug ma...

Says chinass crash may have been intentional. 132 people were killed when the plane nosedived from 29,000 people and crash into the a mountain. pete mountean is here. i know u.s. teams have been part of this crash investigation. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, victor, whats so interesting here is this is coming from u.s. officials who are interested and also following the flight data recorder data that was sent here to the u.s. for analysis by the chinese. whats so interesting in all t...