year, jake. >> lawmakers also wondered if people's personal cell phones are making the problem worse. so is it actually critical for passengers to switch their phones to airplane mode? >> reporter: it's a good question because airplane mode has been required on commercial flights since 2013. but the faa says the real concern here is the 5g towers. they put off way more signal interference than a cell phone possibly could. the analogy is like this. a tower is like a fire hose, a phone is like a garden hose, jake. >> pete muntean at reagan national, thanks so much. why some republicans may get shut down and shut out if they try to push back on whomever biden ends up nominating to the supreme court. that's next. stay with us. so you can “ahhhh” more. - ahhh... - ahhhh... - ahhhhh!!!!!!! - ahhhhh!!!!!!! ahhhhh! ahhhhh! aaaaah... i'll see you at the hotel. priceline. every trip is a big deal. (vo) america's most reliable network is going ultra! with verizon 5g ultra wideband now in many more cities. hey, it's mindy! downloading a movie up to 10 times faster than before.