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really developing. it is not known what the chinese is trying to do with this thing despite the apology issued this morning. the chinese government saying it is wayward weather research balloon. let s get to it, and even more mounting at the hour. and first to kiley adwood who is here with me. what are you hearing from the state department about blinken s trip now being postponed, kiley? we just got off of the phone with the senior white house official, and they they this balloon is violating international law and sovereignty. and this morning, secretary blinken called his counterpart and said that the conditions are not right for this trip. so it is a last-minute cancellation. we don t have a date for when is going to be replanned. i asked what are the conditions for this trip to be rescheduled, and they would not say. they said that china regrets this, but what the united states is clear on is their assessment, that it is a chinese spy balloon, and it is over u.s. t ....
am taking the train. kaitlan, thank you very much. we appreciate it. cnn newsroom starts right now, of course, with the breaking news as well. good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. we are following the breaking news this morning after u.s. flights were grounded, the faa now lifting that ground stop. u.s. flights resuming here. there is, though, as you can imagine a huge mess unfolding at airports across this country and, frankly, around the world. a key faa safety system went down earlier this morning, that led to some scrambling from coast to coast. here is where we stand at this hour, the faa says it is set to resume more flight departures this hour, but in terms of the backlog, the damage that we re seeing, the delays and cancellations, understandably rising by the minute. new york lines are growing, atlanta and chicago delay warnings taking over departure screens. they may be the lucky ones stuck in the airports that are alr ....
numbers and weaknesses as they gear up for a major counter. offensive. a source close to the ukrainian president vladimir zelensky, telling cnn that ukraine has already altered some of its military plans because of this leak. another source says that the crumpled documents that look like they were shoved in somebody s pocket and removed from a secure location. just department has now launched an investigation. there is major concern that america s intelligence sources deep inside the russian government. might be in danger or cut off because of the leak. serious implications here. cnn s chief law enforcement and intelligence analysts is mr john miller. he joins us now, john. good morning to you. morning how does it leak like this happened? what happened? i mean in the intelligence community, and i remember this when i was in the director of national intelligence office, you know you go into your morning cash in the emails and to get up to date just the way we do. there s ....
hello. at this hour, a dangerous ice storm is setting in across the south. a slippery mess is in store for millions unfortunately. plus, more memphis police officers are being disciplined now. emts fired after the beating death of tyre nichols, and what his brother says he wants to see happen to those responsible. prosecutors could file channels against alec baldwin and the rust film armor. this is what we are watching at this hour. thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. let s start with the major winter storm that is impacting millions of people in the south today. check out this oh, geez check out that video out of dallas, and freezing rain is doing what freezing rain does sending cars sliding across the roads and making it a total mess, a dangerous mess. dozens of accidents so far, and the governor of arkansas is activating the national guard in the triple threat they are getting with ice, sleet and snow. more than 40 million americans stretching ....
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