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Candles. it's important to note that while prigozhin had many enemies in ukraine where he fought, in the kremlin where he mounted a coup against putin back in june, he also had many admirers in you russia. >> yeah, we have seen that before in the past during that coup, in fact. david, on the aviation side of this, we have been playing this video of the plane basically falling out of the sky. when you look at that, is there anything you can tell about what might have happened there, what might have caused this crash? >> there is very little to go by on that video. however, that airplane doesn't...

On the aviation side, our national aviation system is operating but it's operating under enormous strain. what you have is multiple issues across different areas of the airspace. in the northwest, snow is affecting seattle, portland and that area. on the east coast down toward atlanta, wind is the main issue. and as your correspondent reported in the middle of the country, it's really about that frigid temperature you're seeing. that limits the ground crew from you operating. they have a lot of winter weather gear but there's only so long those workers can be on the ground servicing before it'...

Majority of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded. facing cancellations, diversions or delays. >> this is reckless, it's dangerous and it's got to stop. take a pause. this is not a cellphone signal and we're focused on protecting lives. >> reporter: the cellphone industry insists there is no 5g risk to planes, recently telling nbc news 5g networks operate safely without interference in nearly 40 countries around the world and it will be no different here. transportation secretary pete buttigieg. >> look, the wireless carriers are impatient to deploy technology that sta...

Chicago and seattle. today the airline ceos warned, the vast majority of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded, facing cancellations, diversions or delays. >> the faa has issued an airworthiness directive that would significantly impact our operations. >> reporter: the cell phone industry insists the technology has proven to be safe in europe it's already delayed roll-out twice and says it will turn down the power at ground stations near some airports. >> look, the wireless carriers are impatient to deploy technology that stands to make a big impact, a positive impact ...

Are impatient to deploy technology that stands to make a big impact. a positive impact on our economy. but on the aviation side, we've also got to make sure that it is safe. >> tonight, the airlines are warning that they might need to ground plants. and mass cancellations could start on wednesday. >> our thanks to tom costello for that report, coming up, poignant words about what the united states senate will face tomorrow, in what has become a pitched battle for the preservation of democracy. the words that you will hear, when we return, were delivered nearly 60 years ago, but they could've b...