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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 we're 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 we've heard from american and united airlines. united said it's holding all flights on the ground right now because of the major system outage, the not...

discharge petition. okay, two words. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. >> tonight the republican house shows its card, three days into the new congress they pass antiabortion bills with no chance in the senate, signaling again it is all a big show, then the flight cancellation coast to coast after an outage grounded all commercial planes, captain sully sullenberger is here on what exactly happened, then more calls for george santos to resign from members of his own party. while republicans from his state or calling him a stain as the 11th hour is underway on this wednesd...

shows its card, three days into the new congress they pass antiabortion bills with no chance in the senate, signaling again it is all a big show, then the flight cancellation coast to coast after an outage grounded all commercial planes, captain sully sullenberger is here on what exactly happened, then more calls for george santos to resign from members of his own party. while republicans from his state or calling him a stain as the 11th hour is underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i'm stephanie ruhle, tonight we are getting a much clearer picture of how republ...

You are the person that i want to talk to on the ground. so please explain to us, what exactly was the system that failed today? why is it so important? and how in the world does it work? >> stephanie, it is good to be with you, and thank you for calling it on me. it is an important system because it is the system that could provide that information to pilots. and that is something about the conditions in airports. runways, lighting, the navigation airways. anything that is working that is not normal you need to know about on your flight. and by federal aviation regulation. pilots cannot depar...

Are discussions right now between the fcc, the faa and the cell phone industry about essentially creating a buffer zone, if you will, around the new 5g cell towers that would go up around airports. now, already the airlines have said they don't want any 5g site turned off if it's within two miles of an airport because those cell sites, they fear, could interfere with radio altimeters on planes, critical technology if a plane is landing in bad weather. we understand the conversation is about creating a two-mile or three-mile buffer zone between any 5g cell site and airports nationwide. if that ...