states. reporter: the number of flight delays are still climbing along with major outrage over how air travel came to a near unprecedented halt. the faa did just post that no u.s. departures will happen today until 9:00 a.m. reporter: wednesday morning, airports across the country stood still as the federal aviation administration implemented a nationwide ground stop, something not seen since the n9/11 terrorist attacks. interesting day. everybody except medivac and military stopped. reporter: the faa fail injury st failure started overnight in notices to air missions the bulletins provide the latest information about airports and air space. it s absolutely essential and the system can be very fragile. reporter: the effect cascading cancellations and delays in the thousands. first it was a 20-minute delay and then an hour. reporter: anger is stretching from concourses to capitol hill. ted cruz the top senate republican overseeing transportation is calling
we re alive. that s the main thing. we ran to the restrooms and watched the buildings fall. luckily the restrooms didn t fall. what is that a tree behind them? you saw the roof damage. that is major. kaitlan is on assignment, poppy and i are here. wow. wow indeed. a lot of weather and storm damage. all across the country. officials calling the tornado damage near history. debris scattered across miles. this morning the area is on high alert. live on the ground in pasadena, texas. plus this. what is going on? you tell me how did classified documents end up at your brother s house? i have no idea. if he said he didn t, he didn t. my brother is very honest. classified documents found again but in a different vice president s home. former vice president mike pence s indiana home now in the hands of the fbi. those documents are. what we re learning about the new discovery. and this. it could have been you, don t gavel me. i m here to let you know, i can
happening now, joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy can just wrapped up their first high-stakes talks on raising the nation s debt limit. mccarthy telling reporters moments ago that he thinks he and the president can find some common ground. also tonight, mourning in memphis, as tyre nichols is laid to rest three weeks after he was brutally beaten by police. we ll take you inside the emotional funeral and the urgent outcry for police reform. and cnn is in the trenches with ukrainian soldiers on the eastern front, as officials in kyiv warn that russia is gearing up for maximum escalation of the war. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. stories. important developments in the debt limit showdown right now. joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy just wrapped up a very high stakes meeting at the white house. their first face-to-face since mccarthy won the gavel. our reporter is on c
breaking news tops the hour. turns out the former president is not the only one of the classified documents problem. the president has one as well, stemming from his time as vice president. they were discovered last fall in a private office in washington, and used as part of his relationship with university of pennsylvania, where he was an honorary professor for 2017 to 2019. attorney general garland has asked the u.s. attorney to investigate. republicans are reacting. so far the former president and the democratic former chairman of the house intelligence committee has called this, quote, a problem, and a deep concern, and quote. cnn s evan perez shares the timing of the story. he joins us now. so, what more do you know about the documents that were found? well, anderson, we know that at least some of the documents or classified at a level as ts/sci, which is sensitive compartmented information. and this is sensitive information that comes from intelligence sources, and
commission says about 70 more deaths have been reported, eight of them apparently after the recall began. scientists say the weakened ozone layer vital is back on track to recover completely within decades. according to a u.n. backed report, international corporation has helped stem the damage from ozone-harming chemicals. it says the use of chcss have decreased 99% since 1989. thanks for joining me. i m christine romans. cnn this morning ostarts right now. there i see the president of the united states joe biden not commenting after classified documents from his time as vp were discovered in a private office. good morning, everyone. there you see us in this sort of pandemic era boxes, because we re in separate studios. we re having a little technical difficulty with our main studio this morning. so we ll be back in a moment, but it is good to see both of you. did you all make it? we were just rushed up the elevator. don documented it. so check your instagram later, f