Looks like theyre trying to do here, carol. Rene marsh, chad myers, thank yous to both of you. this hour with berman and michaela starts now. Hello, everyone, im john berman. Im michaela pereira. We have breaking news. This is breaking news out of london. This will affect thousands and thousands of travelers and snarl air travel for hours airspace over london right now is restricted . We understand a technical problem is to blame. We want to turn straight now to jim boulden in london. Give us an idea of what youre hearing there on what caused this failure. Right now theyre telling us a technical problem here at the main air Traffic Control system which controls the entire southeast of the uk. Were talking about london heathrow, gatwick, luten, major airports. Were talking about flights coming in from the u. S. Many dozens able to come from american airlines, united and delta all being hugely disrupted. Originally we were told the airspace was closed because of a computer failure. Now t
Failure. The n. A. T. S. Put out a tweet saying they are having trouble with the control system. Its likely what helps the planes line up and take off. Its a very, very congested region. There are flights, of course, that would fly over london going to north america, going into europe, into south africa as well. So it has caused major chaos. Many, many flights are being canceled and its not just if you are flying into london. Other flights are being diverted to places like amsterdam and north of england and flights are being canceled from airports far and wide. British airways say they will refund. Anybody who doesnt wish to fly and heathrow is saying the cancellations will continue into tomorrow. Were talking about a very, very crowded air space and there will be a lot of chaos for hours and probably days to come. When they say its some sort of computer program, was somebody trying to hack into it . Was it just a glitch or some sort of automatic computer problem . Are they releasing a
To paris, heightened concerns over potential terror attacks. Also coming up for you, christmas for your pet. Tens of millions of you spending real money on your fourlegged friends this Holiday Season. Lets begin with a bit of entertainment that spilled over into the worlds of diplomacy. The star of the new comedy movie the interview seth rogen says freedom has finally prevailed. Sony agreed to release it in more than 200 theaters on Christmas Day, the fictional story of a plot to assassinate north Korean Leader kim jongun in case youre hiding under a rock. Even president obama praised sony for releasing the film. Reporter a shocking turn of events in the growing sony saga. What sony announcing it will roll out a limited Theatrical Release of the interview. A controversial movie about the assassination of north Korean Leader kim jongun. I have a gift for you. Reporter sonys aboutface after coming from celebrities like George Clooney and even president obama who criticized the studios in
And cleaning up. Singer sam smith takes home an arm full of gramows musics biggest grammys on musics biggest night. Hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im errol barnett. Im rosemary church. Thanks for joining us. We want to get to some of the more joyful stories. But first, the chaos and violence that broke out in cairo before a football match there. Egyptian state media say at least 30 people died in clashes with police late on sunday. Now the government has indefinitely suspended premier League Matches in egypt. Police say it all started when fans tried to force their way into the stadium. But some people claim they were teargassed by police as they walked through an open entryway. Lets get straight to egypts capital. Our ian lee has more information and can get us the latest on this. Ian, we saw some of the video that looked like each side was facing off. How exactly did things escalate though to the point of dozens of people being killed . R
What this historic election means for the country and the European Union. It is historic indeed. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im george howell. And im rosemary church. Cnn newsroom starts right now. It has been a busy weekend for u. S. President donald trump. On sunday the white house announced new travel restrictions for people from eight countries trying to reach the United States. The president is tying the move to National Security. He said this in a statement from the white house, and im quoting directly, following an extensive review by the department of homeland security, we are taking action today to protect the safety and security of the american people. By establishing a minimum security baseline for entry into the United States. The president is also keeping up his feud with u. S. Football players. He called for players who kneel in protest, protest expected in the United State