says it's removing all of its boeing triple 7200s from service. >> i think this aircraft is going to stay on the ground for a while. president biden will be laser focused on covid relief this week, as the house is set to vote later in the week on that $1.9 trillion package. merrick garland will likely face intense questions from republicans and he'll have to walk a fine line, since he's still technically a sitting judge. >> i'm very confident he will look at every case on the merits. this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." it is monday, february 22nd. it is 6:00 here in new york. alisyn is off. erica hill with me this morning. >> good morning. so we have breaking news. boeing telling airlines telling airlines to stop flying 128 777 jets, all aircraft with the same engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over the weekend. look at this video. united airlines have temporarily removed all 24 planes with pratt whitney 4000 engines from its fleet. it's a specific type of boeing plane with a specific type of pratt whitney engine, they will be grounded. japan and south korea have done the same. this comes after the engine of a united airlines plane carrying 241 people exploded saturday shortly after takeoff. the jet landed safely, but not before scattering debris across colorado. take a look at this. >> so what went wrong? this morning, we have new reporting about what investigators are finding and we'll speak live with a passenger who was on that flight. >> meantime, it was a big week for the biden administration and congress. a house committee, of course, voting today to advance president biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill. and as you see on the calendar to a full vote in the house is expected this week. there are also confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee merrick garland. those begin today. but all of this as the u.s. is on the brink of surpassing 500,000 deaths from coronavirus. a sobering milestone. one president biden is expected to honor tonight, honoring those lives that have been lost. let's begin our coverage this morning with cnn's dan simon who is live at denver international airport with the latest on the fallout from the united airlines flight 328. dan, good morning. >> good morning, erica. in the wake of this very frightening, uncontained engine failure, regulators really have two goals here, to figure out exactly how this happened and to prevent it from happening again. after united airlines flight 328 experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff saturday, the company is temporarily removing all 24 of its boeing 777 airport with pratt & whitney pw-47 engines from service out of an abundance of service. >> just experienced an engine failure and need to return immediately. >> a united pilot making a mayday call on the flight headed from denver to honolulu, as passengers watched the right engine fire off flames and pieces of the plane fall off in terror. >> i looked out and i could see some smoke coming, and you just knew. like, you just knew something's wrong, something's not right. >> all of a sudden, there's a big explosion out my window. my wife and i held hands and just wished our kids, we would see them again. >> reporter: hang on one second. we're getting blown up with 911 calls. >> and on the ground, the engine malfunction sending a train of debris raining down into suburban denver neighborhoods. >> i looked out and as i'm looking at it, i actually see fire burst out of the plane. an explosion. so, you know, kind of in shock at first and then you start thinking, oh, my gosh, is this plane going to go down? >> this gigantic piece of metal landing right into this front yard. >> we heard this big crash, boom, and this big silver piece roll right in front of our picture window there. and i'm going like what the heck is that? >> there were no injuries reported for the passengers and crew on the plane or in the broomfield, colorado, neighborhood where most of the debris fell. boeing now recommending that all 777 airplanes with that engine model should suspend operations, while the national transportation and safety board investigates. this after the federal aviation administration issued an emergency order, saying it would step up inspections of boeing 777 aircraft with the same engine model that failed saturday. >> the question is, how do you properly inspect these fan blades? they're hollow, they're big, each of them weighs about 30 pounds. and they crack from the inside out. >> reporter: now the ntsb is investigating why the united aircraft experienced what aviation experts are describing as an uncontained engine failure. >> they're going to want to know if this was a flaw that was embedded for years, sort of a smoking time bomb, if you will, or if it was something that happened more recently and was it missed in inspections. so the ntsb has a lot to do. >> reporter: now, it's not clear how long united will keep these planes out of service, but says only a small number of customers should be inconvenienced here, and that's really what's key here, is that we're only talking about planes that impact united airlines. that's the only airline that has this configuration of this 777 aircraft. only two other countries have it. we're talking about north korea and japan. john, back to you. >> dan, thank you so much. joining me now, brendan dome. her, her husband, and three children were passengered on that united flight on saturday. thank you so much for being with us. we're so glad you're on the ground safely and reached your destination. just walk us through what happened. what did you see? what did you hear? >> you know, it was -- it was a smooth takeoff and i thought we were in the clear. we were just hitting altitude going into the clouds and i turned over to just talk to my daughter and all of a sudden, there was just this huge boom. that was the only way i can describe it. it was a boom that almost felt like an explosion and you knew that there was just a big problem. and initially, there was chaos. i mean, i did scream and my daughter kind of said, mom, don't scream. and i got out my rosary. i was scared. i mean, there were people around kind of yelping and a little bit of, ahh, you know, which is -- to be expected. and then we kind of went calm. everyone went calm, to hear what the flight attendant was telling us was going on and to remain seated and it was just a difficult time. it's terrifying. >> could you see out the window? what did you see in terms of the engine? >> well, i was trying to -- my daughter was -- i was looking over her shoulder out the window to see what i could see, and i was just seeing black debris flying up to the window. and i told her, it's probably a good idea to shut the window and not look outside. so once we landed, my husband did tell me that he saw what almost looked to be like fireballs. so i'm glad i didn't see that. >> what did you think had happened? >> boy, i knew -- you know, honestly, because of the feeling and sound, honestly, my first thought was, that's an engine. my second thought was, did somebody bring something in their bags that was packed underneath. you know, i just knew that it was an explosion. i thought, how bad is this aircraft hit? you know, is there a hole down there? what's going on. but it was very soon that the flight attendant came on and after the pilots kind of had figured out what's going on, they did say, it is an engine failure and we will be returning back to the airport. so at that point, we just kind of held each other tight and held on for the ride. i mean, it was a pretty shaky, shaky ride and i don't think any of us knew how serious it was until we were on the ground and we could see some of those videos that people were sending in from the ground. >> how long was it between when you heard the blast and you touched down? i just i can't imagine going through that for that long? >> you know, time to me, it seems like it was so long -- i just honestly, i don't know. to me it feels like it was probably about another ten minutes before we were on the ground. i do know at one point, the flight attendant came on and said it would be another four minutes until we landed. at that time, i thought, okay, in four minutes -- in my head, i was like, i'll either be on the ground or what does four minutes mean for me and my family right now. these four minutes are crucial. so i held on to that four minutes. and those four minutes felt like the long test four minutes of my life. absolutely. >> and you were sitting next to your daughter. what did you do during that period to keep you and her -- or what did she do to keep you calm, as the case may be? >> she tells me now, i made her more nervous. i always keep a rosary with me when i fly. i'm a nervous flyer anyway. so i grabbed out that rosary and started praying. i held it in my hand and held her hand in my hand with the rosary and just prayed. and it calmed me, but i think it made her more scared. if it never happens again, but if it does, i think i'll have to keep my prayers in my head. >> so a lifetime of bringing the rosary with you, you got a chance to use it on this flight. >> absolutely. >> how bumpy was it, once the engine went? how bumpy was the rest of the flight? >> it was pretty bumpy. you know, i'm nervous in flights anyway and any shake kind of jolts me, but i will never complain of turbulence again, because i know what real turbulence is now. it was pretty shaky. and no matter where you looked, it looked like the ceiling of the plane was just jerking back and forth, too, and we were just holding on until we got down, absolutely. >> you're in hawaii now. you made it to your destination. you got on a flight not long after to head there. >> yep. >> how were you going to -- what i think about now is, how i would get on a plane differently? what i would look at every time i get on a plane from now on. are you going to look at every engine out the window as you get onboard? >> it kind of felt like that. it was -- you know, you get in, kind of take a deep breath and look around and that takeoff now is a little bit different feeling than it's ever been. that's for sure. hopefully, with time, that apprehension will go away. but it is -- it is scary now. so, absolutely. >> brenda dohn, you deserve a hawaii vacation. we're so glad you and your family are safe. thank you so much for joining us this morning. really appreciate it. >> appreciate it. thanks for having me. >> erica? >> wow. well, joining us now cnn aviation analyst miles o'brien, a science correspondent for pbs "newshour." miles, good to see you this morning. i can't get out of my head, i was paying such close attention to pabrenda there. she was talking about one of the things she saw, and she said, i saw debris flying up towards the window. that's what's been so remarkable to a number of people, the debris was actually coming off of this engine. just how rare is that? >> well, it's textbook definition of an uncontained engine failure. the engines are supposed to be designed to protect against that. they're reinforced around the n nacelle with kevlon which is supposed to capture it if it fails. you can't imagine them working perfectly forever. so they do build them with this in mind. when you look at the picture of the aircraft on the ground, the most troubling shot i saw was the puncture in the fuselage itself. this takes us back to a few years ago, you remember, a southwest airlines 737, an uncontained failure at altitude on that one, a piece of shrapnel hit a window and sucked a woman out to her death. so there is that potential risk. that's obviously extremely rare. in this case, everybody walked away. but when i look at that picture, i see a close call. >> a very close call. and also just looking at this video, which so many of us really can't stop looking at, that a passenger shot out of the window. seeing -- seeing that exposed -- you know, exposed parts of the engine there. we talk about what happened. you mentioned the part that you saw, you believe it hit -- potentially punctured the fuselage there. in other folks i've been speaking with in the last couple of days, too, one thing that keeps coming up is the inspection and the repair process. right now that we're told that the investigation shows some issues with two fan blades. is that process where it needs to be on a regular basis? because this isn't the first time we've seen an issue. >> it's a problem, particularly as the fleet ages, of course, and there are more cycles on these engines. but you have to go back to 2018. united airlines flight out of san francisco, to landing in honolulu. same engine, almost a carbon copy scenario. subsequent to that, the national transportation safety board determined that pratt & whitney, the manufacturer of the engine, was not inspecting those fan blades properly. they have a technique using thermal, infrared capabilities to detect minute cracks which happen from the inside-out in these hollow blades. and that wasn't done properly. this past summer, the ntsb offered up some new rules for that. and we don't know how far along in the process they've gotten on inspecting all of these fan blades and all of these engines. it's a huge task, which kind of swamps the system. and it's not a simple thing to identify these minute cracks, which can lead to these catastrophic failures. >> how do you even inspect that? for the layperson, me, if you're looking at those blades in that engine, did they have to open it up and physically take each blade to try to spot these tiny little cracks? >> they use -- there's three big techniques. there's an ultrasound technique, you know, not unlike what happens when you're trying to see inside your body. sound waves back and forth and any sort of minor imperfection can be detected that way. you can also pass electrical current through the blade and the current does return in the same as it's sent out, the possibility there of a defect. and then the question at the center of this whole issue is a thermal technique that is used. infrared, which is also based on the assumption that heat is -- emanates from these blades differently if there's a defect in them. so, but all of these are very challenging, subtle, require a lot of skill and practice, and the number of people and capability to do these inspections is in question. >> miles o'brien, appreciate it. thank you! >> you're welcome. house democrats hoping to pass president biden's massive coronavirus relief bill by the end of the week. but will any republicans sign on? 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what would they have me leave out? should we not invest $20 billion to vaccinate the nation? should we not invest $290 million to extend unemployment insurance for the 11 million americans or unemployed, so they can get by? >> reporter: and the biggest sticking point in the u.s. senate is over that $15 minimum wage. you already have two senate moderates, both joe manchin and kyrsten sinema signaling that they would not be able to support that package with the $15 minimum wage in it. now, it is possible that the senate parliamentarian could pull that provision from the bill, because it may not comply with the strict senate rules needed to use this budget reconciliation process, but we will be watching very closely to see what happens if the parliamentarian allows it to remain in the bill. then it will be up to chuck schumer, the majority leader, as to whether or not he can hold his caucus together with the president's very first major legislative push. erica? >> a lot riding on that. also join us, cnn political analyst, rachael bade, who is a reporter for politico. and rachael, i want to start with something i just saw in "playbook" this morning. so we're learning more about this -- as we learn more about the covid relief bill and as lauren just pointed out, trying to keep the caucus together. as we look at this, that is really the big hurdle, right? because this is the first big, potentially, move for this administration for this congress in terms of getting something done. and if it doesn't happen, the big concern is what does that spell for the next couple of years? >> yeah, for democrats, clearly, failure is not an option, not only because we just hit half a million deaths here in the united states from coronavirus, but also because if they fail on this first measure, this is going to be terrible in terms of looking at the future and what democrats can accomplish in a unified -- in a democratic unified washington. so failure is not an option here. i think the big sticking point to watch this week will obviously be the minimum wage fight. there's going to be a ruling as early as tomorrow, more likely wednesday, from the senate parliamentarian about whether or not they can include the sort of progressive policy priority to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. now, this depending on how she rules, could sort of set off this jockeying between progressives and moderate democrats in the house and the senate. but ultimately, democrats are going to have to come together, no matter what that ruling is, because failure, again, is just not an option this early in the biden agenda or would be a big problem for democrats going forward. >> and rachael, breaking news, and you guys broke it on "playbook" and it was released from her office, susan collins, republican from maine, just came out against neera tanden, the nominee to run the office of budget. what this means if susan collins and maybe other moderate republican senators come out as a "no." she doesn't have the votes. she ain't got the votes, as they say, right? >> yeah, it's a big problem. this might be the final blow on neera tanden that ultimately kills her nomination. look, the white house was looking at collins as a person who could potentially save her after joe manchin came out against her last week. obviously, in a 50/50 divided senate -- congressmen -- president biden can't afford to lose a single democrat on any confirmation or if he does, they've got to find someone to make up that vote on the republican side. so susan collins being a moderate from maine, they thought perhaps they could fill that void that joe mannixchin created, but collins told us that neera doesn't have the experience or the temperament and talked about these tweets and attacks on twitter, and that would be problematic. and she deleted more than a thousand tweets before her nomination was announced and questioned whether she actually has that commitment to transparency, because she went back and tried to hide these missives. obviously, this is a big problem for the white house. this is a big problem for neera tan tanden. >> there's been a lot of attempts to make sure this doesn't happen, but here we are this morning. we know that neera tanden has met with nearly three dozen senators on both sides of the aisle. we're not hearing a lot publicly in terms of how democrats are preparing for what could be the end of this nomination. but what are you hearing behind the scenes? what is the messaging going to be? >> well, they've worked, obviously, very hard to maintain unity. and that has been a priority for the biden administration. they don't want to see the distractions that the trump administration went through every other day when you had republican members maybe attacking the president for something he had said or having to come out and do cleanup for something that the president had said. clearly, they are upset that they are having to work overtime to try to pass a nominee that they were hoping was going to sail through the process. now, look, we saw a lot of national security nominations move very quickly in the beginning and opening days of biden's presidency. this is a different slew of nominees. you also have a hearing this week on becerra to lead hhs. that is another nominee that republicans are very opposed to. so if democrats are going to pass this nominee both out of committee and on the floor, they are going to need to make to make sure that they are unified. the next set of nominees is just a bit more controversial. it's harder to pass some of these nominees. national security nominees traditionally just tend to garner more bipartisan support. so that is what democrats are working through right now. but i will tell you, this was unexpected. and even though manchin went to schumer a few minutes -- or a few hours, excuse me -- before he made his announcement, it certainly was shocking for a lot of democrats, who were hoping to avoid this kind of standoff this early on in the nomination process. >> you talk about nominations, merrick garland, judge merrick garland, who has been nominated to be attorney general, that hearing begins today. that will get bipartisan support, but it's still a major confirmation hearing and we do expect some news from it. >> that's exactly right. when you're talking about the attorney general nominee, this is a moment that merrick garland had been nominated for the supreme court, republicans never held that nomination hearing, they never voted on him. and obviously, that legacy is going to be something that is part of the u.s. senate. now, we expect that dick durbin this morning is going to come out in strong support of merrick garland. we also, of course, expect that this nomination process is one that is going to attract some bipartisan support. but again, these nominees, this nomination process, specifically, when you're talking about the attorney general, this is something that is going to be must-watch television, given the fact that merrick garland is going to be, or we expect to be, the next attorney general. >> lauren fox and rachael bade, thank you both very much. we are also still following these headlines out of texas where millions are still without safe drinking water. some now facing astronomical electric bills, as well. all of those details in a live report, next. you can try to predict the future or you can create it. we're driving it. everywhere. we emit optimism, not exhaust. we plug in our vehicles as naturally as we charge our phones. we. we are generation e. we want smart. clean. and safe. to also be fun, easy and powerful! ultium! a battery that charges fast. runs long. it fits everyone. nobody will be left out. and that, changes everything. wondering what actually goes into your multivitamin? 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>> that would have been it. i would have just laughed like, no way. that doesn't happen here! ever! >> and you can tell the surprise in her voice with just houn expected some of this experience was for a lot of people. another thing that was unexpected, some folks got enormous energy bills and now there's discussion what to do about that. texas governor greg abbott said yesterday that the public utility commission called an emergency meeting sunday. they issued a moratorium on disconnection of service due to nonpayment. they also restricted electric providers from sending invoices right now to buy some time to address those huge bills. at the same time, you've got republican congressman michael mccaul saying that federal emergency funds can be used by individuals to pay those bills. you've got other people like houston mayor, sylvester turner, saying the state of texas should be footing those bills. meanwhile, the white house says president biden is eager to visit texas, but he wants to do it at an appropriate time that would not hinder the recovery, john. >> the system is designed to have the bills be huge like this in situations -- i mean, they have to address the system that has been in place for a few years in texas. that clearly needs to happen. natasha, thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> thanks. >> for more information about how you can help texas victims, go to cnn.com/impact. so the u.s. on the verge of surpassing 500,000 lives lost to coronavirus. this as dr. anthony fauci tells us how long we might have to wear masks. that's next. you packed a record 1.1 trillion transistors into this chip. i invested in invesco qqq. a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq 100, like you. become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq. ♪ this looks different. it is. epic hi-res photos. and 8k video, cinema quality. this is different. told you. ♪ ♪ - [narrator] if you're thinking about going to school online, southern new hampshire university is where you belong. we've been online for more than 25 years and have helped thousands of students reach their goals. as a nonprofit university, we believe access to high quality education should be available to everyone. that's why we offer some of the lowest tuition rates in the nation, and haven't raised tuition in nearly a decade. so no matter where you want to go, snhu can help you get there. visit snhu.edu today. facing leaks takes strength, so here's to the strong, who trust in our performance and comfortable, long-lasting protection. because your strength is supported by ours. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. this morning, the united states on the verge of surpassurpass ing 500,000 coronavirus deaths. just a staggering number. that's more american deaths than in any war besides the civil war. the president and vice president will honor the lives lost in a ceremony tonight. joining us now is dr. peter hotez, the codirector of the center for vaccine development at texas children's hospital and the dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. professor hotez, it's staggering, right? it's just staggering to think that we've lost 500,000 americans to this plague in the last year. it's been almost one year exactly. that's the bad news. and it's awful news. where do you feel like we are headed at this point, though? we are watching the daily death toll reduce every day. hospitalizations go down every day. the case load goes down every day. what do you see? >> well, you know, some of the projections indicate that we're still going to be in this for a while. possibly getting up to 600, 650 th 650,000 deaths by the end of may, early june. so that's really awful news. this 500,000 number is a time for such deep sorrow for the country. and i remember having this conversation with you when we got to 200,000 deaths and 300,000. it continues to climb. and it happened in part because of the virus and the fact that there's so much asymptomatic transmission that makes it hard to contain. but the reality is, we got here because of a refusal by the united states government last year to implement a federal plan under the trump administration, insisting the states had to be in the lead, when everyone knew that was going to fail at cat strofically, and then came that political allegiance claim. we never had to get to that 500,000 place. now the numbers are going down. that's potentially really positive news. it is positive news. but i am worried about this variant, the b-117 variant from the united kingdom. it's now about 10 to 15% of the cases in florida, going up in southern california. if that takes over the, the numbers will start to spiral up again. and there's no end to what the death toll will look like, unless we can vaccinate ahead of it. >> we can also, as we know, as we're waiting for those vaccines, as you have said, as so many experts have, we need to continue doing what we know works, which includes wearing masks. dana bash asked dr. fauci specifically, how long is that going to last? here's what he had to say over the weekend. >> do you think americans will still be wearing masks, for example, in 2022? >> you know, i think it is possible that that's the case. >> so masks into 2022. how do you get the message out there to encourage americans to stay the course? >> well, before we get to that, remember, there's a few unknowns here. first of all, there is some really good news on the horizon, coming out of israel. and it has not been peer reviewed. but it is showing that widespread vaccination, in this case, they're using the pfizer biontech vaccine, is slowing or even halting pcr-positive cases, meaning asymptomatic transmission. and if that holds up, what it means is that if we can be diligent in vaccinating the american people, we potentially could interrupt transmission by the fall, in which case we may not have to wear masks all the time. i think that's a really important glimmer of hope. the alternative view on that is -- and it's not mutually incompatible, you know, we've got the models coming out of harvard and mark lipstich showing that we've got annual peaks in the winter, maybe not as bad as what we saw in january of this year, but we did see regular peaks. so it may be a scenario in 2022, where we don't have to wear masks all the time, but still these periods of peak transmission. there's still a lot of unknowns. but for now until we have all of that information, we have to press hard and keep wearing masks and do that social distancing, especially until we can vaccinate fully the american people. but i have a lot of optimism that life is going to get so much better for this country by the fall. it's going to be an issue of how much transmission, how many deaths are going to happen between now and then, until we can fully vaccinate the american people. >> dr. peter hotez, appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you. and join jake tapper this evening for a special presentation. we remember 500,000, a national memorial service for covid-19. that's tonight at 11:00 eastern, right here on cnn. congress holding its first hearings on the insurrection at the u.s. capitol this week. who will testify. those details, next. there it is... “the extra mile.” on the border of expected and extraordinary. for those willing to go further. like vans customized for work or play. with safety and tech to keep you connected. supported by a five-star sales, service and finance team. and backed by the one star you know. so, go the extra mile. it's never crowded because so few have what it takes to go there. mercedes-benz vans. this phone paired with 5g ultra wideband-- wow! 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"new day" continues right n now. mayday, mayday, our craft just experienced engine failure. >> the faa has ordered emergency inspections and united airlines says it's removing all of its 777s with the pratt & whitney engines from service. the aid that is desperately needed by millions of americans just weeks away. >> this $15 minimum wage increase would mean 30 million americans would get a raise. >> merrick garland will be in the hot seat for his confirmation hearing up on capitol hill. >> it's a very significant set of steps back to normality in the justice department. this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." alisyn is off. erica hill in this morning. nice to have you here. >> good to see you, my friend. did you just watch pete davidson do a dead-on -- >> you're still laughing. >> it was perfect and really tough for andrew cuomo. >> you didn't believe me at first. >> she tells me, pete davidson was really good at andrew cuomo. you're right. okay. breaking overnight, boeing telling airlines to stop flying 7 77 jets that had the same engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over the weekend. united airlines has temporarily removed all 24 planes with pratt & whitney 4000 engines from its fleet. japan and south korea's asiana airlines have done the same. this comes after the engine of a united plane that was carrying 241 people, the engine exploded saturday shortly after takeoff. you can see the pictures here. the jet landed safely, but not before it scattered debris over the denver area. look at this. this is just stunning. so what went wrong. this morning, we have new reporting about what investigators are finding and we will speak live with a passenger who was on that flight. >> today also kicks off a very big week for the biden administration and congress. a house committee will vote today to advance president biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill. a full house vote expected this week. also today, confirmation hearings from attorney general nominee merrick garland begin, as we're learning as yet another senator that will oppose neera tanden's nomination. and this morning, the nation on the brink of surpassing 500,000 deaths from coronavirus. it is a sobering milestone to put it mildly. president biden set to honor those lives lost tonight. we begin our coverage though this morning with the latest

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