hello. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m michael holmes. a terrifying incident leaves many boeing 737 max 9s temporarily grounded and 177 passengers and crew feeling lucky to be alive. we re actually now waiting for a news briefing from the u.s. national transportation safety board. that s set to begin at any minute, and we will bring it to you live. they ll be discussing what happened on alaska airlines flight 1282 on friday. officials and witnesses say a part of the fuselage called a plug blew off during the plane s ascent leaving a gaping doorway sized hole in the side of the jet while it was an altitude of 16,000 feet. that s around 4,900 meters. incredibly the plane made a successful emergency landing and there were injuries but none of them serious. now, after the alaska airlines emergency, the u.s. federal aviation administration temporarily grounded certain boeing 737 max 9 aircraft operated by u.s. airlines or in u.s. terri
captions by vitac www.vitac.com announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. new details about u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin secretive days long hospitalization, the storm around his hospital stay is growing, as more top white house officials are now saying they had no idea austin was incapacitated. defense officials tell cnn the deputy defense secretary was not informed about why she began assuming some of austin s duties last week, the day after austin was admitted to walter reed medical center for complications from an elective surgery. austin s staff did not reveal to her, white house staff, or even president biden for another two days. and now many republicans are criticizing the defense secretary, calling his lack of transparency shocking and totally unacceptable. the handling of this by the secretary of defense is totally unacceptable. and i believe the american people have a right to
are gone. if on 26a, part of the seat, the back of the seat is gone. it was a very day9 yachtic scene, very chaotic. mike: the chair of the national transportation safety board describing the scene friday night where tragedy was averted after a panel blew out during an alaska airlines flight resulting in rapid decompression in the cabin. this led to the federal aviation administration now grounding dozens of boeing 737 max-9 planes. the ntsb is still searching for what caused the incident. welcome to fox news live, i m mike he man well, the grounded planes will have to undergo additional safety inspections before being allowed to fly as officials are still searching for the panel that blew off the plane. christina coleman is live with the latest. hello, christina. reporter: hi, mike. yes, today is the first full day for nt is sb to be on the ground in oregon investigating what caused a section of this plane to blow out in the sky leaving passengers fearing for their lives
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