investigators say the boeing 737 max 9 had pressurization problems three times before this incident. a cockpit alarm went off one day before the incident. following its own colts, they kept the plane from long overwater flights. investigators say it s not clear if those alarms foreshadowed friday s blowout, but right now, they are the not ruling anything out. pete muntean, cnn, washington. a u.s. federal appeals court will hold a hearing today on whether donald trump has immunity in the federal election subversion case. the former president is expected to attend in person. a lower court rejected his claims he was working to ensure election sbregty when he tried to undermine the 2020 results. trump alsomentses the election subversion case in georgia dismissed. his attorneys are arguing once again he is protected under presidential immunity. cnn spoke with elie honig about
Trump s argument in the georgia case. here s his reaction. i think this is a real long shot of an argument by donald trump and probably a losing argument in the court of appeals and perhaps beyond. it s important to understand what donald trump is and is not arguing here. he is not arguing that he is immune from prosecution for everything he did during every minute of his four-year presidency. what his team is arguing is that he s immune from for anything in the outer scope of his job as president. the problem for donald trump, though, is the facts. donald trump s team claims he was just making calls from the white house to legislative leaders, cabinet members, to members of congress and leaves it at at that. the reality is quite clear in jack smith s indictment. donald trump was not trying to neutrallied a manipulate ster the election. he was trying to make sure it tipped his way. i think the weight of the evidence here is overwhelming and is going to ultimately doom trump s argumen
Of basically any christie voter, which shouldn t surprise anyone. his campaign has been totally based on going against donald trump, right? yeah, david, thank you very much. and obviously don t forget tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern, i say obviously because you ve got to be watching this, jake tapper and dana bash moderating cnn s republican presidential debate live from iowa. united airlines finding loose bolts on a number of their boeing 737 max-9 planes, the same model plane that had that door plug blow open mid-flight on friday. donald trump says he thinks the stock market is headed for a crash, and he hopes it s convenient for him. we have an economy that s so fragile, and the only reason it s running now is it s running off the fumes of what we did. when there s a crash, i hope it s going to be during this next 12 months because i don t want to be herbert hoover. the one president i just don t want to be herbert hoover. > the cnn rerepublican
Profound question for the nation. is he immune from prosecution? this morning trump s lawyers will be arguing that the former president has absolutely immunity as they fight to throw out felony charges against him for january 6th and the alleged plot to overturn the 2020 election. we should note trump does not need to be there. he has chosen to do so just six days until the iowa caucuses. this week he is juggling court appearances with campaign events and rallies. it is a monumental day for history. the implications could change the way we understand what presidents are actually allowed to do. let s dive into this. cnn s senior legal analyst elie honig is with us. joining us from atlanta, trump s defense lawyer during his second impeachment trial. it s great to have you. david, let me begin with you, if you were in front of the d.c. circuit, the appellate court and you were arguing this case today for trump, what is the argument you would make?
Exti extinguished. i got you a hat, to make up for all of the michigan hate you ve been spewing, i feel that you need to wear this and poppy and i and our viewers have notice add bit of bias. you wear this for a while to make up for it, okay, ohio state boy? there s a no percent chance that will ever happen. i will grant them the same level of humility and grace that they granted us when we won multiple national championships, none. absolutely none. reporter: point taken. he would never let that hat touch his precious locks. there is no chance. i m telling you that. thank you, friend. thanks, buddy. cnn this morning continues right now. new cnn polling shows nikki haley is closing the gap on donald trump in new hampshire. he s out in iowa to remind voters, look, if you don t come out nikki haley is not that far behind. i appreciate all the attention president trump is giving me.