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
During that time period when he was actually hospitalized, and his number two was on vacation and not available as well. even, apparently, the national security council didn t know it, white house didn t know it, congress didn t know it. reporter: now here s the timeline, mike. late friday the pentagon released a vision statement saying austin was admitted to walter reed on monday for complications following recent elective surgery. the nature of that surgery remains unknown. at one point austin became so ill, he was rushed to the icu. his authorities were delegated to his deputy who was on vacation in pert eerie coe. officials say even she didn t know austin was in the hospital. u.s. forces have been active in the middle east in their boss absence, of course, carrying out a drone strike in iraq on thursday while austin remained in the hospital. warships continue shooting down drones in the red sea. create ecs wonder with everything going on in the world right now, mike, why would t
Federal government to sustain these efforts. this is all coming on the heels of the end of the can covid article one and two the funds, and in my opinion, a cash grabby big cities who are using the current migrant crisis to achieve goals. mike: chicago alderman raymond lopez, appreciate your per if peckive do time. thanks very much. thank you. mike: tensings rises tensions rising in the red sea. we will have the latest after the break. life, diabetes, there s no slowing down. each day is a unique blend of people to see and things to do. that s why you choose glucerna to help manage blood sugar response. uniquely designed with carbsteady. glucerna. bring on the day.
More tragic, the faa ordered the temporary grounding of certain max if 9 aircrafts so that they can be inspected for any issues. the directive will affect if approximately 171 airplanes world wild resulting in flight cancellations worldwide that have already affected tens of thousands the of passengers. mike in. mike: christina coleman reporting live, thanks very much. joining me now for more on this is commercial pilot and publisher of jet wine.com, robert mark. robert, welcome. thank you. reporter: so the ntsb chair is trying the assure the american people that we have the safest flight system in the world. let s play it. we are the global gold standard for safety around the world. but we have to maintain that standard. we are very, very fortunate here that this didn t end up in something more tragic. mike: to you agree with her
Moving, keep them moving safely and then providing the communities the information that they want and need to be sure that they have a good commute. reporter: now, meteorologists are warning that as temperatures drop in parts of new england and the northeast, slick, wet roadways can make travel especially dangerous. mike: c.b. cotton, thanks so much. that s all for this hour of fox newse, w live. we saw prevagen. i did read the clinical study and went ahead and gave it a try. i feel that prevagen is helping me with overall clarity and as a pharmacist, i ve recommended it to, not only just customers, but also to friends and family as a product to try. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. israel is under attack. the war against israel began with the murder of hundreds of precious children. in this orphanage bomb shelter, we re praying for god s help,