Not enforce mask use in public transportation and transportation hubs at this time. the cdc recommends that people continue to wear masks in indoor public transportation settings. but delta airlines ceo ed bastian saying it s time to move past mask mandates. we ve done it for two years and it s time to move beyond that and now make that the responsibility of individuals. reporter: it comes as the battle over masks heats up all over again. the city of philadelphia today putting its indoor mask mandate back into effect to curb a spike in new cases. being careful. being careful is the best way to be. reporter: but some frustrated businesses and residents are now suing to stop the mask rule. people have just generally had enough of this government overreach. all right, so, here s where we are tonight. have a with us tonight. the bottom line, no federal travel mask mandate moving forward, so the airlines are no longer going to require this? reporter: that s right, david.
The airlines for weeks have been lobbying the federal government to lift this mask mandate and the airlines saying tonight they will not require passengers for now to wear those masks on planes. the flight attendants union reminding people that you can wear a mask if you want to. david? yes, let s keep that in mind. give everyone the space they need to make up their own mind and think about the flight crews who have had to enforce the rules for so many months now. we re thinking about them tonight, too. eva, thank you, on the breaking headline tonight. the biden administration saying they are disappointed was the word the white house used earlier today by the judge s decision, but then just before we came on tonight, they did make it clear that there would be no more mask mandate on public transportation and planes. so, let s get right to mary bruce, because when there s a decision like this, we always ask, bottom line, will there be an appeal, but it sounds like the white house is