So maybe you do want to keep those seat belts fastened.

Elite starts right now.

Major questions raised today about your safety in the air as senators grill the FAA, why

the agency cannot be so sure there will not be more runway near misses and grounded flights.

Plus, Nikki Haley officially kicks off her 2024 campaign, bringing a pledge to bring

in a new generation of leadership.

But how long can she maintain this delicate dance throwing subtle shade at Trump while

not alienating his supporters?

And hey, you know that first flying object?

Shot down the one that was deemed a Chinese spy balloon?

US intel now says maybe it wasn't supposed to be over the continental US after all.

Welcome to the lead object taper and we start today with our politics lead and the

airport chaos taking over Capitol Hill after the series of near collisions and a nationwide

ground stop that led to thousands of delayed and canceled flights.

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Billy Nolan, today faced bipartisan criticism

and probing by lawmakers who hauled him before the Senate Commerce Committee, where Nolan

admitted that there remain vulnerabilities in the system that led to that ground stop.

A computer system known as NoTam.

The issue with the NoTam system last month led to the first nationwide stoppage of flights

since the September 11th attacks in 2001.

And of course it left tens of thousands of Americans stranded across the country.

Just two days later, a Delta flight had to abort its takeoff from New York's JFK airport

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