Latest Newark airport outage, Trump’s foreign trip, ‘Diddy’s’ trial & more

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🗓️ 9 May 2025

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We start with the latest troubling technical problem that impacted Newark airport today. A Russian politician is pouring cold water on President Donald Trump’s ceasefire demand. Some Trump administration officials have privately turned to a familiar face for the President’s upcoming Middle East trip. Milwaukee is taking steps to address a lead crisis. And, the prosecution’s star witness could take the stand soon in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From CNN, I'm AfomaDK, with the five things you need to know for Friday, May 9th.
0:07.0	Air traffic controllers experienced another outage at Newark Airport.
0:12.0	The Federal Aviation Administration said the blackout included losing radar for about 90 seconds early this morning.
0:19.0	It impacted a FedEx plane bound for Boston,
0:22.0	which was then directed to contact controllers
0:24.2	at a different frequency.
0:25.9	As of noon today, there are more than 350 delays
0:28.8	and over 130 cancellations reported at Newark,
0:32.6	according to the flight tracking site Flight Aware,
0:35.0	due to staffing issues, bad weather, and runway construction.
0:38.3	The outage is the latest in a series of troubling technical problems that have impacted the air traffic control system in the U.S.
0:45.3	Yesterday, the Department of Transportation announced its plan to modernize the nation's aging air traffic control system by 2028.
0:53.3	President Donald Trump has once again called for a 30-day
0:57.1	ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has the support of leaders from 10 European
1:02.3	countries. On Truth Social yesterday, he threatened additional sanctions if the ceasefire isn't respected.
1:08.8	Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the ceasefire yesterday.
1:12.6	According to a readout of the call,
1:14.6	Zelenskyy said Ukrainians, quote,
1:16.6	are waiting for Russia to support this proposal.
1:19.6	But today, senior Russian Senator Konstitin Kossachov
1:23.6	shot down Trump's demand.
1:25.6	He is most welcome to do what he can do, but of course we have our basic interest in this crisis,
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