00:00We pulled some of your best comments and questions from our YouTube videos this week,
00:08and we're putting them to the test. This is Straight From You, where we fact-check claims,
00:13separate fact from fiction, and add context to what's murky. And here's what stood out this
00:17week. After our report on National Guard troops arriving in Chicago, a viewer asked,
00:23doesn't each state have its own National Guard? Why ship in troops from other states? Good question.
00:28All right, here's the answer, and it depends on who's giving the orders. I'll walk you through it.
00:32Each governor commands their own guard under state authority, called Title 32, or state active duty.
00:39But governors can also request help from other states through the Emergency Management Assistance
00:44Compact. That's how guardsmen cross state borders during disasters or civil unrest. When the guard
00:50is federalized under Title 10, control shifts to the president and the Pentagon, making them
00:56temporarily part of the active duty military. So yes, every state does have its own guard. But in
01:03emergencies or under federal orders, they can, and do, operate across state lines, all part of the
01:10same system. Okay, on to the next one. In our story on the FAA's modernization push, one viewer had a
01:16different idea. Why not let the airlines run air traffic control and security instead of the government?
01:22It's an idea that's actually been floated before, but has never really taken off, if you will.
01:27The first Trump administration pushed to privatize air traffic control, pointing to Canada's motto called
01:33NAV Canada, a non-profit system funded by user fees that upgrades tech faster and stays out of politics.
01:41Supporters said the U.S. should follow suit. But critics warn that America's airspace is far bigger
01:47and much busier, and that privatization could hurt smaller airports and drive up costs. The idea
01:53eventually stalled. Now even major airlines and the air traffic controllers union agree we should
01:59focus on modernizing the FAA, not replacing it. For now, that means new tech and more controllers,
02:05not a new system. All right, on to number three, and our piece about the latest claim that Amelia
02:10Earhart's plane may have been found. A viewer was not buying it, calling it driftwood. Well,
02:16that skepticism seems fair enough based on history, right? So we dug deeper. Researchers from Purdue
02:22University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute are heading to the western Pacific Island to
02:28investigate what satellite images show as a Tariya object. See it there? A bright shape in a lagoon
02:34that might match Earhart's 1937 Lockheed Electra plane. The team will use drones, sonar, and magnetic
02:42devices before dredging the site, looking for serial numbers, unique metals, or anything traceable
02:48to Earhart's plane. Similar claims in the past have turned out to be rock formations. So until there's
02:55hard evidence, the verdict stays unproven. Hope that helps. That's science. Evidence over hype,
03:01as they say. All right, keep dropping those comments and asking questions on our SAN YouTube page. We love
03:06seeing them. We'll tackle the biggest ones next week on Friday.
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