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00:00The government shutdown now grounding more than paychecks, staffing shortages from Newark to Denver, planes waiting hours just to take off.

00:09Plus, President Trump openly talking about invoking the Insurrection Act, what he says he would do, and why it has governors and courts on edge.

00:17And should you get the COVID shot this year? The answer? It's your decision.

00:22The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.

00:31These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:37Good morning, I'm Craig Negrelli. One week into the government shutdown and Americans are starting to feel it.

00:42The Senate failed again on Monday to pass a bill to reopen the government, and now air travel is taking a hit.

00:48The FAA says dozens of air traffic facilities are either short-staffed or expecting shortages in the coming days.

00:56From Burbank, California, to Phoenix, to Denver, Burbank saw the worst of it Monday.

01:00The entire control tower shut down around 4.15 p.m.

01:05Flights still moved, but under procedures used at smaller, untowered airports, with delays reaching more than two and a half hours.

01:13Other facilities around Newark, Jacksonville, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Indianapolis also reported staffing issues.

01:20Ground delays were issued at Denver and Newark until controllers could catch up.

01:25In a job that's already stressful, this shutdown has put way more stress on our controllers.

01:32At a time when they're already working on equipment from the 1960s, 1980s, 1990s,

01:39we asked them to do their jobs on equipment that has not been state-of-the-art.

01:43Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says there's been a slight uptick in sick calls since the shutdown started,

01:50adding that FAA employees are already stretched thin.

01:53The Senate is expected to try again later this week, its sixth attempt to end the stalemate.

01:59Today marks two years since Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel,

02:04killing nearly 1,200 people, taking hundreds of hostages, and igniting a war that still shows no end in sight.

02:11In Egypt, Israeli and Hamas negotiators are holding indirect talks this week,

02:16going over President Trump's plan to finally end the war.

02:19The proposal includes a ceasefire, the release of remaining Israeli hostages, and humanitarian aid into war-ravaged Gaza.

02:26The talks are expected to last several days.

02:30More than 67,000 people have been killed since the fighting began,

02:34with famine gripping parts of Gaza and nearly 90 percent of Palestinians forced from their homes.

02:40Meanwhile, pressure is building at the United Nations,

02:42with France, the UK, and Canada joining calls for a two-state solution.

02:47Israel, in turn, has struck hard at its enemies, pounding Hezbollah in Lebanon,

02:51taking out top commanders, and waging a 12-day air campaign against Iran earlier this year.

02:58Two years later, the fighting continues, and the search for peace remains as elusive as ever.

03:03President Trump is now threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act, saying he'd do it, if necessary,

03:10if courts or local officials try to block his deployment of National Guard troops.

03:14The comment comes as Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker accused the administration Monday

03:19of staging a military-style invasion of Chicago.

03:23The state and the city filed a lawsuit Monday to block the federalization of the Illinois Guard.

03:28There is no invasion here. There is no insurrection here.

03:32And local and state law enforcement are on the job and managing what they need to.

03:37Without my permission, and against my vigorous objections,

03:44the president has federalized 300 Illinois National Guard military troops

03:49and hundreds of National Guard members from Texas.

03:53Let me be clear.

03:54Donald Trump is using our service members as political props

04:00and as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation's cities.

04:05The Department of Homeland Security shot back, calling Pritzker's claims a smorgasbord of lies

04:11and saying he should, quote, get out of his mansion and see Chicago.

04:15If J.B. Pritzker actually walked the streets of his own city,

04:18he would see domestic terrorists and violent rioters attacking police officers

04:23and the scourge of violent crime as a direct result of his own policies.

04:28Later in the Oval Office, Trump described when he would actually invoke the Insurrection Act.

04:33We have an Insurrection Act for a reason.

04:36If I had to enact it, I'd do that.

04:38If people were being killed and courts were holding us up

04:42or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd do that.

04:46I mean, I want to make sure that people aren't killed.

04:48We have to make sure that our cities are safe.

04:50The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to deploy the military

04:55for law enforcement purposes under limited circumstances.

04:58It was last used during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

05:03A South Carolina judge who recently ruled against the Trump Justice Department

05:07is now at the center of a different kind of firestorm

05:10after her home burned to the ground over the weekend.

05:14The blaze erupted Saturday on a disto island, destroying the waterfront home.

05:18Authorities say three people were hospitalized after jumping from the elevated first floor.

05:23You see the smoke billowing right there.

05:24Rescue has reached them by kayak because of the marshy terrain.

05:29Their identities have not been publicly released.

05:32Investigators say they found no evidence the fire was intentionally set

05:35and no sign of an explosion despite rampant online speculation about a possible attack.

05:41Wow.

05:42The home belongs to Judge Diane Goodstein,

05:44who last month temporarily blocked South Carolina

05:47from handing over its voter database to the Trump DOJ.

05:51That decision was later reversed by the state Supreme Court.

05:55The high court is now asking for privacy, saying,

05:58We respectfully suggest that common decency be followed by all

06:02in respecting the privacy of the Goodstein family during this difficult time.

06:06Governor Henry McMaster echoed that message,

06:09writing that there is no evidence the fire was intentionally set,

06:12urging people not to spread unverified information.

06:16The cause of the fire remains under investigation this morning.

06:19All three people injured are being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

06:25And this will have lots of people talking.

06:27The CDC is making its most significant shift in vaccine policy since the pandemic,

06:33formally endorsing a case-by-case approach to COVID shots.

06:37The agency signed off on changes recommended by its Vaccine Advisory Committee,

06:42now led by members appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

06:46Under the new guidelines, COVID vaccination is no longer a blanket recommendation.

06:52Instead, doctors and patients are urged to make individual decisions based on risks and benefits.

06:59The CDC also updated guidance for children,

07:02saying toddlers should now get a separate chickenpox shot,

07:05not the combined MMRV vaccine,

07:08which can slightly raise the risk of fever-related seizures.

07:12The agency says the goal is to restore trust and informed consent in vaccine policy.

07:17But some medical groups are warning the changes could add confusion

07:20and fuel to people's hesitancy to get a vaccine.

07:24Finally this morning, Halloween is creeping up on us,

07:28so consider this your reminder to stock up on candy, of course,

07:31before the good stuff is gone.

07:32So, what's your favorite?

07:34DoorDash actually has the receipts.

07:36The app crunched the numbers on last year's orders,

07:39and America's sweet tooth showed up.

07:41Reese's Peanut Butter Cups won the crown again for the second year in a row.

07:46Runners-up included Skittles, Snickers, Hershey's Milk Chocolate, and M&M's.

07:51A few old-school favorites slid into the top ten,

07:54including Nerds, Sour Patch Kids, and Airheads.

07:57Now, if you're wondering what's big here in Nebraska,

07:59a DoorDash says it's actually Laffy Taffy.

08:02Now, my favorite?

08:03Mmm, kind of boring.

08:05I'm a Reese's guy.

08:06But there are a couple aspects to this.

08:08Number one, Halloween's a great time to stock up on Reese's.

08:11If you've got leftovers after Halloween night,

08:14store them right on through Thanksgiving, even to Christmas.

08:16Also, if you're in the mood for a snack,

08:19pull the peanut butter out, grab a spoon,

08:21take a big old chunk of peanut butter or a glob of it,

08:25put it right on your Reese's Peanut Butter Cup,

08:27and pound it down, now that's a snack.

08:30Trust me.

08:32Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.

08:34At nine, Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies

08:36before the Senate Judiciary Committee

08:38as lawmakers conduct their annual oversight

08:41of the Justice Department.

08:42At ten, House Speaker Mike Johnson

08:44is expected to hold a press conference

08:46on the government shutdown.

08:48Also attend, the Supreme Court convenes

08:49to hear two oral arguments,

08:51including one on practicing conversion therapy for minors.

08:55At 11.30, President Trump welcomes

08:57Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

08:59to the White House for high-level talks

09:01on trade and security.

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09:11Those are your unbiased updates for this Tuesday.

09:13We'll see you back here tomorrow.

09:14For all of us here at Straight Arrow News,

09:16I'm Craig DeGrelli.

09:17Have a great day.

09:17We'll see you next time.

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