00:00No deal, not yet. President Trump doubles down on 60 Minutes, saying the government stays shut until Democrats drop their health care demands.
00:10Plus, flyers, brace yourselves, the shutdown continues to hit the skies. Flight delays mounting and a warning, it's only going to get worse.
00:18And stand down. A federal judge blocks Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to Portland, saying there's no rebellion to stop.
00:26The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.
00:34These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.
00:40Good morning, I'm Craig DiGrelli. We begin this morning with a government shutdown, now on track to become the longest in American history by Wednesday.
00:48President Trump is digging in, telling CBS's 60 Minutes he won't reopen the government until Democrats drop their plan to include health care funding in the spending bill.
00:59Obamacare is terrible. It's bad health care at far too high a price.
01:04We should fix that. We should fix it. And we can fix it with the Democrats.
01:09All they have to do is let the country open and we'll fix it.
01:13They have to let the country open and I'll sit down with the Democrats and we'll fix it.
01:18But they have to let the country. And you know what they have to do?
01:20All they have to do is raise five hands. We don't need all of them.
01:23But so you're saying your plan is to tell the Democrats to vote to end the shutdown.
01:28Correct. Very simple.
01:29And that you will put forward a health care plan?
01:32No, we will work on fixing the bad health care that we have right now.
01:36Democrats are refusing to move forward unless Republicans agree to extend subsidies for the more than 20 million Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act.
01:45Without any extensions, premiums are expected to spike, in some instances, by as much as 300 percent.
01:51Trump acknowledged he's helped end shutdowns before, including the record 35-day standoff during his first term, but says this time he's not giving in.
02:00I'm not going to do it by being extorted by the Democrats who have lost their way.
02:04Right. There's something wrong with these people.
02:07Trump is also calling for Republicans to use the so-called nuclear option, ending the Senate filibuster, a move GOP leader John Thune opposes.
02:17I think we should do the nuclear option. This is a totally different nuclear, by the way.
02:21It's called ending the filibuster.
02:24The Republicans have to get tougher.
02:26If we end the filibuster, we can do exactly what we want. We're not going to lose power.
02:30Even so, Trump says Democrats will eventually have to give in and vote to reopen the government without a health care deal.
02:37Right now, thousands of federal workers are still on the job without pay.
02:41And 42 million Americans relying on SNAP benefits, formerly food stamps, are caught in the middle.
02:47A federal judge has ordered the Agriculture Department to keep distributing those food aid funds.
02:52The judge gave the administration until noon today to explain how they plan to comply.
02:56Same topic. Long lines, packed terminals and flight boards filled with delays.
03:02The ripple effects of the government shutdown are spreading through America's airports.
03:07With air traffic controllers now missing more than a month of pay, the system is straining under the pressure.
03:12At major hubs from Los Angeles to Dallas, staffing shortages are forcing groundholds and slower departures.
03:18And it's just the beginning.
03:20I think the real consequence is, what kind of rolling delays do you have throughout the system, right?
03:25We've seen problems at L.A., in Dallas, in D.C., Boston, Atlanta.
03:31And so I think it's only going to get worse.
03:34We have controllers who, some of them are new controllers.
03:37We have trainee controllers who are very helpful in the tower.
03:40They don't make a lot of money.
03:41And they're now confronted.
03:42They haven't had a paycheck for over a month.
03:44They're confronted with a decision, do I put food on my kid's table?
03:47Do I put gas in the car?
03:48Do I pay my rent or do I go to work and not get paid in?
03:52Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the government will halt traffic only if safety becomes an issue.
03:58But until then, travelers should expect more slowdowns and cancellations.
04:02The shutdown now in its fifth week with no sign of relief as the holiday travel season fast approaches.
04:09A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland,
04:14saying there's no credible evidence protests there were out of control, more than sporadically violent.
04:21National Guard troops had been staging a training basis after the administration activated units from both Oregon and California
04:28to protect the city's ICE facility, a focal point for protests since last summer.
04:33Judge Karen Immergut ruled the move exceeded the president's authority, violated state sovereignty,
04:38and did not meet the constitutional definition of a rebellion.
04:42Similar guard deployments to cities like Los Angeles and Chicago have also faced resistance from local officials and sparked court challenges.
04:51The administration is expected to appeal while a related case continues in the Ninth Circuit.
04:56A new Washington Post-ABC News Ipsos poll shows most Americans disapprove of how President Trump is handling his job.
05:05And they're giving him especially low marks on the economy.
05:08But there's some sobering news for Democrats as well.
05:1159% say they disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, the highest level since the start of his second term.
05:18On the economy, 62% give him poor marks, and 65% of those polled disapprove of his tariffs on imported goods.
05:27The poll also finds 64% of Americans believe Trump is going too far in trying to expand the power of the presidency,
05:35reflecting unease with his use of executive orders and sweeping policy changes.
05:40But Democrats are not benefiting much from that dissatisfaction.
05:4368% of voters say the Democratic Party is out of touch with most Americans,
05:48slightly higher than those who say the same of Trump or the GOP.
05:53With the 2026 midterms a year away, the poll suggests voters are frustrated with both parties
05:58and skeptical that Washington is listening.
06:01The survey was conducted October 24th through the 28th among more than 2,700 adults.
06:07Searchers have now found a monkey that escaped after last week's highway crash in Mississippi,
06:12but not the way anyone hoped.
06:14A Heidelberg woman says she shot and killed the animal early Sunday after spotting it in her yard.
06:20She told the Associated Press she feared for her five children's safety
06:23after hearing warnings the monkeys might carry disease.
06:27The Jasper County Sheriff's Office confirmed one monkey was found dead on private property.
06:32Wildlife officials have taken it in for testing.
06:34The animals, rhesus macaques, used in medical research, were being moved when a truck overturned on I-59 last week,
06:42killing most of the 21 on board.
06:44Three had escaped.
06:46Tulane University says the monkeys were not infected and had recently tested pathogen-free,
06:51but officials described them as aggressive and said they still needed to be contained.
06:56Finally this morning, is there anything artificial intelligence can't do?
07:01Meet Zaniya Monet. She's made history as the first AI artist ever to chart on Billboard's radial rankings.
07:08Her songs, Let Go, Let God, and How Was I Supposed to Know,
07:12have gained enough airplay to land her a multi-million dollar record deal with Hallwood Media.
07:18Monet was created by a Mississippi poet who writes the lyrics and uses the AI music tool Suno to generate her performances.
07:25And she's not alone. Get this. Billboard says at least six other AI-driven or AI-assisted artists have debuted on its charts in recent months.
07:35You know, I was thinking this morning, how do I feel about this?
07:38And I came to the conclusion, you know what, life is spinning so fast and so is technology.
07:42I'm just trying to keep up. How about you? Probably in the same boat, right?
07:46All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
07:48In Nashville this morning, Kilmar Abrego-Garcia will appear in court for a hearing in his criminal trafficking case.
07:55At noon, the Trump administration must tell a federal judge whether it will use contingency funds or other available moves
08:01to ensure November's SNAP food benefits go out on time.
08:05At three, Fed Governor Lisa Cook lays out her outlook for the economy and interest rates at the Brookings Institute.
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08:31For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Have a great day.
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