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00:01Flights grounded as the government shutdown hits the skies, why thousands could be cancelled.

00:06Plus, a deadly fireball in Louisville, the death toll rising overnight, what investigators have found and why the plane barely got airborne.

00:14And Democrats emboldened by big election wins. Is a deal to end the shutdown now slipping away?

00:21The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.

00:27These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:33Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

00:35The Trump administration is taking drastic action this morning to keep the skies safe,

00:40announcing a 10 percent cut in air traffic across 40 of the nation's busiest markets.

00:46Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the move is aimed at relieving pressure on air traffic controllers,

00:52most of whom haven't been paid in more than a month.

00:55Duffy says the cuts, expected to take effect Friday, are a preemptive safety measure.

01:01Analysts estimate it could force airlines to cancel up to 1,800 flights in a single day

01:06and create a major ripple effect just as the busiest travel season of the year begins.

01:11This is proactive.

01:13We don't want to find ourselves in a situation, I think the administrator said,

01:16we don't want the horse out of the barn and then look back and say there were issues we could have taken that we didn't.

01:23So we are going to proactively make decisions that keep the airspace safe.

01:28FAA Administrator Brian Bedford says the decision was based on safety data, not politics,

01:35and warns that more cuts could come if staffing shortages worsen.

01:39I feel bad for people not getting paid, nobody wants to work for free,

01:42but you know essential jobs are essential and we have to have them and I wish they would hurry up and fix this.

01:48The FAA plans to release the full list of affected airports later today,

01:52but officials say the impact will be felt nationwide.

01:56New details this morning in that deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky,

02:01as investigators confirm at least 12 people have now died, including a child.

02:06The cargo plane exploded into a fireball just seconds after takeoff on Tuesday night,

02:11carving a half-mile path of destruction through a commercial area near the airport.

02:15The NTSB says the left engine detached midair.

02:20Investigators found it on the airfield.

02:22Both black boxes have now been recovered and sent to Washington for analysis.

02:27CCTV video shows the moment the plane burst into flames,

02:31a fireball followed by massive clouds of black smoke.

02:35And look at this, a local worker who captured the aftermath

02:38said the blast was so powerful it knocked him to the ground.

02:41Investigators say at least 11 others were hurt, many with severe burns and blast injuries.

02:47The FBI is now assisting the NTSB on scene as crews search through twisted metal and debris.

02:53Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency as crews move from rescue to recovery mode.

02:59Air traffic has resumed in Louisville in a limited capacity,

03:03but the airport remains a disaster zone.

03:05President Trump is turning up the pressure on Senate Republicans,

03:10calling on them to abolish the filibuster as the government shutdown drags on through another week.

03:16Hopes for a deal now seem more uncertain after Tuesday's election results.

03:20Democrats swept those elections.

03:22Gains, they say, validate their decision to hold the line

03:25until expired health care subsidies are addressed.

03:28Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy saying

03:31it would be very strange if on the heels of the American people rewarding Democrats

03:35for standing up and fighting, we surrendered without getting anything.

03:39He says Democrats are in an enormously strong position right now.

03:43Still, some moderate Democrats are quietly working with Republicans on a way out,

03:49insisting the election hasn't changed their approach.

03:52Meanwhile, President Trump, frustrated by the impasse,

03:54is pushing harder for Senate Republicans to act,

03:57calling the shutdown a major factor behind Republican losses on Tuesday.

04:02I don't think it was good for Republicans.

04:04I don't think it was good.

04:05I'm not sure it was good for anybody.

04:06But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot.

04:10If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans.

04:16The president has refused to meet with Democrats until the government reopens

04:20and is urging the Senate to end the filibuster,

04:22which requires 60 votes to pass any bill.

04:25But Majority Leader John Thune says that's not happening.

04:29He's promising Democrats a vote on health care as part of any deal,

04:32one that would still fall under filibuster rules.

04:35November's SNAP benefits won't be cut as deeply as first expected.

04:40The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revised its guidance,

04:43saying SNAP benefits this month will be reduced by 35 percent

04:47instead of the 50 percent previously announced.

04:50The change comes as the agency works to comply with a federal court order

04:54requiring it to tap into SNAP's $5.25 billion contingency fund during the government shutdown.

05:02The new numbers mean a family of four in the lower 48 states will receive about $646 this month.

05:08That's according to NBC News.

05:10The Agriculture Department did not explain what prompted the revision,

05:13but a Justice Department filing on Wednesday said there had been an error,

05:18one they moved to correct as soon as it was discovered.

05:20The Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in Chicago is back in the headlines this morning,

05:26this time over conditions inside the Broadview detention facility,

05:30long the focus of protests and complaints.

05:33A federal judge has ordered immigration officials to clean up conditions at that facility,

05:37saying people should not be sleeping next to overflowing toilets or on top of one another.

05:43ICE now has two weeks to make improvements.

05:45Under the order, detainees must be given a safe place to sleep,

05:49access to medication, and basic supplies like soap, toothbrushes, and toilet paper.

05:54The judge called the current conditions unnecessarily cruel,

05:58requiring that holding areas be cleaned twice a day,

06:01that detainees be allowed to shower every other day,

06:04receive three meals a day, and be provided with bottled water.

06:07The ruling also mandates private access to attorneys.

06:11ICE must submit a status report on those improvements by noon tomorrow.

06:15Finally this morning, he's done it again.

06:18Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin made NHL history last night

06:22by doing what he does best, scoring.

06:24And this was not just any goal, it was number 900.

06:27Wow.

06:28Ovechkin is now the first player in NHL history to hit that mark, 900.

06:33The milestone came just two and a half minutes into the second period

06:35against the St. Louis Blues, a game the Caps won 6-1.

06:39And now the question every hockey fan is asking, can he get to 1,000?

06:44It's not a lock, here's why.

06:46Ovechkin is 40 years old in the final year of his contract

06:48and has not decided if he will play next season.

06:51And by the way, for those wondering about Wayne Gretzky,

06:54yes, the great one still holds the points record at close to 3,000,

06:58but his goal total stopped at 894.

07:00So now it's the great 8, Alex Ovechkin, who stands alone when it comes to goals.

07:06Follow me there.

07:07Gosh, I love hockey, and I'll be on the ice this weekend.

07:10Hey, a little bit of fun and finance on tap today.

07:13Here's what we're tracking.

07:14The National Toy Hall of Fame unveils its class of 2025,

07:18everything from Battleship and Catan to Furby and the lightsaber in the mix.

07:23At 11, President Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office.

07:26Then at noon, the National Retail Federation releases its holiday sales forecast.

07:31And all eyes are on Tesla this afternoon,

07:34where shareholders will decide whether to approve Elon Musk's massive trillion-dollar pay package.

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07:50Hey, you're all caught up this morning.

07:51Those are unbiased updates for this Thursday.

07:53We'll see you back here tomorrow, Friday.

07:55We love that.

07:56For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

07:58Have a great day.

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