00:00President Donald Trump has ordered all air traffic controllers to, quote, get back to work now.
00:05He posted on Truth Social that he wants to give a $10,000 bonus to controllers who have stayed on the job every day during the government shutdown and dock the pay of those who haven't.
00:14The Federal Aviation Administration has cut flights to ease pressure on controllers, and frustration is only mounting over the growing number of flight cancellations daily across U.S. airports.
00:23Some air traffic controllers, unpaid for nearly a month, have stopped showing up, citing the added stress and the need to take a second job.
00:30This is the erosion of the safety margin the flying public never sees, but America relies on every single day.
00:39After a weekend that saw thousands of flights canceled, airlines canceled another 1,700 flights by early Monday afternoon and nearly 1,000 for Tuesday.
00:48The Senate took a first step towards ending the shutdown Sunday, but final passage could still be several days away.
00:53Tuesday will be the second missed payday for air traffic controllers and other employees of the Federal Aviation Administration.
00:59It's unclear how quickly they might be paid once the shutdown ends.
01:03It's unclear how quickly they might be paid once the shutdown ends.
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