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[Music] There's good news tonight. You know, so often the good news just doesn't get as much attention as the bad. So, every Saturday we highlight the many people who spread joy and love.And these are just some of those stories this week. For this New Jersey woman, a journey decades in the making. Debbie Housechild is heading to London to meet her friend Jane Bean for the very first time.Their friendship began in the 70s when a children's show matched them as pen pals. They stayed in touch over the years, b ...

Jean Bartisan grew up on a farm with an alcoholic father. >> I can remember going through the barns and the haloffs and finding uh bottles of vodka and taking them down to the creek and smashing them. >> Bartisan himself drank for decades while raising four kids with his wife.He got sober, but the cycle continued with two of his children. Bartisan's son Tommy drank himself to death in 2016. I guess there is probably no way to explain uh what it's like to lose a son.Uh particularly when um you know I felt th ...

Safety and Operational Impact - FedEx and UPS grounded dozens of MD11s following a deadly cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky [1] - Boeing recommended the grounding as a precaution, and the FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring inspections before the planes could fly again [1] - UPS issued an immediate grounding order to its pilots [1] - The grounding of cargo planes raises concerns about potential disruptions to the holiday shipping season [4] Investigation and Response - The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash, with assistance from UPS and the pilot union [2] - The investigation is expected to take up to a year to determine the cause of the crash [2] - A UPS spokesperson emphasized the company's commitment to the safety of employees and the communities it serves [1] Incident Details - The plane's left engine caught fire and detached during takeoff, resulting in 14 fatalities, including three crew members and others on the ground [3]

Tonight, millions of Americans who rely on the government for assistance living in limbo as the government shutdown drags on. In a late Friday night order, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court decision that had ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefit payments by Friday. That stay from the high court means for now the administration can withhold about $4 billion in SNAP benefits.Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins praised the order. You can't just create money to fund a p ...

Get out of here. >> Tonight, growing questions after another round of violent clashes in Chicago between federal agents and community members outraged that President Trump's immigration crackdown. This video appears to show Border Patrol agents apparently deploying flash grenades and tear gas on a crowd of people in the predominantly Mexican Little Village neighborhood.You can see one woman then throwing an object back. >> What are we doing. In another video, you see Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bevino appea ...

Tonight, the growing chaos and cancellations at our nation's airports. >> There's some worry. There's some worry.I'm not going to lie. >> A 90minute ground stop plaguing Chicago's O'Hare airport today due to air traffic control staffing shortages. >> And I think that it's just gearing up to get worse.>> In this video, you can hear a pilot on an inbound flight telling passengers they're returning to the gate. >> Right now, we're just um at the mercy of air traffic control. >> More than 5,000 delays coast to ...

Glain Maxwell in her own words describing life in her new prison home. I feel like I have dropped through Alice in Wonderland's looking glass. She writes a federal prison camp Brian according to emails she sent to friends and family reviewed by NBC News.I am much much happier here. She writes Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for recruiting minors to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. The emails obtained by the House Judiciary Committee investigating allegations of special treatment written by Maxwe ...

From a distance, these lilac trees appear to be in full bloom. But rather than flowers, these branches are budding with wishes. >> I wish for all beings to live freely, peacefully.>> Written by visitors of all ages at Wave Hill in New York City. >> Everybody has a wish. Everybody has a hope.I think it just seems like um part of human nature. Some will make you chuckle, wishing for a real life unicorn or to be able to talk to turtles, while others focus on health. I wish mom no pain, discomfort.I wish that t ...

Coming in hot. >> Learning to ride a bicycle is a childhood right of passage. One that requires a helmet, balance, and the guts to just go for it.>> Bike lane. >> No. >> In Littleton, Colorado, there's also now a safe place to practice.>> I had my first time riding a bike. >> This was your first time. >> Yes.>> How did you feel. >> I really loved it. This new practice park has all the bells and whistles of the real streets, but without the cars.>> We've got a crosswalk here, and we have protected bike lanes ...