warning sign for the entire market. >> We begin, though, with the government shutdown now in day eight, and some real world impacts being felt as we enter the second week. Phil LeBeau joins us with a look at how the stoppage is impacting flights in particular.Morning, Phil. >> Hi, Carl. We've seen this happen over the last couple of days and it is continuing today with flight delays around the country.There's no specific pattern. In other words, you don't see one airport in particular that is always hit tho ...

Good morning. Good to have you with us. I'm Joe Frier.And I'm Savannah Siller's busy day today. We're going to begin our show with the arraignment of former FBI Director James Comey. He's due in federal court this morning to face two counts.One of making a false statement and another of obstruction of a political proceeding. They stem from testimony that Comey gave during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing back in 2020. Now, ahead of last month's indictment, President Trump publicly pressured Attorney Gen ...

The government shutdown is now rippling into air traffic control towers in Newark, in Denver, and in Phoenix. Long delays due to staffing yesterday, according to the FAA. In Burbank, the air traffic control tower left completely unmanned overnight for roughly 6 hours.>> Burb closing down the tower. >> Is it because of the shut down. >> It's for stopping.Burbank tower is closed. Controllers in San Diego took over for Burbank, but the delays remained. California Governor Gavin Newsome blaming the president on ...

Breaking news now because the FAA is announcing some possible impacts to flights because of staffing issues. This is just into us. This is after the transportation secretary earlier today says his agencies were seeing in his words a slight tick up in sick calls since the start of the government shutdown last week.I want to bring in our senior producer who covers all things transportation. Uh Jay Blackman who is joining us on the phone. Jay, I know this is just breaking in the last couple of minutes.What do ...

Core Points - The Trump administration has dropped a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines regarding chronic flight delays, which was originally initiated by the Biden administration's Department of Transportation (DOT) [1][6][9] - Southwest Airlines expressed appreciation for the DOT's decision to abandon the lawsuit, asserting that it was the correct outcome [2] - The lawsuit accused Southwest of operating multiple chronically delayed flights and disrupting passenger travel, particularly focusing on two flights during the COVID-19 pandemic [2][5] Summary by Sections Lawsuit Background - The lawsuit was filed in January during the final days of the Biden administration, claiming that Southwest Airlines was operating flights that were chronically delayed [2][5] - The two specific flights involved were between Chicago Midway International Airport and Oakland, California, and another between Baltimore and Cleveland, affecting 180 passengers from April to August 2022 [5] Airline's Response - A Southwest spokesperson stated that the delays were due to unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and were often outside of the airline's control [3][4] - The spokesperson highlighted that since the pandemic, Southwest has made significant investments to improve operational reliability, aiming to provide best-in-class service [4] Department of Transportation's Position - The DOT has indicated that the lawsuit "should have never been brought forward" and acknowledged that Southwest has addressed the underlying issues [8] - The DOT emphasized the need for airlines to provide accurate departure and arrival times, which was part of the complaint against Southwest [7]