Today is Tuesday, October 28th.

We're talking about the latest on the government shutdown, a top union's demand for Congress,

and why the impacts are about to get worse.

Hustle will update you on what's now the strongest storm the planet has seen all year.

Plus, President Trump's message for Japan's new leader,

why Halloween candy is costing more this year,

and why both superstar Taylor Swift and her NFL player fiancé have new reasons to celebrate. Those stories and even more news to know coming up. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

Congress is under increasing pressure to end the government shutdown. America's largest federal

employee union has now called on Congress to immediately pass a spending bill and make sure workers

get their full pay. But at this point, Democrats and Republicans

seem to be sticking to their positions with no visible movement toward negotiations. And the

impacts of the shutdown are about to get worse. As we've told you, popular programs are about to run

out of money. For example, those that offer food assistance, early childhood education, and air

service to rural communities. TSA screenings and air traffic

control operations are also expected to be stunted even more than they already are. Plus,

November 1st is when open enrollment begins for health plans through the Affordable Care Act.

So people will start to see just how much their premiums are expected to rise since tax credits

are set to expire. Of course, this is the central point of the

conflict between Democrats and Republicans right now, with Dems saying they won't vote to reopen

the government until the GOP starts to negotiate on health care, and Republicans saying they won't

negotiate until Dems vote to reopen the government. Some lawmakers have ideas on how to make the

shutdown less painful, with more narrow

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