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U.S. Airlines began cutting flights at major airports today as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues.

More than 1,000 flights at 40 airports were canceled by early evening.

And the Trump administration battled in court over in order to start paying food aid immediately.

Lisa Desjardin reports all of this comes as Congress

and the president remain deadlocked over a way out. Today, a government ordered nationwide

scaleback of flights and a new question mark for travelers. Nobody want to travel and then

you end up getting stuck. So that's definitely a concern for a lot of us, for sure.

As the government shutdown enters its 38th day.

I think the shutdown is terrible and it's affected my travel and then I woke up this morning not knowing whether or not I could take my flight.

Meanwhile, over a million federal workers have been without pay for at least a month.

Many forced to stay on the job.

And many air traffic controllers and TSA workers are calling out sick.

TSA agent and mother of two, Maggie Sabatino, is watching her pantry closely, staying home

for a specific reason.

When I call out, I tell them the truth.

Can't afford childcare.

This is enough to hold over for maybe another week.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addressed reporters at Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. today.

Blaming the Senate and most of all Democrats for not acting with enough urgency.

They should be here every day, every weekend, every week,

trying to find a deal so we can open the government back up.

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