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And now Preston and Steve's News Updates with Kathy Romano.

Hi, today is Friday, March 15th, Saint Patrick's Day, good morning, Kathy.

Good morning and the news this morning. Panic is growing among travelers.

Many are saying their upcoming trips are in jeopardy because they can't get their passports.

If you need a new passport, you are urged to apply as soon as possible because this is a nightmare situation.

They're saying, uh, passport services say to expect things to get even worse before they get better.

So Preston, we had talked about the online renewal, right?

Yes, did you do that?

I did and I did it in December and I still have not received mine yet.

And I got an update from them just the other day that I should be receiving it by the end of next week.

So I did mine a couple weeks ago and I did mine.

I went down to the post office and did the deal and had the picture and all that stuff.

And they said, I'm never getting it.

Did you get it yet?

No, this is a couple weeks ago.

So, but I also paid for the accelerated.

Yeah, yeah.

So, these are saying even that is backed up and Preston, they're saying what you did.

So the online renewal program has been put on pause and they're saying that the department of state

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