Out front next, breaking news chaos, the Trump administration hours away from slashing flights

at all of America's biggest airports. Major airlines coming out one after the other, canceling

hundreds of flights, others warning passengers to make a back-up plan now. Plus an exclusive K-File investigation, one of the

nation's most influential conservative groups in turmoil tonight after its leader defended Tucker Carlson's

interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. A source inside the organization telling K-file,

it's a, quote, absolute blank show. K-file here, of course.

And quote, rest easy, King, those words from a popular AI chatbot to a young man who

ultimately took his life. CNN obtaining the chilling conversations. Let's go out front.

And good evening, I'm Erin Burnett.

Outfront tonight, the breaking news, chaos in the skies.

In just hours, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will order steep cuts at all of America's busiest airports.

That is, 40 airports to begin with, mass cancellations, all because of the government shutdown.

The airports, of course, include New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles.

But look at them. We've put them by their call letters across the country.

It's a sea of them, estimated that roughly 10,000 flights come in and out of just the top

three or four busiest airports in

America every single day. So let's just flip this screen and tell you something else. This is what

it looks like right about now every airplane over the United States. It's darn busy, right?

Starting tomorrow morning, there are going to be fewer than them with flights being slashed.

And at this hour, it's been dominoes over the past couple of hours coming out. American Airlines just a few minutes ago,

220 flights. They say will be canceled tomorrow. And by the way, it's sort of a step function.

Every day, they're going to be more. 220 tomorrow. Delta 170 flights tomorrow. Southwest, 100

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