Tonight the chaos at airports as the government shutdown drags on and the major announcement

today about food assistance for the millions who depend on it.

The painfully long lines stretching through Houston's airport again today, passengers

waiting for hours just to clear security.

And the big change today, the government said it will fund the food

assistance program for those in need, but only partially what it means for those who rely on

it. Election day just hours away and the last efforts to stop the young Democratic Socialist

from becoming mayor of New York. Plus, what our new NBC News poll reveals about the national implications of this race.

The chilling new images, the Michigan men, accused of planning an ISIS-inspired Halloween terrorist attack

seen holding weapons inside of a gun store, the deadly terror attack authorities say they wanted to replicate.

The NBC News exclusive, could U.S. troops soon be on the ground in Mexico?

President Trump's new plan to target drug cartels. The urgent manhunt for two men seen racing from a Harvard building after a late-night

explosion.

Miracle survivor, a hunter missing for several days, found alive the emotional moment

he described being found.

The new warning linked to melatonin, while using a popular sleep supplement could be a sign

of heart health risks.

A medieval stone tower crumbling to the ground, the race to rescue a worker trapped in the

rubble.

And the epic celebrations in Los Angeles, the city that went through so much this year,

parting in the streets today after that electrifying World Series finish.

Nightly News starts right now.

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