Today is Friday, November 7th. We'll tell you how the shutdown is now forcing widespread flight cancellations and whether lawmakers are any closer to a deal to end it.

Also, the end of an era in Congress as one of the most powerful leaders decides to call it a career.

And the cold snap stretching across a wide swath of the country starting today.

Plus, the plan that could make Elon Musk the world's first

trillionaire, the government's new deal for cheaper weight loss drugs, and the classic Christmas

spectacle that just returned to New York City. 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.

Starting today, hundreds of thousands of travelers are expected to see their flights canceled every day until the government

shutdown ends. Remember, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered airlines to cut 10% of all domestic

flights at 40 major airports. And we're talking the busiest airports, like in New York, Los Angeles,

Atlanta, and Chicago. Airlines are able to start by cutting their schedules by 4% today

before ramping up to the full 10% next week.

Industry officials are now scrambling to organize it all.

Some of them comparing this to dealing with a winter storm

if a storm were to hit dozens of major airports all at once.

Some of them have been able to make the disruption a little

easier by using bigger planes and cutting the routes with the most flights so customers can find

options to rebook for free. Passengers are also entitled to a full refund on canceled

flights. But keep in mind that's just on airfare, not hotels, rental cars, or any other

parts of their trips.

As we mentioned yesterday, all of this is happening because of a shortage of air traffic controllers

that's been made much worse by the government shutdown since they haven't been paid for more than a

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