Okay, when we asked Pete Buttigieg, who Chris just mentioned, is going to be our first guest.

He's coming up shortly.

But when we asked him to come on our first show just a couple weeks ago, I kind of thought we'd mainly talk about politics.

And we definitely will.

We will talk a lot about politics.

He's got a lot to say about it.

What I didn't realize at the time is he would also kind of be the perfect person to talk to at this moment for a very different reason.

I mean, just hours ago, we learned that last night, just after midnight at San Francisco International Airport, two United Airlines planes clipped each other's wings.

They were still on the tarmac when it happened. Thankfully,

nobody, of course, was hurt. But it of course isn't an isolated incident. I mean, it comes on the heels

of yesterday's news that a radar failure left the air traffic controllers managing Newark Airport

operating blind without radar or radio communication for 90 seconds last week, 90 seconds.

By the way, NBC also reported late today that air traffic control at Newark lost contact with pilots

at least two other times since August, not an isolated incident either.

But that latest incident that I just mentioned that occurred last week was so bad that it led to

multiple FAA employees being placed on trauma leave. Of course, why wouldn't it? It's incredibly

traumatic. But given how out of control this all feels and how scared, not just the air traffic

controllers, but many people out there are to fly right now. I keep thinking about

an ad that ran during the 2008 primary campaign, which you also may remember.

It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep, but there's a phone in the White House,

and it's ringing. Something's happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call.

Whether it's someone who already knows the world's leaders,

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