Tonight, mass cancellations piling up at airports across the country, long lines and major disruptions nationwide.

Hundreds of flights canceled, thousands delayed as the FAA cuts back on air travel over the government shutdown.

Passengers angry, with some delays up to four hours.

And tonight, the government warning it will get much worse with Thanksgiving right around the corner.

Happening now, the Department of Homeland Security says shots were fired at federal agents in Chicago.

The questions tonight about what happened.

The Supreme Court stepping in, allowing the Trump administration to

temporarily withhold billions of dollars in food assistance as the shutdown drags on what it

means for millions who desperately need it. Bracing for winter, millions under alert as snow and

bitter colds is set to move in all the way down to the Gulf Coast.

The video showing cars speeding down a road moments before crashing into a crowd with deadly results.

UPS and FedEx grounding an entire fleet of planes, the same type involved in this week's deadly cargo plane crash.

And tonight, the new federal order restricting when they can fly again.

NBC News exclusive, our inside look at Galane Maxwell's emails, revealing what her life is like

inside her new prison.

And now Congress is investigating whether she got special treatment.

It's official. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is here for the holidays. And there's good news

tonight about the journey of a lifetime for two penthouse decades in the making.

This is NBC Nightly News with Jose Diaz Ballard.

Good evening. We begin tonight with the chaotic situation unfolding at our nation's airports.

More than a thousand flights were canceled today and more than 5,000 delay.

And those numbers are only expected to increase in the days ahead. The chaos is part of the

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