LaGuardia collision exposes critical failures as TSA deal offers hope for shorter lines

GUARD. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS RIGHT NOW. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> GOOD EVENING. RIGHT NOW. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT W WITH NEW DETAILS IN THE. NEW DETAILS IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THAT DEADLY CRASH H AT. INVESTIGATION INTO THAT DEADLY CRASH H AT NEW YORK'S LaGUARDIA. THAT DEADLY CRASH AT NEW YORK'S LaGUARDIAIA AIRPORT. AIRPORT. WITH INVESTIGATORS NOW FOCUSING IN ON A. WITH INVESTIGATORS NOW FOCUSING IN ON A KEY TRACKING SYSTEM. NOW FOCUSING IN ON A KEY TRACKING SYSTEM WHICH THEY SAY DID. KEY TRACKING SYSTEM WHICH THEY SAY DIDID NOT SOUND THE ALARM. WHICH THEY SAY DID NOT SOUND THE ALARM THAT AN AIR CACANADA. NOT SOUND THE ALARM THAT AN AIR CACANADA JET AND A FIRE TRUCK. THAT AN AIR CANADA JEJET AND A FIRE TRUCK WERE MOMENTS FROM. WERE MOMENTS FROM COLLIDING. THIS IS A LIVE SHOHOT. COLLIDING. THIS IS A LIVE S SHOT RIGHT NOW OVER THE. THIS IS A LIVE SHOT RIGHT T NOW OVER THE WRECKAGE FROM OUR NBC. RIGHT NOW OVER THE WRECKAGE FROROM OUR NBC NEW YORK STATION. ON. NEW YORK STATION. THE PLPLANE STILL ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT. THE RUNWAY RIGHT THERE. AND HERE'S THAT.

THERE. AND HERE'S THAT MOMOMENT WHEN THE PLANE. MOMENT WHEN THE PLANE SLAMMED RIGHT INTO THE FIRE TRUCK. SLAMMED RIGHT INTO THE FIRE TRUCK. KILLINING THE TWO. THE FIRE TRUCK. KILLING THE E TWO PILOTS ONBOARD AND. KILLING THE TWO PILOTS ONBOARDRD AND HURTING DOZENS OF. PILOTS ONBOARD AND HURTING DOZENSNS OF PASSENGERS AND CREW. HURTING DOZENS OF PASSENGERS AND CREW. INVESTIGATORS SEEN. PASSENGERS AND CREW. INVESTIGATATORS SEEN HERE INSPECTING THE. INVESTIGATORS SEENEN HERE INSPECTING THE PLANE NOW. HERE INSPECTING THE PLANE NOW W SCRUTINIZING SECOND. PLANANE NOW SCRUTINIZING SECOND BY SECOND THE LAST. SCSCRUTINIZING SECOND BY SECOND THE LAST WORDS AND ACTIONS BY. BY SECOND THE LAST WORDS AND ACTIONS BY THE PILOTS AND THE. THE PILOTS AND THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS S TO SEE IF. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO SEE IFF ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO. CONTROLLERS TO SEE IF ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO AVOID DISASTER WERE. ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO AVOID DISASTER WERE MIMISSED. MISSED. AND WE'RE ALSO HEARING FROM. AND WE'RE ALSO HEARING G FROM PASSENGERS WHO WITH. PASSENGERS WHO WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INJURED HAD TOTO FIGURE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDADANTS INJURED HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE THE. INJURED HAD D TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE THE PLANE ON THEIR OWN. K. PLANE ON THEIR OWN. ALL OF IT AS WE TRACK MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN.

ALL OF IT AS WE TRACK MAJOR DEVELOLOPMENTS IN THE BATTLE TO FUND. MAJOR DEVELOPMPMENTS IN THE BATTLE TO FUND THE TSA, WITH A. THE BATTLE TO FUND THE TSA, WITITH A POSSIBLE DEAL TAKING. THE TSA, WITH A POSSIBLELE DEAL TAKING SHAPE RIGHT NOW THAT. SHAPE RIGHT NOW THAT COULD FINALLY PUT AN END TO HOURS-LONG. COULD FINALLY PUT AN END TO HOURS-LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS. END TO HOURS-LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS AROUOUND THE COUNTRY, LINES AT AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, LIKE THE ONES WE SAW. AROUND THE COUNTRY, LIKE THE ONES WE SAW IN HOUSTON EARLIER. IN HOUSTON EARLIER TODADAY. WE HAVE GOT BOTH OF. WE HAVE GOT BOTH OF THESE STORIES COVERED FOR YOYOU TONIGHT. FOR YOU TONIGHT. WE START WITH SAM BROCK AT LaGUARDIA. WE START WITH SAM BROCK AT LaGUARDIA AIRPORT. BROCK AT LaGUARDIA AIRPORT. >> Reporter: FRESH. >> Reporter: FRESH OFF THE HORROR O OF THIS AIR CANADA JET. THIS AIR CANADA JET LANDING AT LaGUARDIA AND PLOWING INTO A. LANDING AT LaGUARDIA AND PLOWING INTO A FIRE TRUCKCK RESPONDING. AND PLOWING INTO A FIRE TRUCK RESPOPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL, FIRE TRUCK RESPONDNDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL, TODAY, INVESTIGATORS. TODAY, INVESTIGATORS CIRCLED THE WRECKAGE ANAND PEERED INSIDE THE. CIRCLED THE WRECKAGE AND PEERED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, IN S SEARCH.

AIRCRAFT, IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS. >> THERE ARE. OF ANSWERS. >> THERE ARE MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE. >> THERE ARE MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF DEFENSE. MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE LAYERS O OF DEFENSE BUILT IN TO PREVENT. LAYERS OF DEFENSE BUILT ININ TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, SO WHEN. BUILT IN TO PREVEVENT AN ACCIDENT, SO WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG, AN ACCIDENT, SO WHWHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THAT MEANS MANY, MANY. THAT MEANS MANY, MANY THINGS WENT WRONG. >> Reporter: IN THIS. THINGS WENT WRONG. >> Reporter: IN THIS CASE, ONE WAS A. >> Reporter: IN THIS CASE, ONE WAS A SASAFETY NET GROUND. SAFETY NET GROUND RADAR SYSTEM THAT ALERTS CONTROLOLLERS OF. RADAR SYSTEM THAT ALERTS CONTROLLERS OF IMPENDING DANGER, BUT. ALERTS CONTROLLERS OF IMPENDING G DANGER, BUT IN THIS CASE, NEVER. IMPENDING DADANGER, BUT IN THIS CASE, NEVER ISSUED AN ALERT, IN THIS CASE, NEVER ISSUED AN ALERT,T, POTENTIALLY BECAUSE. POTENTIALLY BECAUSE THE FIRE TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE A TRANSPOPONDER. THE FIRE TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE A TRANSPONDER. >> IT VERY WELL COULD. HAVE A TRANSPONDER. >> IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE PROVIDED THE. >> IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE PROROVIDED THE ALERT THAT THE. HAVE PROVIDED THE ALERT THAT THE CONTROLLER COULD HAVE. ALERT THAT THE CONTROLLER COULD HAVE USED.

USED. >> Reporter: JENNIFER HOMENDY REVEALING. >> Reporter: JENNIFER HOMEMENDY REVEALING WHAT THE AGENCY IS. WHAT THE AGENCY IS LEARNING ABOUT TOWER STAFFING SUNDAY. STAFFING SUNDAY NIGHT. >> FOR THE MIDNIGHT. NIGHT. >> FOR THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT, IT IS STANDNDARD. >> FOR THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT, IT IS STANDARD OPERATINING PROCEDURE. SHIFT, IT IS S STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE THAT THEY ONLY HAVE. OPERATING PROCOCEDURE THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TWO ON DUTY. THAT THEHEY ONLY HAVE TWO ON DUTY. CERTAINLY, I CAN TELL. TWO ON DUTY. CERTAINLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR AIR. CERTAINLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TEAM. YOU THAT OUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROROL TEAM HAS STATED THIS IS A. TRAFFIC CONTROL TEAM HAS STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM, THAT THIS IS. HAS STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM, T THAT THIS IS A CONCERN FOR THEM. S. FOR YEARS. >> Reporter: THESE QUESTIONS COMING AS. >> Reporter: THESE QUESTIONS S COMING AS THE COUNTRY FACES A. QUESTIONS COMIMING AS THE COUNTRY FACES A CHRONIC SHORTAGE OF. CHRONIC SHORTAGE OF CONTROLLERS. AND COMMENTS L LIKE. CONTROLLERS. AND COMMENTS LIKE THIS S SURFACING ON. AND COMMENTS LIKE THIS SURFACINGNG ON NASA'S ANONYMOUS. THIS SURFACING ON NASA'S'S ANONYMOUS AVIATION REPORTING. T.

AVIATION REPORTING SYSTEM W WITH A PILOT WRITING IN AUGUST OF. WRITING IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR ABOUT LaGUARDIA,A, THE. LaGUARDIA, THE CONTROLLERS ARE PUSHING THE LINE ON. CONTROLLERS ARE PUSHING THE LINE ON THTHUNDERSTORM DAYS, PUSHING THE LINE ON THUNDERSTORM DAYS, LGA IS STARTING TO. THUNDEDERSTORM DAYS, LGA IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE DCA DID. LGA IS STARTRTING TO FEEL LIKE DCA DID BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THERE. PLEAEASE DO SOMETHING. THERE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. WHATAT IS YOUR MARGIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. WHAT I IS YOUR MARGIN FOR ERROR WHEN YOU'RE. FOR ERROR WHEN YOU'RE ON THE JOB? >> ZERERO ERROR. ON THE JOB? >> ZERO ERROR. YOU U HAVE TO BE. >> ZERO ERROR. YOU HAVE TO BE PERFECT EVERY SINGLE. YOU HAVE TO BE PERFECT EVERY SINGLE TIME. TIME. >> Reporter: DAVID RILEY SPENT 22 YEARS. >> Reporter: DAVID RILEY SPENENT 22 YEARS AS AN FAA CONTROLLER. RILEY SPENT 22 YEARS AS AN FAA CONTROLLER AND SAYS EVEN TWO. AND SAYS EVEN TWO CONTROLLERS IN A TOWER AT NIGHT. CONTROLLERS IN A TOWER AT NIGHT DOESESN'T LEAVE MUCH. DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH WIGGLE ROOM FOR BREAKS OR FATITIGUE. WIGGLE ROOM FOR BREAKSKS OR FATIGUE. >> WHEN YOU DON'T. BREAEAKS OR FATIGUE. >> WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT EXTRA BODY. >> WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT EXTRA BODY THERE TO HELP OUT.

HAVE THAT EXTRA BODY THERE TOTO HELP OUT WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, THERE TO HELP OUT WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, IT C COULD HAVE TRAGIC. WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, IT COULD HAVE TRTRAGIC RESULTS. RESULTS. >> Reporter: THE REALITITIES OF THE. REALITIES OF THE TRAUMATIZING CRASH THAT KILLED PILOLOTS, TRAUMATIZING CRASH THAT KILLED PILOTS, WHOSE CANADIAN. THAT KILLED PILOTS, WHOSE CANADIAN COLLEAGUE LOWERED ITS. WHOSE CANADIAN COLLEAGUE LOWERED ITS FLAGS TODAY, STILL. COLLEAGUE LOWERED ITS FLAGS TODAY, STITILL SINKING IN FOR. SINKING IN FOR PASSENGERS TOO. >> YOUOU JUST HEARD THE. PASSENGERS TOO. >> YOU JUST HEARD THE LOUDEST BOOM. >> YOU JUST HEARD THE LOUDEST BOOM. >> Reporter: REBECCA. LOLOUDEST BOOM. >> Reporter: REBECCA SAID SHE WAS. SAID SHE WAS SURPRISED SHE SURVIVED, AND D GETTING. SURPRISED SHE SURVIVED, , AND GETTING OFF THE PLANE PROVED. OFF THE PLANE PROVED A TRUE TEAM EFFORT. >> THERE WAS NO SLIDE. A TRUE TEAM EFFORT. >> THERE WAS NO SLIDE BECAUSE THE FLIGHT. >> THERE WAS NO SLIDE BECAUSE THTHE FLIGHT CREW IN THE FRONT WAS. BECAUSE THE FLIGHT CREW IN THE FRONT WAS HURT. CREW IN THE FRONT T WAS HURT. WE JUST TOOK IT UPON.

HURT. WE JUST TOOK IT UPON OUOURSELVES. WE JUSUST TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES. I OPENED THE. OURSELVES. I OPENED THE EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE. EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE LEFT. A GENTLEMAN OPENED. LEFT. A GENTLEMAN OPENED THE EMERGENCY EXIT ON. A GENTLEMAN OPENED THE EMERGENCNCY EXIT ON THE RIGHT, AND. . THE RIGHT, AND EVERYONE GOT OUT. >> AND SAM BROCK. EVERYONE GOT OUT. >> AND SAM BROCK JOINS US NOW LIVE. >> AND SAM BROCK JOINS US NOW LIVIVE FROM LaGUARDIA. FROM LaGUARDIA AIRPORT. WE CAN STILL SEE T THE. AIRPORT. WE CAN STILL SEE THEHE ACTIVITY AROUND THE. ACTIVITY AROUND THE PLANE RIGHT THERE. THE NTSB CHAIRIR ALSO. PLANE RIGHT THERE. THE NTSB CHAIR ALSO MENTIONED TONIGHT. THE NTSB CHAIR ALSO MENTIONED D TONIGHT THAT THE CONTROLLER. THAT THE CONTROLLER WHO GAVE THEHE CLEARANCE STAYED ON. WHWHO GAVE THE CLEARANCE STAYED ON THE JOB EVEN AFTER. CLEARANCE STAYED ON THE JOB EVEN AFTER THE ACCICIDENT? THE ACCIDENT? >> Reporter: SO TOM, THIS INCIDENT. >> Reporter: SO TOM, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFOFORE 11:40. 11:40. THERE WAS NOT A SHIFT CHANGE UNTIL. THERE WAS NOT A SHIFT CHANGE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MIDNIGHT. JENNIFER HOMENDY SAID SHE ABSOLUTELYLY HAS A.

JENNIFER HOMENDY SAID SHE ABSOLUTELY H HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SHE ABSOLUTELY HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THAT PERSON. LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THTHAT PERSON WAS NOT PULLED OFF. WAS NOT PULLED OFF THE JOB IMMEDIATATELY. AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THE JOB IMMEDIATELY. ASAS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THE ACTIVE SCENE, ALL. AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THE ACTIVE SCENE, ALL THESE INVESTIGATORS. THE ACTIVE SCENE, ALL THESE INVESTIGATORS COMBING THROROUGH. THESE INVESTIGATORORS COMBING THROUGH DEBRIS AS WE SPEAK ON. COMBMBING THROUGH DEBRIS AS WE SPEAK ON THE TARMAC RIGHT NOW. DEBRIS AS WE SPEAK ONN THE TARMAC RIGHT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, SAM, WE. THE E TARMAC RIGHT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, SAM, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> ALL RIGHT, SAM, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> NOWOW TO THE OTHER. THANK YOU FOR THATAT. >> NOW TO THE OTHER AVIATION STORY WE'RE. >> NOW TO THE OTHER AVIATION STOTORY WE'RE COVERING AND WORD OF. COVERING AND WORD OF A POSSIBLE DEAL TOTO FUND THE TSA AND END. A POSSIBLE DEAL TO FUND THE TSA AND END THE HOURS-LONG LINES. FUND THE TSA AND END THE HOURS-LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS ACROSS. THE HOHOURS-LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TOM COSTELLO HAS THE. THE COUNTRY. TOM COSTELLO HAS THEHE LATEST. LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, WORD OF A POTETENTIAL.

WORD OF A POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH THAT COULD SOLVE THE. BREAKTHROUGH THAT COULD SOLVE THE HOURS-LONG TSASA LINES. COULD SOLVE THE HOURS-LONG TSA LINES CHOKING CRITICAL. CHOKING CRITICAL AIRPORTS. >> GOT UP AT SOME. AIRPORTS. >> GOT UP AT SOME UNGODLY HOUR TO GET. >> GOT UP AT SOME UNGODLY HOUR TO GET ANAN 8:15 FLIGHT. UNGODLY HOUR TO GET AN 8:15 FLIGHT. >> Reporter:r: FOUR. >> Reporter: FOUR SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS T TELL. SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE NEGOTIATATIONS TELL NBC NEWS OF A. THE NEGOTIATIONS TELL NBC C NEWS OF A POTENTIAL DEAL IN THE. NBC NEWS OF A POTENTIAL DEAL IN THE WORKS BETWEEN THTHE. WORKS BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS TO FUND THE. WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS TO FUNDND THE DEPARTMENT OF. CONGRESS TO FUND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOHOMELAND SECURITY. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND S SECURITY. PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH. HOMEMELAND SECURITY. PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH NEWLY SWORN IN DHS. PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH NEWLY Y SWORN IN DHS SECRETARY MARKWAYNE. SECRETARY MARKWAYNE MULLIN. >> WE'RE GOING TO. MULLIN. >> W WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK. T. TAKE A GOOD HAHARD LOOK AT IT. I WANT TO SUPPORT. AT IT. I WANT TO SUPPORT REPUBLBLICANS. REPUBLICANS. >> Reporter: UNDER THE PROPOSAL FROM. >> Reporter: UNDER THE PROPOPOSAL FROM SENATE REPUBLICANS, A,

SENATE REPUBLICANS, DHS INCLUDING TSA, COAST GUARD, A AND. DHS INCLUDING TSA, COAST GUARD, A AND FEMA, WOULD BE FULLY. COAST GUARD, AND FEMA, WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED. FEMA, WOULD BE FULLYLY FUNDED. AS WOULD PORTIONS OF. FUNDED. AS W WOULD PORTIONS OF I.C.E. THAT COMBAT. AS W WOULD PORTIONS OF I.C.E. THAT COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING, BUT. I.C.E. THAT COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING, BUT NOT IMMIGRATION. NOT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, WHICH WILL BE NEGOTIATATED. ENFORCEMENT, WHICH WILL BE NEGOTIATATED LATER. LATER. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN DEMANDING SUMP A. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN DEMANDING SUMP A COMPROMISE WHILE. DEMANDING SUMP A COMPROMISESE WHILE INSISTING ON I.C.E. INSISTING ON I.C.E. POLICING REFORMS. AMONG TRAVAVELERS, POLICING REFORMS. AMONG TRAVELERS, MIXED REVIEWS TO. AMONG TRAVELERS, MIXED REVIEWS TOTO I.C.E. AGENTS NOW IN. MIXED REVIEWS TO I.C.E. AGENTS NOW IN AIRPORORTS, AS UNPAID. I.C.E. AGENTS NOW IN AIRPORTS, AS UNPAID TSA OFFICERS C CALL OUT. AIRPORTS, AS UNPAID TSA OFFICERS CALL OUT SICK. TSA OFFICERS CALALL OUT SICK. >> JUST PAY THE TSA. SICK. >> JUST PAY THE TSA WORKERS AND GET THOSOSE. WORKERS AND GET THOSE PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO DO THE JOB THAT. PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY HAVE BEEN. THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED FOR. >> Reporter: A DEAL.

TRAINED FOR. >> Reporter: A DEAEAL TO END THE PARTIAL. >> Reporter: A DEAL TO END THE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN WOULD MEAN. TO END THE PARTIALAL SHUTDOWN WOULD MEAN TSA OFFICERS WOULD. SHUTUTDOWN WOULD MEAN TSA OFFICERS WOULD AGAIN BE PAID AS. TSA OFFICERS WOULD AGAIN BE PAID AS THEYEY'RE SET TO MISS A. AGAIN BE PAID AS THEY'R'RE SET TO MISS A THIRD PAYCHECK AGAIN. THIRD PAYCHECK AGAIN THIS WEEEEK. >> IT'S HARD TO COME. THIS WEEK. >> IT'S HARD T TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY AND. TO WORK EVERY DAY AND NOT GET PAID AND BILLS PILING UP, NOT GET PAID AND BILLS PILING UP, CREDITORS NOT. CREDITORS NOT UNDERSTANDING. >> Reporter: THE GOOD. UNDERSTANDING. >> Reporter: THE G GOOD NEWS, TSA LINES WERE. >> Reporter: THE GOOOOD NEWS, TSA LINES WERE SHORTER AT MANY. NEWS, TSA LINES WERE SHORTER AT MANY AIAIRPORTS ON THIS. SHORTER ATAT MANY AIRPORTS ON THIS TYPICALLY SLOWER. TYPICALLY SLOWER TUESDAY. NBC'S AARON GILCHRIST. TUESDAY. NBC'S AARON GILCHRISTT IS IN ATLANTA. NBC'S AARON GILCHRIST IS IN ATLANTA. >> Repeporter: >> Reporter: ATLANTA'S AIRPORT WAS JAM PACKED WITH. ATLANTA'S AIRPORT WAS JAM M PACKED WITH TRAVELERS ON MONDAY. SA. TRAVELERS ON MONDAY. TODAY, THESE TSA LINENES HAVE BEEN. TODAY, THESE TSA LINES HAVE BEEN SISIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER.

SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER SINCE THE MORNING RUSH. SINCE THE MORNING G RUSH. >> TONIGHT, HOPE THAT. RUSH. >> TONIGHT, HOPE THATT THIS LATEST. >> TONIGHT, , HOPE THAT THIS LATEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THIS LATEST GOGOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD SOON COME TO AN. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD SOON COME TO AN END. COULD SOON COMOME TO AN END. >> GOOD TO SEE SOME. END. >> GOOD TO SEE S SOME RELIEF THERE. >> GOOD TO SEE SOME RELIEF THERE. YOU MENTIONED THE. RELIEF THERE. YOU MENTIONED D THE WORD HOPE. WORD HOPE. ANY WORD ON HOW QUICKLY THE E PROPOSAL. ANY WORD ON HOW QUICKLKLY THE PROPOSAL COULD COME UP FOR A. COULD COME UP FOR A VOTE? >> Reporter: WE. VOTE? >> Reporter: WE REALALLY DON'T HAVE A. REALLY DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE YET, TOM. WE CAN TELL YOYOU THE. WE CAN TELL YOU THE CLOCK IS TICKING BECAUSE NEXT WEEK, CLOCK IS TICKING BECAUSE NENEXT WEEK, THE HOUSE AND SENATE. BECAUSE NEXT WEEK, THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE BOTH ON RECESS. THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE BOTH ON RECESS. ARE BOTH ON RERECESS. SEPARATELY, DELTA. SEPARATELY, DELTA AIRLINES TURNING UP THE PRESSURE ON. AIRLINES TURNING UP THE PRESSURE ON CONGNGRESS. THE PRESSUSURE ON CONGRESS. IT'S NOW SUSPENDING.