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The situation is right now is he in power. well actually one way to go is the president of the national assembly our congress he and then out for years now the congress has put us on the road and use a server on how. the recent assuming a number were going to smuggle in his new controller determined that. that stance so. far in the constitution they are proclaiming and so out of congress as the newly elected. democracy is so vast the european union the united states and several other countries t...

Eroded. >> neil: who isnt working? i didnt think that controllers could just not show up or stage a sick-out. >> well, no, were all coming to work. actually, i got a text as i was coming here today from a controller. shes also married to a controller. for four weeks now, theyve been going to work and paying child care for their two children. she said something has to give. one of us has to stay home because we cant afford to continue to pay child care if were not getting a paycheck. so this gove...

Typically sort of considered. is it that bad? >> were at a 30-year low of air traffic controllers in the system. 20% are eligible to retire at any moment. if they go, we will not have enough controllers to run the normal capacity that we do day to day. >> neil: so what is your alternative? what do you have to do? cut down on the number or urge the number of flights reduced to put up with the capacity you can deal with or what? >> absolutely. if we cant open up all of our sectors, well have to re...

To require the government to pay the controllers working without pay during the shutdown, saying that is up to congress. but an estimated more than 10,000 have been working without pay for weeks in what is widely considered one of the most stressful jobs in america. joining me now, dan mckay, hes a controller for atlanta center and representative of the national air traffic controllers association. dan, good to see you. thank you for being with us. dan, just give me some sense of this. one of th...

>> reporter: from d.c. to utah to kentucky thousands of demonstrators were demanding an end to the shutdown. working without pay 3,000 air traffic controllers whose jobs are already stressful received their first pay statements. zero dollars. >> on behalf of more than 61,000 pilots of the airline pilots association we stand in solidarity with you. >> reporter: pilots and flight attendants joined hundreds of controllers on capitol hill. among them this controller worried about paying the bills. >...

Hed be declaring a natural emergency to get his wall. >> our reporters are talking to federal workers and their families. nbcs tom costello is with the air traffic controllers in d.c. >> first of all, ill just tell you, it is brutally cold out here. weve got this incredibly fierce wind. these controllers are really braving the elements out here. their message is, listen, weve got a stressful enough job. were trying to protect the nations skies, keep it safe. 13,000 controllers are now working wi...

Seeing theyre not doing things that differently. they put new measures into effect. a lot is dealing with the problems of the last election. something like disinformation is ever evolving. what are they willing to do and police. these robs are going to keep hitting them. >> why are they so untouchable? cheryl business is runs the communication division. >> mark has controls the company. he has 60%. hes the controller. >> thats what people dont realize the difference in marks position vs. your av...

They put new measures into effect. a lot is dealing with the problems of the last election. something like disinformation is ever evolving. what are they willing to do and police. these robs are going to keep hitting them. >> why are they so untouchable? cheryl business is runs the communication division. >> mark has controls the company. he has 60%. hes the controller. >> thats what people dont realize the difference in marks position vs. your average ceo. >> talk about this idea of what they c...

>> confirm its frontier 262. clear for takeoff. >> sorry. im choking a little bit. united. >> the unnamed controller eventually becomes unresponsive. the faa says there were no safety events during the wednesday incident, but it is requiring two controllers on duty. they would not say if the controller suffered a medical emergency. paramedics were dispatched. the controller is no longer working for the faa. it is unclear if she quit or was fired. stan lee, the man who revolutionized comic book...

Crucial information on the boeing 737 planes. it is a concern with the flight fee ftour that officials -- feature that officials say is cause of the crash in the lion air jet crash last month. managers and pilots at the airlines were not told the systems were added to the planes and were not prepared to deal with the risks. the faa has increased security in the tower in las vegas after the only controller on duty started slurring her words. her words were captured on audio. >> go ahead. >> is ...