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very good thursday morning to you . i'm jim sciutto. >> i'm poppy harlow. this just in to cnn, important news for the u.s. economy, the nation's gross domestic product, how much the economy grew or shrank, declined less than previously thought in the second quarter of this year. revised up from negative .9% to negative .6%. it may not sound like much. it shows our economy is shrinking. >> cnn chief business correspondent christine romans joins us now with more. we often have seen revisions like this, with jobs figures, sometimes in both directions, sometimes in a positive direction, ...

Around aviation that hasn't caught up as quickly. >> reporter: let me push back on that a tiny bit. united had 5,000 cancellations this summer. what do you say to somebody who does see this as an airline issue rather than some other cause? >> first, i would say we're doing everything we can to get the airline running, we know that's the most important thing for customers. it is our number one priority. we had ground stops for the entire day. and when the faa says you can't land airplanes at the airport, you're going to have delays and cancellations. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete b...

Agreed to extend the strike deadline twice to review final proposals put forth by both parties to keep the airline running. in the end, both times could not reach an agreement. on the website if you're affected by this, you see a statement from spirit airlines saying they're continuing to try to work with the union to work this out. they're going for a fair and equitable deal and what suzanne mentional here, expected to fly, the full amount of your flight purchase and a $100 future flight credit. if you're affected, go to spiritair.com. we want your videos, story, send me your twit pics, or an...