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Making mistakes when they are giving clearances, clearing planes in places where they shouldn't be clearing them in conflict with other airplanes because they're so stressed out about how they are going to take care of their family. their livelihood is threatened at this point. >> some outlets where they had personnel shortages before the shutdown, some controllers were working six days a week, ten-hour-a-day shifts. and tonight unions for air traffic controllers, pilots, and flight attendants after all released a statement saying there is growing concern for safety in their industry due to th...

We have controllers actually reporting to us that they're making mistakes when they are giving clearances. clearing planes in places where they shouldn't be clearing them and conflicts with other airplanes because they're so stressed out. their livelihood is threatened at this point. >> a lot of hope pinned on these two votes. some do believe their failure could, could being the operative word here, could break the fever. that is where we start on the hill with nbc's kelly o'donnell. tell us about the votes and tell us about this new border security proposal that's being put forward by democra...

This far while mean for the people you're talking about? >> it means understasustainable. we have critical component to safety that is not there. we have training not taking place. distraction in the workplace. we have controllers actually reporting to us they making mistakes, when they giving clearances, clearing planes in places they shouldn't be clearing them in conflict with other airplanes because they are stressed out about how they will take care of their family. this cannot go on for months and years. it's not sustainable. >> that is so incredibly alarming and heart wrenching for these...