tom costello has the latest. tom? >> reporter: lester, good evening. the controllers behind me and across the country are up there working without pay to make sure that 2 million passengers in the air every day are safe. but one of the most stressful jobs in the country is now a lot more stressful. fighting for their paychecks, 13,000 air traffic controllers suing the trump administration for unlawfully depriving them of their earned wages. >> they still have to pay child care. they still have to put gas in their care. >> reporter: tricia and her husband are both controllers with no income. they lost their home ia win adfire last year. >> my biggest worry is to not be able to provide a sense of security and stability for my children. >> reporter: now with nearly a million government workers getting zeros on their paychecks, communities are responding. in coloradhebankf the rockies is expecting a surge of people in need. >> we want to let them know that food assistance is available. >> reporter: grocery stores are offering food. cell phone companies off

tom costello has one victim's warning. >> reporter: chris hall was home when she got the call. >> as we have received suspicious trails of information in your name. >> reporter: an automated voice claiming to be from social security. >> we will have to issue an arrest warrant under your name and get you arrested. >> reporter: then connected to a man with a foreign accent, she was told a drug cartel had stolen her number and she should act fast to protect her money. >> if i didn't go to the bank and get my money out, my account would be frozen. i wouldn't be able to have any money. >> reporter: it sounded real? >> it did. that's what bothers me, they are so good. >> reporter: the scammer stayed on the phone as chris her bank and withdrew $1,500 and she came to this store where she was told to use this chto take the $1,500 cash and deposit it into a bitcoin account. her money was gone forever. it's a scam with many victims. in 20173 3,200 victims lost money. in 2018 35,000 victims lost $10 million. >> the truth is that incredibly smart people fall for this scam every single day. >> rep

i didn't know what it looked like. >> tom costello reporting there. the tsa says the national average wait time on sunday within the two of the nation's airports. >>> we are following new developments following the arrest of singer chris brown. he's in custody right now in paris. we brought you breaking coverage of this story all morning long on "today in the bay." a rape complaint was filed against him. two other men also being questioned including brown's bodyguard. the woman claiming the singer assaulted her in a soout earlier this month saying they met at a nightclub. the publicist at sony music not commenting. >>> turning to the microclimate weather forecast, another warm winter day across the bay area. take a look at this beautiful shot here of the golden gate bridge. >> really nice. the cool starts and when the sun comes out, a gorgeous clear shot. clear skies make for a cold start to the day, though. >> yeah. akeare going to have more of the it to about this hour it starts to feel a lot nicer and looking at sunol we see mostly clear skies. a f

. >>> this is tom costello. across the country, the faces of the shutdown. hundreds of thousands struggling without a paycheck. >> would you like any soup? >> yes, please. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, at world central kitchen, thousands showed up for a free meal in the shadow of the buildings where they normally work. among them anita gonzales evans, who works at department of interior. >> i never thought i'd have to come get a free lunch like this, but i am really trying to save my money. >> reporter: there's an unintended symbolism here. the food bank sits right here on pennsylvania avenue, exactly the halfway point between capitol hill and the white house. the trump administration has now selectively recalled 50,000 workers and high-profile agencies, though still working without pay. faa aircraft inspectors, fda food inspectors, and irs tax collectors. including nic trujillo in utah, going back to work on friday. >> they get to continue to receive their paychecks. and what are they doing to me? they're, you know -- i'm two weeks away from living

tom costello has more on the growing impact. >> a second missed paycheck has many federal workers in crisis mode. >> my land lord made it very clear that i have a week to pay or i'm going to be evicted. >> his situation even more precarious than when we first met a week ago. called back to theirs but without pay and likely to miss a second $1,100 paycheck. he pays $700 a month in rent for himself and his autistic son plus utilities, insurance, medicine, gas for the car and groceries. he has just $350 left ithe bank. >> i live paycheck to paycheck like many other americans do and right now, it's dire need. >> food banks areng fee more and more government workers. on capitol hill, a group of coast guard families. >> there's a lot of expenses in the coast guard, in the military life and we're happy t do it but we committed ao to pa paycheck. >> 2,500 tsa oleicers f to show up to work on monday, most citing financial hardship. theonger they go without paychecks the higher the absentee re is expected to decline. >> the job itself is stressful but we feel disrespected. it's demeaning. >> t

>> tom costello, thanks. >>> from government scientists contradicting the president on climate change to his own intelligence chiefs publicly contradicting the president on his threat assessments of north korea and iran. the president lashing out telling them to go back to school. hallie jackson has that fallout. >> reporter: the president calling intelligence officials he hired passive and naive, suggesting in a tweet today they go back to school. after they publicly contradicted him, not just on iran. >> i withdrew the united states from the horrible one-sided iran nuclear deal. >> at the moment, technically they're in compliance. >> reporter: but on isis. >> we have won against isis. we've beaten them and we've beaten them badly. >> isis is intent on resurging. >> reporter: on russia. >> is russia still targeting the u.s., mr. president? >> no. next question. >> we expect russia will continue to wage its information war against democracies. >> reporter: and on north korea. >> north korea's working out very well. >> the capabilities and threat that existed a year ago are still there

. >> reporter: this is tom costello. walking a very thin financial tightrope tonight, irs worker crystal kirkpatrick, air traffic controller tyler kennard, tsa officer tyrone sharper. crystal is now selling her own plasma for $50 to support her family. >> it's kind of uncomfortable to do it. you're hooked up to that machine. they pull out your blood. they spin out the plasma and pump it back into you. >> reporter: air traffic controerkennard and wie becky are facing mounting bills, including regular hospital care for 3-year-old tucker's immune deficiency disorder. >> we're real families that need a real paycheck that my husband's working really hard for. >> reporter: tsa officer tyrone sharper and wife ebony have a 7-month-old to support. >> to say tsa is important or that national security is important, then not to pay the people that are actually performing service as tsa agents, i think that's not right. >> reporter: among the departments and agencies going without funding, homeland security, state, justice, commerce,

tom costello has more now on the growing impact. >> reporter: tonight the likelihood of a second missed paycheck has many federal workers in crisis mode. >> my landlord has made it very clear that i have a week to pay or i'm going to be evicted. >> reporter: nick trujillo's situation even more precarious than when we first met a week ago. called back to the irs but without pay and likely to miss a second $1100 paycheck. he pays $700 a month in rent for himself and his autistic son, plus utilities, insurance, medicine, gas for the car and groceries. tonight he has just $350 left in the bank. >> i live paycheck to paycheck, like many other americans do. and right now it's dire need. >> reporter: across the country, food banks are feeding more and more government workers. >> good morning. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, a group of coast guard families, including susan barassa. >> there is a lot of expenses in the coast guard, in the military life, and we're happy to do it, but we committed also to a paycheck. >> reporter: at the nation's airports, nearly 2500 tsa officers failed to sho

. >>> this is tom costello. among federal employees tonight, optimism that their back pay should arrive within days and they'll no longer be used as political pawns. kathy kalani is an irs worker in florida. >> i want to believe and i pray that the politicians in washington will do this economy and everybody right by doing the right thing. >> reporter: hours before the president's announcement, the shutdown was escalating. in the northeast today, air traffic reduced to a trickle. >> i wouldn't be surprised if it takes, you know, another 20 to 30 minutes before we become airborne. >> reporter: after a number of air traffic controllers called in sick. >> when they probably ersa paycheck, that probably put so much stress on them. and they're not fit for duty if they are overstressed. >> reporter: new york's laguardia airport brought to a standstill. >> totally sympathetic to them. because you can't operate a business that way. >> reporter: meanwhile, pressure was also building at the fbi. >> it takes a lot to get m

. >>> this is tom costello in ogden, utah, the bickering me sters cafe nearly today. the 4,000 federal employees working across the street are furloughed. >> they matter to me because they are my regular customers. they're the biggest population in downtown ogden as far as the lunch and breakfast crowd. >> reporter: nationwide, 800,000 federal workers are affected, most impacted, washington, d.c., maryland, virginia, california, and texas. in colorado, forest service workers are furloughed. no paycheck. >> the feeling of uncertainty is hard. because you have to be strong for your kids. it's tough to wake up and have your wife reassure you -- that everything's going to be all right. >> reporter: if the government remains shut down, 51,000 tsa employees will not get paid on friday. already some have called out sick in protest. but brian turner is still showing up for work. >> it shouldn't be allowed to happen because we work for our money just like everybody else. we should get paid for our services. >> reporter: tonight many federal workers, including tsa officers, are

tom costello starts our coverage. >> reporter: from d.c. to utah to kentucky, thousands of demonstrators were today demanding an end to the shutdown. >> shut the shutdown now! >> reporter: working without pay, 3,000 air traffic controllers whose jobs are already stressful. today 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 today joined hundreds of controllers on capitol hill. among them newark controller bill striffler worrying about paying the bills. >> we have the mortgage, car loan, cell phone, electric, gas, you know, utilities. now we don't have -- we don't know what it's going to cost us once the baby's here. >> reporter: back home in new jersey, bill's wife teresa is expecting their first child next week, a daughter. >> it really couldn't be any worse timing. we want to be focusing on bringing the baby home, not worrying about when and if he's going to get paid. >> reporter: worki

. >>> delta 2139 -- >> reporter: this is tom costello. at any given moment, 5,000 planes are in u.s. air space. air traffic controllers keeping them all safely separated. but after a month without paychecks, some faa staffers, including controllers, are turning to food banks. and responding to trump commerce secretary wilbur ross, who suggested they should just take out loans. >> i wasn't behind on my bills until the shutdown. why should i have to take out a loan for something that was not even my fault? let me get back to work. >> reporter: now the air traffic controllers union is warning that additional stress is creating a safety risk. with many controllers waiting tables or driving for uber after their normal 10-hour, six day a week job. already some controllers have resigned, citing failure to provide wages, failure to provide compensation for travel, undue stress to me and my family. >> they're not trained to deal with the stress of not being able to pay your bills or put food on the table for your family. >> reporter: furloughed fa

tom costello, nbc news, washington dulles airport. >>> now, despite everything you just saw there, in washington tonight, no end in sight for this stalemate. hallie jackson is at the white house. where today the president sounded more dug in than ever. >> reporter: he sure did. tonight with no negotiators at the table, president trump is taking more options off of it. he's rejecting a plan that would have temporarily reopened the government for a few weeks. >> i did reject it, yes. i'm not interested. i want to get it solved. i don't want to just delay it. i'm not looking to call a national emergency. this is so simple, you shouldn't have to. >> reporter: and that's the president also throwing cold water on the idea he would declare a national emergency any time soon. now another new poll out today shows more americans blame the president and republicans for this shutdown, not democrats. lester? s.president trump also has the russia investigation looming. his nominee for attorney general now says if confirmed, he'll let robert mueller finish his investigation. and it comes amid revela

nbc's tom costello explains. >> reporter: jubilation at nasa as e ace draft zipped past and took photos of a curious space object. it looks something like a 20 le long bowling pin. >> we have a healthy spacecraft and have accomplished one of the most dtant fly-byes. >> reporter: one of the researcher, queen guitarist brian may, himself an astrophysicist. 2019 could marquee year for space exploration. a chinese rover is expected to land on th moon, paving the way for an eventual chinese manned mission. after eight years of flying aboard russian rockets, this could be n the year ameri astronauts board an american spacex rocket for a trip to the space station. elon mus plans for the moon and beyond. >> isn't she beautiful? she has just been to space, which is ridiculous. >> reporter: richard branson says this is the year space tourists will ride his rocket to the edge of space. >> i think 2019 could mark the renaissance s ofce activity. renaissance is the right word, rebirth, because 50 years ago, we were flying to the moon. >> reporter: there's plenty of interest in the u.s., china, e ndi

nbc's tom costello has mor >> reporter: on the streets of chin apple's iphones are a hard sell. for the first time in 15 years, apple is cutting revenue expectations. c.e.o. tim cook telling cnbc the trade war is a major factor. >> as we look at what's going on in china, it's clear that the economy began tlo there for the second half. and what i believe to be the case i the trade tensions between the united states and china put additional pressure on thei onomy. >> reporter: apple stock sank fast. >> apple shares are on pace fth one o worst days in history. >> reporter: down 10%, and pulling the entire market down on concern the trade war is slowing the chinese and global economies. president trump tweeting, we're doing well in various trade negotiations currently going on. at some point, this had to be done. meanwhcoe, his emic advisor says u.s. companies doing business in china are paying a price for the trade war. pillarrd, boeing, cat and starbucks stocks all sliding. >> you look at u.s. at multnals, it's natural their profits, to the extent they're generated in china, would

>> tom costello, thanks. while shutdown talks have stalled, lawmakers are dealing with a growing controversy involving republican congressman steve king. he's now facing calls to sp down over racist remarks, and in the wake of those remarks, the hou voted overwhelmingly today to condemn white nationalism and white kaupremacy. our e hunt has the story. >> repter: tonight steve king refusing to say if he'd resign as th house voted to condemn white supremacy and white nationalism after king told "the new york times" he didn't understand why such terms were offensive. >> white supremacy and white nationalism are evils. they are insidious. >> reporter: but the resolution stopped short of formal punishment for king, f and even king hims voted for it. >> i'm putting up a yes on the board here because what you say here is right, and it's tru and it's just. >> reporter: the only no vote came from democrat bobby rush, who said it didn't go far enough. he's introduced a resolution to censure . ki republicans stripped ki

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> breaking ut developments o of houston tonight. authorities just released a sketch of the suspected gunman wanted for kling a 7-year-old girl along with new surveillance video and tonight they are not ruling out the possibility this was a hate crime. nbc's gabe gutierrez with the latest from houston. >> he's going to turn himself in. >> reporteight jasmine barn's family believes her death was racially motivated. >> this is something i believe was a hate crime. he had enough time to know it was a woman with kids in the car. >> reporter: jasmine, her mother and thr sisters were on a coffee run early sunday morning when a man opened fire ldilling the 7-year >> what will you miss most about yousi er? her smile. >> he was white with blue eyed that was it because he had a hoodie on. >> reporter: late today sheriff's deputieseleased this sketch of the suspect and surveillance video of the red pickup truck jasmine's family id started off on the passenger side and switched lanes behind them and pulled up to the driver's side. w do you remem

>> tom costello covers aviation for nbc news. he joins u from reagan tonight.rried about air safety. >> reporter: to be clear they're which wabout the tsa, talked about for weeks now, but also air traffic controllers because you have the union, as well as the flight attendant union and pilots' union saying it is not safe for controllers to work a typical 10 hour day, six days aeek, that's normal, and then they don't have enough money to put gas in the car, go to the grocery store, so they're taking second jobs. controllers driving uber and waiting taanes. do you w that controller then the next morning or night to climb back up in the tower and be responsible for the lives of people out in the nation's airspace. the faansists the nation's airspace is safe and the controllers and all of these unions are suggesting, listen, this is becoming acute. we don't know -- quote, we don't know where the breaking point is. so is the nation's airspe safe? you have some of the best controllers in the world working idross the country, thank god we haven't had any its yet but t

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but around the world, people are feeling tat extreme nbc's tom costello has more on this and what it means for the change. clima >> reporter: across the globe, the weather picture is one of re and ice. bone-numbing record cold in the midwest. fire and record heat in austli 120 degrees and hotter this month. >> what that really means is that fires will be they'll be fast-moving. >> reporter: and yo-yo weather cycles in ththe deep freeze u.s., a 50 degree rebound in some cities within days. hard to believe when you're frozen like an icicle but experts say that arctic blast is further evidence of climate change. in response to president trump's skepticism, the weather experts at noaa tweeting, winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening. here why. the north pole, scientists say the melting sea ice and ocean temperatures have caused the walls of the jet stream or polar vortex to break open like a dam in places. that hasow alled arctic air to s escape,ng south into the midwest. >> not only is greenhouse gas warming impacting the planet, but it's really beginning to kick

we get details fronbc's tom costello. ui >> qck snap. brees. >> reporter: to anyone who was watching, it seemed like an obvious pass interfere penalty that the refs somehow missed. >> pass is incomplete -- no flag. >> reporter: but with no flag, and no review, there would be no ttrip to the super bowl fhe new orleans saints. instead, the rams are going. >> just getting off the phone with the league office, they blew the call. >> reporter: until now, the nfl has remained publicly silent. but in response to a lawsuit led by saints season ticket holders, nfl lawyers now admit gae or more penalties for pass interference or ilhelmet to helmet contact were mistakenly not called. but, says the nfl, because the officials on the field are ma , like the players and coaches, errors will happen. the league insists commissioner roger goodell cannot overrule the officials. and says the nfl lawyers, fans do not have legal status to sue. perhaps,ut they're still outraged. >> it really hurts. i love my team. >> reporter: with the l.a. rams and patriots a

here's tom costello. >> reporter: across the globe, the weather picture is one of fire a ice. bone-numbing record cold in the midwest, fire and record heat in australia. s 120 degrees and hotter t month. >> what that really means is that fires will be uncontroable. they'll be fast moving. >> reporter: and yo-yo weather cycles. after the deep freeze in the u.s., a 50-degree rebound in th some cities wi days. hard to believe when you're frozen like an icicle, but experts say that arctic blast is in fact further evidence of climate change. in response to president trump's skepticism, the weather experts at noaa tweeting, winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening. here's why. at the north pole, scientists say the melting sea ice and ocean temperatures have caused the walls of the jet stream or polar vortex to break open like a dam in places. that has allowed arctic air to escape, rushing south into the midwest. >> notnly is greenhouse gas warming impacting the planet, ea but it'sy beginning to kick in and it's kicking in in the parts of the planet that are most

nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: walking a very thin financial tightrope, irs worker crystal kirkpatrick, air traffic controller tyler kenard and tsa officer tyrone sharper. cristsale now selling her own plasma for $50 to support her family. >> it's kind of uncomfortable to do it. you're 450hooked up to that machine. they pull out your blood, they spin out the plasma and pump it back into you. >> reporter: air traffic controller tyler kenard and his wife becky are facing mounting bills including regular hospital care for 3-year-old tucker's immune deficiency disorder. >> we're real families that need a real paycheck that my husband's working really hard for. >> reporter: tsa officer tyrone sharper and his wife ebony have a 7-month-old to support. >> to say the tsa is important or that national security is important and then not to pay the people that are actually performing service as tsa agents i think that's not right. >> reporter: among the departments and agencies going without funding, homeland security, state, justice, commerce, interior, nasa, the epa, the ntsb, transp

tom costello, nbc news. thawe'll turn to the two men who faced a judge today in massachusetts after one of the wildest road rage videos we've ever seen. nbc's miguel almaguer with that story. >> get off my car! >> reporter: commuters recorded the jaw-dropping case of road rage with speeds reaching 70 miles an hour. >> get off my car! >> reporter: 65-year-old richard kamrowski clung to the hood of mark fitzgerald's car. after plowing down the massachusetts turnpike during rush hour. today both men walked into court and blamed each other. the driver's attorney says kamrowski jumped onto the hood after he tried to attack his client for not stopping to exchange information after a minor fender-bender. >> i thought he was going to run over me. >> reporter: it came to an end three miles later when stunned commuters boxed the driver in. one passing commuter pulling a gun until police arrived. the driver faces assault with a dangerous weapon. kamrowski, disorderly conduct. today both men pleading not guilty. police

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> back on this planet, this new year's day brought together two tennis superstars, serena williams and roger federer, squaring off in a doubles match seen round the world. so who won this new battle of the sexes? our miguel almaguer has the play by play. >> reporter: it was dubbed the first face-off between tennis greats serena williams and roger federer. >> it was a great experience. i'm kind of sad it's er. i was just warming up. >> reporter: while a mixed doubles match, all eyes were on williams and federer, arguably the best ever to play the game. >> it was a bit nerve-racking too, to be honest, because all of a sudden you're serving, and i'm like i've got to win this point. but it's serena williams, i tell myself. >> overpowering each other with crushing serves. these champions share a competitive edge, mutual respect and deep admiration. >> hopefully i can get some tips later on on how to get a little better. but it was really impressive. >> reporter: both 37 years old, federer has won 20 grand slam titles. williams, 23. he has 99 career tit

nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: from d.c.ntucky 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. >> we have the mortgage. car loan. cell phone. electric. gas. utilities. we don't know what it will cost us once the baby is home. >> reporter: bill's wife is expecting their first child next week a daughter. >> couldn't be worst timing. instead of focusing about bringing the baby home and not worry about him getting paid. -run 51,000 tsa officers, 4,000 national weather employees and 13,000 fbi agents. the agents union warned with 5,000 employees on furlough national security and investigations are at risk. in new mexico, though,

>>tom costello joins us live from reagan national. many have taken to calling in sick instead of woking without pay, andt's putting many airports in a tight spot. >> that's right. let's be clear. the tsa administrator wants verybody to know they're really not sick. he knows that. they're calling in citing financial difficulties, but thee national rf tsa saws calling out had reachedn 10% sunday. 10% of the tsa work-force as erthey're going day a day after day without pay. you may ask,si why are we fo on tsa officers so much. first of all, they're the lowest compensate. the average salary about $30,000 a year and many of them admit hey literally live paycheck to paycheck. if they don't havek a paych and now it looks like two paychecks it really ptting them in a financial bind. in addition, this is where the public has the most obvious contact with them. i flew over the last few days from d.c. to l.a., l.a. to da florida, floo d.c. and i saw so muc generosity thanking them for working when they were not gettipaid. they say that's our job

tom costello is standing by for us in washington. tom, you cover aviation. what have you learned so far about whether this is spreading, what we're seeing? >> a little bit of clarification now. what we are hearing is that new york is affected, the new york airports are affected because of staffing issues at in route centers in washington center and also jacksonville. those are the centers that essentially are in charge of air traffic as it goes from one controller or one trade to another to another. those centers are seeing staffing problems and as a result, the air flow, the traffic flow into the busiest air space in the country which, of course, is the new york city area, they're having to slow traffic into the new york city airport. that's la guardia as the most critical in terms of where they're seeing the biggest impact rye now. also jfk. we should inspect newark as well as philadelphia. that likely will be affected as well. if you don't mind, let me reread the statement from the faa. they say the following. we have experienced a slight increase in sick

tom costello is live from reagan national airport now with how the shutdown continues to impact air travel. tom, good morning. >> reporter: yeah. we're watching it closely, eun. the good ns is, if you're flying out of reagan or dulles, we don't anticipate changes or delays at tsa. behind me, the line is moving quickly. nationwide, we had a 7.6% sickout rate yesterdaor that's than double the average for this time a year ago. but here's what's important. the nation's busiest airport, atlanta, they got really whopped yesterday. they had a checkout that -- tsa chechuoint that was down. the lines extended back 90 minutes, all the way to baggage claim. iftou've been atlanta, you know that you have that on the same level as t tsa checkpoint. and the lines swirling all the way back to the checkpoint, to the baggage ddclaim. inion to that. houston also had a checkpoint shutdown toaty. will resume being shut down again today. ashis tends longer and longer and many officers are deciding they have to make a paycheck, they're going to find another job and the sickout rate climbs,ore and more airports c

tom costello reports. >> reporter: on the front lines of aviation security, 51,000 tsa employees.he average pay roughly $30,000 a year. but if the government remains partially shutdown, no one will get paids week. >> we are a paycheck to paycheck family. >> reporter: brian turner has been an office for six year, now hoping president trump and congress come to an agreement within days. >> we have mortgage payments. have carpayments. credit card bills. ewe tutilities and we have chil care. so with half our income gone, it's very concerning. >> reporter: the union says some officers have called out sick in protest. at dfw in dallas and jfk in new york, though the airports report minimal impact. they say fewer longer lines on sunday weren't unusual for the weekend after the holidays. >> if you don't have a check that's going to come in to pay your bills, what are you going to do? you're going look for something outside what you're doing ornow. >> now, the tsa says security effectiveness won'te compromised and standards will not change. wait times a bhaected depending on the number of

nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: acros the globe, the weather picture is one of fire and ice, bone numbing record cold in the midwest, fire and record ht in australia. ee 120 de and hotter this month. l wt that really means is that fires w uncontrollable. ey'll be fast moving. >> reporter: and d i don't't weather cycles after the deep freeze in the u.s. a 50 degree rebound in some cities within days. ard to believe when you're frozen like icicle. experts say that arctic blast is further evidence of climate change. in response to president trump's scepticism, the weather experts at noaa tweeting, winter storms don't prove that global warming isn'thappening. here's y. at the north pole scientists say the melting sea ice and temperatures have caused the walls of the jet stream to break open like a dam in places. that has allowed arctic air to esca rushing south into the midwest. >> not only is greenhouse gas warming impacting the planet but its really beginning to kick in and its kicking in in the parts of the planets that are most sensitive in particulara arcti e regions and the

. >> tom costello reports on the economic impact of this shutdown. [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: on wall street, concern the shutdown rippleld effect coon damage the u.s. economy. jpmorganon, the ceo of chase warning first quarter economic growth for the entire couny could be wiped outf the shutdown continues through march. delta airlines says it's costing $25 million a month in lost business as government employees and contractors are not flying. with faa inspectors on furlough, delta is now delaying the rollout of its newest aircraft, th a-220. >> we're not taking sides on the debate, but we need tget the business moving again. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he would not override a trump veto if congress weree to v to reopen government. >> with a situation like this where t president is in the right place trying to get the right outcome with regard to border security, ofourse not. >> reporter: both congress and the president are getting paid. 42,000 men and women ithe coast guard are now among the federal workers going without pay. >> it impacts your sleeping,

tom costello, thank you for us.ing these stories with we appreciate it. of course, we invite you to keep it here for all thees l involving the shutdown ahead on nightly news right after news 4 at 6:00. >>> in chicago a judge acquitsr police officers who were accused of a cover up in a deadly shooting of a black unarmed teenager.pr ecutors say they were covering for another police officer who shot that teenager 16 times. the killing of laquan mcdonald in 2014 sparked angry protests, but today the judge rejected the prosecution's entire case. it centered around the discrepancies between thers offi reports and the police dash cam video. lar the officer who didea y pullst thatri ter was convicted of second degree murder. >>> pryice areg to figure out what led up to this nasty wreck he in northern maryland. take a look, this is by route 279 just before the maryland/delaware line. a tractor trailer flipped over and crashed into the median there. medics wound uptaking one person rdwo onfr s t theirhe condition. traffic along 95ot shutdown up to three hours today

we shouldyb get paid for our services. >> that was tom costello reporting. the sttsa say the number of workers callinge out has had a minimal impact so far but the agency is warning travellers may have to wait longer in security lines. >> joining us now from washington, d.c., neil. let's discuss the nbc news piece which shatters president trump's reasoningmp behind the need for border wall. they were using terrorism, national security as a driving force behind that crisis citing thousands of people being arrested at the southern border. only six have been arrested according to the government's own data. what can we expect from the president's speech tonight given this new reporting. ? what could he make as his sales speech if this has been debunked? >> it wouldn't surprise me if the president's sales pitch is that there are thousands of terrorists being apprehended at the southern border. the pattern we've seen here is the facts don't necessarily come in toce play when we're talking about the rhetoric coming out of the president or the white house when it co

here's nbc's tom costello. >> stop the shutdown now!porter: the rhetoric has become reality. >> enough is enough. enough is enough. we need the government open. >> reporter: and anger is rising. >> these are middle class families. they cannot sustain for a day, a week, a month, or any period of time having their income shut off. how out of touch is this president? >> reporter: from the streets of washington to the streets of ogden, utah. >> many families depend on the jobs, so many depend on the benefits that come from w these jobs. >> reporter: the reality of a zero dollar paycheck reaching far beyond the wallets of 800,000 government employees. the tsa officers did not get paid today. some called out sick, others quit. air traffic controllers who keep the skies safe are also going without pay. >> i want to take care of my wife and my soon-to-be daughter going to be born next week and it's a lot. >> reporter: off the job completely, fda inspectors who should be checking for e. coli, listeria and salmonella in our food, some teams that

>>om our thanks to tom costello for that report. "the washington post" reporter eugene scottre joining us now. good to have you with us. let's talk about president trump storming out of his third shutdownhi meeting there with t democrats yesterday. they are obviously nowhere near a compromise. a disastrous situation that the government t finds itself in? >> absolutely. not because democrats don't have ideas about border security it's just thatbo the democrats have interest in actually using taxpayer funds to build a wall andbu that's in part because th president himself said that mexico would pay for it but also many of the experts and people whoex are very familiar with immigration issues related to the border consistently produced data and research showing that thees border wall will not do wt the presidentot thinks it will d so democrats don't want to use american dollars to pay for o that. >> let's talk about the president's visit to the border wall, not the border wall, the border later today. is it another effort on behalf of

nbc's tom costello is with the air traffic controllers in d.c. >> first of all, i'll just tell you, it is brutally cold out here. we've got this incredibly fierce wind. these controllers are really braving the elements out here. their message is, listen, we've got a stressful enough job. we're trying to protect the nation's skies, keep it safe. 13,000 controllers are now working without pay. 51,000 tsa officers are working without pay. this is bill strikeler, controller at newark airport. he came down for the day. here's the thing, his wife is, what, two weeks away from giving birth? >> one week. >> so what brings you down from home when your wife is at home getting ready to give birth? this is very personal and serious. >> yes. her and i made a joint decision it was in our best interest of our family and our future baby for me to be here. i want to support my fellow co-workers to open up the government and not be used as a pawn in a political game. >> you're working without pay. what kind of a hardship does that bring? the very first pay notice came in today and it was zero-zero-zero.

nbc's tom costello is looking at the growing impact of the government shutdown on those workers, the orter: good morning. midnight tonight is a critical deadline. if there's no agreement, this could be another missed pay riod for federal workers including tsa officers 800,000 workers nationwide, 51,000 tsa workers going without a paycheck. many of themdmitting they live paycheck to paycheck when they only me $30,000 a year. missing two becomes a critical situatio the family finances. we have food banks set up, credit bureaus an berks og low-interest loans to people can pay their bills and get through the week. this is becoming a critical financial situation for many mi es. i flew within the last through days through a bunch of airports from the easto coast out the west coast back to the east coast, and i've got to tell you, eatry turn the tsa officers were verysiprofal, many people thanking them for working without pay. that said, one in ten has now called out -- not sick,ut called out because of financial difficulties, not showing up to workn sunday. the concern is that number could

tom costello is covering that part of the story. he is in reagan national airport. how will the nation's airports, how will they manage after a second missed paycheck? >> reporter: listen, this is uncharted territory. i think you have the optimal word of the hour, nonsense. this is nonsense that's impacting these people's daily lives. they are likely to go, as you said, without another paycheck. that means if you're not making much money to begin with, if you're going paycheck to paycheck it's going to be even more difficult. you're going to be relying on food banks, your churches, your synagogues and asking for no interest loans to cover your bills. let me give you a sense at how it's translating to the airports. the tsa says about 99.9% waited yesterday in tsa lanes across the country. a pretty good rate. the rate of callouts of absenteeism, if you will, dropped from 10% on sunday down to 7.5% callout rate on monday. that compares to 3.3% a year ago. look at the number on sunday. 10%. saturday 8%. you can see we have had hovering between 7% and 10% over the course

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