Top of the Hour: Regulating Airplanes, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Southwest airlines cancels more flights following incidents of “metal fatigue,” which threaten the safety of the airplanes. Today in Washington, the debate over the budget continues as the threat of a government shutdown approaches.

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