hovering over the northern u.s. plus, do you know what negative 60 degrees feels like? well, tens of millions from the northern plains to new england are under alerts for what could be some of the coldest windchills in a generation. and an nbc news exclusive, new reporting on why more than half a million migrants living in the u.s. are in legal limbo. migrants telling us quote, i couldn t believe what i was seeing. fresh outcry over another police killing. a double amputee missing both his legs trying to run from police. in just minutes, president biden expected to address those huge numbers in the latest jobs report released just this morning. what those numbers mean for our economy. we begin this hour with the pentagon on alert. nbc news was first to report that the u.s. is monitoring a suspected chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern u.s. a witness in billings, montana, captured this footage on wednesday the same day the pentagon sa
this hour. the supreme court weighs in by kicking the can down the road, the high court temporarily extending access to an abortion drug until 11 59 pm friday night. women and girls and physicians across the us remain in limbo, unsure if the strict new restrictions will severely limit the use of mifid per stone moving forward. not just used for medication abortion also used for women who experience miscarriages or women who are going through menopause . cnn s justice correspondent jessica schneider joins us now live. so jessica what happens next? we re really now in a holding pattern yet again until the supreme court issues what will likely be a more definitive decision before late friday. that continues to mean uncertainty for women, doctors and even drug manufacturers. but the good news, i guess for them is that it does keep everything status quo when it comes to the availability of the abortion drug. preston so the abortion pill will in fact continue to be fully available.
gut and cut airline training. her amendment would enable the faa to relax training requirements for commercial airline pilots, specifically the 1,500-hour rule. in a tweet, he said, quote, i have spent a lifetime dedicated to making air travel safer, but this critical and life-saving work is about to be undone with one amendment to a bill. the deadline to pass the faa reauthorization is on september 30th. joining us now is david zeus, a cnn safety analyst and former safety inspect or. david, thank you for being with us. how valid are captain sullenberger s concerns? very valid. i can see the damage that this bill would do. it has no credibility whatsoever. it s being touted as something that will improve safety, when it does exactly the opposite. and what issue specifically do you see with kristen sinema s
shortage is about to get worse, which would of course lead to fewer flight options and higher fair prices. but not all aviation officials see eye to eye on how to solve this problem. some say there isn t really a pilot shortage so who s right. cnn s piedmont teens at reagan national airport outside dc pete. why the disconnect and what are some of the proposed solutions the airline industry might be looking at. we coerciat shortage and the head of the regional airline association that represents those smaller hl cities, said today on capitol hill that in the next 15 years 50% commercial airline pilots will be forced to retire . here is what she says. that means to you more delays and cancelations, fewer flights. in fact, some cities losing service entirely. there are some controversial ideas now that are emerging, changing the 1500 hour rule. that s the rule that is