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airports starting tomorrow as the Transportation Security Administration faces staffing issues from the partial government shutdown that's now in its fifth week.
Iran is threatening to escalate strikes on U.S.
and Israeli infrastructure in the region, along with crucial water desalination facilities.
If President Trump goes through on his threat last night to, quote, obliterate Iran's power plants if the country doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz,
Iran's effectively blocked the straits since the U.S.
Meanwhile, in Israel, officials are assessing the damage after Iranian airstrikes last night on two cities in the south near Israel's nuclear research center.
More than 100 people were wounded.
Residential buildings were damaged.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the attack shows Iran endangers the entire world.
's nuclear agency says there are no reports of damage to Israeli nuclear facilities.
Retailers are predicting strong sales growth fueled in part by tax refunds and the forecast of a cool-down in inflation.
The nation's top retail trade group is forecasting that spending at stores and restaurants will grow 4.4 percent this year.
And here's Alina Selyuk reports.
The Supreme Court hears arguments tomorrow on mail-in ballots.
The case involves Mississippi's allowance of a grace period for accepting ballots that are postmarked on Election Day but arrive later.
It was brought by President Trump's allies who want to bar mail-in voting, except in certain cases such as illness or military service.
Trump has claimed without citing evidence that the practice allows fraud in elections.