Do You Like It Or Not: November 13, 2026

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Our YouTube stream is live. Not sure if the comment section is working. If it ain't, just text me or leave me a DM. Doesn't matter. Right now, no TikTok stream going, though. In the meantime, we're following a lot of breaking news with what's going on at the airports nationwide. And just a heads up, the president may speak at some point over the next 30 minutes, over the next hour. Not sure exactly if it's during this half hour, though. We are going to bring it to you live. In the meantime, though, we'll say hello to everyone in the Zoom room coming up here in just a little bit. First, though, let's say hello. To our in-studio guest host, it's Friday, which means Bisma is back. Bisma, welcome. How are you doing? Happy Friday, man. Friday the 13th. Let me just preface by saying it is Friday the 13th. I don't know if that's what's to blame for what's going on across the country, but it's not helping, that's for sure. Oh my God, the aura is just a little bit... Yeah, I know. Right. So we're going to try to have a little fun. Listen, we yeah, you know, exactly. All right. So you ready to dive right in? Yeah. All right, let's do it. And we are starting off with what is absolutely my favorite story of the day. The new face of Bachelor Nation, a familiar face to fans of the Burgundy and Gold. Anybody else hear that music? Or is that just me? I do not. Okay, I guess it's just me. Dream Weaver, baby. Washington Commander Quarterback Sam Hartman will officially be the next Bachelor. The 27-year-old announced as the new leading man this morning and it sounds like he will have his hands full because he admitted that he has trouble talking to one woman, let alone 30 at the same time. You can follow along on his search for love when the new season premieres. Season 30, by the way, on March 21st. So Bisma, Sam Hartman. Look, look at that way. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We got to go back to that face. We got not just a face, the hair. Skip through that video. Go, go all the way to the middle. I want to see it again. I want to see it again. Oh my goodness. Yeah. He's a hair model too. He already has a contract for that. Heart, heart throb. Right? Former Notre Dame and Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman. This has got to be the most famous practice squad quarterback in the NFL. No question about it. So do you like this pick? Oh, I love it. Do you watch The Bachelor? Oh, I do. And will you? Yes. And you know what? I'm so sad that we couldn't watch the Taylor-Frankie Paul season. I know. They are firing on all cylinders right now. I know. I know. But you know what? She posted a comment to this announcement saying, oh my God, I can't wait. I'm ready. Taylor, stay far away from my precious Sam Hartman. Stay far, far away from him, all right? No, don't do that to him. Don't you do that to him. Laura and Chad in the Zoom room on this Friday night. Laura and Chad, what do you think the locker room over at Ashburn and at Northwest Stadium is talking about? I mean, I don't think they're surprised at all. This is like the logical conclusion to Sam Hartman. What else was he going to do? By the way, Sam Hartman is her hall pass. Yeah. I'll allow it. My hall pass is the girl that does the advertising for the national flooring. You guys advertise in the morning. And the girl who does it, that's my hall pass. By the way, this morning, I have no idea who that is. My sink exploded to the ceiling. Friday the 13th. My sink exploded this morning. All right, so if there's something in the atmosphere, man, I'm not digging this. Friday the 13th action. Are you, Laura, do you read the ACOTAR books, just out of curiosity? No, I don't read. That's fine, that's fine. But if you do, then you know what I'm talking about already. Allison in the Zoom room. Allison, I know you're not a huge sports fan, but Sam Hartman as the next Bachelor, do you like it or not? Just by looking at him, he is super handsome. I think he should go on there. Bisma, I think you should go, too, and shoot your shot. You would be cute with him. That is a good idea. There you go. I have already put out the request to the network asking if they will have him in studio. Look, we've got our resident Commanders fan in the Zoom room. Billy rocking the burgundy and gold after a big win over the Giants last night in Thursday night football primetime. It was a must-win game, and they got it done despite two interceptions late in the fourth quarter. That huge plaque. But we don't care about any of that right now. We just want to talk about the practice squad. Sam Hartman, the next bachelor. Billy, are you rooting for him? I'm rooting for him totally, as long as he doesn't get on the field, because I think he sucks as a quarterback. But I agree, he is handsome. And Bismarck, I don't think Pinky Ring would like that. Oh, we're. We'll get the Pinky Ring thing in a minute. I think he will. I think he will. Listen, it's possible this is going to translate in the ticket sales. And those fans are going to be so disappointed When they show up. Well, or maybe they won't, because they don't want to see him in a helmet. They don't want to see him in pads. They want to see him there in his sweatpants, sitting on the bench, being Jayden Daniels' emotional support handsome man. Because that's basically why he's still on this team, if you don't know. Because the two of them, they've got a little bit of a bromance going on. Melissa, a little disappointed. She's our resident Giants fan. I don't know if you stayed up for that whole fourth quarter debacle. Yeah, you did. But how do you feel about Sam Hartman? He's handsome, and I agree with you, Bill. Yes, he can't do nothing on the field, but maybe he has a chance, you know, for love. I mean, he is young. Mm-hmm. He looks like a soap opera model, you know what I mean? But, you know, women are just going to get on the show to try to get, you know, he's a cash cow, so women are just going to get in for his riches and stuff. So he got two things going for him, but on the field, nah, nah. He's an emotional support, like you said. Yeah. Look, and you know, the host of The Bachelor these days is Jesse Palmer, who is also a former, I don't even know if he made it to the NFL, but he was a football player as well. So, you know, there's a little bit of a connection there, and I wouldn't be surprised if Sam Hartman, listen, his NFL career is what it is. He's going to go on and do things like this in the future instead. Instead, Pinky Ring King rocking the black leather jacket along with his NVIDIA bro Jensen or whatever his name is. Listen, there's so much that goes in this brain on any given day. I just didn't want to say the wrong name. It's okay. I see him at Thanksgiving. He's my uncle. Sam Hartman, how are you feeling about it? Also, are you stranded anywhere because of this ground stop? Actually, I went back home because I wasn't going to go to Las Vegas, but this ground thing is crazy. Oh, my God. Fisma, let me fly you straight into Sam Hartman's heart. Oh, my God. I want you to find your love. Ha ha ha ha! But I'm rooting for you to go on that show. And if he breaks your heart, I'm going to break his leg. All right. Wow. You heard it here first. As a bodyguard, I love it. Treat. Well, next up, proof nothing will stop a frustrated Philly sports fan from complaining about a loss. If you haven't seen this story, after the Sixers fell to the Celtics Tuesday night, one man called into a local radio show, 610 WIP, at maybe what could be the worst possible time. Take a listen. What's up, bud? I'm at the hospital with me and my wife having our baby, having our daughter. Wait, literally right now? Yeah, she's actually giving birth to our baby. So I was watching the game here. Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey, Corey. Wait, is that your newborn, like, crying in the background? Yes, that's my baby daughter, Caroline. Corey, congratulations. You just had a baby that was born during the course of this show, and you're calling me? Yes, yes, and I want to commend you, because I like your show. And I want to tell you about Paul George. I don't like Paul George. I like and I hate Pritchard. He likes the show, but he doesn't like Paul George. I mean, that is dedication. So, Bisma, the baby's dad watching the game during delivery, then immediately calling to complain about the action on the court? Oh, do you mind it? Are you cool with it? I would not be cool with this. Are you kidding me? Philly's gonna Philly, man. This is the most Philly thing I've ever seen. This is obnoxious. This is crazy. Can you pay attention to your newborn baby and not the game for like a second? This is so atrocious. I hate it. Maybe he had her college tuition riding on that. Oh, well, it better be a good reason. Allison! In the delivery room, the newborn crying in the background, calling into the sports radio station to complain about the Sixers. How do you feel about that? You know how I feel about it, Chris. I would go off, okay? Because not only do you have a brand new baby that you just met, but you also have a woman that is in pain because she just delivered a child. So you have two people that you need to pay attention to, and you're more worried about something that has nothing to do with anything going on in your life. Is this guy okay? Does he need to go see a therapist? Something is wrong with him. You're probably not wrong, but he is now going to be a Philly legend for the rest of his life, as will his new baby daughter. No question. Philly, this guy calling to complain about the Sixers. New baby and all. Do you like it or not? I like it. See, women, y'all don't understand how serious sports is. If he's going to do that, you know that sports is serious to him. And I probably would have did the same thing. I've probably been watching the Commanders game, holding my newborn, and, you know, and I'd probably be on Fox 5 Zoom holding my newborn. Yeah, I hear you, man. I hear you. All right. Melissa, I see you shaking your head. You agree with Billy? Allison, but. Sometimes men have a different way of coping with our, you know, with our pain. And yes, okay, he just had a baby and you hear the baby crying in the background, but maybe this is a coping skill for him. Maybe this was a way to, you know, remain calm and still be there. Because, you know, some men pass out, some men can't stand the sight of blood, some men can't even cut the cord of a brand new newborn. So maybe this was a coping skill for him, or maybe this was just mentally right for him at the time. And then, you know, he can get yelled at later, but I don't see anything wrong with this. I mean, I called, I was on a Zoom room when baby Jordan was born. So, I mean, I don't see anything wrong with it. I'm sorry. The people in the Zoom room have spoken. Listen, I want you guys to all hang out with us just for a little bit, but we do want to switch gears. We do have our shot from the White House briefing room up right now. You see the reporters, the White House press corps standing by. We are standing by to hear from the President of the United States. We are also expecting to hear from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen. And of course, this is all in regards to what is happening at the airports across the United States right now. A full ground stop in effect has been since around the four o'clock hour. The FAA called it extraordinary circumstances. They said it was for reasons of safety. They did not elaborate at the time. But what we have learned since then is it appears to be Some sort of telecommunication issue. That's according to Mark Wayne Mullen, who spoke to the media a little earlier tonight. He is downplaying the idea that this has anything to do with any sort of cyber security issue. But right now, we still don't know what is happening. What we do know is that hundreds, if not thousands, of flights are delayed, possibly even canceled. And the ripple effects could last. For days, if not longer, because this is a very fragile system. If you're not aware, basically, if one flight gets canceled, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's going to fly out the next day or as soon as this ground stop gets lifted, which at this time, we still don't know when that could be. We're hoping to get an update when the president, when the Department of, excuse me, the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Homeland Security speak. We don't know exactly when they will come to the podium. But we will be on standby for that. And, Bisma, you traveled. Listen, we have reporters out at all of our local airports, out at IAD Dulles, out at Reagan National. Reagan National, one of the busiest airports in our region. So it's also a Friday afternoon. You have to take that into account, too, because people are trying to get out of town. They are trying to get to town. At the same time, we did hear that Europe has paused all flights to the United States now. Because of these ongoing issues. Basically, this is a communication between regional air traffic controllers. They are having issues communicating with each other. And as a result, they cannot safely guide planes while they are in the air. Planes that were in the air when this ground stop went into effect were allowed to continue. Planes that were on the ground no more have been allowed to take off. So we're going to keep an eye on this live picture. We're going to put it back up for you. We're going to step away for two seconds. We're going to leave this shot up, though, if or when they come out. We will, of course, bring it to you live. In the meantime, we're going to try to gather some more information for you. We'll be right back. I'm starting to speak now. Welcome back to, we're in breaking news mode at this point, here on Fox Local. You are taking a live look at the White House briefing room. This is where we are standing by for a press conference from the president of the United States, the secretary of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security. Of course, this all has to do with the ground stop that is currently in effect for all U.S. airports. This has been going on for the last Three hours and change at this point, the word came down right around 4 o'clock this afternoon that all airports would be in a full, all flights would be grounded all across the nation. So the Federal Aviation Administration grounding all flights nationwide this afternoon. This is just the second time that this has happened since September 11th. Officials citing extraordinary circumstances, like I said, caused by communication problems at regional air traffic control centers. We have a live picture from Reagan National Airport right now from our Fox 5 Skycam as well, and you can see all of the airplanes on the tarmac right now, none of them moving. We had also heard from some people who had been in the air when this ground stop went into effect. And they told us that even when they landed, that they were not necessarily able to get off the plane because there wasn't even necessarily a gate for them to go to once they landed. So the ripple effects of this are just so widespread, and it's not just happening here in the DMV. This is happening at airports all across the nation, Philadelphia, LAX. New York, JFK, and beyond. Passengers who spoke to the Associated Press said it's frustrating. This certainly sounds like it's going to be more than the usual run-of-the-mill delay. Look forward to finding out why that was from someone in Washington, D.C. speaking. The Nationwide Ground Stop, like I said, only the second since September 11th. The last one was in January of 2023. That's when a key FAA computer system malfunctions. Friday's restriction imposed due to those extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety, like I said, that was according to the FAA notice, the agency investigating that communication issue affecting the 22 regional air traffic control centers that direct planes en route between airports nationwide. That was according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. You see that live picture from the White House briefing room. The White House press corps has gathered just standing by. Waiting for President Trump and his cabinet to head in and take to the podium. So, I mentioned earlier that while... People have been concerned that there was some sort of nefarious activity, whether this was a cyber attack in some sort of way. Secretary of Homeland Security Mark Wayne Mullen told reporters at the White House earlier this afternoon that there was no indication that this was an attack against us. He said it's just a telecommunications outage as of right now. Everybody's safe. There's There's no reason to be concerned about your loved ones if they're flying. So at the time. At least 600 flights had been diverted so far as a result of the FAA's order to ground all traffic nationwide. As of around six o'clock Eastern, 496 flights had been diverted to the airport from where they originally took off. 104 were sent to a different airport. That's according to an aviation data analytics company. Among the airports where many of the flights ended up being diverted, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and right here in the DMV at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 11,000 flights carrying more than 1.5 million passengers were scheduled to take off from airports in the United States after 4 o'clock today, raising the likelihood of more cancellations and flight diversions, which means people who are at those airports waiting to find out what happens if they were Sent back to where they came from, if they were diverted somewhere else, they may be stranded and more people could end up stranded as well. So we are still standing by as we approach our eight o'clock hour waiting to hear from President Trump and his cabinet about this ground stop, whether or not it could be coming to an end sometime soon or whether we will be dealing with this for hours or even days yet to come. So while there is no timeline for restarting flights at this point, Mark Wayne Mullen did say that investigators are looking into whether there is any link to the FAA's nationwide rollout of a new artificial intelligence system that was designed to help identify problems and reroute planes. However, that system operates out of one location right here in Washington, D.C., and just sends recommendations to the air traffic control centers. This has been part of the government's efforts to sort of overhaul some of the outdated technology that is currently in use in air traffic control. We have heard from the Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, a lot about that. In recent months, and dating back to that crash over the Potomac River, right outside of Reagan National Airport. A lot of work remains, though. Secretary Duffy said that another $30 billion will be needed to complete the work. And the White House has begun lobbying Congress to approve it. The government, like I said, working to overhaul that outdated technology that air traffic controllers rely on. Congress did approve 12.5 billion dollars for that project last year. Miles of old copper wires have been replaced with fiber optic lines and old radio systems are gradually being replaced at airports across the country. If you were watching Like It or Not earlier this week, they talked about how floppy disks are literally still being used. ...in air traffic control centers across the United States, and they may be the only people still using floppy disks. So, just to recap, as we approach our 8 o'clock hour, that ground stop's still in effect all across the country. This according to the Federal Aviation Administration. All flights on the ground not able to take off, the ones in the air, have either been... Diverted back to where they were or to airports across the country. Some 1.5 million passengers were scheduled to take off at some point this evening. All of them still waiting to see whether this ground stop will be lifted, whether or not those flights will be able to take off, if not tonight, but in the days ahead. Obviously, as we approach the weekend on a Friday after 5 o'clock, a very busy time. Not only at our airports here in our region, Reagan, Dulles, and BWI, but all across the country. We have our team of reporters all across the region as well. Shamari Stone was out at Reagan National talking to passengers earlier today. Homa Bash was at Dulles. She was talking to people trying to get to Morocco. She talked to some groups that were trying to fly abroad. They were stuck for the time being with no... And the thing is, some of the experts that we talked to too, Bisma, said that basically there is nothing you can do at this point. The airports, your airline has no information at this point. Everyone is waiting for that all clear from the FAA, so it can be a stressful situation. It can be a frustrating situation, not having any sort of answers, not knowing whether or not you are going to be able to get to your destination. People may have vacation plans. People may be traveling to see loved ones. People may be traveling for, you know, reasons that could be very personal or serious, and at this point, and we know from the past, sometimes air travel Travel can bring out some... Stress, some high emotion, some tension. So the recommendation that we heard from some of the experts that we talked to is to take a deep breath and just wait and see. Because at this point, there is nothing you can do but wait and see. It is now 7.57, coming up on 7.57. We see some, well, it looks like they're still setting up, adjusting the American flag there on the podium. Fox's Peter Doocy standing by, possibly waiting to go live on Fox News, which means they may or may not know that the president isn't coming out in the next few minutes or so. We're going to hand things off in just a minute here. Fox 5 News at 8 will have continued coverage if or when the president and his cabinet come out and provide an update. We will bring it to you live right here on Fox Local. And on Fox 5 Plus, we'll be back at nine o'clock with Tony P for the Live Zone Primetime. We're going to check in with our team of reporters in Boston at Logan International and in St. Louis. And of course, we'll have updates from our regional airports as well. And once we hear from President Trump, once we hear from his cabinet, hopefully we'll have a better idea of how long this will last. Thank you to everyone who joined us here. Or do you like it or not, apologies that we weren't able to continue chatting with all of you in the Zoom room. Have a safe and wonderful weekend. Fox 5 News at 8, coming your way right after this break.