[New York Governor Asks U.S. Transportation Secretary to Resign Over Grounding of Flights] November 15th: On November 14th, local time, a large number of flights in the United States were still delayed or canceled. On the same day, the Democratic Governor of New York State, Hochul, issued a statement calling for the resignation of U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy. She said that during Duffy's tenure, serious failures in the U.S. aviation system have become the norm. Hochul criticized Duffy for being more interested in appearing in front of the media than solving the crisis facing his department. Bedford, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, apologized to the American public at a press conference that day and said that "the worst is over" and that national air transportation is expected to return to normal on the evening of the 15th. (CCTV International News)