NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of the press conference in the player above as it begins.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to deliver remarks at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday as airports face a deadline for more flight cancellations during the government shutdown.

According to a release, Duffy will hold a press conference "to provide updates on air travel, including the stress our air traffic control system is under."

The address is slated to begin at 3 p.m. CT and can be watched live in the player above as it begins.

It comes as busy U.S. airports need to meet a higher Federal Aviation Administration target for reducing flights Tuesday after already canceling thousands to scale back demands on the nation’s aviation system during the government shut

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