Airport security lines improve significantly as TSA officers are paid

NOW GETTING PAID AND BACK TO WORK. BUT IS THIS ALL JUST. X? BUT IS THIS ALL JUST A TEMPORARY FIX? PRISCILLA THOMPSON. A TEMPORARY FIX? PRISCILLA THOMPSON EXPLAINS. EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A WELCOME SIGHT FOR. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A WELCOME SIGHT FOR WOWORN-OUT TSA. A WELCOME SIGHT FOR WORN-OUT TSASA OFFICERS. WORN-OUT TSA OFFICERS. AND WEARY TRAVELERS. OFFICERS. AND WEARY TRAVELERS. WHAT DO YOU SEE RIGHT. AND WEARY TRAVELERS. WHAT DO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW? WHAT DO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW? >> NOT THAT LONG --. NOW? >> NOT THAT T LONG -- NOT AS LONG OF A WAIT. NOT AS LONG OF A WAIT AS I EXPECTED. >> Reporter: IN. AS I EXPECTED. >> Reporter:r: IN ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NEW YORK, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, VANISHING AIRPORT. THE COUNTRY, VANISHING AIAIRPORT SECURITY LINES. SECURITY LINES. WHAT DO YOU SEE? >> LOOKING GREAT. WHAT DO YOU SEE? >> LOOKING GREAT. >> Repororter: AT. >> LOOKING GREAT. >> Reporter: AT HOUSTON'S S BUSH. >> Reporter: AT HOUSTON'S BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL, HOUSTON'S BUSH INTERCONTITINENTAL, WAIT TIMES THAT. INTERCONTINENTNTAL, WAIT TIMES THAT TOPPED FOUR HOURS FOR.

WAIT TIMES THAT T TOPPED FOUR HOURS FOR DAYS NOW DOWN TO JUST. DAYS NOW DOWN TO JUST MINUTES. ALALL AS THOSE DOLLARS. MINUTES. ALL ASAS THOSE DOLLARS ARE FINALLY. ALL L AS THOSE DOLLARS ARE FINALLY DEPOSITING INTO TSA. ARE FINALLY DEPOSITING INTO TSA OFFICERS' BANK. DEPOSITING INTO TSA OFFIFICERS' BANK ACCOUNTS FOLLOWING. NG. ACCOUNTS FOLLOWING SIX WEEKEKS OF WORKING WITH NO PAY. SIX WEEKS OF WORKING WITH NO PAY. DHS CONFIRMING MOST. WITH NO PAY. DHS CONFIRMING MOSOST TSA EMPLOYEES. DHS CONFIRMING MOST TSA EMPLOYEEEES RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO. TSA EMEMPLOYEES RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO FULL PAYCHECKS TODAY, RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO FULL PAYCHECKS TODAY, AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP. FULL PAYCHECKS TODAY, AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP ORDERED THTHE USE OF. AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP ORDERED THE USE OF EXISTING FUNLTSDZ. ORDERED THE USE OF EXISTING FUNLTSDZ FUNDS TOTO PAY THEM. EXISTING FUNLTSDZ FUNDS TO P PAY THEM. STILL, IT'S A. FUNDS TO PAY THEM. STILL, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE. STILL, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE SHUTDOWN ENTERS A. TEMPORARY FIX AS THE SHUTDOWN ENTERS A SEVENTH WEEKEK. SHUTDOWN ENTERS S A SEVENTH WEEK. HOUSE REPUBLICAN ON. SEVENTH WEEK.. HOUSE REPUBLICAN ON FRIDAY REJECTED A. HOUSE REPUBLICAN ON FRIDAY REJECTED A BIPARTISAN BILL TO.

FRIDAY REJECTED A BIPARTISAN B BILL TO FUND ALL OF DHS. BIPARTISAN BILL TO FUND ALL OF DHS EXCEPT FOR ISOSOAND. FUND ALL OF DHS EXCEPT FOR ISOAND CUSTOMS AND BORDRDER. EXCEPT FOR ISOAND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECECTION. CUSTOMS ANAND BORDER PROTECTION. >> ALL OF US VOTED TO. PROTECTITION. >> ALL OF US VOTED TO FUND EVERYTHING IN. FUND EVERYTHING IN HOMELAND SECURITY EXCEPT ISOAND CBP. HOMELAND SECURITY EXCEPT ISOAND CBP. SPEAKER JOHNSON HAS. EXCEPT ISOAND CBP. SPEAKER JOHNSON HAS REFUSED TO TAKAKE UP. REFUSED TO TAKE UP AND PASS THAT BILL. THAT'S WHY THERE'S. AND PASS THAT BILL. THAT'S WHY THERERE'S STILL A PROBLEM. STILL A PROBLEM. >> DEMOCRAT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS S ARE MORE. OF CONGRESS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PUT YOUR SAFETY AT RISK. THAN HAPPY TO PUT YOUR SAFETY AT RISK BEBECAUSE THEY OPPOSE. YOUR SAFETY AT RISK BECAUSE THEY OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT'S AND. BECAUSE THEY OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT'S AND HIS ADMINISTRATIONON'S. THE PRESIDENT'S AND HIS ADMINISTRATION'S EFFOFORTS TO ENFORCE. HIS ADMINISTRATIONON'S EFFORTS TO ENFORCE OUR NATION'S. OUR NATION'S IMMIGRATION LAW. >> Reporter: NOW, IMMIGRATION LAW. >> Reporter: NOW, LALAWMAKERS ARE OUT OF. >> Reporter: NOW, LAWMAKERS ARE OUT OF SESSION FOR TWO WEEKS. LAWMAKERS ARE OUT OF SESSION FOR R TWO WEEKS AS THE SHUTDOWN DRAGS.

SESSION FOR TWO WEEKS AS THE SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON. AS THE SHUTDOWOWN DRAGS ON. MEANWHILE, TSA. ED. MEANWHILE, TSA OFFICERS HAVAVE WORKED MORE THAN HALF OF THE. MORE THAN HALF OF THE LAST SIX MONTH WITHOUT PAY DURING. LAST SIX MONTH WITHOUT PAY DUDURING THREE SEPARATE. THREE SEPARATE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS. SINCE THIS SHUTDOWN. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS. SINCE THIS SHUTDOWN BEGAN, MORE THANAN 500. SINCE THIS SHUTDOWN BEGAN, MORE THAN 500 HAVEVE QUIT THE JOB. BEGAN, MORE THAN 500 HAVE QUIT THE JOB ENTIRELY. HAVE QUIT THE JOB ENENTIRELY. >> PEOPLE WILL LOOK. ENTIRELY. >> PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, DO I. >> PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, DO I WANTNT TO BE IN FEDERAL. AT THIS AND SAY, DO I WANT TO BE IN FEDERAL SERVICE? WANT TO BE IN FEDEDERAL SERVICE? >> PRISCILLA JOINS US. SERVICE? >> PRISCILLALA JOINS US LIVE FROM BUSH. >> PRISCILLA JOINS US LIVE FROM BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL. LIVE FROM BUSH INTERCONTITINENTAL AIRPORT IN HOUSTON. AIRPORT IN HOUSTON. YOU HAVE N NEW REPORTING ON HOW LONG. REPORTING ON HOW LONG I.C.E. OFFICERS WILL STAY AT OUR AIRPRPORTS? I.C.E. OFFICERS WILL STAY AT OUR AIRPORORTS? >> Reporter: YEAH, >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM. DHS SAYS THAT I.C.E. TOM. DHS SAYS THAT I.C.E. WILL CONTINUE E WORKING.

DHS SAYS THAT I.C.E. WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH TSA FOR AS LONG.