Long airport security lines worsening, as TSA officers continue working without pay
AIRPORTS. WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT A DISTURBING ATTACK ON. WE ARE L LEARNING ABOUT A DISTURBING ATTACK ON TSA OFFICERS WORKING. TSA OFFICERS WORKING WITHOUT PAY AT THE DALLAS AIRPORT. WITHOUT PAY AT THE DALLASAS AIRPORT. HERE IS TOM COSTELLO. DALLAS AIRPORT. HERE IS TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporter: JUST AS. HERE IS TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporteter: JUST AS THE NEXT WAVE OF. >> Reporter: J JUST AS THE NEXT WAVE OF SPRING BREAK TRAVELERS. THE NEXT WAVE OF SPRING BREAK TRAVELERS HITS THE AIRPORTS, KEY. SPRING BREAK TRAVELERS HITS THE AIRIRPORTS, KEY TSA CHECKPOINTS ARE IN. HITS THE AIRPORTS, KEY TSA CHECKPOINTS ARE E IN GRIDLOCK AND MELTDOWN. TSA CHECKPOINTS ARE IN GRIDLOCK AND MELTDOWN. HOURS LONG LINES WITH. GRIDLOCK AND MELTDOWN. HOURS LONG LINES WITH HALF THE CHECKPOINTS. HOURS LONG LINES WITH HALF THE CHECKPOINTS CLOSED. HALF THE CHECKPOININTS CLOSED. THE TSA SAYS ROUGHLY. CLOSED. THE TSA SAYS ROUGHLY 10% OF ITS OFFICERS. THE TSA SAYS ROUGHLY 10% OF I ITS OFFICERS ARE CALLING OUT EVERY. ARE CALLING OUT EVERY DAY. WORKING SECOND JOBS TO. DAY. WORKING SECOND JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. WORKING SECOND JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 38% CALLOUT IN ATLANTA.
MAKE ENDS MEET. 38% CALLOUT IN ATLANTA WITH 90-MINUTE TSA. 38% CALLOUT IN ATLANTA WITH 90-0-MINUTE TSA LINES. WITH 90-MINUTE TSA LINES. >> IT'S PACKED AND. LINES. >> IT'S PACKED AND IT'S A LONG LINE. >> IT'S PACKED AND IT'S A LONG LINE. >> Reporter: 38% CALL. IT'S A LONG LINE. >> Reporter: 38% CALL OUT? >> Reporter: 38% CALL OUT? OUT? IN H HOUSTON. IN HOUSTSTON. IN DALLAS, A. IN HOUSTON. IN DALALLAS, A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN. 33-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING TWO TSOs AND A POLICE. ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING TWO TSOs AND A POLICE OFFICER, FACING UP TO. TWO TSOs AND A POLICE OFFICER, FACACING UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON. OFFICER, FACING UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON. THE U.U.S. ATTORNEY. 20 YEARS IN PRISON. THE E U.S. ATTORNEY WARNING VIOLENT. THE U.S. ATTORNEY WARNING VIOLOLENT CONDUCT PERPETRATED. WARNING G VIOLENT CONDUCT PERPETRATED AGAINST TSA AND LAW. AGAINST TSA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL NEVER BE. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL NEVER BE TOLERATED. WILL NEVER BE TOLERATED. NO PROGRESS IN.
TOLERATED. NO PROGRESS IN BIPARTISAN TALKS ON. NO PROGRESS IN BIPARTISAN TALKS ON CAPITOL HILL TO END. BIPARTISAN TALKS ON CAPITOL HIHILL TO END THE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN. CAPITOL HILL TO END THE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN. >>>> DO YOU SEE ME? THE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN.. >> DO YOU SEE ME? DO YOU SEE I'M SHOWING. >> DO YOU SEE E ME? DO YOU SEE I'M SHOWING UP EVERY DAY? DO YOU SEE I'M SHOWING UP EVEVERY DAY? >> Reporter: THIS. >> Reporter: THIS OFFICER HAS THREE E CHILDREN TO FEED. CHILDREN TO FEED. >> A LOT OF STRESS ON MY FAMILY. >> A LOT OF STRESS ON MY FAMILY. DECIDING WHETHER TO. MY FAMILY. DECIDING WHETHER TO O PAY FOR GROCERIES, DECIDING WHETHER TO PAY FOR GROCERIES, GAS, ALL TYPES OF. PAY FOR GROCERIES, GAS, ALL TYPES OF BILLS. BILLS. >> Reporter: AT AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE, >> Reporter: AT AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE, AIRLINES AND FOOD. AIRLINES AND FOOD BANKS ARE FEEDING STAFFERS. BANKS ARE FEEDING STSTAFFERS. THE TRUMP. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WARNS, IF THE S SHUTDOWN AND TS. ADMINISTRATION WARNS, IF THE SHUTDOWN AND TS. IF THE SHUHUTDOWN AND TS TSA CALLOUTS. TSA CALLOUTS CONTINUE --.
TSA CACALLOUTS CONTINUE -- >> YOU WILL SEE. CONTININUE -- >> YOU WILL SEE EXTENSIVE LINES AND. >> YOU WILL SEE EXTENSIVE LINES AND SMALL L AIRPORTS SHUT. EXTENSIVE LINES AND SMALL AIRPORTS SHUT DOWN. SMALL AIRPORTS SHUHUT DOWN. IT WILL ALMOST COME TO. DOWN. ITIT WILL ALMOST COME TO A STOP. IT WILL L ALMOST COME TO A STOP. >> Reporter: TOM JOINS. A STOP. >> Reporter: TOM JOINS US. >> Reporter: T TOM JOINS US. SOME MEMBERS OF. US. SOME MEMBERS OF COCONGRESS HAVE LEFT. SOME MEMBERSRS OF CONGRESS HAVE LEFT TOWN WITHOUT AN. CONGRESS HAVE LEFT TOWN WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT? TOWN WITHOUT AN AGREREEMENT? >> Reporter: YEAH, >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.. THE PRESIDENT OF THE. THAT'S'S RIGHT. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION REPRESENTING TSA. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION REPRESENTING TSA OFFICERS IS SAYING. UNION REPRESENTING TSA OFFICERS IS S SAYING THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO LEAVE TOWN WITHOUTUT FUNDING DHS. LEAVE TOWN WITHOUT FUNDING G DHS. WE HAVE SEEN THESE. WE HAVE SEEN THESE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WALK RIGHT THROUGH T THE. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE AIRPORT, R RIGHT PAST.
