Major delays at airports nationwide

THREE HOURS LONG. TSA AGENTS AREN'T BEING PAID DURING A. BEING PAID DURING A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, , AND NOW. PARTIAL GOVERNRNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND NOW SOME AREN'T EVEN. SHUTDOWN, AND NOW SOME AREN'T EVEN SHOWING UP. SHOWING UP. HERE'S TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporter: THE. HERE'S TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporteter: THE START OF A. >> Reporter: THE START OF A RECORD-BREAKING. START OF A RECORD-BREAKINING SPRING BREAK SEASON. RECOCORD-BREAKING SPRING BREAK SEASON AND AGAIN LONG LINES. AND AGAIN LONG LINES AT SOME BIG AIRPORTS. IN ATLANTA, , THE. AT SOME BIG AIRPORTS. IN ATLANTA, THE WOWORLD'S BUSIEST, IN. IN ATLANTA, THE WORLD'S BUSIEST, IN PHILLY, TIME LAPSE. WORLD'S BUSIEST, IN PHILLY, TIME LAPSE CAPTURED THE LONG. CAPTURED THE LONG LINES. IN NEW ORLEAEANS, A. LINES. IN NEW ORLEANS, A PACKED TERMINAL WITH. IN NEW ORLEANS, A PACKED TERMINAL WITH LILINES EXTENDED TO THE. PACKED TERMINAL WITH LINES EXTENDED TO THE PARKING GARAGE, AND. LINES EXTENDED TO THE PARKING GARAGE, AND HOURS-LAWN LINES YET. PARKING GARAGE, AND HOURS-LAWN LINES YET AGAIN IN HOUSTON. HOURS-LAWN LINES YET AGAIN IN HOUSTONON. >> TSA LINE STARTS. AGAIN IN HOUSTON. >> TSA LINE STARTS DOWNSTAIRS IN.

>> TSA LINE STARTS DOWNSTSTAIRS IN BAGGAGE. EN. BAGGAGE. >> I HAVE BEENEN WAITING TWO HOURS. WAITING TWO HOURS NOW. >> W WHEN WE WERE. NOW. >> WHEN WE WERE OUTSTSIDE WAY FAR AWAY. OUTSIDE WAY FAR AWAY FROM THE DOOR, THAT WAS FRIGHTENING. FROM THE DOOR, THAT WAS FRIGHTENING. WE'RE STSTILL HOPEFUL. WE'RE STILL HOPEFUL BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING AT THIS POINT. BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING AT THIS POINT. >> Reporter: AT THIS POINT. >> Reporteter: PRISCILLA THOMPSON IS. PRISCILLA THOMPSON IS THERERE. >> THIS IS THE SCENE. THERE. >> THIS IS THE SCENE IN HOUSTSTON. IN HOUSTON. SECURITY LINES STRETCH ACROSS THE. SECURITY LINES STRETCH ACROSS THE ENTIRE TOP FLOOR, STRETCH ACROSS THE ENTIRE TOP FLOOR, THROUGH BAGGAGE CLAIM. ENTIRE TOP FLOOR, THROUGH BAGGGGAGE CLAIM AND SNAKING OUT INTO. AND SNAKING OUT INTO THE CURB. >> Reporter: T THE. THE CURB. >> Repororter: THE REASON FOR THE LONG. >> Reporter: THE REASON FOR THE LONG LINES, THE DHS. REASON FOR THE LONG LINES, THE D DHS SHUTDOWN OVER I.C.E. SHUTDOWN OVER I.C.E. POLICIES. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLELE, POLICIES. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, TSA OFFICERS AND. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, TSA OFFICERS AND PASSENGERS. TSA OFFICERS AND PASSENGERS. >> THEY'RE JUST. PASSENGERS. >> THEY'RE JUST POLITICAL FOOTBALLS.

POLITICAL FOOTBALLS BASICALLY THAT ARE USED AS LELEVERAGE. BASICALLY THAT ARE USED AS LEVERAGE POINTSTS FOR POLITICAL. USED AS LEVERAGE POINTS FOR POLITICICAL BATTLES THAT THEY. POPOINTS FOR POLITICAL BATTLES THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO. HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH. >> R Reporter: AFTER. >> Reporter: AFTER RECEIVING HALF A PAYCHECK TWOWO WEEKS. RECEIVING HALF A PAYCHECK T TWO WEEKS AGO, TSA OFFICERS. PAYCHECK TWO WEEKS AGO, TSA OFFICERS WILL MISS A FULL. WILL MISS A FULL CHECK THIS WEEK WITH MOST WORKING PAYCHECK. CHECK THIS WEEK WITH MOST WORKING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, AND NOW. MOST WORKING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHCHECK, AND NOW SOME TAKING PART-TIME. SOME TAKING PART-TIME WORK. >> THEY HAD THEIR. WORK. >> THEY HAD THEIR FUEL TANKS ANDND NEED. >> THEY HAD THEIR FUFUEL TANKS AND NEED TO FILL UP THEIR. TO FILL UP THEIR STOMACHS. THEY HAVE LITTLE KIDIDS. STOMACHS. THEY HAVE LITTLELE KIDS THAT NEED TO GO TO. THAT NEED TO GO TO DAY CARE. >> Repororter: THE TSA. DAY CARE. >> Reporter: THE TSA WAITING TIME APP IS. WAITING TIME APP IS CURRENTLY DOWN SO IF YOU'RE TRAVELING,