Trump says he will sign order to pay TSA workers following weeks of long lines

KREUTZ FOR US. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT INTERVIEW LATER. THAT INTERVIEW LATER ON. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF. ON. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE E INTERVIEW WITH. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE INTERVIEW WITH HODA FRIDAY ON. THE INTERVIEW WITH HODA FRIDAY ONON "TODAY.". "TODAY." >> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO OUR. >> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO OUR NENEWSROOM. NEWS J JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM. JUST IN THE PAST FEW. JUST IN THE PAST FEW MINUTES, PRESIDENTNT TRUMP JUST ANNOUNCED. TRUMP JUST ANNOUNCED HE'S SIGNING AN EMERGENCY ORDER R TO. HE'S SIGNING AN EMERERGENCY ORDER TO PAY TSA WORKERS EVEN. EMERGENCY ORDER TO PAY TSA WORKERS EVEN WITHOUT A FUNDNDING. PAY TSA WORKERS EVEN WITHOUT T A FUNDING DEAL IN CONGRESS. ER. DEAL IN CONGRESS. IT COMES AFTER ANANOTHER DAY OF LONG. IT COMES AFTER ANOTHER DAY OF LONG LINES S AT AIRPORTS, ANOTHER DAY OF LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS, AND AS CONGRESS WAS. LINES AT AIRPORTS, ANAND AS CONGRESS WAS ON TRACK TO GO ON. ON TRACK TO GO ON RECESS TOMORROW WITHOUT A DEAL. RECESS TOMORROW WITHOUT A DEAL. TOM COSTELELLO IS. WITHOUT A DEAL. TOM COSTELELLO IS TRACKING ALL OF THIS. TRACKING ALL OF THIS FOR US. TOM, HOW WOULD THIS. FOR US. TOM, HOW WOULD THIS WORK? TOM, HOW WOULD THIHIS WORK? >> Reporter: WELL, I.

>> Reporter: WELL, I THINK THAT'S JETET TO BE DETERMINED. THINK THAT'S JET TO BE DETERMINED. WE'RE ON DAY 41 HERE, BE DETERMINED. WE'RE ON DAY 41 HERE, AS YOU KNOW, OF THE. WE'RE ON DAY 41 HERE, AS YOU KNOW, OF THE TSA WORKRKING WITHOUT. AS YOU KNOW, OF THE TSA WORKING G WITHOUT PAY. TSA WORKING WITHOUT PAY. AND NOT ONLY THEM, PAY. AND NOT T ONLY THEM, COAST GUARD AS WELL. AND NOT ONLY THEM, COAST GUARD AS WELL. WE HAD THREE AND. WE HAD THREE AND FOUR-HOUR LINES AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS. FOUR-HOUR LINES AT VARIOUS S AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, A. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND TOMORROW, THE TSA IS EXPECTED TO MISS. AND TOMORROW, THE TSA IS EXPECTED TO MISS YET ANOTHER PAYCHECK. IS EXPECTED TO MISS YET ANOTHER PAYCHECK. 50,000 OFFICERS GOING. YET ANOTHER PAYCHECK. 50,000 OFFICERS GOING WITHOUT PAY FOR MORE. 50,000 OFFICERS GOING WITHOUT T PAY FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, AND WE. WIWITHOUT PAY FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, AND WE HAVE CALLOUT RATES. THAN A MONTH, AND WE HAVE CALALLOUT RATES NATIONWIDE OF 11%. HAVE CALLOUT RATES NATIONWIDE OF 11%. PEOPLE NOT SHOWING UP. NATIONWIDE OF 11%. PEOPLE NOT S SHOWING UP TO WORK SO THEY CAN. TO WORK SO THEY CAN FIND ANOTHER JOBOB. IN THE LAST FEW.

FIND ANOTHER JOB. IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES, THE. IN THE LAST FEW MINUTETES, THE PRESIDENT WENT ON. PRESIDENT WENT ON TRUTH SOCIAL AND SAID I'I'M GOING TO SIGN AN. I'M GOING TO SIGN AN ORDER INSTRUCTING THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND. ORDER INSTRUCTING THE SECRETARY OF HOMELANAND SECURITY TO. SECURITY TO IMMEDIATELY PAY OUR TSA AGENTS IN N ORDER. IMMEDIATELY PAY OUR TSA AGENTS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS. TSA AGENTS IN ORDER TO ADDRERESS THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION. TOTO ADDRESS THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION AND TO QUICKLY STOP. EMERGENCY SITUATION AND TO QUICKLY STOP THE DEMOCRATIC CHAOS. THE DEMOCRATIC CHAOS AFTER THE AIRPORTS. TO BE E CLEAR, AFTER THE AIRPORTSTS. TO BE CLEAR, DEMOCRATS HAVE BLAMED. DEMOCRATS HAVE BLAMED REPUBLICANS. REPUPUBLICANS HAVE. REPUBLICANS HAVE BLAMED DEMOCRATS. THIS IS AN EMEMERGENCY. BLAMED DEMOCRATS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ORDER TAKING UNUSED. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ORDER TAKING UNUSED FUNDS, APPARENTLY,Y, TO. ORDER TAKING UNUSED FUNDS, APPARENTLY, TOO PAY THE TSA OFFICERS. FUNDS, APPARENTLY, TO PAY THE TSA OFFICERS. TOM. TOM. >> AND TOM, I KNOW THIS IS JUST IN, BUT. >> AND TOM, I KNOW THIS IS JUST IN, BUT DO WE HAVEVE ANY IDEA. THIS IS JUST IN, BUT DO WE E HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW LONG IT COULD. OF HOW LONG IT COULD TAKE FOR THEM TO FINALLY GEGET PAID?

TAKE FOR THEM TO FINALLY GET PAID? >> Reporter: NOT. FINALLY GET PAID? >> Reporteter: NOT IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY. I WILL TELL YOU THAT OVERER THE LAST FEW. I WILL TELELL YOU THAT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE TALK HAD. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE TALK HAD D BEEN IT COULD TAKE.