MARK STRASSMANN:
00:00:19
Abandoned-- half the TSA checkpoints at Philadelphia's airport, 3 of 6. Too many TSA officers were no shows. I hope I make it home.
MARK STRASSMANN:
00:00:30
Ava Carley oozed frustration. Her original flight-- canceled. Lines at Houston's Bush International Airport out the door. This passenger might have felt he could get through War and Peacebefore reaching security. I'm here three hours early, so let's hope that I get through.
MARK STRASSMANN:
00:00:47
At airports in Houston, Atlanta, and New Orleans, more than one third of TSA workers, thousands of them, called out of work. Congress shows no sign of touching the impasse, other than a DHS secretary nominee waiting to get confirmed. We have to get DHS funded. We have to. My friends, we have to set the partisan side down.
MARK STRASSMANN:
00:01:10
TSA workers also waited in line for groceries. This popup food bank in South Florida fed nearly 200 TSA workers and their families. Thank you. Have a good day. We ask that everybody's supportive of our TSA agents because they're working without a paycheck.
MARK STRASSMANN:
00:01:27
No paychecks, no resolution in sight, and frustration everywhere, including at Atlanta's airport, as CBS Newscorrespondent Skyler Henry found out. In the time that we've been here, we've seen the wait time only increase. Travelers in the main checkpoint are waiting more than an hour in line. The inconsistency and chaos is adding to the frustration for tens of thousands of travelers here. And, Tony, about the last thing that air travelers needed today was a power outage and a ground stop, but that's exactly what happened in Denver today. And so after a few hours, flights resumed, but then passengers had to navigate long lines all over again. Tony? If it's not one thing, it's another. Mark, thank you very much.
